The Carousel Podcast

Isaac Simpson

Writer Isaac Simpson explores the world through modern propaganda.

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Today · 1 hr 38 min
Walt Bismarck
Lots of intense talking big words with good friend Walt Bismarck, who has been killing it recently with his epically honest and fascinatingly written pieces about relationships with e-girls and other micro e-celebrity GONZO dramas. This one really stuck with me, start with this: This also an incredible one about coming off adderall: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
July 28 · 1 hr 5 min
Is Bourgeois Monogamous Marriage Dead?
Charming young man Derek Suszko joins to discuss controversy sparked on Substack by his nuanced argument that trad men must marry BPD art hoes. What does it all mean? We discuss. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
July 17 · 1 hr 3 min
On Spencer Pratt and Christopher Rufo v. Curtis Yarvin
On the timeline this week, I was DESTROYED Spencer Pratt and EVISCERATED by Christopher Rufo. This implicates by response (above) to Spencer Pratt’s recent 9 minute video describing what happened in his election loss (below): Several people have asked me to address this question, and what I meant by my comments, so I expand in the video above. My position is basically that Spencer is being turned into the character from the Daniel Kaluuya character in the all-time great Black Mirror episode Fifteen Million Merits. He’s a slave who competes in a American Idol type competition, but it so fed up with him oppression that he threatens to slit his throat on stage. His protest is turned into its own media property, in which the regime capitalizes on his simulated and controlled voicing of grievances. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
July 15 · 28 min
Addressing the Allegations
Short stream talking about the fascinating concept of Alpine Divorce and the first ever Austrian homicide trial where an influencer was charged for abandoning his girlfriend on the mountain. Then addressing the mass brigading of MAMA and I that occurred this week on X. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
July 10 · 1 hr 31 min
This Year's Lame and Pathetic July Fourth
One of MAMA’s exciting young new writers is Cam Pain. We discuss two of his latest pieces, one about the Total Torta Takeover of the workplace, which led to his firing. And the next about spending a disappointing Fourth of July in supposedly “The Most Patriotic City in America.” Please visit mamathemagazine.com and give us your email!' Also, btw, experimenting with fun new video format. Let me know your thoughts! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
July 1 · 1 hr 56 min
Dallas Sonnier and Basedsploitation Films
Hello all. * I wrote a piece for Compact magazine about Citizen Vigilante and the rise of the Right Wing exploitation film. Includes list of these films, many of which produced by Dallas Sonnier. A non-exhaustive list of basedsploitation films would include Bone Tomahawk (2015), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), Dragged Across Concrete (2018), Run. Hide. Fight. (2020), Sound of Freedom (2023), Nefarious (2023), and Muzzle (2023). Run. Hide. Fight. Infidels, a sequel to Run. Hide. Fight. coming this fall, will almost certainly make the list. * We had Dallas Sonnier himself on the MAMA podcast (see above) for an interview about his new film Run.Hide.Fight: Infidels. Powerful trailer: Many talk about RW art not being funded, but Dallas Sonnier is proof that it does, if it’s good enough. Please subscribe to MAMA on Substack for podcasts, and everywhere else for the viral mega articles. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
June 24 · 1 hr 29 min
Citizen Vigilante
Hanging with Deep Rex and Granite Mountain talking about the VIRAL SENSATION and ultra based samizdat propaganda exhortation genre film Citizen Vigilante (2026) by Uwe Boll. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
June 19 · 45 min
Disclosure Day - Aliens are Liberal God
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.com Recording again with Titus Techera to discuss the most Boomerific movie of all time, Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. First 45 minutes free.
June 17 · 2 min
Scott Greer
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.com In this subscribers-only episode, Scott Greer and I discuss the Iran deal, the history of the Alt Right, and his upcoming book Whitepill about the rise of the Alt Right.
June 5 · 1 hr 29 min
Why Bass v. Pratt 2026 is the Definitive Election of Our Time
