Kill The Computer

Disaster Tags Ft. Aysha U. Farah

15 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Aysha joins us to talk about the wonderful world of fan fiction and erotica. Slide w/ links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11QmLnXowsXY73tZS...

Pumped Up Tricks Ft. Marcos

08 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Marcos is here to talk about some news stories: AI PACs are astroturfing, Pump.fun has a bounty system, Zohran Mamdani is fighting fascism by suspendi...

Preview: What is going on here? Ft. Dan Friesen

04 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Friesen, formerly of the podcast Knowledge Fight, joins us to talk about Tucker Carlson and how he and other right wing media figures are attempt ...

You're Terminated, Fucker Ft. Mike Isaac

01 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times who watched the Musk v. Altman trial live this month. He joins us to discuss the high points...

Unlocked: The Clippening Ft. Mia Sato

25 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate...

Preview: Are We Doomed? Ft. Ben Bradford

24 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/killthecomputer Is the world ending? "Are We Doomed?" is the animated, video podcast...

Angels & Demons Ft. Ken Klippenstein

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ken returns to the show to discuss his previous reporting on UAPs as far back as 2023, the current UFO files, new counter-terrorism strategies from th...

Preview: The Clippening Ft. Mia Sato

13 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate...

In Memoriam: Club Chalamet

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Maddyson joins us to discuss the rise and fall of Simone Cromer, the 59 year-old behind the notorious Club Chalamet fan account who recently announced...

Preview: With Apologies to Mr. Cheeseman Ft. The GG Tribune Editorial Staff

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny, Nick, and Matt of the newly formed GG Tribune come on to tell the story of why they left Hard Drive magazine to start their new website. We ta...

InfoPeace Ft. Ben Collins

25 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Collins, aka Tim Onion comes on to talk about The Onion's long battle over the rights to the Infowars IP, what's next, and gives us some reasons t...

Preview: Motion Denied Ft. Morgan Stringer + Announcements!

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Big news guys: we have launched our brand new website at killthecomputer.com that is going to increasingly serve as a centralized hub for the show in ...

Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars: A Brief History of Trump & The UFC

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MLYP takes us through a history of Trump's relationship to the UFC (and WWE) and how that's relevant today. Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presen...

The Chud Wars

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We were originally supposed to record our next installment of Going Back, our LOST side series on the Patreon. But instead we decided to have Maddy jo...

Preview: The Mukbang Ft. The Worst of All Possible Worlds

11 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The third and final installment of our Beast Week series with our friends at TWOAPW. Listen to the full episode at www.patreon.com/killthecomputer  

BONUS - The Worst Of All Possible Worlds: Beast Games Season Two Ft. Kill The Computer

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As part of our ongoing collaboration with The Worst Of All Possible Worlds, this is a preview episode of our Beast Week series discussing Beast Games ...

The Smile Merchant Ft. The Worst of All Possible Worlds

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Run from it, hide from it, Beast Week returns all the same. The crew from TWOAPW joins us on part 1 of our three part journey into the heart of darkne...

Preview: Max Resist Ft. Charles Star

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

KTC legal analyst Charles Star of the ALAB podcast (& others) joins us to talk about some ongoing cases in the US, how AI is hilariously resulting...

Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars - You Ever Heard About Video Games?

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MLYP's All This For Ten Dollars appears exclusively at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer but we've unlocked this one for you to do one final push on our...

The Loop Ft. Dan Boeckner

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Divine Fits + more joins us to discuss music, and how it juxtaposes with "MAGA Rap", a closed loop system op...

Preview: Soranara Baby! Ft. Ed Zitron

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

To honor the life and death of our favorite application, you can get 50% off your first month of our premium feed using the coupon code SORA50 at www....

Notes Towards A Woke 2 Ft. Gita Jackson

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gita Jackson, co-owner of Aftermath, joins us to talk about their newest piece on "Woke 2", we have a loose conversation on the institutional failures...

Preview: Butt Thoughts Ft. Homie Vulgaris

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode: https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The Homie Marcos returns. We discuss everything from philosophy, to diner goths, scrambled eggs ...

Unlocked: An Experiment in Pain Tolerance

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if instead of buying items from a store or website, "micro influencers" could host QVC/Home Shopping Network style streams you could buy from, wi...

Turn Me On, Dead Man

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the history of celebrity clone replacement conspiracy theories and their place in the broader political moment. Articles discussed in this...

Preview: The Gulf War Did Not Take Place

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Full episode at www.patreon.com/killthecomputer 

Kirkenuinely

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Maddy Joins us to talk about Erika Kirk in a loose, free-form ep. This was originally recorded about two weeks ago so the drama may be slightly behind...

Preview: One Hour of Dogs Barking Ft. Arif Hasan

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/one-hour-of-dogs-151044619?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_ca...

When Leopards Eat Their Faces Ft. Matt Bernstein

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt from A Bit Fruity joins us to recap a discussion he and June had with Ashley St. Clair, former conservative influencer and mother of Elon Musk's ...

Preview: American Dead Ass

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Super Bowl, baby! We talk about the TPUSA half-time show and how it was an egregious, humiliating failure for the MAGA movement. Don't worry, Caleb di...

Triumph of the Swill Ft. Josh Boerman

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds joins us to talk about Melania (2026). Follow Josh: https://www.worstpossible.world/

Preview: Congragulations! You're in The Files!

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hear the full thing at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

On Minneapolis

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Maddy was originally going to come on and discuss the Secret Life of Erika Kirk (which we will be doing later) as well as plug the new L O S T bonus s...

Preview: (Still) Don't Date The Computer

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

We Need to talk About Grok Ft. Maggie Harrison Dupré

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's estimated that Grok, Elon Musk's chatbot formerly known as "MechaHitler" is now generating upwards of thousands of images of CSAM a day. While ot...

Preview: It’s Okay to Leave Your Dog in a Hot Car Ft. Anthony Fantano

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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Owned Ft. Eoin Higgins

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Eoin Higgins, author of the book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left joins us to discuss his book, the med...

Preview: The Brainrot Economy Ft. Hussein Kesvani

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're back from our holiday break, thank you for sticking with us. More to come very soon, in the meantime, you can find the remainder of this episode...

Unlocked: This Truth Has Been Deleted Ft. Jordan Uhl

28 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We take a trip down memory lane and discuss the history of alt-tech microblogging platforms like Parler, Gettr, Gab etc that, while failing, ultimatel...

Preview: Worst Tweets of 2025 Pt. 2 Ft. Homie Vulgaris

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  

Worst Tweets of 2025 Pt. 1

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Janie from the homie collective joins us again for the episode we were supposed to record last time, the worst tweets of Q3 and Q4. Part two coming sh...

Bonus: The Show Must Go On Ft. Janie Danger

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While recording our end of the year worst tweets episode, Caleb lost power mid-recording due to the recent extreme weather in the PNW, so June and Jan...

Preview: All This For Ten Dollars: DI-Why?

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Patreon.com/KillTheComputer MLYP is back to take us through some of the worst DIY projects from the early internet. Harrowing. Essential slideshow: ...

Preview: The Most Terrible Time of the Year Ft. Ella Yurman

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  

True Grift Ft. Parker Molloy

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss Samantha Fulnecky's abysmal essay and then unwrap the history of her family how this entire stupid situation was a transparently crafted gr...

Digital Necromancers: Capitalism & The Death of Deaths

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We start this ep by discussing how social media completely redefined Charlie Kirk's life and death through the use of "Kirkification" edits. Then we t...

The Loneliness Industrial Complex Ft. Jeremy Kaplowitz

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The original plan was for Jeremy to join us to finish some of the news articles from last ep, but instead turned into a loose form discussion on some ...

Preview: Billions Must Smile

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

The Age of Smiles Ft. Ed Zitron

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the midst of a slew of Epstein dumps, Ed Zitron released an interesting article about Open AI that got lost in the noise regarding some, let's say,...

Preview: The Aesthetics of Despair Ft. Noumena

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Caleb's friend, former spaces collaborator, and KTC discord mod Corby aka Noumena joins us for a wild ride through the world of r/kitchencels. This ep...

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Ft. Mia Wong

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia from the It Could Happen Here podcast joins us to talk about how billionaires are trying to control information to such a degree that they own the...

Preview: Fred Freakstone Ft. Mauvecos

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween! Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/killthecomputer  

Unlocked: All This For 10 Dollars - The CIA's Secret Gaming Website & More

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For more content, head to Patreon.com/KillTheComputer and use code DEPRESSION50 for half off your membership. Follow along with the slideshow here: ...

