Episode 400: A Different Level Of Criminality

Recorded on 7/2/25, so a little late on getting this one out. Nonetheless, a fun dive into Herodotus and the story of Cyrus The Great Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Our old pal Steve Sladkowski from the band Pup stops by to talk tariffs, Canadian politics, TikTok, Drake's abs, and what peak performance looks like Go see Pup on tour soon: https://www.puptheband.com/, and be sure to check out their new album And support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're joined by returning guest Tracy Rosenthal to discuss the Zohran Mamdani mayoral campaign: how it was shaped, how it won the Democratic Primary, what it may look like going forward, and how the rest of the media and political class is reacting to it. But first, we catch up on some housekeeping re: Israel and the U.S.'s war against Iran, and talk very briefly about Peter Thiel's fixation on the Antichrist. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Covering everything from the Big Beautiful Bill, to Ted Cruz's interview with Tucker Carlson, to Israel's latest attempts to pull the United States into another war(s), to Trump's potential nuking of Iran Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

For this special bonus episode we're joined by Jason P. Woodbury from Aquarian Drunkard's Transmissions podcast, to talk about everything from Christian music, to the Michael Tait allegations, to the mystic/freak-folk scene of the mid-2000s, to the crossovers between Ufology and Christianity Please go check out Jason's podcast on iTunes or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ErL7gvZD6v3HJ4Nx5oexm And support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

After some not inconsiderable preamble, we look at two Kentucky-specific stories today: one about a New Age guru roofing magnate, and another about the Kentuckian millionaire who tortured another millionaire for bitcoin in Manhattan Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Don't put it in your pocket

Writer Devin O'Shea joins us to talk about the recent tornado that hit St. Louis: how it has revealed the socio-economic past, present, and future, and what we can expect in a world where climate change will continue to disrupt the social landscape Read Devin's article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/st-louis-tornado-delmar-divide-recovery/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we start off with a few stories from Trumpworld: the new budget, allegations of white genocide, importing of white Afrikaaners and deporting of Danish people. Then we switch over to a few stories from Demworld: Gerry Connolly's death, an article in Politico about how the Dems are stuck in the black lodge, and an article in the New York Times about the search for the liberal Joe Rogan. Finally, we discuss the shooting of two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC last night. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Act 1: Indoors Act 2: In the sun Act 3: In the shade Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty