
The Carousel Podcast
Writer Isaac Simpson explores the world through modern propaganda. thecarousel.substack.com
Latest episodes

Feb 13, 2025 • 7min
How to Astroturf the Super Bowl
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comWhy are the Kelce’s so cringe? Why are the Super Bowl ads so lame? Why does it seem like we’re being played like a bunch of FanDuel slop loving marionettes? Because we are!All these questions and more answered in this very special MEMBERS ONLY episode with the best propaganda analyst in the business Yuri Bezmenov.THERE IS A FREE PREVIEW BUT PLEASE BECOM…

Feb 12, 2025 • 1h 25min
174. Jack Mason - The Perfume Nationalist
Talking movies and culture with the best film reviewer in the game, Jack Mason host of The Perfume Nationalist podcast which pairs a perfume with a work of art, usually a movie or book, and reviews them both concurrently. We cover his fantastic reviews of Terrifier 3, Nosferatu, and Red Rooms, as well as male/female dynamics in the creation of art, the restriction of male sexuality, and also the three years he spent as a copy editor of female romance/lust novels in the vein of 50 Shades of Gray.PLEASE BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER AND ALSO A PAID SUBSCRIBER ON YOUTUBE WHICH IS NOW POSSIBLE CAUSE I PASSED 1000 FOLLOWERS ON THEREThe Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 3min
173. Red Queen Culture
Discussing the Super Bowl ads on another solo episode! Please become a paid subscriber and also subscribe on YouTube:"The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 9, 2025 • 1h 33min
172. Dave Greene
Chatting with Dave Green about two big lacks: 1) a cultural ecosystem capable of producing art that isn’t enslaved by the algorithm and 2) the lack of blood and soil consciousness in the state of California. And how we’re in the business of maybe attempting to change both of these things!YOUTUBE VERSION (PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE)PLEASE BECOME PAID SUBSCRIBER NOW This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 6, 2025 • 1h 1min
Understanding USAID
My understanding of USAID was my original red pill, and came as a result of reading Confessions of an Economic Hitman while working as a legal intern at a M&A law firm in Vietnam. This is a solo episode of The Carousel discussing USAID, patronage networks, and the new Government NGO Tracker, which is being widely misinterpreted and mis-used to falsely accuse people like Richard Hanania and Christopher Rufo of being USAID recipients (certainly not defending Hanania, and I think he probably is compromised in some way, but still I’m going to be loyal to the truth). Ultimately, I believe the greatest evil of USAID-style patronage is the vast astroturfing, and thus destruction, of art, as seen on display in this viral video involving comic Natalie Cuomo. Listen to episode for full discussion!Also, I’ve paywalled many past episodes. Please become a paid subscriber so I can get the orange check, and also please subscribe on YouTube! You can also watch and follow me on X.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 31, 2025 • 1h 26min
170. Nina Power
Chatting about movies, feminism, anti-capitalism, and techno-feudalism with the incisive and refreshing Nina Power!The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 26min
169. The Decline of Angel Studios
On the longhousing of one of the most promising RW culture projects, Angel Studios, with the insightful Marcellino D’Ambrosio, who covered Angel’s steep decline towards on his Substack.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 24, 2025 • 1h 28min
168. James Pogue
Chatting with the journalist of our generation, James Pogue, about his two new pieces on the state of politics in the New York Times (“How Long Can the Alliance Between Tech Titans and the MAGA Faithful Last?”) and Vanity Fair (“Infighting. Panic. Blame. A Special Report From Inside the Democratic Party's Epic Hangover”).YOUTUBE VERSIONThe Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 24, 2025 • 1h 29min
167. Does LA Need a Strong Man? with Chris Bray
Talking fires, Bass, Newsom, and all things California and Los Angeles with one of Substack’s best writers, Chris Bray! The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 23, 2025 • 1h 32min
166. Slop Machines with Pedro Gonzalez
Interviewing American’s answer to Adam Curtis, Pedro Gonzalez, about his interesting work on AI and The Century of the Slop.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
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