QAA Podcast Premium E314: "Chemtrails, Journo Romance, and MAGA Disney" (Sample)

Date: November 30, 2025
Hosts: Jake Rockatansky, Liv Agar, Travis View
Episode Theme:
This episode features a fast-paced, darkly humorous roundtable diving into the mainstreaming of chemtrails conspiracy theories, mental health memes and self-deprecation in online spaces, and the surreal state of American and Canadian politics in 2025. The hosts reflect on the strangeness of current reality, the blurring lines between fringe beliefs and positions of power, and inject their trademark wit while unpacking recent news and viral moments.

Main Topics & Discussion Points

1. Opening Banter & Mental Health 'Wilt'

• [00:32] – [03:07]
  • The hosts joke about modern brains being "watered" with energy drinks and chemicals, leading to powerful but anxious mindsets.
    • Quote:

      "The world is getting weirder and weirder as human brains begin to wilt and grow mold. Perhaps we didn't water them enough. Perhaps some of us watered them with Diet Coke, Monster Energy and electrolytes instead of classic H2O, which would explain why some of us are so much more powerful than others." – Jake Rockatansky [00:40]

  • Liv self-deprecates about her productivity and anxiety, setting a comedic yet relatable tone:
    • Quote:

      "I knew there was a reason why I should have drank in like Monster Energy as well as taking Vyvanse during my undergraduate degree." – Liv Agar [01:17]

    • The crew riff on coping mechanisms, burnout, and walking around muttering absurdities to themselves:

      "I walk around my house, I'm cleaning just by myself, and I'm like, I'm such a fat fuck. I'm such a fat fucking chud. It feels great, folks." – Liv Agar [02:37]

2. Surreal State of the World & Show Format

• [03:07] – [03:49]
  • Jake sketches the existential malaise of being mid-way through a second Trump term.
  • Travis introduces the episode’s format as an “audio game show of show and tell...a grab bag” focused on the weirdest current news each host has obsessed over.

3. Chemtrails Conspiracy Goes Mainstream

• [03:49] – [06:33]
  • Travis highlights 2025 as the year when chemtrails beliefs "really went mainstream," driven by both grassroots and now actual government support.
    • Quote:

      “In 2025, the year that the chemtrails conspiracy really went mainstream…” – Travis View [03:49]

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Canada and major US figures are called out for promoting chemtrails.
    • “The premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith also believes it. Is Canada too one of the most powerful political figures in Canada?” – Liv Agar [04:00]
  • The discussion mocks the circular reasoning used by conspiracy theorists:
    • “It's clearly not water vapor, because that doesn't make sense at all. So what are they?” – Nuzzy Lizza as a parody [05:14]
    • Jake mocks this logic with:

      “It's clearly not the thing. It is, because that doesn't make sense at all. It says me, a news, a newscaster.” – Jake Rockatansky [05:45]

  • Travis notes a recent Tucker Carlson episode seriously promoting chemtrails.
  • Liv and Jake lampoon how asking absurd, long-settled questions is reframed as bold inquiry:

    • “We're allowed to ask whether magnets are magic. We're allowed to ask that it's unfair that the woke mob has said that I am stupid.” – Liv Agar [06:03]

4. RFK Jr. & Chemtrails in Government

• [06:33] – [08:56]
  • Travis points out that RFK Jr., now US Health Secretary, openly endorses chemtrail theories—even in official contexts:
    • “RFK Jr. is into it. He's the health secretary. The chief health officer of the United States is all in on the chemtrails shit. Which is disturbing.” – Travis View [06:33]
  • They play back a Dr. Phil town hall segment in which an audience member asks about “stratospheric aerosol injections”, and RFK Jr. responds affirmatively, blaming DARPA and promising to investigate.
    • Notable exchange:

      • “That is not happening in my agency. We don't do that. It's done, we think, by DARPA...those materials are put in jet fuel. I'm going to do everything in my power to stop it.” – RFK Jr. [08:21]

    • Liv and Travis highlight the absurdity of having overtly paranoid or “deeply pilled” individuals in high office.
      • "It's really strange when deeply pilled people get into like high level government positions. It's like you can't be this paranoid and also be this powerful." – Travis View [07:20]
      • “This is now like the confluence of like pills and in power. It is just like total Tea Party victory…now that's your party, it's you. You are them. They're run full of idiots.” – Liv Agar [07:32]
  • Travis concludes by noting RFK Jr. has yet to appoint a promised “chemtrail czar.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Burnout and Self-Deprecation:

• Liv Agar [02:37]:

  "I walk around my house, I'm cleaning just by myself, and I'm like, I'm such a fat fuck. I'm such a fat fucking chud. It feels great, folks."

On Conspiratorial Thinking:

• Nuzzy Lizza parody [05:14]:

  "But the trails are still there. And it's clearly not water vapor, because that doesn't make sense at all. So what are they?"

• Jake Rockatansky [05:45]:

  "It's clearly not the thing. It is, because that doesn't make sense at all."

On Power and Paranoia:

• Travis View [07:20]:

  "It's really strange when deeply pilled people get into like high level government positions. It's like you can't be this paranoid and also be this powerful. Doesn't make sense."

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:32-03:07: Opening banter, discussion of anxiety, mental health humor
• 03:07-03:49: Why the world feels extra surreal in 2025; episode format
• 03:49-06:33: Chemtrails conspiracy surges into mainstream politics (US and Canada), media satire
• 06:33-08:56: RFK Jr. pushes chemtrails; institutionalization of conspiracy in US government
• 08:56-10:03: (Content transitions to premium ad & wrap-up—skipped per instructions)

Summary

The QAA crew applies their usual wit and incredulity to a landscape where surreal conspiracies like chemtrails are not just social media fodder, but mainstream political talking points. Their biting humor interrogates how anxieties, meme-logic, and old fringe theories are now guiding policy—even at the highest levels, with figures like RFK Jr. and Danielle Smith referenced. The episode is an entertaining, community-minded blend of venting, ridicule, and incredulity at 2025's deeply pilled power elite—peppered with self-aware, often darkly comic asides about living through "the weird timeline."