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A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

For years, Matt’s been unpacking the events, people, and culture wars shaping the world around us. On A Bit Fruity, we take deeper dives into those issues — joined by celebrities, experts, and journalists who help us laugh and learn along the way. Follow Matt: https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBernstein1

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88:11

The Tech Bro-ligarchy

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2025/01/24

Our country is now run by a bunch of spineless billionaires who needed to get laid in college but didn’t, so they made it our problem. Today, Edward Ongweso Jr. of This Machine Kills helps us understand the tech bro-ligarchy’s key overlords, why they are so far up the president’s rectum, their deranged philosophy on life, and their apocalypse escape plans. Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at

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94:11

Blake Lively and the Amber Heard Effect

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2025/01/10

The first episode of this podcast ever recorded was about Amber Heard and the online public’s inability — or unwillingness — to distinguish between their organic feelings about celebrity abuse allegations and their participation in a strategic, well-funded smear campaign against a woman coming forward. Since that episode, journalist Kat Tenbarge and I have become best friends. She’s also reported on this exact news cycle over and over again with different women. Today, we break down the new yet

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55:58

Why is the Media Coverage of Luigi Mangione So Bad?

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/12/19

The remarkable dissonance between the public’s embrace of UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione and the mainstream media’s outward disdain for both Luigi and the public’s martyrization of him has been… bizarre. In a rare moment where the culture war has been traded in for the class war, billionaire-owned media corporations and politicians alike seem to be panicking. That panic should be a moment of clarity for everyday Americans.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Listen to

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83:00

How Did Elon Musk Get Like This?

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/12/13

There was a time before Elon Musk was tweeting 60 times a day about trans people and the woke mind virus — and it wasn’t that long ago. As recently as 2018, Elon was boasting about Tesla scoring a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s corporate equality index and telling anyone who was bothered by that to “not buy our car.” So what happened? Today, Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, authors of Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, unpack Elon’s personal and political midlife crisis — and the price

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51:41

Is Glinda Good?

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/11/28

A Bit Fruity was due for a good old-fashioned film analysis. Wicked is a kids movie that is actually for adults, holding up a mirror to our increasingly fascistic reality and asking us to question our struggle against it — or place within it. Glinda the Good Witch, thoughtfully delivered by Ariana Grande, is both easy to love and easy to hate. But while some characters’ politics are obvious (a fascist Wizard, a radical Elphaba), Glinda’s are harder to pinpoint. Today, we attempt just that.Support

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77:00

How the Right is Winning Young Men (with Taylor Lorenz)

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/11/15

This was the first election where the online far-right radicalization of young boys and men revealed itself in exit polls. After years of being fed diet-incel podcasts, one thing is clear: Gen Z will not, by some inherent virtue of youth, save us. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I break down the “epidemic of male loneliness”, the influencers exploiting it, the conservative media machine that funds them, and why we can’t just make a “leftist Joe Rogan.”Support me + listen to bonus episodes on

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81:26

Riley Gaines: Tie for 5th, Grift for Life

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/10/30

In America, the only thing standing between you and wealth beyond your wildest dreams is tying for fifth with a trans person. Today, media critic Ari Drennen takes us into the bizarre world of the 24-year-old whispering policy into Donald Trump’s ear.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Start managing your money better and cancel unwanted expenses at www.rocketmoney.com/fruity. Follow Ari's Substack. Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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87:02

Jubilee Must Be Stopped

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/10/10

The slogan of YouTube’s most popular debate channel, Jubilee, is “provoke understanding & create human connection.” So why is all of its content a cesspool of bigotry, rage-bait, and pseudoscientific slop? Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Huge thanks to the show's sponsors: Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at www.blueland.com/fruity. Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni! https://incogni.com/fruity Subscribe to Big Joel’s YouTube channel! Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity

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77:26

The Cult of Stan Culture (with Amanda Montell)

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/09/26

Well, I got Swiftied. As I sat there, sifting through ever more creative and graphic death threats, I wondered: is it time for a podcast episode? Today, Amanda Montell (of Sounds Like a Cult) takes us on an exploration of how online music fan culture co-opted the harassment tactics of the far right, which co-opted the social justice tactics of Black Twitter. Let’s go, girls.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Huge thanks to the show's sponsors: Protect yourself online, wherever you

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83:43

Chappell Roan’s War on Fame (with Eliza McLamb)

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/09/12

H-O-T-T-O-G-O, Chappell Roan is someone we do not actually know. But what do we do with the (very real) feelings and relationships we form with the people on our screens? Today, Eliza of Binchtopia and I discuss fame — global fame and niche micro “fame” — to understand where we parasocially flew off the rails, and what the future of celebrity might look like with boundaries in place.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Listen to Eliza's music. Huge thanks to the show's sponsors: Stay

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91:15

The Crunchy to Far Right Pipeline

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/08/28

How does a harmless interest in yoga turn into a crusade against homosexuals in public schools? Specific though it seems, we’ve all seen it happen: a friend with a seemingly innocuous interest in wellness starts “doing their research”, and one year later, bam: QAnon. Sparked by some recent beauty influencer drama, Derek Beres of Conspirituality helps us identify the far right’s Goop-iest seduction tactic.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni

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87:55

Transvestigating (with Contrapoints)

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/08/14

Your gender is not determined by your anatomy, your chromosomes, your hormones, or even your internal sense of self. It is determined by J.K. Rowling. Today, Natalie Wynn (aka Contrapoints) and I unpack the harassment campaign against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and what it reveals about people who can “always tell.”Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN (that I wish I had when I first signed up for it, but hey): https://NordVPN.com/fruity. Huge

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70:14

The Kamalafication of BRAT

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/08/01

Is Kamala bumpin’ that? Is BRAT summer over? Who killed it? Today, Maia of Rehash and I attempt a cynical but fair analysis of meme culture, Gen Z nihilism, and political standom.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Rocket Money is a real one for sponsoring the show. Start managing your money better and cancel unwanted expenses at www.rocketmoney.com/fruity. Register to vote here. Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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72:50

Hawk Tuah: From Harmless Meme to Right Wing Symbol

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/07/17

I stay away from heterosexual mess, but this time it came to me. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I work backwards to understand how a 21-year-old bed spring factory worker from Tennessee became a culture war symbol because of a drunken joke about fellatio. None of these words are in the bible.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Listen to Taylor’s podcast, Power User. Rocket Money is a real one for sponsoring the show. Start managing your money better and cancel unwanted expenses at

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63:16

Stories from the AIDS Crisis

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/07/03

A special episode where we hear from listeners of the show who were lovers, nurses, relatives, students, and friends of people who died from AIDS.Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Thanks to Blueland for supporting the show. For 15% off a better way to clean, head to https://www.blueland.com/fruity. Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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77:06

The Celebrity Ozempidemic (with Aubrey Gordon)

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/06/20

A drug that needs no introduction and a culture of fatphobia that lives on. Today, we are ALL beating the Ozempic allegations. Use code "fruity" at https://incogni.com/fruity to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan! Support me on Patreon! To uncover and cancel the unwanted expenses you’ve forgotten about, try Rocket Money. Listen to Aubrey’s incredible show, Maintenance Phase. Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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69:41

Oli London & the Right Wing Grift (with Taylor Lorenz)

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/06/05

How does a white gay guy from England go from “trans-Korean” troll to a member of the conservative media establishment? It’s easier than you think! Today, Taylor Lorenz helps us unpack the anatomy of the right wing grift — because if all else fails, just become a Fox News star.Support me on Patreon! Huge thanks to the sponsors of today’s show! For a more sustainable, chicer clean, try Blueland. To uncover and cancel the unwanted expenses you’ve forgotten about, try Rocket Money. Find more of A Bit

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62:42

Amy Schumer & the Plague of White Feminism (with...

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/05/21

Girlbossing too close to the sun can cause a real trainwreck. Today, we examine the unstable foundation of Amy Schumer's feminist brand of comedy and how it all fell apart.Support me on Patreon! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring the show. Uncover and cancel your unwanted expenses at www.rocketmoney.com/fruity. Here’s Maia’s YouTube channel, and here’s her fantastic podcast Rehash. Find more of A Bit Fruity. Find more of Matt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:43

Everything the Media is Getting Wrong About the...

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/05/09

Until a month ago, college students in America were dweeby snowflake liberals, too socially anxious to notify the waiter of an incorrect order. Now, they’re (allegedly) well-connected, well-funded terrorists. Who are the students protesting for Palestine, what do they want, and why is the media obsessed with misrepresenting them? Support me on Patreon! Thanks to Blueland for sponsoring the show. For 15% off a better way to clean, head to www.blueland.com/fruity. Find more of A Bit Fruity. Find

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64:37

Annoying Gays are Not the Problem

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein ·

2024/04/24

Autistic nonbinary TikTokers. Loud, flamboyant gay men. The twink who filmed himself having sex in the Senate hearing room. Are gay rights being eroded across the country because some of us are… annoying? It’s tempting to think so, but it isn’t true. Sadly, we can never Blaire White-ify or Pete Buttigieg-ify ourselves to freedom.Support me on Patreon! Find more of Devon’s work. Find more of A Bit Fruity. Find more of Matt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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