web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:15:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Trump” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/trump Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0700 Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust en-us episodic A podcast about political, cultural, and psychological exhaustion and why nothing feels possible. Emmet Penney Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust yes politics, culture, history, philosophy Emmet Penney emmetmpenney@gmail.com Episode 88: Oceania Has Always Been At Culture War With Eastasia ft. Michael Cuenco https://exhaust.fireside.fm/88 c56d957f-7fc1-4bf2-bdf1-124b907baee3 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Essayist Michael Cuenco joins Emmet to talk about the totalizing permanence of the culture war. They talk about Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, liberty, republicanism, oligarchy, living in a post-literate tribal world, and more! 1:13:01 yes Essayist Michael Cuenco joins Emmet to talk about the totalizing permanence of the culture war. They talk about Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, liberty, republicanism, oligarchy, living in a post-literate tribal world, and more! Check out some of Michael's Work: How Culture War Trumped Class War (https://compactmag.com/article/how-culture-war-trumped-class-war), Compact Magazine America's New Post-Literate Epistemology (https://www.palladiummag.com//2021/04/17/americas-new-post-literate-epistemology/), Palladium "Victory Is Not Possible": A Theory of the Culture War (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/02/victory-is-not-possible-a-theory-of-the-culture-war/#notes), American Affairs Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Slower Hell by Money culture war, populism, trump, oligarchy, marshall mccluhan, neoliberalism, conspiracy theory, end of history Essayist Michael Cuenco joins Emmet to talk about the totalizing permanence of the culture war. They talk about Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, liberty, republicanism, oligarchy, living in a post-literate tribal world, and more!

Check out some of Michael's Work:

How Culture War Trumped Class War, Compact Magazine
America's New Post-Literate Epistemology, Palladium
"Victory Is Not Possible": A Theory of the Culture War, American Affairs

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Closing Song: Slower Hell by Money

]]> Essayist Michael Cuenco joins Emmet to talk about the totalizing permanence of the culture war. They talk about Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, liberty, republicanism, oligarchy, living in a post-literate tribal world, and more!

Check out some of Michael's Work:

How Culture War Trumped Class War, Compact Magazine
America's New Post-Literate Epistemology, Palladium
"Victory Is Not Possible": A Theory of the Culture War, American Affairs

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Closing Song: Slower Hell by Money

]]> Episode 87: The King and the Duke: So Long, Vince McMahon ft. Oliver Bateman https://exhaust.fireside.fm/87 0a5b2203-94c7-4357-bf62-f5775c56f5a6 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney King of The Work and co-host of What's Left, Oliver Bateman joins Emmet to talk about the illustrious career of pro-wrestling mogul Vince McMahon after he stepped down from WWE. They talk about the hustler and con man as American architects, the intimacy of kayfabe, what people get wrong about their stale "politics as pro wrestling" takes, and more! 58:11 yes King of The Work and co-host of What's Left, Oliver Bateman (https://twitter.com/MoustacheClubUS) joins Emmet to talk about the illustrious career of pro-wrestling mogul Vince McMahon after he stepped down from WWE. They talk about the hustler and con man as American architects, the intimacy of kayfabe, what people get wrong about their stale "politics as pro wrestling" takes, and more! "Exit Vince McMahon, World Builder (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/exit-vince-mcmahon-world-builder)," Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner. What's Left? (https://www.patreon.com/whatsleft) Oliver's website. (https://www.oliverbateman.com/) Subscribe to our Patreon to get 2 exclusive episodes a month! Closing Song: Moth-Eaten Deer Head by The Locust wrestling, vince mcmahon, trump, huck finn, pro wrestling, wwe, scandal, con artist, kayfabe King of The Work and co-host of What's Left, Oliver Bateman joins Emmet to talk about the illustrious career of pro-wrestling mogul Vince McMahon after he stepped down from WWE. They talk about the hustler and con man as American architects, the intimacy of kayfabe, what people get wrong about their stale "politics as pro wrestling" takes, and more!

"Exit Vince McMahon, World Builder," Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner.
What's Left?
Oliver's website.

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Closing Song: Moth-Eaten Deer Head by The Locust

]]> King of The Work and co-host of What's Left, Oliver Bateman joins Emmet to talk about the illustrious career of pro-wrestling mogul Vince McMahon after he stepped down from WWE. They talk about the hustler and con man as American architects, the intimacy of kayfabe, what people get wrong about their stale "politics as pro wrestling" takes, and more!

"Exit Vince McMahon, World Builder," Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner.
What's Left?
Oliver's website.

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Closing Song: Moth-Eaten Deer Head by The Locust

]]> Episode 78: The Political Biography of a Zoomer ft. James Lynch https://exhaust.fireside.fm/78 f73ee957-8d12-4480-a3ef-59600f2b6aa0 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney James Lynch, a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more! 1:07:13 yes James Lynch (https://twitter.com/jameslynch32), a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more! The Mainstream Media Is Attacking Joe Rogan Instead of Admitting Its Own Failures (https://www.newsweek.com/mainstream-media-attacking-joe-rogan-instead-admitting-its-own-failures-opinion-1674670) by James Lynch, Newsweek The Working Class Is Up For Grabs. Which Party Will Claim It? (https://www.newsweek.com/working-class-grabs-which-party-will-claim-it-opinion-1673941) by James Lynch, Newsweek How Progressive Theatrics Benefit the Elites (https://www.newsweek.com/how-progressive-theatrics-benefit-elites-opinion-1650559) by James Lynch, Newsweek Subscribe to Grid Brief! (https://www.gridbrief.com/subscribe) Become a Patron to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Suicide Design by Hope Conspiracy (https://thehopeconspiracy.bandcamp.com/album/death-knows-your-name-deluxe-2) blm, woke, new right, populism, trump, bernie, gop, dnc, liberalism, culture war, crt, big tech James Lynch, a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more!

