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Episode 57 - Bracketology
May 15, 2026
1h 43m 56s
Episode 56 - Bottom Feeders
May 6, 2026
1h 49m 42s
Episode 55 - Cracking Spreads
Apr 29, 2026
1h 28m 48s
Episode 54 - Carpe Baculum
Apr 24, 2026
1h 25m 11s
Episode 53 - JD and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Apr 14, 2026
1h 17m 31s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/26 | Episode 57 - Bracketology | Patrick Wyman joins the Normal Men to talk dirty soda, apartment deposits we definitely did not get back, the only bracket that matters, 1619 and its descendants, and sharp little lads. | 1h 43m 56s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | Episode 56 - Bottom Feeders | The Men get chippy, Fed up, car talk, Giuliani hantavirus and other pathogens, Graham crackers and some states that are probably in the Midwest, and the AI capex bubble (?). | 1h 49m 42s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Episode 55 - Cracking Spreads | Panic! at the WHCD, several niche beverages, American airports, and strait cash homie. | 1h 28m 48s | ||||||
| 4/24/26 | Episode 54 - Carpe Baculum | Iran oil futures, market madness, Spencer Pratt for some reason, ivermectin and psilocybin, spammers and affinity scams, and hyping the Mythos. | 1h 25m 11s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | Episode 53 - JD and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week | Vance screws up at everything, Orbán eighty-sixed in Hungary, Iran negotiations collapse and the world stays oil-thirsty, Swalwell sex monsters and gets summarily defenestrated, and the thrilling secret of space. | 1h 17m 31s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Episode 52 - It’s From Massachusetts, Actually | Yakuza discourse, the terrible secret of space, BTS on Hot Ones, Bondi beached, careerists vs maniacs, and who's next for Attorney General. | 1h 27m 33s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | Episode 51 - C.R.E.A.M.: Chaos Ruins Ed’s Audio Machine ft. Aaron Cohen | Aaron Cohen of Gracie's Ice Cream (@unlikelywords.bsky.social) has a wicked scoop for the Men. George doesn't deliver, Lowtax goes out of his gourd, Ed's interested in principles, and Propter gets stuck. Note:1) We ran into tech issues post-recording and decided that we would rather release a pretty rough final cut this week than no episode. Sorry about that and we won't be offended if you give it a miss. 2) this is a Nanaimo bar | 1h 37m 14s | ||||||
| 3/17/26 | Episode 50 - Strait Expectations | Ed runs some numbers, George eyeballs the urbs, the Strait gets bent, Lowtax socializes, and Propter gets sloppy. | 1h 49m 20s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 | Episode 49 - No Apologies For The Dutch ft. Aaron Kleinman | Episode 49: Texas primaries, North Carolina's political shake-ups, oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz, and EV battery drama with very special guest Aaron Kleinman (@kleinman.bsky.social) from Heartland Signal. check out his more formal work at https://radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/ | 1h 25m 53s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | Episode 48 - We Aren’t That Kind Of Norwegians ft. Theophite | Anthropic vs DoD, Iran strikes, Graham Platner's podcast tour, and the gnome bag. Featuring the return of Theophite to talk shrimp. Chapters: 0:00 Intro: Anthropic vs. DoD10:00 Claude's Ethical AI Training20:00 DoD's Ultimatum & Anthropic's Red Lines31:00 Anthropic's Rationalist Roots47:00 Hot War with Iran1:04:00 Graham Platner & Antisemitism1:25:00 Public Virtue & AI in Government1:33:00 Outro | 1h 34m 22s | ||||||
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| 2/26/26 | Episode 47 - Domestication and its Discontents | Propter's smart home journey goes sideways. Dogs: better evolved than us? The AI chip crisis hits gaming. The Jones Act and the art of the subsidy. Iran, oil, and who benefits. East Coast braces for snow. State shapes are wrong. And maybe log off for a bit. Chapters: 0:00 Smart Home Tech & APIs4:00 Dogs: Evolution, Senses, & Meds14:00 AI, Chip Crisis & Hardware Prices24:00 Economics of Supply & Demand30:00 The Jones Act: Policy Failure33:00 Biofuels & Commodity Cycles40:00 Geopolitics: US & Iran52:00 Blizzard, Weather & Regional Differences1:03:00 Online Discourse & Context Window | 1h 10m 56s | ||||||
