As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for delivering news about the war, helping us process it, and recognizing people's humanity. What's more, the platforms have basically given up on content moderation and fact checking. The guys explore how the combination of these factors made last week the single worst breaking news experience on social media ever, and why everyone feels compelled to issue a PR statement. Are the algorithms forcing this outrage upon us or is this just the result of the unique circumstances of this conflict?

Johnny Harris, filmmaker and journalist, joins Offline to talk about Joe Rogan—how he became the world's most famous podcaster, where he stands (or doesn't) on censorship, and how he created a brand of anti-woke contrarianism. Johnny argues that people who are tired of polarization and tribalism see Rogan's openness, curiosity, and resistance to mainstream labels as a breath of fresh air. But Rogan's guests also regularly spread misinformation, and Johnny considers the machismo atmosphere of The Joe Rogan Experience to be a gateway podcast, one that leads listeners away from openness and curiosity and towards men's rights activists like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate.