Theo Von
The podcaster seems like a useful idiot who agrees with whatever his last interlocutor said, but there’s a wide gap between his folksy persona and the ideological convictions that led him to befriend figures like David Duke, Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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- A Weightless Space
Even sophisticated critics rationalize Von’s words—and those of comedians like him—as somehow devoid of content. Unfortunately, this is not how language works.
- Theo Von You Dumbass paid members
Tucker Carlson’s first appearance on Theo Von’s podcast, well before he’d returned from disgrace, shows how Von is less a useful idiot than a fellow traveler.
- About That Theo Von/Trump Collab paid members
Von’s embrace of Trump’s reelection bid was perfectly in line with his longstanding racism, transphobia, and conspiratorial mindset.
- Theo Von's Friendship with David Duke free members
Von’s fond, sanitized recollections of the KKK leader don’t exactly jibe with Duke’s own backstory.
- Netflix Presents: Theo Von Saying the N-Word paid members
The natural endpoint of comedy’s shifting Overton windows: Theo Von happily dropping a racial slur on camera at a major comedy festival.
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"I fabricated that."
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The Flagrant podcast makes the case case for war in Iran, while Theo Von asks a Taiwanese streamer what dog he'd eat.
"He was charismatic. And he was tall. He was a handsome guy, man. He's a pretty beautiful man."
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And other recent disturbing remarks from Theo Von, Shane Gillis, Dave Smith, Patton Oswalt, Mark Normand, and Sam Morril.
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"The fucking Underground Railroad was a sausage party. Oh, I bet dudes were hooking up, bro."
Also: Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky go full Candace Owens.
"I would like to go support more Black-owned businesses and see them in certain areas probably. But I think there's sometimes where I'm just probably afraid. It's like, I don't want to risk my safety today to do that."
Theo Von ponders a cure for being gay, Tim Dillon defends Karla Sofía Gascón, Andrew Schulz laments the UK's nonexistent open borders, and Tom Segura wants to have a beer with Viktor Orbán.
The usual crowd is getting increasingly divorced from reality—and increasingly homophobic.
"Everybody keeps sneaking over. How about we just let him stay here?"
Also: the latest outrageously bigoted comments from Theo Von and Shane Gillis, and Andrew Schulz's pledge to sexually assault Kendrick Lamar.
And a few thoughts about podcasters' role in the rise of RFK Jr.
Some belated thoughts.
And some other wild things that happened in comedy this week.
On rationalizations.
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