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Doomscroll 01: Brace Belden
My guest is Brace Belden, an organizer, an infamous shitposter and co-host of the TrueAnon podcast. I’ve spent the last few years interviewing young people who make radical posts online and later find their way into real world politics. Irony and humor play a huge role in this process. For the first episode, I wanted to talk to one of my favorite posters who has also lived his politics in the real world.
Doomscroll: Yung Chomsky
Welcome to Doomscroll. This is the lifting episode and we’re all gonna make it! For episode #07 I sat down with my good friend Yung Chomksyto discuss the culture, politics and online mythology of weight lifting. This is a listener supported show. If you want me to make more episodes, you can support the project by becoming a monthly paid subscriber. Your support allows me to keep doing this work:Support the show***Yung Chomsky is the producer of TrueAnon,creator of the mobile app Phomo, a low key menswear influencer (follow him on IG) and a n...
Doomscroll: Peter James Fowler
Welcome to Doomscroll. I’m excited to announce episode #06 with comedian Peter James Fowler. In this conversation we’re going back to the early roots of this project — kids shitposting radical politics on the internet.This is a listener supported show. It’s now officially bulking season, if you like this content you can buy me a beer by becoming a monthly paid subscriber:Support the show***This week, my guest is Peter James Fowler. He joins me to discuss his highly influential political meme account that he ran at age 11. Peter is a ris...
Doomscroll: Trevor Paglen
Welcome to Doomscroll. I’m excited to announce episode #05 with guest Trevor Paglen. This program has had an amazing response so far. I’m glad we are able to bring these conversations to a new and wider audience.As a reminder, this is a listener supported show. If you or a loved one have been exposed to MK-ultra online psyops, you may be entitled to becoming a paid subscriber. Your support allows me to continue doing this work and making quality content:Support the show***This week my guest is artist and geographer Trevor Paglen whose work ...
Video Podcast: JJ McCullough
Welcome to Doomscroll. For episode #04, I sat down with guest JJ McCulloughfor a long form conversation. The topic of online radicalism has been the subject of an on-going dialogue between myself, JJ and Jreg for several years. I’m excited to share this episode with all of you.A quick reminder, this is a subscriber supported project. If you like this series and want to see more episodes, you can support the show by becoming a monthly paid subscriber. Your contribution allows me to continue doing this work:https://www.patreon.com/joshuacitarel...
Video Podcast: Jreg
Welcome to Doomscroll. I’m amazed by how quickly this series has taken off and received such a warm welcome online! I’m excited to release episode #03 with guest Jreg. There is a lot more coming up for season 1 — I’ve got new episodes coming out every week.As a reminder, this is a subscriber supported project. If these episodes make you laugh, cry or do both (possibly at the same time) you can show your support by becoming a paid subscriber. Your support allows me to continue doing this work:Support the show***My guest for this week is ...
Video Podcast: Catherine Liu
Welcome to Doomscroll. You can now watch episode #02 with guest Catherine Liu. I’ve been working away at this project for months and I’m glad to finally share it with all of you!There is a lot more coming up for season 1 of Doomscroll — be sure to follow the channel on YouTube. Stay tuned for new episodes every week.Friendly reminder that this is a listener supported project. If you like this material you can show your support by becoming a paid subscriber. This is how I keep the show going:Support the show.***This week, my guest is Cathe...
Launching My New Video Podcast: Brace Belden
I’m excited to announce my new video podcast: Doomscroll. You can now watch episode #01 with guest Brace Belden. I’ve been hard at work on this project for many months and I’m excited to finally share it with all of you!There is a lot more coming up for season 1 of Doomscroll — stay tuned for new episodes every week.As a reminder, this is a subscriber supported project. If you enjoy this material you can show your support by becoming a monthly paid subscriber. This is how I get to continue doing this work and produce quality content ins...
