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About Exiles
It's me talking, for chrissakes. While in exile, no less. tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)
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- Observet post exilium
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- society & culture · society & culture
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- en
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- First episode
- 11 Feb 2025
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2025
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18 episodes in the feed.
3 Nov 2025
The Loss of Music & Shared Culture
A healthy society is one that shares in the appreciation of art...music in particular. Featuring music from Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nirvana & the Spice Girls. Glenn Gould drops in for some commentary on improvisation. •Madonna “Bye Bye Baby” | September 2, 1993 MTV VMAs Universal Ampitheatre | Los Angeles, CA ℗1992 Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros. | ©1993 MTV Entertainment Group/Paramount Skydance “Who’s That Girl?” | September 4, 1987 Ciao Italia: Live from Italy Stadio Comunale | Turin, Italy ©℗1987 & 1988 Sire/Warner Reprise •Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” | March 25, 1983 Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (aired May 16, 1983 [NBC]) Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Pasadena, CA ℗1982 CBS/Epic | ©1983 NBC Universal •Nirvana “Lithium” | September 9, 1992 MTV VMAs Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, CA ℗1992 Geffen/Universal Music Group | ©1992 MTV Entertainment Group/Paramount Skydance •Spice Girls “Wannabe” | May 16, 1996 Hotel Babylon (aired June 14, 1996 [Channel 3]) London, England ℗1996 Virgin/EMI Records | ©1996 Channel 4 [UK] •Glenn Gould “On Improvisation” | November 23, 1966 The Art of Glenn Gould ©℗1966 CBC Radio •Prince “I Wanna Be Your Lover | January 11, 1980 The Midnight Special NBC Studios | Burbank, CA ℗1978 Warner Bros. | ©1980 NBC Universal This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
16 Oct 2025
Body of Evidence
An archival resume: T. Joseph (aka Tom Wassell, Thomas J, The Village Idiot) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 Oct 2025
Conspiracy Query
What really counts as a “conspiracy theory”? And who decides which version of events we’re allowed to believe? In this episode of Rhetorical Forensics, I break down the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the flood of competing narratives around it — from FBI statements and Kash Patel’s framing, to Chris Martenson’s forensic analysis, to media reaction and fringe counterclaims. This isn’t about “solving the case.” It’s about exposing how official stories and alternative theories get built, why some versions gain traction, and how cover-ups are often less about truth than about power, motive, and optics. Under Interrogation: * The “lone nut” problem and why institutions love tidy culprits * How mainstream vs. heterodox claims flip depending on interest alignment * What symbolic violence (public assassination) tells us about motive * Why credibility debts (like the Epstein narrative) weaken trust in new claims -How public reaction can actually ratify or undermine a narrative If you’re tired of both blind trust and nihilistic cynicism, this episode offers a third path: conspiracy literacy — a way to interrogate narratives without being captured by them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
31 Jul 2025
You Better Stay Home and Do What You're Told
Is policy-immunized human resources culture what George Orwell was referring to in his masterwork of a novella, Animal Farm (1945)? Probably not, but they're in there along with every other card-carrying member of the barnyard club - both as the cause of and solution to complex issues, often at the same time. And what about the HR-saluting middle management overlord enforcers? We can shoehorn them into the Animal Farm metaphor, right? Can we? How about Pink Floyd? Ya like Pink Floyd? Who doesn't like Pink Floyd? Watch the video. It's slightly more coherent than this description. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
30 Jul 2025
Incels vs. Ingrates
Toxic Masculinity is harm and harm is toxic masculinity and all that. It's all in the language, people. So let's disentangle what may or may not have become entangled on purpose in the midst of yet another fascinating Jubilee debate. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
19 Jul 2025
HOAX: Anna Anderson (aka Anastasia Romanov)
An attempt to sort the bizarre legend of Anna Anderson (aka Anastasia Romanov) and disentangle the results of a decades-long decay in journalistic, historiographic, and literary credibility. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
20 Jun 2025
God Made Me Do It!
