

Posting Through It
Jared Holt & Michael Edison Hayden
Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden take a critical look at news, politics, and technology to better understand our modern social disorder. postthroughit.substack.com
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Apr 16, 2021 • 33min
Directing a Storm (4/15/21) ft/ Cullen Hoback
The QAnon conspiracy theory phenomenon is the subject of a new six-hour HBO docuseries that is as raw as it is revealing: Q: Into the Storm. If you watch it, you might even see a familiar face. Director Cullen Hoback embarked on the project three years ago and joins on us on this episode of SH!TPOST.Follow Cullen Hoback on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CullenHobackThis episode was recorded while Jared was away from his normal pro-audio recording and mixing capabilities, so this edition of the podcast is a bit rougher around the edges than most releases. The studio quality you know and love will be back in rotation in May. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Apr 1, 2021 • 41min
Make 'Em Mad (4/1/21) ft/ Parker Molloy
Lil Nas X sneakers, Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, and more; right-wing media in the U.S. has spent the Biden era so far hopping from manufactured outrage to manufactured outrage, riling up their audiences along the way. What was once a hallmark of YouTube grifters seeking clicks has seemingly consumed the mainstream GOP. Media Matters editor-at-large Parker Molloy has been writing about this phenomenon for years and she joins the show to explain the trends and what they mean for the rest of us.Follow Parker Molloy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloyRead her latest: Right-wing outrage over Lil Nas X exposes the fraud of their campaign against “cancel culture”If you liked this episode, please consider signing up for the email list. You’ll receive an email when new content gets posted here. If you really liked this episode, you can support the show and receive access to newsletters between episodes by signing up here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Mar 26, 2021 • 40min
The Amazon Union Fight (3/25/21) ft/ Kim Kelly
In Bessemer, Alabama, employees at an Amazon fulfilment center have been fighting to unionize their workplace, hoping to secure better working conditions and pay. If successful, the action will mark one of the largest labor victories of modern times and could inspire other of Amazon employees to take similar actions at their own workplaces. The fight is an existential one: labor versus a brutal, new tech-dominated economy.Reporter Kim Kelly has been reporting from the ground in Alabama on the unionization effort and vote. She joins us during the show to contextualize and explain this historic event and its broader consequences.Follow Kim Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrimKimIf you liked this podcast episode, consider supporting the show using the button below:Subscribers get access to a bi-weekly newsletter in between the bi-weekly episodes. Your money goes to support the show and feed the dog. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Mar 11, 2021 • 33min
Dissection 230 (3/11/21) ft/ Ari Cohn
Jared is joined by TechFuture adjunct fellow Ari Cohn to examine some of the regulation proposals on the horizon headed toward Big Tech. Ari argues that most of these proposals fail to meaningfully solve the complaints they seek to answer, and some could even have adverse effects across the broader internet.Follow Ari Cohn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AriCohnIf you like this podcast, you’ll love the newsletter that goes to paid supporters. You can sign-up here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Feb 26, 2021 • 34min
The Lincoln Project's Implosion (2/26/21) ft/ Scott Stedman
Jared is joined by Forensic News founder Scott Stedman to detail the implosion of The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump PAC once adored by MSNBC anchors and #Resistance liberals online. How did a group that raised and spent tens of millions of dollars in the 2020 election self-destruct so unceremoniously? Did it accomplish what it set out to do? That, and more, in this episode.Follow Scott Stedman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottMStedmanRead Forensic News: https://forensicnews.net/And check out Scott’s reporting on The Lincoln Project: https://forensicnews.net/lincoln-project-founder-accused-of-harassment-grooming/If you like this podcast, you’ll love the newsletter that goes to paid supporters. You can sign-up here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Feb 14, 2021 • 1h 18min
The (Second) Trump Impeachment Trial (2/13/21) w/ Matt Binder
Back again, it’s another SH!TPOST x DOOMED crossover episode! This one’s about former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and its anticlimactic end. DOOMEDs Matt Binder and host Jared Holt share reactions to the trial, reflect on the four days of arguments, and ponder what Trump’s acquittal could mean going forward. This episode was recorded and broadcast live on YouTube on Feb. 13, 2021.Follow Matt Binder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattBinderListen to DOOMED (Apple Podcast Link): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doomed-with-matt-binder/id1333711260You can also watch this episode on YouTube: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Feb 5, 2021 • 35min
GameStonks (2/4/21) ft/ Dan From The Internet
The United States financial market temporarily turned upside-down after Reddit users collectively raised the value of GameStop (GME) shares and screwed over a Wall Street hedge fund in the process. Dan From The Internet joins SH!TPOST to explain what happened, lessons learned, and the democratization of finance.Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danfromtheweb/Listen to Dan’s show “Power Report”: http://powerreport.world/And check out Dan’s show “Audioface”: http://audioface.show/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Jan 17, 2021 • 34min
Attack on the Capitol: Part Two (1/17/21) ft/ Nicholas Grossman
On January 6, pro-Trump rallygoers attacked the U.S. Capitol building in protest of the certification of electoral college results solidifying Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect. In part one of this two-part series, University of Illinois political science professor and Arc Digital senior editor Nicholas Grossman joins to discuss the fallout since the attack and the federal government’s response.Follow Nicholas Grossman: https://twitter.com/NGrossman81If you’d like to support this show, you’ll receive a biweekly newsletter in between episodes. You can use this button to subscribe: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Jan 17, 2021 • 41min
Attack on the Capitol: Part One (1/17/21) ft/ Michael E. Hayden
On January 6, pro-Trump rallygoers attacked the U.S. Capitol building in protest of the certification of electoral college results solidifying Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect. In part one of this two-part series, Southern Poverty Law Center senior investigative reporter and spokesperson Michael E. Hayden joins to discuss the build-up to the attack.Follow Michael E. Hayden: https://twitter.com/MichaelEHaydenIf you’d like to support this show, you’ll receive a biweekly newsletter in between episodes. You can use this button to subscribe: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com

Jan 2, 2021 • 29min
Stop the Steal and Your Calls (1/1/21)
On this episode, Jared explains the origins of the “Stop the Steal” national protest movement and its far-right connections. Then, in annual tradition, he answers voicemails left in the show’s caller inbox. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com