Archive - Angry Planet

Neutralizing Iran’s Nuclear Material During a War Is ‘Nearly Mission Impossible’

America went to war in Iran, we’re told, because the idea of the country developing nuclear weapons was intolerable.

Mar 20 • Matthew Gault

54:06

The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions

Palantir, Anduril and a suite of other Tolkien-inspired tech nightmares want to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect of the U.S.

May 23, 2025 • Matthew Gault

56:01

Crawl Out Through the ‘Fallout’

What is it about this post-apocalyptic video game that’s captured the hearts and minds of people for almost 30 years?

Apr 19, 2024 • Matthew Gault

1:22:25

Vanessa Guillén and the Importance of Speaking Up

Hey there Angry Planet listeners, Matthew here.

Oct 1, 2025 • Matthew Gault

47:32

Online Culture Is the Whole Culture

There was a time, just before the pandemic, when folks would say “Twitter isn’t real life” as a means of dismissing the horrors of social media.

Jan 16 • Matthew Gault

1:24:46

On Spectacles of Cruelty

And a happy New Year.

Dec 19, 2025 • Matthew Gault

52:56

‘Goliath’s Curse’ and the Surprising Benefits of Societal Collapse

We’re obsessed with apocalypses, big and small.

Oct 31, 2025 • Matthew Gault

1:04:04

America and Iran’s Long and Complicated History

When the President said America had been at war with Iran for 47 years he mischaracterized fifty years of history.

Mar 12 • Matthew Gault

1:00:31

Making the Case America Is Winning in Iran

Last week an article published in Al Jazeera by an academic at the University of Doha in Qatar proposed something that felt crazy to some western war…

Mar 27 • Matthew Gault

1:03:23

Welcome to the Nerd Reich

We’re living in a bizarre age of technofascism.

Feb 28, 2025 • Matthew Gault

1:04:53

How We Thought the First Year Would Go

On January 28, 2025, I sat down with Aram Shabanian to talk about how we thought the first year of the Trump administration would go.

Jan 9 • Matthew Gault

1:02:39

The Cult of Rationalism in Silicon Valley

A lot of the people designing America’s technology and close to the center of American power believe some deeply weird shit.

Mar 21, 2025 • Matthew Gault

1:01:34

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