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Unlocked: An Experiment in Pain Tolerance

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, with included gambling elements? The fine folks at the Whatnot app bravely answered. Spoilers: it sucks a lot!Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputerFollow us at /r/KillTheComputer or on Discord

Turn Me On, Dead Man

We discuss the history of celebrity clone replacement conspiracy theories and their place in the broader political moment.Articles discussed in this episode:Clones and zombies: rethinking conspiracy theories and the digital public sphere through a (post)-colonial perspective: Iginio Gagliardone, Matti Pohjonen, Stephanie Diepeveen & Samuel Olaniranhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2239890Why Is the Internet Obsessed With Celebrity Clone Conspiracy Theories? By Carly Thomashttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/internets-obsession-celebrity-clone-conspiracy-theories-1236520246/Support us at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

Preview: The Gulf War Did Not Take Place

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Kirkenuinely

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. Our lost show with Maddyson drops this month only at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

Preview: One Hour of Dogs Barking Ft. Arif Hasan

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

When Leopards Eat Their Faces Ft. Matt Bernstein

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 child. We talk about if, when, and how to give conservatives an off-ramp from the MAGA movement, how to identify grifters capitalizing off of that moment, and more.Watch the interview/support Matt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-pL7aZoeY

Preview: American Dead Ass

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 didn't talk about any actual football stuff in this one. We did make fun of the ads, though.Listen to the entire episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

Triumph of the Swill Ft. Josh Boerman

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!

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On Minneapolis

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 sideshow. However we wanted to start the episode with some thoughts on the current situation in Minneapolis, which ended up eating up an entire hour. Take care of yourselves as best you can, please.Maddy will be back for the Erika ep and our LOST miniseries soon, both of which you can find here at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer