Plausibly Deniable

Vegas is no longer pretending to be normal.This episode starts with the Enhanced Games, Polymarket’s viral “steroid Olympics” coverage, the strange incentives around performance enhancement, and why people misunderstood what the first Enhanced Games actually proved. Then we get into the anthropology of modern Vegas: male models, status games, fake DJ sets, clubbing where nobody talks to each other, and a dating culture where the photo has replaced the actual interaction.We also cover TSA house rules, American tort law, why healthcare and contact lenses are so much more annoying in the U.S...

In this episode of Plausibly Deniable, the boys investigate the greatest arbitrage in modern America: food trucks, male slop, crockpots, Discord servers, fake enterprise software, BlueAnon, healthcare middlemen, manifesto technology, European decline, and a raccoon bite story that probably should have gone to a doctor.They also get into Polymarket AI model markets, why Discord should just rebrand itself as Slack for adults, why cooking for one person is fake productivity, whether every market can be explained with rugs, and why the modern political internet keeps producing increasingly deranged mythology.Sponsored by:Polymarket: https://polymarket.comZcash: https...

Christian Angermeyer joins Plausibly Deniable to discuss the Enhanced Games, performance-enhancing drugs, psychedelic medicine, longevity, telehealth, ambition, and building companies around controversial ideas before they become mainstream.Christian argues that the debate around performance enhancement is stuck in moral panic, bad incentives, and missing data. He explains why the Enhanced Games are designed not just as a sports spectacle, but as a research and media platform: athletes competing with medically supervised enhancement, data being collected at scale, and a broader business built around health, recovery, and human performance.We also get into the ethics of...

Lomez joins Plausibly Deniable for a long conversation on the old internet, the rise of online politics, academia, Gamergate, Twitter, AI, prediction markets, publishing, and the strange incentives of modern work.We talk about Lomez’s path from an early remote job at Google to academia, how 2014-era campus politics pushed him online, the evolution of the dissident right, the social justice warrior era, the shifting meaning of “woke is over,” and how internet subcultures moved from fringe jokes to real political force.We also get into Passage Press, Lomez’s publishing company, including its role in...

Internet comedian Howling Mutant joins Plausibly Deniable to talk about getting doxxed, becoming an accidental Goodreads influencer, the strange sociology of right-wing Twitter, journalism, media trust, AI art, gym culture, looksmaxxing, and why the internet turns every private embarrassment into public lore.The conversation starts with the story of how Howling’s personal information was dug up and spread online, then veers into Goodreads power rankings, the decline of nerd culture, media narratives, “fell for it again” politics, Iran war arguments, anime pronunciation scandals, AI-generated comedy, recycling scams, posture, lifting, and bone-smashing aesthetics.Sponsored by:Polyma...

Welcome to the Plausibly Deniable experience. Today, we have a very special guest: one of the greatest posters on X, SignullWe explore the bizarre realities of hyper-optimized capitalism, from the dual opt-in mechanics of dating apps to the wild world of DIY Korean Botox and 14-year-olds getting "preventative" injections before Signull tells us about the app he just built - https://skyeapp.ai/Later, we discuss OpenAI's side quests , Anthropic's focus on coding , and why the infinite scroll is the ultimate IQ filterSponsored by:Polymarket: https...

Today, we sit down with the legendary Alexander Campbell, former prop trader at Lehman Brothers during the '08 crisis and ex-head of commodities at BridgewaterHe unpacks his viral (and wildly profitable) silver trade, breaking down why the massive demand from solar panel production has created the perfect setup for a historic supply squeeze. (Follow his substack btw: https://www.campbellramble.ai/)We also take a deep dive into the macroeconomic landscape, dissecting why Ray Dalio was a dollar bear, how the US suffers from financial "Dutch disease," and why stablecoins are actually incredibly bullish...

Welcome back to another episode of Plausibly Deniable. This week, Lukas and Saila are joined by the legendary X poster Covfefe Anon. We dive deep into the cultural shifts of the past few years, from the COVID-19 pandemic and the reality of low-trust societies to the modern dating market and the incentive structures of prediction markets.Sponsored by:Polymarket: https://polymarket.comZcash: https://z.cashCitizenX: https://citizenx.comNetwork Press: https://network.press_______________________________Plausibly Deniable: https://plausiblydeniable.orgLukas: https://x...

In this episode, we dive deep into the absurdities of modern society, starting with some highly questionable dating advice at the gym. We explore why people are treating AI like the ultimate "yes man," the delusion of the paperclip trading hustle, and how Grok's diagnoses will tell you you're just "ascending".The conversation gets real (and slightly unhinged) as we break down why the U.S. healthcare system acts like a massive money laundering operation and why flying to Asia for medical care might be your best bet. We also tackle the ultimate financial scams: timeshares, 30-year...