240820: Mixed Ideology Extremism
https://x.com/adamcurtisbroll/status/1821370178925465602https://x.com/acpmain/status/1815163137164754960?s=46&t=9Oro7F7thSCgYZqbvnpVjQhttps://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-new-style-of-artist-career-2522541https://news.gab.com/2024/07/gabs-emergency-request-from-the-fbi/https://www.wired.com/story/alt-jihad-rising-social-media/https://youtu.be/PaVjQFMg7L0?si=xqFi-InTXEeDgMfM
The Zynternet with Max Read
Max Read joins me to discuss "the Zynternet", a newly emergent youth subculture online. We explore the For-You-Pagification of social media, the revenge of the normies and the future of online subcultures.Max is one of my favorite writers on Substack. I highly recommend checking out this piece and following his newsletter:https://maxread.substack.comhttps://maxread.substack.com/p/hawk-tuah-and-the-zynternet
My Political Journey: V
This week’s guest is a 17 year old Left Communist from the Bay Area. He was a right-wing troll at age 13. We explore niche political subcultures, generational posting styles and the value of electoral politics.
The Vampire Squid from Hell
I recently spoke at MoMA for an event titled The Aquatic Brain, organized by Carson Chan and Matthew Wagstaffe of the Ambasz Institute. This interdisciplinary lecture series is part of the program for Good Night Good Morning, a survey exhibition of 50+ years of work by canonical artist Joan Jonas.My talk addressed a lesser known book by media theorist Vilem Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis, originally published in German in 1987. Flusser’s text is masterful exploration of Lovecraftian, phylogenetic horror exploring the philosophy of design ...
Alex Hochuli on the End of History
Alex Hochuli is a co-host of the Aufhebunga Bunga podcast and a co-author of "The End of the End of History: Politics in the 21st Century". He joins me to discuss universalisms, organization and the difficult way forward.Follow:https://x.com/bungacasthttps://x.com/Alex__1789
240723: Nothing Ever Happens, ACP, Mogwarts?
Links:https://x.com/swannmarcus89/status/1812376707191411179?s=46&t=jW_xfAX0j6Fjiv2ObgRGRghttps://youtube.com/@demolitionranch?si=eI6BMpCPzPyyb35ahttps://x.com/acpmain/status/1815450980915245145?s=46&t=jW_xfAX0j6Fjiv2ObgRGRghttps://x.com/acpmain/status/1815163785134436404?s=46&t=jW_xfAX0j6Fjiv2ObgRGRghttps://youtu.be/92X6GIvJCPI?si=fYysFY1PyXg9brERhttps://www.gq.com/story/mogwarts-looksmaxinghttps://www.mogwarts.net/
The Real Horseshoe Theory
I recently spoke with good friends Greg Guevara (Jreg), JJ McCulloughand Brogan Woodman (Art Chad) for the Horseshoe Theorypodcast in Toronto. JJ is a thoughtful political commentator on YouTube and previously a journalist for the Washington Post. While we come from different (right / left) political perspectives we share a similar pursuit of the truth. JJ and I debate the value of ideology for political movements in the 21st century. You can watch the two hour video here:https://youtu.be/BWWpQAiydnAWe also did a solo episode about left acceler...
Deep Research: Tartaria
Otherworld presents Deep Research. This week, we’re covering “Tartaria”. Tartaria is a conspiracy theory that suggests the existence of a vast, advanced civilization that supposedly existed in ancient times but has been intentionally erased from historical records. Proponents of this theory often claim that Tartaria was a highly developed and technologically advanced empire with a global influence, surpassing the conventional understanding of history. They argue that evidence of Tartaria's existence is hidden or manipulated by a secre...
Fitness Program & Syllabus: Summer 2024 (preview)
AdviceIf you’ve managed to find your way here, you are likely some variety of hoe-scaring political extremist. Or at least, you are interested enough in radical politics that your adjacency to this material raises a few eyebrows (or shadowbans). If you are out at a bar with a charming girl, boy or they/them, and find yourself citing crime statistics or trying to explain the falling rate of profit— you are in desperate need of this program and should urgently acquire a hobby such as fitness.Politics is slow and frustrating. Most people only ...
Fitness Program & Syllabus: Summer 2024
AdviceIf you’ve managed to find your way here, you are likely some variety of hoe-scaring political extremist. Or at least, you are interested enough in radical politics that your adjacency to this material raises a few eyebrows (or shadowbans). If you are out at a bar with a charming girl, boy or they/them, and find yourself citing crime statistics or trying to explain the falling rate of profit— you are in desperate need of this program and should urgently acquire a hobby such as fitness.Politics is slow and frustrating. Most people only ...
