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October 2026

  1. Listen to This Article: After Midterms, Let’s Make Politics Boring Again
  2. After Midterms, Let’s Make Politics Boring Again
  3. Tune in to America This Week on Election Night!
  4. Listen to This Article: Art is More Important than Politics
  5. Note on Roger Waters and Other Superior Moral Beings
  6. Art is More Important than Politics
  7. Beware the Modern Wimp-Man
  8. Listen to This Article: Writing is Good (He Said Controversially)
  9. Listen to This Article: Marriage is Wonderful (He Said Controversially)

September 2026

  1. Writing is Good (He Said Controversially)
  2. Marriage is Wonderful (He Said Controversially)
  3. Free Speech Discussion: A Recording of an Interview With Russian Journalist Dimitri Simes
  4. Live Free Speech Discussion, 2:00 PM ET Today: Interview With Russian Journalist Dimitri Simes
  5. Listen to This Article: Trump is Wrong on Speech. Don’t Forget the Backstory
  6. Note on Trump and the First Amendment
  7. Trump is Wrong on Speech. Don’t Forget the Backstory
  8. “Get Lit” September 17, 2026: Concluding “As I Lay Dying.”
  9. “Get Lit” Livestream Recording: "As I Lay Dying"
  10. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: As I Lay Dying
  11. Listen to This Article: On Escaping This Horrible Era
  12. On Escaping This Horrible Era
  13. Announcement: No “Get Lit” Live Show Today
  14. Note on a Mistrial
  15. Listen to This Article: Down With Freedom!
  16. “Get Lit” September 3, 2026: William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.” Part II of a Discussion.
  17. Down With Freedom!
  18. Get Lit”: William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” (Episode 1)

August 2026

  1. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: Episode One, William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying”
  2. Listen to This Article: Karen Attiah and the Right to Suck
  3. "Get Lit" August 27, 2026: On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel”
  4. *Live Now: “Get Lit” On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel”
  5. “Get Lit” Livestream, 12:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel”
  6. “Get Lit” 8/25/26: On Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"
  7. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"
  8. Karen Attiah and the Right to Suck
  9. Listen to This Article: No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault
  10. Listen to This Article: The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court
  11. Note to Readers
  12. No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault
  13. The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court
  14. Listen to This Article: Cliché Alert: Return of the "Beer Test"
  15. "Get Lit" August 13, 2026: Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" (Part 2)
  16. Listen to This Article: “Woke 2” Wants a Mulligan for “Woke 1”
  17. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." (Part 1)
  18. Cliché Alert: Return of the "Beer Test"
  19. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets."
  20. Re: Typo
  21. "Woke 2" Wants a Mulligan for "Woke 1"
  22. Livestream 3 PM ET: The Origins of COVID
  23. The Ongoing Covid Coverup
  24. Links for Livestream, 3 pm ET: The Origins of COVID, Wrapping Up Fauci, and More
  25. “Get Lit" August 6, 2026: The Finale of Dostoevsky's “Demons” (Part 2)
  26. Senate Votes to Hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt; Obtains His Phone
  27. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: The Finale of Dostoevsky's “Demons” (Part 1)
  28. Listen to This Article: The Fauci Legend Will Not Die!
  29. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: The Finale of Dostoevsky's “Demons”
  30. Listen to This Article: After Fauci Debacle, Our Idiot Press Circles the Wagons

July 2026

  1. Editor's Note: Fauci Stories Unlocked
  2. The Fauci Legend Will Not Die!
  3. After Fauci Debacle, Our Idiot Press Circles the Wagons
  4. “Get Lit" July 30, 2026: In Dostoyevsky's Demons, a Ridiculous Party Precedes Bloodshed
  5. Listen to This Article: History's Most Preventable Terror Attack?
  6. Commentary on Anthony Fauci Hearing With Dr. Matt Bivens
  7. Live Now: Commentary on Anthony Fauci Hearing With Dr. Matt Bivens
  8. Live Stream: Live Commentary on Anthony Fauci Hearing With Dr. Matt Bivens
  9. “Get Lit” Livestream: The Comic Climax of Dostoyevsky's "Demons"
  10. Listen to This Article: Meet The New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
  11. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: The Comic Climax of Dostoyevsky's "Demons"
  12. History's Most Preventable Terror Attack?
  13. Listen to This Article: Don't Let Activists or Robots Choose Your Words
  14. Meet The New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
  15. Don't Let Activists or Robots Choose Your Words
  16. On Substack's New AI-Spotting Tool, and the Importance of Human Thought
  17. Editor's Note: No Livestream Today
  18. Listen to This Article: Anatomy of a Struggle Session
  19. Listen to This Article: Humans, Unite: The Reign of "AIdeology" is Here
  20. Anatomy of a Struggle Session
  21. “Get Lit" July 16, 2026: Dostoevsky's "Demons" Hits a Lunatic Crescendo
  22. “Get Lit” with Matt Taibbi and Brad Pearce - Livestream, 4:30 ET
  23. Humans, Unite: The Reign of "AIdeology" is Here
  24. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: A Most Devastating Chapter of Dostoyevsky's "Demons"
  25. Listen to This Article: Graham Platner and the Politics of Accusation
  26. Listen to This Article: "Supergirl": Portrait of a Modern Hero
  27. Recording: Inside the Twitter Files
  28. Reminder: New Twitter Files Livestream Tonight at 5:00 PM ET
  29. Livestream, Friday, July 10, 5:00 PM ET: Inside the Twitter Files
  30. Graham Platner and the Politics of Accusation
  31. “Get Lit" July 9, 2026: Dostoevsky’s Demons, Continued
  32. "Supergirl": Portrait of a Modern Hero
  33. Note On "America Turns 250"
  34. Activism Uncensored: America turns 250
  35. “Get Lit”: How Dostoyevsky's "Demons" Described America's Descent to Madness
  36. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 ET: How Dostoyevsky's "Demons" Described America's Descent to Madness
  37. Listen to This Article: Controversially, the Supreme Court Rules for Common Sense
  38. “Get Lit" July 2, 2026: Get Lit Continues Exploring Dostoyevsky’s Demons.
  39. Controversially, the Supreme Court Rules for Common Sense

June 2026

  1. “Get Lit” Livestream: The Book that Predicted Wokism? On Fyodor Dostoyevsky's “Demons.”
  2. “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 ET: The Book that Predicted Wokism? On Fyodor Dostoyevsky's “Demons.”
  3. Listen to This Article: Zohran Mamdani and the Nitwit Revolution
  4. Listen to This Article: The New Radical Chic
  5. Zohran Mamdani and the Nitwit Revolution
  6. “Get Lit" June 25, 2026: Finishing Up Machiavelli's "Discourses on Livy," and Looking Ahead to "Demons."
  7. Machiavelli on Women, Virtue, and Fighting on "Get Lit"
  8. The New Radical Chic
  9. Livestream at 4:30 PM ET Today: Machiavelli on Women, Virtue, and Fighting on "Get Lit"
  10. Listen to This Article: Post-Trump, Will Snobbism Still Work as an Electoral Strategy?
  11. “Get Lit” Takes on Immigration, Foreign Wars, and other themes of “Discourses on Livy”
  12. “Get Lit" June 18, 2026: Machiavelli's "Discourses on Livy," Book Two.
  13. Listen to This Article: To an Ivy League Professor, Who Doesn't Understand "Equality"
  14. Editor's Note on the UFC Bash
  15. Post-Trump, Will Snobbism Still Work as an Electoral Strategy?
  16. Livestream at 4:30 PM ET Today: "Get Lit" Takes on Immigration, Foreign Wars, and other themes of "Discourses on Livy"
  17. Listen to This Article: American Elections Are a Joke
  18. "Why is no one covering an apparent attempt to assassinate Putin?"
  19. To an Ivy League Professor, Who Doesn't Understand "Equality"
  20. Listen to This Article: Britain's Great Self-Loathing Crusade
  21. “Get Lit" June 11, 2026: Machiavelli's "Discourses on Livy," Book One.
  22. American Elections Are a Joke
  23. Livestream, 5:00 PM ET: Did We Try to Whack Putin?
  24. "Get Lit With Matt and Brad." Takes on Machiavelli
  25. Livestream at 4:30 PM ET Today: "Get Lit" Takes on Machiavelli
  26. How Much Ethnocentrism is Okay?
  27. Britain's Great Self-Loathing Crusade
  28. Listen to This Article: America Needs a Boring and Sane Party
  29. Activism, Uncensored: Delaney Hall
  30. “Get Lit" June 4, 2026: What Happened to Reading?
  31. America Needs a Boring and Sane Party
  32. "Get Lit" Book List
  33. Episode One of "Get Lit With Matt and Brad."
  34. Live Now! Episode One of “Get Lit With Matt and Brad”
  35. Livestream at 4:30 ET Today: Episode One of "Get Lit With Matt and Brad."

May 2026

  1. Listen to This Article: Humanity Needs to Get Offline
  2. New Show: "Get Lit With Matt and Brad," Monday, June 1, 4:30 ET
  3. Today at 3 PM ET: Appearing on Szeps Live in New York
  4. Humanity Needs to Get Offline
  5. Note from Editor: Translator Needed
  6. Listen to This Article - NPR: Happy One-Parent Day!
  7. Activism, Uncensored: Protesters Assemble at Bar Investigated for Promoting a #FreeBeerDay if Trump is Killed
  8. NPR: Happy One-Parent Day!
  9. Note to Readers
  10. Activism, Uncensored: Scaling New Heights
  11. Listen to This Article - The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Time Travel, and Solomon's Temple: Conspiracy Roundup
  12. "Today's News" 05/01/26: James Comey’s Latest Indictment Turns Into a Debate Over Prosecuting Russiagate

April 2026

  1. "Today's News" Will Be Live Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET
  2. Listen to This Article: The Press Promotes Violence and Everyone Knows It
  3. RACKET LISTS: American Hysteria
  4. The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Time Travel, and Solomon's Temple: Conspiracy Roundup
  5. "Today's News" Livestream: The Rumble in the Substack News Jungle
  6. The Press Promotes Violence and Everyone Knows It
  7. "Today's News" Livestream at 6:30 p.m. ET

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