Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, Joe Rogan: A ‘Manosphere’ Just Asking Questions

Popcast

The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A conversation about the comedians and podcasters who have created a new media mainstream for actors, musicians and politicians.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast.
0:03.4	Your, I smell a rat of music, news and criticism and some other news and criticism.
0:09.2	I'm John Caramonica, a critic of the New York Times.
0:12.1	I'm Joe Kaskarelli.
0:13.3	I'm a reporter at the New York Times.
0:17.6	Do you smell what's in the air?
0:19.6	It's the ode in the manosphere. This week, do you smell it? in the air? It's the ode in the manosphere.
0:21.9	This week, do you smell it?
0:24.3	This week on Popgast.
0:25.9	What is the scent? What does that smell?
0:26.8	What I do know is I don't shop at those particular stores.
0:29.5	So I could not identify the scent correctly, alas.
0:32.5	I know it's not La Labo.
0:33.9	I think it's direct to consumer, whatever it is.
0:36.8	Yes, it's 3799 on the TikTok shop probably.
0:40.7	This week, we are going to talk about Theo Vaughn. We are going to talk about Andrew Schultz.
0:45.8	We are going to talk about Joe Rogan. We are going to talk about how podcasting has
0:51.3	reshaped the way that young men consume culture and politics on the internet,
0:54.9	and also the ways that those choices have shaped the broader political moment.
1:00.6	Last week, I wrote a piece about Theo Vaughan.
1:03.6	I watched a lot of Theo.
1:05.5	Not, and I should say, because I feel like this has come up in a couple of conversations subsequent to the piece coming out,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The New York Times, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The New York Times and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.