Catherine Liu: Workers of the Culture Industry Unite (lol) Live at Montez Press Radio
I sat down with Catherine Liu, author of Virtue Hoarders (2021), professor of Film & Media Studies at UC Irvine, for her new series at Montez Press Radio. Catherine writes, “This series, Workers of the Culture Industry Unite! (LOL) tries to address the problems of artists' work in the age of finance capitalism… At a time when the corporations and institutions that support artists are suffering from endless crises of legitimacy, how can we have better conversations about what artistic and aesthetic freedom really look like.”Follow:http...
US Psyop Meme Campaign Spreading Anti-Vax Disinfo (real)
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
A Cyber Archaeology of Checkpoints w/ Ruby Thelot
Ruby Thelot is a designer, cyber-ethnographer and artist. He is a professor of Design and Media Theory at NYU. We discuss his new book: A Cyber Archeology of Checkpoints (2024) a poignant tribute to a vanished online community.Get the book: www.irrelevantpress.com/store/pre-sal…s-ruby-thelotFollow: www.instagram.com/being_on_line/?hl=enx.com/being_on_line?lang=en
My Political Journey: X
My guest is a Post-Marxist. We explore political subcultures such as Post-left Anarchy, Unconditional Accelerationism, Anarcho-Primitivism and more.
Class Fantasy Rulebook
Welcome to the Class Fantasy 1.0 Rulebook. You can find a permalink hereon my personal website. This document may be updated in the future to reflect patches, rule clarifications and expansions to the game.------First, a bit of housekeeping — several rounds of Class Fantasy games have already shipped out. I promised to send them by this summer and I’m glad to say we are a bit ahead of schedule. Many of you (in the US) have likely already received your copy in the mail. International orders will start shipping out next week. Keep an eye out...
Vilem Flusser's Combination Game
Towards a Philosophy of Photography by Vilem Flusser (1984)https://dis.art/obama-baroquehttps://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007785730/facebook-news-feed-zuckerberg.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liLGhXv76dg
240513: The Feds Are Coming for Extremist Gamers
https://warhammer-conference.com/call-for-papers/https://youtu.be/j__ocnDLAj0?si=UaFGDu70N9YyCm9Nhttps://theintercept.com/2024/03/09/fbi-dhs-gamers-extremism-violence/https://youtu.be/JrcbH0ge2WE?si=2nlfs4-emdepMJum
The Dark Forest w/ Yancey Strickler: Live at Montez Press Radio
Get the book: https://darkforest.metalabel.com/dfa2Yancey and I visit Montez Press Radio in downtown NYC to discuss the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.Follow:https://www.instagram.com/montezpressradiohttps://www.instagram.com/ystricklerhttps://twitter.com/ystricklerhttps://www.instagram.com/metalabel__/https://twitter.com/metalabel_
"Cyclops" by Trevor Paglen (gameplay) I
CYCLOPS is a journey through a world of mind-control experiments, psychological operations, and unexplained historical anomalies. Featuring historical documents, games, films, and other media produced between the 1950s and early 1970s, CYCLOPS requires active engagement and participation. Players are tasked with reconstructing events, deciphering codes, conducting open-source intelligence investigations, and analyzing music, literature, and poetry to move through a work that is part treasure hunt, part unfiction, and part cybersecurity challeng...
Platform Cooperation w/ Austin Robey
Austin Robey, co-founder of Metalabel, joins me to discuss alternative models for the internet. We explore “Ampled”, a cooperative platform for musicians that existed from 2018-2023 and theorize about the next generation of platforms.Follow:https://twitter.com/austinrobey_https://www.instagram.com/michaelcoors/https://twitter.com/metalabel_https://www.instagram.com/metalabel__/Read:https://austinrobey.xyz/
240415: Class Fantasy: Full 90 Card Tour
Get the game: https://joshuacitarella.metalabel.com/class-fantasyTheperfect gift for your Maoist-Third Worldist nephew, doomsday prepper divorced dad or Q Anon yoga mom. Finally, a game that unites the whole political spectrum (and family) by forcing them into irreconcilable conflict.
Class Fantasy Game: Introduction
Get the game: https://joshuacitarella.metalabel.com/class-fantasyClass Fantasy is an action RPG card game that pairs fantasy character classes with political ideologies. Your goal is to defeat other players in battle and achieve utopia.Inspired by games like Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering and World of Warcraft, Class Fantasy explores the essential role playing and world building process that links the game space and the real world.Finally, a game that unites the whole political spectrum (and family) by forcing them into irreconcilable...
