Back when I wrote for the LA Weekly, I was queen of the Best of issues. I always loved the opportunity to give some a boost to my favorite shops and restaurants and service providers. Plus, it was fun to play with the annual themes and the minimal word count. This one that I wrote during the summer of 2008 has always been one of my favorite Best of pieces, and I thought to share it with you because it's weather-appropriate, and I think you'll dig it.
The retarded monkeys that took over/ruined the once legendary alt-weekly and literary haven that was the LA Weekly have removed all the illustrations that accompanied the ten-years' worth of articles I wrote for them. And, while I'm sure I have the finely rendered ink version of this logo that I drew in an external hard drive somewhere, hunting for it isn't really the wisest use of my time. Trust me, my chicken-scratchy version was nothing short of adorable.
Addendum: My super awesome assistant, Asha, found the original illustration, which is included here. Yay.
Today's episode is a little different...and kind of a big deal.
I'm announcing some major shifts, including why this will be my last podcast— for now.
But before we get there, we're diving headfirst into: Tesla virtue signaling, disposable relationships, why we're building secret cases against the people we claim to love, the bizarre tribalism infecting both the Left and the Right, women in business, integrity (or the shocking lack thereof), and why I'm far more interested in honest writing than feeding the endless content machine.
This one's spicy. Stick around until the end for the announcement that changes what's next.
What if the biggest battle of our time isn't political?
What if it's psychological?
In this wide-ranging conversation with journalist, author, researcher, Courtenay Turner, we connect the dots between technocracy, psychology, AI governance, education, propaganda, and the institutions shaping modern culture. From Tavistock and the evolution of psychology to AI voting, social engineering, transhumanism, and the regulatory infrastructure emerging around digital governance, we explore how systems of influence shape the way we think long before they shape the way we vote.
We also dive into eugenics, the philosophical roots of modern psychology, education as behavioral conditioning, the promise—and peril—of artificial intelligence, and why discernment has become one of the most important survival skills of the 21st century.
Watch on Odysee. Listen on podcast platforms everywhere.
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The Cult of Me + Why/When Your Truth is Irrelevant” Part 1
What do a rock concert, a customer service fail, AI, propaganda, the Santa Fe obelisk, and our collective obsession with "speaking our truth" have in common?
More than you think.
In this solo episode, I unpack the increasingly narcissistic programming that's convinced us self-expression is the highest virtue—even when it comes at the expense of service, discernment, accountability, or each other.
Along the way, I expose how media sneaks editorializing into reporting, why technological "progress" without wisdom/balance is a recipe for disaster, how language reveals the consciousness beneath our culture, and why I'm officially taking my investigative journalism to Substack.
If you've been wondering why everything feels increasingly self-centered, emotionally manipulative, and intellectually bankrupt...this one's for you.
Part 2 will drop for YOU, my beloved supporter, next week.
Show Notes
• Why collective coherence is being ...
Emily and I just dropped our 125th episode of Words. Hurray!! In it, we delve deeper into the Peter Thiel long game, Tucker's 10-point plan, and a very special MK Ultra/Twilight Program easter egg Emily found.
Words is available for my $10+ supporters. If that's you, comment here, and I'll send over the link!