T. Joseph isn’t defending theocracy. He’s not defending corruption or abuse or dogma. He’s defending the human instinct to reach for meaning—even when it can’t be pinned down. And in doing so, he lands the deeper critique the New Atheists aren’t wrong because they’re atheists. They’re wrong because they forgot what humans are. We are myth-making machines. We build gods out of thunder, justice out of vengeance, and love out of silence. And while science can tell us how we got here, it still struggles to explain why we keep reaching for things just out of reach. Jordan Peterson vs. Sam Harris - June 23, 2018 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
12 Jun 2025
The N-Word & the R-Word
The host and guests debate the acceptability of using the N-word, especially in a comedic sense, sparking intense disagreement. The discussion touches upon appropriateness and the use of language as online backlash ensues. The debate becomes a viral video due to the controversial opinions expressed and the strong reactions from those involved. Featuring funny moments amidst a serious discussion. Jordan Peterson vs 20 Atheists Progressives SHUT DOWN MAGA Nutjob Andrew Wilson on Piers Morgan Christianity is an Evil Religion - Richard Dawkins This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
8 Jun 2025
Ill Communication
Examining the mechanics, yielded experiences, and consequences of free expression, practiced by a society insufficiently skilled in the art of discernment . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
13 May 2025
Commission Employees Beware
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11 May 2025
Holly Would Have
…but left behind a little dash of PTSD and a handful of wisdom in exchange for your trouble. This story is a mélange of innocence, humor, terror, shame, lament, pride, and strength - and with these elements visible in odd combinations. A girl looks at a boy and a boy looks at a girl. When the townfolk find out, all hell breaks loose. While this may echo of Romeo and Juliet, I promise you there shall be no such rehashery. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
11 May 2025
Seat at the Table
Atheists: We just want a seat at the table. Theists: Why? Atheists: To be heard. Theists: Saying what? Atheists: That we think your table is stupid and you should get rid of it. Theists: Mmmmm…ok, c’mon in. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
9 May 2025
What Ought?
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25 Apr 2025
Roadkill
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23 Apr 2025
Malcolm Gladwell vs Douglas Murray
When Smart People Humiliate Themselves. A look at the appalling fail of a performance performance turned in by otherwise smart people - in particular author Malcolm Gladwell. Check out the 2022 Munk Debate where, alongside Michelle Goldberg, Gladwell is pitted opposite journalist Matt "Tay-AHH-bee" Taibbi and author Douglas Murray. They're attempting to debate free speech, new media, old media and other relevant cultural items. If an effort fails so spectactularly, should the person on the wrong end of the event be credited at all for what little he or she brought to the table which might still be regarded as useful ? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
10 Apr 2025
Use Your Anger
Dealing with narcissists is a tricky enterprise. Most well-tempered folks choose calmness, restraint and stoicism across the board, so as not to appear unhinged in response. I say the heck with all that. Give 'em the sadistic reprisal they most certainly deserve. This video is a response to two other such commentaries: * Criminal Defense Attorney, Michael Waddington: * Ex-military behavioral expert, Chase Hughes: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
17 Mar 2025
One Massive Lie
How Bad Customer Service and Deception Contribute to Social Decay. Learn about the interconnected relationship between these two destructive behaviors and their impact on the well-being of our society . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
11 Feb 2025
Things the A.I. Isn't Allowed to Know
Think You Can Outsmart the A.I.? Challenge it with this Uncrackable Question about electoral procedures and marvel as ChatGPT refuses to do simple tasks of information retrieval. Enjoy yourself in a confusing mess of existential questions regarding information, control, elections, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and so forth. Perhaps Elon Musk has a solution up his sleeve for this and other adjacent concerns we're sure to encounter in the tech sinkhole future. Here's some of Musk's thoughts on A.I. and the role intelligence and other tech may play in elections - whether they involve Trump, Harris, or anyone else. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tjosephexiles.substack.com (https://tjosephexiles.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
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