A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein
autor: Matt Bernstein
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What Happened To The Cruel Kids' Table?
What Happened To The Cruel Kids' Table?
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For years, Matt’s been unpacking the events, people, and culture wars shaping the world around us. On A Bit Fruity, we take deeper dives into those issues — joined by celebrities, experts, and journalists who help us laugh and learn along the way.
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- What Happened To The Cruel Kids' Table? · 2 h 8 minOn the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration almost two years ago, a group of young, wealthy MAGA influencers and campus reps threw a gilded ball which would be immortalized…
- The CLOSETocracy Myth · 1 h 33 minThe belief that a mafia of closeted homosexuals exists within the federal government is not a new one. Neither is the concern that the presence of said homosexuals presents a…
- What Happened To Megyn Kelly? · 2 h 13 minBy the end of 2016, former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was a “newly-minted feminist icon” according to Vanity Fair. It was strange but true, if you didn’t look closely. The year…
- The Masked Lesbian Psyop · 1 h 33 minThe Boston Globe’s biggest story in 2002 was an earth-shattering expose of child abuse within the Catholic Church. The Boston Globe’s biggest story in 2026 was an…
- P!nk’s Delusional Victimhood (with Mohammed el-Kurd) · 1 h 46 minA cultural and political earthquake revolving around Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, and P!nk might have felt semi-plausible in 2012, but certainly not in 2026. And yet! After Macklemore…
- The End Of Milo Yiannopoulos · 1 h 56 minThe homosexual fascist must be savvy, and Milo Yiannopoulos was (at least for a time) among the savviest. But it wasn’t enough. It never is. The flamboyant British provocateur…
- You’re Wrong About Jools LeBron (and Influencers) · 1 h 41 minIn 2024, the trans TikTok influencer Jools Lebron graced the world with “very demure, very mindful.” The phrase was lightning in a bottle, and got plastered just about…
- Boy George’s Very Strange Spiral · 1 h 38 minWhen Boy George released an AI-generated reggae Zionist fight song last month, I was not shocked. That’s only because the 1980s queer pop icon and “Karma Chameleon” singer…
- Lindsey Graham Died In The Closet (with Moira Donegan) · 1 h 33 minLindsey Graham died doing what he loved: fanning the flames of war and hiring queer sex workers while legislating against their basic human rights. What is there to say of an…
- The Technofascist Urge To Never Turn Down a Brand Deal · 1 h 52 minKylie Jenner is selling Meta Glasses that record people without their knowledge. Timothée Chalamet is selling Kalshi gambling addictions to teenage boys. Do a billion-dollar…
- How Jerry Seinfeld Bombed His Legacy (with Emma Vigeland) · 1 h 41 minCaught on camera fleeing the NBA Finals for his $40 million Hamptons home, Jerry Seinfeld declared: “Palestine doesn’t exist.” It’s hard to imagine someone with a larger…
- The Mel Robbins Griftpocalypse (with Princess Weekes + Kat Tenbarge) · 2 h 19 minMel Robbins wants to Let You give her your money. The lawyer-turned-self-help guru has made an unfathomable fortune through books, speeches, and most recently, protein smoothies…
- Kevin O’Leary Is Lying · 1 h 43 minIt’s time to dive into one of Canada’s worst exports. Kevin O’Leary a.k.a. “Mr. Wonderful” gained household recognition by performing as a mean venture capitalist on TV. As it…
- I Asked Mallory McMorrow About Her Support For Israel · 50 minMallory McMorrow is one of three Democrats running in one of the most hotly contested primary races heading into the 2026 midterms: the Michigan senate race. After I interviewed…
- The Tucker Carlson Problem (with Naomi Klein) · 1 h 35 minTucker Carlson has emerged as one of the most influential voices opposing the U.S. relationship to Israel. He’s also anti-Trump. So is he your friend now? Today, the inimitable…
