
DOOMED with Matt Binder
QAnon, white supremacists, Proud Boys, the alt-right...host Matt Binder guides you through all the conspiracy theories, far right groups, fake news, misinformation, reactionary movements, and more on DOOMED, a leftist politics and culture show for our terrible times.
Latest episodes

Mar 15, 2021 • 51min
157: COVID Conspiracies, Deniers, and the Right: One Year Later (w/ Devin Burghart)
Devin Burghart of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the anti-vaxxers, anti-mask, anti-lockdown conspiracies and their relationship with the far right one year since everything changed on March 11, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, in Part 2 of the discussion with Devin (episode 158), we discuss the groypers and their gathering from two weekends ago during CPAC, the rise of Nick Fuentes, and more. And on the patron half of the show: more about the discussion with Devin on COVID conspiracy theorists, the groypers, an update on the Epoch Times spreading mailers in Canada, plus listener calls, comments, questions and more! (Episode is from the 3/11/21 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Mar 6, 2021 • 1h 47min
156: Re-inauguration Day: Why QAnon Believed Trump Would Become President This Month (w/ Mike Rains)
Adventures in HellwQrld host Mike Rains (aka @PokerPolitics on Twitter) joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss why QAnon believers were looking forward to March 4 as the day Donald Trump would be inaugurated as President of the United States once again, the history behind the March 4 date, QAnon's next big date on March 20, what's next for QAnon followers, moderating the QAnon Casualties subreddit, a look at this past weekend's CPAC, and much more! Plus, on the patron half of the show: libs attack Rev. Barber on Twitter, Andrew Cuomo's sausage video, your questions, comments and more! (Episode from the March 4 livestream.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Feb 28, 2021 • 1h 20min
155: We Need to Talk About Cuomo (w/ NY Assemblyman Ron Kim)
New York Assemblyman Ron Kim joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the hostile phone call he had with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the threats Cuomo made against him and his career for pursuing New York's COVID-19 nursing home scandal, the governor downplaying the number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Cuomo's long history with corruption, the Moreland Commission, Buffalo Billions, the brave women sharing their experience with Cuomo and alleged sexual harassment, gentrification in Flushing, Queens, and the racist Anti-Asian sentiment spreading due to bigotry surrounding the coronavirus. Plus, on the patron-only half of the show: more about Cuomo's corruption and listener calls including: a discussion about religion and the left, the Evangelical view of Israel, COVID-19 vaccinations, and much more! (Episode from the 2/25/21 livestream of the show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Feb 22, 2021 • 1h 5min
154: The Rush Limbaugh Legacy (w/ Angelo Carusone)
Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of Media Matters and creator of the "Stop Rush" campaign, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the death of the biggest name in conservative talk radio...Rush Limbaugh, the horrific legacy he leaves behind, how he created the medium and used it to lead the conservative movement, the "Rush Baby," how Donald Trump changed things for Limbaugh, who will take over, and much more. Angelo also tells us a bit about his new project tackling misinformation campaigns targeting the Latino community. Also, on the patron only half of the show: one of the best patron only shows yet! Quite frankly...one of the best patron only shows yet! More about the death fo Rush Limbaugh and caller breaks down the Limbaugh boycotts and the radio industry. Plus Ted Cruz escapes to Cancun during a Texas disaster and a Texan calls in to give us insight into how things are going and give Senator Cruz a piece of his mind.

Feb 14, 2021 • 1h 18min
153: The (Second) Trump Impeachment Trial (w/ Jared Holt)
Jared Holt of The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab and host of the SH!TPOST podcast joins DOOMED with Matt Binder for a very special CROSSOVER episode discussing the second Trump impeachment trial...where the Senate just voted to acquit the former President mere hours ago. Matt and Jared discuss January 6, details of the trial, how Democrats mucked it up, how Republicans let Trump get away, and much more. Plus, listener calls, questions, and comments! Then on the patron half of DOOMED: more calls, questions, and comments + Matt discusses the latest gossip about the QAnon Congresswomen (is Rep. Lauren Boebert really the daughter of a pro wrestling legend?!). Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 34min
152: Reddit vs. Wall Street: The Battle Over GameStop Stock (w/ Andray Domise)
Journalist Andray Domise, a contributing editor at McLean's Magazine, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss what happened with GameStop stock over the past two weeks, Reddit and the subreddit Wall Street Bets' role, how did this affect hedge funds and shortsellers, the response from the very serious financial people, what the stock trading app Robinhood ended up doing, and where things are at now! Also on the patron half of the show: Marjorie Taylor Greene's definite non-apology for her history of conspiracy theories, Matt drinks a brand new soda, your questions, comments, and much more! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Jan 31, 2021 • 1h 14min
151: Why are Trump-Loving Billionaires Pouring Money Into a Local City Council Race? (w/ Moumita Ahmed)
Moumita Ahmed is running for NYC City Council in District 24 located in Queens. Why are Trump supporting billionaires pouring money into this local Special Election to defeat her? Moumita, a former Bernie Sanders organizer, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss her campaign, how she's the only renter in the race, the attacks, smears, and controversies being leveled at her by New York real estate and her opponents, the progressive and leftist organizations lining up behind her to fight back, and more! The election is Tuesday, February 2nd. Go to https://votemoumita.com/ to get involved. Also on this episode: Matt discusses his popular YouTube video on the Boogaloo Boys / Jimmy Dore. Plus on the patron half of the show: Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of spreading QAnon content, more about the Boogaloo Boys, plus your questions, comments, and calls! (Episode from the 1/29/21 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Jan 23, 2021 • 1h 16min
150: Biden Inauguration Day, QAnon in Disarray (w/ Jared Holt)
It's the Inauguration episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder! Jared Holt, host of the SH!TPOST podcast and researcher at the Digital Forensic Research Lab joins the show to discuss Joe Biden's inauguration, The Storm never coming for QAnon, how the right is handling Trump going off into the sunset (for now), and much more! Also on the patron half of the show: tons of listener calls, your questions, comments, and more! (From the 1/20/21 livestream) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Jan 17, 2021 • 1h 15min
149: The Parler Posts Are Coming From Inside The House (w/ Dell Cameron)
Reporter Dell Cameron of Gizmodo joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the right wing social media site Parler being taken down, the campaign to archive the platform's content, and how archivists' data puts Parler users right inside the Capitol on January 6...thanks to their own posts. Also: Twitter bans QAnon and President Donald Trump. Plus on the patron half of the show: Trump supporters swarm Democratic Rep. Correa in an airport, Sheldon Adelson gets "deplatformed," who exactly was at the Capitol on January 6, your questions, comments, and more! (Show from the 1/12 livestream). Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Jan 8, 2021 • 1h 3min
148: The Storm is Here: Pro-Trump Mob Breaks Into The Capitol
On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, we breakdown what happened in Washington DC on January 6, 2020 when a crowd of Trump supporters, bolstered by the president, broke into the Capitol. Matt discusses what went down, the QAnon conspiracy theories that led up this moment, the law enforcement response, and more! Plus on the patron only half of the show, Matt breaks down the conspiracy theories claiming antifa was responsible for the Capitol riot and Matt breaks down a brand new right wing conspiracy in real-time on the show. Plus, your questions, comments and more! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder