Posting Through It

Feb 03 2025 194 ep. 52 mins 3.7k

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Jared Holt and Michael Hayden take a critical look at news, politics, and technology to better understand our modern social disorder. New episodes debut weekly.

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005: Hawk Tuah's Got People feat. Matt Binder

Feb 03 2025 64 mins

Matt Binder joins the show to talk about meme coins and AI chatbot romance. The trio discuss about how politicians of all stripes have cozied up to a scam economy built on false hopes about technology.Check out Matt’s newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

004: Gadsden Dress

Jan 27 2025 62 mins

Jared and Mike discuss a recent school shooting in Nashville, assess the vibe of Trump’s inauguration in DC, and debate investing their life savings in Trump’s cryptocurrency coin. They also review a column about a far-right DC inauguration party: “MAGA meme warriors take a victory lap with the Coronation Ball, celebrating the Trump-inspired cultural ascendancy.”Read Mike�

003: Money, Media, MAGA feat. Parker Malloy

Jan 20 2025 59 mins

Parker Malloy joins Jared and Mike to talk about the state of legacy media in the United States as the second Trump administration takes office. The trio also identifies a few “Winners and Losers” of modern right-wing media.Check out Parker Malloy’s SubstackTransition music is “Space Song” by Beach House. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with ot

002: The President's Precedents feat. Kevin M. Kruse

Jan 13 2025 75 mins

Mike and Jared are joined by Kevin M. Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, to discuss historical parallels to the modern MAGA movement and whether today’s political perils really are as “unprecedented” as some people claim. They also revisit some of the first Trump era’s often-forgotten history.Check out Kevin Kruse’s SubstackTransition music is “Get B

001: And... We're Back!

Jan 06 2025 25 mins

After more than a year away, Jared Holt returns to “Posting Through It” with a new co-host: Michael E. Hayden. The duo takes a brief look at the post-election political scene, explain why they brought the show back, and share their thoughts on the years ahead. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis

Thank you for six amazing years

Apr 14 2023 4 mins

Six years and millions of downloads later, it’s now time for me to figure out what’s next. I don’t know what “next” means for me yet, but things will be quieter around here in the near future while I work through the details. Long live SH!TPOST. Long live Posting Through It.I'll talk to you again soon.Sign up for the free newsletter at postingthroughit.com if you wan

#187: Ladies and Gentlemen, They Got Him (feat. Jordan Uhl)

Mar 31 2023 30 mins

Jordan Uhl joins the show for a chat about the criminal indictment against Trump in New York. Then, Jared and Jordan talk about the Right's craven anti-LGBTQ+ response to a mass shooting at a Nashville school.Jordan's Twitter: @JordanUhlListen to The InsurgentsSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to dis

#186: StewAnon (with 'Did Nothing Wrong', feat. Mike Rothschild)

Mar 20 2023 51 mins

This episode was made in collaboration with Did Nothing Wrong, a podcast hosted by Jay McKenzie and Griff Sombke, and features a chat with mis/disinfo researcher and author Mike Rothschild. We talk about Jim Stewartson, a self-proclaimed 'anti-disinformation activist' who has some conspiracy theories about, well, conspiracy theories. Then, we talk to Mike about the preval

#185: CPAC 2023 and doxing neo-Nazis (feat. Christopher Mathias)

Mar 06 2023 33 mins

Christopher Mathias joins the show to talk about his experience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, a.k.a. CPAC. Jared and Chris talk about the event's lacking attendance, surrounding scandals, and attacks on trans people. Then, Chris tells us about the latest "Terrorgram" propagandist to have had their identity revealed.Chris' Twitter: @letsgo

#184: The chatbots are here. What could go wrong? (feat. Ed Zitron)

Feb 20 2023 42 mins

Ed Zitron joined the show to talk about Microsoft and Google's planned rollouts of AI chatbots into their search engines and the risks of applying the technology across people's lives recklessly.Ed's Twitter: @EdZitronEd's Newsletter:https://ez.substack.com/p/degenerative-aiEd's favorite thing online: https://twitter.com/male_wife_/status/162682513289419981