I admit that I didn't know who Walter was until I started watching your podcasts. He's now my favorite podcaster. He's up there with Jeffrey Tucker in the almost-extinct species, "adults in the room."
Matt, you are doing good work too. May the force be with both of you.
Yeah exactly the same for me. I love that he talks about so many topics, humbly and with a deep wisdom and grace. He has also helped to revive my love for literature and creativity. My other fave podcasts are: DarkHorse (Bret and Heather are aware of Walter, for sure), Dave Smith (he has a much more well researched and articulated view on Israel/Palestine, among other things, than our ATW hosts), and the now quite irregularly online Eric Weinstein
Be careful of Darkhorse. Why did Bret sit on this convo with RFKjr & not release until 2023? How many lives might have been saved? Watch Bret’s body language when Bobby says “they did this before.” His father has defense ties.
Thanks for the heads up. My cognitive model works a bit differently. I don't look for exceptions (red flags) as to when to stop listening to someone for the most part. No one is "perfect" or without significant "blind spots." For example Dark Horse have barely covered the invasion of Gaza by Israel for whatever reason, but Dave Smith covers it really well.
Here's my other favorite podcast, Steve Kobrin's "Gallery of Freedom Fighters." In his latest episode he interviews Lucia Sinatra, the co-founder of No College Mandates. She and her members made a positive difference.
Yeah I had that thought when I heard the YouTube version of this, but as I listened to the narrated version today it occurred to me that it could well be the other way around - it's the fact that Walter is one of the truly great commentators of our time that is why they attack him - in a similar way to how they have attacked other great thought leaders thru history. It is desperation I guess you're right but that's their default mode, so I like to think that it's an unconscious acknowledgment of his ability. If he were truly moronic they wouldn't even bother to say anything
Kirn’s on air appearances are more threatening to Democrats than his written word. He is unassuming and far from hysterical… “ what you see is what you get” Walter is dead pan honest in the delivery of his opinions totally indifferent to his critics. And I just ❤️ that!
Totally agree. He and Matt are able to be genuinely dispassionate reporters when they introduce and outline a story, and then add their opinion on it in a way that I think is really clean
"Democracy has become a weapon of moneyed interests. It uses the media to create the illusion that there is consent from the governed. The press today is an army with carefully organized weapons, the journalists its officers, the readers its soldiers. The reader neither knows nor is supposed to know the purposes for which he is used and the role he is to play. The notion of democracy is often no different than living under a plutocracy or a government by wealthy elites." -Oswald Spengler
haha. I think it's a great idea. and the fact that people who know them (at least regular, long time listeners) know that they are too unassuming and genuinely humble to get into politics, makes it a great insiders' joke.
Rumors swirl around their dinner with Putin, as told by none other than Hillary Clinton herself. According to former SOS, they both met while being invited to dinner by Putin himself. They ate at Twins Garden, where at Putin's recommendation, all ordered the Far Eastern shrimp dumplings with strawberries, asparagus and trout caviar. Putin discussed journalism in the West and how useful they might be in the future. After all imbibed copious amounts the restaurants' famous wines, Putin unfazed by the wine, paid the check, and left the two in a drunken stupor with signed contracts in their pockets.
Geee it could be that Trump didn’t “rampage through democracy” or “incite a violent insurrection”. Never in my life have I seen such derangement in Americans. A little with some crazy ultra rights with Obama. But Obama deserved most of it. They accuse Trump of things that are so easily disproven. It’s maddening.
I am Australian, but based in SE Asia, and I mainly associate with de-woked or never-woked westerners, all of whom are pretty well educated, articulate and independent-minded. Recently I went to a retreat with a bunch of americans, very open minded people, into spirituality and liberal values generally, but they were ALL woke brainwashed on EVERY SINGLE topic that Walter, Matt and others discuss. My mate who was with me for the event and I just sat back and listened while our colleagues repeated, usually verbatim, all the left-tard talking points. It was clearly a groupthink cult.. sigh...
