Episode 84: The Decline of the Jest

Recorded 08/16/25Dan interviews Anna Krivolapova, discussing the range of narrative voice, the psychology of mass shooters, and what it means to be a Sensualist.Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan interviews Chloe Wheeler, discussing RFK, Jr., the rise of the chudbro, and the secret to immortality.Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 05/04/25Dan interviews Rachel Haywire, discussing her new art gallery, Fiume, cultural startups, the Art Right, and the sad demise of OKCupid.Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 10/12/24Matt and Dan interview author ARX-Han discussing Androgenic Literature, "New Wave", Decentralized Fiction, and his other substack coinages, before going deep on his novel INCEL.Listen to Matt read Chapter One of INCEL.Matt TwitterDan Twitter ARX-Han Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 9.29.24Matt and Dan discuss Donald Trump as a political figure, a symbol, a comedian and an artist, making reference to Dan's recent article "The Decline of the Jest" and Constantine Von Hoffmeister's Esoteric Trumpism.Matt TwitterDan Twitter  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 9/07/24Dan is joined by friend of the pod and co-host of "Art of Darkness," Kevin Kautzman, to discuss his new audio drama entitled "Basilisk," the upcoming Bad Mouth Theatre Company production of his play entitled "Moderation" in St. Paul, MN, and the terrible gift and responsibility of Being.  Kevin TwitterDan Twitter Matt Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 8/10/24Matt and Dan discuss current events and JD Vance's 2016 Memoir Hillbilly Elegy.Matt TwitterDan Twitter  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 6/15/24Matt and Dan are joined by Cairo Smith to discuss his new novel KOMODO, and how books like Dan's NUTCRANKR led him to our corner of X and its Indie-publishing potential. Cairo TwitterMatt TwitterDan Twitter  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 5.04.24Matt and Dan are joined by Harper's Contributing Editor James Pogue, the author of the Vanity Fair article that introduced the normies to the New Right. Topics include the parallel economy, the professionalization of "the Scene," and getting paid to write.James TwitterMatt TwitterDan Twitter  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded 4.13.24Matt and Dan are joined by writer, tweeter, and Dan-Baltic-Junior-Associate Adem Luz Rienspects to discuss his debut novel MIXTAPE HYPERBOREA, and the numerous socio-political topics branching from it. Become a Patron to hear the second half of this double-header episode, in which Adem and Matt dig into the specifics of the Mixtape Hyperborea playlist track by track. Adem TwitterMatt TwitterDan Twitter  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.