Against the Grain

Jeffrey Epstein was a real man who committed real crimes. But the truth about his case has been obscured by the Epstein myth—a synthesis of conspiracy theories that explains everything from the failures of US foreign policy to the inequities of our legal system by laying blame on a particular group: the Jews. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/againstthepod.

Which is a more realistic portrayal of the way we live now—Ari Aster’s “Eddington” or Lena Dunham’s “Too Much”? Matthew Schmitz and Julia Yost on the face-off between two great millennial directors. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/againstthepod.

How Peter Navarro, a Democratic congressional candidate and idealistic liberal, survived run-ins with dominatrixes, sex cultists, and Martin Sheen on his way to becoming a MAGA martyr and Trump’s tariff czar. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/againstthepod. 

Matthew and Julia explain the right’s takeover of American culture—how it happened, what it means, and what the future holds. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/againstthepod.