Gio Silva 
During his appearance on Trevor Noah’s podcast, influencer and political commentator Hasan Piker addressed one of the labels that has followed him throughout his rise in political commentary: being called the Joe Rogan of the left. Trevor Noah set up the comparison by explaining why some people see parallels between the two personalities. “They’re saying … Read more
A deeply unsettling video has gone viral showing a self-described prophet named Kevin Leal tearing a page from the Bible and compelling a teenage boy to eat it during a live church service. In the footage, Leal instructs the teen to turn to the Book of Proverbs before ripping out a page and handing it … Read more
During Chris Williamson’s recent podcast episode featuring neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, comedian Tom Segura, and comedian Matt McCusker, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen became a major topic of discussion when the group turned to the online trend known as “r*tardmaxxing.” Huberman introduced Andreessen while explaining the origins of the trend. “There’s looksmaxxing, then there’s a guy who … Read more
At a time when virtually every transaction, movement, and communication is logged by some platform or another, David Anthony Burke (popularly known as d4vd) allegedly left a paper trail so thorough that prosecutors now have approximately 40 terabytes of digital evidence to work with. From food delivery apps to Amazon orders placed under a fake … Read more
A new academic study from researchers at the City University of New York and King’s College London has handed Elon Musk‘s xAI chatbot a distinction no technology company would want: the most dangerous AI model tested when it comes to reinforcing delusional beliefs in vulnerable users. The paper, titled “AI Psychosis in Context: How Conversation … Read more
The hosts of the podcast Decoding the Gurus recently criticized what they see as one of the defining contradictions of the current political moment: figures like Joe Rogan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being elevated as voices on health and science within the Trump administration while, at the same time, the administration cuts away at … Read more
Australian activewear brand Suave, designed and founded by husband and wife Connor and Chloe Wright, has found itself at the center of a self-inflicted controversy that has left their small business teetering on the edge of collapse. The brand, which markets itself around comfort, quality, and what the couple describe as “no cringe fits,” has … Read more
Eric Weinstein made headlines during a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience after comparing himself to convicted trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, claiming the two were drawn to the same intellectual pursuits. During a lengthy and often meandering discussion, Weinstein told Rogan that Epstein had essentially been “mirroring” his life for decades. “Jeff Epstein has been … Read more
Mark Normand and his co-host Sam Morril weighed in on the Kevin Hart Netflix roast in a recent podcast episode, sharing their unfiltered thoughts on the controversy that followed some of the more aggressive jokes from Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe. Normand acknowledged the backlash but seemed largely unbothered by it. “People are mad. Comedians … Read more
Kevin Hart sat down on The Big Podcast with Shaq ahead of his Netflix roast and made it clear exactly where he stands on hard-hitting, no-holds-barred roast comedy, including the kind comedians like Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe are known for delivering. Hart framed his participation in the roast not as something new, but as … Read more
