Preview: The Alpha Twin (Interview with Brian Krassenstein)

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Preview: The Alpha Twin (Interview with Brian Krassenstein)

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May 22, 2023

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May 22, 2023

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One of many Nic Cage podcasts popping up. The only thing different about ours is that its actually good. Follow WhackNicholson and BirdRespecter on twitter.

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1:The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent x JUNlPER: Our maiden voyage with the amazing Juniper as we discuss the newest of Nicolas Cage's Film. follow the following on twitter: @JUNlPER @WhackNicholson @BirdBirdRespecter Subscribe to our Patreon, if you dare. by Western Kabuki
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4: Racing W/ The Moon x Lauren: This is our first genuine stinker. But thank gosh we had such an incredible guest! Lauren is the host of Batting Around, a baseball podcast. She can also be found on Twitter Follow us all on Twitter: @NotABigJerk @WhackNicholson @BirdRespecter by Western Kabuki
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2: Pig x Kelgore Trout: Bird and Whack are joined by Kelgore to discuss Pig. Its good! Follow them all @BirdRespecter @WhackNicholson @KelgoreTrout by Western Kabuki
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PATREON BONUS: Nope x Tillamundo: TEASER FOR THE PATREON!! This is a departure we all recorded the day Nope came out. And despite not really being about Nic Cage at all it's still a fun conversation with Tillamundo. Follow all of us on twitter: @Tillamundo @WhackNicholson @BirdRe... by Western Kabuki
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TEASER: The Brains Are Awake (Ed Zitron Part 2): Ed Zitron continues our talk from our previous episode together. Afterwards, we continue the worst post of the year bracket. Subscribe at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki for the full episode! by Western Kabuki
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House Keeping!: Juniper is on vacation so Whack and Caleb take some mailbag questions, talk about the show's future, its past, how much money we're making by secretly infiltrating the left for Donald Trump, then finish off with some Presidential facts for everybody'... by Western Kabuki
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3: Valley Girl x Aaron Thorpe: Joined by the incredible Aaron (Trillbillies, Struggle Session, Everybody Loves Communism) Thorpe to discuss the launch of our beautiful boy into stardom. Follow us on Twitter: @BirdRespecter @WhackNicholson @BorgPosting by Western Kabuki
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6: Raising Arizona x IHateNYT: Yeah... I'm thinking this is another episode. Its a covid ep so Whack and Bird are very grateful for Emily carrying the show. Follow us on twitter: @IHateNYT @BirdRespecter @WhackNIcholson by Western Kabuki
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The Brothers Tate ft. Alejandra Caraballo: We're joined by Harvard attorney, human trafficking expert, & media person Alejandra Caraballo. We discuss Andrew Tate's feud with Greta, pizza box mishaps, and more. We tried our best to bring some levity to the discussion, but be warned: if you're ... by Western Kabuki
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Bonus: A Conversation with Christian McCartney (mister.mccartney on TikTok): The Kabooksters (minus Caleb, get well soon Bird) are joined by Gen-Z TikToker. The conversation centers around faith and the ideas of belief in a higher power. Christian goes in deep on his faith and his thoughts around internet fame. This will be p... by Western Kabuki
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TEASER: Premium e2 x Kelgore: This is a sneak peek for our Patreon (https://patreon.com/user?u=77877499&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator) episode in which we do a live commentary to the film Pig with @KelgoreTrout (watch her youtube ... by Western Kabuki
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Jailbreak Ft. Ben Collins: Great episode for you today, folks. Friend of the show and Senior NBC News Reporter Ben Collins joins us to discuss the ongoing Trump Prison Saga, and shares some stories of his work with us. We then speculate wildly on what's going to happen next. Y... by Western Kabuki
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5: The Weatherman x Max from Eve6: Quick question: How's your relationship with your father? If you found this podcast on Twitter, we have a guess. And that's why this episode is perfect for you! Big thanks to Max for sharing some of his personal connection to this film. Follow Max, ... by Western Kabuki
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Unlocked: Psychic Football Garage Ft. Kelton + Ed Zitron: It's Super Bowl Sunday, baby! Originally planned as a Patreon episode, we brought a full house today with returning fan favorite Ed Zitron and our good friend Kelton from the Psychic Dolphin Garage podcast to talk about the 2022-23 NFL season, some f... by Western Kabuki
