Adrian Bonenberger, a writer and Army veteran, is running for governor of Connecticut on a platform of establishing a voluntary state guard. He explains how a state guard would decentralize power to the local level, and how his experience training military volunteers during the Ukraine War informed his view on threats to America and possibilities for a different kind of civic engagement.

Recorded March 24, 2026

LINKS

Adrian's campaign site

https://www.bonenbergerforgovernor.com/

Adrian's 2023 piece on "Civil War"

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4374348-a-second-american-civil-war-wouldnt-look-like-a-movie/

Follow Adrian on Twitter: https://x.com/AdrianBonenber1

Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social

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On an episode that surely will not make anyone mad, Dave discusses his recent essay on how Jeffrey Epstein used his Jewishness to further his crimes. Aryeh and Dave then debate the merits of staying on Musk's Twitter/X vs. fleeing to cringey Bluesky.

Recorded March 6, 2026

LINKS

Dave's piece, "The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy"

https://jewishcurrents.org/the-line-between-affinity-and-conspiracy

NYT: "Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-money-scams-investigation.html

Times of Israel on antisemitic heckler in California

https://www.timesofisrael.com/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-denounces-tax-the-jews-chant-heard-during-protest/

Dave's 2108 piece on Woody Allen

https://jewishcurrents.org/unlearning-woody-allen

Aryeh and Dave's 2018 conversation about the NYT

https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/51348

Follow Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidKlion

Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social

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Magdalene Taylor, a senior editor at Playboy Magazine who writes about sexuality and culture, talks about whether we are finally sick of dating apps, whether AI will change social interactions, the forces encouraging men and women to hate each other, the decline of the manosphere, and Trump's strange performance of masculinity.

Recorded January 20, 2026

LINKS

Magdalene's newsletter, "Many Such Cases"

https://www.sexual-culture.com/

Aryeh and Magdalene's 2021 conversation

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juggalos-simps-and-cat-guys-with-magdalene-taylor/id981282353?i=1000517814150

NYT on a woman who fell in love with a chatbot

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/technology/ai-boyfriend-chatgpt.html

Magdalene's piece, "Do Men Even Like Women Anymore?"

https://www.sexual-culture.com/p/do-men-even-like-women-anymore

Magdalene's piece, "Do Women Even Like Men Anymore?"

https://www.sexual-culture.com/p/do-women-even-like-men-anymore

Puck on young men and Trump

https://puck.news/why-young-men-are-souring-on-trump/

Follow @magdajtaylor

Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social

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