Preview: Get in the Mold-Pod Shinji! Ft. @Ugarles

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charles from the ALAB and City Saint/Country Saint podcasts joins us to read some news Follow Charles @Ugarles on microblogging platforms, or https:/...

Kingdom of Gamers Ft. Rod Breslau aka Slasher

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rod Breslau joins us to discuss the ongoing Saudi takeover of esports & more. Head to Patreon.com/KillTheComputer to support the show, use code D...

Preview: A New Kind of Violence Pt. 2 Ft. Gare Davis

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Use DEPRESSION50 at checkout for half off your membership at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episode

NSPM-7: An Authoritarian Nightmare Ft. Ken Klippenstein

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

NSPM-7 labels the beliefs millions of Americans hold as ideas related to domestic terrorism. It gives the Federal Government sweeping authority to imp...

Preview: Grok To The Future

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at some of the things Elon has promised to create but welched on, then look to the future with some of his new ideas such as "Baby Grok...

Nothing Ever Happens

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fall is here, and with it comes rain and various bugs/sicknesses, one of which got Caleb. We also had a guest reschedule last second for our regularly...

Preview: This Truth Has Been Deleted Ft. Jordan Uhl

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  We take a trip down memory lane and discuss the history of alt-tech microblogging platfo...

America’s Finest News Source Ft. Ben Collins

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In October 2025, The Onion was set to release the documentary "Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" in theaters nationwide. However, citing fears of the cu...

Rapture! Ft. Josh Boerman (preview)

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Only the elite subscribe at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  Support Josh at www.worstpossible.world and https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench/ L...

The 70 Billion Dollar Ghost Town Ft. Alex Goldman

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We brought back an old friend to talk about what happened to the catastrophic metaverse, and what Zuckerberg's plans for it could be in the future. S...

Bonus: 60 Minute Drill - NFLPA In Crisis

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Caleb's other show, 60 Minute Drill, is back. If you didn't know, he does a show about the politics of the NFL with Arif Hasan and Ed Zitron. This is ...

Preview: Emergency Pod - 9/10

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Patreon.com/KillTheComputer We decided to call an audible and sort of grapple with what's going on in the news and how the right wing will frame the ...

The Wellness Industrial Complex Ft. Mason (OneHandPolitics)

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're onto another lighter and looser episode before returning to the dark stuff as we talk about how the "MAHA" movement is a symptom of medical and ...

Preview: A New Kind of Violence Ft. Gare Davis

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gare Davis of It Could Happen Here joins us for our first entry into the world of nihilistic violence, the true crime community, and more. Content adv...

The Attention Economy Ft. Marcos (Homie Vulgaris)

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcos joins us to talk about the absolutely insane world of trash streamers. Support him: https://www.patreon.com/TheHomieCollective

Preview: Disco Necropolis

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we talk about how Spotify is killing art, why some of your favorite bands are leaving the platform, and what the nasty pervert Daniel Ek is doi...

Bonus: Etymology of the Goon (All This for Ten Dollars)

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We figured we'd give you the first one free: Caleb and June join for MLYP's first episode, now exclusive behind the KTC paywall as bonus content for y...

Wisdom of the Crowd Ft. 60 Minute Drill

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Zitron and Arif Hasan join us for a loose conversation on how online gambling is destroying the world. Follow Ed at wheresyoured.at and Arif at wi...

Preview: (Don't) Date The Computer

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we take a look into the strange world of people dating, falling in love with, and at times even marrying, AI companions. Listen to the full epis...

Voice Without a Face (Dead Internet Pt. 2)

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're back to finish our thoughts from the pilot episode. We talk about bots, data harvesting, and how troll farms are used by governments, for govern...

Preview: The Death of the Free Internet

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

June and Caleb have a looser, freeform conversation about Collective Shout, YouTube's new AI powered ID verification requirements, the UK's new Online...

The Grand Inquisitors (Dead Internet Theory)

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for being here and welcome to the inaugural episode of Kill The Computer. We discuss the history of the dead internet theory conspiracy. The...

Western Kabuki (Finale)

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Janie comes on to discuss what it's like to make art during the Trump administration, then the gang says farewell. From the bottom of our hearts, than...

