Doomed With Matt Binder

Angelo Carusone of Media Matters for America joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Fox News' sudden separation with its biggest host, Tucker Carlson. What happened? Why did Rupert Murdoch suddenly want to rid his network of its biggest star? How did the Dominion lawsuit play into this? How did Murdoch's own love life factor in? How much did Tucker Carlson's extremist and white supremacist rhetoric matter? What's next for Fox News? What's next for Tucker Carlson? (Episode from the 4/25/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi break up? Twitter vs. Substack? The end of the Twitter Files? DOOMED host Matt Binder breaks down exactly what went on between Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi which ended their relationship and likely contributed to the end (or near end) of the Twitter Files. (Episode from the 4/12/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Donald J. Trump has been arrested. On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt runs down how the big day in Manhattan went and then reads through Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's press released, the indictment, and the statement of fact as we find some interesting nuggets of info along the way. (Episode from the 4/4/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Lance of The Serfs joins the show to discuss what's happening with the supposed upcoming indictment and arrest of Donald Trump? Will it actually happen? How are his supporters taking it? Plus: A series of AI images depicting a fake Trump arrest went viral. What does this mean for SOCIETY!? And what actually is this artificial intelligence? (Episode from the 3/22/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

DOOMED with Matt Binder takes a look at the "cancellation" of Dilbert creator Scott Adams and the important context surrounding the Rasmussen poll that caused Adams to call Black Americans a "hate group" that white people should stay away from. (Episode from the 2/28/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Dylan Burns and Ogel aka TheWastingTimes join DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Rage Against the War Machine rally in DC from Sunday February 19. The event was billed as anti-war and anti-imperialist but ended up being pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine. Dylan and Ogel break down what the event was like, who organized the rally, the speakers like Ron Paul, Max Blumenthal, and Jackson Hinkle, the right wing influence permeating over the event, why one speaker, Scott Ritter, was removed from the rally (but was invited to a post-rally event), and more! (Episode from the 2/22/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

TYT contributor and Twitch streamer Rayyvana joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the latest on Andrew Tate in prison for alleged human trafficking and the online discourse surrounding AI deepfake porn after a Twitch streamer was caught paying to create AI porn of another Twitch streamer. (Episode from the 1/31/23 livestream.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Lance of The Serfs joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the conservative media civil war going down between Steven Crowder and Ben Shapiro's The Daily Wire over a $50 million contract and YouTube monetization policy. (Episode from the 1/24/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Eoin Higgins, reporter with Morning Brew, joins Matt Binder on a special DOOMED / Scam Economy combo episode to discuss what they saw at CES 2023. The Metaverse! Web3! Robotics! Electric Vehicles! Virtual Reality! All the tech that looked good, bad, and downright dystopian. (Episode from the 1/10/23 livestream show.) Support Matt's shows: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Alejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the current state of the anti-LGBTQ right wing both online and offline. (Episode from the 11/29/22 livestream show) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to talk about Matt getting banned from Twitter on Dec. 16 at the request of Elon Musk along with 8 other journalists. Emma basically interviews Matt to break down exactly what happened, how he found out, what rules changes, the whole ElonJet saga, how he was unsuspended thanks to democracy (aka a Twitter poll) but then was re-locked out of his account by Twitter's head of Trust & Safety, plus more! Also Emma and Matt take a quick look back at the big stories of 2022 and look towards what's ahead in 2023. (Episode from the 12/20/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Independent journalist Dylan Burns joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the right wing reactions to Ukraine and the issue of nazis in the country. Dylan also breaks down the latest going on in Russia's war in Ukraine. Dylan and Matt also discuss the conspiracy theories surrounding FTX, the crypto exchanged that worked with the Aid for Ukraine program, the Colorado shooting, right wing media, and much more. (Episode from the 11/22/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

David Doel of The Rational National joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the fallout of the midterm elections. What happened to the red wave? Also, Matt and David just happen to stream just as Donald Trump officially announced his 2024 campaign. The two share their thoughts about Trump and potential Republican primary opponents like Ron DeSantis. (Episode from the 11/15/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Lance of The Serfs joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to talk us through the tangled web that is "PelogiGate," the bizarre right wing conspiracy theory about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband. Also: breaking down "Chief Twit" Elon Musk's first full week in charge of the social media company, where he shared that very PelosiGate conspiracy theory. On the patron-half of the show: BUSTED! Jimmy Dore's sock puppet account confirmed. Plus your calls, IMs, comments, questions and more! (Episode from the 11/1/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Anna Merlan of Vice's Motherboard and author of the book Republic of Lies joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Alex Jones trials, what he's actually on trial for and why its not just because he "questioned Sandy Hook," the years of harassment he put the Sandy Hook parents through, the differences between the Texas trial and the Connecticut trial, how InfoWars covered the trials, and what the future looks like for Alex Jones and his InfoWars conglomerate. (Episode from the 10/25/22 livestream show.) Check out Anna's Motherboard reporting: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/anna-merlan Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

DOOMED host Matt Binder runs through Kanye West's recent anti-semitic turn, his "friendship" with Candace Owens and her husband George Farmer...who happens to be the CEO of the conservative social media platform Parler. Yes, the same Parler that Ye claims he will now acquire. While Kanye is terrible, when it comes to Parler, is he being duped by the experienced right wing grifters looking to use him for a payday? Seems so! Plus on the patron half of the show: your questions, comments, calls and more! (Episode from the 10/18/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Mike Figueredo of Humanist Report joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Elon Musk saying he wants to buy Twitter again, his bizarre "Russia / Ukraine peace plan," Musk's blaming of bots on everything. The two also discuss Herschel Walker's secrets and his son Christian turning on him. Plus a rant on what is basically the Political Hot or Not. Plus on the patron-only half of the show, Mike sticks around to talk more about news and politics! (Episode from the 10/4 livestream episode.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Christopher Mathias, senior reporter at Huffington Post, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano, and how he may just be the most extreme candidate running this election season. We discuss who Mastriano is and his background in PA politics, his connections to January 6, Mastriano's Christian Nationalism, his ties to the white supremacist social media platform Gab and what went down at the Mastriano rally that Mathias attended during the last weekend of September. Plus on the second-half of the show: your questions, comments, phone calls, and more! (Episode from the 9/28/22 livestream show.) Check out Christopher's reporting on Mastriano: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-wins-pennsylvania-governor-primary-republican_n_6284119ce4b0c84db72b0229 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-paid-january-6-lawyer-with-campaign-funds_n_62b4c3e9e4b06594c1e19743 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-gop-governor

Ogel of the Twitter account @TheWastingTimes joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss "Patriotic Socialist" YouTuber Jackson Hinkle and what "MAGA Communism," the latest online right wing grift. Plus on the second half of the show for patrons: listener questions, comments, live chats, and phone calls. (Episode from the 9/20/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Jared Holt of the Posting Through It newsletter and podcast and senior research manager at ISD returns to DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Trump going full QAnon on Truth Social, the state of right wing social media, Tim Pool's "emo" divorced dad rock song and why conservatives are so obsessed with pop culture, and much more! Plus on the post show: your question, comments, live chats, phone calls, and more! (Episode from the 9/13/22 livestream show.) Read Jared's piece in The Daily Beast on Trump going full QAnon: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-gone-full-qanon-theres-no-point-in-denying-it-anymore Check out Jared's newsletter and podcast: https://www.postingthroughit.com/ Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder