Ian Hoch
@ianhoch.bsky.social
The radio one, yes. Politics, history, science, nightlife. Saints.
Stage 🎭
Screen 🎬
Studio 🎙
Scotch 🥃
NOLA 🇺🇸
Stage 🎭
Screen 🎬
Studio 🎙
Scotch 🥃
NOLA 🇺🇸
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Perhaps the most annoying facet of strength is that the only way to acquire it is through consistency, writes Senior Editor @marginalmarisa.bsky.social We just have to continue to do difficult things until they’re easier. And they do get easier. antigravitymagazine.com/column/lette...
LETTER FROM AN EDITOR - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
For those who know me, it may come as little surprise that making new friends is not my strong suit. People often inform me that, before getting to know me, they believed I hated them, and I tend to a...
antigravitymagazine.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Perhaps the most annoying facet of strength is that the only way to acquire it is through consistency, writes Senior Editor @marginalmarisa.bsky.social We just have to continue to do difficult things until they’re easier. And they do get easier. antigravitymagazine.com/column/lette...
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“He’s willing to say things regardless of the consequences. What he’s willing to say and what he’s willing to do does real damage potentially to the country. Donald Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence, of Donald and his henchmen pushing for violence.”
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
January 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
“He’s willing to say things regardless of the consequences. What he’s willing to say and what he’s willing to do does real damage potentially to the country. Donald Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence, of Donald and his henchmen pushing for violence.”
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
I hate Elon Musk so fucking much.. what an evil bastard
January 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I hate Elon Musk so fucking much.. what an evil bastard
Oh my God shut the fuck up up up up up up
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Oh my God shut the fuck up up up up up up
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Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
New from me this morning:
Digital spaces like "Terrorgram" are turning grievance into moral urgency for a generation of boys raised in a world arife in anomie, apathy and a growing sense that nothing in public life is real or redeemable
Digital spaces like "Terrorgram" are turning grievance into moral urgency for a generation of boys raised in a world arife in anomie, apathy and a growing sense that nothing in public life is real or redeemable
They're not brainwashed, they're black-pilled
When despair matters as much as doctrine
ianhochlive.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
New from me this morning:
Digital spaces like "Terrorgram" are turning grievance into moral urgency for a generation of boys raised in a world arife in anomie, apathy and a growing sense that nothing in public life is real or redeemable
Digital spaces like "Terrorgram" are turning grievance into moral urgency for a generation of boys raised in a world arife in anomie, apathy and a growing sense that nothing in public life is real or redeemable
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Now do Ashli Babbitt.
Rep. Randy Fine: "It's time for Americans to say 'enough,' and if you get in the way of the government repelling a foreign invasion, you're gonna end up just like that lady did yesterday."
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Now do Ashli Babbitt.
I've been sayin it, or some version of it - results dont matter, only ratings. "Clicktatorship" is right on 🙄😒
New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I've been sayin it, or some version of it - results dont matter, only ratings. "Clicktatorship" is right on 🙄😒
Took Obama's pic and slapped it over an RFK headline just to demonstrate:
The least-psychotic thing this administration has done would have been a direct threat to the American way of life if Obama's HHS had done it instead
The least-psychotic thing this administration has done would have been a direct threat to the American way of life if Obama's HHS had done it instead
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Took Obama's pic and slapped it over an RFK headline just to demonstrate:
The least-psychotic thing this administration has done would have been a direct threat to the American way of life if Obama's HHS had done it instead
The least-psychotic thing this administration has done would have been a direct threat to the American way of life if Obama's HHS had done it instead
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What does that mean, “fight like hell?” Were they going to “fight like hell” in a snap election on the Capitol steps? Were they going to “fight like hell” playing Rock Paper Scissors to determine who won? Were they going to have chicken fights in the Reflecting Pool?
Using memory as a weapon against J6 lies is a moral duty
PLUS: My conversation with the lead investigator for the House J6 Committee
ianhochlive.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
What does that mean, “fight like hell?” Were they going to “fight like hell” in a snap election on the Capitol steps? Were they going to “fight like hell” playing Rock Paper Scissors to determine who won? Were they going to have chicken fights in the Reflecting Pool?
I interviewed the lead investigator for the House January 6 Committee.
I wrote this about the attack - and the lies that followed.
I wrote this about the attack - and the lies that followed.
Using memory as a weapon against J6 lies is a moral duty
PLUS: My conversation with the lead investigator for the House J6 Committee
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I interviewed the lead investigator for the House January 6 Committee.
I wrote this about the attack - and the lies that followed.
I wrote this about the attack - and the lies that followed.
New from me: Radio is eternal. It’s one of the last real public squares we have. It is not a fake public square designed to extract value by colonizing your attention, by monetizing your grief, your curiosity, your fears, your shame, your loneliness and selling it back to you.
