
Drop The Mask Podcast
Reverse engineering what’s wrong with our systems, leaders, and institutions from an anarchist/libertarian lens.
Dropping knowledge and infiltrating the hive mind of mainstream thought, analyzing the psychological ’why’ behind all the crazy in the world today.
Latest episodes

May 14, 2025 • 2h 7min
If By Whiskey #7 - If By Tin Foil... Talking Conspiracies w/ @staticradio
Bob Lement of Static Radio, one of the first 50 podcasts ever made, joins Mark and me for some conspiracy talk.
Get out your tin foil hats!

May 7, 2025 • 1h 59min
If By Whiskey #6 - If By Jesse
Our friend and fellow libertarian, Jesse, joins us for a wide ranging conversation. We talk libertarian party, woke right, Trump's tariffs, and all sorts of fun stuff on this week's "If By Whiskey"

May 7, 2025 • 15min
Ancaf #7 - "Hostile and Political" Tarriff Acts (5/5/25)
Apologies for subpar audio quality-- I tried to salvage it as somehow it was recorded through the camera and not my main microphone. It's a little better than the original live recording. Someday I'll be able to live stream without any hiccups... but I guess not today
Looking at the persuasion mistakes by the White House response to Amazon's spelling out of tariff price increases, and Andrew Schulz' take on that situation

May 3, 2025 • 17min
Ancaf #6 - Comedians and Conspiracy Theorists-- The New Establishment? (5/3/25)
Does the rise of "podcastistan" mean the news is done? Are comedian podcasters the new 'establishment'? Would that be a bad thing? Find out here on Anarcho-Caffeinated

Apr 30, 2025 • 1h 60min
If By Whiskey #5 - If By Woke Right pt. 2 (4/28/25)
We finish up the discussion of Douglas Murray and all the wild commentary around the "expert" debate. Narrowing our definition of woke right and mocking those who push the term on the wrong people.

Apr 27, 2025 • 20min
Ancaf #5 - Talking Past Each Other; Dumbing Down Conversations for Stupid Peoples' Sake (4/27/25)
Looking back at Dave Rubin's rise to fame - did he do it by gatekeeping?
Why are Rogan's friends trying to shut down his conversations?
Are we dumbing down conversations because we're afraid of what dumb people might misunderstand about them?

Apr 25, 2025 • 2h
If By Whiskey #4 - If By "Woke Right" Part 1 (4/21/25)
We parse through the fallout of Douglas Murray vs. Dave Smith, and revisit the "woke right". James Lindsay and co. continue to embarrass themselves with an incorrect association.

Apr 23, 2025 • 13min
Ancaf #4 - Free Market of Ideas and Truth Convergence (4/21/25)
Is the "free market of ideas" leading us to truth?
Join me on Anarcho-Caffeinated to hear my thoughts about Eric Weinstein's comments on the subject.

Apr 21, 2025 • 15min
Ancaf #3 - Eric Weinstein and Picking At Fictions (4/20/25)
Welcome to Anarcho-Caffeinated! A morning show where we try to understand HOW to look at the world. Not reporting the news, but what's behind it? Commenting on commentary, sipping coffee, and taking a liberty approach to the hot issues of the week
4/20 edition - Picking at collective fictions featuring clips from Eric Weinstein

Apr 15, 2025 • 22min
Ancaf #2 - More On "experts"; Bill Maher goes soft on Trump; 3rd Term? (4/13/25)
Morning show where I share my thought process on filtering the news. Grab some coffee and get anarcho-caffeinated! Find me live on X, one of these days I'll commit to a schedule.
I have some follow-up thoughts on the Smith vs. Murray debate, who should be treated as an "expert"? And then looking at some clips from Bill Maher's show- he visited Trump and was impressed, and Bannon says Trump will be a 3 term president. Should we be scared?