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07/02/2026

“Get Lit" July 2, 2026: Get Lit Continues Exploring Dostoyevsky’s Demons.

Brad and Matt unwrap the characters through the great Russian extremism epic

Brad and Matt unwrap the characters through the great Russian extremism epic

06/25/2026

“Get Lit" June 25, 2026: Finishing Up Machiavelli's "Discourses on Livy," and Looking Ahead to "Demons."

Brad and Matt go over parallels between Rome and America, and look ahead to Fyodor Dostoyevsky's prophetic book, Demons."

Brad and Matt go over parallels between Rome and America, and look ahead to Fyodor Dostoyevsky's prophetic book, Demons."

06/08/2026

Britain's Great Self-Loathing Crusade

American and European liberalism rightly campaigned against ethnocentrism once upon a time, but both versions ultimately went way too far

American and European liberalism rightly campaigned against ethnocentrism once upon a time, but both versions ultimately went way too far

06/04/2026

America Needs a Boring and Sane Party

It's not the fault of voters that they're surrounded by crazy

It's not the fault of voters that they're surrounded by crazy

06/01/2026

Livestream at 4:30 ET Today: Episode One of "Get Lit With Matt and Brad."

A new all-books, all-the-time show premieres today.

A new all-books, all-the-time show premieres today.

05/30/2026

Listen to This Article: Humanity Needs to Get Offline

Log on for some things. Stay off for most things

Narrated Version | Log on for some things. Stay off for most things

05/01/2026

Listen to This Article - The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Time Travel, and Solomon's Temple: Conspiracy Roundup

The online fallout from the Correspondent's Dinner shooting has been an epic national Rorschach Test

Narrated Version | The online fallout from the Correspondent's Dinner shooting has been an epic national Rorschach Test

04/30/2026

Listen to This Article: The Press Promotes Violence and Everyone Knows It

Casual lies told by the news media for commercial and political reasons spawn all sorts of horrors, making its phony rectitude insufferable

Narrated Version | Casual lies told by the news media for commercial and political reasons spawn all sorts of horrors, making its phony rectitude insufferable

04/27/2026

Listen to This Article - Twitter Files, Southern Poverty Law Center Edition: Hate Inflation?

The SPLC was just indicted for one kind of fraud. Twitter was investigating another. When you get paid big bucks to find hate, you won't NOT find it

Narrated Version | The SPLC was just indicted for one kind of fraud. Twitter was investigating another. When you get paid big bucks to find hate, you won't NOT find it

04/25/2026

Listen to This Article - New York Times: Old People Suck and We Should Take Their Stuff

It’s time to do away with these societal “grifters” and “stowaways,” says an eminent Yale professor

Narrated Version | It’s time to do away with these societal “grifters” and “stowaways,” says an eminent Yale professor

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