The J. Burden Show

Thomas returns to dissect the midterm results on Radio Free Chicago, arguing that low turnout, the Iran war, and the economy sank Republicans. They discuss GOP infighting, 2028 prospects like DeSantis, Newsom, and Ossoff, Trump's remark about Israel, and a legitimacy crisis.

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Auron MacIntyre joins the show to say the Republicans' midterm defeat was predictable. The GOP started an unpopular Iran war and now blames voters, tariffs, and demographics, while insulting its own base. We say Trump is manipulable, political capital was wasted on war instead of deportations, and note the stay emotionally detached.

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J. Burden and Bird revisit Dungeons & Dragons’ satanic-panic history, examining disappearances, suicide claims, anti-game pamphlets, and Jack Chick’s comics. They weigh the moral panic against gaming’s imaginative escapism, religious anxieties, and debates over fantasy, belief, and reality in play.
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Podcaster and historian CJ Killmer joins the show to discuss academia’s progressive roots, credentialism, and how woke politics can shield managerial elites from class critique. He describes technology’s effects on students and argues education’s value often declines when learning is compulsory rather than voluntary.
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Today I have a lighthearted, unserious chat with Coucy. We cover Jimmy Carter's pre-mortem photoshoot, looks-maxing versus "looks-minning," flat-earther rocketeer Mike Hughes, actors and Shakespeare, science fiction, and Ayn Rand. Along the way, they joke about internet culture and fatherhood.

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