A blunt, unsentimental dive into propaganda, ideology, and the contemporary cult of belief.
Host Todd Thompson dissects how both corporate and collectivist power structures manipulate guilt, fear, and identity to keep the herd in line. From Ellul and Chomsky to Didion and Camus, the show fuses political philosophy, field experience, and gallows humor to expose how revolutions become religions, and how “progress” often hides new forms of control.
The X-Pod is an autopsy of the narratives that shape us: digital Marxism, moral theater, and the algorithmic priests of the new faith. Expect philosophy with scars, historical context with teeth, and the rare luxury of an honest sentence.
Episodes
Saturday Sep 06, 2025
Saturday Sep 06, 2025
When consensus collapses, the gatekeepers reach for new tools of influence.
This week’s broadcast takes on the breakdown of consensus and the rise of what’s being called the “censorship industrial complex.” From Europe’s expanding speech laws to the collapse of trust in legacy media, Todd explores how official narratives are manufactured, how they collapse, and what fills the vacuum when conventional wisdom dies.
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Europe’s new model of speech control and why it matters.
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How trust in journalism collapsed from NPR to the Washington Post.
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Informational anarchy and the death of consensus.
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Why shortwave increasingly matters in a pre-curated digital world.
📡 Broadcast: WWCR 4840 kHz — Fridays at 11 p.m. CT / midnight ET / 4 a.m. UTC
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