Give Them An Argument

Season 5 Episode 26: Let's Talk About Grifters (ft. Jason Myles)

Jul 28, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Jason's Latest Publication Date and a Simulation
02:53 • 2min
3
The Conservative's Takeaway From Barbie: Ken Was Truly the Hero of the Movie
04:27 • 2min
4
The Consequences of Critique
06:22 • 3min
5
The Importance of Nonconfrontational Movies
09:18 • 6min
6
Joe Rogan and the New York Post
15:15 • 2min
7
Jack and Ben Conservative Free Speech Crusaders Tried to Censor a Left Wing Podcast
17:00 • 2min
8
How to Stop People From Listening to the Podcast
18:42 • 2min
9
The Socialist Podcast
20:35 • 2min
10
The Struggle for Notoriety
22:18 • 1min
11
The Sopranos With Michael Brooks
23:41 • 2min
12
How to Record an Audio Only Podcast
25:17 • 2min
13
The Unusable Audio on Michael's Death
26:52 • 2min
14
The Grifters, the Capitalist Realism of Left Media
28:46 • 2min
15
John Q Sacks: A Dark Movie
30:40 • 4min
16
The Nonstop Hustle of Moving to Rosarito in Mexico
34:29 • 2min
17
The Importance of Trusting Your Parents
36:07 • 3min
18
Joe Biden: The Worst President in the World
39:32 • 2min
19
The Angriest I've Ever Been Doing This Job
41:59 • 2min
20
The Cons of the Sex Cut
44:05 • 5min
21
The Role of Viewers in What They Think Are Grifters
49:10 • 5min
22
Jimmy Carter's Role in the Force the Vote Stuff
54:16 • 2min
23
The Importance of a Floor Vote on Medicare for All
55:56 • 2min
24
The History of Support Force the Vote
57:29 • 2min
25
The Debate About Jimmy Carter's Health Care Plan
59:24 • 2min
26
Elizabeth Holmes: A Case Study in Contemporary Grifting
01:00:58 • 2min
27
Elizabeth Holmes and the State Department
01:03:11 • 2min
28
The LifeSpan of a Con Artist
01:05:07 • 3min
29
Sam Cedar and Jimmy's Door
01:08:26 • 3min
30
The Relationship Between What People Do in Media That Matters
01:11:22 • 2min
31
The Dumbest Form of Culture Work
01:13:25 • 2min
32
The Importance of Audience Capture
01:14:59 • 5min
33
The Importance of Self Awareness
01:20:24 • 3min
34
The Negative Effects of Automatic Algorithms on Human Behavior
01:23:41 • 2min
35
The Importance of Thinking About Different Things Than You
01:25:39 • 2min
36
The Problem With the Definition of Words
01:27:25 • 2min
37
The Importance of Motivated Reasoning
01:29:43 • 2min
38
The Function of Diagnosing the Right Wing Pivot
01:31:27 • 1min
39
The Future of Social Media
01:32:51 • 4min
40
The Relationship Between Sports and Success
01:36:46 • 2min
41
The Importance of Posing for the Camera
01:38:44 • 6min
42
The Cost of Advertising Cryptocurrency
01:44:38 • 2min
43
The Disconnect Between Fan Bases and Influence
01:46:15 • 5min
44
Ben Burgess and Joe Rogan
01:50:54 • 2min
45
Cheap Trick: The First and Best Pop Pop Pop
01:52:31 • 3min
46
The Greatest Fan of All Time for the United States
01:55:04 • 3min
47
The Reductive Discourse About Grifting
01:58:32 • 1min
48
The Disingenuous Pivot to Jesus
02:00:01 • 3min
49
The Rise of Cable News and Pro Wrestling
02:02:52 • 2min
50
Ben's First Time in a Black Barbershop
02:05:05 • 2min
51
The Unbearable Futility of Whiteness
02:06:53 • 3min