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A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

Matt Bernstein

86 episodes · Explicit

For years, Matt’s been unpacking the events, people, and culture wars shaping the world around us. On A Bit Fruity, we take deeper dives into those issues — joined by celebrities, experts, and journalists who help us laugh and learn along the way.

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Follow Matt: https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBernstein1

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  1. Why is the Media Coverage of Luigi Mangione So Bad?

    · 58 min

    The remarkable dissonance between the public’s embrace of UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione and the mainstream media’s outward disdain for both Luigi and the public’s martyrization of him has been… bizarre.…

  2. How Did Elon Musk Get Like This?

    · 1 h 23 min

    There was a time before Elon Musk was tweeting 60 times a day about trans people and the woke mind virus — and it wasn’t that long ago. As recently as 2018, Elon was boasting about Tesla scoring a 100 on the Human…

  3. Is Glinda Good?

    · 52 min

    A Bit Fruity was due for a good old-fashioned film analysis. Wicked is a kids movie that is actually for adults, holding up a mirror to our increasingly fascistic reality and asking us to question our struggle against…

  4. How the Right is Winning Young Men (with Taylor Lorenz)

    · 1 h 17 min

    This was the first election where the online far-right radicalization of young boys and men revealed itself in exit polls. After years of being fed diet-incel podcasts, one thing is clear: Gen Z will not, by some…

  5. Riley Gaines: Tie for 5th, Grift for Life

    · 1 h 21 min

    In America, the only thing standing between you and wealth beyond your wildest dreams is tying for fifth with a trans person. Today, media critic Ari Drennen takes us into the bizarre world of the 24-year-old…

  6. Jubilee Must Be Stopped

    · 1 h 27 min

    The slogan of YouTube’s most popular debate channel, Jubilee, is “provoke understanding & create human connection.” So why is all of its content a cesspool of bigotry, rage-bait, and pseudoscientific slop? Support me…

  7. The Cult of Stan Culture (with Amanda Montell)

    · 1 h 17 min

    Well, I got Swiftied. As I sat there, sifting through ever more creative and graphic death threats, I wondered: is it time for a podcast episode? Today, Amanda Montell (of Sounds Like a Cult) takes us on an exploration…

  8. Chappell Roan’s War on Fame (with Eliza McLamb)

    · 1 h 24 min

    H-O-T-T-O-G-O, Chappell Roan is someone we do not actually know. But what do we do with the (very real) feelings and relationships we form with the people on our screens? Today, Eliza of Binchtopia and I discuss fame —…

  9. The Crunchy to Far Right Pipeline

    · 1 h 31 min

    How does a harmless interest in yoga turn into a crusade against homosexuals in public schools? Specific though it seems, we’ve all seen it happen: a friend with a seemingly innocuous interest in wellness starts “doing…

  10. Transvestigating (with Contrapoints)

    · 1 h 28 min

    Your gender is not determined by your anatomy, your chromosomes, your hormones, or even your internal sense of self. It is determined by J.K. Rowling. Today, Natalie Wynn (aka Contrapoints) and I unpack the harassment…

  11. The Kamalafication of BRAT

    · 1 h 10 min

    Is Kamala bumpin’ that? Is BRAT summer over? Who killed it? Today, Maia of Rehash and I attempt a cynical but fair analysis of meme culture, Gen Z nihilism, and political standom. Support me + listen to bonus episodes…

  12. Hawk Tuah: From Harmless Meme to Right Wing Symbol

    · 1 h 13 min

    I stay away from heterosexual mess, but this time it came to me. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I work backwards to understand how a 21-year-old bed spring factory worker from Tennessee became a culture war symbol because of…

  13. Stories from the AIDS Crisis

    · 1 h 03 min

    A special episode where we hear from listeners of the show who were lovers, nurses, relatives, students, and friends of people who died from AIDS. Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Thanks to Blueland…

  14. The Celebrity Ozempidemic (with Aubrey Gordon)

    · 1 h 17 min

    A drug that needs no introduction and a culture of fatphobia that lives on. Today, we are ALL beating the Ozempic allegations. Use code "fruity" at https://incogni.com/fruity to get an exclusive 60% off an annual…

  15. Oli London & the Right Wing Grift (with Taylor Lorenz)

    · 1 h 10 min

    How does a white gay guy from England go from “trans-Korean” troll to a member of the conservative media establishment? It’s easier than you think! Today, Taylor Lorenz helps us unpack the anatomy of the right wing…

  16. Amy Schumer & the Plague of White Feminism (with Broey Deschanel)

    · 1 h 03 min

    Girlbossing too close to the sun can cause a real trainwreck. Today, we examine the unstable foundation of Amy Schumer's feminist brand of comedy and how it all fell apart. Support me on Patreon! Thanks to Rocket…

  17. Everything the Media is Getting Wrong About the College Protests

    · 53 min

    Until a month ago, college students in America were dweeby snowflake liberals, too socially anxious to notify the waiter of an incorrect order. Now, they’re (allegedly) well-connected, well-funded terrorists. Who are…

  18. Annoying Gays are Not the Problem

    · 1 h 05 min

    Autistic nonbinary TikTokers. Loud, flamboyant gay men. The twink who filmed himself having sex in the Senate hearing room. Are gay rights being eroded across the country because some of us are… annoying? It’s tempting…

  19. Drake Bell and the Cycle of Abuse

    · 1 h 32 min

    The new docu-series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” is shedding light on the abuse that early-2000s child stars faced behind the scenes of our favorite Nickelodeon shows. The doc focuses especially on Drake…

  20. J.K. Rowling’s Spiral into Madness (with ContraPoints)

    · 1 h 20 min

    From “sex is real” to Holocaust denial — if it happened to the wizard lady, it can happen to you. Support me on Patreon! Watch more from the brilliant Natalie Wynn a.k.a. ContraPoints. Find more of A Bit Fruity.…

  21. How Love, Simon’s Author was Pushed Out of the Closet

    · 58 min

    In 2018, I called “Love, Simon” a “gay movie made by a straight woman for straight people.” Today, I tell you why I was wrong. Support me on Patreon! Huge thanks to Blueland for sponsoring today’s show. Get 15% off a…

  22. Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Kids

    · 34 min

    A rant. Support me on Patreon! Learn more about Trans Lifeline. Big thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring today’s show. Save more and get your life together at www.rocketmoney.com/fruity. Find more of A Bit Fruity.…

  23. The 100-Year-Old Myth of Gays “Coming for Your Children”

    · 1 h 23 min

    I get called a “groomer” on Twitter every day — which is weird, because I want nothing to do with your kids. What is it with queers and kids that gets conservatives so livid? Today, we explore The Gay Agenda’s…

  24. Surviving AIDS in the 80s

    · 1 h 34 min

    Peter Staley was a 24-year-old, closeted finance guy when he was diagnosed with HIV. Having been handed a death sentence, he quit his job and devoted what life he had left to fighting the homophobic governments that…

  25. The Political Power of Taylor Swift

    · 42 min

    Taylor Swift has the power to swing the presidential election. What if nothing else matters? Support me on Patreon! Find Angela on Twitter, not X. Find more of A Bit Fruity. Find more of Matt. Huge thanks to…

  26. Bud Light and the End of Rainbow Marketing, For Now

    · 39 min

    How the manufactured hysteria over a single can of beer brought an end to the golden age of rainbow Doritos and “Homo Estás” Chipotle ads — at least until we’re profitable again. Support me on Patreon!…

  27. George Santos is a Terrible Person and the Embodiment of the American Dream

    · 1 h 09 min

    Is there valor in scamming your way through a system that failed you, even if you hurt people along the way? What is the value of the lies we tell ourselves about ourselves? Can you be morally bankrupt and a camp icon?…

  28. The Detransitioner Panic

    · 1 h 09 min · Explicit

    99% of people who transition continue identifying as transgender for the rest of their lives. The very small amount of people who stop or reverse their transitions — known as “detransitioners” — have become the center…

  29. Queer Palestinians & The Power of Pinkwashing

    · 1 h 06 min · Explicit

    Are “Queers for Palestine” really like “Chickens for KFC”? No, but understanding intersectional justice can be hard, and sharing memes is easy. Joined by Moe Dabbagh, a gay Palestinian American with family currently in…

  30. Christian Indoctrination in Homeschooling

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    The number of kids being homeschooled today is more than double of what it was four years ago, and nobody is making the rules. While the religious right is convinced that political indoctrination is rampant in public…

  31. Libs of TikTok

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    At the forefront of today’s anti-LGBTQ movement is one shockingly uncharismatic woman. Journalist Taylor Lorenz helps us understand the rise of Chaya Raichik, a former real estate agent who now makes a handsome living…

  32. The Mom Who Invented Gender Reveals Regrets It

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    In 2008, Jenna Karvunidis was looking for ways to involve her distant mother in the life of her soon-to-be child. Fifteen years, thousands of acres of wildfires, and a few plane crashes later, she wishes she could put…

  33. Becoming a Woman (with Miss Benny)

    · 1 h 23 min · Explicit

    Like many people, sitting still and staring at the wall during the early days of the pandemic brought up new feelings for Miss Benny. Notably, that she was transgender. From viral closeted teenager to out Netflix star,…

  34. Amber Heard & The Myth of the Perfect Victim

    · 1 h 24 min · Explicit

    One year later, we revisit the trial that metastasized through society, leaving a culture of brutal misogyny in its wake. NBC journalist Kat Tenbarge helps us navigate a story not just about Amber Heard, but about our…

  35. LGBT Conservatives

    · 1 h 06 min · Explicit

    LGBT conservatives: Why? How? Where did they come from? What can we learn from them, and how can we dismantle the LGBT conservative that lives within all of us? Natalie Wynn (aka Contrapoints) helps us psychoanalyze…

  36. Introducing: A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

    · 1:29 · Trailer

    A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein is coming soon! I'm so happy you're here. Subscribe everywhere podcasts are available, and watch full episodes at https://www.youtube.com/MattBernstein1 Follow Matt: @mattxiv Learn…

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