Normal Men

Episodios

• Episode 63 - Thermal Shock Doctrine 01.07.2026 1h 35m

  The normal men get hot and bothered, fix what's wrong with NYC politics, are gone to look for America, and contemplate an unwise conflict that expects too much of the Curds. A well-insulated episode.
• Episode 62 - Thinking Like Bad People 25.06.2026 1h 41m

  Come take a mind-safari with us to Beirut, Manchester, and West Palm Beach. Plus: tilling the GOP 2028 field way too early.
• Episode 61 - Transatlantischism 17.06.2026 1h 6m

  A defence of the pastoral lifestyle and also the barbacoan lifestyle. Also: your gut health and soda, thunder v swamp, grudgingly handing it to the Knicks, and 10 mpg(ame). Links: Musicology Duck’s reflecting pool · The Double Pivot · Sickos Committee
• Episode 60 - Smoothgroins, Smoothbrains 09.06.2026 1h 10m

  Unfortunately additional Maine. Then: a bit of fish and the Intercept Cinematic Universe.
• Episode 59 - The TeXrrible SecreXt of SpaceX 03.06.2026 1h 39m

  A Very Special SpaceX Episode with Quantian (@quantian) and ESGHound (@esghound)! Come for the S-1, stay for the physics. Contains not even homeopathic levels of investment advice. Links: Ann Lipton, "No Votes, No Sales, No Suits" · our earlier space ep with Normal astrophysicist Mike Boylan-Kolchin, We Are All Made of Starmusk.
• Episode 58 - The Pope Should Wear Air Monarchs 30.05.2026 2h 1m

  Lots of tech, somewhat more Pope than usual, and a well-conceived 2028 Presidential Democratic contender tier list that will never embarrass any of us in any way. Plus Jack White's upholstery era and Stephen Colbert.
• Episode 57 - Bracketology 15.05.2026 1h 43m

  Patrick Wyman joins the Normal Men to talk dirty soda, apartment deposits we definitely did not get back, the only bracket that matters, 1619 and its descendants, and sharp little lads.
• Episode 56 - Bottom Feeders 06.05.2026 1h 49m

  The Men get chippy, Fed up, car talk, Giuliani hantavirus and other pathogens, Graham crackers and some states that are probably in the Midwest, and the AI capex bubble (?).
• Episode 55 - Cracking Spreads 29.04.2026 1h 28m

  Panic! at the WHCD, several niche beverages, American airports, and strait cash homie.
• Episode 54 - Carpe Baculum 24.04.2026 1h 25m

  Iran oil futures, market madness, Spencer Pratt for some reason, ivermectin and psilocybin, spammers and affinity scams, and hyping the Mythos.
• Episode 53 - JD and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week 14.04.2026 1h 17m

  Vance screws up at everything, Orbán eighty-sixed in Hungary, Iran negotiations collapse and the world stays oil-thirsty, Swalwell sex monsters and gets summarily defenestrated, and the thrilling secret of space.
• Episode 52 - It’s From Massachusetts, Actually 08.04.2026 1h 27m

  Yakuza discourse, the terrible secret of space, BTS on Hot Ones, Bondi beached, careerists vs maniacs, and who's next for Attorney General.
• Episode 51 - C.R.E.A.M.: Chaos Ruins Ed’s Audio Machine ft. Aaron Cohen 26.03.2026 1h 37m

  Aaron Cohen of Gracie's Ice Cream (@unlikelywords.bsky.social) has a wicked scoop for the Men. George doesn't deliver, Lowtax goes out of his gourd, Ed's interested in principles, and Propter gets stuck. Note:1) We ran into tech issues post-recording and decided that we would rather release a pretty rough final cut this week than no episode. Sorry about that and we won't be offended if you give it a miss. 2) this is a Nanaimo bar
• Episode 50 - Strait Expectations 17.03.2026 1h 49m

