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How I Made It Through
How I Made It ThroughThe Miraculous Journey from Body Bag to Heaven and Back with Vincent Todd TolmanJourney Beyond: Vinney Todd Tolman's Near-Death Experience,“The Miraculous Journey from Body Bag to Heaven and Back”In this extraordinary episode of "How I Made It Through," host Bernadette Thompson sits down with Vinney Todd Tolman, who shares his profound near-death experience and the life-altering insights he gained from it. At the age of 25, Vinney was pronounced dead and placed in a body bag, only to miraculously return to life nearly an hour later. His journey, as detailed in his book "The Light After Death," unveils the incredible encounters and lessons he learned during his time...
2026-01-141h 03The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#189 - SNAP'D! Something Rotten in JonestownTodd grudgingly returns to life after shortwave with a sore jaw, a jacked neck medicated with Leinenkugel's, and a prostate full of unimpaired sarcasm. Fresh from oral surgery and his final WWCR broadcast, he jumps straight back into New York’s new Marxist soap opera: Zorak's rise, the DSA’s full-blown takeover of the Democrats, and the party’s desperate rebrand from identity equity to affordability. It’s a kind of hangover episode with bite: part recovery diary, part political exorcism. Between complaints about aging, painkillers, and Marxist cosplay, Todd wonders out loud. again, whether the “Red-Green Alliance”...
2025-11-0118 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - Agitation at the Speed of Light: The Final BroadcastThe Thompson Show – October 24, 2025 (WWCR 4840 kHz) Todd closes the curtain on The Thompson Show’s shortwave era with a defiant, reflective, and emotionally charged finale. After months on WWCR’s legendary 4840 kHz frequency, he signs off with a sweeping critique of modern politics, a warning about human nature, and a reminder of what made the show—and shortwave itself—worth keeping alive. 🔹 Segment Highlights • Farewell to Shortwave Todd opens by confirming this will be the final WWCR broadcast “for the foreseeable future.” The show will continue as The Toddzilla X-Pod, but this marks the end of the long-for...
2025-10-2549 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - Space Walks to Safe Spaces: Criticizing Courage from a Panic RoomThe Thompson Show – October 17, 2025 (WWCR 4840 kHz) Back home in southwest Michigan after a week on the road, Todd returns to the airwaves sounding a little under the weather but fully in fighting form for a wide-ranging episode that blends nostalgia, tribute, and a passionate defense of exploration, courage, and country.   🔹 Segment Highlights • Opening – On the Road and Under the Weather After a marathon drive back from the Smoky Mountains, and a brutal weekend for Michigan sports, Todd kicks off the show with his signature humor and grit. He powers through the cold...
2025-10-1859 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR- The BritCard and the Birth of Digital TyrannyThe Thompson Show – October 10, 2025 (WWCR 4840 kHz) Broadcasting from a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, Todd takes The Thompson Show on the road for a fiery, wide-ranging episode that ties world events to the tightening noose of digital control. 🔹 Segment Highlights • The Future of Shortwave Todd opens with reflections on the importance of shortwave as one of the last truly uncensored broadcast mediums. He urges a new generation of articulate, credible voices to reclaim the platform from the stereotypes of conspiracy radio, positioning it as a 21st-century refuge for free speech when corporate and government censors...
2025-10-1159 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - Lambs to Wolves & Shutdown Theater '25The Thompson Show – October 3, 2025 (WWCR 4840 kHz) Todd’s back at the mic for the October 3rd edition of The Thompson Show, broadcasting across America and Europe on WWCR 4840 kHz. This week’s episode mixes satire, political commentary, and a few sharp cultural dissections, all delivered in Todd’s trademark counter-revolutionary style. • Government Shutdown Theater Washington’s annual act returns, with both parties playing their roles in the same tired production. Todd explains why the latest standoff is less about governing than survival theater, and why the Democrats’ “resistance strategy” has become a desperate act of self-preservati...
2025-10-0459 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - Censors, Caesars, and the Facade of ReasonCan a democracy defend itself without destroying the freedoms that define it? Todd explores the collapse of free speech into spectacle, the lure of censorship and strongmen, and what happens when citizens start begging for order over liberty. - This week on The Thompson Show (WWCR), Todd rips into the hypocrisy of cancel culture, collapsing media institutions, and the dangerous slide from free speech to approved (licensed) speech. From Kimmel’s suspension to the killings of Charlie Kirk and the Ukrainian woman in Charlotte, this episode asks whether free speech has now become the insurgent-weapon-of-choice ai...
2025-09-2059 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#183 - Agitation, Retribution, and the Matrix MindToddzilla X-Pod #171 Recorded Sept 17, 2025 In this spontaneous and gloriously unmapped episode, Todd takes stock of a country whose fabric is visibly fraying and reaction has become the story. He opens with the online ghoulishness around Charlie Kirk’s killing and the equal-and-opposite counter-reaction: firings and public consequences for people who cheered it on. The line he draws is clear: speech is free; consequences aren’t, but the state must stay out of it. (He calls out attempts to criminalize awful speech, noting the backlash from the right against that idea.) From there he un...
2025-09-1737 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - Je Suis Charlie 2.0: The Deadly Cult of Rhetorical Violence, Marxism's Rainbow Militia, 2020's Boomerang ReturnsNarratives > facts. Todd Thompson dissects the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s killing, the UK's massive Unite the Kingdom march, and a new frontier: identity-based “self-defense” militia groups moving from slogans to weapons. When speech is spun as violence, dialogue, then people, die. -- Broadcast on WBCQ 7490 kHz (Sept 15, 2025, 10 p.m. ET), Todd Thompson takes on a week where storylines outran facts. He starts with the media spin surrounding the UK’s Unite the Kingdom marches and the online chaos after Charlie Kirk’s killing—noting how even basic details now fracture along partisan lines. From there...
2025-09-1659 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - Je Suis Charlie: Political Violence in a Fractured AmericaOn Charlie Kirk’s assassination, media bias, and the unraveling of American unity. Candid, challenging, and unfiltered.. Broadcast September 12, 2025, on WWCR 4840 kHz, this episode confronts one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory. Thompson examines the murder of Charlie Kirk, the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, and the selective coverage (and outrage) that followed. Together, these stories reveal how far the boundaries of political discourse have collapsed and how normalized violence has become in a fractured culture. Todd explores the deeper pattern: how identity politics has replaced shared citizenship, how media narratives are we...
2025-09-1359 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - It’s Not Racism. It’s Culturism.Broadcast September 8, 2025, on WBCQ shortwave (7490 kHz), this episode challenges the idea that human beings are “blank slates.” Todd Thompson argues that much of what is labeled racism is better understood as cultural and tribal reflex — instincts wired by evolution, not just products of environment. Drawing on research by primatologist Frans de Waal, Todd shows how empathy, loyalty, and group boundaries appear in chimpanzees and humans alike. These instincts shape culture and survival, and when they’re ignored or denied, societies fracture. From Rwanda and Yugoslavia to American Indians to today’s unrest in Europe and the United States, hi...
2025-09-0959 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - European Censorship, Conventional Wisdom, and the New GatekeepersWhen consensus collapses, the gatekeepers reach for new tools of influence. This week’s broadcast takes on the breakdown of consensus and the rise of what’s being called the “censorship industrial complex.” From Europe’s expanding speech laws to the collapse of trust in legacy media, Todd explores how official narratives are manufactured, how they collapse, and what fills the vacuum when conventional wisdom dies. Europe’s new model of speech control and why it matters. How trust in journalism collapsed from NPR to the Washington Post. Informational anarchy and the death of...
2025-09-0659 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - Katrina Remembered, Europe Awakens*When memory collides with myth and borders refuse to disappear.* This week’s broadcast cuts through nostalgia, mythology, and manipulation — from the reality of Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath to the performance art of political protest, and Europe’s current struggles with borders and "shifting populations." Todd weaves firsthand accounts with sharp cultural critique to show how old wounds and new delusions collide. Revisiting the legacy of Hurricane Katrina: lived experience vs. media spectacle. “Moonbeam” politics — when activism becomes performance instead of substance. Europe’s modern turmoil: "shifting populations", cultural assimilation, and "renewed identity...
2025-09-0258 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - The Trans Butcher of Minneapolis, Cracker Barrel vs Americana, The UK Counter-Revolution  The Thompson Show on WWCR – August 29, 2025 | Episode 4 In this explosive installment, Todd Thompson confronts the cultural and ideological fault lines rupturing across America and beyond. The show opens with a searing breakdown of the Minneapolis school shooting, committed by a transgender mass killer. Todd dissects its manifesto, the media's cowardly deflections, and how radical identity politics and grievance culture directly feed into increasing violence. Key topics include: 📍 The “Trans Butcher of Minneapolis”: A manifesto of nihilism, vengeance, anti-Christian hate, and brainwashed delusion 🧠 Gender Dysphoria vs. Gender Identity Disorder: Euphemism as propaganda...
2025-08-3059 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - The Red–Green Alliance: England, France, and MinneapolisIn thie episode of The Thompson Show, Todd traces the Red–Green Alliance from London to Minneapolis — exposing how Marxists and Islamists fuse identity politics, anti-Western rhetoric, and insurgent tactics into a permanent political front. Broadcast August 25, 2025 (WBCQ 7490 kHz), this episode takes a deep dive into the Red–Green Alliance — the unofficial but very real cooperation between far-left revolutionaries and Islamist movements. Todd unpacks how this alliance has played out in Europe and America: In England: from Ken Livingstone welcoming Muslim Brotherhood clerics into City Hall, to the Respect Party’s fusion of Trotskyists...
2025-08-2659 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - Ideological Religion: From Idealism to JonestownTodd Thompson exposes today’s ideological Left as a new religion — with saints, martyrs, blasphemy laws, and holy wars. From DEI rituals to the Jonestown Warning, this broadcast shows how ideology has replaced faith and why the Red–Green Alliance threatens Western civilization. - Broadcast August 22, 2025 on WWCR 4840 kHz from Nashville, this week’s edition of The Thompson Show dives headfirst into the theme of ideological religion — the secular Left’s new faith, complete with saints, martyrs, blasphemy laws, and holy wars. Todd examines how today’s ideological zealots: Canonize their saints and mar...
2025-08-2359 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - The Red-Green Alliance Comes to CongressOn this week's WBCQ Broadcast, Todd again took aim at the Red–Green Alliance—the tactical partnership between Marxist radicals and Islamist movements—showing how it's infested American politics via the Democratic Socialists of America. From Zohran Mamdani’s ideological engineering to AOC’s social-media storefront, from Bernie Sanders’ Trojan horse campaigns to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s Islamist grievance politics, Todd shows this is no conspiracy. It's a strategy playing out in real time. In the closing stretch, Thompson draws on Orwell to warn that the real target is America’s cohesive narrative: patriotism itsel...
2025-08-1959 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWWCR - The Todd-God Alliance BeginsBroadcast: August 15, 2025 Todd Thompson kicks off his new weekly broadcast with a personal and philosophical deep-dive into the moral void left by a culture replacing "God" with ideological religion. What begins as a true story from 2008—being stranded in rural North Carolina and picked up by a Christian biker—becomes the anchor for a larger revelation: that modern “atheists” didn’t abandon religion. They just swapped it for something more dangerous—a punishing, re-branded Marxist orthodoxy obnoxiously masquerading as progress. Inside: A raw account of a chance meeting with “The Lord’s Bikers”...
2025-08-1659 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - The Red-Green Alliance: When Marx & Muhammad Both Swipe RightEpisode 2 – August 11, 2025 On this week’s WBCQ broadcast, Todd dives deep into one of the most paradoxical coalitions — the Red-Green Alliance between far-left radicals and Islamist extremists. From its historical roots in the Soviet era to its modern presence in universities, activist networks, and even elected offices, Todd begins unpacking how two ideologies with irreconcilable differences unite against their shared enemy: Western civilization, particularly the United States. Along the way, he draws rhyming parallels to Mao’s Cultural Revolution, exposes the rhetorical and tactical playbook, and warns what history says will happen if either side wins. Hint: nothing...
2025-08-1200 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#170 - Humane Tech vs. Human Nature: It's Still "The People"  The Sacred Lie: Enlightened Masses, Media Manipulation & Digital Pentecostalism In this sharp-edged, high-density solo episode of the Toddzilla X-Pod: Escaping the Cave, Todd Thompson takes a sledgehammer to the sacred myth of democratic wisdom. Are “the people” really wise and self-governing—or are they dopamine-driven echo chambers manipulated by narrative engineers? Using thinkers like Walter Lippmann, H.L. Mencken, Edward Bernays, Jacques Ellul, Jonathan Haidt, and Neil Postman, Todd dissects the machinery of consent and the myth of the Enlightened Voter. He explores how social media rewires brains, how propaganda evolves into an ecosyst...
2025-08-0630 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodWBCQ - The Counter-Insurgency: Red Tea Party, Woke Theocracy, The DSA InfestationIn his explosive WBCQ premiere, the freshly resurrected and notorious radio legend Todd Thompson launches a scorched-earth offensive against the ideological virus hollowing out the West from within. This opening salvo dives straight into the heart of the modern insurgency—unmasking the Democratic Socialists of America as a parasitic force infecting the Democratic Party through euphemism, moral camouflage, and Marxist entryism. Drawing from firsthand experience inside the Occupy movement, Todd lays bare how identity has replaced class in the new dialectic, and how victimhood has become the currency of power in a society addicted to narrative performance....
2025-08-0500 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#168 - Media 101 Revisited: It's the People Drowning in DataThree days before the WBCQ shortwave debut, the freshly rebranded Toddzilla X-Pod returns to its roots with a brutal, updated dissection of media literacy, mass manipulation, and ideological self-delusion. In this special Escaping the Cave edition, Todd revisits his foundational 2018 thesis—"It’s the People"—with sharper insight and seven more years of watching the informational apocalypse unfold. From Bernays to Ellul, Le Bon to Lippmann, this episode connects propaganda history to today’s dopamine-driven mobthink and the collapse of objective truth. Todd explores how media isn’t simply broken—it’s perfectly optimized to feed a tribal, narrat...
2025-08-0159 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#167 - Ideological Religion vs. Intellectual AutonomyIn this episode, Todd continues dismantling the transformation of modern political movements into ideological religions—complete with dogma, heresy, excommunication, and a mob-ready priesthood of online enforcers. Drawing on figures like H.L. Mencken, Joan Didion, Noam Chomsky, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, he explores how belief systems—left and right—have become substitute faiths, powered by dopamine, hashtags, and performative outrage. Todd weaves in cognitive science (via Nicholas Carr and neuroplasticity), propaganda theory (via Jacques Ellul and Edward Bernays), and personal experience to reveal how the digital age has eroded attention spans, critical thought, and individual conscience. Social...
2025-07-3059 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#166 - Ideological Religion & The Ultimate SinIn this scathing and soul-punching episode, Todd eulogizes more than just Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan—he autopsies America’s descent into ideological fundamentalism. What do woke mobs, medieval witch trials, and Facebook shares have in common? The answer: moral certitude without grace. Todd dissects how modern ideological tribes—particularly on the Left—have replaced traditional religion with secular dogma, complete with martyrs, heresies, rituals, and catechisms. Using Hulk Hogan's post-mortem cancellation as a case study, he exposes how one taboo word now carries more social weight than actual violence, rape, or corruption. The result? A society where re...
