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Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden

"Posting Through It" is a political news podcast exploring the intersection of modern politics and social media through independent reporting, analysis, and commentary. It is hosted by acclaimed investigative journalists Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden and regularly features in-depth interviews with guests.

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  • S2 · E135
    Thursday · 3 min

    135: How MAGA Weaponized the Lindsay Clancy Case [Preview]

    Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to premium episodes: patreon.com/postingthroughit --- Author and researcher Madeline Peltz joins Jared and Mike for a jam-packed creamium episode, featuring two big stories, two album recommendations, and a whole lot of romantic tension with Conceptual James. First, the trio dissects how MAGA took the horrors of the Lindsay Clancy case and turned it into a rallying cry to disempower and humiliate women. A shock to no one, Jack Posobiec is at the center of it, calling for an end to "toxic feminism" — but Matt Walsh, TPUSA, and Fresh and Fit are in there too. The result is a propaganda campaign that's as uncomfortable as the case itself. Next, Jared takes us to school on "Data Republican," a disabled, Salt Lake City-based MAGA star who is now working for the deep state. She seems to like James Lindsay a lot, and her involvement in a botched leaking effort has produced one of the most awkwardly written essays in the history of that right-wing media. So tune in for an episode that's sure to leave you feeling chopped, screwed, and pining for Taliban rule. THANK YOU @CONCEPTUALJAMES!!!!! Links for Madeline: Instagram (@peltzmadeline) BlueSky (@peltzmadeline.bsky.social) Newsletter (Number Two Pencil)

  • S2 · E134
    Monday · 1 hr 18 min

    134: Too Many Mules [UNLOCKED]

    This episode was originally released to Patreon subscribers on Aug. 6, 2026. Jared is traveling to Minneapolis this weekend to cover a story for the show, so we're sharing this on the main feed. --- The promo material for Dinesh D'Souza's 2022 film "2000 Mules" left out one key detail: the election security expert it hinges its core claims on believes in teleportation. Four years after D'Souza released his thoroughly debunked election-fraud exposé, the same people behind it are gearing up to release new material ahead of the 2026 midterms. Jared and Mike revisit the 2022 film to understand how it convinced a generation of Republicans that the 2020 election was stolen. Posting Through It finds "2000 Mules" looking and sounding more incoherent than ever — a film that conjures an entire conspiracy out of nothing, then pads it out with conservative media psychobabble. And somehow, still, no one has reckoned with the fact that Gregg Phillips, of True the Vote fame, sincerely believes he was involuntary teleported on at least two separate occasions. ...54,000 mules? What are we gonna do with all of those?

  • S2 · E133
    August 20 · 6 min

    133: Anti-Woke Media and the Death of Jason Arday [Preview]

    Listen to premium episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/postingthroughit -- Cambridge Professor Jason Arday was a Black scholar with a history of exaggerating events from his past and a plagiarizing in his work. He recently died amid the fallout of a media frenzy ignited by self-described "race realist" Nathan Cofnas. Mike and Jared discuss Arday's tragic story by examining the anti-woke media personalities like Jesse Singal, who legitimized a racist's outrage campaign against Arday in the name of reporting on the excesses of "wokeness." But first, your hosts review Candace Owens' "great debate" with a TPUSA-adjacent misogynist over whether Tyler Robinson actually killed Charlie Kirk. Spoiler: If the debate was an indication, TPUSA is in a heap of trouble.

  • S2 · E132
    August 17 · 1 hr 31 min

    132: Some Kind of Cultural Civil War feat. Bobby Silverman

    Tim Pool, the 40-year-old YouTuber who calls himself a "moderate," stormed off Jubilee's Youtube debate show "Surrounded" after someone called him a grifter, illustrating an increasingly evident truth about the modern MAGA movement: they may still have power, but America doesn't respect them anymore. Bobby Silverman, Posting Through It's unofficial NYC and sports correspondent, returns to the show to lend his expertise on Pool. But before the guys talk about the aging "moderate" who debates like an eight year old, they break down how MAGA has spent the summer trying to ensnare the WNBA in its long-running "culture war" programming, in which they've tapped Enes Kanter to serve as a bludgeon in their war against transgender people. Never let them see you sweat. Especially when you're sweating into a beanie. Transition Music: “In the Shadows” by Stellarator

  • S2 · E131
    August 13 · 5 min

    131: Marijuana is Poisoning Brains at an Extraordinary Rate [Preview]

    Listen to premium episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/postingthroughit ~~ Imagine it: it's April 20th, and some of your UCLA classmates have gathered on the lawn to celebrate 420. The smell of skunk drifts over. You hear laughter crackling over reggae playing from an iPhone speaker. You know what you have to do. You call campus police. There are laws on the books for nuisances like these. In this Creamium edition of Posting Through It, Ben Shapiro calls the cops on you. You can't smoke weed here, dude — full stop. Jared and Mike ponder why marijuana-obsessed Shapiro can't hold onto his youthful audience, pick apart Mike Lindell's humiliating loss in the race for Minnesota governor, launch #ChudWatch on the news that Chud the Builder is free, and try to make sense of a weeks-long debate about burritos. Roll it, light it, smoke it — Posting Through It is back.

  • S2 · E130
    August 10 · 53 min

    130: What to Expect From Election Denialists in 2026 Midterms feat. Alex Kaplan & Kayla Gogarty

    Everyone knows it's coming. The MAGA movement has spent years claiming that any election where Republican candidates lose must be fraudulent, and its top media figures have spent every election cycle since 2020 stoking doubts about the integrity of US democracy. There's no reason to think 2026 midterm elections will be any different. Jared and Mike are joined by Alex Kaplan and Kayla Gogarty, two researchers from Media Matters, to discuss what election denial activists have been getting up to in recent months and what we may see from right-wing media if Republican candidates take a beating at the ballot box this fall. They discuss some of the movement's key characters, their relationships to the White House, and the tactics they're pushing this time around. Remember Sidney Powell (aka "The Kraken") from 2020? Find out who her successor will be. Links: Election deniers reach a fever pitch calling for a “national emergency” declaration so Trump can give himself “king-like powers” over the midterms (MMFA) Tina Peters and other election deniers claim they've pitched the Trump administration on a midterm “election-security plan” (MMFA) Right-wing media’s response to results of LA mayoral primary race is a preview of their midterm playbook(MMFA) Follow Alex Kaplan on BlueSky: @alkapdc.bsky.social Follow Kayla Gogarty on BlueSky: @ohhkaygo.bsky.social Transition Music: "Gray Beard" by Gurthworm

  • S2 · E129
    August 6 · 3 min

    129: Too Many Mules [Preview]

    Support the show on Patreon to gain access to weekly premium episodes: patreon.com/postingthroughit ~~ The promo material for Dinesh D'Souza's 2022 film "2000 Mules" left out one key detail: the election security expert it hinges its core claims on believes in teleportation. Four years after D'Souza released his thoroughly debunked election-fraud exposé, the same people behind it are gearing up to release new material ahead of the 2026 midterms. Jared and Mike revisit the 2022 film to understand how it convinced a generation of Republicans that the 2020 election was stolen. Posting Through It finds "2000 Mules" looking and sounding more incoherent than ever — a film that conjures an entire conspiracy out of nothing, then pads it out with conservative media psychobabble. And somehow, still, no one has reckoned with the fact that Gregg Phillips, of True the Vote fame, believes he was involuntary teleported on at least two separate occasions. ...54,000 mules? What are we gonna do with all of those?

  • S2 · E128
    August 3 · 1 hr 5 min

    128: OnlyChuds Conservatism

    Is the MAGA media machine actually cracking up, or is it just taking a summer nap? Jared and Mike sift through new data reporting from The New York Times, and a truly staggering amount of cringe, to find out. View counts are dropping, engagement is cratering, and people are getting "the ick" from influencers like Benny Johnson. Amid this MAGA content recession, one unusual newcomer is growing her audience: self-styled "American Sweetheart" Savanna Cannon. First covered in The Bulwark, Cannon is producing racist Instagram content in apparent hopes of converting horny MAGA men into OnlyFans simps who will pay to watch her do anal. MAGA has also taken aim at rap music, claiming without evidence that the genre only succeeded in pop culture because of funding from since-shuttered USAID programs. If not for this secret USAID scheme, they suggest, maybe we'd all be line-dancing to country tunes right now. Imagine that! Links to stories referenced: The MAGA Media Machine Is Fracturing (Stuart A. Thompson @ The New York Times) Right-Wing Media and OnlyFans Are in a Symbiotic Relationship (Will Sommer @ The Bulwark) Right Wingers Claim Rap Music is Dead Thanks to ... Elon's USAID Cuts (Nikki McCann Ramírez @ Rolling Stone)

