Topic: Upside Down

5 chapters across the catalog

Bro Media
Episode 1710 1:01:04 - 1:07:09

1710: Bro Media

Joe Rogan Influence, Old-Fashioned Conversationalism

The success of Joe Rogan and other "bro media" figures is attributed to their long-form, conversational style which fills a void left by legacy media. The traditional "upside-down pyramid" of journalism is described as an obsolete format necessitated by physical typesetting. Rogan is praised as a skilled conversationalist rather than a traditional interviewer.

Flag Gate
Episode 1665 35:20 - 37:27

1665: Flag Gate

Justice Samuel Alito and the Flag Controversy

Justice Samuel Alito sent letters to lawmakers explaining that his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, was responsible for flying an upside-down American flag at their Virginia home and an "Appeal to Heaven" flag at their New Jersey beach house. Alito refused to recuse himself from January 6th-related cases, asserting his wife is an independently minded private citizen with her own property rights.

Pros From Dover
Episode 1092 2:29:17 - 2:31:50

1092: Pros From Dover

"Upside Down" Youth Group and Gender Identity

A public service announcement in Raleigh, North Carolina, promoted "Upside Down," a support group for children aged 12 and younger who identify as transgender, genderqueer, or questioning. The group aims to provide a space for "gender variant" youth to lead projects and support one another. The hosts expressed surprise at the young age of the target demographic and the rapid shift in cultural norms regarding gender identity in children.

The Botox Bot
Episode 211 54:44 - 59:46

211: The Botox Bot

Melanie Phillips on Cultural Totalitarianism and Climate

British journalist Melanie Phillips is introduced via her book, "The World Turned Upside Down," which argues that Western society has abandoned objective truth for subjective ideology. Clips from her speeches address her skepticism of man-made global warming and her theory of "cultural totalitarianism." She posits that dissenters of the liberal agenda are systematically demonized.