2025-07-281h 31The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#165 - Storytellers Not Truth Seekers: Factions, Gatekeepers, and the False Promise of Digital UnityWeaving together current events, political polarization, and the power of storytelling over facts, this episode explores the fragility of democracy in the digital age. Todd examines insights from George Washington, Walter Lippmann, Jonathan Gottschall, and Nicholas Carr, questioning whether media literacy or ethical gatekeeping can overcome our tribal instincts. This episode offers a candid look at the roots of division and the possibly futile search for solutions in a hyper-connected world. Major Segments with Time Cues - 00:00:00] Introduction and podcast rebrand announcement - [00:01:00] Jeffrey Epstein news and political implications - [00:06:40] Challenges facing democracy...
2025-07-1556 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#163 - Superbloom, Storytellers, and Steaming Piles of TruthLargely inspired by a strange trip to the dentist and Nicholas Carr's new book, Superbloom, Todd returns from his latest covert CIA mission to delve into how we've all been lied to: it turns out "sharing" more actually doesn't make people like you! Also, the disillusioning effects of abandoning comforting stories for naked truth. And why most instinctively avoid it.   Buy Superbloom! https://a.co/d/7bj93Zl   Like it? Rate, review, share! More: https://toddzillax.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A/?themeRefresh=1
2025-05-3055 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#158 - The Speech: TDS Democrats Cross the Breaking Bad RubiconIn this quick episode of "Escaping the Cave," Todd explores the dramatic events of March 5, 2025, as Donald Trump addresses Congress, sparking a whirlwind of political and emotional reactions. He delves into the unexpected twists, including Trump's surprising announcement about a potentially resuscitated peace deal with Zelenskyy. The episode dissects the behavior of both political parties during this notable address, invoking Nietzsche and likening the opposition's refusal to cheer a young cancer survivor to a famous "Breaking Bad" plot line where basic decency and morality is smothered by self-interest. Todd scrutinizes the Democrats' response, eviscerating their lack of...
2025-03-0521 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#157 - Dead Eye Jake & the Dementia Coup, Historic Media Shift, When Paid Agitators Attack(2/27/25) Todd opens 157 reflecting on the habit of using cliches in radio broadcasting, the Detroit Pistons' surprising winning streak, and shares an anecdote about an image which was taken down by Facebook for supposedly violating their guidelines. He humorously recounts his appeal and the continued absurdity of Facebook's supposedly improved moderation system.  After obnoxiously congratulating himself on reading Trump's Ukraine strategy, your humble host again focuses on the seismic media-consumer shift that's killing the legacy liberal media cartels. From Joy Reid's firing to Maddow's and Olbermann's response to MSNBC's replacement, Ginger Goebbles, to Jake Tapper hilariously writing a b...
2025-02-2859 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#155 - DOGE Derangement, Marxism's Long March, The Counter-RevolutionRecorded on a snowy February afternoon, this edgy episode shines a light on the Democrats and their bizarre, violently deranged-yet-impotent responses to Trump, Musk, and especially DOGE. It also highlights Christopher Rufo's exposé on Marxism's "Long March" thru American institutions and explores the aggressive counter-revolutionary efforts led by DOGE against entrenched revolutionaries and their newly-exposed bureaucratic rot. Isn't it odd that Democrats literally declared war on their own government as soon as that rot was exposed? Maybe not! Todd also delves once again into the increasingly obsolete legacy media's portrayal of past events, like the Wuhan Lab l...
2025-02-131h 20The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#154 - The BoomerangAfter 3-weeks of Democrat hysterics, Trump's approval numbers only continue to rise and it's clear that most American's approve of what he's doing. In this episode, Todd revisits a prophetic pre-covid episode discussing fanatical totalitarianism and the boomerang effect that comes with it. It's also clear this anti-woke backlash was always inevitable. Remember to duck, wokeflakes! (No video for this one!)   2019's show notes:  Confused as to why your righteous demands aren't being met? Behold!  Narratives, mythology, religion, and how they bind us together The Grand Design & Ideological Religions Making Enemies of All...
2025-02-111h 15The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#153 - Quixote Socialists, Spock Delusions, Trial By Rhetorical Combat, Tribalism WinsIn this *spicy* episode, Todd navigates a week marred by aviation disasters and rhetorical tomfoolery. He begins by delving into Trump's premature DEI accusations surrounding the incidents then shows how a culture of digital litigators kills truth in discourse. He also hammers at the predictably negative impact of DEI policies on minorities. Todd also explores the conflict between instinctual tribalism & the social eugenics of delusional collectivism. He includes a raw personal perspective (and a warning!) about how being introduced to "the ignoble savage" altered the podcast's course, for better or worse! Pack a go-bag! This...
2025-02-0154 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#152 - Trump 2.0: Activist Impotency, Information Whores, and The Great Unburdening(Recorded 1/24/25) Kicking off with a humorous delivery experience involving a mailman and his surprising musical preferences, Todd reminisces about hair bands and high school days. The episode quickly moves onto more serious topics with a focus on the inauguration of Donald Trump and the first few days of his second term. Todd discusses the absence of meaningful protests in Washington and Chicago while sharing his famously congenial and balanced thoughts on Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and a Democratic "resistance" that's, so far, been embarrassingly impotent. Will that last?  As the show unfolds, Todd celebrates the abandonment of D...
2025-01-2758 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#151 - Free Speech Liberation & Censorship By ProxyTodd returns after (another) brief hiatus and dissects thewhirlwind of events that have unfolded over the past month. Recorded in the early hours of January 24th, 2024, this episode covers a wide range of topics including seismic shifts in social media landscapes. Begin with a quick look at the aftermath of the Detroit Lions' loss to the Washington Redskins. The host gives a candid recount of personal experiences over the holidays, from festive spirits to battling illness, all while navigating the torrent of recent current events. Then dive into the juxtaposition of political silence and social...
2025-01-2528 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#149B - Joe's Pardon Party, Patriotic Pesticide, A Penny Resurrects BLM, Luigi HoodPart 2 of 2. After another quick overdose of praise for the Detroit Lions(!), this begins by discussing Joe Biden's pardonfest. Focussing on the possible preemptive pass for Dr. Fauci regarding any lab leak coverup, Todd concludes that a pardon *could* be a good thing.  Also, Daniel Penny's exoneration brought our disgraced BLM friends back out of their agitprop closet, just in time for Trump's inauguration. Coincidence? Or are we in for another Summer of Black Marxist Violence?  Factor in Brian Thomson's public assassination, and how Little Luigi's being explained away and lionized, it's clear where we're he...
2024-12-1342 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#149A - Lions, Wolverines, Buckeye Felonies & Tears, Campbell's CojonesPart 1 of 2. As 2025 approaches, we celebrate the Detroit Lions' unprecedented success and Michigan Wolverines' historic upset over Ohio State. So historic, in fact, that it drove an Ohio representative so insane that he's actually crafting new laws!  The episode also highlights the Detroit Lions' stellar season and the fearless coaching of Dan Campbell. Known for his bold decisions, Campbell's authenticity and leadership shine as the Lions conquer the NFC and set their sights on their first Super Bowl. Todd also delves into the unique rivalry dynamics and fan interactions, comparing the hate-fueled Michigan/Ohio State c...
2024-12-1228 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#147 - The Great Anti-Woke Backlash of '24: Better Late Than NeverThe one where Todd begins the election autopsy Democrats only pretend to do. Mr. Sunshine doesn't say he told you so. Much.      Like it? Share it! More: https://toddzillax.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A/
2024-11-1544 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#145 - Kamala, Trump, and Democracy's Storytelling BloodsportAs Halloween approaches, Todd takes listeners through a whirlwind of topics, from the Lions to that horror we can't escape: politics. The episode kicks off with musings on Halloween and the host's own experience with the holiday in a small town setting. As the conversation shifts, Toddzilla dives into the world of sports, providing a passionate overview of the Detroit Lions' impressive season and the new controversies surrounding Jameson Williams. From his performance-enhancing substance suspension to possible new legal troubles, the episode dissects the team's direction with him as well as how fan reactions mirror those of...
2024-10-301h 00The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#144 - Informational Anarchy, Propaganda Osmosis, Manchurian MarxistsThe show returns to familiar form after a short baseball hiatus. Recorded on October 7th, 2024, this episode marks the anniversary by delving back into the thrilling and happy world of politics, disinformation, and the psychology of propaganda. In this episode, Todd reflects on his podcasting journey, revealing the challenges of balancing different content themes. He candidly discusses the internal conflict of addressing varied topics, from propaganda and anti-woke content to his passion for baseball, and the impact of audience expectations on content creation while examining the near-futility of attempting objectivity amidst the proliferation of propaganda and the...
2024-10-0749 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodX-Pod - The Roar of '24: Andy Slays the Astros BeastRecapping an eventful week in Tigers' history highlighted by an iconic Andy Ibañez game winning hit, Todd recaps the Astros series and looks ahead to Detroit's date with the Cleveland Indians/Guardians. Also, Pete Rose is gone, Terry Francona is back, Bob Uecker was crushed, and there was no Hinch-Jobe controversy! The kid did fine. Playoff baseball! How's your ticker?    Like it? Share it!  More: https://toddzillax.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@ToddZillaX
2024-10-041h 02The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodX-Pod - The Roar of '24: Tigers’ Wild Card Triumph and Playoff HopesThis episode focuses on the Detroit Tigers' games with Tampa and Chicago and their journey to finally clinching an improbable wild card spot in the 2024 MLB playoffs. Recorded on September 30th, Todd recounts his voice-killing experience at Comerica Park for the Tigers' Thursday game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Listen as he describes the electric atmosphere, the nail-biting moments, and the unforgettable comeback win highlighted by Matt Vierling's now-iconic scream. Todd shares his personal anecdotes, including one new superstition that seemed to influence the game’s outcome! The episode also covers the Tigers' series against th...
2024-09-301h 01The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodX-Pod - Detroit Tigers: The Weekend It Became RealAs the Tigers charge towards the MLB playoffs, Todd recaps an epic weekend series in Baltimore, Tarik Skubal's Cy Young clinching dominance in the series opener against the Rays, and the simultaneous collapse of the Twins & Royals. What was less than a half-percent chance of making the playoffs a month ago has skyrocketed to above 80% with five huge games remaining!  Also, why Monday's "sudden" Jackson Jobe call-up didn't surprise him and how that bold move may foreshadow a drastic change in organizational behavior. Juan Soto? Why not? Really! Why the hell not?!? It's a good time to b...
2024-09-2543 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodX-Pod - Detroit Tigers Wild Card Hunt: Rockies & OriolesIt's another baseball themed X-Pod! In this episode, Todd dives into the surprising performance of the Detroit Tigers as they remain in the wild card hunt.  Todd analyzes the Tigers' recent series against the Colorado Rockies, highlighting performances from players like Keider Montero, Spencer Torkelson and Casey Mize. He also discusses the potential 2024 impact of Jackson Jobe's promotion to AAA and speculates on the team's future moves, including the possibility of signing big names like Pete Alonso and Juan Soto. The episode also covers trade insights, particularly the Jack Flaherty trade, and its positive impact o...
2024-09-1331 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#143 - Kamala's Propaganda Chorus, Truth Ministry, McCarthy "Reimagined", Political JonestownIn Episode 143, Todd delves into the unprecedented media campaign surrounding Kamala Harris in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. Recorded on September 10, 2024, Todd offers a blunt analysis of the media's unified efforts to promote Harris while, in a chorus line, condemning Donald Trump. Todd reflects on past episodes from 2019 and 2020, specifically the relationship between informational anarchy and the demand for gatekeepers. He discusses the upcoming debate between Harris and Trump, focusing on media bias and the questions posed to each candidate. Todd also explores the broader implications of advocacy journalism (literally propaganda!) and the erosion of objective...
2024-09-1041 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#142 [X-Pod]: Tigers Wild Card Chase & Remembering George, Vin, & Ernie"And now for something completely different!" Welcome to episode 142 of "Escaping the Cave", the first official baseball X-Pod. Recorded August 30, 2024, this episode dives into Major League Baseball, focusing primarily on the Detroit Tigers' unexpected push for a wild card spot. Todd reflects on the Tigers' recent hot streak, their growing playoff hopes, the dynamics of the team’s young talents like Torkelson and Meadows, the return of key players like Casey Mize, and the bullpen games that have surprisingly kept the Tigers competitive. In an improvised nostalgic twist, Todd recounts his personal experiences working at Coors Field & Ti...
2024-08-3054 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#140 - Prayers For HitlerAlso: DEI's Trojan Horse, Addicted to Chaos In this sobering episode, Todd digs into these historic nine days, beginning with the rapidly decaying social landscape following the assassination attempt on Trump, the media's telling reaction, the lack of real information about the shooter and his motives, and trial by rhetorical combat disguised as public "discourse." Recorded just 12-hours after Joe Biden's long overdue withdrawal from the presidential race, and the rapid endorsement of his DEI poster girl, he then revisits the folly of continuing Unity Via Division as a political tactic in a dangerously divided...
2024-07-2253 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#139 - Democracy '24: Factional IdiocracyWelcome to the latest episode of the Escape in the Cave podcast, #139, recorded on July 1st, 2024. This episode dives into the chaotic aftermath of Biden's disturbing performance. Todd dissects Biden's decline by comparing his sharpness in the 2012 VP debate against Paul Ryan to his recent ineptitude then raises critical questions about Biden's fitness for office, especially given the stark decline in his mental acuity just over the last couple of years. The discussion extends to the Democratic Party's responsibility and their handling of Biden's candidacy, emphasizing the critical need for a viable alternative rather than . ...
2024-07-0140 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#138 - Ideological Religion, White Savior Racism, & The Self-Righteous Whine of HysteriaIn episode 138 of Toddzilla's podcast, recorded on June 27th, 2024, Todd muses on the rapid passage of time and the peculiar spring weather in Michigan. The episode takes a deeper dive into the possible impact of climate change, pondering whether the weather changes will be all "bad", and revisits the folly of choosing performative prevention programs instead of acceptance and adaptation.  Transitioning from weather to ideology, Todd again takes on one of his favorite topics, the socialist facade, and critiques the fervor of activism in general, arguing that rabid self-righteous zealotry may boomerang into being counterproductive. He explores t...
2024-06-2759 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#137 - Rumination Nation: The Therapy TrapWelcome to episode 137 of "Escaping the Cave," hosted by the ever-lovable Toddzilla. In this episode, Todd delves into the impact of modern psychotherapy on today's youth, referencing Abigail Shrier's eye-opening book, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. Recorded on June 11th, 2024, Todd explores how therapeutic practices may inadvertently harm rather than heal, creating a generation unprepared for life's challenges. Todd also shares his admiration for Bill Maher's ability to call out his own political tribe, highlighting Maher's recent interview with John Fetterman. The discussion touches on Fetterman's moral clarity regarding Israel and Gaza and his...
2024-06-111h 17Eyes Wide Open with Nick Thompson
Eyes Wide Open with Nick ThompsonSPECIAL EPISODE: Clips from Mental Health Headline Hot Takes with Nick and ToddIn honor of Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, here are two men talking about mental health. This special episode of Eyes Wide Open features clips from another show Nick co-hosts with Todd Rennebohm: Mental Health Headline Hot Takes with Nick and Todd.  In this special crossover episode, Nick and Todd discuss mental health news including the one-year anniversary of the UCAN (Unscripted Cast Advocacy Network) Foundation, the pros and cons of mental health awareness, teen marijuana use causing mental health issues, and police shoot and kill a bipolar man in crisis. If you enjoy this e...