  Ed runs some numbers, George eyeballs the urbs, the Strait gets bent, Lowtax socializes, and Propter gets sloppy.
• Episode 49 - No Apologies For The Dutch ft. Aaron Kleinman 12.03.2026 1h 25m

  Episode 49: Texas primaries, North Carolina's political shake-ups, oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz, and EV battery drama with very special guest Aaron Kleinman (@kleinman.bsky.social) from Heartland Signal.  check out his more formal work at https://radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/
• Episode 48 - We Aren’t That Kind Of Norwegians ft. Theophite 03.03.2026 1h 34m

  Anthropic vs DoD, Iran strikes, Graham Platner's podcast tour, and the gnome bag. Featuring the return of Theophite to talk shrimp.   Chapters: 0:00 Intro: Anthropic vs. DoD10:00 Claude's Ethical AI Training20:00 DoD's Ultimatum & Anthropic's Red Lines31:00 Anthropic's Rationalist Roots47:00 Hot War with Iran1:04:00 Graham Platner & Antisemitism1:25:00 Public Virtue & AI in Government1:33:00 Outro
• Episode 47 - Domestication and its Discontents 26.02.2026 1h 10m

  Propter's smart home journey goes sideways. Dogs: better evolved than us? The AI chip crisis hits gaming. The Jones Act and the art of the subsidy. Iran, oil, and who benefits. East Coast braces for snow. State shapes are wrong. And maybe log off for a bit. Chapters: 0:00 Smart Home Tech & APIs4:00 Dogs: Evolution, Senses, & Meds14:00 AI, Chip Crisis & Hardware Prices24:00 Economics of Supply & Demand30:00 The Jones Act: Policy Failure33:00 Biofuels & Commodity Cycles40:00 Geopolitics: US & Iran52:00 Blizzard, Weather & Regional Differences1:03:00 Online Discourse & Context Window
• Episode 46 - Only One Mention of Cheese 20.02.2026 1h 18m

  Just desserts, DHS shutdown and caucus integrity, the future of B2B and internal tooling, and the Yakuza games. Chapters: 0:00 Yakuza & Video Game Franchises5:30 Dessert Discourse & Social Media12:30 Canned Cheese & Weekly News17:30 DHS, Noem, and El Paso Lasers31:15 DHS Shutdown Analysis45:00 Shutdown Impacts & Democratic Strategy56:15 AI & Stock Market Winners/Losers1:02:20 AI's Practicality & Limitations1:16:50 Outro
• Episode 45 - We Are All Made of Starmusk 13.02.2026 1h 32m

  Normal Astrophysicist Mike Boylan-Kolchin (@mbkplus.bsky.social) joins us to talk about the terrible secret of space and the Lone Star State.  Also:  black olives on tacos, Love Da Seahawks, and Jeff Bezos has some explaining to do. Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Gooning Culture2:40 Elon's Space Data Centers5:00 Astronomy & Compute13:00 Challenges of Space Data Centers20:00 Economics of Orbital Compute38:00 Taco Discourse & Burrito Bonds54:00 Texas Democratic Primary1:10:00 Republican Primary & Senate Control1:24:00 Universe's End & Super Bowl1:31:00 Outro and Final Thoughts
• Episode 44 - Coffee, Cigarette, Croissant ft. skelly 06.02.2026 1h 44m

  Normal Woman skelly (@iid.bsky.social) joins us from France to talk about- well, the plan was to talk about the American expat experience in Europe during Trump II but actually it wound up being mostly about comparative educational structure.  we hope you like it.also: Texas Toast (Republican State Senate edition), handicapping 2026, Fed Warsh, Epstein and the shallow bench of evil.ED NOTE: we are unbleeped compared to our usual because Ed is working very hard and is gassed this week.  please be nice to Ed if you see him. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Winter Woes7:06 Skelly: Life in France16:15 Academia: US vs. Europe26:30 College Admissions & Prestige45:46 Admissions: Success & Diversity1:08:40 American Expat Life & Culture1:33:57 Texas Special Election Analysis