Reply Guys

About Reply Guys

Reply Guys is a political comedy podcast brought to you by Mohanad Elshieky and Kate Willett, two nice people doing socialism. Each week, we are joined by journalists, comedians, leftist candidates for office, and activists to ridicule corporate greed, spineless politicians and online misogynists. We love you and appreciate your support!

Publisher

Kate Willett and Mohanad Elshieky

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Jul 2019

Latest episode

1 May 2025

Latest episodes

3 of 202 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Reply Guys The Nerd Reich

   Hosts Emile P. Torres and Kate Willett interview journalist Gil Duran about tech billionaires' interest in network states and libertarian post-democracy colonies, exploring their potential impact.

2. 

   1 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Reply Guys Dystopia Now Ep 1

   Comedians KATE WILLETT and ÉMILE P. TORRES discuss current dystopian trends, offering listeners a darkly humorous perspective on societal issues in this episode.

3. 

   5 Jan 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Reply Guys Update

   Kate and Mohanad are back with an important update. Kate and Mohanad can be found on Twitter at @KateWillett and @MohanadElshieky Subscribe to the Patreon here: www.patreon.com/replyguys Hosts: Kate Willett and Mohanad Elshieky Producer: Genevieve Gearity Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

Inside a recent episode

Reply Guys The Nerd Reich

Published 1 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I was wondering if you could tell us a little bit about what that is. Sure. The network state is this idea that's emerged from Silicon Valley over the past decade or so that involves the fall of nation states as we know them, countries like the United States of America ceasing to exist, and the rise of these new kinds of territories that are governed by billionaires and other tech entrepreneurs who can basically create their own little bespoke countries to run them like feudal fiefdoms. And As part of the network state idea, there are two ways to do it, according to Balaji Srinivasan, who's a guy who wrote a whole book called The Network State, How to Start Your Own Country. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

298 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

66 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

66

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