2024-06-1150 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#136 - Tribalism, Censorship or Free Speech, Propaganda's War on RealityWelcome to episode 136 of Escaping the Cave, hosted by the "ever-congenial" Todd. In this episode, Todd delves into the chaotic landscape of censorship and modern information warfare. After a brief update on recent personal events, Todd transitions into a deep discussion about the impact of rapid information dissemination on society, drawing parallels with the current conflict in Gaza and domestic issues. He reflects on the tribalism inherent in human nature, referencing the famous "Eagles & Rattlers" experiment and illustrating how instantaneous global connectivity has ironically led to greater division and misinformation. Todd explores the psychological unpreparedness...
2024-05-301h 14The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#131 - Mao's Grandkids vs. The Sun Tzu of PropagandaStrange times indeed. This week, Todd delves back into the fundamental conflict between fighting propaganda and our basic human nature ; when it comes to informational warfare, reason is NOT a factor, and the man who believes it is goes to battle unarmed. There may be three realistic options. He also explores Chris Rufo's theory about how Mao's Long March influenced Marxist strategy, led to systematic social eugenics, and eventually the institutional takeover now represented by this new artificial breed: Mao's Surrogate Grandchildren.     Like it? Share it! https://toddzillax.substack.com https://ww...
2024-04-231h 11The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#130 - Hamasholes, Jefferson's Coat, Democracy vs. The Invasive SpeciesIn another uplifting and cheerfully optimistic episode, Todd cracks the seal on October 7th. Specifically, our domestic "death to America" Hamas supporters - roadway terrorists - useful idiots, and why Israel is not only justified, but obligated, to eliminate Hamas at any cost, including to Joe Biden's bunny-chasing campaign. Using borrowed audio from Joe Rogan's viral April 3 episode, Coleman Hughes perfectly articulates why that's so and also why Hamas is willing to use its own people as human shields, even while being annihilated in the process. (Hint: it's the useful idiots, dummy.)   Segment 2 ( 1:02:30 ) features a d...
2024-04-171h 33The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#129 - The Bastard A's, AJ's Ruminations, Death's PerspectiveUnfortunately, last week's obnoxious AI generated show notes didn't make the cut, but AJ Soprano did! After a seemingly random tangent about the pathetic state of the Oakland A's, Todd dives into how The Sopranos, specifically AJ,  was ahead of its time regarding the connection between obsessive media rumination, a naive messiah complex, and depression. Ask your shrink if a regular dose of gratitude is right for you. It often works for the terminally ill.  Also, a change is coming to the podcast! Believe it or not, all this is related.    Finally, his name...
2024-04-081h 05The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#128 - Data Overload, Our Storytelling Paradox, The Everyman TyrantI'm back after a 7-month tour of Africa, Gaza, and the Orient. That might be a lie. Click to find out for sure!  NOTE: The show notes were AI generated by my podcast host. I left them intact for the chuckles! The "chapters" are also courtesy of AI. Rely on them at your own risk! Enjoy and thanks for listening!  -- "In this exhilarating episode of "Escaping the Cave," host Todd navigates through the world of social media anarchy and its repercussions on society. Explore the delicate balance between the government and tech behemoths, focusing on...
2024-04-021h 44Bunny Hugs and Mental Health
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMENTAL HEALTH HEADLINE HOT TAKES with Nick and Todd - ep 1Hot Takes on Philly Injection Sites and the Implications of World Mental Health Day Todd: Philly Says No to Safe Havens: Opioid Crisis or Public Health Disaster? Nick: World Mental Health Day: Global Priority or Empty Words? Join Nick Thompson (Reality TV Personality, Eyes Wide Open Podcast host, Mental Health Advocate) and Todd Rennebohm (Author, Bunny Hugs Podcast host, Mental Health Advocate) as they delve into the latest mental health news with sharp insights and heated debate.  Buckle up as they tackle two new headline topics: Todd takes on the controversial injection site topic: P...
2024-01-0439 minEyes Wide Open with Nick Thompson
Eyes Wide Open with Nick ThompsonBreaking the Stigma Around Mental Health with Todd RennebohmTW: This episode features stories of sexual trauma, addiction, self harm, and suicidal ideation. Avoid listening if these topics may cause you emotional or psychological distress.   On today's episode of Eyes Wide Open, we will be sitting down with mental health advocate Todd Rennebohm. Todd is a public speaker, author of the children's book, "Sometimes Daddy Cries," and host of the hit podcast, "Bunny Hugs and Mental Health."    I've known Todd for a few months now, and he is a wonderful person trying to turn his struggles into something that can hel...
2023-11-281h 22Restauranttopia: A Show for Local Independent Restaurants
Restauranttopia: A Show for Local Independent RestaurantsPART 1: A Culinary Odyssey with Chef Doug Katz and Todd ThompsonEpisode 156 is the first of a two-part series with Chef Doug Katz and Todd Thompson talking about their Restaurant Group, how they navigated the pandemic, and operating multiple successful restaurants in northeast Ohio. https://restauranttopia.com/episodes-156-and-157-a-two-part-series-with-chef-doug-katz-and-todd-thompson-talking-about-their-restaurant-group-how-they-navigated-the-pandemic-and-operating-multiple-successful-restaurants-in-nor/ The magnetic culinary scene of Cleveland takes center stage on the latest episode of Restauranttopia! Our very own Brian Seitz had the pleasure of hosting two of the city's most prolific food maestros - Chef Doug Katz and Todd Thompson. If you've been searching for an episode brimming with passion, delectable tales...
2023-09-3023 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#127 - The Power of Patriotism, Cannibal Leftists, Our Badass AncestorsOrwell wrote that international socialism is powerless against the power of simple patriotism. It's a simple concept that radicalized leftists are helpless to understand. Before the secular Cult of Wokentology can erect American temples, patriotism must be crippled. This is why basic American pride has been under systematic agitprop attack for decades. Traveling the third world: Todd articulates how, rather than creating another liberal "global citizen", it instead ignited his steadily building, and unexpected, patriotism.   Also: How conservatives could easily win over Latinos Tribal politics and collectivist globalism are mutually exclusive Identity politics and the American I...
2023-08-291h 03The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#126 - On Tribalism: Unity Via Division, Vichy Whites, Being the Lone ChimpAs with propaganda, Todd's thoughts on tribalism have evolved in the last 9-years. It's a trait, not a defect. Evolution burrowed tribalism deep into the human psyche for a reason and it's going nowhere. That makes it a potent force that needs to be more clearly understood.  Segment 1:  Sebastian Junger and his book Tribe Tribalism and social evolution The doe eyed folly of "anti-tribalism" splinter factions Unity Via Division, huh? Go home, you're drunk The Fantastical Cult of Utopian Diversity: do diverse super societies have a shelf life? Vichy Whites: Wokentology's moneyed bourgeois assuming they'll be ju...
2023-08-2353 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#125 - Institutional Hospice & The Death of 9/12In this short episode, Todd discusses the near complete loss of trust in American institutions, particularly the media, and the result: informational anarchy. What filth is left free to slither into the trust vacuum?    Like it? Subscribe then share it!  https://toddzillax.substack.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A    
2023-08-2113 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#124 - Where’s Rock Bottom? Killing The Come Together FairytaleStarting with a discussion about painfully reaching rock bottom and its role in addiction and recovery, Todd applies it to the dopamine drip of technology-driven tribal politics and how he and others wrongly assumed Donald was the tribal floor. (13:52) The Left's application of Newton's Third Law of Extremism: the Green Tea Party and how, with the media's deification of The Holy Counterfeiter, it mutated into an invasive Ideological Insurgency using scapegoats to aggressively attack American history, institutions, and core values. To colonize anywhere, you must first exterminate foundational myths and cohesive narratives, the established religion, in order to replace...
2023-08-1628 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#123 - Inappropriate Honesty, Truth Riders, That Which Must Remain UnsaidIn the continuation of the last episode, Todd re-explores his oft-ignored Path to Empathy, the DIKW pyramid, and data Overload before exploring religion's real purpose and offering our pompous atheist friends the back of his rhetorical hand. From that joyful and uplifting summit, he moves on to question how woke parents can sacrifice their own children to a foreign ideological god.    Also: Introducing The Desert of the Why! We know what legislative riders are. What about "truth" riders?  The one thing in news, information, and tech that must remain uns...
