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Kill The Computer

by [email protected] · English · Comedy

June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 2 min
Latest: 9 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026 · 24 min

Preview: The Hum ft. Saul Levin

Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Saul Levin is the Program Director for the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Research and host of The Hum podcast, which serves as the oral history of the fight against data centers. He walks us through what successful municipalities have done to push back and what you can do if one pops up in your neighborhood.Follow Saul:https://x.com/thehumpodRead the column he co-authored in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/ai-datacenters-democracy

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E274 · 4 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 39 min
The Most Dangerous Games Ft. TWOAPW
Brian and Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds join us to discuss The Worst of All Possible Books: Mr. Beast's LLM-ridden slopfest "The Most Dangerous Games". Follow TWOAPW: https://www.worstpossible.world
E273 · 2 Oct 2026 · 21 min
Preview: The Basilisk's Roko
FULL EPISODE: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer June and Maddyson walk Caleb through news of Candace Ownen's alleged romantic past and the personal lives of many influential conservatives. Then we read a follow up on our previous episode about Brown Brothers Media's ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein, how Suno sucks (sorry for the outro) and a story about people "tormenting" LLMs.Brown Brothers Media Update:https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/brown-brothers-media-ghislaine-maxwellTorturing…
E272 · 24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
Fake Empire
Maggie Harrison Dupre returns with Jon Christian to take us through their reporting on Brown Brothers Media, a family operated slop mill that quietly reached tens of millions by gaming Google with thousands of fake articles written with fake bylines by personas with falsified credentials. Oh, and by the way, they had a Shaman.Read the article here: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/brown-brothers-media-ai-slop-empireFollow Maggie: https://bsky.app/profile/mharrisondupre.bsky.socialFollow Jon: https://bsky.app/profile/jonchristian.net
E271 · 22 Sep 2026 · 28 min
Preview: The Curious Case of Alpha School
Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer A tech billionaire and Trump donor bankrolled an "AI focused" private school that costs $50,000+ a year. Kids are allegedly hooked to heart monitors while being criticized, and fail if their heartrate increases too much. They work unpaid "dirty" jobs like scrubbing toilets or manual labor, and strangely have required follower quotas on social media. This is Alpha School, the billionaire-funded AI academy Trump's Education Secretary came to tour. We spoke with Benjamin Riley, founder of Cognitive Resonance, an education think tank, who is…
E270 · 18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
A Very Chinese Friday
Tilly Norwood speaks a little Chinese for for Piers Morgan, America almost goes to war with China over an AI hallucination, AI agents are making the internet a more annoying place, Americans are totally exhausted, and we weigh in on the AI doomerism + Ethical Altruism vs MAGA civil war.Articles discussed in this episode:Tilly Norwood Speaks Chinesehttps://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/watch-piers-morgan-gobsmacked-as-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-out-suddenly-speaks-chinese-during-interview/Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources…
E269 · 10 Sep 2026 · 16 min
Preview: The Kirkiversary
www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episodeOne year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while hosting a speaking event on a college campus in Utah. In the wake of his death followed a year of political turmoil, conservative infighting, New McCarthyism, conspiracy theories, organized doxxing + harassment campaigns and worse. Curiously, Kirk's likeness has survived via "kirkification" memes which have endured probably more than any other in the post-Covid internet landscape. Today, we discuss all of this plus our personal stories about being in the crosshairs of the backlash.Articles +…
E268 · 5 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
American Panopticon
First we address America's most pressing issue: the Trump/Jelly Roll divide. Then we discuss Flock Safety, its abuses, the pushback, and more. Note: we initially had a slightly different angle and intro for this episode planned which is brought up briefly. Articles discussed:https://www.wired.com/story/flock-ai-search-user-interface/ https://www.404media.co/flock-taught-cops-how-to-surveil-no-kings-protesters/ https://www.newsweek.com/anti-flock-camera-protests-surge-12403463 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8W1CpNGgw8Support us at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E267 · 2 Sep 2026 · 29 min
Preview: The Curious Case of Daejon Love Ft. Ed Zitron, Arif Hasan
