VICE Culture Club

We sat down with VICE contributor and investigative journalist Tir Dhondy.We talk about several of the documentaries she has done with VICE. Tantra Island, interviewing the man that robbed Kim Kardashian, Snapchat crimes, and her new series Public Enemy. We suggest guests that might or might not deserve to be enemies of the public. Hit us up, and let us know who should be in the series.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creators of Tiger King, Chimp Crazy, and the new series Monsters of God Eric Goode and Jeremy Mcbride give updates on Joe Exotic, speak on the morality of zoos, and explain what it is like to survive a snake bite. The two creators talk about their experiences creating prolific documentaries and traveling America highlighting different animal owner cultures as they question who the real monsters are… Watch Eric Goode’s and Jeremy McBride's  new Documentary Monsters of God on HBO Max.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best known for his Emmy award winning series Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd sat down with VCC as we discussed his favorite shows and movies, toxic masculinity, creative passion, and Scottish culture. Richard Gadd has been creating hard to watch hits for the past few years, taking his talents from stand up comedy and applying them to excruciating dramas. Check out Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer, and his new show Half Man.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1: This is the highlights of our conversation with Riz Ahmed. For the full interview become a VICE Member.  Riz Ahmed has been pushing British culture forward for 2 decades.  He’s a rapper, actor, and activist.  He started out as an outsider skewering popular culture's take on terrorists and has moved into taking on iconic British roles like Shakespear’s Hamlet, Harry Potter’s Snape, and even James Bond.   We talk about his banned song, who he would like to rap with, who he would like to act with, and where he wish he was right in this moment.   Tim Allen also comes up a surprising amount.  Check out Riz Ahmed in his new movie “Hamlet” and his new show “Bait” Part 2: Riz Ahmed has been pushing British culture forward for 2 decades.  He’s a rapper, actor, and activist.  He started out as an outsider skewering popular culture's take on terrorists and hass moved into taking on iconic British roles like Shakespear’s Hamlet, Harry Potter’s Snape, and even James Bond.   We talk about his banned song, who he would like to rap with, who he would like to act with, and where he wish he was right in this moment.   Tim Allen also comes up a surprising amount.  Check out Riz Ahmed in his new movie “Hamlet” and his new show “Bait” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the highlights of our conversation with Ben Mckenzie. For the full interview become a VICE Member.  While most celebrities were shilling for crypto, Ben Mckenzie was investigating it. Mckenzie is most known for his roles in the OC, Southland, and Gotham, but most don’t know he studied economics at the University of Virginia.   He has gone back to his college roots to take on some of crypto's sorest subjects.  In his new movie “Everyone is Lying to You for Money” Mckenize interviews now jailed crypto CEOs Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky.  He also goes to El Salvador to check out Nayib Bukele’s attempt to become the first country to use Bitcoin as an official currency.   We talk about all the dark corners of Mckenzie’s investigations took him to, all the people that have been hurt by crypto, the identity of bitcoins founder, the history of currency, and we play “Steal That NFT”.  While most celebrities were shilling for crypto, Ben Mckenzie was investigating it. Mckenzie is most known for his roles in the OC, Southland, and Gotham, but most don’t know he studied economics at the University of Virginia.   He has gone back to his college roots to take on some of crypto's sorest subjects.  In his new movie “Everyone is Lying to You for Money” Mckenize interviews now jailed crypto CEOs Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky.  He also goes to El Salvador to check out Nayib Bukele’s attempt to become the first country to use Bitcoin as an official currency.   We talk about all the dark corners of Mckenzie’s investigations took him to, all the people that have been hurt by crypto, the identity of bitcoins founder, the history of currency, and we play “Steal That NFT”.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the highlights of our conversation with Jorma Taccone. For the full interview become a VICE Member. We sat down with SNL & Lonely Island legend Jorma Taccone to talk about why we rarely see comedy blockbusters in theatres anymore, if we will see another Lonely Island album, and what it’s like to be a rockstar as a joke.   He also talks about his new very bloody, star studded movie, Over Your Dead Body.  Finally, we ask him to give adVICE to the VICE audience.  We sat down with SNL & Lonely Island legend Jorma Taccone to talk about why we rarely see comedy blockbusters in theatres anymore, if we will see another Lonely Island album, and what it’s like to be a rockstar as a joke.   He also talks about his new very bloody, star studded movie, Over Your Dead Body.  Finally, we ask him to give adVICE to the VICE audience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit down with Daniel Roher - Oscar winning director of Navalny. We ask him about the making of that movie and what it was like to be in the center of the world’s biggest story.  He also has two movies coming out.   “The Ai Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” in late March.  Tuner in May.   Ai doc truly shook me and I am looking forward to picking his brain on it. I’ve never been more scared for the future and i’m glad he came in the studio to talk me down.   In May Tuner hits theatres, it’s a fun movie about a piano tuner turned safe cracker with Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall.   We ask him about what it’s like to transition from documentary to fiction and also to rank the best movies based off of America’s failed healthcare system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have an Ai double feature.  We got the director and main character of “The Ai Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” in part 1.  In part 2 we get Oscar winning director and producer of Everything Everywhere All At Once and Swiss Army Man to chat about their roles in the Ai Doc.  They also have to perform a bit of a therapy session for Jackson as their film truly shook him about the future of humanity.    We also have some fun talking about a potential all Daniels adaptation of the book of Daniel from the bible.   We talk about what got left of the cutting room table for Swiss army man, spoilers, not much.   At the end we finish with a game of Do’s and Don’ts.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Fishbach, better known as Markiplier, sits down with us to tell us how his movie,Iron Lung, is a glimpse into a future where Youtubers dominate the big screen.  We ask why he decided to make this movie independently while also acting, directing, writing, and editing the movie.  We talk about the future of movies, aging with his audience, and what makes a good video game movie.  We finish with Do’s and Don’ts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor and Chief of Know Your Meme comes to the studio to give a us a state of the union on memes.  We get questions from the memes themselves:  Chocolate Rain, Sad Oompa Loompa girl, Apparently kid, Baby Gronk, Best buy Goth, and Airsoftfatty.   We talk looksmaxxing, chinesemaxxing, slop, meme history, 8chan, and Elon Musk.   Get a full update on internet culture in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices