Gaza’s evidence disappears as Lebanon burns, settler violence escalates, and Western governments shield Israel from accountability.
Terms & Conditions Apply: Surveillance, Algorithms & the Machinery of Control
Surveillance, AI, algorithmic pricing, press freedom and cyberwar collide as Boiler Room digs into the fine print of modern control.
Iran & Russia Just Broke The U.S. War Machine
Hegseth and Pentagon scramble to find more deadly toys for Netanyahu and Zelensky.
Madhouse Recap: Missed Icebreakers and Recent Insanity
After a brief summer hiatus, Boiler Room returns to clear the Discord backlog of mutant raccoons, cyborg cockroaches, nuclear monster sharks, prediction-market madness, fried-chicken Oreos, Mexican Batman, panhandling robots and other evidence that the Madhouse remains fully operational.
Trump’s TACO Hell in Iran
This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week, we review Trump’s latest TACO Hell meal deal with Iran—which appears to be yet another ruse used to distract and buy more time for another sneak attack by aggressors the US & Israel against Iran.
Engineered Emergencies
This week on Boiler Room, Hesher and guests examine the growing intersection of perpetual crisis, AI infrastructure, surveillance, and information warfare. Are today’s emergencies merely being managed—or are they laying the foundation for a more centralized technological future?
Iran & The Requiem for U.S. Hegemony
Guest host Bryan “Hesher” McClain returns for Sunday Wire as Patrick Henningsen reports from Iran during the historic funeral observances for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This episode examines the geopolitical significance of Iran’s national mourning, Washington’s expanding confrontation with Tehran, the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, and what these events may reveal about the shifting balance of power in an increasingly multipolar world.
A Funeral for Diplomacy
Special guest host Bryan “Hesher” McClain takes the helm for this week’s Sunday Wire as we examine the aftermath of the US-Israeli war against Iran, the funeral processions honoring Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and whether the current ceasefire represents peace—or merely a pause before another round of conflict. We also reflect on America’s 250th anniversary and what remains of diplomacy in an age defined by permanent war, political spectacle, and global uncertainty. Featuring Adam “Ruckus” Clark and Basil Valentine.
Founding Fathers’ Facepalm: A Boiler Room Special
As America marks its 250th anniversary, Boiler Room presents a special Fourth of July weekend broadcast examining the promises, contradictions, and future of the American experiment. Join Hesher and an all-star panel for “Founding Fathers’ Facepalm” as they ask what the architects of the republic might think about modern America—from perpetual war and digital surveillance to cultural upheaval, technocracy, and the enduring spirit of liberty. Featuring the special panel game The Boston Tea Party Toss, The Liberty Lantern, The Paul Revere Warning, and The Graveyard Groan, this Independence Day special offers a lively, thought-provoking, and often humorous reflection on 250 years of American history and what may lie ahead.
Deal or No Deal – Israel Tests US Will
This week we witness Trump under severe stress, as his marquee “deal” fall apart due to Israeli sabotage, as we also try and decode the dangerous love triangle emerging between the US, Israel and Iran, and if this further breaks the region, or somehow brings de-escalation and better balance to the geopolitics of West Asia.