  • S2 · E127
    July 30 · 3 min

    127: How Many of Y'all Like Nick Fuentes? [Preview]

    Support the show on Patreon to get access to weekly premium episodes: patreon.com/postingthroughit --- Maybe you've heard of the Hitlerian livestreamer Nick Fuentes. He hurls slurs at Black people, denies the Holocaust, and calls for the abusive treatment of women — all to boost his view counts and further his white nationalist ideology. Fuentes has legions of fans, but pretty much everyone else agrees he's a [Tim Robinson voice] piece of shit. You wouldn't know it, though, watching his recent conversation with Hunter Biden — the son of former President Joe Biden who's best known for his struggles with drug addiction — on the "Channel 5" YouTube channel. Biden and Channel 5 host Andrew Callaghan handed Fuentes all the attention he could ever ask for in an interview that can only be understood as a debacle. After a quick catch-up on Andy Ngo after our latest "Who the Hell?" episode, Jared and Mike break down where the interview went wrong. Callahan bills his project as unbiased, unfiltered journalism, but what was left on the table in this episode looks to be shaped by one man alone: Nick Fuentes.

  • S2 · E126
    July 27 · 3 hr

    126: Who the Hell is Andy Ngo? feat. Molly Conger

    Andy Ngo is MAGA media's go-to "expert" on far-left extremism. The Portland-born social media personality has spent years pushing Republican leaders to treat anti-Trump and leftist movements as terrorist threats, churning out a bevy of hyper-sensationalized and misleading social media content to make his case. Jared and Mike’s guest for this episode is researcher and reporter Molly Conger, who hosts the "Weird Little Guys" podcast. Together, they retrace notable moments in Ngo's life and career to explain his overnight MAGA stardom and how he's weaponized it against his perceived political opponents. From his roots in the "New Atheist" movement to his appearance last year at a White House "Antifa Roundtable" event, Ngo’s career has become emblematic of MAGA’s contempt for journalistic standards and the truth. (Ngo declined to be interviewed for this episode. He responded to our request for comment with a public statement on X that said he wanted "nothing to do with" this episode and included false claims about one of the show's hosts.) Links for Molly: ​Weird Little Guys (Cool Zone Media) ​Bluesky: @socialistdogmom.bsky.social Transition Music: "Mad King Blues" by Banjosynth

  • S2 · E124
    July 20 · 1 hr 7 min

    124: Can Anything Stop the Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theories? feat. Brandy Zadrozny

    Preliminary hearings wrapped up last week for Tyler Robinson, the “old boy” accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk last September. Prosecutors presented their evidence, and while it certainly seemed compelling, a sizable portion of MAGA internet just isn't buying it. It’s likely they never will. Brandy Zadrozny, a senior enterprise reporter for MSNOW, was at the Utah courthouse during Robinson's preliminary hearings and spent time with the conspiracy theorists who can't let their doubts go. She joins Jared and Mike to walk through what the hearings actually showed, what the believers took away from them, and why the evidence didn't move the needle for people like Candace Owens. Join us for what is arguably the biggest story of the year for MAGA. TPUSA has been in damage-control mode for nine months trying to protect the organization and Erika Kirk, and it still seems like they're losing the battle. Links for Brandy: Change my mind: Searching for reality in Charlie Kirk’s murder case (MS NOW) Erika Kirk faces Charlie’s alleged killer and conspiracists as preliminary hearing begins (MS NOW) Bluesky: @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social / X: @BrandyZadrozny Transition Music: "Boxcar" by Jawbreaker

  • S2 · E123
    July 16 · 5 min

    123: Lil Boosie Dumbazz [Preview]

    Subscribe to our Patreon to hear the full episode: patreon.com/postingthroughit ~~~ Has Russia poisoned Sen. Lindsey Graham with ricin? Why is Clavicular in Israel, and why did a rabbi give him an OpenAI necklace? Is Kash Patel threatening to arrest us for disliking his girlfriend's singing? Jared and Mike struggle to answer these questions and more in this jam-packed Creamium episode, sifting through the trash left behind by a busy news cycle. It culminates with the biggest mystery of all: what do Laura Loomer, Jacob Wohl, and rapper Lil Boosie Badazz have in common? Turns out Mr. Badazz paid $600,000 to far-right operatives Wohl and Jack Burkman to secure a presidential pardon from Trump that never materialized. Now Boosie is on social media demanding that Loomer, Mike Cernovich, Jack Posobiec, and others confirm whether they ever supported his case, as Wohl and Burkman claimed they did. We wish we could say the responses have been illuminating, but they have not. Bring a flashlight for this one. Or even a gun. Because “after dark, it's Jurassic Park.”