Welcome back to the Plausibly Deniable experience. In this episode, we dive into why pickleball is the new run club scam , the reality of the "fraud-shaped economy" , and the impossible task of gatekeeping luxury goods. We break down why Apple is selling you a bucket of spare parts , the absolute un-seriousness of billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Brian Johnson , and why Filipino clip farms are actually pulling the strings of global culture. Plus, we cover wild Polymarket bets , the superiority of the French counter-signal , and why you need to stop being a W2 employee immediately to start writing off...

We discuss why ruining your life might actually be the best thing for you, the insane cope of the modern gender wars, and why people are paying hundreds of dollars to learn how to pull their jaws with their thumbs. We also break down the fake geopolitical wars padding out the news cycle, the $70 million tech parties for employees doing literally nothing, and the Twitter files revealing the FBI's obsession with deleting 20-follower accounts.Later, we get into the absolute state of AI: why Microsoft Copilot is holding back human progress, Elon Musk's Grok bending the...

This week, Lukas and Saila sit down with the legendary internet author Delicious Tacos to discuss his transition into his 50s and his relentless writing process. We dive deep into the economics of Substack, the truth about why the internet rewards "slop" over high art, and how to authentically build an audience online.DT also shares his uncensored thoughts on the "Worst Boyfriend Ever" Substack, using AI for creative work, and why you should probably quit your day job. Plus, we look at the wild world of Polymarket and the odds of predicting global conflicts.Buy DT's novel Finally...

From the dark corners of furry discords to the high-stakes world of Polymarket, we are BACK. In this episode, we break down why female looksmaxers have to lie to survive, why you should be terrified of the "furry industrial complex," and the philosophy of "min-maxing" your entire existence.Plus, we deep dive into the "Harrison Bergeron" effect on society, why Clavicular might actually be People's Sexiest Man Alive, and how Saila got psychologically played by a donut shop employee.Sponsored by:Polymarket: https://polymarket.comZcash: https://z.cash<...

We lost millions in Luna. We experimented with Chinese bathtub chemicals. We survived a series of infinite timerugs. Saila and I are back for another episode of Plausibly DeniableWe talk about why airport security is a myth. We dive into the peptide craze and why normies are terrified of syringes. We dissect the Luna collapse. We break down the Polymarket AI odds and why you can never bet against Google.Sponsored by:Polymarket: https://polymarket.comZcash: https://z.cashCitizenX: https://citizenx.comNetwork Press...

In this episode, we sit down with Beaver (@beaver_d on X), the investigative mind behind Somali Scan, a platform dedicated to tracking federal and state spending that was previously "obfuscated" by archaic government portals. Beaver explains how he utilized AI to process over 800 million rows of SQL data, tracking roughly $70 trillion in spending—a feat he claims would have required $5 billion and a small army of employees just five years ago.We explore the "four levels of bad" regarding taxation, the specific mechanics of NGO money laundering, and shocking case studies like Indiana's foster care system spending $1.4 billion an...

Nick Allen, the man behind the infamous event space Sovereign House joins the podcast to peel back the curtain on the "Dimes Square" scene. We dive into the "social technology" required to build a real community in a social dark age, how he managed to secure unlimited Airbnb credits via a 2014 voter-log bot, and why he spent $11,000 just to replace LED lights with incandescent bulbsNick explains why the most important things in the world are always illegible, and how he used this principle in the design of his new members club, Reign. Sponsored by:<...

Lukas and Saila sit down to discuss why Chinese EVs are dominating the market despite having the worst brand names in history and why Americans remain the undisputed gods of marketing.They also discuss the agency gap in tech adoption, why the snooze button is a sign of spiritual weakness, and the aesthetics of wind turbines. Later, the conversation touches on some seriousposting: Trump’s 6D chess move to buy Greenland for Arctic shipping routes, the investigation into Jerome Powell’s expensive Fed building, and why young people treat relationships like combat now.Sponsored by:Poly...

Lukas and Sails sit down with Renan Santos—the strategist behind the Free Brazil Movement (MBL) and current Brazilian presidential candidate. Renan shares the incredible story of how he "hostilely acquired" a leftist riot by convincing the police he was the leader, effectively stealing the momentum of his political rivals.We dive deep into the mechanics of Brazilian power, from the corrupt police systems of the interior to the "fitness girl" scandals currently rocking the nation’s highest offices. Renan outlines his radical vision for Brazil’s future, including a plan to "exterminate" the very concept of the favela, reform...

In the debut episode of Plausibly Deniable, Lukas and Saila dive into the controversial frontiers of biological and social status. They start by debunking the viral looksmaxing trend of thumb-pulling before shifting to a provocative debate on the "Obesity Economy". Could weight loss peptides like Ozempic and Retatrutide solve the US debt crisis?The hosts also discuss the breakdown of shared morality in politics, the bizarre financial incentives behind social media cancellations, and the "friendship problem" that has made modern dating unnatural and high-risk. From Ezra Klein's cognitive dissonance to the crushing brutality of Germanic honesty, this...