I’m not sure what kind of convention that was but I don’t know anyone who buys into the woke. I’m always amazed it’s a thing. Maybe it’s the company I keep.
It was a spiritual retreat with mainly pretty sincere, mature people, aside from this one "minor" bug. Ditto aside from these people almost everyone I know just doesn't buy into the woke agenda at all
Matt wrote an entire book about your dear leader called "Insane Clown President" Matt Taibbi refers to Trump as an ignorant individual engaged in confidence tricks, "bloviating and farting his way" along the trail of the 2016 election.
In a pre-inauguration interview with PBS, Taibbi explained his choice of Insane Clown President as the title, "If the president-elect and his followers have complaints about the title, they should really blame Trump himself."
"Trump can do plenty of damage just by encouraging people to be as uninhibited in their stupidity as he is." - Matt Taibbi
"In the elaborate con that is American electoral politics, the Republican voter has long been the easiest mark in the game, the biggest dope in the room." - Matt Taibbi
"The party worked the cattle in their pen into such a dither that now they won’t rest until they get the giant wall that real-life, as-seen-on-TV billionaire Donald Trump promises will save them from all those measles-infected rapists pouring over the border."
"More than any politician in recent memory, Bernie Sanders is focused on reality. It's the rest of us who are lost." - Matt Taibbi
I'm more politically aligned with a Dave Smith than Taibbi, but still I listen to Taibbi regularly because he's a genuinely good reporter/journalist and doesn't let his political views significantly get in the way of his reporting
you and walt keep on keeping on on your dymanic duo blog. It makes my internet surfing for relayable information a quick stop when your broadcast airs.
Walter Kern - literally Donald Trump, who is literally Hitler.
Whatever you're doing, Water, keep on doing it, man - your podcast with Matt is one of the last things keeping me sane in this increasingly 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' existence.
Getting tagged by the Atlantic as being "just like Trump", seems to be the current de rigueur insult by the left similar to " like Hitler,". or, as close as you can get to the most despicable human on the planet. Watching the media, or reading left wing propaganda tabloids like the Atlantic, is almost farcical in its ignorance of its own headlines. When SCOTUS ruled unanimously against Colorado's attempt to exclude Trump from the ballot in November, the headline in the Atlantic was "How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn't". After the ugly story the Atlantic published about Trump mocking the troops on his way to Paris to visit Nuremberg it looked like the rag was done. But, no, they gathered their forces and took the magazine and gets awards now for articles from journalistic luminaries such as Jake Tapper.
So, to pull the ole "just like Trump" at Walter Kirn shows the complete meltdown that is today's media and any newspaper or magazine in print. Kirn is filled with humor that most of the time blows me away! If he's on Gutfeld, it's the best television to be enjoyed with vigor. He's the smartest man in the room and I love to hear from the puppeteers of the left since they always prove to be the personification of dumb shit which continues to be their hallmark of fame.
I admit that I didn't know who Walter was until I started watching your podcasts. He's now my favorite podcaster. He's up there with Jeffrey Tucker in the almost-extinct species, "adults in the room."
Matt, you are doing good work too. May the force be with both of you.
Yeah exactly the same for me. I love that he talks about so many topics, humbly and with a deep wisdom and grace. He has also helped to revive my love for literature and creativity. My other fave podcasts are: DarkHorse (Bret and Heather are aware of Walter, for sure), Dave Smith (he has a much more well researched and articulated view on Israel/Palestine, among other things, than our ATW hosts), and the now quite irregularly online Eric Weinstein
Be careful of Darkhorse. Why did Bret sit on this convo with RFKjr & not release until 2023? How many lives might have been saved? Watch Bret’s body language when Bobby says “they did this before.” His father has defense ties.
https://youtu.be/Ocxl_Do1nx8?si=0caChQZZvDH05iWZ
Do you have a time marker for that?
"His father has defense ties" RJK or Bret does?