www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episode Daejon Love is alleged by the FBI to have defrauded 26+ women of ~1.3 million dollars predominantly by pretending to be a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. He used social media to poison LLMs into reporting he was a member of the team. To talk about it, we brought Ed Zitron and Arif Hasan on.Follow Arif: Wideleft.footballFollow Ed: BetterOffline.com
E266 · 29 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
The Green Ape
Have Americans reached a tipping point with data centers and AI? We discuss.Support us on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Join the game jam: https://forms.gle/Qz1Zus6gDAah7PpH9 Apes & other things mentioned in this ep: https://www.reddit.com/r/wickerpark/comments/1vhtwev/the_green_ape_changed_their_sign_from_the/#lightbox https://www.reddit.com/r/wickerpark/comments/1vjc56t/update_on_the_new_green_ape_logo_shes_claiming/ https://x.com/notlarrysabato/status/2084404186330837285
E265 · 26 Aug 2026 · 54 min
Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars - Guys We Don't Like: Palmer Luckey
MLYP takes us through the history of Palmer Luckey: gamer, founder of Oculus, and (alleged) war criminal. Slide Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kTHSKZQ0hMwY_sNHK5k3peFh5Q2anKdO80qf7Dj7AlM/edit
E264 · 21 Aug 2026 · 27 min
Preview: Grievance Grifting Ft. Miles Klee
Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The digital safety organization Reset Tech released a 160 page study outlining how the "Manosphere" isn't an organic movement so much as it is a series of financial scams. Miles Klee of Wired Magazine joins us to talk about his piece covering the economics of male rage and offers some thoughts on what some solutions to the issue might look like.Read the article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-manosphere-isnt-a-movement-its-a-multibillion-dollar-grievance-industry/Follow Miles: https://www.wired.com/author/miles-klee/
E263 · 16 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
Nosy Neighbors Ft. Marcos
Marcos joins us on the follow-up to our pink slime episode, we talk about the communal costs we incur when local papers die, and the horrors that fill the void when they do.Follow Marcos: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheHomieCollective
E262 · 8 Aug 2026 · 35 min
Preview: Return to Fruit Love Island Ft. Internet Today
Full episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Ricky & Eliot of Internet Today join us for a retrospective on Fruit Love Island, Strawberrina's series of sordid affairs, Italian Brainrot, and the slop economy at large.Follow Internet Today: https://www.youtube.com/@InternetTodayTV
E261 · 3 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
The Hole Hog
The Big Mac Index is here, the police used Grok to edit an evidence photo, Linkedin is now offering users the opportunity to report slop, Google pulled its disastrous AI image editing tool they put into Google Earth, you can now bet on wild fire outcomes, and more. We discuss.Stories read and referenced:Employees from the world’s biggest AI companies want the US to be ready to slow AI developmenthttps://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/tech/ai-development-tech-employees-open-letterLinkedin Adds Slop Detection Report Button…
E260 · 29 Jul 2026 · 28 min
Preview: Nobody Did This Ft. Parker Molloy
Full episode on www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The right-wing noise machine spent months trying to destroy Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey. The film opened up to enormous critical and commercial success, so it would seem that they failed. But did they really? Let's talk about it.Note: this discussion is about the discourse surrounding the film, so spoilers shouldn't be a major issue. But beware, we do talk about aspects of the film in a limited capacity.Read Parker's article: https://www.readtpa.comFull episode on www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E259 · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Gamers, Ft. Michael Maurino
Michael Maurino aka Iron Stylus is a veteran game developer who has worked on a number of large projects over the years, he walks us through the current landscape of the gaming industry, layoffs, bisexual lighting, what to look forward to in the future, and more.Follow Michael:https://www.artstation.com/ironstylushttps://www.instagram.com/iron_stylus/https://brainstormschool.com/Support us at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E258 · 19 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars - America 250
MLYP takes us through America 250's origins through today, and all the baggage that came with it.Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AN-XayXaUfaKngfY_ghphiayJaJ-6WTcIVp9bWeOums/edit?slide=id.g36f69057379_0_79#slide=id.g36f69057379_0_79 Support us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E257 · 17 Jul 2026 · 23 min
Preview: Pink Slime & You
Conservative dark money is funding a network of so-called "pink slime" websites that sell influence to the fossil fuel industry and far-right special interests, where candidates and PACs can simply buy the coverage they want on hundreds, perhaps thousands of websites, and hundreds of millions of impressions across their ad networks. These sites look innocuous, but they're filled with undisclosed press releases, bylined to newsrooms or individuals that often don't exist. What's worse: they now outnumber the country's remaining local newspaper sites, and when Yale researchers put them side by…
