https://rob-montz.simplecast.com en The visual storytellers for the counter-elite. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/05c3bbae-df4b-11f0-9fc3-37deff76add2/image/c24477cb59026f08e22f966f75936890.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress https://rob-montz.simplecast.com no episodic Rob Montz The visual storytellers for the counter-elite. Desh Amila desh@thisis42.com https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/the-fugee-who-threw-it-all-away-pras-michels-wild-fall-PiVyvDCd support us: https://goodkidproductions.substack.com How does the single luckiest person of the 90's manage to become a criminal? Meet Prakazrel Michel, a slightly below-average rapper and a man of minimal talents who happened to be high school friends with Lauryn Hill and a cousin of Wyclef Jean. They latch him into...The Fugees, who emerge from nowhere to become the most popular group on planet earth. Our bro luck out on life. And then he used that geyser of wealth and fame in ways that got him to where he is now: a convicted criminal. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0000 The Fugee who threw it all away: Pras Michel’s Wild Fall full 1 10 Rob Montz support us: https://goodkidproductions.substack.com How does the single luckiest person of the 90's manage to become a criminal? Meet Prakazrel Michel, a slightly below-average rapper and a man of minimal talents who happened to be high school friends with Lauryn Hill and a cousin of Wyclef Jean. They latch him into...The Fugees, who emerge from nowhere to become the most popular group on planet earth. Our bro luck out on life. And then he used that geyser of wealth and fame in ways that got him to where he is now: a convicted criminal. support us: https://goodkidproductions.substack.com How does the single luckiest person of the 90's manage to become a criminal? Meet Prakazrel Michel, a slightly below-average rapper and a man of minimal talents who happened to be high school friends with Lauryn Hill and a cousin of Wyclef Jean. They latch him into...The Fugees, who emerge from nowhere to become the most popular group on planet earth. Our bro luck out on life. And then he used that geyser of wealth and fame in ways that got him to where he is now: a convicted criminal. 568 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/how-elon-killed-social-justice-in-the-worlds-murder-capital-the-doge-files-0J43rYkt Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:44:00 -0000 How Elon Killed "Social Justice" In The World's Murder Capital | The DOGE Files full 1 9 Rob Montz 280 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/taxpayers-paid-millions-to-a-west-bank-rapper-the-doge-files-PISFRA_F The Department of Government Efficiency has now cut about 160 billion dollars in government waste. This is a micro step toward the goal of correcting the obvious fiscal insanity of the federal budget. One of DOGE’s top targets has been USAID. And that deep clean has brought to light one of the agency’s most curious contracts: three millions dollars going to the West Bank to finance...an anti-Israel rapper? How did your money end up with this guy? This story represents a complete collapse in accountability in USAID and the flagrant waste of your money on people actively undermining peace. In partnership with Legit Politic. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:59:36 -0000 Taxpayers Paid Millions to a West Bank Rapper? ｜The Doge Files full 1 8 Rob Montz The Department of Government Efficiency has now cut about 160 billion dollars in government waste. This is a micro step toward the goal of correcting the obvious fiscal insanity of the federal budget. One of DOGE’s top targets has been USAID. And that deep clean has brought to light one of the agency’s most curious contracts: three millions dollars going to the West Bank to finance...an anti-Israel rapper? How did your money end up with this guy? This story represents a complete collapse in accountability in USAID and the flagrant waste of your money on people actively undermining peace. In partnership with Legit Politic. The Department of Government Efficiency has now cut about 160 billion dollars in government waste. This is a micro step toward the goal of correcting the obvious fiscal insanity of the federal budget. One of DOGE’s top targets has been USAID. And that deep clean has brought to light one of the agency’s most curious contracts: three millions dollars going to the West Bank to finance...an anti-Israel rapper? How did your money end up with this guy? This story represents a complete collapse in accountability in USAID and the flagrant waste of your money on people actively undermining peace. In partnership with Legit Politic. 348 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/the-case-against-school-with-prof-bryan-caplan-MNnM4KTv The politics of the pandemic have been defined by brutal tribal division, but there’s at least one point of consensus among the professional punditry: the COVID school closures were a catastrophe. The thinking goes: shutting down K-12 led to vast, unrecoverable learning losses, hobbling the next generation of workers, and we’ll be suffering the economic repercussions for decades to come. School does indeed serve valuable purposes, most importantly providing shelter and food for low-income kids. But education? We’re not so sure. That’s why we sat down with Professor Bryan Caplan, the George Mason economist and author of “The Case Against Education,” the book that convinced us school is largely a waste of time. What does he think about this consensus on the COVID school closures? Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0000 The Case Against School with Prof. Bryan Caplan full 1 7 Rob Montz The politics of the pandemic have been defined by brutal tribal division, but there’s at least one point of consensus among the professional punditry: the COVID school closures were a catastrophe. The thinking goes: shutting down K-12 led to vast, unrecoverable learning losses, hobbling the next generation of workers, and we’ll be suffering the economic repercussions for decades to come. School does indeed serve valuable purposes, most importantly providing shelter and food for low-income kids. But education? We’re not so sure. That’s why we sat down with Professor Bryan Caplan, the George Mason economist and author of “The Case Against Education,” the book that convinced us school is largely a waste of time. What does he think about this consensus on the COVID school closures? The politics of the pandemic have been defined by brutal tribal division, but there’s at least one point of consensus among the professional punditry: the COVID school closures were a catastrophe. The thinking goes: shutting down K-12 led to vast, unrecoverable learning losses, hobbling the next generation of workers, and we’ll be suffering the economic repercussions for decades to come. School does indeed serve valuable purposes, most importantly providing shelter and food for low-income kids. But education? We’re not so sure. That’s why we sat down with Professor Bryan Caplan, the George Mason economist and author of “The Case Against Education,” the book that convinced us school is largely a waste of time. What does he think about this consensus on the COVID school closures? 952 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/the-musical-influences-of-coleman-hughes-MFFombyl As an unknown undergraduate philosophy major, Coleman Hughes penned a series of brilliant essays on race and crime, carefully dismantling what he called “the racism treadmill,” the stale, endlessly repeated narrative about institutional oppression in America. His fan base exploded and he’s now regularly called up to battle the high priests of right-think on race. We got together to talk personas, heroes and using rap to deal with the absurdity of death. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0000 The musical influences of Coleman Hughes full 1 6 Rob Montz As an unknown undergraduate philosophy major, Coleman Hughes penned a series of brilliant essays on race and crime, carefully dismantling what he called “the racism treadmill,” the stale, endlessly repeated narrative about institutional oppression in America. His fan base exploded and he’s now regularly called up to battle the high priests of right-think on race. We got together to talk personas, heroes and using rap to deal with the absurdity of death. As an unknown undergraduate philosophy major, Coleman Hughes penned a series of brilliant essays on race and crime, carefully dismantling what he called “the racism treadmill,” the stale, endlessly repeated narrative about institutional oppression in America. His fan base exploded and he’s now regularly called up to battle the high priests of right-think on race. We got together to talk personas, heroes and using rap to deal with the absurdity of death. 414 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/why-elite-private-high-schools-love-critical-race-theory-with-amanda-milius-tjFPH_3K Sun, 25 May 2025 16:05:32 -0000 Why Elite Private High Schools Love Critical Race Theory with Amanda Milius full 1 5 Rob Montz 1330 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/why-frederick-douglass-opposed-mass-immigration-with-numbersusas-roy-beck-pmWxsiY_ We have unapologetic cringey Boomer love for the idea of America as a creed, not a clan; as a set of ideals and principles open to anyone. Immigrants have been an essential part of this country's cultural dynamism and economic dominance, and closing up our borders seems like it would compromise the magic of America. On the other hand, there's ample evidence that there are real costs of excessive immigration, and those costs are not evenly distributed. Fortune 500 titans get to load up on H-1B engineers and cheap entry-level laborers, while low-skilled American citizens suffer shrinking wages and fewer footholds into the labor market. We just talk about all this with Roy Beck, founder of NumbersUSA and one of the country’s leading advocates for tight immigration restrictions. He has an interesting new book documenting a forgotten fact about the immigration debate: many prominent civil rights leaders opposed immigration, specifically because they feared the flux of low-wage workers would rob black Americans of economic opportunity. Sun, 25 May 2025 14:53:48 -0000 Why Frederick Douglass Opposed Mass Immigration with NumbersUSA’s Roy Beck full 1 4 Rob Montz We have unapologetic cringey Boomer love for the idea of America as a creed, not a clan; as a set of ideals and principles open to anyone. Immigrants have been an essential part of this country's cultural dynamism and economic