2023-08-0944 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#122 - Intellectual Tribalism & Gladiators in the Virtual ColiseumAfter a brief introduction to metacognition, Todd delves back into how people are born as storytellers, not rational truth seekers, and how the storytelling ape probably evolved out of a need for simple explanation and meaning. Also, why are experts in detecting the "enemy's" bullish*t but so bad at sniffing out our own team's? After reflecting on the Facebook Wars, have we become organic pieces of agitation propaganda ourselves? Worse, can innate tribalism be exploited by agitprop-fueled hatred? Last question: gee, ya think?    Like it? Share it!  https://toddzillax.substack.com ...
2023-08-0749 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#120 - The Authoritarian Mind #1: The Facebook Files, AI-Generated Agitprop, The GatekeepersYour feral host is suddenly prolific? In the first of at least two episodes, Todd talks about how the Facebook document dump confirmed what most people already knew yet will only play to the messenger's choir. Trust: it matters. Also, what will happen when AI begins churning out endless supplies of effective algorithm-targeted agitprop? (hint: nothing good) Then comes a surprising, albeit half-hearted, defense of The Gatekeepers seasoned with a not as surprising dash of I-told-you-so.    Part two drops in a day or two.   Like it? Share it!  https://todd...
2023-07-3137 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#119 - Inherent Deceit & Self-Deception: Our Wonderful World of Make BelieveAfter another extended hiatus, Todd's back with another sparkling hour of uplifting inspiration!   (8:40) How does a person enthusiastically produce a podcast when the subject matter and outcome is completely devoid of basic hope?  (9:41) "Fix" the for-profit media complex? Good luck. "It's the people." Tiptoeing into how pre-programmed deceit and self-deception are major parts of the how and why. (30:45) Deceit and Self-Deception. The opening salvo.    Like it? Share it!  https://toddzillax.substack.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A Now on Di...
2023-07-301h 08The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#117 - Propaganda, Trust, Coronavirus, and You: 3-Years LaterAfter revisiting the March 2, 2020 episode recorded at the dawn of the pandemic, Todd uses 3-years of hindsight to explore ( 60:00 ) how much further trust in government and media institutions has eroded and the effects. Data overload, trust apathy, and monetized tribal agitprop leads nowhere good. Also, is a liberal democracy capable of defending itself against an illiberal insurgency without destroying itself in the process?   Rachel Botsman's Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541762703/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1   Your Undivided Attention: https://www.humanetech.com/po...
2023-03-121h 16Million Dollar Relationships
Million Dollar RelationshipsMillion Dollar Relationships - Todd SuWelcome once again to The Million Dollar Relationships podcast! Today, we are being joined by Todd Su. Todd is a successful entrepreneur, thought leader, and philanthropist with over 26 years of experience in the modular home, real estate, commercial, business, hotel, and mortgage financing industries. He founded eight companies generating tens of millions of dollars annually, including Realty World Todd Su & Company Inc. and Advantage Homes, California's largest modular home dealer. With the help of his wife and business partner, Cindy Su, he has closed an astonishing 6,000+ transaction sides and currently averages over 300 transaction sides per year. Todd is committed...
2023-03-1033 minBehind the Markets Podcast
Behind the Markets PodcastBehind The Markets Podcast: Todd ThompsonShow from 2/17/23 Jeremy Schwartz and Prof. Jeremy Siegel dive deep into the effects of a resurging market on wages and costs for Americans. As inflation and labor strain continue, CPI becomes an important consideration for the Fed and for the population at large. Todd Thompson gives his views on the current state of bonds, stocks, mortgage spreads, and long-term financial commitments. He also details how he’s thinking about portfolio construction in 2023 more broadly. Listen in to gain insight from Todd’s long career as a fixed income expert. Guest: Todd Thompson is a managing director and portfolio manager and lead...
2023-02-1752 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#116 - Guns, Balloons, Trains, Unworthy VictimsAfter spontaneously eulogizing his friend, Todd tries euthanizing our cliche-and disingenuous-gun "debate" addiction. Again (10:00) (18:00) Isn't it funny how the balloon and the ensuing UFO "mystery" distracted everyone from Biden's classified documents scandal? How about some MORE healthy rabid skepticism? (30:00) Your host got the inside poop on Ohio's train derailment. While the cause seems obvious, who's to blame? Is it corporate greed, the ongoing labor shortage, or worse, DOT incompetence?   (45:00) East Palestine, Ohio: in the culture wars, poor whites have become what Chomsky called unworthy victims. How would the response have been different in A...
2023-02-161h 10The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#115 - It’s Still The PeopleAs the podcast approaches the 5-years mark since its return, Todd revisits his Media 101 episode and further explores why the for-profit media sucks. (Hint: see the title!) Also, how personal attachments corrupt an already frail sense of basic reason, why emotionally compromised victims (and others)  should never be consulted, and how a supposedly idealistic cultist "morality" eventually seeks out and crucifies its traitorous blasphemers & heretics, like Elon Musk and Joe Rogan. Segment 2 starts (27:30) with an overdue return to Joan Didion's essay (and handy extremist test!) On Morality, transitions toward the Woke Book of Shouldism, Haidt's elephant, and s...
2023-01-271h 23The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#112 - Storytellers, Truth, and The Great War of the 21st CenturyTodd's back for the midterms and starts off by blasting the populist Poor Media Victim attitude, exploring whether propaganda and media literacy even matter, discussing informational warfare, and the finer points of navigating ideological drift and its extremists.   Segment 2 (23:00): the Democrats' abortion debacle, The Sham-Wow Guy vs. Fettergump, and how the '22 midterms are a sure sign Idiocracy is here.  Segment 3 (39:00): There were no blacks on the World Series rosters. So? Segment 4 (58:20): Elon's Twitter drama, his inevitable choice between free speech absolutism and truth ministers, euphemism warnings, then returns to The 21st...
2022-11-081h 14The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#111 - Tribal By Nature & The Invasive SpeciesThe one where Todd finally plants his flag! We're tribal critters who are bound by self-serving fictions; these stories are called cohesive narratives; national myths. And, in this country at least, the collectivist fairy tale of socialism is the antithesis of individualism; the "prepare the road for the child" mentality is mutually exclusive with our established American principle: meritocracy. Collectivist socialism and its "equity" cult is, therefore, an invasive species. Wokeism is an ideological insurgency. But from where? #111 also features the details of a lengthy and dramatic tribalism re-think, how data overload & its existential chaos push people...
2022-08-091h 03The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#110 - The Cost of Courage & The Limits of Anti-Vax EmpathyTodd's back from sinus purgatory and joined in the studio by Cory! He's un-vaxxed and endured pre-omicron covid, so the show hits its crescendo with a frank, honest, and nuanced chat about responsibility, personal choice, and the ethical limits of anti-vax empathy.    Before that, they explore why no one believes politicians, what it would take to regain any trust (it's authenticity, stupid), whether there's anyone worth believing in and, if so, would they have the courage to speak truth to the mob? In a society increasingly based on the philosophy of Unity Via Division, is it such a...
2021-12-2954 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#109 - Backdoor Reparations & Unity Via DivisionThe podship begins slowly changing course as Todd discusses his new Rumble channel, propaganda-by-omission, my-team blind spots, and how his favorite podcast exposed itself as woke. The signs were always there! Also: the special interest boomerang, avoiding exposure to re-articulated ideological scripture, D.I.E. = r.e.p.a.r.a.t.i.o.n.s., the stupidity of scapegoating majorities, and the naive No Tribe Follies. Storytellers, not truth seekers. Memorize that.   "ToddzillaX" on most social media. LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A h...
