Mookie's Weekly Bloviation: Charlie Kirk, Batgirl, and AJR

In this week’s bloviation, Mookie Spitz lets loose in true Bill Burr fashion—no prep, no filter, just raw improvisation. What starts as a riff on the grind of creative practice—writing, podcasting, and the compulsion to keep your “chops” sharp—spirals into bigger questions of taste, truth, and the price of authenticity.

Mookie traces his own path from blogging obscurity to millions of TikTok video views, only to confront the impenetrable “wall” of content saturation. Along the way, he revisits his early misjudgment of AJR’s breakout hit Weak (which has since racked up 730M+ streams) and how that disconnect between personal taste and public reception still shapes his approach to art and audience.

But this isn’t just about music metrics. The episode takes a hard turn into politics, free speech, and the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Mookie dissects the cultural backlash around trans rights, weaving in his past interview with a trans friend whose perspective unexpectedly echoed a MAGA supporter’s frustrations. The result is a no-bullshit exploration of polarization, identity politics, and the stubborn refusal to placate any tribe.

The thread tying it all together: agency. Whether it’s creating art without pandering, speaking uncomfortable truths, or owning your opinions in a climate where outrage rules, Mookie insists on being the “cornichon” on the charcuterie plate—sour, sharp, and essential.

Join Mookie at his most unfiltered: part confession, part provocation, part philosophical rant.

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