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Cast Iron Brains - A Podcast with Bob and Abe
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An Armed-adillo Assassin Takes on President Jesus (CIB #277)
3w ago02:04:19Tap to summarizeMaybe it used to be the case that everyone believed a bunch of wild and crazy and reality-denying stuff, but at least we mostly shared those reality-challenged beliefs. Now it feels like everybody has their own bespoke insane reality-denying belief system, largely defined by the rejection of any institutional authority or shared truth. It’s great, and we talk about it! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Packed theaters, rainy ballfields, and the NFL draft18:33 — Another foiled assassination attempt1:04:45 — Give me the baby teeth and I will show you the man1:11:34 — Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:20:38 — Wrap-up! Michael, Ben Sasse is Dying, and youth beisbol is child harmRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →Prayer in the Age of Consent (CIB #276)
4w ago01:24:54Tap to summarizeWe are back after a beisbol-mandated week off to yap about Iran, a Virginia referendum to redraw the congressional maps, and plenty else. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — What we’ve been up to.16:02 — Trump threatens to blow up all the bridges and power plants37:16 — Virginia redistricting vote is today 57:22 — Family Annihilators Run Amok!1:04:19 — Wrap-up! Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →What Happens on the Dark Side of the Moon... (CIB #275)
Apr 702:06:53Tap to summarizeThis week we’re yapping about an old favorite topic—how the religious fanatics convinced that they know the mind of God barely seem to have a grasp on the very basics of the religion they claim to adhere to, and how that’s probably bad for the world. Plus thoughts on Project Hail Mary and whatever else is going on in the world this week. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Abe survives not-Freaknik2026, Bob and Lori survive Luke Combs17:22 — We fight for GOD, not like those savages52:28 — “Silicon Sampling,” it seems bad1:11:12 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:21:31 — Wrap-up!Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →Bike Headlamp Thief Apologists (CIB #274)
Mar 3101:54:41Tap to summarizeSomething the Trump administration did was good, we must reluctantly admit. It’s another week of travel stories and meandering through the headlines looking for something interesting to say. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — ICE at the airport17:53 — Abe, crime victim26:56 — Is the phone call making a comeback?31:25 — WGAS NewsBag; Air Canada CEO forced out; Tiger Woods car crash; Birthright citizenship before SCOTUS59:40 — Our Bogus Future; We still need to smash ‘em! (Wherein ‘em is the phones)1:31:51 — Wrap-up!Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →I Spent A Week in Northern Europe and All I Got Was A Lot of Complaining About Airlines (CIB #273)
Mar 2501:53:49Tap to summarizeLori has made her glorious return from Finland and Estonia and has a lot to say about why flying is bullshit. We also barely contain our glee while discussing a murder, chat about Iran, and play America’s Favorite Game Show, Chuck Norris Edition. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Being insensitive about airport chaos8:42 — Lori in the World49:10 — Handi-capable quadruple amputee succeeds at cornhole, murder52:40 — Iran war chat!1:18:26 — Donald Trump had to watch his mail order bride’s closet get raped1:29:49 — Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:35:30 — Wrap-up! Project Hail Mary; Inside the Manosphere (redux)Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →Dubious Solutions (CIB #272)
Mar 1902:02:27Tap to summarizeWith Lori on a whole-ass other continent, we’re left sad and lonely and drifting through the news of the week, with much talk of American decline, our lack of faith on one another, and whether or not we are a people capable of building the sort of world we hope to live in. It’s quite a hoot! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Some talk of Geno Smith, inexplicably5:10 — Dudes in the Wild, Betting on Senate Races19:52 — Iran war is over or about to be or possibly escalating ¯\_(ツ)_/¯31:05 — Does American public opinion matter at all?1:09:41 — Did CBS News’ News Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:12:59 — Wrap-up! Hamnet; The Alabama Solution; Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere; The Two Towers; Baseball season is upon us and how that might herald the decline of civilizationRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →Make America Great World Police Again (CIB #271)
Mar 601:39:08Tap to summarizeA little less than a week ago, the United States and Israel began a war with Iran. Today, we talk about it. See that?! A masterful sales job! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Abe runs, huffs, puffs4:27 — United States at war in Iran1:01:27 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off A Good One?1:09:37 — Wrap-up! Train Dreams; Blue Ruin; A Knight of the Seven KingdomsRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →Really Good at the Really Bad Thing (CIB #270)
Feb 2702:22:53Tap to summarizeThe State of the Union might as well have been a month ago, but we’re here to talk about it as the glorious, hilarious, highly watchable, weird, shameful, exploitative circus gameshow that it undeniably was. That and the latest goings on over on the CBS Evening News, Abe’s movie reviews, and plenty of YOUTH SPORT DRAMA. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — USA Men’s Hockey Triumphs!8:29 — State of the Union Exploitation Spectacular1:29:42 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:39:52 — Wrap-up! How to Make a Killing; Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die; Little League updatesRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →White Men Can't Soap (CIB #269)
Feb 1901:47:00Tap to summarizeToday we’re mostly ignoring the news of the week to instead express wonder and dismay at how short form video is probably breaking our brains in really bad ways. It’s a hoot! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — The Biffler goes full blood-determinism21:33 — Regressing to an oral culture36:03 — Maybe weight does in fact correlate with health a bit58:37 — Did CBS News’ Chief Correspondent Matt Gutman Get Off A Good One in the Fashion and to the Exacting Standards of CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann?1:03:19 — Is the US about to get weird in Iran? Should we…bet on it?1:13:55 — Wrap-up! Crime 101; Wuthering Heights; Minority Report; Sinners; The OlympicsRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
Transcribe →Le Hibou Superbe LX: Le Lapin Coquin vs L'Enfant Rock (CIB #268)
Feb 1102:06:52Tap to summarizeIt’s an almost-all Super Bowl 60 reaction spectacular! We watched, we complained, we talked about it. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Abe girds himself for SURVIVOR 503:11 — Trump stumbles over non-existent bar for his own speech, posts Obamas depicted as apes12:28 — Super Bowl 60! And the Olympics!48:07 — Super Bowl 60 commercials!1:04:38 — Super Bowl 60 halftime shows!1:41:16 — Canada to lose all hockey privileges1:46:07 — Wrap-up!Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
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