Brain Milk

Subscribe to Ben Ulansey’s Substack to get his posts sent right to your inbox!And subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations.A big goal of mine for the rest of this year and 2027 is to develop Brain Milk into a bigger brand with weekly episodes, and I’m scheduling some very good upcoming conversations with Substackers and comedians! If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations too! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Adrian Polk’s Substack, Nitwit Politics to get his posts sent right to your inbox!And subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations.A big goal of mine for the rest of this year and 2027 is to develop Brain Milk into a bigger brand with weekly episodes, and I’m scheduling some very good upcoming conversations with Substackers and comedians! If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations too! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

See Part 1 of our chat before my phone overheated and turned off here!Dan Wilbur will be performing as JD Vance at Caveat in NYC on November 2nd the day before the election, so if you’re in NY check it out! He truly captures the essence of Vance’s self-conscious awkwardness! Also follow Wilbur on Threads here!Wilbur is a comedian and author whose work has been featured in The Onion, McSweeney’s, MTV, Funny or Die, The Today Show, and Comedy Central’s @Midnight.His videos parodying the current Vice President JD Vance have amassed tens of millions of views across social media, and have been shared by legendary comedians and journalists alike.He is also the author of two humor books, How Not to Read (Penguin) and Never Flirt with Puppy Killers (Simon & Schuster). His first comedy album Husband Material plays regularly on Sirius XM. He recently opened for Patton Oswalt around the Midwest and at the Beacon Theatre in NYC.Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Dan Wilbur will be performing as JD Vance at Caveat in NYC on November 2nd the day before the election, so if you’re in NY check it out! He truly captures the essence of Vance’s self-conscious awkwardness! Also follow Wilbur on Threads here!Wilbur is a comedian and author whose work has been featured in The Onion, McSweeney’s, MTV, Funny or Die, The Today Show, and Comedy Central’s @Midnight.His videos parodying the current Vice President JD Vance have amassed tens of millions of views across social media, and have been shared by legendary comedians and journalists alike.He is also the author of two humor books, How Not to Read (Penguin) and Never Flirt with Puppy Killers (Simon & Schuster). His first comedy album Husband Material plays regularly on Sirius XM. He recently opened for Patton Oswalt around the Midwest and at the Beacon Theatre in NYC.Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

We talk about Trump screwing Ukraine, Jon Ossoff along with the other viral Democratic Senate candidates, and the upcoming 2028 presidential primary!Follow Adrian Polk on Substack here!Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations.Our social media platforms are getting scrambled by the oligarchs so diversify where you follow me so you never miss my jokes in your doomscrolling: Threads, Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Spoutible, Medium, and Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Check out and subscribe to Ginny’s Substack, and check out her book Obey In Advance which is available now!Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Carlos Greaves just published a hilarious new book, “Obey in Advance: How to Survive and Thrive Under Authoritarianism,” and we discuss writing political comedy in the Trump era.Check out and subscribe to Carlos’s Substack Shades of Greaves, and his book Obey In Advance is available now!Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations.Our social media platforms are getting scrambled by oligarchs so if you like my writing, diversify where you follow me so you never miss my jokes to interrupt your doomscrolling: Threads, Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Spoutible, Medium, and Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations.Become a paid subscriber and support Brain Milk for just $2.50 a month.☕️ Or buy me a coffee if you want to help keep me caffeinated.If you think Donald Trump is a joke, I published three books for you: Satire In The Trump Years, Satire In The Biden Years, and Trump Comedy.I’ve also published four existentialist poetry books, Cabaret No Stare, Moon Goon, Hotel Golden Hours, and Nostradoofus.Our social media platforms are getting scrambled by oligarchs so if you like my writing, diversify where you follow me so you never miss my jokes to interrupt your doomscrolling: Threads, Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Spoutible, Medium, and Substack.Thank you Joan Voorhees, Deborah B, Sherell, Sharon Pettit, Ned Murphy, and many others for tuning into my live video with Adrian Polk! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations.Thank you Barbara, Kim Taylor, Sherell, Zelda Zulu, Donna Everett, and many others for tuning into my live video with Adrian Polk! Join me for my next live video in the app.Become a paid subscriber and support Brain Milk for just $2.50 a month.☕️ Or buy me a coffee if you want to help keep me caffeinated.If you think Donald Trump is a joke, I published three books for you: Satire In The Trump Years, Satire In The Biden Years, and Trump Comedy.I’ve also published four existentialist poetry books, Cabaret No Stare, Moon Goon, Hotel Golden Hours, and Nostradoofus.Our social media platforms are getting scrambled by oligarchs so if you like my writing, diversify where you follow me so you never miss my jokes to interrupt your doomscrolling: Threads, Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Spoutible, Medium, and Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe

Ericka Kopp is a progressive Democrat running for Congress in Virginia, and we discussed her story, what it's like to run for office, the Democratic Party, and much more!This was a very fun chat, and Ericka is a great candidate, a genuine person, and would be a thousand times better than the Republican incumbent she aims to defeat.Want to support Ericka Kopp and help her win? Here’s Ericka’s website, her Substack, and her Bluesky to follow her, and please considering donating to her campaign!Subscribe to Brain Milk on Apple Podcasts or YouTube so you can catch future episodes as they drop. If you want to help me grow, leave a review so other like-minded people can find these conversations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehalfwaycafe.substack.com/subscribe