Talking with extraordinary artist, futurist, and shitposter Daniel Keller to tell the tale of the LA Mayor race and why this election is truly definitive of our time. It’s got it all: * Wildly swinging prediction markets * Independently created AI viral ads * Public unions * “The West Coast Mamdani” * Ballot Harvesting and Mail In Ballot Shenanigans like the world has never seen Also, check out this Carousel story from four long years ago breaking down the public unions and NGOs behind the Karen Bass machine. Freshly unpaywalled. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
June 3 · 13 min
Appearance on MTS
Check out my appearance on cool new streaming show MTS. They interviewed me about LA Mayoral race. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
May 30 · 44 min
Is Everyone Really Rooting for You? with Denzel Rust
A recording of my Twitter space with Denzel Rust and Swampist about Denzel’s mega viral tweet. Is everyone actually rooting for you? Or is this a naive perspective to have? We also discuss MAMA launch more and my article on Spencer Pratt fundraisers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
May 29 · 2 hr 7 min
Curtis Yarvin
The Godfather himself joins a MAMA Matrix pod to talk about the launch of our men’s magazine MAMA as well as many other juicy topics no pun intended. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
May 20 · 1 hr 37 min
Endless Fruitless Creampie Forever
Second installment of the new Mama podcast, the MAMA MATRIX discussing couples travel, Massie, and Chud the Builder with Swampist, Denzel Rust, Centaur Write Satyr, Juan, and Cheddar. Please follow and sign up for Mama at mamathemagazine.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
May 12 · 1 hr 35 min
Mama Magazine Release Episode
Our inaugural episode doing an official Mama Matrix featuring Isaac, Denzel, Johnson, and Swampist. Check out MAMA and hit that subscribe button. Full release with many articles and videos coming up in coming weeks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
April 27 · 30 min
Political Talking as Primary Transgression - With Dave Greene
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.com Dave Greene (Dave Greene) returns for a vigorous chat about politics and religion, specifically focusing on transgressivism and hedonism. FIRST 30 MINUTES FREE
April 22 · 1 hr 26 min
The History of the SPLC with Nemets
Someone send this to JD Vance. Chatting with genuinely probably the smartest guy on Twitter, potentially even smarter than Yarvin, Nemets. He explains history of the Southern Poverty Law Center (AKA The Northern Affluence Crime Center), along with other clear policy wins the Trump administration should be focusing on. All in all, it amounts to Republicanmaxxing, and not in the way that you think. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
April 20 · 47 min
"The Dems Must Never Hold Power Again" and Other Silly Larps of the Day
Isaac explores the political landscape surrounding Trump's influence, the regime's power, and the potential for systemic change in America. He debates whether Trump's actions have genuinely challenged the regime or if they are mere tweaks within a controlled system. * Trump’s influence on the regime * The Black Pill and Plan Trust camps * Systemic control and regime stability * Impact of Trump’s policies on US politics * Potential for systemic change or systemic entrenchment This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
April 15 · 1 hr 27 min
Whole-of-Society: The Vast Cybernetic Enclosure
Propaganda expert Jacob Siegel (Jacob Siegel) has written extensively about the network of governmental organizations and NGOs that, in the last decade, and formed what amounts to an official censorship bureau in the United States. His new book The Information State covers the extensive details of this sprawling leviathan, and how it attempts to control thought via a very Obama-coded approach called “Whole-of-Society”: basically managing humans like insects. Jacob recently had a review of his book taken down for extremely dubious reasons, largely involving a “disinformation expert” Renee DiResta who herself is involved in disinformation campaigns like The Birmingham Project (must read). Lots of good details on this whole situation from Jacob here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe
April 14 · 1 hr 36 min
Trapped in the Goypen of Allowable Discourse
I received criticism for only having pro-Iran War, or at least not anti-Trump, people on my podcast. So legendary poster Cumpumper1488 returns from the dead to represent the anti-Trump RW crowd in all its identitarian glory. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe