The J. Burden Show

Podcaster and historian CJ Killmer joins the show to discuss academia’s progressive roots, credentialism, and how woke politics can shield managerial elites from class critique. He describes technology’s effects on students and argues education’s value often declines when learning is compulsory rather than voluntary.CJ: https://dangeroushistorypodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/profcj/shophttps://www.youtube.com/@killmercj/videoshttps://x.com/KillmerCjFox and Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

Today I have a lighthearted, unserious chat with Coucy. We cover Jimmy Carter's pre-mortem photoshoot, looks-maxing versus "looks-minning," flat-earther rocketeer Mike Hughes, actors and Shakespeare, science fiction, and Ayn Rand. Along the way, they joke about internet culture and fatherhood.EC: https://x.com/ingelramdecoucyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/looksminning/id1797824776https://ithinklessofyou.substack.com/p/looksminningFox and Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

In this solo reaction episode, I do some gloating: Republicans suffered a historic loss driven by the unpopular Iran war. I rebut blame aimed at podcasters, mock critics like James Lindsay and Mark Levin, and argue voters owe the GOP nothing. I promise we'll return to normal interviews tomorrow.Fox and Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

In this episode, I react to Mark Levin and argue that his push for the Iran war hurt Republicans before the midterms. I call Levin hypocritical, since Levin demands party loyalty while canceling dissenters and shielding Israel.Fox and Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

The Librarian of Celaeno joins to discuss a deported evangelical teacher, Samuel Sey, and a fundraiser claiming a paperwork error. They argue it exposes evangelical elites' incoherent mix of liberalism and Christianity, lax school hiring checks, and hypocrisy on immigration, which risks the movement's credibility.LoC: https://substack.com/home/post/p-222485127https://x.com/ExLibrisCelaenoFox and Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

J. Burden and Stormy Waters banter about cars, then argue the auto industry is turning retro and analog. They contrast Porsche's analog Mission S with Ferrari's Luce and Jaguar's rebrand, link the trend to watches and guns, criticize BMW's screens, and predict looser regulation and a retro market.SW: https://x.com/NormanDodd_knew https://substack.com/@st0rmywatersFox and Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

Joey Oliver joins the show to opine on the week's news: base preparedness headlines, Ilhan Omar's deportation talk, unrest in France and Poland, Obama's Cheesecake Factory joke, Star Wars and Dune, a deported Christian influencer, conservative hypocrisy, midterms, Halloween plans and viewer super chats.JO: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRWCoalitionhttps://x.com/TheRWCoalitionBOOK: https://www.amazon.com/American-History-Gen-Journey-Right/dp/1918418268KK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybnwmDwsrnghttps://www.kontrariankorner.com/https://x.com/BR_KelleranFox and Sons: use code JBurdenBuy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://substack.com/@jburden Patreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/...Axios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching...ETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

Today I interview Aydin Paladin about her research on "romantasy" smut. We cover its huge sales, who reads it, and why readers want powerful, committed men and blank-slate heroines. The talk then turns to AI companion chatbots, addiction and dissatisfaction, and the widening divide between the sexes.AP: https://x.com/AydinPaladinhttps://www.youtube.com/c/aydinpaladinhttps://substack.com/@aydinpaladinFox N' Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

J. Burden and Andy Edwards discuss the 1990 film Jacob's Ladder. We trace its three interwoven realities: Vietnam, New York, and the family life Jacob lost. They cover its biblical and Buddhist symbolism, the hospital-as-hell sequence, the drug-experiment reveal, and the film's influence on Silent Hill and Slender Man.BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/King-Dogs-training-ground-death/dp/0578608081AE: https://linktr.ee/GoldenGoatGuild https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrew-Edwards/author/B0825BNHYThttps://goldengoatguild.substack.com/Fox N' Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt

Christian Heiens joins the J. Burden Show to trace Virginia's shift from a Republican stronghold to a reliably blue state, blaming federal-government growth, Northern Virginia demographics, and shifting Richmond suburbs. They discuss the managerial-class Democratic Party, the "woke right" divide, generational conflict within conservatism, institutional capture, and tech and traditionalist factions reshaping the right.CH: https://x.com/ChristianHeienshttps://www.youtube.com/@Christian_Heienshttps://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasFox N’ Sons: use code JBurdenJ: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burdenSubstack: https://substack.com/@jburdenPatreon: https://patreon.com/JburdenGUMROAD: https://radiofreechicago.gumroad.com/l/ucducAxios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/affiliateETH: 0xB06aF86d23B9304818729abfe02c07513e68Cb70BTC: 33xLknSCeXFkpFsXRRMqYjGu43x14X1iEt