2021-12-0741 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#108 - My Team Bullsh*t: Private Lives & Public HealthAfter nine months Todd finally births another episode! In the return, he discusses his new video focus on YouTube, the year that's been, his wedding & vaccine-related informational anarchy costing him his mother, and how one is both free to exercise their vaccine choice and subject to the decisions others make in response. Also, "My Team" Bullsh*t has effectively neutralized the government's ability to respond to another public health crisis.   Music: Ryan Miera & Yellow Pills: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A
2021-12-0431 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#107 - Social Media Avatars: Crazy, Stupid, or Full of Sh*t?Trump's CPAC appearance marks the start of the 2024 campaign, barely a month into Biden's term. Will we survive this? After other contemporary messages of heartwarming fellowship and hope, Todd continues phoning his shows in, this time "reimagining" episode #64 which discussed performance-based validation addiction. Recorded at the beginning of the pandemic, other topics include how collective critical thought is impossible. You're not the Elephant Whisperer and their switch is internal. You can't "save" anyone! A timely reminder in the Age of Q. Also, leaving the vanquished a path home to save your own casualties.   MORE: https://w...
2021-03-0139 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#103 - From Moralist to Tyrant or The Fanatic's ImperativeWhat about the inevitable Iron Fist of the Collective and the short path between one's idealistic morality and political fanaticism? The batsh*t political poles have shifted apart again! Since no quarter is found between the cults' compounds, Todd asks once again: where's a legit centrist supposed to go? Also, a refresher on narratives, a quick introduction to Sowell's "constrained" and "unconstrained" visions, a very human NEED for propaganda, understanding why many Trump voters just hate Democrats, and our great crime against humanity: self-advocacy!    More: https://www.escapingthecave.com https://toddzillax.substack.com
2021-02-0842 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#97 - All You Need Is DoubtFresh off his first motivational speaking tour, Todd returns to the podcast to discuss uplifting topics such as why it's not necessary to conquer a democracy when a just little doubt'll do ya. Also, it's been relatively quiet on the streets lately. Is The Trump Militia all hat and no cattle or is something else at play? How can a nation avoid inevitable conflict when each half of the country functions according to different rules of factual physics? Is there a relationship between likability, deplorability, & disinformation? What's with the December Dead Zone? And, your host's persistent sense of existential...
2021-01-0444 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#96 - The Medium, The Message, & The Horizontal BopTodd & Brian begin with some obligatory "analysis" of Trumptown's post-election conspiracy orgy including more conversation about why both Trump and down ticket Democrats had their electoral posteriors handed to them: has the Moderate Majority finally reclaimed its place at the wheel? Or, will it again be shouted down by loudmouth extremists? Also, what's Trump's post-term role with his increasingly unstable base and how will that affect the new Resistance™ party? Is something even more dangerous than Trump coming? Around 34:00, the conversation pivots wider to "institutional terra incognito", the point at which history stops rhyming, comfortably habitual thinking, and Marshall Mc...
2020-11-231h 06The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#95 - Demagogues & Prairie DogsThe afterglow is now the aftermath. Essentially two episodes in one, Brian and Todd begin by reflecting on how the vibe has changed since Biden's victory speech then touch on fundamental social psychology. What happens when cognitive cliches begin breaking down and we're forced to explore unfamiliar ground? Is too many choices as bad in the political and informational marketplaces as it is on Netflix? What's the relationship between age and wisdom? Around 53:00, the conversation pivots. Why do Democrats seem to always lose even when they win? Bill Maher offered a very familiar answer! Is the Moderate Majority in...
2020-11-161h 39The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#94 - The Election Afterglow, The Moderate Majority, The Social Media DiseaseThe Moderate Majority spoke! Todd, Brian, and millions around the globe are relieved and indulging in the afterglow of relieved liberation and overdue hope. Enjoy it while it lasts! We discuss how the podcast's overarching topic, the Social Media Disease, is going mainstream, how both extremes were repudiated in the same election, the art of changing one's own mind, and erecting bridges: everyone's individual responsibility if we're collectively serious about The Great Coming Together. Also, this "stop the steal" silliness and how does someone as personally vile as Donald Trump still get over 70-million votes? Oh yeah! We begin...
2020-11-091h 36The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#93 - 2020 Election: The Nero Referendum & Defending The Electoral CollegeTodd & Brian reflect both on where we've come from and where we're going as this electoral reality show finally ends. We explore the side effects of direct democracy's mob rule and why the Electoral College is absolutely essential. Also, how do we "rehumanize" ourselves and each other? What's the best case scenario to avoid post-election chaos and violence? Is it inevitable? How will our various factions perceive President Harris if Biden wins only to resign? What are the wider effects of our burgeoning "no compromise!" culture? Pre-election anxiety and fatigue: is it universal outside the fanatic's camp? What's the...
2020-11-021h 50The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#92 - Addictive Outrage, Empathy's Path, A Nation in HeatTodd & Brian return discussing the direct parallels between ideological and theological religion and what Dan Carlin calls The Heat: trivial outrage manufactured to manipulate media consumers for advertising profits, and how it affects us as a society. And, does it matter if our outrage triggers are fake? Is social media contributing to a literal devolution and destroying eons of self-domestication? How do we reclaim our human empathy? Are we returning to naked barbarism as we become slaves to emotional impulses that just "must" be expressed/inflicted? Also, fertile revolutionary soil and how it's the suffering who are susceptible to...
2020-10-261h 46Successful Life Podcast
Successful Life PodcastTodd Thompson, a Pekin based economic consultant who specializes in downtown revitalization.Send us a textToday’s Episode Summary: When people see entrepreneurs they see them as a final product and they think their success is “overnight success”. But they don’t realize struggles and a long journey behind the scene. For most of the entrepreneurs their entrepreneurial journey starts from a very young age and they strive continuously to leave a meaningful impact on the world through their vision. My today’s special guest, Todd Thompson, started working in a very young age and all of his work added up into a vision that changed many lives...
2020-10-151h 00The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#91 - The Whitmer Plot, Michigan's Militias, Socialism's FacadeBrian rejoins Todd just in time to discuss the plot to kidnap our governor, Michigan's militias, the psychology of extremism, and the ongoing destruction of social and governmental norms. What are these groups fighting against and do they have a legitimate point buried beneath their theatrics? Is socialism a cult destined to lead to disillusionment and a totalitarian state whose main purpose is maintaining the utopian illusion? We also discuss data overload, Manchurian Propagandists, as well as free speech and the responsibility that comes with it; when does free speech become destructive? Can we tell the difference between propaganda...
2020-10-121h 39The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#90 -The Trumptober Surprise; Leo Ryan & The Dennis DoctrineTodd's a bit cranky this weekend,Trump has the virus, and we all "wish him well." Do we? Do we really? The trustpocalypse: it's telling how many suspect the dramatic diagnosis may be part of his reality show's season finale. Todd also discusses our unprecedented institutional meltdown, his chronically "angry" tone and the distinction between honesty and truth. He also pays a personal tribute to a childhood idol, Bob Gibson, and shows how Leo Ryan's Jonestown example adds texture to the Dennis Doctrine and the firm belief that fanatical sectarians should be exiled not engaged: "the switch is internal." 
2020-10-051h 02The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#89 - An Invasive Species Gazes Into The AbyssTodd & Brian discuss whether the "divine" human species is in fact both bipolar and invasive, the difficulties that come from gazing into the Abyss, and moral imperatives vs. self-righteousness: how narcissistic morality becomes naked authoritarianism. Also, where solutions to the informational anarchy crisis must begin, when the ends smother the means, how a species can summon both altruism and barbarity, and let's kill Rousseau's Noble Savage once and for all. Yes! More easy social dilemma listening to help you escape the world's troubles! Like it? Share it!     Music: Paul Vernon and Yellow Candy Mor...
