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Thomas Morton is a writer, documentarian & former editor for VICE magazine who began working at Vice following a summer internship in 2004. After several years helping edit the print edition of the magazine, he became Vice.com’s online editor.

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OUTLINE
00:00 – Unsung heroes of Vice Media
05:44 – The mastermind behind Vice
14:53 – Morton’s first day at Vice
21:42 – Vice’s “immersionism” approach
32:18 – Beginning of Vice video
34:41 – The decline of clubs
42:16 – Joining Scientology
56:41 – What happened to Gavin McInnes?
01:01:58 – The trans agenda
01:11:51 – Independent media landscape
01:18:26 – The story of Noisey & Chiraq
01:22:04 – Women who marry death row inmates
01:39:50 – Antisemitism & r@cism
01:46:22 – IQ is bullsh*t
01:52:54 – Thomas’ view on media in 2025
01:59:05 – The internet killed democratization of media
02:00:54 – Open AI & Palantir defense contracts
02:05:59 – Thomas’ war on the word ‘Content’
02:10:46 – Shame over nostalgiac music
02:19:16 – Are we turning into China?
02:31:15 – Vice’s trip to North Korea
02:38:23 – Morton’s writing process & future plans
02:44:42 – Why they call Morton “baby balls”

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48 thoughts on “#1 VICE Reporter on Joining Scientology, North Korea, & Corrupt Media | Thomas Morton

  1. was a little alarmed seeing "the trans agenda" in the preview section, but Thomas was great in that segment…Danny saying "if you're wiping out all the tom-boys, you're making it way more difficult for…the development of young heterosexual men" feels like a feminist satire of the pathological "centering" of masculinity.

  2. I easily can tell a scientologist every time I come from saint pete I can see soulllllesss flight attendants buzzing around with no personality or path. There is NOTHING in their eyes. It is horrendous and really sad. They make you take a personality test and next thing you know they have your card number and phone

  3. I lived in Williamsburg, Southside before and after 2004 and this was hands down the golden age. VICE Magazine was laid out for free at the cool and hip coffee shops. Can´t turn back time: Galapagos, Kokie´s, Mike´s Hookup, Read Café, Spoonbill and Sugartown, Black Betties, Planet Thailand, Luyxx Bar, Relish Diner, Monkey Bar, Main Drag Music……

  4. The Rogan Christian grift if all from Peter Thiel. Thiel absolutely hates hippies the most so he's going after the space and getting everyone to convert. If you suddenly start seeing everywhere online with these podcasters or celebrities, its most likely from this.

  5. The goal of the mystery adepts is to in fact infiltrate and subvert ALL religions most definitely Christianity – so this also must be taken into consideration when talking about the mass adoption of Christianity right now. 1:41:47

  6. F the masons and Knights Templar. Listen to Bill Cooper’s 1990’s radio broadcast series called “Mystery Babylon” and you will understand the history of secret societies in the world better than you ever have. Most masons never get past the 3rd degree, and it’s said that Harry Truman was awarded his 33rd degree only after he dropped the atom bomb on Japan… 39:30

  7. I noticed a lot of people were posting about clickbait titles including me. I left the room and turn the TV on in another room and noticed the title change within the last 10 minutes. Lol.

  8. Yeah the king of France owed too much money to the Templars, so that's how the first Inquisition happened… Didn't know about all the gay stuff though.. I always thought that was just Freemasons.

  9. Dude wtf, dont put this vague idea that trans people are forcing operations on kids and then not present the source of this idea. So unintelligent and brainless to repeat joe rogan on this. Its a weird subject but just try to look up some position research to present as well when saying something so crazy.

  10. Zohran is dope. Don't trash him. Seriously dude if you're going to talk politics study the issues and figure out where you stand and why instead of sounding like a naive Joe Rogan wannabe. Love the pod btw, but if you're gonna talk politics at least educate yourself to make sure you aren't just repeating Joe, and be able to talk issue by issue.

  11. Danny, go to college bro. Take science classes. You'll get a taste about the rigor involved. Not that conspiracies aren't cool, thats why I come here, to hear new ideas from educated people with interesting ideas

  12. I can't get over that the creator of vice (I loved vice early on), and also the creator of the proudboys, whose existence turned out pretty misguidedly hateful and a force for misguided negativity as I see it for which provocateur perfectly describes it.

  13. 00:01:16 Jan 6 made doc bankable
    00:01:56 Insider-led Vice era capture
    00:07:11 No single Vice mastermind
    00:09:32 Gavin buyout rumor corrected
    00:11:02 Vice survives bankruptcy, retools
    00:16:48 Cockroaches, chaos first day
    00:19:58 Provocation versus real extremism
    00:22:43 Immersionism over armchair takes
    00:24:25 Iraq issue by Iraqis
    00:27:06 Google journalism cautionary tales
    00:32:28 Spike jump-started Vice video
    00:33:39 Balls Deep roots and range
    00:37:20 Bowling Alone civic decline
    00:42:03 Joined three cults to report
    00:47:07 Auditing felt like therapy
    00:49:03 Scientology’s hidden everyday footprint
    00:58:05 Friends fell away in waves
    01:00:01 Creed versus later trans stance
    01:05:03 Confirmation bias distorts research
    01:07:04 Politics is team sports
    01:09:56 Screens crushed teen sex
    01:13:13 YouTubers cosplay as news
    01:14:49 Niche monetization warps identity
    01:19:04 Noisey Shyrack origin story
    01:21:05 Atlanta deep-dive, BMF lore
    01:22:54 Death row wives project
    01:23:43 Hank Skinner’s limbo explained
    01:30:27 Execution day field surreal
    01:33:55 Why marry the condemned
    01:35:46 Guillotine’s chilling last use
    01:39:01 Mr. Death denial pitfalls
    01:40:59 Performative faith for clout
    01:43:00 Prefer overt to covert hate
    01:44:47 Friendship deradicalizes extremists
    01:46:53 Race IQ claims debunked
    01:51:01 We’re genetically very close
    01:54:03 Intelligence shaping news narratives
    01:59:06 Tech, CIA, Pentagon entwined
    02:03:40 The medium remakes society
    02:06:29 Content mindset cheapens art
    02:08:27 Pre-scripted docs betray truth
    02:16:52 Everything app social-credit fears
    02:20:21 China’s blunt, funny modernity
    02:26:54 Iraqis are urban, witty
    02:28:59 Editing around China red lines
    02:31:59 Rodman’s wild NK diplomacy
    02:44:47 Baby Balls nickname explained
    02:49:50 New shows, Substack, book push
    02:53:04 Vice’s brutal media satire

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