Sophie Hearns 
When Donald Trump swept the 2024 election, a wave of podcasters and stand-up comedians openly backed his campaign. Since then, most of them have walked it back. Joe Rogan hasn’t. Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk made that point recently, calling out Rogan for what he described as a long pattern of convenient fence-sitting. “He’ll have … Read more
Stephen A. Smith used his SiriusXM radio show to respond to Kevin Hart placing him on a personal “Mount Rushmore of racism” during Hart’s recent Netflix roast special. During the roast, Hart joked: “My Mount Rushmore of racism when it comes to hating black people is Shane Gillis, Kid Rock, Hulk Hogan, Stephen A. Smith. … Read more
What began as an unconventional side attraction at a California anime festival has become the subject of a lawsuit, with several men taking FanimeCon to court over foot juice sold by cosplay models at an adjacent outdoor gathering. According to sources, the product in question was exactly what it sounds like: juice prepared by submerging … Read more
Comedian Matt Rife recently weighed in on the backlash surrounding Netflix’s controversial Kevin Hart roast special in an interview, making it clear he believes roast comedy is supposed to cross lines and make audiences uncomfortable. “Shut up,” he said flatly when an interviewer started asking whether a roast should have limits. “Then don’t watch it.” … Read more
During a recent episode of his Mostly Wise podcast, Chris Williamson told his guests that Eleven Labs, one of the leading AI text-to-speech companies, appears to have trained its default British voice on recordings of him. “The thing that I’m going through at the moment, which is wild, is ElevenLabs, their go-to British voice,” Williamson … Read more
In a sit-down with Jack Neel, bodybuilding star Larry Wheels spoke at length about his wife Sheyla, covering everything from how they met to why he chose to marry without a prenup. Speaking about how they first connected, Wheels said the relationship began online while he was in Dubai. “In Dubai. In the DMs. It … Read more
On a recent Patreon segment of Flagrant 2, Andrew Schulz weighed in on the casting choices for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, commenting on both Lupita Nyong’o‘s reported role as Helen of Troy and the online speculation surrounding Elliot Page. Schulz began by addressing the backlash to Nyong’o’s casting and compared it to … Read more
A recent wave of AI-generated YouTube content has sparked criticism after a soap opera-style short film was used to advertise Coupert, a browser extension that claims to find coupon codes at checkout. A recent YouTube video was uploaded by Samir Bavani, a creator with a long history of riding whatever wave YouTube’s algorithm rewards at … Read more
Chelsea Handler appeared on Deon Cole’s podcast Funny Knowing You and did not hold back when the conversation turned to the Kevin Hart roast and her thoughts on Tony Hinchcliffe and Shane Gillis. When Cole asked Handler about walking into the roast for the first time, she revealed she had already done plenty of homework … Read more
When Eric Schmidt stepped up to the podium at the University of Arizona’s commencement ceremony, he likely expected the warm reception that typically greets a tech titan of his stature. What he got instead was something far more memorable: a chorus of boos from the graduating class every time he uttered the words “artificial intelligence.” … Read more
