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.
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Saturday Sep 13, 2025
Saturday Sep 13, 2025
On Charlie Kirk’s assassination, media bias, and the unraveling of American unity. Candid, challenging, and unfiltered..
Broadcast September 12, 2025, on WWCR 4840 kHz, this episode confronts one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory. Thompson examines the murder of Charlie Kirk, the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, and the selective coverage (and outrage) that followed. Together, these stories reveal how far the boundaries of political discourse have collapsed and how normalized violence has become in a fractured culture.
Todd explores the deeper pattern: how identity politics has replaced shared citizenship, how media narratives are weaponized to excuse or inflame, and how the political class falls back on stale platitudes about “lowering the rhetoric” while the fire continues to spread. The episode also briefly connects to foreign influence strategies, where outside actors and digital platforms amplify division rather than heal it.
Todd closes with reflections on the anniversary of September 11th. He contrasts the fleeting unity of 2001, when flags flew in every neighborhood and the idea of America still bound people together, with the rabid tribalism of today. The question is no longer how to recover unity, but whether unity is even possible in a culture where grievance trumps allegiance.
The conclusion is blunt and unsparing: America’s “Humpty Dumpty” has fallen, and no amount of political spin can put it back together again. What remains is the fight over how people will live inside the fracture and whether patriotism can still serve as a bond strong enough to resist collapse.
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