Fruitless
A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
![[Video Essay] Everyone Else is an NPC](https://img.transistor.fm/Z8cl526h-elE7YUG8lzLWjIbeIjIf57CrRA0Y9ZaBok/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMGZh/NDdiZjIxYzYyMGJl/ZjQwMjM2OGI1ZDdk/ZmVkMy5qcGc.jpg)
[Video Essay] Everyone Else is an NPC
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[Preview] The Body, The Blood, The Plagues (MX #11)
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Pierce the Snow (feat. Jacob Dallas-Main)
On today's episode, Jacob Dallas-Main (The Socialist Shelf) joins Josiah to talk about Bong Joon Ho's masterpiece about how to wage class war on a big train, Snowpiercer (2013).
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[Preview] Sportsball
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Knot Iowan
On today's episode, Alien (aka Stewie Griffin DJ), Josh, and Josiah discuss Iowa by Slipknot, the impact Slipknot had on the Des Moines music scene, and the whole phenomenon of nu metal.
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Lets Rock and Roll, America!!!
Jackal and Josiah catch up on some current events. We discuss recent anti-trans legislation in Iowa and the chaos of the first few weeks of the second Trump admin before catching back up with our goo…
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[Preview] Blue Valentine as Needed for Pain (MX #10)
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Normalmaxxing (feat. AJ)
On today's episode, AJ (@normalmaxxedajc) joins Josiah to teach you all how to be normal about sex, politics, and the internet.
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[Preview] Thank You Crack the Skye (MX #9)
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[Preview] Death Drive Death Drive Death Drive
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Autism & Christianity (feat. Jon from Christianity on the Spectrum)
Jon from Christianity on the Spectrum (@ChristianityOn) joins Josiah to discuss his research into the relationship between autistic individuals and Christianity. They discuss why autistic people tend…
![[Preview] He's Lost Control](https://img.transistor.fm/R9dwTDOif23qhA7Hfi0zAz5NlBZ2Fv9oiCeTXjQ2WTc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NGJh/Yzk5YTBmODA1ZmU1/MGU4Mjc5OTQwOTIw/OWQ1Zi5qcGc.jpg)
[Preview] He's Lost Control
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Welcome to 2025
On today's episode, Josh, James (@cigarette_liker), and Caleb (@theboghog) join Josiah to welcome in the new year by hanging out, making some vague predictions about the coming year, sharing some res…
![[Preview] Remain in Millennium (MX #8)](https://img.transistor.fm/2VoJ2hmV-MNf3wH9SC9dfSkaffODTHAefBcf-byoP7o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Mjhl/OTMyNWM4NWYwMGNi/M2EyZmIzNjUzMjQ2/ZGVkMi5qcGVn.jpg)
[Preview] Remain in Millennium (MX #8)
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[Preview] The Destiel Coup
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Blue Christmas (feat. Phil Cozzi)
Phil Cozzi joins Josiah to get in the holiday spirit and discuss The Holdovers (2023) and having a bad time around Christmas.
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They're Ready to Go Home (feat. Amelia Schafer)
Amelia Schafer (@ameliaschafers, Rapid City Journal) returns to discuss her recent investigation into a South Dakota boarding school and the thirty-eight graves that were uncovered last year.
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Circular Economy of Head Trauma (feat. Tom O'Mahony)
Tom O'Mahony (@gotitatguineys, Beneath the Skin, Lions Led By Donkeys) joins Josiah and Josh to discuss hardcore as a genre and a social movement. They do a crash course of the history of the genre a…
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[Preview] Wide Awaaaaake Puppets! (MX #7)
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[Preview] Exterminate All Rational Thought
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