331: THE LUIGI MANGIONE "FANGIRLS" & THE MACKENZIE SHIRILLA TRIAL ("THE CRASH" ON NETFLIX)
Without A Country
Corinne Fisher
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 214 minutes
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Summary
Corinne dives into the absolute circus surrounding Luigi Mangione’s courtroom “fangirls,” the disturbing media frenzy around true crime, and the problem with Netflix's The Crash documentary and why the Mackenzie Shirilla deserves a fair trial even if she crashed the car.
Plus: Chick-fil-A being problematic in Harlem on Malcolm X Day, the new Free Press podcast about the Lindbergh kidnapping, Elon Musk’s OpenAI legal loss, PCOS gets a new name, animal welfare news, the mosque shooting in San Diego, where the Kars4Kids money really goes, and internet manipulation.
00:00 Intro & welcome
01:58 Trump approval ratings drop
04:30 Chick-fil-A protests in Harlem over Malcolm X Day
12:37 Free Press criticism & Lindbergh kidnapping podcast
19:38 Netflix’s The Crash documentary review
20:53 The Mackenzie Shirilla case explained
23:21 Did Mackenzie get a fair trial?
27:01 Why the premeditated murder charge feels wrong
33:10 Bench trial vs jury trial discussion
35:33 Judge controversy & legal system failures
39:08 Why the documentary crossed the line
43:20 “Enemy of the State” — Mackenzie’s parents
44:52 Wacko Mailbag: voter research tool
46:35 PCOS officially renamed to PMOS
53:06 Psychopath vs antisocial personality disorder
54:52 Luigi Mangione “fangirls” & press passes
57:47 Why women romanticize dangerous men
01:00:18 Inside the Luigi Mangione press corps
01:03:37 Damien Echols & prison groupies comparison
01:06:12 Rocky Horror Broadway review
01:09:41 How NYC press passes actually work
01:12:20 Why Luigi’s fanbase hurts his defense
01:18:44 Media spectacle & true crime culture
01:26:15 Feminism, violence & public obsession
01:34:07 Parasocial relationships & internet fandoms
01:44:16 Elon Musk loses OpenAI court battle
01:45:03 Ashley St. Clair allegations against Elon Musk
01:46:49 Thoughts on “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway
01:55:12 AI, propaganda & manipulated online narratives
02:04:36 Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni PR war
02:15:48 Astroturfing, bots & social media influence campaigns
02:24:31 Tech companies shaping public opinion
02:34:50 Ashley St. Clair claims Musk used satellite election data
02:37:28 Cambridge Analytica comparisons
02:45:02 Coordinated online clipping explained
02:56:27 How clipping companies manipulate virality
02:58:19 Andrew Tate & algorithm gaming
03:03:42 Why audiences can’t tell what’s authentic anymore
03:16:19 AI-driven narrative manipulation
03:17:54 The Puerto Rico song & possible manufactured virality
03:19:27 Taylor Swift “Nazi symbolism” rumor discussion
03:20:20 Blake Lively PR manipulation strategy
03:24:55 Final thoughts on media literacy & propaganda
03:28:11 Outro & goodbye
MAIN STORIES
Luigi Mangione Press Corps
https://www.thefp.com/p/mangione-press-corps-controversy
COULD BE WORSE
Ebola
COULD BE BETTER
Romania Femicide Law
https://www.romania-insider.com/law-femicide-promulgated-romanian-president-2026
CUTIES CORNER
Cyanide Bombs on Animals
https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/trump-administration-lifts-ban-cyanide-bombs-killing-animals
US House Passes Farm Bill
https://animalequality.org/news/2026/05/05/us-house-passes-farm-bill/
GUUUURL
Elon Musk Loses
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/musk-altman-openai-trial-verdict.html
San Diego Mosque Shootings
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/san-diego-mosque-cain-clark-caleb-vazquez.html
Internment Camp for American Zionists
Kars 4 Kids
The Feed Is Fake (New York Magazine)
Trump IRS Settlement (also look at Liz Oyer video)
Elon Musk Rigged the Election
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ashley-st-clair-claims-elon-060828265.html
Who Might Run for President in 2028?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/briefing/whos-running-for-president-in-2028.html
Trump Accounts = Social Security Privatization
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5870394-cruz-trump-accounts-social-security/
Black Woman Femicide
https://thelensnola.org/2026/05/13/black-femicide-crisis-domestic-violence-black-women/
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| 1:17.6 | Thank you. Running from the band, yeah the madman's coming, yeah, the man's gunning for me tonight. |
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| 1:57.0 | Let's get lost tonight. |
| 2:16.4 | Lord move on. Hello tonight Hello, Wackos Welcome welcome to Without a Country. |
| 2:18.7 | Alfred has immediately left the set. |
| 2:22.0 | I am Corinne Fisher. |
| 2:23.8 | I widen the shot a little bit. |
| 2:25.1 | I thought I was like too close. |
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