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In episode 1848, Jack and guest co-host <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pallavi.bsky.social">Pallavi Gunalan</a> are joined by host of <a href="https://www.betteroffline.com/">Better Offline</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com">Ed Zitron</a>, to discuss&hellip; 4 Chan Leak, More Details On What It&rsquo;s Like to Be Elon Musk&rsquo;s Baby Mama, Who Do We Blame For Gen Z&rsquo;s Love Of Patrick Bateman? And more!
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<li><a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/individual-episode/business">Vote for Better Offline for the 29th Annual Webby Awards!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c">More Details On What It&rsquo;s Like to Be Elon Musk&rsquo;s Baby Mama</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/american-psycho-wall-street-bros-patrick-bateman-1236370001/">&lsquo;American Psycho&rsquo; Director Baffled by &lsquo;Wall Street Bros&rsquo; Still Idolizing Patrick Bateman: They Don&rsquo;t Realize the Movie Is a &lsquo;Gay Man&rsquo;s Satire on Masculinity&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/12/the-sad-stupid-rise-of-the-sigma-male-how-toxic-masculinity-took-over-social-media">The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male: how toxic masculinity took over social media</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/397703/american-psycho-sigma-male-patrick-bateman">He was created to be a bloody monster. Now he&rsquo;s an internet hero.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/sigma-grindset-tiktok-trend-2022">Sigma grindset: TikTok's toxic worshipping of Patrick Bateman is another sign young men are lost</a></li>
<li><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-01-11/why-are-gen-z-men-obsessed-with-the-main-character-of-american-psycho.html">Why are Gen Z men obsessed with Patrick Bateman from &lsquo;American Psycho&rsquo;?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/style/american-psycho-morning-routine-25-years/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc">25 years on, Patrick Bateman&rsquo;s unsettling morning routine is normal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://westwoodhorizon.com/2023/01/american-psycho-teaches-a-lesson-in-media-literacy/">American Psycho Teaches a Lesson in Media Literacy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/american-psycho-patrick-bateman">Know Your Meme: American Psycho / Patrick Bateman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kanye-american-psycho-video-yeezus-official-release_n_3459194?utm_hp_ref=entertainment">Kanye's 'American Psycho' Video And 'Yeezus' Get Official Releases</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slate.com/culture/2013/06/kanye-west-american-psycho-kanye-directs-scott-disick-for-yeezus-promo-video.html">Kanye West Goes&nbsp;American Psycho</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5iEwuytDJ1CzsZ3IL63pgw">Yasashi - Slowed by CXSPER</a>
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