Puck reporter Tina Nguyen joins this week’s Fever Dreams to discuss Rep. George Santos and the civil war brewing between his staffers and the far-right figures he’s begun to consult.&nbsp;Weill and Sommer discuss the recently disclosed rulebook for Proud Boys members, which includes a number of incredibly silly measures that members must follow. Then, speculation rages in Trumpworld over whether MAGA broadcaster Silk—of ‘Diamond and Silk’ fame—meant to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-silk-use-diamonds-funeral-for-a-secret-message-to-trump" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shade the former president</a> during a memorial speech for her sister and co-host, bashing him for supporting COVID vaccination efforts that conspiracy theorists say – without evidence – may have been responsible for her death.

Santosmania feat. Tina Nguyen

Marjorie Taylor Greene is up to her old tricks—this time, protesting a routine ATF inspection of a Georgia gun store Monday under the guise that there apparently were too many agents from “blue states” conducting the operation.&nbsp;Then, investigative reporter Luke O’Brien joins the podcast to talk about the ongoing trial of Douglass Mackey, a 33-year-old ‘alt-right’ figure <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/03/13/alt-right-disinformation-king-faces-trial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dubbed the “Disinformation King”</a> by the Southern Poverty Law Center.. Despite the fact that Mackey allegedly engaged in election interference, he’s become a cause célèbre in right-wing circles—even garnering a number of segments on Tucker Carlson’s primetime Fox News show. Plus! Benny Johnson, the former Buzzfeed writer who was fired for plagiarism before becoming a right-wing media star, ditches Newsmax in order to pursue an independent career.&nbsp;

Meme Court ft. Luke O’Brien?

While prosecutors appear to be closing in on Donald Trump and preparing to file formal charges, he’s been posting up an absolute storm on Truth Social. It’s all happening amid the backdrop of a potential arrest for the former president—which some pundits predict will bolster his re-election campaign. The Fever Dreams team isn’t so sure. Plus! Daily Beast reporter Jake Lahut joins the program to talk about his recent reporting on what appears to be DeSantis’ fledgling campaign—including a number of troubling anecdotes about the Florida governor’s ability to make small talk and press the flesh at his early stops in Iowa and elsewhere.&nbsp;

Pudding Ron feat. Jake Lahut

If Tucker Carlson seems a little lost at the moment—that’s because he is. At least, that’s what Media Matters researcher Kat Abughazaleh says, and she has to watch the fire-breathing Fox News host every day for work. Then, Fever Dreams digs into the obfuscation being performed by Fox and others in the conservative media after one of the country’s worst banking collapses. Plus! In&nbsp; the podcast’s Fresh Hell segment, Weill and Sommer discuss the worst dressed man in North America—Jordan Peterson—and how exactly he styles the atrocious outfits he’s recently become known for.

Woke Bank Run fet. Kat Abughazaleh

This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), long a mainstay in Republican politics, wasn’t quite the A-list event of years past. &nbsp;Isaac Arnsdorf joins the podcast to talk about his own CPAC experience, along with breakout star, Kari Lake, who failed to win Arizona’s governor race last November but propelled herself to MAGA stardom with a Big Lie-style campaign at the state level. Plus, in the podcast’s Fresh Hell segment, Weill gives an update on the legal woes of Andrew Tate, the misogynist influencer and alleged human trafficker currently detained in a Romanian prison—as well as the bizarre rumor that he has lung cancer.&nbsp;

Fake Andrew Tate feat. Isaac Arnsdorf

Hosts Will Sommer and Kelly Weill unpack the QAnon connections behind newly elected <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kristina-karamo-qanon-spewing-election-denier-to-lead-michigan-gop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michigan GOP leader Kristina Karamo</a>, who declared Michigan as “ground zero for the globalist takeover of the United States of America.” A wave of more than 100 deaths over the past two years at Fort Bragg has rocked the U.S. military—caused in part by an <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-the-overdose-crisis-sweeping-fort-bragg-1396298/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">increasing number of overdoses</a>, says Rolling Stone investigative reporter Seth Harp on this week’s episode of The Daily Beast’s Fever Dreams podcast. Plus, a look into both hosts’ personal history with the comic Dilbert—and its embattled artist, Scott Adams, who <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/dilbert-distributor-ends-relationship-with-scott-adams-after-racist-outbursts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sparked a firestorm</a> last week by going on a racist rant and calling Black people a “hate group,” among other things.

Dilbert Downfall  feat Seth Harp

On this week’s Fever Dreams, James O’Keefe gives his fans and foes a truly memorable send-off, while the Libertarian Party continues to its slide to the right. Plus, co-host Will Sommer discusses his years of reporting on QAnon—as well as his new book <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/trust-the-plan-will-sommer?variant=40493482541090" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America</a>.

Trust The Host ft. Will Sommer

For it's 100th episode, Fever Dreams unpacks all the drama engulfing right-wing undercover video operation Project Veritas, including a number of claims about the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-okeefe-outright-cruel-to-project-veritas-employees-internal-memo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">difficult workplace culture fostered under founder James O’Keefe</a>. Then the podcast is joined by labor reporter and author <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fight-Like-Hell/Kim-Kelly/9781982171056" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kim Kelly</a>, who talks about how her experience as a fan and critic of metal music helped her better understand—and report on—far-right extremists across the U.S.

 James O’Keefe Theater Camp w/ Kim Kelly

What if there was an atomic bomb about to detonate and kill millions of people—and the only way to defuse it was to have an Artificial Intelligence chatbot say a racial slur? Also on the podcast Weill and Sommer interview Trevor Aaronson, the host of the investigative podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alphabet-boys/id1668980612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Alphabet Boys</a>, which tells the story of FBI informant Mickey Windecker, who almost single-handedly derailed the Black Lives Matter movement in Denver. Plus! Weill and Sommer recap a bombshell investigation into Eliza Blue, an overnight internet sensation who rose to prominence by becoming an ombudsman for victims of human trafficking.

The Eliza Bleu Saga feat. Trevor Aaronson

Journalist Nicky Woolf has spent months looking into the bona fide mystery of what exactly is happening with all of those U.S. diplomats and intelligence operatives <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/havana-syndrome-attacks-approach-200-americans-including-a-baby-victim-says-report" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reporting brain injuries</a> thanks to some unnamed, futuristic weapon—and come away with the impression that this story, however far-fetched it may seem, may actually be true.

Big Kanye Payoffs feat Nicky Woolf

Inside the right’s push to retake power, from the conspiracy-slingers to the MAGA acolytes to the straight-up grifters. Thought the Trump era was crazy? Wait ’til you hear what they have planned next. Hosted by Asawin Suebsaeng and Will Sommer. New epi...

Inside the right’s push to retake power, from the conspiracy-slingers to the MAGA acolytes to the straight-up grifters. Thought the Trump era was crazy? Wait ’til you hear what they have planned next. Hosted by Kelly Weill and Will Sommer. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app today.

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