Matt Kim Podcast

The internet is all the same. Let’s do it differently.

An independent show about politics, culture, technology, AI, and the stories shaping what comes next—without the approved script.

Latest Episodes

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Sept. 15, 2026

Did Hollywood Psyop Our Rebellion? | Ep. 211

Matt asks whether the anti-establishment ideas he associates with movies such as The Matrix, Fight Club, and Office Space arose independently or were culturally programmed. He connects that question to surveillance cameras, calls for AI regulation, Neuralink, and a future divide between technologically enhanced and unenhanced people, ending on whether society was trained to accept changes that now feel inevitable. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Was I Psyoped? 00:01:35 The Movies That Shaped a Worldview
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Sept. 14, 2026

Hunter Biden's Laptop Coin Exposed a Bigger Problem | Ep. 210

Matt examines Hunter Biden's laptop meme coin, arguing that the rollout turned a podcast publicity tour into token promotion before a chaotic launch wiped out buyers. He uses the episode to question whether powerful people understand the systems they direct, then challenges a coordinated viral AI-doom narrative and the idea that frontier labs are close to AGI. He closes by criticizing Trump's promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans win the midterms.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 The automated show workflo
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Sept. 13, 2026

Why I’m Taking a Break From Political News | Ep. 209

What do you talk about when political news stops feeling worth the attention? Matt explains his news fatigue, the young men who have made him more optimistic about the future, and why he sees attention as a form of capital. He also gives his skeptical take on meme-coin culture and conventional markets, then shares what building with AI agents actually requires. A candid episode about stepping back from the feed and getting back to making things. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Why political news stopped f
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Aug. 24, 2026

Trump Calls Everyone Low IQ. So I Estimated His | Ep. 208

Donald Trump constantly calls critics “low IQ,” so this episode makes an evidence-based estimate of his own intelligence. The real story is bigger than a number: confidence, agency, communication, systems thinking, loyalty, expertise, and whether anyone around a president can still say, “You’re wrong.” TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Trump’s IQ Obsession00:01:59 Estimating Trump at 12200:05:12 Trump’s Real Cognitive Edge00:10:38 Why 122 Fits00:15:18 The ‘Then What?’ Test00:22:27 Loyalty Versus Expertise00:2

Reviews

"You Had Me At" Shawn Ryan

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Jim Rice | July 29, 2024

Smart!

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Don’t agree with everything..

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El Phantsmo | Dec. 31, 2024