| 2/20/26 | Episode 46 - Only One Mention of Cheese | Just desserts, DHS shutdown and caucus integrity, the future of B2B and internal tooling, and the Yakuza games. Chapters: 0:00 Yakuza & Video Game Franchises5:30 Dessert Discourse & Social Media12:30 Canned Cheese & Weekly News17:30 DHS, Noem, and El Paso Lasers31:15 DHS Shutdown Analysis45:00 Shutdown Impacts & Democratic Strategy56:15 AI & Stock Market Winners/Losers1:02:20 AI's Practicality & Limitations1:16:50 Outro | 1h 18m 32s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | Episode 45 - We Are All Made of Starmusk | Normal Astrophysicist Mike Boylan-Kolchin (@mbkplus.bsky.social) joins us to talk about the terrible secret of space and the Lone Star State. Also: black olives on tacos, Love Da Seahawks, and Jeff Bezos has some explaining to do. Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Gooning Culture2:40 Elon's Space Data Centers5:00 Astronomy & Compute13:00 Challenges of Space Data Centers20:00 Economics of Orbital Compute38:00 Taco Discourse & Burrito Bonds54:00 Texas Democratic Primary1:10:00 Republican Primary & Senate Control1:24:00 Universe's End & Super Bowl1:31:00 Outro and Final Thoughts | 1h 32m 50s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | Episode 44 - Coffee, Cigarette, Croissant ft. skelly | Normal Woman skelly (@iid.bsky.social) joins us from France to talk about- well, the plan was to talk about the American expat experience in Europe during Trump II but actually it wound up being mostly about comparative educational structure. we hope you like it.also: Texas Toast (Republican State Senate edition), handicapping 2026, Fed Warsh, Epstein and the shallow bench of evil.ED NOTE: we are unbleeped compared to our usual because Ed is working very hard and is gassed this week. please be nice to Ed if you see him. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Winter Woes7:06 Skelly: Life in France16:15 Academia: US vs. Europe26:30 College Admissions & Prestige45:46 Admissions: Success & Diversity1:08:40 American Expat Life & Culture1:33:57 Texas Special Election Analysis | 1h 44m 43s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Episode 43 - (Game) Mastering the Apocalypse ft. Theophite | Speculative fiction, moderation at scale, radicalization at scale, parenting at low-scale, and turophile priorities with Theophite. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Guest Theophyte4:17 Minneapolis ICE Shooting Fallout21:25 Theophyte's RPG & AI Art34:17 RPG World's Moral Dilemmas44:02 Scale of Civilization & Internet55:42 Parenting in Trump's Second Age1:06:25 Oreo Debate & Losing Control1:09:38 Cougar Gold Cheese & WSU | 1h 15m 02s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Episode 42 - A Bit Crap, Really | On dogs, football, Blorth Carolina, the spirit of the cities, Chipotle, why you should care about Claude Code, adventures in transatlanticism, and the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Poop Talk5:31 NFL & College Football Review16:53 Indiana Coach's Chipotle Habit26:53 North Carolina Political Landscape43:24 ICE Occupation in Minneapolis53:46 Adventures in AI: Claude Code1:09:36 Trump, Greenland, and NATO | 1h 22m 05s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | Episode 41 - True Crime ft. Normal Wives | Ms. Malone and Ms. Speedrun-Enjoyer stop by to explain the appeal of murder. Also, we talk about the Horrors foreign and domestic. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Guest Welcome10:06 Defining True Crime & Adnan Syed20:12 Personal Appeal & Favorite Podcasts35:21 Unsolved Cases & Killer Psychology50:30 True Crime's Gender Gap & Safety1:05:39 Guest Farewell & Renee Good Murder1:15:45 Authoritarianism & Public Backlash1:25:51 Greenland Invasion Rumors & Geopolitics | 1h 41m 20s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Episode 40 - Model Failstates | The Normal Men talk college football, Venezuelan stabs, and what genAI won't do for you. Chapters: 0:00 Woodworking & Ice Bath Project4:38 Gaming Controversies: FF7 & Animal Crossing13:51 College Football & Ole Miss Racism27:46 Venezuela Regime Change Operation58:29 US-Mexico Cartel War Speculation1:17:09 AI & Grok's Pornography Problem1:31:09 Understanding and Using LLMs | 1h 47m 49s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | Episode 39 - Malebag ft. golikehellmachine | Goodbye to 2025! The Normal Men talk food, travel, optimism, and dating. Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Holiday Recap9:32 Cookbook and Rice Cooker Recommendations28:38 Favorite Destination Foods47:43 Affordable Protein Alternatives1:04:54 Nonalcoholic Drinks and Mocktails1:22:05 Party Playlists and Social Confidence1:39:16 Dating and Parenting Advice | 1h 44m 39s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Episode 38 - ICE, Wind, Jail ft. Mark Fleming of National Immigrant Justice Center | The Normal Men dive into appellate immigration strategy and the Battle of Chicago with Mark Fleming of National Immigrant Justice Center. Also, stroads and the modern authoritarian; primary ethics and efficiency. National Immigrant Justice Center: https://immigrantjustice.org/ Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights: https://www.icirr.org/ Organized Communities Against Deportation: https://www.organizedcommunities.org/ | 1h 32m 14s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | Episode 37 - Rated NY-17 ft. Mike Sacks | We interview Mike Sacks, who is running for Congress in NY-17; people are doing more mass shootings; Propter sounds robotic; and what is truth, really? Mike Sacks (https://bsky.app/profile/mikesacks.bsky.social) is running for Congress in the New York's Fightin' Seventeenth: (https://bsky.app/profile/mikesacks.bsky.social/post/3lmev4vf4hc2n) Learn more here: https://www.mikesacksforcongress.com/ Give his campaign money here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mike-sacks-donate Early corvid scholarship by Mr Sacks: https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/cb488d23-ab03-42be-994b-1fe5b2054038 An AI-generated video of a crow sledding on a frisbee: https://www.facebook.com/reel/864322122972412 Chapters: 0:00 Podcast Intro and Guest Mike Sacks4:50 NY-17 District and Politics19:30 Universal Healthcare as Key Policy24:30 Supreme Court and Structural Reform30:30 Primary Race and Competitive Edge45:00 District Deli and Smoked Fish47:30 Mass Shootings and Gun Violence55:30 Proctor's Voice and Robotics1:02:30 AI, Crow Video, and Epistemology1:12:30 Duke Chronicle Letter & Outro | 1h 18m 48s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | Episode 36 - Blue Devils and the Deep Red Sea | Infant diction, Noted Underdogs Duke, birthright citizenship, c-c-c-cocaine, coffee: black.Norwegian outreach: https://bsky.app/profile/norwayinusa.norway.no/post/3m4bcalmg7s2u Coffee, black: https://bsky.app/profile/bmhughes.bsky.social/post/3m6wc33skm22z Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Linguistics Lesson4:39 Trump's Pardon & RGV Politics12:53 College Football Playoff Explained33:29 SCOTUS & Birthright Citizenship50:39 Navy SEALs & Cocaine Strikes1:00:21 FIFA Award & Global Bribery1:04:29 Normalcy Studies & Identity1:18:01 Outro | 1h 19m 18s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Episode 35 - Light, Sweet, Crude | The majesty and the mystery of Lane Kiffin, what on earth is up with oil, war crimes in your war crimes, and optimism in Tennessee. Chapters: 0:00 The Boston Molasses Disaster5:00 College Football: ACC & Lane Kiffin22:20 Global Oil Market Dynamics35:00 OPEC, EVs, and Geopolitical Oil Play50:00 Oil Geopolitics: Russia, Venezuela, US1:01:00 Trump Admin War Crimes & Fallout1:11:00 Tennessee Special Election1:23:50 Episode Wrap-up | 1h 24m 04s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | Episode 34 - Mail Gobblin’ ft. golikehellmachine | Talking turkey, taking questions, slandering yams, and giving thanks with distinguished alumnus golikehellmachine. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Blue Sky Food Discourse2:22 Podcast Intro & Trump's Post6:13 Vehicle Must-Haves & Deal Breakers12:56 Friendsgiving & Dinner Guests19:37 Thanksgiving Music & Gravy Debate29:53 Hosting & Turkey Debate38:53 Dealing with Racist Uncle46:33 Lightning Round: Sides, Pies & Trolls57:01 Outro | 58m 17s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | Episode 33 - Straight to Jael ft. Jael Holzman | Green energy and touring finances with Jael Holzman of Heatmap and Ekko Astral (@jael.bsky.social), the Epstein Files, and Peak Trump. listen to Horse Glue by Ekko Astral here: https://ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/horseglueand submit questions for mailbag here: https://golikehellmachine.com/2025/11/16/thanksgiving-mailbag/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Casual Food Chat5:20 Energy Transition & Policy16:00 Fossil Fuel Influence & Geothermal30:00 Political Risk & Media Critique42:30 Echo Astral & Music Life58:30 Jeffrey Epstein Email Dump1:26:00 Epstein's Political Impact1:37:30 Has Trump's Era Peaked?1:46:00 CBP in Charlotte & Outro | 1h 54m 00s | ||||||
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4 placements across 4 markets.
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4 placements across 4 markets.