Room Temp

Janesh and Markos are back to roast Andrew Tate's arrest outfit, dig into the billion-dollar manosphere machine, ask why Trump supporters keep inventing promises he never made, and laugh through another week where reality refused to cooperate with the MAGA narrative.

Janesh and Markos are back to unpack Elon Musk's spectacular fall from real-life Tony Stark to terminally online billionaire, why the ultra-rich can't stop chasing validation, and another Social Media Star who somehow thinks food stamps and chemtrails belong in the same conversation.

Janesh and Markos are back to break down America's World Cup moment, Zohran Mamdani's messaging advantage, the internet's saddest MAGA dating story, and why fixing real problems has become the most radical idea in politics.

Janesh and Markos are back to unpack Lindsey Graham's bizarre political legacy, the people eager to replace him, and another week of internet delusion—from DEI panic at 30,000 feet to imaginary Trump promises and Facebook generals convinced they've solved foreign policy. When reality becomes optional, everything starts making sense ... at least to these people.

Janesh and Markos are back to break down Mitch McConnell's latest health rumors, Trump's magical Walmart sale, a World Cup curse, crypto bros losing their shirts, and the MAGA voters slowly discovering that the guy who promised to fix everything is mostly fixing his own bank account.

Janesh and Markos are back to explain crypto like normal people, roast billionaires for feeding cows beer, wonder what the hell Bill Gates is doing, and figure out why Trump supporters keep getting scammed by the guy they keep trusting.

After a few weeks away, Janesh and Markos are back—just in time to discuss how a Reflecting Pool became a national controversy.Dead ducklings. Algae blooms. No-bid contracts. A rally nobody wants to perform at. Somehow, all of it makes perfect sense in Trump's America.

Before we take a short break, we're revisiting the best moments from the first 15 episodes of Room Temp—the weirdest headlines, the dumbest takes, the wildest MAGA posts, and the clips that made us laugh the hardest.

Trump’s back at Walter Reed, billionaires are hoarding wealth like cartoon villains, and normal people can’t afford gas anymore. Janesh and Markos break down Trump’s latest health drama, why America keeps rewarding the worst rich people alive, and how even MAGA voters are starting to realize the economy isn’t magically fixing itself. Plus: Obama nostalgia, luxury brands panicking, and Spencer Pratt catching strays for way too long.

Gas prices are up, Trump’s approval is collapsing, and somehow the White House ballroom obsession is getting worse.
Janesh and Markos break down Trump looking weak in China, the Iran fallout hammering the economy, and why even parts of the MAGA base are finally starting to crack. Plus: weird architecture rants, angry Trump voters begging for help online, and America slowly turning into a casino-themed empire collapse.