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Well, I saw Digger on opening night, and I knew I was going to have to talk about it. Jack sourced the film for himself and I think while we disagree a bit on the overall aesthetic quality of the film, we both find it interesting to talk about (and I'd agree with him that talking about the movie is

Jack and I watched the latest Daily Wire travesty. It's bad. I explain the history of Run, Hide, Fight as corporate bullshit and a tiny potted history of Project Greenlight, and also a simply terrible film. The Run Hide Fight corporate training video I've watched multiple times. https://www.youtube.

In which Jack and I discuss the actual merits of the new Uwe Boll film Citizen Vigilante, in support of the mainline episode in which we talked about how racist right film enthusiasts (take that with a hefty grain of salt) discussed the film. The short version: it's complete shit, so bad it can't ev

No great commentary here. I think this is a brilliant but flawed novel, Vonnegut's first, and I originally suggested it as a bit of a companion piece to the previous Bonus about Caves of Steel. If Jack and I have our way, we'll probably eventually cover the entirety of Vonnegut's output. Be warned.

I'm still working on the show notes, but I will post them here sometime over the weekend as I listen to the final episode and figure out what's needed. EDIT: Show Notes now available below. Anyway, the Trump administration (and the Middle District of Alabama) have produced an indictment of the SPLC

Jack and I have chatted about it and have decided to start offering the non-topical or time-sensitive mainline IDSG episodes a day or two early for our long-suffering Patrons. This is an odd one, because I had originally messaged Jack about doing a fun episode about Michael Shermer (of Skeptic magaz

In this episode Jack and I begin a maybe-series in which we're going to read some classic science fiction novels. I grew up with Asimov and have a lot of background knowledge, so a lot of this discussion is me geeking out a bit. Sorry. Of course we are both aware of Asimov's well-earned reputation a

This is a bit of a weird one, as it turned out that after Jack and I saw Nuremberg (2025), we both had opinions but neither seemed to particularly want to talk much about them. It's a very meh movie overall, with a couple of good performances but mostly seems to be kind of Oscarbaity slop studios du

In this somewhat delayed bonus episode, Jack and I discuss Mother Night, but the 1962 book by Kurt Vonnegut, and the 1996 film starring Nick Nolte. NB: This is one of Jack's very favorite books -- which I didn't know when I suggested we do it -- so he goes through the entire plot of the novel over t

After a long gap, Jack, Kit Power, and I return to discussing the canon Sherlock Holmes stories in order, with "The Silver Blaze." I don't know how many of these I've posted previously (I was added to this project only in episode seven), but I have provided a Google Drive link below to the first thi

Inspired by the filmed play aspects of The Two Popes, Jack picked a movie he loved from his younger years, a 2002 BBC adaptation of a play, both of which are entitled Copenhagen. This is a Rashomon-like narrative around the moment at which Werner Heisenberg (who was working for the German atomic bom

In this episode, Jack and I discuss the 2019 Netflix drama starring Jonathan Price and Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes. The movie feels a lot like a filmed play, despite being based on an original screenplay, and tonally it's a bit daft, but it's a pleasant enough way to spend an evening if you have

In case people who haven't attended my live chats previously and are curious about what my recording situation looks like (or who just like to watch video with their podcasts), here's the raw video -- directly from the Zoom file -- of the most recent news roundup Jack and I did. Jack did not turn on

I really have no idea if people are interested in the nuts and bolts of how this podcast gets made, but I figure some easy bonus content I can provide is the raw audio of the upcoming episodes (so long as there's nothing too personal in there). I think this provides some context for my personal life

Jack and I have decided to post the (mostly) raw, unedited audio of our most recent IDSG recording, partly to let you all see under the hood a bit, and partly to include some bits that didn't make the final cut. It should also indicate just how much Jack edits me to make me sound like a reasonably i

Jack and I discuss another Pope Movie, this one a drama from 1968. I'd never heard of it before but Jack has a bit of a cultural history with it. Neither of us much liked the end product, but there are very interesting things in the movie and I think we made a great bonus episode out of it. Note tha

Jack and I are joined by our great friend actor Elliot Chapman to discuss one of Elliot's favorite films from childhood (although we all know it's fascist propaganda) Dirty Harry, from 1971. This was a great conversation among friends, a little more chill than we've been lately, and a good end of sp

It looks like I inadvertently created the meeting for 3:30-4:00 my time when I intended it to be from 1pm to 4pm my time. I hope people didn't schedule too far out but regardless I'll do another one of these soon if people can't make it. Sorry for the fuckup. It was entirely my fault. In any case, I

I inadvertently scheduled the last one for Easter Sunday, and also I've been absent for awhile, so I'm doing another live chat one week from today. Details below. Daniel Harper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: IDSG Live Chat 2025-05-03 Time: May 3, 2025 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US a

I don't always release these but this one I think is interesting. We chatted about many things, including the South African Farm Murders, local USAian politics, some beer chat, and my fledgling language learning process. Enjoy, or not, to your preference. Since I inadvertently scheduled that last on

Just what the title says. This is just the reminder in case people forgot. Note that I will be recording and may release that recording for Patreon-only subscribers afterwards. If you join and choose to speak be aware. Details: Daniel Harper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Mee

Unfortunately for the podcast but good for my income, I have been asked to cover a shift at work tomorrow, and so the April 13, 2025 livestream/chat will not be possible for me. I have moved the date to April 20, 2025, at 1pm Eastern Time. I apologize for the change, and I hope everyone who wants to

A new bonus episode for you all, and another one sort of about the US presidency. After watching the complete biff of an Eastwood vehicle for Absolute Power a couple of weeks ago, Jack and I wanted to watch something we remembered more fondly on some of the same themes, and so we picked In the Line