Preview: After Dark Ft. Laura Jedeed

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Jedeed is a freelance journalist based in New York City. Her bylines include The New Republic, New York Magazine, Politico, and Rolling Stone. S...

Cosmic Horrors (Worst Tweets Parts 1+2) Ft. Internet Today

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eliot from Internet Today joins us for a round of Cosmic Horrors: The Worst Tweets Q2 2025 all in a single episode no paywall extravaganza. Disgusting...

Preview: Beast Week Part 2 - The Dullards Question Ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a preview of Beast Week Part 2, subscribe to our patreon to get the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/c/westernkabuki/ We are joined by o...

Beast Week Part 1 Ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by our friends Josh and Brian from The Worst Of All Possible Worlds to observe Mr Beast, learn from Mr Beast, and love Mr Beast.  We wa...

5150501 Ft. Dan Boeckner

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Boeckner (podcaster and front-man of Wolf Parade et al) joins us to talk about news, this time with heavy emphasis on Canadian and Israeli politic...

Bonus - Ill Conceived Podcast: Promise Keepers: 700,000 Dicks Out for Jesus

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first episode of Ill Conceived, a new podcast from Josh Boerman from The Worst of All Possible Worlds and June Sternbach from Western Kabu...

Preview: Return to Homieism Ft. Marcos

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to full episode at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki   Follow Marcos @HomieVulgaris

Hulking Out Ft. Brace Belden

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brace stops by to talk with us about the rise of the "Soy Right", posting tactics, and much much more. Follow him at  https://trueanon.com/ Support...

Preview: Basement Crusaders Ft. We're Not So Different

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Luke and Eleanor of the We're Not So Different + Going Medieval shows join us for a look at how the far right appropriates various nostalgic aesthetic...

Alien Vs Predator Ft. Miles Klee

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We had Miles Klee come on to tell us about his experience visiting a crypto convention in Las Vegas, but first we had to discuss the question on every...

Organic Panic Ft. Liv Agar

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Liv Agar of the QAA podcast joins us to talk about the modern day hippies and what political forces drew them into fake new age medicine and conspirac...

Servants & Savages Ft. David J Roth (Preview)

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by David Roth of Defector & The Distraction Podcast to talk about the wonderful world of masculinity retreats-- a sometimes hilariou...

Exit the Bit Ft. iDubbbz

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by iDubbbz for a frank and honest conversation about what it means to take accountability, growing and changing as a creator, losing fri...

Preview: The JOIs of Israel Ft. Jordan of Dead Domain

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan aka Dead Domain joins us to discuss their recent documentary on friend of the show Brianna Wu. Watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube...

The Sordid Tale of Mr. Based Ft. Alex Novell

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Novell joins us to talk about the story of Jason Itzler aka Mr. Based: pimp, pornographer, lolcow enthusiast, a man who stares directly into the ...

Preview: Extra! Extra!

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/westernkabuki We kick off the month with a couple news stories and some casual conversatio...

Bonus: The Sky King of Seattle (TWOAPW)

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Caleb joined our friends at The Worst of All Possible Worlds for an episode on Richard "Beebo" Russell. This is the first part, the second is availabl...

Charlatanic Panic Ft. Ed Zitron

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Webby award winning smiling man Ed Zitron gives us an update on the world of AI funding, the impending collapse, and more. Follow Ed at wheresyoured.a...

Preview: Return To Pervert World Ft. MLYP

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-to-world-127550114 We talk to friend of the show MLYP about the recent hacking of ...

They're At War With Our Minds Ft. Layla Saliba

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Palestine activist and student at Columbia University about how the Trump administration is using the full weight of the state with complia...

TeeHee Pilled Ft. The Homie Marcos

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcos aka The Homie aka Aintershow comes on to discuss the phenomenon known as treatlerism. Follow Marcos: https://x.com/AinterShow  https://bs...

Preview: The Chinese Century - TikTok and Tariffs Ft. Josh Boerman

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/c/westernkabuki/ The gang is joined by host of the podcast Worst Of All Possible Worlds to talk...

Western Kabuki: Live from Folsom State Prison

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grummz, through his advanced network of spies, got the scoop and called the FBI on us. We are currently in prison, woke has been defeated, and video g...

Preview: The Network State Ft. Kate Willett Pt. 2

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the full episode, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/westernkabuki Find our research here: https://docs.google.com/document/d...