Episode 44 - Coffee, Cigarette, Croissant ft. skelly
2/06/2026 | 1h 44 mins.
Normal Woman skelly (@iid.bsky.social) joins us from France to talk about- well, the plan was to talk about the American expat experience in Europe during Trump II but actually it wound up being mostly about comparative educational structure. we hope you like it.
also: Texas Toast (Republican State Senate edition), handicapping 2026, Fed Warsh, Epstein and the shallow bench of evil.
ED NOTE: we are unbleeped compared to our usual because Ed is working very hard and is gassed this week. please be nice to Ed if you see him.
Episode 43 - (Game) Mastering the Apocalypse ft. Theophite
1/28/2026 | 1h 15 mins.
Speculative fiction, moderation at scale, radicalization at scale, parenting at low-scale, and turophile priorities with Theophite.
Episode 42 - A Bit Crap, Really
1/23/2026 | 1h 22 mins.
On dogs, football, Blorth Carolina, the spirit of the cities, Chipotle, why you should care about Claude Code, adventures in transatlanticism, and the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Episode 41 - True Crime featuring Normal Wives
1/15/2026 | 1h 41 mins.
Ms. Malone and Ms. Speedrun-Enjoyer stop by to explain the appeal of murder. Also, we talk about the Horrors foreign and domestic.
Episode 40 - Model Failstates
1/08/2026 | 1h 47 mins.
The Normal Men talk college football, Venezuelan stabs, and what genAI won't do for you.
Normal Men is four guys talking about the news. We want to help explain what's happening in the world around us and have some laughs along the way. And we think you might enjoy hearing what we have to say, as long as you don't mind a bit of normalcy in a world without much of it.