2020-09-281h 35The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#88 - Steinbeck, Murrow, and The Social Media DiseaseContinuing the Social Dilemma theme, Todd and Brian delve further into the social, psychological, and personal effects of more than a decade of social media, including meeting members of their direct families for the first time directly via Facebook. Also, Todd's argument against monetization, digital reunions and the bizarre new expectation that, somehow, everyone from every epoch of our lives now deserves a seat at our virtual table. We also discuss the failed utopian vision of "informational democracy" and the essential nature of gatekeeper, learning how to both use these platforms as tools and sabotage the Zuckorithm, as well...
2020-09-211h 29The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#87 - The Social Dilemma: War of the Virtual WorldsTodd and Brian discuss The Social Dilemma, the new Netflix documentary probing the exploitative, corrosive, and polarizing effects of social media, both psychologically and socially. Also, the addictive nature of the medium, how it manipulates evolutionary psychology, the potentially dangerous side effects of performance withdrawal and how, once you escape, you become an organic organism in a digital ecosystem. We also tinker with solutions and discuss the horrific dystopia awaiting us if we fail to find them. Hint 1: It's the people. Hint 2: The tube: it's social media and Google!   Like it? Tell a friend! Even o...
2020-09-141h 22The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#85 - Cyberspace Monkeys & The Boiling CalderaFormer radio personality, psychologist, and current PR guy, The Professor joins the show as perhaps the perfect co-host discussing propaganda and hyper-connective technology's unknown effect on an oblivious public. Todd then chats about mail-in voting and the looming post-election storm, a minor kancel kultur attack and the ensuing process of deciding whether to continue a "Singing For Helen Keller" podcast, and what it's like being ahead of the curve then watching people slowly catch on. Thanks for your patience, subscribers and new listeners. Like it? Share it! Then prepare yourselves. ;)   More: www.escapingthecave.com 
2020-09-1058 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#78 - Social Media Disease: A Cacophony of NothingTodd's merciful Bat Plague boycott continues with more spiritually uplifting content like: "F**k Subaru. I hate them and you should, too." Also, 2020's Jill Stein; Steinbeck, Salinas, and digital detox; social media "should" be regulated like radio; data overload is killing democracy; the Wisdom of the People™ doesn't exist therefore populism is pandering to a screeching herd; and rejoice! The Devil's all up in ya! Can you feel him?     --More: www.escapingthecave.com and www.toddzillax.com --Be sure you're subscribed to an genuine and authentic Escaping The Cave feed!  
2020-04-291h 01The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#76 - Hot Pockets & Lysol"Idiocracy 2: The Pandemic" continues. Todd discusses how the coronavirus hype has matched the reality, his digital detox, covid's ominous sign for star spangled socialist "revolutionaries", hot pockets, and how one quarantine doesn't fit all. He also asks where the Lansing protest's ideological diversity was (not what you think) and rages against Trump supporters and the intellectual treason of joining his limp and lame post hoc orgy. Children's parties: booked thru May! Book June's bat mitzvah or graduation party now! Promo code: "Brawndo" gets you 50% off! Clip: Jim Gaffigan.   --Be sure you're subscribed to an authentic E...
2020-04-2737 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#55 - Snakes, Survival, & Sabotage: The Need to Feel AliveTodd discusses collective human boredom in relation to the need for a sense of purpose, struggle, and the addictive rush of just feeling alive. How a dormant survival instinct comes alive during a crisis and how, absent that, we'll manufacture one just to have something to endure, battle, and survive. Also, some some predictions for the 20's. Book those children's parties now! Also: San Agustin, The Special Tour, and an evening with Pablo Escobar's "chemist" A naked man kills a fer-de-lance Men, middle age, and the power plant Healthy anxiety vs. fear This election won't matter ...
2020-01-1555 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#54 - Apocalypto and The Red Star of MoscowHappy 2020! Are we ready? After a 2-month hiatus spent illegally hunting rhinoceros and snipe in the wilds of the West Michigan wilderness, Todd welcomes the 20's with a quick episode discussing apocalyptic thinking, the coming electoral season, where to find balanced news coverage, and the rarely-used technique of actually listening to "opposition" media simply to understand where they're coming from. Eureka!  *Subscribe on any podcatcher that doesn't suck. *Also check out www.christophermedia.net  www.escapingthecave.com  
2020-01-1332 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#39 - Wanted: Wokeflake Demagogue, Dignity And The Useful Idiot, Tyrannizing The VanquishedTodd, Chris and Rich discuss the Dayton shooter's leftist leanings being swept aside, poking the Crackerbear and how a real conflict between Woke Island and Trumptown might resemble an episode of "Lambs to the Wolves", Los Tíos Tom Blancos and their own dignity, informational chum agitating swarming ideological sharks, how suppressing a defeated ideological Holy War enemy might look in the 21st century, and we revisit "reparations" just to, you know, lighten things up. (Send the bill to Boris!) The Propaganda opus continues next time. ALSO: Chris & Rich educate Todd on "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo" T...
2019-08-101h 28The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#30 - Renouncing Patriotism And The Nationalist BoomerangTodd, Chris, and Rich discuss how the left always inadvertently triggers heated nationalism with its self-defeating renouncement of patriotism and Zinnification: exploiting idealistic naiveté; how Zinnified agitation propaganda attacks national unity by destroying symbols and cohesively fictitious myths.    Also:  “Racism” isn’t a "white thing" nor exclusively an American trait The ridiculous notion that propaganda-farting fleshbots are “changing minds” The slow crawl of social progress  Paying Granddaddy’s social debts Immigration and "becoming American" “Socialism rules!" Then why was there a Berlin Wall? Your special personal experience doesn’t matter Child Worship? But, children are literally ignorant   *Like it? SPREAD IT!  F**k T...
2019-07-1959 minThe Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#21 - Social Media Disease - Virtue Batsignals, Puritans, Exhausted MajorityTodd, Rich, and Chris discuss the unwiring of social evolution, totalitarian tribes spawning skittish clones, and an exhausted "center" with nowhere to land that's not infested by puritans. Also: the outright refusal to see our own team's propaganda, the "wisdom" of youth, and more on thoughtless opinions and how "branding" affects Social Media Political Influencers.   Like it? Share it. F**k Twitter. You're the marketing team. More: www.escapingthecave.com
2019-06-141h 05The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-Pod#11 - The Social Media Disease: Cyber Space MonkeysFirst Social Media Disease antibiotic treatment. Starting with an X-Pod flashback to 2014, Todd discusses Cambridge Analytica before turning to more recent effects of our collective addiction to social media on society and how a bilateral abandonment of a commitment to basic common facts--in favor of tasty propaganda--is having a dehumanizing effect and rapidly eroding the social contract. Also: cyber space monkeys, avatars showing off for each other in the Matrix, and the digital-organic hybrid: meme belching Cyborgs. Need more Toddzilla? First, seek help. Second, click the links below. You can listen on your way to therapy. M...
2018-03-241h 22The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodSelf-Delusion, Solutions in Truth, and A Side of CrowIn this sprawling episode, Todd attacks Quixoteism & "personal truth": the human tendency toward egocentric self-delusion and how the Sausage Party Hope resides in the commitment to observing objective reality. He also discusses artist "activism", content control and the new feed, third party futility, and the need for one political religion or the other to inter the opposing half of the country inside ideological "concentration camps". You're also given the gift of laughter as he dines on his Twitter "marketing" crow. 2018 says, "Never Say Never!"  Subscribe to Escaping the Cave on iTunes/Google Play or visit www.escapingthecave.com #MAGA...
2018-02-101h 47The Toddzilla X-Pod
The Toddzilla X-PodIdeological Religions & The Talking DeadLaying the foundation for future podcasts, Todd talks about identity politics being mutually exclusive with “equality”, ideological drift, political doctrine as competing and hostile secular religions, cyber mobs, and the zombifying effects of dogma. NEW FEED! Subscribe: iTunes or Google Play
2018-02-071h 10