On today's episode, Y.L. Al-Sheikh (Emissary of Night) joins Josiah to discuss the Iran War and the destabilization of the Middle East.

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Music & audio credits

• Sunshine (Prod. Riddiman)
• Yesterday – bloom.
• In My Dreams - bloom.

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It's the March music exchange! In this installment, Josh and I discuss Simple Math by Manchester Orchestra and South of Heaven by Slayer. Also rage quitting jobs.

Music by Manchester Orchestra, Slayer, and SHADE08

On today’s episode, Chris and Josiah continue with the show’s recent focus on fascism by discussing Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco.

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Music & Audio credits

• Typical - Mutemath
• Yesterday – bloom.
• Comfort Eagle - CAKE

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On today's episode, Josh and Josiah talk about Claire Denis' 1999 arthouse drama about bored, shirtless French soldiers, Beau Travail (1999).

Music by SHADE08

This is the eighth installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake the Lawyer, where we read all those nonfiction books we've been meaning to read. Today's episode is about

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Music & Audio credits

• Yesterday – bloom.
• And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues (originally by Eric Bogle)
• Fascist - Minutemen
• "SCOTT JENNINGS Talks Bush Presidency, Debates, CNN," The Adam Friedland Show, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQd6k_PVYx8
• I Might Need You to Kill - The Thermals
• Green Shirt - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• Goon Squad - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• Rúdolf - Þeyr
• Tear the Fascists Down - Woodie Guthrie

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It's the February music exchange! Shut up, no, it's not March. This episode is a February episode. In this installment, Josh and I discuss Ultimate Success Today by Protomartyr and Sabotage by Black Sabbath. Also we talk about Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.

Music by Protomartyr, Black Sabbath, and SHADE08

On today's episode, Chris Barker and Josiah discuss Claude Chabrol's 1993 documentary, The Eye of Vichy, co-written by historian Robert O. Paxton. They talk about France under Nazi occupation, the regime of Philippe Pétain, and how the French national identity made sense of defeat and collaboration.

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References

• Eye of Vichy (1993, dir. Claude Chabrol)
• Tu appelles Renée by Ruth Kapp Hartz

Audio credits

• Audio from The Eye of Vichy (1993)
• Maréchal, nous voilà!, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmsdHnQ7RD8
• Yesterday – bloom.
• The Partisan - Leonard Cohen

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Welcome to the Fruitless Sports Corner (FSC): a semi-reoccurring series where Josiah, Nathan Thiessen, Chris Barker, and Jake the Lawyer talk about sports. On today's episode we discuss a long tweet, Ilian Malinin falling, how the Winter Olympics could improve the TV watching experience, cheating at curling, speed skaters being fast, axe throwing, Jake's weeb shit, hockey being a form of soccer, libertarian sports, Nebraska being a terrible state, Nate meeting some annoying Nebraska fans, loud college stadiums, Runza, NIL, Ruben Amorim, Nate being mad at the Packers, the Super Bowl and halftime show.

Music by Viagra Boys and SHADE08