{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":867,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T02:19:12.019878+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"Dems Turn On Poly Gays For Islamists (We Called It!)","slug":"dems-turn-on-poly-gays-for-islamists-we-called-it","published_at":"2026-07-27T12:01:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/dems-turn-on-poly-gays-for-islamists-we-called-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/dems-turn-on-poly-gays-for-islamists","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208671359/27ab9c14eacde33f422ce0d61c704197.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Based Camp, Malcolm and Simone break down a major signal shift at the official collegiate youth outreach arm of the DNC (CDA). Hasan Piker appeared in a Mao Zedong suit delivering a fiery anti-compromise rant, while Destiny and his circle were reportedly banned from the event—despite having paid for tickets. At the same time, a man recently convicted on multiple felony terrorist-threat charges was allowed in. Malcolm and Simone examine the two dominant factions now competing for the future of the Democratic Party: the Hasan/Mondami (Islamist, anti-Western) wing versus the Destiny-style progressive wing that still prioritizes LGBT issues, redistribution, and electoral pragmatism. They argue the youth arm’s decision reveals which side currently holds institutional power. The conversation then turns to the parallel fight on the right—nerd right vs. gripers—why online culture-war battles actually determine staffing, policy, and candidates, and why capturing the next generation of institutions (and AI platforms) matters more than traditional think-tank money. Episode Transcript [00:00:00] Malcolm Collins: Hello, Simone. I am excited to be here with you today. Today we are gonna be talking about something that is crazy that it happened, and it shifts a likely permanent shift in American politics going forwards. So at the CDA, which is the official collegiate youth outreach arm of the Democratic National Convention, and this was their major convention this year, okay? [00:00:22] Mm-hmm. Huh. [00:00:24] An event happened. [00:00:26] Speaker: Hasan delivers a Hitler style rant in a Mao Zedong suit. Oh my God. [00:00:30] Speaker 3: Diese Leute und Hassbewegungen, welche unser Leben zu beherrschen trachten, fürchten am meisten die volkstümliche Aktion der Demok…","meta_description":"In this episode of Based Camp, Malcolm and Simone break down a major signal shift at the official collegiate youth outreach arm of the DNC (CDA). Hasan Pi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3985,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/dems-turn-on-poly-gays-for-islamists-we-called-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/dems-turn-on-poly-gays-for-islamists-we-called-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}