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by Patricia Wunsch Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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What is the TrueAnon podcast?

The title of the podcast is a parodic reference to the QAnon conspiracy theory. TrueAnon is hosted by Brace Belden, a left-wing internet personality noted for fighting with the People's Protection Units in the Syrian Civil War, and Liz Franczak, a writer for The Baffler and Deadspin.

What does TrueAnon mean?

TrueAnon is an American politics podcast hosted by Brace Belden and Liz Franczak. The podcast focuses on left-wing analysis of political issues and events, particularly those concerning deceased financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

How popular is TrueAnon on Patreon?

, TrueAnon is the eighth-ranked podcast on Patreon and the 11th ranked account on the site overall, as measured by number of patrons. ^ a b c TrueAnon episodes are given an official number, however unnumbered "bonus" episodes were initially not included in the episode count (until episode 50).

When is the first TrueAnon episode released?

The first episode of TrueAnon was released on July 23, 2019. Branding itself as "the only non-pedophile podcast," TrueAnon combines elements of the true crime genre and the dirtbag left, the rhetorical style most closely associated with Chapo Trap House defined by "subversive, populist vulgarity."

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Who hosts TrueAnon?

TrueAnon is hosted by Brace Belden, a left-wing internet personality noted for fighting with the People's Protection Units in the Syrian Civil War, and Liz Franczak, a writer for The Baffler and Deadspin. Belden and Franczak met in the early 2000s, through San Francisco's punk music scene. The hosts, who identify as Marxists, developed an interest in the Epstein case after Gawker published the contents of Epstein's personal address book in 2015, which established Epstein's connections to multiple influential figures in politics, finance, academia, and entertainment.

What does Trueanon cover?

While TrueAnon covers material that has been described as conspiracy theory, Belden and Franczak assert that the podcast engages in historical materialism, focusing on "the power structures that produced Epstein in the first place" rather than a "fixed theory of Epstein’s death.".

What is the Epstein podcast?

The title of the podcast is a parodic reference to the QAnon conspiracy theory.

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