Normal Men

Ms. Malone and Ms. Speedrun-Enjoyer stop by to explain the appeal of murder.  Also, we talk about the Horrors foreign and domestic.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Guest Welcome10:06 Defining True Crime & Adnan Syed20:12 Personal Appeal & Favorite Podcasts35:21 Unsolved Cases & Killer Psychology50:30 True Crime's Gender Gap & Safety1:05:39 Guest Farewell & Renee Good Murder1:15:45 Authoritarianism & Public Backlash1:25:51 Greenland Invasion Rumors & Geopolitics

The Normal Men talk college football, Venezuelan stabs, and what genAI won't do for you.
Chapters:
0:00 Woodworking & Ice Bath Project4:38 Gaming Controversies: FF7 & Animal Crossing13:51 College Football & Ole Miss Racism27:46 Venezuela Regime Change Operation58:29 US-Mexico Cartel War Speculation1:17:09 AI & Grok's Pornography Problem1:31:09 Understanding and Using LLMs

Goodbye to 2025!  The Normal Men talk food, travel, optimism, and dating.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Holiday Recap9:32 Cookbook and Rice Cooker Recommendations28:38 Favorite Destination Foods47:43 Affordable Protein Alternatives1:04:54 Nonalcoholic Drinks and Mocktails1:22:05 Party Playlists and Social Confidence1:39:16 Dating and Parenting Advice

The Normal Men dive into appellate immigration strategy and the Battle of Chicago with Mark Fleming of National Immigrant Justice Center.  Also, stroads and the modern authoritarian; primary ethics and efficiency.
 
National Immigrant Justice Center: https://immigrantjustice.org/
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights: https://www.icirr.org/
Organized Communities Against Deportation:  https://www.organizedcommunities.org/

We interview Mike Sacks, who is running for Congress in NY-17; people are doing more mass shootings; Propter sounds robotic; and what is truth, really?
 
Mike Sacks (https://bsky.app/profile/mikesacks.bsky.social) is running for Congress in the New York's Fightin' Seventeenth: (https://bsky.app/profile/mikesacks.bsky.social/post/3lmev4vf4hc2n)
Learn more here:  https://www.mikesacksforcongress.com/
Give his campaign money here:  https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mike-sacks-donate
Early corvid scholarship by Mr Sacks:  https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/cb488d23-ab03-42be-994b-1fe5b2054038
 
An AI-generated video of a crow sledding on a frisbee:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/864322122972412
Chapters:
0:00 Podcast Intro and Guest Mike Sacks4:50 NY-17 District and Politics19:30 Universal Healthcare as Key Policy24:30 Supreme Court and Structural Reform30:30 Primary Race and Competitive Edge45:00 District Deli and Smoked Fish47:30 Mass Shootings and Gun Violence55:30 Proctor's Voice and Robotics1:02:30 AI, Crow Video, and Epistemology1:12:30 Duke Chronicle Letter & Outro

Infant diction, Noted Underdogs Duke, birthright citizenship, c-c-c-cocaine, coffee: black.Norwegian outreach:  https://bsky.app/profile/norwayinusa.norway.no/post/3m4bcalmg7s2u
 
Coffee, black:  https://bsky.app/profile/bmhughes.bsky.social/post/3m6wc33skm22z
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Linguistics Lesson4:39 Trump's Pardon & RGV Politics12:53 College Football Playoff Explained33:29 SCOTUS & Birthright Citizenship50:39 Navy SEALs & Cocaine Strikes1:00:21 FIFA Award & Global Bribery1:04:29 Normalcy Studies & Identity1:18:01 Outro

The majesty and the mystery of Lane Kiffin, what on earth is up with oil, war crimes in your war crimes, and optimism in Tennessee.
Chapters:
0:00 The Boston Molasses Disaster5:00 College Football: ACC & Lane Kiffin22:20 Global Oil Market Dynamics35:00 OPEC, EVs, and Geopolitical Oil Play50:00 Oil Geopolitics: Russia, Venezuela, US1:01:00 Trump Admin War Crimes & Fallout1:11:00 Tennessee Special Election1:23:50 Episode Wrap-up

Talking turkey, taking questions, slandering yams, and giving thanks with distinguished alumnus golikehellmachine.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Blue Sky Food Discourse2:22 Podcast Intro & Trump's Post6:13 Vehicle Must-Haves & Deal Breakers12:56 Friendsgiving & Dinner Guests19:37 Thanksgiving Music & Gravy Debate29:53 Hosting & Turkey Debate38:53 Dealing with Racist Uncle46:33 Lightning Round: Sides, Pies & Trolls57:01 Outro

Green energy and touring finances with Jael Holzman of Heatmap and Ekko Astral (@jael.bsky.social), the Epstein Files, and Peak Trump.
 
listen to Horse Glue by Ekko Astral here:  https://ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/horseglueand submit questions for mailbag here:  https://golikehellmachine.com/2025/11/16/thanksgiving-mailbag/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Casual Food Chat5:20 Energy Transition & Policy16:00 Fossil Fuel Influence & Geothermal30:00 Political Risk & Media Critique42:30 Echo Astral & Music Life58:30 Jeffrey Epstein Email Dump1:26:00 Epstein's Political Impact1:37:30 Has Trump's Era Peaked?1:46:00 CBP in Charlotte & Outro

Normal Man Haydon (@haydonmp.bsky.social) joins us to talk about strokes and those who may have had them!  In addition to that premortem, shutdown perimortem and election postmortem.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: Trump's Health & Guest4:10 Analyzing Trump's Health Signs15:40 Transparency, Aging, Public Office24:20 Cognitive Tests for Presidents35:00 Stroke Risks & Longevity Obsessions43:30 Government Shutdown: The CR Deal1:01:00 Shutdown Politics & Caucus Dynamics1:15:00 House Democrats' Frustration1:24:00 Post-Election Analysis & 2024 Outlook