Ranking The Jokers + Charlie Kirk's Killer Loved Memes

⁠WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE⁠ Ranking almost every depiction of The Joker in film and television and a discussion about the possible motive of the young Mormon man who shot conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. ⁠Learn more about Rob Schulte on his website⁠ ⁠Find Molly McAleer and more of her content⁠ LINKS "Groypers Got Donald Trump Elected" - She's Right (via TikTok) "Groyper misogyny fuels crimes because they don't know how to cope with loneliness" - She's Right (via TikTok) "It was a shitpost." - aidanetcetera (via TikTok) "Charlie Kirk vs. Groypers Compilation" (via YouTube) "There was a lot of gaming going on. Friends have confirmed that there was that deep, dark internet — Reddit culture and other dark places of the internet where this person was going deep. You saw that on the casings. I didn't have any idea what those inscriptions meant, but they are certainly the meme-ification that is happening in our society today." - Gov of Utah (via X) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly's favorite cookies and a sequel to one of Rob's favorite shows.  Get episodes early and watch the video version on Patreon LINKS See Molly's cookie slides (made on an iPhone, sorry for the typos) Rob's website Molly's stuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hugely successful video game series by Hideo Kojima and the new Netflix documentary about the unthinkably sick and twisted Kendra Licari, a Michigan mom who stalked her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend though countless text messages for 22 months. Support the show and watch the video version of this episode PLUS listen ad-free and early on Patreon Find everything Molly here Check out Rob's website LINKS Who Was the Cyberbully Harassing Kendra Licari’s Teen Daughter? Parents and school officials were stumped. The culprit was under their noses all along (The Cut, no paywall) New Documentary Unknown Number Exposes a Ruthless Catfish Who Tormented a Teen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Donna Adelson trial kicking off, Molly explains the twisted web Florida prosecutors have had to untangle to get justice for Dan Markel. Rob is, as always, eager to shed light on A.J. and Big Justice's musical endeavors, including their new smash hit, "Big Fat Meatballs." GET THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AD-FREE AND EARLY ON PATREON Check out Rob's website Find all things Molly here Links JusticeForDan.com (official family website) "Tally" - Over My Dead Body season 1 BIG FAT MEATBALLS music video Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob talks about his late brother Will after finally spreading his ashes over the weekend, Molly digs into "The Life of a Show Girl" Easter Eggs Taylor Swift left behind on the set of the New Heights podcast. Watch the video episode and get the audio version ad-free and early on Patreon for $5 a month Check out Rob's website Find Molly's other work LINKS Watch the New Heights episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2lX9XESvDE&t=5776s Taylor Swift official store https://store.taylorswift.com/ TLOAS Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_a_Showgirl Documentary premiere at Vancouver Film Festival? https://www.tiktok.com/@beeperbolts/video/7539716890931875102?_t=ZP-8yy64iiE4kR&_r=1 Braille in the lights for Bejeweled? https://www.tiktok.com/@lunethemoviegal/video/7539024557739363614?_t=ZP-8yy4QPs6NXr&_r=1 Plaid https://www.tiktok.com/@eurosweetheart/video/7538274295026388279?_t=ZP-8yy48eSCL1j&_r=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠Listen to and watch the video version of this episode and every episode ad-free and early on Patreon for $5 a month⁠ After a week of following Kendra, a woman on TikTok who claims to be in love with her psychiatrist, reading the New York Times piece about a man who wound up institutionalized after ONE MONTH of using a chatbot, and ChatGPT's 5o update, Molly can't get A.I. Psychosis. Rob just watched 2002's Auto Focus, a dramatized movie about Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane and his sick little adventures with a camera dealer that resulted in his death. Please check out BringJohnnyHome.com to help reunite a father with his son who was kidnapped by a non-custodial parent and brought out of the country. LINKS Get Molly's 12 page summary of Kendra's videos and listen to the bonus episode about it here (or use the free trial of SolidListen+ on Apple Podcasts for the same thing in The Afters feed) ChatBots can go into a delusional spiral. Here's how it happens - NYT piece (no paywall) A Twitter thread that has all of Kendra's videos (we do not endorse the language used to introduce the thread but this is a good resource for those who do not want to give her clicks or do not have TikTok) Henry trying to level with Kendra on TikTok live Kendra asks Claude to play devil's advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob tackles the DVD collectors on TikTok live, Molly reads the email that Scott Swift sent to Taylor Swift's former manager, Dan Dymtrow. ⁠GET THE VIDEO VERSION OF OUR EPISODES AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION EARLY AND AD-FREE⁠⁠ Find more of Molly ⁠https://linktr.ee/mollymcaleer⁠ Check out Rob's website https://www.robschulte.com/ LINKS Read the full email from Scott Swift to Dan Dymtrow and other documents from the same filing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly's half is dedicated to the Season 2 Big Brother case learning about the terror attacked on September 11th, 2001, specifically Dr. Will Kirby's reaction, and Rob talks about one of his favorite bands, Dashboard Confessional.  ⁠GET THE VIDEO VERSION OF OUR EPISODES AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION EARLY AND AD-FREE⁠ Find more of Molly https://linktr.ee/mollymcaleer Check out Rob's website Subscribe to Vanderpump Robs https://www.robschulte.com/ LINKS ⁠Big Brother cast reacts to the news of 9/11 and Monica cousin's Tamitha possibly being affected⁠ ⁠Mike "Boogie" Malin and restraining order history⁠ Will's Instagram Will posted a picture with Monica from Season 2 in 2017 ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/BcIqTDUH7Zo/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ He looks completely different in this 2016 ad for Dove Men’s deodorant ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmmId_ImOV/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Theo Von?  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs9E05FlYZm/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==⁠ Pauly Shore ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/9_SKDnomJB/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Shirtless pic celebrating “dad bod” ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/CthaFCFvB5k/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ “Being gay is fine” ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/4LEBrUomEg/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Jeffree Star mid-injection with numbing cream on his lips ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyS0wxjANX/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Hired Lil John to host the LaserAway Christmas Party ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/CI7ZZdMDpnC/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Clare Crawley from The Bachelor ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/CGU8sAsDxsN/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ URKEL (Jaleel White) ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/BdEJRtqH3XA/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Katherine Schwarzenegger ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/BZJzkBnnSCJ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Jay Mohr ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/BWEGHUcld4m/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Another picture with Theo Von ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/B-R-lK8jB_r/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Is Theo Von his BFF? ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ijxCCF3GE/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Yes, they’ve been best friends for 15 years ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/B57DHakFe41/?img_index=3&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Seriously, he loves his BFF Theo Von ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk1MfOSBbj8/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==⁠ Dr. Will and Theo Von met through Laker’s co-owner Jeanie Buss ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoVon/comments/97z7pg/guest_request_dr_will_kirby_big_brother_goat_and/?utm_source=chatgpt.com⁠ The pineapple picture comes from her: ⁠https://x.com/JeanieBuss/status/1014684045748236288 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch the unedited video version of the podcast and listen to our episode ad-free and early for only $5 a month on Patreon For Rob's half, we discuss Jax Taylor being put on ice for Season 3 of The Valley, what might be going through his mind when he watches TV, how he wound up marrying Brittany to begin with, and theorize on his Red Pill behavior. For Molly's half, we discuss some horror films she watched over the weekend, including Drop (2025), Host (2020), and Borderline (2025). Find us: Molly McAleer's Linktr.ee Rob Schulte's website Thank you to our editor, JeanMarie Gibson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠Support the show and get the full, unedited, ad-free video version by subscribing to our Patreon⁠ Molly talks about a phenomenon that Millennials are observing when they initiate a normal and often necessary everyday interaction with someone between 17-25 and getting back that alarming 😐 or 😳 face. Find more Molly here. Rob is doing his occasional rewatch of The Drew Carey Show and has notes, particularly on how well a sexual harassment story arc aged, a shocking guest appearance, and the villain that won everyone's hearts. Find more Rob here. LINKS The Gen Z Stare Dante’s video about then Gen-Z stare Boston College students at a elite internship doing the stare throughout orientation Example from an angry Gen Zer about someone abruptly ordering a large black hot coffee Gen Zer claims that they do this because they’re trying to control themselves from saying something horrendous to your face and they want to keep a job Marv gives a perfect example of how the stare shows up even in how Gen Z will treat each  other The Drew Carey Show - The Batmobile The most popular opening credit sequence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices