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Early Access: Everyone Knows It's a Bubble. What Happens Next?

Howdy, friends. Happy new year (depending on where you are)! I hope you're all doing well. Let's start this year off right by talking about everyone's favorite subject: the very annoying AI bubble and its inevitable pop. What happens next? Hope you enjoy the video!

EARLY ACCESS: Goodbye, 2025 🫡

Well, friends, another year is behind us (almost). To give the team some time to rest and enjoy the holidays, I decided to do a casual check-in video and solicit some feedback on the channel. I also answered a bunch of your questions! Happy holidays, hope you enjoy the video, and I'll see you all in 2026 🥳

Sneaky Merch Discount 👀

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That's all, carry on. Mwah 😘

Call for Q&A Questions!

Hard to believe we're about to say goodbye to 2025! I'm working on a little end of the year video where I'll ask the audience for feedback on the channel, thumbnails and titles, topics, etc. I'm also planning on doing another Q&A! This episode is slated for release December 19th, so if you have any questions you'd like me to answer in the vi...

EARLY ACCESS: The Homelessness Crisis

Howdy, friends! I hope your December is off to a good start. Here's your early access for this Friday's video! This time we're taking a look at the rhetoric surrounding the homelessness epidemic -- from comedians "joking" that the homeless should be put in concentration camps, to Fox News hosts saying we should literally k*ll them. What's going ...

EARLY ACCESS: Slop School Is Here

Howdy, friends! I hope you're all having a nice week. Not so nice for the Chapman family -- both kids have RSV, so that's been an ordeal. Anyway, speaking of kids, the ruling class are officially rolling out AI slop in schools. But what exactly does that mean...? Well, even they aren't entirely sure. Let's take a look at the horrible state of ed...

EARLY ACCESS: The Hollywood Accounting Scam

Howdy, friends! I hope you're having a lovely week. This time I thought we'd take a break from the super heavy stuff and talk about something a little less obviously political: Hollywood's shady accounting practices. Come learn about cooked books, cooked contracts, and how massively popular movies supposedly never made a cent.

EARLY ACCESS: The Secret Plan To Tank Zohran

Howdy, friends! As the NY mayoral election draws near, socialists are understandably excited about the prospect of Mayor Mamdani. Unfortunately, Zohran faces an uphill battle. He's facing dark money and constant smears and fear-mongering not just from the Republicans...but from the "vote blue no matter who Democrats." Funny how that only applies...

EARLY ACCESS: The AI Manhattan Project

Howdy, friends! Hope you're all having a lovely week. This time we're taking a look at the complete sociopathy of Silicon Valley. Musk, Karp, Thiel, and their ilk have gone all-in on using their shiny new AI tech to power the US war machine...and worse. Hope you find the episode interesting!

EARLY ACCESS: What Happens When You Get Deported?

Surprise, new video! Since last week's upload wasn't a typical video, we figured we'd treat you all to a surprise upload a week early. This time we're talking about Trump's draconian crackdowns, ICE raids, and what deportation actually means for those blackbagged by the US regime. Hope you enjoy the episode!

EARLY ACCESS: New "Studio" Tour and Q&A

Howdy, friends! I had a blast going through your questions for this episode. I hope you enjoy this little peek behind the curtain!

I Want To Hear From You!

Howdy, friends! I'm making a State Of The Channel/Q&A video that's slated for release on the 15th, and I'd love to answer any questions you have about making content, YouTube, life in general, or whatever you're curious about. I'll also be giving you all a little tour of our new "studio" (it's a 12x16 shed lol). So, if you have any questions...

EARLY ACCESS: Neoliberalism's Perfect Propaganda

Howdy, friends! Hope you've had a nice week. We've got a new video hot off the press! This time we're taking a look at how the hyper-individual mindset of "thinking like an economist" completely took over American culture. From the social sciences, to biology classrooms, to discussions about climate change mitigation, this philosophy is everywhe...

EARLY ACCESS: "Apartheid Version 2"

Howdy, friends! Hope you're having a nice weekend so far. I've been sick as a dog these past two weeks. My daughter just started preschool and one of the kids in the class gave all of us a nasty virus. Slowly on the mend, thankfully! Anyway, this time we're taking a look at the bizarre story of 59 white South African "refugees" getting brought t...

EARLY ACCESS: Should We Trust Economists?

Howdy, friends! We've finally got our editing troubles resolved, so you should be receiving these early access episodes a few days in advance now.

This time we're taking a look at the nebulous world of capitalist "economics." How exactly does this stuff work...and is it actually sound? Let's investigate. Hope you enjoy!

Poll Time!

Howdy, friends! I hope you all enjoy today's video. I've gotten a disturbing number of reports recently that my videos aren't showing up in subscription feeds and subscribers who have the bell clicked are not being notified of new uploads. That being said, I don't want to assume nefarious intent on YouTube's part when the recent poor performance...

EARLY ACCESS: Why The Right Is So Obsessed With IQ

🚨 New video is live! Eugenics and Neoliberalism go hand in hand, and thanks to books like The Bell Curve normalizing the pseudoscientific discussion of race and "intelligence," we now have a government staffed by outspoken eugenicists and white supremacists. Let's take a look at how this happened, and what it means.

Trump's Insane Plan For Gaza

Whether it's a Democrat or Republican in office, Israel always gets a green light to continue its extermination campaign against the Palestinian people...but Trump's plan for Gaza is particularly absurd. Hope you all enjoy the video!

EARLY ACCESS: How The US Destroyed Europe

Howdy, friends! I apologize for the lack of posting here recently, my wife and I have been very busy prepping for the arrival of our second child. I'm very happy to announce that yesterday afternoon we welcomed little Thomas Chapman into the world! Both he and Kelsey are happy and healthy, and we're finally back home from the hospital. Bear with...

EARLY ACCESS: Rich People Want Fascism

Howdy, friends! I apologize for the lack of early videos recently, we've been really struggling to find a new editor who can nail deadlines. Anyway, this time we're talking about the connection between wealth, power, and fascism. Democrats and liberals sure talk a lot about Trump and his cronies being fascists...so why do they always end up back...

EARLY ACCESS: Neoliberalism Needs To Go

Howdy, friends! We talk a lot about neoliberalism here on the channel, but we've never taken the time to do a proper deep dive. So in this episode we're taking a look at where neoliberalism came from, how it works, and why it's so unbelievably destructive. Hope you enjoy the video!

EARLY ACCESS: Elon's Plan For Europe

Howdy, Friends! If you've been keeping up with the news, it seems Elon Musk is popping up in a new European country every week - from Meloni's Italy to appearing as the keynote speaker at an event for Germany's neo-nazi AfD party. What's going on here? What does Elon have in store for Europe? Hope you enjoy the early access episode!

EARLY ACCESS: American Healthcare is a Nightmare

Howdy, friends! The ruling class was spooked when, instead of condemning Luigi Mangione, the vast majority of Americans praised him for the (alleged) bonking of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Why is American health insurance so bad that tens of millions of people would cheer for someone's death like this? Let's take a look. Hope you enjoy...

EARLY ACCESS: Gaza is a Testing Ground

Howdy, friends! Apologies for two late videos in a row, but it's been a challenge getting the new editor up to speed and we wanted to make sure we gave these videos the time they needed to turn out great. This time we're talking about the imperial boomerang effect, and how Gaza has become a laboratory for the most sophisticated, invasive, and si...

EARLY ACCESS: "The Economy" Isn't What You Think

It's that time again! We hear the term "the economy" thrown around a lot...but what does it actually mean? Turns out it's been weaponized to mean exactly what the ruling class needs it to. Hope you enjoy the episode!

(also apologies for the delay, we just brought on a new editor and had to bring them up to speed)

EARLY ACCESS: Why Is The US Always At War?

Howdy, friends! It's time for a new video!

Freedom. Democracy. National Security. All justifications used to get the US into yet another war. All Lies. In this episode, we'll explore the real reason the United States is constantly embroiled in conflict around the world. Hope you enjoy! (the video, not the conflict)

EARLY ACCESS: Unions Are Good, Actually

Howdy, friends! Hope your 2025 is off to a good start. To make it even better, why not start a union drive at your workplace? In this episode, we're taking a look at why unions are so powerful, how the capitalist class tries to undermine them, and how you can build a union in your own workplace. Hope you enjoy!

EARLY ACCESS: We Watched The CIA Masterclass So You Don't Have To

Howdy, friends! I hope you've all had a lovely holiday season. We wanted to make sure the whole team was able to take time off for the holidays, so instead of our usual format, this time we're unlocking one of our favorite Patreon exclusive Deprogram episodes! If you haven't checked out the podcast yet, this is a great place to start. Hope you e...

Why We Aren't Stopping Climate Change

Howdy, friends! If you're anything like me, it's more than a little frustrating to watch government officials weasel their way out of acting on climate change. How do they get away with this? Easy: math. Let's take a look at the formula governments use to avoid doing anything about climate change. Hope you enjoy!

EARLY ACCESS: How American Surveillance Got So Terrifying

Howdy, friends! Hope you’re all having a tolerable election week. This time we’re talking about surveillance, because it’s gotten *really* extreme. Let’s take a look at how we got here. Hope you enjoy!