Ian: I’ll take radio over the algorithm every time
What rises to the top on social media isn’t what’s most true or most useful. It’s what best serves the system underneath. Of course, talk radio is editorial too, we’re just honest about it. We don’t s...
www.audacy.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
New from me: Radio is eternal. It’s one of the last real public squares we have. It is not a fake public square designed to extract value by colonizing your attention, by monetizing your grief, your curiosity, your fears, your shame, your loneliness and selling it back to you.
Wish I was the guy in charge of Maduro pet intel
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Wish I was the guy in charge of Maduro pet intel
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For me, it always was a hauntingly beautiful song. 💜
Read this great essay from Ian Hoch about a great song.
Read this great essay from Ian Hoch about a great song.
Where did “O Holy Night” come from, anyway? It’s always been my favorite, but I had no idea who wrote it, or when, or why. What I found blew me away.
Ian: The surprisingly radical history of "O Holy Night"
Already controversial in in France, “Cantique de Noël” made some people uneasy; but in America, the English translation into “O Holy Night” dumped gasoline on a fire.
www.audacy.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
For me, it always was a hauntingly beautiful song. 💜
Read this great essay from Ian Hoch about a great song.
Read this great essay from Ian Hoch about a great song.
Where did “O Holy Night” come from, anyway? It’s always been my favorite, but I had no idea who wrote it, or when, or why. What I found blew me away.
Ian: The surprisingly radical history of "O Holy Night"
Already controversial in in France, “Cantique de Noël” made some people uneasy; but in America, the English translation into “O Holy Night” dumped gasoline on a fire.
www.audacy.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Where did “O Holy Night” come from, anyway? It’s always been my favorite, but I had no idea who wrote it, or when, or why. What I found blew me away.
Pretty good chance more people are going to end up seeing the CECOT segment in torrents etc then ever would have seen it on TV, right?
Thats some fine editor-in-chief work there, Lou
Thats some fine editor-in-chief work there, Lou
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Pretty good chance more people are going to end up seeing the CECOT segment in torrents etc then ever would have seen it on TV, right?
Thats some fine editor-in-chief work there, Lou
Thats some fine editor-in-chief work there, Lou
Someone was mean to me at the karaoke bar and it sent me into a tailspin over the inefficiency of the Wells Fargo Wagon of "Music Man" fame
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Someone was mean to me at the karaoke bar and it sent me into a tailspin over the inefficiency of the Wells Fargo Wagon of "Music Man" fame
A pressure-loaded system of hidden tensions and overlooked decisions is coming into the light.
Ian: A quiet mousetrap in our judicial pay system is about to snap open
Louisiana judges pocketed major stipends and supplements this year — and now a new salary report could spark another raise. Monday’s Judicial Compensation Commission meeting is shaping up to be the sh...
www.audacy.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A pressure-loaded system of hidden tensions and overlooked decisions is coming into the light.
Charlie Kirk got rich and famous teaching young conservatives that the only way to win was to be a menace to other people just trying to live their lives in peace. Loyola doesn't want to give his acolytes their blessing, so now Jeff Landry is gonna do ... something
Ian: Jeff Landry needs to get his boot off Loyola's neck
In the marketplace of ideas, Turning Point USA lost. Now, Governor Jeff Landry, Attorney General Liz Murrill, the state GOP chair, and the Louisiana Freedom Caucus are freaking out about it. They’re a...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Charlie Kirk got rich and famous teaching young conservatives that the only way to win was to be a menace to other people just trying to live their lives in peace. Loyola doesn't want to give his acolytes their blessing, so now Jeff Landry is gonna do ... something
That was so fun. I can't wait to do it again! Thank you @amtrak.com
Ian: Y'all aboard! Exquisite vibes on maiden New Orleans-Mobile Amtrak ride ⛱️🚆🥂
The band played, the confetti flew, and the crowd cheered as Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service rolled out of New Orleans for the first time in 20 years.
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August 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
That was so fun. I can't wait to do it again! Thank you @amtrak.com
LMAO Biloxi showed up! ⛱️🚆🥂
August 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
LMAO Biloxi showed up! ⛱️🚆🥂
Senator Roger Wicker: "It's been 20 years for one of the areas hardest hit... today, we fix it!"
@amtrak.com ⛱️🚆🥂
@amtrak.com ⛱️🚆🥂
August 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Senator Roger Wicker: "It's been 20 years for one of the areas hardest hit... today, we fix it!"
@amtrak.com ⛱️🚆🥂
@amtrak.com ⛱️🚆🥂
I am on the inaugural voyage of the @amtrak.com "Mardi Gras Service" to Mobile! I am almost certainly in the wrong section, seated across from Rex brass, Senator Roger Wicker in next car down. Brooke Lazier is running around here somewhere. Will provide updates from the café car!
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August 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I am on the inaugural voyage of the @amtrak.com "Mardi Gras Service" to Mobile! I am almost certainly in the wrong section, seated across from Rex brass, Senator Roger Wicker in next car down. Brooke Lazier is running around here somewhere. Will provide updates from the café car!
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