ModState

06/11/2025

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/modstate/episodes/2025-06-11T00_20_40-07_00 Episode 291: 1) it looks like it's curtains for the friendship between the & Elon Musk + 2) we answer The Democrats question on how to "reach" White men (and whether or not Representative has a shot at the White House) & 3) hoping the recent social unrest & civil disobedience remains (by & large) non-violent

Aside from a little half-crowing about calling the development of public hiccups in the relationship between the POTUS & so-called "First Buddy", Crazy Eddie & his Navy veteran co-host reflect on the crises in SoCal & if there's a path for AOC to Pennsylvania Avenue that's not on a tour....

05/21/2025

Edmund Matuk III (Crazy Eddie) reconvened the flagship podcast for its 290th, and he and counterpart Jon David (DeViney) dove deeper into recent happenings (the events of the last fortnight) and whether or not things are great or if there’s cause for alarm….AND, write to us via [email protected] and tell us who you want to see/hear on our podcast. We’ve a few exciting names and topics headed to this, the — but don’t forget, the Six Minutes will soon mark the first permanent multimedia fixture in our lineup outside this, the flagship. Not actual hatred, this soon-to-be-launched show will feature six individual topical (where we use hate as a term of action — “hatin’ on Topic X” or whatever the case is). But, as always, !!

Our master of all things audio, Edmund Matuk III (Crazy Eddie), and features editor Jack DeViney meet again. This fine, gorgeous day in Upstate New York finds our two hosts revisiting a number of topics. Trending or not, we've learned a lot about our fellow Americans simply by driving, DeViney a...

04/30/2025

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/modstate/episodes/2025-04-28T15_16_28-07_00?utm_source=web-player&utm_medium=episode-link Happy (belated)! We’ve got another episode already coming out and some interesting changes occurring as we prep ModState.net for its launch (a proprietary social media network [where all views are welcome, barring only 1) ad hominem / personal attacks & 2) calls for violence outside of military/foreign policy discussion 3) sexual content of any variety] + user-generated content — away we go….) & welcome Michael Rausch to the editorial staff (hearkening back to hallowed antiquity, circa. 2004-2008, when he roamed the proverbial halls of GamePartisan.com) and prepping the podcast for the removal of all pre-2024 content as it is reconstructed into a season-based project.

Enjoy, and thank you all, always. Happy 9 years to ModState.com as an editorial publication (the podcast came later). Here’s to 9 more!

A bit of a change in our own private schedules meant Crazy Eddie was building fences and playing a round of golf in beautiful upstate New York while for DeViney an upended work schedule meant an "everything-upended" weekend. No matter: there was further talk of the issues driving the American people...

04/23/2025

The Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the “co**se flower,” recently put on a rare and spectacular show at the San Diego Botanical Garden. Native to the rainforests of Sumatra, this giant plant is famous for the strong, foul odor it gives off—a smell similar to rotting meat. It uses this scent to attract carrion-eating insects, which help with pollination.

What makes the co**se flower even more fascinating is how rarely it blooms. It can take 7 to 10 years to flower for the first time, and even after that, it only blooms every 4 to 5 years, with the whole event lasting just 48 hours. The plant that recently bloomed is 14 years old and had previously flowered back in 2018. Its latest bloom has once again drawn attention from around the world, captivating visitors and plant lovers alike with its bizarre beauty and unforgettable smell.

04/17/2025

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/modstate/episodes/2025-04-16T22_02_42-07_00?utm_source=web-player&utm_medium=episode-link episode 288 finds our audio engineer (Edmund Matuk III) and features editor (JD DeViney) co-hosting again. Tariffs, and its untold billions in American taxes, and what he’s up to, versud and more….join Crazy Eddie and Jack D on another journey down the greatest, the best, the bigliest of …. Believe me!

Re-emerged from their work behind the scenes, audio engineer Edmund Matuk III (Crazy Eddie) and Jon David (Jack) DeViney returns to review the tariffs at center stage. Along the way, Amazon, Microsoft, Elon Musk and, ah, yes, most certainly Apple come under renewed scrutiny. Save the "God bless...

04/11/2025

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/modstate/episodes/2025-04-10T19_29_07-07_00?utm_source=web-player&utm_medium=episode-link

From tariffs to for-profit prisons, Edmund Matuk III (Crazy Eddie) co-hosts alongside Jon David (Jack) DeViney for Episode 287 of the flagship podcast. New shows loom, however, and the flagship itself is being divided into seasons.All episodes before the most recent season will be archived and unava...