Thanks for the heads up. My cognitive model works a bit differently. I don't look for exceptions (red flags) as to when to stop listening to someone for the most part. No one is "perfect" or without significant "blind spots." For example Dark Horse have barely covered the invasion of Gaza by Israel for whatever reason, but Dave Smith covers it really well.
Probably because Youtube would have pulled the video & probably demonitized Brett's channel.
No one would have seen it anyway.
If I remember correctly Matt reported that YouTube was pulling legitimate vaccine injury videos because they could have caused "vaccine hesitancy."
An RFK Jr. podcast appearance would have done the same thing only to a wider audience.
He was also on Odysee then and where live chat occurred which they responded to. People could have shared, as I changed minds that way.
And yes, despite what they say I do not believe they were demonetized
He sure caught Covid a lot :)
Here's my other favorite podcast, Steve Kobrin's "Gallery of Freedom Fighters." In his latest episode he interviews Lucia Sinatra, the co-founder of No College Mandates. She and her members made a positive difference.
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/co-founder-of-no-college-mandates?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
You can tell “they” are getting desperate when doing a hit piece on Mr. Walter “Common Sense” Kirn makes sense to The Atlantic….
Yeah I had that thought when I heard the YouTube version of this, but as I listened to the narrated version today it occurred to me that it could well be the other way around - it's the fact that Walter is one of the truly great commentators of our time that is why they attack him - in a similar way to how they have attacked other great thought leaders thru history. It is desperation I guess you're right but that's their default mode, so I like to think that it's an unconscious acknowledgment of his ability. If he were truly moronic they wouldn't even bother to say anything
Kirn’s on air appearances are more threatening to Democrats than his written word. He is unassuming and far from hysterical… “ what you see is what you get” Walter is dead pan honest in the delivery of his opinions totally indifferent to his critics. And I just ❤️ that!
Totally agree. He and Matt are able to be genuinely dispassionate reporters when they introduce and outline a story, and then add their opinion on it in a way that I think is really clean
"Democracy has become a weapon of moneyed interests. It uses the media to create the illusion that there is consent from the governed. The press today is an army with carefully organized weapons, the journalists its officers, the readers its soldiers. The reader neither knows nor is supposed to know the purposes for which he is used and the role he is to play. The notion of democracy is often no different than living under a plutocracy or a government by wealthy elites." -Oswald Spengler
The more things change...nyuk...nyuk...nyuk....
Matt did your News2Share buddies happen to stop at the University of Alabama recently?
A unique moment of unity occurred where both pro-Israeli & pro-Palestinian protestors started chanting "Fuck Joe Biden."
Hilariously surreal.
Sounds like a compliment to me….
Makes me appreciate Walter even more.
https://twitter.com/unhealthytruth/status/1788010201989197981
"You work for the Biden administration? Is your job to wake him up?"
That artistic rendering of Walter is hysterical. In a good way. T shirt, merch? For President?
We love you, Walter 💕
Bumpersticker: Kirn-Taibbi 2024
haha. I think it's a great idea. and the fact that people who know them (at least regular, long time listeners) know that they are too unassuming and genuinely humble to get into politics, makes it a great insiders' joke.
The ruling elite keeps hammering out the same lies and inanities. Next thing you know, Walter will be Putin's cousin.
Isn't that where Walter and Matt first met? In Moscow ;)
Rumors swirl around their dinner with Putin, as told by none other than Hillary Clinton herself. According to former SOS, they both met while being invited to dinner by Putin himself. They ate at Twins Garden, where at Putin's recommendation, all ordered the Far Eastern shrimp dumplings with strawberries, asparagus and trout caviar. Putin discussed journalism in the West and how useful they might be in the future. After all imbibed copious amounts the restaurants' famous wines, Putin unfazed by the wine, paid the check, and left the two in a drunken stupor with signed contracts in their pockets.
I hope the asparagus wasn't overcooked. That would have been a travesty
I can’t believe this Atlantic article. It’s so very moronic. Have they no sense of decency?