The Mainstream Media Is Attacking Joe Rogan Instead of Admitting Its Own Failures by James Lynch, Newsweek
The Working Class Is Up For Grabs. Which Party Will Claim It? by James Lynch, Newsweek
How Progressive Theatrics Benefit the Elites by James Lynch, Newsweek

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Closing Song: Suicide Design by Hope Conspiracy

]]> James Lynch, a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more!

The Mainstream Media Is Attacking Joe Rogan Instead of Admitting Its Own Failures by James Lynch, Newsweek
The Working Class Is Up For Grabs. Which Party Will Claim It? by James Lynch, Newsweek
How Progressive Theatrics Benefit the Elites by James Lynch, Newsweek

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Closing Song: Suicide Design by Hope Conspiracy

]]> Episode 74: Welcome to the Desert of the Political ft. Anton Jager https://exhaust.fireside.fm/74 1e66f21c-4856-4c9b-8924-1f1c1657f9fe Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Anton Jager sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more! 56:32 yes Anton Jager (https://twitter.com/AntonJaegermm) sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more! How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/01/from-post-politics-to-hyper-politics) by Anton Jaegar, Tribune. Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month and access to our back catalog of reading series including our series on MacIntyre's After Virtue. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Check out Emmet's new Substack, Nuclear Barbarians. (https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/) Closing Song: Parasocial Contract by Future Nauseous. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FE0fQB7K_k) politics, political theory, populism, blm, trump, george floyd, covid, social media, fandom Anton Jager sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more!

How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics by Anton Jaegar, Tribune.

Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month and access to our back catalog of reading series including our series on MacIntyre's After Virtue.

Check out Emmet's new Substack, Nuclear Barbarians.

Closing Song: Parasocial Contract by Future Nauseous.

]]> Anton Jager sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more!

How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics by Anton Jaegar, Tribune.

Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month and access to our back catalog of reading series including our series on MacIntyre's After Virtue.

Check out Emmet's new Substack, Nuclear Barbarians.

Closing Song: Parasocial Contract by Future Nauseous.

]]> Episode 14: Two Piece: Con Jobs in Coal Country and Foxconn Jobs in Wisconsin https://exhaust.fireside.fm/14 ef93311f-4f15-4905-a3e6-08ab59be2dba Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney We read two articles: one about a failed jobs program in coal country and another about a bad deal with Foxconn in Wisconsin. 1:01:30 yes We read two articles: one about a failed jobs program in coal country and another about a bad deal with Foxconn in Wisconsin. They were depressing and enraging. We touch on deindustrialization, the waning of the nation state, the thickening of civil society, the hatred of "white trash" and more. "The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs (https://www.propublica.org/article/the-elk-the-tourists-and-the-missing-coal-country-jobs)" by RG Dunlop "The 8th Wonder of the World (https://www.theverge.com/21507966/foxconn-empty-factories-wisconsin-jobs-loophole-trump)" by Josh Dzieza Bibliography. Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. Photo by Becky Sell on Unsplash. foxconn, trump, flyover country, wisconsin, kentucky We read two articles: one about a failed jobs program in coal country and another about a bad deal with Foxconn in Wisconsin. They were depressing and enraging. We touch on deindustrialization, the waning of the nation state, the thickening of civil society, the hatred of "white trash" and more.

"The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs" by RG Dunlop
"The 8th Wonder of the World" by Josh Dzieza

Bibliography.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Photo by Becky Sell on Unsplash.

]]> We read two articles: one about a failed jobs program in coal country and another about a bad deal with Foxconn in Wisconsin. They were depressing and enraging. We touch on deindustrialization, the waning of the nation state, the thickening of civil society, the hatred of "white trash" and more.

"The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs" by RG Dunlop
"The 8th Wonder of the World" by Josh Dzieza

Bibliography.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Photo by Becky Sell on Unsplash.

]]> Episode 2: American Dharma ft. Canada Mike https://exhaust.fireside.fm/2 f9c6a544-46c3-40b1-a986-e8a5682ef862 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Our friend Canada Mike joins us to review Errol Morris's American Dharma, his movie about Steven Bannon. Once we finish dunking on what turned out to be a disappointing movie, we try to understand The Bannon Moment. 1:03:05 yes Our friend Canada Mike joins us to review Errol Morris's American Dharma, his movie about Steven Bannon. It was disappointing to all of us, who loved Morris's movies about MacNamara and Rumsfeld. Once we dunk on it for a while we try to understand what The Steve Bannon Moment meant. Forgive the rough spots, we're still learning how to edit. Special Guest: Mike. politics, culture, history, exhaustion Our friend Canada Mike joins us to review Errol Morris's American Dharma, his movie about Steven Bannon. It was disappointing to all of us, who loved Morris's movies about MacNamara and Rumsfeld. Once we dunk on it for a while we try to understand what The Steve Bannon Moment meant. Forgive the rough spots, we're still learning how to edit.

Special Guest: Mike.

]]> Our friend Canada Mike joins us to review Errol Morris's American Dharma, his movie about Steven Bannon. It was disappointing to all of us, who loved Morris's movies about MacNamara and Rumsfeld. Once we dunk on it for a while we try to understand what The Steve Bannon Moment meant. Forgive the rough spots, we're still learning how to edit.

Special Guest: Mike.

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