04/01/2025

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/modstate/episodes/2025-03-31T19_36_02-07_00 ModState returns with a newly-paired duo (Crazy Eddie and DeViney) for Episode 286*.

Signalgate(?!), The Modern State, maybe a reference or two to vast societal anger and scandal and our many thanks for your viewership. It's not a bad debut, but we kept it short (just over 35 minutes) so as to find our groove without wearing thin first time out.

Thank you all, and please do take care out there. Au revoir!



* = Enjoy the old (50-250) episodes while still available. This year, we are shifting gears into publishing "Seasons" of the podcast and are currently organizing which episodes chronologically fit where. Being a Current Events publication (as opposed to Breaking News) means any number of topics across the greater Pantheon in Babylon are fair game. In the future, all episodes prior to the current and most recent season will be available for $1.30 individually or $13 for the entire season (of whichever one the episode sought belongs to).

In other words, older (and therefore archived) multimedia (audio &/or video) content not as frequently visited will be effectively retired (except, again, when requested and whichever episode or seasons will be provided for a small fee). All newly-published works and content released the season prior will remain available free of charge.

Conversely, all editorial content (past and present) will remain available free of charge, as articles take up far less space on our server and thus cost less to maintain.

Beginnings abound as The ModState Podcast returns for Episode 286 and discusses the so-called "Signalgate" messaging turmoil in Babylon (Washington, D.C.) as well as why we're doing this again in the first place.Speaking of which, this marks the first time our longtime audio engineer,....

03/11/2025

https://www.modstate.com/am-i-wrong/

Michael R. DeViney, Jr. had a heckuva plane ride home from Los Angeles to New Orleans. So much so, in fact, the first flight (pre-layover/Dallas) yielded quite a story.

THIS story, about The Cat That Shat The Plane.

So, y’all know I can’t just go get on a plane and have a simple trip, right? Well, this flight to Dallas was under-booked. So, basically everyone sat on the aisle or windows, and we weren’t crammed in like sardines. The lady at the window was nice. We chatted for a second. She asked where

03/09/2025

Special thanks to Edmund Matuk III (“Crazy Eddie”) for getting rid of the static and “noise” inundating the audio file.

Originally recorded using solely a laptop sitting between Mr. Haynes and myself, Eddie did a magnificent job in making part 1 of 3 easier to listen to.

Here’s to hoping we find the other, edited/refined audio files!

[R.I.P. SSGT (ret.) Ian S. Haynes, whom our podcast co-founders both served with at Walter Reed / The President’s Hospital from 2011-2013.]

A gem discovered on our servers at long last, we're thrilled to present our interview with US Army Sergeant (ret.) Ian S. Haynes (RIP) from 2019. Part one (of three, provided we find the other two), Mr. Haynes was a member of the East Orange, New Jersey police force and retired as a Staff Sergea...

03/04/2025

https://youtu.be/S4AQmGO-y7o

This is outrageous. Sure, you can have licensed physicians endorse your products (medication) and sure you can sell said medicine, but it’s all gotta be through our nifty State-backed apparatus or it’s, “No soup for you!”

A private enterprise would be prosecuted for antitrust practices here.

Bottom line for the Texan taxpayer, however, IS the bottom line: you’re talking about 10,000+ operations and a minimum of 60,000 employees of those operations and ungodly sums of tax revenue….gone. Operations that survive will go to Florida, Oklahoma and other States in the Union that want to conduct business, and the jobs and tax dollars will flow accordingly.

Don’t be fooled, Texans. These bills are no different than the “anti-vaping / health” campaigns of yesteryear: the competition is paying for the opposition campaign. In this case, you’re gonna pay (exorbitant market-entry fees) to play ball the State Government’s (Texas’) way or you’re not gonna get to play (as in, y’know, own a business, hire employees, pay lease to rent buildings and pay taxes).

This is about an anti-competitive, antitrust “marketplace” in the form of a “compassionate, State-backed” apparatus. It’s about power, and the control of Dollars that inherently entails.

Anyone saying otherwise is selling something for someone. Probably the State of Texas.

Over the past decade, thousands of CBD shops have opened across Texas. Allen Police Chief Steve Dye said ma*****na on the market today is stronger and more a...

09/22/2024

09/22/2024

We were there for Game 1 of the oldest international soccer tournament in the world, the Copa America.

As The World’s Game, The Beautiful Game is the only non-socioeconomic/non-sociopolitical topic we’ll acknowledge as a publication. The Beautiful Game continues to bring us together, and we (as a publication) share this brief anecdote as a nod towards that same spirit of unity and homogeneity.