Omnishambles
Omnishambles Live with Aidan Walker
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Omnishambles
Hosted by Virginia Heffernan and Cy Canterel · technology · EN
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A podcast where two slightly deranged scholars pick one knotty problem in our political, cultural or technological life, and untangle it. omnishamblespod.substack.com
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What is Omnishambles about?
A podcast where two slightly deranged scholars pick one knotty problem in our political, cultural or technological life, and untangle it.
Who hosts Omnishambles?
Omnishambles is hosted by Virginia Heffernan and Cy Canterel. The show has published 9 episodes to date.
What has Omnishambles covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Omnishambles Live with Aidan Walker" (27 April 2026, 63 minutes), "If AI-Enabled Weapons Are So Smart, Why Do They Keep Hitting Schools?" (20 April 2026, 60 minutes), and "What does the Iranian Lego propaganda really say about the U.S.?" (14 April 2026, 49 minutes).
How often does Omnishambles publish?
Omnishambles publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 9 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Omnishambles?
Booking probability for Omnishambles is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Omnishambles requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Omnishambles's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Virginia Heffernan and Cy Canterel hosts Omnishambles, a technology podcast with 9 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Apr 20, 20261 hourS1<p>On Feb. 28, a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, was struck three times during school hours. The roof collapsed, killing between 175 and 180 people—most of them girls aged 7 to 12. The U.S. eventually confirmed it had hit...
Apr 14, 202649 minS1<p>In this episode, Virginia and Cy explore the power of propaganda, the psychology behind war, and the cultural narratives shaping American and Iranian perspectives. They analyze recent propaganda videos, the role of...
Apr 7, 20261h 18mS1<p>In 2025, Nate Cavanaugh—a 27-year-old college dropout and tech entrepreneur—was handed control of the U.S. Institute of Peace and told to cut it apart. He had no government experience, no expertise in diplomacy or...
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Who pulled the trigger?
Mar 22, 20261h 8mS0<p>This is the final episode of What Rough Beast—and the first of something bigger. We’re becoming Omnishambles: same commitment to getting inside what’s huge, opaque, and frightening. Wider aperture. No more holding...
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Inside the System as It Falls Apart
Mar 12, 202659 minS0<p>Welcome to Omnishambles! Subscribing is free! </p><p>On this episode, Virginia and Cy discuss why Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just gave a eulogy for neoliberal capitalism at Davos, and what comes after the...
Episode #2
We Found the Missing Epstein Documents
Mar 4, 202657 minS2<p>Federal prosecutors alleged internally that the state attorney's office colluded with Epstein's defense team to engineer the 2007–08 plea deal — and we have the emails. When Congressman Thomas Massie stood on the...
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She's in the Epstein Files
Feb 27, 20261h 4mS0<p>Welcome to Omnishambles! Please subscribe (it’s free!)</p><p>She’s in the Epstein files. It’s fine. She’s fine.</p><p>This week, Virginia and Cy are back together to dig into Virginia’s latest piece for The...
Episode #1
The Memes Made Us Do It
Feb 25, 20261h 4mS2<p>This week, Cy and I talk with Giorgio Angelini, award-winning filmmaker and architectural designer whose documentaries have a way of making you feel like you’ve been staring into the abyss, and then somehow leaving...
Episode #40
She's in the Epstein Files
Feb 17, 20261h 4mS1<p>She’s in the Epstein files. It’s fine. She’s fine.</p><p>This week, Virginia and Cy are back together to dig into Virginia’s latest piece for The Nerve—Carol Cadwalladr’s new media venture—and it drops some bombs...
Feb 17, 20261h 59mS0<br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiaheffernan.substack.com/subscribe
Episode #39
Inside the System as It Falls Apart
Feb 13, 202659 minS1<p>This week we talk to friend of What Rough Beast Cy Canterel—whose Substack Abstract Machines is essential reading right now—about why Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just gave a eulogy for neoliberal capitalism...
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Dispatches from Minneapolis
Feb 6, 202631 minS0<p>This week on What Rough Beast, we talk to Trevor Mitchell, a reporter on the ground in Minneapolis for the nonprofit publication MinnPost. We wanted to discuss with him what everyday life looks like under ICE...
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The Memes Made Us Do It
Feb 3, 20261h 4mS0<p>You’re listening to Omnishambles! A free weekly podcast just for you. Subscribe now! </p><p>This week, Cy and Virginia talk with Giorgio Angelini, award-winning filmmaker and architectural designer whose...
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We Found the Missing Epstein Documents
Jan 30, 202657 minS0<p>This is Omnishambles. A new and free weekly podcast where we take on one shamble each week and then untangle it. Subscribe now and never miss an episode!</p><p>Federal prosecutors alleged internally that the state...
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The Paradox of Tolerance
Jan 19, 20261h 18mS0<p>This week we talk to “What Rough Beast” regular Cy Canterel about fractured realities, fascism’s fatal flaw, and why keeping a diary might be the most radical act you can do right now. She joined us for a live this...
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The Paradox of Tolerance
Jan 12, 20261h 18mS0<p>This is Omnishambles! A free, weekly podcast of slightly deranged ways of seeing.</p><p>Virginia and Cy discuss fractured realities, fascism’s fatal flaw, and why keeping a diary might be the most radical act you can...
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