Normal Men
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.
Episodes
Apr 29, 2026
Apr 29, 2026
1hr 28 min
Panic! at the WHCD, several niche beverages, American airports, and strait cash homie.
Apr 24, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
1hr 25 min
Iran oil futures, market madness, Spencer Pratt for some reason, ivermectin and psilocybin, spammers and affinity scams, and hyping the Mythos.
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
1hr 17 min
Vance screws up at everything, Orbán eighty-sixed in Hungary, Iran negotiations collapse and the world stays oil-thirsty, Swalwell sex monsters and gets summarily defenestrated, and the thrilling secret of space.
Apr 8, 2026
Apr 8, 2026
1hr 27 min
Yakuza discourse, the terrible secret of space, BTS on Hot Ones, Bondi beached, careerists vs maniacs, and who's next for Attorney General.
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
1hr 37 min
Aaron Cohen of Gracie's Ice Cream (@unlikelywords.bsky.social) has a wicked scoop for the Men. George doesn't deliver, Lowtax goes out of his gourd, Ed's interested in principles, and Propter gets stuck.
Note:1) We ran into tech issues post-recording and decided that we would rather release a pretty rough final cut this week than no episode. Sorry about that and we won't be offended if you give it a miss. 2) this is a Nanaimo bar
Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
1hr 49 min
Ed runs some numbers, George eyeballs the urbs, the Strait gets bent, Lowtax socializes, and Propter gets sloppy.
Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
1hr 25 min
Episode 49: Texas primaries, North Carolina's political shake-ups, oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz, and EV battery drama with very special guest Aaron Kleinman (@kleinman.bsky.social) from Heartland Signal. check out his more formal work at https://radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/
Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026
1hr 34 min
Anthropic vs DoD, Iran strikes, Graham Platner's podcast tour, and the gnome bag. Featuring the return of Theophite to talk shrimp.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: Anthropic vs. DoD10:00 Claude's Ethical AI Training20:00 DoD's Ultimatum & Anthropic's Red Lines31:00 Anthropic's Rationalist Roots47:00 Hot War with Iran1:04:00 Graham Platner & Antisemitism1:25:00 Public Virtue & AI in Government1:33:00 Outro
Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
1hr 10 min
Propter's smart home journey goes sideways. Dogs: better evolved than us? The AI chip crisis hits gaming. The Jones Act and the art of the subsidy. Iran, oil, and who benefits. East Coast braces for snow. State shapes are wrong. And maybe log off for a bit.
Chapters:
0:00 Smart Home Tech & APIs4:00 Dogs: Evolution, Senses, & Meds14:00 AI, Chip Crisis & Hardware Prices24:00 Economics of Supply & Demand30:00 The Jones Act: Policy Failure33:00 Biofuels & Commodity Cycles40:00 Geopolitics: US & Iran52:00 Blizzard, Weather & Regional Differences1:03:00 Online Discourse & Context Window
Feb 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
1hr 18 min
Just desserts, DHS shutdown and caucus integrity, the future of B2B and internal tooling, and the Yakuza games.
Chapters:
0:00 Yakuza & Video Game Franchises5:30 Dessert Discourse & Social Media12:30 Canned Cheese & Weekly News17:30 DHS, Noem, and El Paso Lasers31:15 DHS Shutdown Analysis45:00 Shutdown Impacts & Democratic Strategy56:15 AI & Stock Market Winners/Losers1:02:20 AI's Practicality & Limitations1:16:50 Outro