Boy George’s Very Strange Spiral

Boy George’s Very Strange Spiral

When 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 quietly directed his ire at me (ME!) a few months earlier. How did such a legendary countercultural figure resort to… whatever this is? Today, we’re telling a bizarre story of fame, crime, geopolitics, and artificial intelligence. A lot of artificial intelligence. George Michael, as the decidedly superior 80s gay pop singer from across the pond, we salute you. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein⁠]! Thanks to today’s sponsors! Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at https://www.blueland.com/fruity [https://www.blueland.com/fruity] Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off [https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off] Watch Caroline on Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/carolinekwan⁠]. Follow Caroline on Twitter [https://x.com/carolinekwan⁠]. Follow Kat on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kattenbarge/⁠]. Follow Kat on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/kattenbarge.bsky.social⁠]. Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/⁠]. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/⁠]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Lindsey Graham Died In The Closet (with Moira Donegan)

Lindsey 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 evil gay man who dies in the closet? Lindsey wasn’t the first, and likely won’t be the last. Today, Moira Donegan (of In Bed With The Right) and I perform a psychosexual autopsy on some of America’s worst gays. Good riddance. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein⁠]! Thanks to today’s sponsors! Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni! https://incogni.com/fruity [https://incogni.com/fruity] Start managing your money better and cancel unwanted expenses at https://www.rocketmoney.com/fruity [https://www.rocketmoney.com/fruity] Listen to Moira on In Bed With The Right [https://open.spotify.com/show/7JirL3UVKjyy5MTy8PouHh]. Follow Moira on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/moiradonegan.bsky.social]. Follow Moira on Twitter [https://x.com/MoiraDonegan?lang=en]. Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/⁠]. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/⁠]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Technofascist Urge To Never Turn Down a Brand Deal

Kylie 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 beauty mogul and the most bankable movie star of a generation really have to debase themselves like this? This week, Kat Tenbarge, Ed Ongweso Jr. and I waltz through the recent business exploits of Hollywood’s busiest couple. Therein lies stories of mass surveillance, legally dubious and politically corrupt virtual casinos, and good ole American greed. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein⁠]! Thanks to today’s sponsors! Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at https://www.blueland.com/fruity [https://www.blueland.com/fruity] Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off [https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off] Read Kat’s work at Spitfire News [https://spitfirenews.com/⁠]. Follow Kat on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/kattenbarge.bsky.social⁠]. Listen to Ed on This Machine Kills [https://open.spotify.com/show/5NU8ZfxBaUR0OXND2kepzl⁠]. Follow Ed on Twitter [https://x.com/bigblackjacobin?lang=en⁠]. Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/⁠]. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/⁠]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Jerry Seinfeld Bombed His Legacy (with Emma Vigeland)

Caught 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 repository of goodwill and adoration than the 90s television legend, yet Jerry remains steadfast on his mission to destroy it all. This week, comedy connoisseur Emma Vigeland and I investigate Seinfeld’s growing animosity for the changing world around him. And for adult women. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein%E2%81%A0]! Thanks to today’s sponsors! Access the Internet from anywhere and protect yourself online, wherever you go. Get a discount on NordVPN at https://www.nordvpn.com/fruity [https://www.nordvpn.com/fruity] Everyone who signs up wins a FREE Rose toy: https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/abitfruity-pod [https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/abitfruity-pod] :) Watch Emma on The Majority Report [https://www.youtube.com/@TheMajorityReport%E2%81%A0]. Follow Emma on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/emmavigeland/%E2%81%A0]. Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/%E2%81%A0]. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/%E2%81%A0]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Mel Robbins Griftpocalypse (with Princess Weekes + Kat Tenbarge)

Mel 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. Mel’s core message to her millions of fans is simple: the only thing standing in your way is you. But as the systems that govern us continue to stratify people across seemingly unmovable barriers of wealth and power, Mel’s advice feels at odds with reality. Additionally, Mel’s insatiable quest for building personal wealth requires us to ask brave questions: Can AI be girlboss? Can pyramid schemes be empowering? Perhaps, if we let them. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein%E2%81%A0]! Thanks to today’s sponsors! Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off [https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off] Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at https://www.blueland.com/fruity [https://www.blueland.com/fruity] Watch Princess on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Princess_Weekes%E2%81%A0]. Follow Princess on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/princesmweekes.bsky.social%E2%81%A0]. Read Kat’s work [https://spitfirenews.com/%E2%81%A0]. Follow Kat on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/kattenbarge.bsky.social%E2%81%A0]. Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/%E2%81%A0]. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/%E2%81%A0]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]