  • S2 · E122
    July 13 · 1 hr 14 min

    122: Maine Feed Episode feat. Nathan Bernard

    Graham Platner, a progressive candidate for US Senate in Maine, managed to defy an array of scandals as he rose to become the frontrunner to take on thirty-year incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. But last week, after a former romantic partner credibly accused him of rape, Platner suspended his campaign and withdrew his candidacy — leaving his supporters heartbroken and the Democratic Party scrambling to find a replacement candidate. Journalist Nathan Bernard joins Jared and Mike to break down the collapse of Platner's campaign and what comes next for Democrats who have been desperately trying to unseat Collins without success. Bernard was on the ground from day five of Platner’s campaign. He walks through what Platner meant to Maine Democrats, why volunteers stuck around through earlier controversies, and how the mood darkened after a rape allegation ended his political aspirations. With Platner out, the question is whether an alternate candidate like Troy Jackson or Nirav Shah — or even Ms. Rachel — can consolidate support fast enough to make Collins "concerned" about her reelection. Links for Nathan: X (Twitter): @nathanTbernard / Bluesky: @nathantbernard.bsky.social / In Letter, Platner Volunteer Network Warns Dems: Nominee Must Back Same Agenda to Win Our Full Support (Drop Site, July 2026) Platner Volunteers Want to Move Forward with a New Candidate (Drop Site, July 2026) Voters Weigh In: From Waterville to Ogunquit, Mainers Are Standing By Graham Platner (Drop Site, Oct 2025) Transition Music: "Pale Horse (live in london)" by Truman Sinclair

  • S2 · E121
    July 9 · 4 min

    121: Twelve Angry Kirks [Preview]

    To access premium episodes, subscribe to our Patreon: https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt ~~~ Preliminary hearings began this week in the case against Tyler Robinson: the 23-year-old man accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus speaking event in September 2025. Jared and Mike break down the scenes at the courthouse, where a gaggle of Kirk's former employees and friends filled the gallery to watch prosecutors present their evidence against Robinson. Then they turn their attention to right-wing conspiracy theorists, who remain largely unconvinced that it was Robinson who pulled the trigger. Unlike Kirk, it seems like viral speculation about the forces behind his murder may never die. And despite TPUSA's efforts, they haven't been able to dissuading high-profile influencers like Candace Owens from just asking questions: Why didn't the bullet go all the way through Kirk's neck? Was it an inside job orchestrated by TPUSA staffers? Can we be sure Mossad wasn't involved? Or Egypt? What if Kirk is still alive and his death was staged? But before that, Jared and Mike address the campaign-ending allegations against US Senate candidate Graham Platner, who was running to dethrone Sen. Susan Collins until a former romantic partner accused him of drunkenly raping her. They also discuss the surprise rally staged by Patriot Front in DC on the Fourth of July, where some participants may or may not have soiled their khakis. Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of alleged instances of sexual assault and rape.

  • S2 · E120
    July 6 · 1 hr 30 min

    120: The MAGA Wanker Cometh feat. Madeline Peltz

    American patriotism just hit a 25-year low, and the country celebrated accordingly: a 56-year-old man we're calling the "MAGA Wanker" allegedly cranked it to some acrobats on a mostly empty field, and Michael Knowles spoke to a ten-year-old about the merits of burning women at the stake. Researcher and reporter Madeline Peltz returns to Posting Through It to relive America's 250th birthday party and take stock of the MAGA movement as of July 2026. Mike, Jared, and Madeline trace how a bipartisan congressional commemoration curdled America's anniversary into a freakish spectacle — funded by dark money and PragerU-supplied educational materials. This episode also features on-the-ground guest reporting from photojournalist Dominic Gwinn. By now, you've probably heard that America's 250th birthday celebrations were a debacle. Now it's time to learn how bad it actually was. Hide your communist flags, folks. Storm's brewing.