I realize I haven't done one of these in awhile, and I certainly apologize -- it was for purely personal reasons that have nothing to do with how much I value all of your continued support. Anyway, I know it's late notice, but I'll be hanging out in a Zoom meeting to answer questions and find out ab

We're continuing our series on movies about (or at least featuring) the American presidency with this Clint Eastwood picture (Eastwood both directed and stars in the film) penned based on the David Baldacci book, adapted by William Goldman. I'd never seen the film before we decided to do it for the

So... I fell down the stairs a few days ago and broke my ankle. Those of you who follow me over on BlueSky probably already know this, but I wanted to do an update here for the loyal fans waiting to see when the next podcast episode was going to be released. Theoretically, this will give me more tim

Just a last-minute reminder of the upcoming live chat. I'll be starting the Zoom call in about fifteen minutes. Daniel Harper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Patreon Live Chat 30NOV2024 Time: Nov 30, 2024 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoo

I know it's a holiday weekend in the US and people may be busy, but I don't know when else I'll have time mid-day on a weekend to schedule one of these, so I'm announcing the next Patron live chat for November 30, 2024, at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. Sorry for the somewhat late notice. Hopefully mid-day o

This is the recording of the live chat I had for Patrons on November 13, 2024. For the first forty-five minutes it's just a chat between I and one other person, who talked a bit about current fascist movements in the Netherlands (her home country), and then we moved more casually to discussion of la

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This is an announcement of this month's scheduled livestream exclusively for Patrons, which will be this Wednesday, November 13, at 4pm Eastern. I hope all of you who wish to join can make it. I'm sure we have much to discuss. Also, feel free to use the comments here to discuss the most recent episo

Jack and I joked about doing this one in the last bonus episode, but at least one long-time patron requested of both Jack and myself that we go ahead and do an episode on it. So we did. It turns out that we both quite like the film, especially the performances from both the two leads and some of the

Jack and I chat about the 2008 Oscar bait Ron Howard film Frost/Nixon, and how it relates to the American presidency and the way that filmmakers portray journalists. Also some shall we say questionable acting decisions.

I apologize for the lack of content but I would like to do another Patron live chat on the 21st of September 2024 at 3pm Eastern Time. I welcome all of you to come on and chat and of course the recording will be made available to Patrons a day or so after the chat. Daniel Harper is inviting you to a

Jack and I recorded an episode about the 1996 film Independence Day, because we're looking at movies about the American presidency, and how better to do that than to embrace the cheesy human genocide/American exceptionalist pornography than this entry into the Devlin/Emmerich oeuvre? Spoiler alert:

In which we mostly discuss voting for Democrats and the pre-IDSG history of Jack and myself. Links: Mia Mulder "What's wrong with Democracy?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mei4c_DFsgQ Jon Bois, Reform Part One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqqaW1LrMTY&ab_channel=SecretBase

Hope to see you there. This post will be deleted after the stream ends. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89203453971?pwd=eWQ5ZldUdzROL0xkOUtGczgvMDBUQT09

In which Jack and I discuss the Ivan Reitman film Dave (1993), with digressions into presidential succession, Reaganism, romantic subplots, and the (false) promises of job guarantees. This is actually a very entertaining movie, and I'd recommend it as a lazy Saturday afternoon watch if you haven't s

I know it's been awhile since we've done one of these (and I definitely enjoy them) so I'm going to go ahead and schedule one soon. May 15, 2024, 4pm. Bring your questions and comments, or listen to me stumble to make content without notes live. The next bonus will be released on Monday and we're pl

As part of an intended series on movies about the American Presidency, Jack and I present to you the 90's Die Hard rip-off cheesefest (that doesn't know it's a cheesefest) Air Force One (1997). Enjoy. (Note: I made a mistake in my research and said that Air Force One was released the same weekend as

Sorry I didn't get this up yesterday, I've been a bit lax with my online interactions lately. Anyway, the Crying Nazi is actively abusing people on Grindr as a way of spreading an eliminationist agenda. There's a whole episode of my podcast about it. Find it here if you haven't already. https://idon

I meant to put this up for those who couldn't make it to the live recording a couple of weeks ago, but life got in the way (and I needed to do some light editing for content). This one gets a bit more casual towards the end, so if you're just here for the fascist-heavy content, you can probably skip

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Just in case anyone didn't see it, I am planning another live chat at 1:00 pm (13:00 in real people time) tomorrow, Saturday March 9th. Zoom invite links below. If you can't make it but want to submit a question/comment, do so here and I will read and respond during the stream. I hope you can make i

Spoiler alert, we didn't like it. Feel free to tell us why we're wrong below.

The last patron live chat went very well, so I'd like to do it again next weekend. I've scheduled it for 1:30 pm on Saturday March 9, so if you are interested in such a thing and can make the call please come by and say hello. You can also post questions/comments below, which I will read and/or answ

New episode is here. https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/news-brief-nazis-at-cpac Discuss below if you're so inclined.

Just what it says on the tin. I think we all enjoyed this, and I'm planning to do another one in a couple of weeks. Thanks for everyone who stopped in, and if you came by and didn't get the chance to speak, hopefully we can accommodate you on the next one. Or, leave a comment/question below and I'll

We will run for an hour or two, or until we've run out of things to talk about. Details below. NOTE: This will be recorded and the audio will be released for Patrons after the recording. Topic: Daniel Harper's Zoom Meeting Time: Feb 25, 2024 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting ht

Sorry for the somewhat late notice, but I do plan to attempt a livestream (as the title says) at 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time. Details below. NOTE: I am planning to record this livestream and release the audio for other patrons only after the call. If you join and choose to speak, you should expect