I'M THE VILLAIN

Welcome to I'M THE VILLAIN, a podcast about 2 millennials trying to decode, deconstruct, and dismantle the world as we know it.The show is a conversational podcast where we talk about all the things that are fucked up about the status quo in America, with the perspective of the villain (Isabel) and hero (Deondre'). We talk about norms we think need to change in society, and talk with other millennials about how to change those norms, including our obsession with work, the culture of quantifying everything we do, social media, the way we treat relationships, and more.

I'M THE VILLAIN is a society podcast hosted by Isabel Knight & Deondre' Jones, with 162 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Isabel Knight & Deondre' Jones hosts I'M THE VILLAIN, a society show with 162 episodes published.

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  Episode #162

  162. The Code Switch Episode: Or Why Deondre' Can't Catch a Break

  Mar 5, 20251h 17mS4

  <p>If you haven't heard of the podcast Code Switch, it is an NPR podcast that talks about race in America, and a person that Deondre' dated texted him to let him know that she called into the show to ask a question about their relationship. Immediately Deondre's interest was piqued, and it turns out that she went onto the show to ask about "race and dating preferences." The episode of that podcast has since come out, so we can tell you exactly what she asked:</p><p>"I've been casually seeing a guy for a few months now. For...

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  Episode #162

  161. The Climbing Episode: The Japanese Have the Crabby Patty Recipe!

  Jan 29, 20251h 3mS4

  <p>If you share our politics you might be a nervous wreck right now, but one thing that both Deondre and Isabel like to do for our physical and mental health is go rock climbing. So we have on a super fascinating guest, David Liu, who works at a popular rock gym chain called Movement. He talks to us about how rock climbing has ballooned massively in popularity, and is now an Olympic sport. But the thing is, when rock climbing was introduced to the Olympics in 2020, they combined a number of different types of rock climbing that are pretty...

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  Episode #161

  161. The Game Master Episode: "It's Just a Game!" ...Or Is It??

  Dec 25, 20241h 13mS4

  <p>This Christmas as some of you go home to your families, we expect one of the things many of you will do is play some games. In this (actually fairly lighthearted) episode (especially compared to the last one), we give you an opportunity to reflect a little bit on what role that play has in your life and in the larger context of society. Do games need to be decolonizing spaces? Or is it actually OK that many of the games we like to play explore violent themes that may be on the wrong side of history from a...

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  Episode #160

  160. The Election Episode: #RippedforTrump

  Nov 19, 20241h 37mS4

  <p>We do a little processing of what the hell happened with the election, including where we think the Democrats fucked up, and where we go from here. We are joined by our very important, insightful, and charismatic friend Ronald Young Jr, of Oh Its Big Ron Studios. It's his 4th time appearing on this show, we ran the receipts. </p> <p><br />Our assessment basically boils down to this: the Democrats did not find a way to speak to working people, using language that appeals to elites but is not accessible to working people, despite championing wildly popular policies...

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  I'M THE VILLAIN

  159. The Courts System: What Does Prison Abolition Really Mean?

  Jul 31, 202442 minS0

  <p>Reflecting on the previous episode, where Deondre' tells us about his experience of jury duty back in February, we talk about what we think the ideal system should be given that Deondre' has now had this experience. Isabel also had a friend of a friend go through a high-profile trial recently, and we grapple with what it really means to be a prison abolitionist, and the many contradictions that come with it. For example, despite identifying as a prison abolitionist, Deondre' also admits that if the defendant had committed first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt, we should separate...

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