  • S2 · E119
    July 2 · 4 min

    119: What We Know About the Prairieland 'Antifa' Trials [Preview]

    For access to the full episode, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/postingthroughit --- Mike and Jared break down the recent sentencing in the Prairieland "antifa" trials, wherein 450 years were handed down across eight defendants who attended an anti-ICE protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, 2025. The guys walk through what happened — a noise demonstration, fireworks, graffiti, and Benjamin Song firing 11 shots from a wooded area, hitting a law enforcement officer, before his gun jammed. One defendant got 30 years for moving a box of zines after his wife's arrest. Another got 50 years for sitting in a nearby car. Prosecutors pointed to possession of anarchist literature, use of Signal, and wearing black as evidence of a terrorist conspiracy. Then there's Judge Reed O'Connor, a Federalist Society fixture who stated from the bench that he was imposing maximum sentences to send a message to people who share the defendants' ideology. O'Connor has become the go-to judge for far-right causes, including Elon Musk's dubious lawsuit against Media Matters. He's the man behind these sentences — an outcome that, predictably, delighted Andy Ngo. Links: PrairielandDefendants.com [This episode was recorded on June 28, 2026. Mike is traveling this week.]

  • S2 · E118
    June 29 · 1 hr 18 min

    118: Greg Bovino Wants to Be Your President feat. Christopher Mathias

    Do you remember the small guy in a big, fashy-looking coat who oversaw ICE's invasion of Minneapolis — the operation that led to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti? His name is Gregory Bovino, and he wants to be your president. Acclaimed To Catch a Fascist author Christopher Mathias rejoins PTI this week. After a brief detour into the sentencing of antifascists in Texas, he joins Jared and Mike to paint a picture of Bovino: beyond standing just 5'4", the man is afflicted with a metastasized strain of MAGA, one fixated on "remigration" — that is, deporting upwards of a hundred million people. This year, he stepped down from commanding ICE and moved into new territory: cozying up to hardened white nationalists and meeting with extremists abroad. So dust off your VHS copy of "The Border" and join us as we get to the bottom of the most shocking truth of all: Bovino may look like he's from Long Island, but he's not! Links for Chris: Talking Points Memo: "Greg Bovino’s Retirement Plan? Go Full Fascist" MSNOW: "After teasing a presidential bid, Greg Bovino joined a white nationalist’s podcast" Blueksy: @letsgomathias.bsky.social / X: @letsgomathias Book: "To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right"

  • S2 · E117
    June 25 · 4 min

    117: Gotta Have My 'Goyslop' [Preview]

    Listen to the full episode on Patreon: patreon.com/postingthroughit --- Mike and Jared dig into the ADL's recent campaign against "goyslop": an antisemitic meme that now travels across social media with no context, delighting freaks of all kinds. Then they take stock of JD Vance’s life of ongoing humiliation after becoming the fall guy for the Iran War. Kash Patel returns to PTI after he definitely, totally, for sure foiled that "UFC Freedom 250" domestic terrorism plot, and definitely did not “choke on his own smoke,” as some haters are saying. On June 14, a group of Christian extremist, TikTok-posting knuckleheads allegedly planned to fly explosive drones over the White House UFC arena and kill high-value targets with connections to Israel. But the plot unraveled when a 19-year-old Ohio co-conspirator's mom called the cops. Consider yourself warned. PTI’s secretly designed brown goo will kill you.

  • S2 · E116
    June 22 · 1 hr 21 min

    116: The Right's Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Machine Targets James Talarico feat. Parker Molloy

    James Talarico, a Texas candidate for US Senate, might be the Democrat who Republicans fear most ahead of 2026 midterm elections. Talarico has gained national attention for the unusual ways he's centered faith, masculinity, and progressive politics in his campaign — often defying the right-left "culture war" paradigm. As polling shows him to be a serious threat to the GOP's control of the Senate this fall, the Right's attacks against him have taken on an increasingly bigoted tenor, with right-wing politicians, influencers, and activist groups portraying him as secretly gay, transgender, or part of a broader LGBTQ conspiracy. Jared and Mike are joined by Parker Molloy, an award-winning journalist and the author of "The Present Age," whose work is essential reading for those seeking to understand the modern conservative media ecosystem. Together, they examine MAGA's attacks against Talarico, the resurgence of anti-LGBTQ politics on the American right, and how messaging once aimed primarily at transgender people have expanded into a broader strategy of ridicule, fear, and moral panic. They also discuss this year's Pride Month controversies, the role of right-wing media in shaping political narratives, and whether Republicans have succeeded in moving anti-LGBTQ rhetoric back into the mainstream. Happy Pride! Please enjoy this episode before Stephen Miller decides it's too gay. Links for Parker: Newsletter: "The Present Age" Bluesky: @parkermolloy.com Transition Music: "The Execution of All Things" by Rilo Kiley

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