E256 · 11 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Weekend at Mitchell's
What's going on with Mitch McConnell? We talk about it. Plus, Waymo is arresting teens, Trump's airport logo appears to be AI slop, Bluesky rolls out age verification in Texas, and more.www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for more. Articles discussed:Mitch McConnell https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/politics/mitch-mcconnell-video-stretcher-ambulancehttps://www.tmz.com/2026/07/10/mitch-mcconnell-house-has-carpeting-and-tile-workers/Waymo Calls Police on Teenshttps://abc7news.com/post/waymo-calls-police-15-year-olds-joyriders-underaged-drinking-shooting-toy-guns-driverless-vehicle/19465228/ The Logo…
E255 · 6 Jul 2026 · 29 min
Preview: Worst Tweets of 2026 Pt. 2 Ft. Maddy & Marcos
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E254 · 4 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Worst Tweets of 2026 Pt. 1 Ft. Quorators
The Quorators gang joins us to rank the worst posts from around the internet in the first half of 2026, as submitted by our listeners.Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rsSqQR6eolZQjzq-146cJCjX5ZgWR43v-3zf9nLq2Lk/edit?usp=sharingSupport Quorators: https://www.patreon.com/cw/QuoratorsListen to Part 2 at https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E253 · 1 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Unlocked: What is going on here? Ft. Dan Friesen
Note: this episode was originally recorded June 4th. Dan Friesen, formerly of the podcast Knowledge Fight, joins us to talk about Tucker Carlson and how he and other right wing media figures are attempt to launder white nationalism under the guise of "sensible" positions on Palestine and more. Follow Dan's next project: https://www.showmestateofmind.comSupport us at https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E252 · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
The Ones Who Rug Pull Omelas Ft. Worker's Lit
Lenore and Jacob from the Worker's Lit show join us to talk about #AlgaeGate, Peter Thiel's secret society Dialog and their recent hack, more clip farming news, and more.Follow Worker's Lit: https://www.workerslit.comhttps://www.patreon.com/cw/WorkersLithttps://bsky.app/profile/workerslit.bsky.social Support us:www.KillTheComputer.comwww.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E251 · 18 Jun 2026 · 33 min
Preview: Ignore All Previous Instructions Ft. Ed Zitron
Ed broke some very interesting news about Open AI's finances that could have an impact on its upcoming IPO + more.Follow Ed at www.wheresyoured.atFull Episode: Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E250 · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
Disaster Tags Ft. Aysha U. Farah
Aysha joins us to talk about the wonderful world of fan fiction and erotica.Slide w/ links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11QmLnXowsXY73tZSKjyU6yTasP_86DGrB7HsxRA9o3Q/edit?usp=sharingFollow Aysha: https://bsky.app/profile/ayshaufarah.bsky.social www.WorkersLit.com
E249 · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
Pumped Up Tricks Ft. Marcos
Marcos is here to talk about some news stories: AI PACs are astroturfing, Pump.fun has a bounty system, Zohran Mamdani is fighting fascism by suspending bedtime for the Knicks playoff run, and more. Support Marcos: https://www.patreon.com/TheHomieCollective.
E248 · 4 Jun 2026 · 16 min
Preview: What is going on here? Ft. Dan Friesen
Dan Friesen, formerly of the podcast Knowledge Fight, joins us to talk about Tucker Carlson and how he and other right wing media figures are attempt to launder white nationalism under the guise of "sensible" positions on Palestine and more. Follow Dan's next project: https://www.showmestateofmind.comListen to the whole episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E247 · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
You're Terminated, Fucker Ft. Mike Isaac
Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times who watched the Musk v. Altman trial live this month. He joins us to discuss the high points, low points, and everything between.Follow Mike: www.Twitter.com/MikeIsaac Support us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
E246 · 25 May 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Unlocked: The Clippening Ft. Mia Sato
Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate a shady secondary market of short form content whose ownership is unclear and is often not disclosed as advertising. Read Mia's Article: theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeastNote: This was originally recorded May 11th.Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

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June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad.

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Publisher: [email protected]
Language: English
Category: Comedy
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 2 min
Latest episode: 9 Oct 2026
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