Kill The Computer
June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad.
Episodes
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-ambulance https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/10/mitch-mcconnell-house-has-carpeting-and-tile-worker...
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=sharing Support Quorators: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Quorators Listen to Part 2 at https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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.com Support us at https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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.com https://www.patreon.com/cw/WorkersLit https://bsky.app/profile/workerslit.bsky.social Support us: www.KillTheComputer.com www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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.at Full Episode: Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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=sharing Follow Aysha: https://bsky.app/profile/ayshaufarah.bsky.social
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.
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.com Listen to the whole episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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
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-mrbeast Note: This was originally recorded May 11th. Support us at...
Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/killthecomputer
Is the world ending? "Are We Doomed?" is the animated, video podcast (NPR Network) exploring nukes, AI, climate change, pandemics, and angry hippos, sorting catastrophic risks from fantasy. Award-winning journalist Ben Bradford investigates history, science, and technology to separate legitimate threats from doomsday hysteria. Today Ben joins us for a...
Ken returns to the show to discuss his previous reporting on UAPs as far back as 2023, the current UFO files, new counter-terrorism strategies from the Trump admin that may target Tucker Carlson, and more. Support Ken: https://www.kenklippenstein.com
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-mrbeast Listen to the remainder of this episode at www.Patreon.com/...
Maddyson joins us to discuss the rise and fall of Simone Cromer, the 59 year-old behind the notorious Club Chalamet fan account who recently announced a sort of soft retirement from covering Timothée Chalamet. Please visit www.killthecomputer.com for fun, games, merch, and friendship.
Johnny, Nick, and Matt of the newly formed GG Tribune come on to tell the story of why they left Hard Drive magazine to start their new website. We talk about the Pragmata controversy and other gamer news. Follow and subscribe: https://ggtribune.com
Ben Collins, aka Tim Onion comes on to talk about The Onion's long battle over the rights to the Infowars IP, what's next, and gives us some reasons to be hopeful for the future. Support The Onion: membership.theonion.com
Big news guys: we have launched our brand new website at killthecomputer.com that is going to increasingly serve as a centralized hub for the show in the coming weeks. On it, you can play games, listen to episodes, songs from the show and shop for our brand new merch line (see also shop.killthecomputer.com). Additionally, we are launching our "sideload series" episode run where you, our community, tell your unique stories to us: we...
MLYP takes us through a history of Trump's relationship to the UFC (and WWE) and how that's relevant today. Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQv3iMXUeNeVgmPstsJCdxlJWPYbRzDkDW6jvyDlBgO609u-yal3crKFWXMuArtYfLkXipDubrhVonM/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=30000&slide=id.g36f69057379_0_79
We were originally supposed to record our next installment of Going Back, our LOST side series on the Patreon. But instead we decided to have Maddy join us to end our pod marathon week with something fun and silly: MAGA influencer civil war. Keep an eye out for the next part of that series in a few days at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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