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The Smiling Man Ft. Ed Zitron: We sit down with writer and tech PR specialist Ed Zitron to discuss his latest article on Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and what the future holds for once-revered tech entrepreneurs who aren't the saviors they think they are. Ed's sub... by Western Kabuki
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VTube Nation ft. J Aubrey: We bring Youtube documentarian and overall nice guy J. Aubrey on to do a deep dive into the world of VTubers. Follow J Aubrey on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jaubreyYT Follow J Aubrey on YouTube at www.youtube.com/jaubrey www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki... by Western Kabuki
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Stop Cop City Ft. Micah Herskind: We talk to ATL organizer Micah Herskind about the situation on the frontlines, and what people can do to help even if they're not in the area. For more information, go to stopcopcitysolidarity.org and follow Micah www.twitter.com/micahinATL by Western Kabuki
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The Banks Gone and r-u-n-n-o-f-t: Folks, we got ourselves a good old fashion bank run. Returning show favorite Ed Zitron joins us to talk about his newest article, predict what may happen next, then discuss how Ed slays the perverts and demons of the fintech world an article and a sm... by Western Kabuki
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Battle Royale ft. Jordan Uhl: Jordan Uhl, host of The Young Turks Deep Dive show + The Insurgents Podcast joins us to talk about military recruiters in schools, military direction of video games, and more. On the premium episode available on Patreon, he talks to us about the East... by Western Kabuki
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Phase 2: Caleb wanted to call this episode "Milk Crimes" and that bodes well for his title naming talents, but Phase 2 is here now and you need to be made aware. Phase Two of Western Kabuki is here. We say goodbye to Nicolas Cage (for now) and hello to ou... by Western Kabuki
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My Dinner With Whack (Patreon Sample): patreon.com/westernkabuki to hear the rest! "On a personal note, I really poured a lot into this and covered a pretty broad range of topics, so I really hope you'll all check it out, and even if you can't afford it or simply don't feel like it I ho... by Western Kabuki
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Bolsonaristas: We're taking a break with a laid back, guest-free episode this week. Juniper talks to the boys about Brazil, we discuss the Golden Globes, Elon (possibly) blocking friends and family on Twitter, lastly Whack dives deep into the mind of a broke wealth... by Western Kabuki
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Scripts and Scandals Ft. Ify Nwadiwe: We talk about the WGA strike and how it's going to affect the internet with a brilliant and funny homie, Ify Nwadiwe. Follow Ify at https://twitter.com/IfyNwadiwe www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki for the rest of the episode by Western Kabuki
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The Hunting of the Snark read by Whack: This is just a little content for you all to hold over your appetites. This is is edited audio of Whack reading a poem by Lewis Carroll. That's it, just some light reading. Whack likes to read because he thinks people don't know how, so please don't ... by Western Kabuki
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Drama Alert: We talk about Keffal's ~*interesting*~ interview with Keemstar which opened us up to discussing the experience of being a trans person online, Vtubers, how to talk to people about police brutality, then end the episode with a quick Skinamarink review... by Western Kabuki
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Chili, Elon, and Ableism x Taylor Lorenz: The dark mistress of journalism pirouettes into our digital studio to discuss her newest story on everyone's favorite liar. We also discuss the discourse and complete the Ableism/Problematic region of the worst posts of 2022 bracket. This one's got... by Western Kabuki
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Blue Check son, or Blue Sky daughter?: Thanks so much to Matt for joining us and talking about the various chicanery around social media recently. This time I really think we've got Elon on the ropes. He's going down, big time. Follow Us: @MattBinder @JUNlPER @WhackNicholson @BirdRespec... by Western Kabuki
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Scooping the litterbox with Miles Klee: Friend of the show and Rolling Stone journalist Miles Klee joins us to talk about his recent profile of the infamous MAGA twitter user Catturd. Also, we are hiring producer! DM us on Twitter if you think you'd be a good fit or email mail@westernkabuk... by Western Kabuki
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Preview: The Alpha Twin (Interview with Brian Krassenstein)

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