- Clavicular Is a Symptom, Not The Cause (with F.D. Signifier and Kat Tenbarge) · 1 h 48 minIt’s time to podmax. The Internet’s biggest rising star is a 20-year-old from New Jersey named Braden Peters, and he wants your sons to hit their jaws with hammers so they can…
- The Truth About DoorDash Grandma · 1 h 6 minOn Monday, an Arkansas grandmother of 10 children flew to Washington D.C. at the behest of DoorDash to deliver the President of the United State two bags of McDonald’s. The stunt…
- Hasan Piker Derangement Syndrome (with Abdul El-Sayed) · 41 minAs we teeter on the edge of war, Epstein chaos, and an AI-induced job market collapse, it’s a comfort to know that Democrats are fighting as hard as they can to defeat… Hasan…
- The Campaign To Crush Chappell Roan · 1 h 45 minOn March 21, 2026, as violent tensions escalated in Trump’s illegal war on Iran, the second most-discussed event in the United States was Chappell Roan’s hotel breakfast. What…
- What I Learned From 12 Hours of DOGE Bro Depositions (with Krystal Ball) · 1 h 39 minLast year at the behest of Elon Musk, a group of young men in their 20s with no political experience set out to reduce federal spending by terminating lifesaving public health…
- We All Deserve Better Than Gavin Newsom (with Emma Vigeland and Kat Blaque) · 1 h 41 minGavin Newsom, the California governor who’s been seemingly anointed to the throne of the Democratic Party, thinks Democrats should be more “culturally normal.” He thinks we…
- The Epidemic of Celebrity Cowardice (with Gianmarco Soresi and Caroline Kwan) · 1 h 39 minNeil Patrick Harris would like to make art that is “apolitical.” Sydney Sweeney “is not a political person.” Jelly Roll is a “dumb redneck” who we shouldn’t want to hear from…
- The Incel to ICE Pipeline (with F.D Signifier and Caroline Kwan) · 1 h 21 minICE is many things — chief among them, an outgrowth of a seemingly neverending masculinity crisis. The U.S. government has devised a billion dollar strategy to recruit aggrieved…
- She Had Elon’s Baby. Then, the Leopards Ate Her Face. · 1 h 15 minAshley St. Clair dropped out of college to become a full-time conservative influencer. Five years later, she was pregnant with Elon Musk’s child. Within months, the weight of the…
- How Candace Owens Left Reality · 1 h 36 minCandace Owens’s daily livestreams have more viewers than Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC combined. The woman who less than a decade ago was a liberal blogger in New York City is now one…
- Why Nicki Minaj Threw It All Away For Fascism · 1 h 35 minWhen Nicki Minaj stepped on stage in Phoenix, Arizona, with one hand clasping Erika Kirk and the other waving to a crowd of white supremacists, even I was shocked. We’ve known…
- Samantha Fulnecky Failed the Grift · 1 h 43 minWhen Samantha Fulnecky filed a religious discrimination complaint against her university after failing an essay assignment in which she only referenced the Bible, she was on a…
- Jeffree Star Has Always Been Like This · 1 h 44 minOn the afternoon Charlie Kirk died, Jeffree Star livestreamed a four-minute-long rant about how nonbinary people aren’t real. Star, with his pink hair, diamond nails, and prior…
- The Jewish Fear Industrial Complex · 1 h 40 minThere is no bigger danger to Jews, apparently, than New York City’s Mayor-Elect, Zohran Mamdani. The morning after he was elected, the ADL announced the launch of the “Mamdani…
- The Liberal Wine Moms are Radicalizing (with Jennifer Welch) · 1 h 2 minJennifer Welch, a 51-year-old Texan turned Oklahoman, is radicalizing America one wine mom at a time. The southern podcaster (who might finally be our “Joe Rogan of the Left”)…
- What Is the Point Of Bill Maher? · 1 h 45 minBill Maher is, allegedly, the last sane voice on the left. But he doesn’t believe in the rights of transgender people, or of Palestinians. He thinks college campuses are hotbeds…
- The Unraveling of Debra Messing and “Liberal Zionism” · 1 h 40 minFor the last two decades, Debra Messing — the star of early 2000’s hit Will & Grace — has been something of a liberal Hollywood icon, courting an adoring gay audience and getting…
- Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Revisions · 1 h 14 minThe day after Charlie Kirk was murdered, Ezra Klein published an essay in the New York Times: “Charlie Kirk Practiced Politics The Right Way.” Klein’s piece was one of countless…
- Dr. Phil: From Nice Guy to Nazi (with Aubrey Gordon) · 1 h 43 minDr. Phil has a new hobby: ICE raids. The daytime television fixture bewildered fans when he began touring with the Trump campaign last year, ending his decades-long streak as a…
- Sydney Sweeney and the Outrage Machine · 1 h 10 minSydney Sweeney is Hollywood’s most-discussed starlet, often for confusing reasons. Her existence as a visible woman with a human body made her the target of widespread male…
- The Trans Teen Imprisoned for Refusing to Join the IDF · 56 minYona Roseman is 19. In two weeks, the Israeli government is imprisoning her for refusing to join Israel's military, for which service is required by all Israeli Jewish teenagers…
- Jojo Siwa: The Internet’s Court Jester · 1 h 32 minJojo Siwa has been a lot of things: an eleven-year-old abused on television for public entertainment, a tween merchandising mogul with a billion dollar brand, Nickelodeon’s first…
- The New York Times Thinks Gays Have Gone Too Far (with Chase Strangio) · 2 h 1 minOn the twilight of Pride Month, the New York Times published (and sent out a push notification for) a guest essay titled “How the Gay Rights Movement Radicalized and Lost Its…
- Why Is Everyone Going Back Into the Closet? · 1 h 14 minFrom granola fascism to the manosphere, much gets said of the various right-wing pipelines people have gone down in the years since lockdown. One such pipeline remains more…
- Never Apologize to Fascists (with Contrapoints) · 1 h 11 minLast week, world-class athlete Simone Biles stood up to failed-athlete-turned-crybully Riley Gaines when Riley antagonized a transgender child to her 1.5 million Twitter…
- The Antisemitism Panic (with Matt Lieb) · 1 h 20 min“From the river to the sea” is antisemitic. “Free Palestine” is antisemitic. Children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel raising money for child amputees is antisemitic. ICE is kidnapping…
- A Morning With Vivian Wilson, Elon’s Estranged Daughter · 48 minIn today’s special episode, we’re taking a break from political and cultural analysis to chat with someone who’s been at the center of today’s culture wars but rarely in her own…
- The Breeders Who Want You to Have More Kids Right Now · 1 h 27 minLast week, the New York Times reported: “White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children”. But who exactly is behind this push, and why, and what does it have…
- “Alpha Males” Are Making Men Lonelier (with Ryan Broderick) · 1 h 16 minWhen fitness influencer Ashton Hall’s absurd morning routine went viral a few weeks ago, I was… moved. The hours-long skincare, gym, and journaling ritual felt like an American…
- Maia Poet: The Final Boss of Detrans Grifters (with Kat Blaque) · 1 h 25 minWhat does “gender ideology” have in common with ISIS? Well, they are both… things, arguably. As more people become aware of opportunities to commodify their trauma into…
- Gwen Stefani: From Feminist to Fascist · 1 h 22 minWhen Gwen Stefani made a tacit endorsement of Tucker Carlson earlier this month, I felt like somebody had knocked the wind out of me. Had the iconic 90’s ain’t-no-hollaback girl…
- The Complex Tragedy of Grimes · 1 h 17 minTo the mainstream news, she’s the mother of three of Elon Musk’s children. To a certain type of extremely online Tumblr user in the year 2012, she once approximated God. Today…
- The Incoherent Sexual Politics of the Right · 1 h 15 minElon Musk just (allegedly) had his thirteenth child with a fourth woman — a 26-year-old “conservative” influencer named Ashley St. Clair. In a past version of the “traditional…
- How Conservatism Infiltrated Pop Culture · 1 h 3 minQuiet luxury. Clean girl. Old money. Trad living. Kylie Jenner’s pivot from Black culture vulture to glass skin pilates princess. College youth dressed like polyester Shein…
- The Tech Bro-ligarchy · 1 h 28 minOur country is now run by a bunch of spineless billionaires who were cast out as nerds in college so they launched a vendetta against humanity. Today, Edward Ongweso Jr. of This…
