The Moynihan Report

Michael Moynihan is joined by nonfiction storyteller and documentarian Jon Ronson, author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Psychopath Test, and more. If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Cancel Culture(10:27) Alex Jones(14:53) Douglas Murray v Dave Smith(21:06) Culture Wars(29:49) How to Spot a Psychopath(33:50) Journalism (40:40) Conspiracy Theories(49:38) Hollywood and America(55:59) The Debutante(01:05:51) Woke Right(01:14:25) Russell Brand

It's open swim day on The Moynihan Report, and Michael Moynihan is talking to 2WAY viewers on topics from Ukraine to El Salvador, from Douglas Murray to Dave Smith, and from Taylor Lorenz to Luigi Mangione.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro(07:14) Trump-Bukele Oval Office Meeting(12:30) Luigi Mangione(13:13) Vinny: the US budget is a mess(22:27) Growing up watching Firing Line(25:28) Douglas Murray v Dave Smith(33:50) Taylor Lorenz(47:02) Andrew Sullivan cancels trip to UK(56:28) Ukraine(01:12:37) How to talk to people without arguing

Andrew Sullivan of The Weekly Dish joins Michael Moynihan on The Moynihan Report to talk about the unraveling of the republic.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro (03:05) Authoritarianism Today(06:47) Trump's Retaliation (09:06) Monarchical Power (11:43) Cult-Like Support (14:33) Trump’s Need for Supplication (19:07) Death of Journalism (22:14) MAGA Cheerleaders (28:23) Conspiracism (34:03) Trumpism vs Conservatism (36:01) Dem Failure and Biden’s Decline (41:46) Audience Questions

Why do so many people across the country believe Luigi Mangione is a hero? Michael Moynihan talks about that with Olivia Reingold, a staff writer at The Free Press whose recent reporting delves "Inside the Cult of Luigi Mangione"If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Tariff Mayhem(11:46) Infiltrating the Luigi Cult(16:08) Manifesto Review(21:21) America’s Healthcare Crisis(24:31) Female Fandom(26:31) Risks of Journalism (36:51) State of Jounalism(42:05) BLM and Radical Chic(48:01) Venerating the Villain(53:31) Luigi’s Trial

Michael Moynihan talks about the "Liberation Day" tariffs and the triumph of conspiracy politics with his Fifth Column co-host Kmele Foster, and Gerald Posner–author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00:00) Liberation Day (00:02:59) The New Global Economy (00:10:17) MAGA Conspiracism(00:16:54) Gerald Posner on the Deep State (00:19:10) Antisemitism, Zionism, and Internet Conspiracy Culture (00:27:22) The CIA, Overclassification, and the Kennedy Files (00:35:57) MLK, RFK, and the Legacy of Government Secrecy (00:45:59) Audience Q&A: Zionism, Language, and Persistent Myths

Ethan Suplee is an American actor and podcaster born in Manhattan in 1976. He's known for his roles in American History X, Blow, Remember the Titans, John Q, The Wolf of Wall Street, and several Kevin Smith films. He also played Frankie in Boy Meets World and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl. Suplee hosts the podcast American Glutton, where he discusses his 20 years of weight loss and gain, sharing his diet and what worked and didn't. Ethan opens up to Michael Moynihan about Hollywood, Heroin and Heroic Body Transformations on The Moynihan Report.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Obesity, Drugs, and Fame(10:24) Family(14:09) Weight Loss Journey(21:26) Morality of Hollywood(29:34) Career Highlights and Playing the Nazi(34:13) How to Get Fit(39:22) Addiction and Recovery(49:56) Parenting Advice