Posting Through It

Apr 14 2023 189 ep. 52 mins 3.7k

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A podcast about politics and the internet that examines hate, extremism, and other symptoms of our modern political disorder.

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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

#183: Alex Jones is living in hell (feat. Michael Hayden)

Feb 06 2023 57 mins

Michael E. Hayden joins the show to talk about text messages the Southern Poverty Law Center obtained from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The messages reveal a conflict between the on-air persona that Jones embodies and the real Jones that lives in "hell."Mike’s favorite thing online: @goth_videosIt's Gonna Be a Long Night newsletterLinks:NYT: DeSantis/Trump pollV

#182: Flounder with Crowder (feat. Amanda Moore)

Jan 23 2023 49 mins

Amanda Moore joins the show to talk about Steven Crowder's contract drama, her latest article for Talking Points Memo about Nick Fuentes and Ye, the conservative gas stove freak-out, and more. Amanda has spent extended time undercover in far-right MAGA communities and uses her first-hand observations from that time to inform her reporting and commentary.Follow Amanda on Twitte

New Year, New Mailbag (feat. You)

Jan 22 2023 28 mins

Jared opened up the Posting Through It voicemail and text message inbox for listener questions and comments. In this episode, he reacts to those messages.Support the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It 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

#181: They worked on the Capitol riot investigation (feat. Meghan Conroy & Alex Newhouse)

Jan 06 2023 49 mins

Meghan Conroy and Alex Newhouse worked for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol as investigator and investigative analyst, respectively. They join Posting Through It on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot to talk about the work they did in the Congressional investigation, particularly related to the roles social media platfo

#180: Christian nationalism logs into America (feat. Dr. Anthea Butler)

Dec 19 2022 33 mins

Dr. Anthea Butler is a historian of African American and American religion who serves as the Chair of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She joins the show to discuss the influence of Christian nationalism in American politics and how it expresses itself online. Host Jared Holt and Dr. Butler discuss the uprising of the movement, its impacts on modern politics, an