Woke is the mind virus that eats brains. The Atlantic is braindead. I buried the corpse 4 years ago cos the stink got too great.
Thank you Walter and Matt, pls keep up your excellent work!
Who cares what this rag spouts?
Geee it could be that Trump didn’t “rampage through democracy” or “incite a violent insurrection”. Never in my life have I seen such derangement in Americans. A little with some crazy ultra rights with Obama. But Obama deserved most of it. They accuse Trump of things that are so easily disproven. It’s maddening.
I am Australian, but based in SE Asia, and I mainly associate with de-woked or never-woked westerners, all of whom are pretty well educated, articulate and independent-minded. Recently I went to a retreat with a bunch of americans, very open minded people, into spirituality and liberal values generally, but they were ALL woke brainwashed on EVERY SINGLE topic that Walter, Matt and others discuss. My mate who was with me for the event and I just sat back and listened while our colleagues repeated, usually verbatim, all the left-tard talking points. It was clearly a groupthink cult.. sigh...
I’m not sure what kind of convention that was but I don’t know anyone who buys into the woke. I’m always amazed it’s a thing. Maybe it’s the company I keep.
It was a spiritual retreat with mainly pretty sincere, mature people, aside from this one "minor" bug. Ditto aside from these people almost everyone I know just doesn't buy into the woke agenda at all
Matt wrote an entire book about your dear leader called "Insane Clown President" Matt Taibbi refers to Trump as an ignorant individual engaged in confidence tricks, "bloviating and farting his way" along the trail of the 2016 election.
In a pre-inauguration interview with PBS, Taibbi explained his choice of Insane Clown President as the title, "If the president-elect and his followers have complaints about the title, they should really blame Trump himself."
"Trump can do plenty of damage just by encouraging people to be as uninhibited in their stupidity as he is." - Matt Taibbi
"In the elaborate con that is American electoral politics, the Republican voter has long been the easiest mark in the game, the biggest dope in the room." - Matt Taibbi
"The party worked the cattle in their pen into such a dither that now they won’t rest until they get the giant wall that real-life, as-seen-on-TV billionaire Donald Trump promises will save them from all those measles-infected rapists pouring over the border."
"More than any politician in recent memory, Bernie Sanders is focused on reality. It's the rest of us who are lost." - Matt Taibbi
I'm more politically aligned with a Dave Smith than Taibbi, but still I listen to Taibbi regularly because he's a genuinely good reporter/journalist and doesn't let his political views significantly get in the way of his reporting
I’m not sure what that rant was even about, you feel better now?
you and walt keep on keeping on on your dymanic duo blog. It makes my internet surfing for relayable information a quick stop when your broadcast airs.
Walter Kern - literally Donald Trump, who is literally Hitler.
Whatever you're doing, Water, keep on doing it, man - your podcast with Matt is one of the last things keeping me sane in this increasingly 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' existence.
I rewatched that movie again recently. Such a hoot!
Getting tagged by the Atlantic as being "just like Trump", seems to be the current de rigueur insult by the left similar to " like Hitler,". or, as close as you can get to the most despicable human on the planet. Watching the media, or reading left wing propaganda tabloids like the Atlantic, is almost farcical in its ignorance of its own headlines. When SCOTUS ruled unanimously against Colorado's attempt to exclude Trump from the ballot in November, the headline in the Atlantic was "How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn't". After the ugly story the Atlantic published about Trump mocking the troops on his way to Paris to visit Nuremberg it looked like the rag was done. But, no, they gathered their forces and took the magazine and gets awards now for articles from journalistic luminaries such as Jake Tapper.
So, to pull the ole "just like Trump" at Walter Kirn shows the complete meltdown that is today's media and any newspaper or magazine in print. Kirn is filled with humor that most of the time blows me away! If he's on Gutfeld, it's the best television to be enjoyed with vigor. He's the smartest man in the room and I love to hear from the puppeteers of the left since they always prove to be the personification of dumb shit which continues to be their hallmark of fame.