Doomscroll with Joshua Citarella

Abby Martin, journalist and documentary filmmaker behind Earth's Greatest Enemy. She traces early internet pluralism where left critique and conspiratorial currents overlapped. They explore how that culture shifted right, media populism, Israel’s policies and dependence on US support, surveillance exports like Pegasus, and the military’s massive environmental footprint.

Natalie (ContraPoints), video essayist and cultural critic known for her theatrical YouTube work, joins to discuss anti-Zionism and its evolving rhetoric. She also traces a decade-long creative arc from concept and writing to filmmaking. Short conversations touch on online culture, the mainstreaming of far-right figures, and shifting roles of cultural institutions.

Natalie Wynn (ContraPoints), a video essayist known for long-form cultural and political analysis. They survey online media power, deradicalization, conspiracy and polarization. Short takes on algorithms, retribution psychology, why offline community matters, and how digital controversy reshapes real politics.

John Wilson, filmmaker and video artist behind The History of Concrete, reflects on making art in New York amid rising rents and vanishing venues. He recounts early Bushwick studio life and the shift to laptop-based practice. Conversations explore how digital platforms, funding, and production reshape artistic life and where cultural spaces are headed.

John Wilson, filmmaker behind How To and The History of Concrete, explores urban life and infrastructure with a dry, observational eye. He talks about choosing a “boring” subject, pitching and funding challenges, and the material and climate crises tied to concrete. Conversation also covers affordable housing, scaffolding and city policy, and reviving neighborhood movie theaters.

Dustin Guastella, researcher focused on working-class politics and populism, explains the 'Democratic penalty' in the Rust Belt and its electoral consequences. He traces party decline to trade shocks and factory closures. He also discusses running populist independents, the K-shaped economy, and how niche media distorts political attention.

Dustin "Dino" Guastella, Teamsters Local 623 operations director and working-class politics writer. He breaks down elite capture of progressive media, how professional-class signaling shapes policy, and why working-class voters drift right. Short takes on failed reforms, Rustin’s critique of expressive politics, and strategies to rebuild class-based solidarity.

A comedian recounts slow starts and early creative failures while discussing the craft of performance. Conversation probes a deleted joke about Epstein and the tension between intent and gravity in comedy. They trace how public backlash and standards for past material have shifted. The dialogue critiques performative outrage and argues for focusing on real accountability.

Gianmarco Soresi, stand-up comedian and Downside Podcast host, discusses comedy’s rightward pivot and how comedians became central to political discourse. He explores audience capture, cancel culture, platforming ethics, and the attention economy. Short, sharp takes on why comedy now shapes news and how independent media can be compromised.

Emma Vigeland, political commentator known for progressive, social democratic analysis. She discusses mainstream media warming to social democracy. She traces post-2016 splits within Democrats. She critiques party focus on democracy over voters’ material needs. She examines the party’s handling of Gaza, primary rules, and responsiveness compared with Republicans.