dominance, and closing up our borders seems like it would compromise the magic of America. On the other hand, there's ample evidence that there are real costs of excessive immigration, and those costs are not evenly distributed. Fortune 500 titans get to load up on H-1B engineers and cheap entry-level laborers, while low-skilled American citizens suffer shrinking wages and fewer footholds into the labor market. We just talk about all this with Roy Beck, founder of NumbersUSA and one of the country’s leading advocates for tight immigration restrictions. He has an interesting new book documenting a forgotten fact about the immigration debate: many prominent civil rights leaders opposed immigration, specifically because they feared the flux of low-wage workers would rob black Americans of economic opportunity. We have unapologetic cringey Boomer love for the idea of America as a creed, not a clan; as a set of ideals and principles open to anyone. Immigrants have been an essential part of this country's cultural dynamism and economic dominance, and closing up our borders seems like it would compromise the magic of America. On the other hand, there's ample evidence that there are real costs of excessive immigration, and those costs are not evenly distributed. Fortune 500 titans get to load up on H-1B engineers and cheap entry-level laborers, while low-skilled American citizens suffer shrinking wages and fewer footholds into the labor market. We just talk about all this with Roy Beck, founder of NumbersUSA and one of the country’s leading advocates for tight immigration restrictions. He has an interesting new book documenting a forgotten fact about the immigration debate: many prominent civil rights leaders opposed immigration, specifically because they feared the flux of low-wage workers would rob black Americans of economic opportunity. 4485 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/why-soldiers-miss-war-with-sebastian-junger-mHGger5S War reporter Sebastian Junger has spent years in some of the most violent places on earth, documenting up close the details of human conflict. His signature works are Restrepo and Konregal, feature documentaries about a remote military base in Afghanistan, an infamous outpost of nearly non-stop combat Junger followed those soldiers once they came back home, and he noticed something strange... They missed the war. Why would an American man, having returned home to a land of plenty, of safety, of the infinite stimulation and comforts of modern life, ever miss war? Junger says soldiers are longing for the tribal ties of combat -- that war, as horrible as it is, still feeds a natural human need for belonging. Wed, 21 May 2025 14:15:33 -0000 Why soldiers miss war, with Sebastian Junger full 1 3 Rob Montz War reporter Sebastian Junger has spent years in some of the most violent places on earth, documenting up close the details of human conflict. His signature works are Restrepo and Konregal, feature documentaries about a remote military base in Afghanistan, an infamous outpost of nearly non-stop combat Junger followed those soldiers once they came back home, and he noticed something strange... They missed the war. Why would an American man, having returned home to a land of plenty, of safety, of the infinite stimulation and comforts of modern life, ever miss war? Junger says soldiers are longing for the tribal ties of combat -- that war, as horrible as it is, still feeds a natural human need for belonging. War reporter Sebastian Junger has spent years in some of the most violent places on earth, documenting up close the details of human conflict. His signature works are Restrepo and Konregal, feature documentaries about a remote military base in Afghanistan, an infamous outpost of nearly non-stop combat Junger followed those soldiers once they came back home, and he noticed something strange... They missed the war. Why would an American man, having returned home to a land of plenty, of safety, of the infinite stimulation and comforts of modern life, ever miss war? Junger says soldiers are longing for the tribal ties of combat -- that war, as horrible as it is, still feeds a natural human need for belonging. 530 no https://rob-montz.simplecast.com/episodes/xi-van-fleet-on-maoism-coming-to-fairfax-va-Cw3Pjw_T Xi Van Fleet spends her spare time warning about a cultural revolution in America--because she's actually lived through one. Born under Mao's China, Van Fleet knows the warning signs of a civilization on the verge of chaos. We sat down with her to hear to take on the present-day American parallels to her youth in China. Wed, 21 May 2025 14:06:11 -0000 Xi Van Fleet on Maoism coming to Fairfax, VA full 1 2 Rob Montz Xi Van Fleet spends her spare time warning about a cultural revolution in America--because she's actually lived through one. Born under Mao's China, Van Fleet knows the warning signs of a civilization on the verge of chaos. We sat down with her to hear to take on the present-day American parallels to her youth in China. Xi Van Fleet spends her spare time warning about a cultural revolution in America--because she's actually lived through one. Born under Mao's China, Van Fleet knows the warning signs of a civilization on the verge of chaos. We sat down with her to hear to take on the present-day American parallels to her youth in China. 829 no