And The New Show Is… [H3 After Dark #1]

The new 'H3 After Dark' show, hosted by Kate and Harley Morenstein, is designed to be a direct follow-up to the main H3 Podcast, airing Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It emphasizes audience interaction, planning to integrate live chat comments and feature special guests. This format aims to deepen engagement with the H3 community by providing a dedicated space for discussion and commentary on the main show's topics and broader internet culture.

Harley states the show will break down the main podcast 'Monday, Wednesday, Friday, right after the podcast.' Kate mentions 'we're going to have chat on screen at some point' and 'eventually we'll have some special guests, too.'

The hosts frame the creation of 'H3 After Dark' as part of Ethan Klein's larger strategy to build a media network. This ambition suggests a broader vision for the H3 brand beyond its primary podcast, aiming to create interconnected content streams and expand its influence within the digital media landscape.

Harley jokingly asks, 'What's he trying to do? Build a network or something?' Kate confirms, 'That's what he said. Yeah. It was like some big medium media mogul type type [__] right?'

The show addressed the 'ICE stuff' in Minnesota, promoting the website standwithmininnesota.com as a resource for support. A critical concern raised was the potential for 'ICE cosplay,' where individuals might impersonate ICE agents to commit nefarious acts, highlighting a significant public safety and civil liberties issue.

Kate promotes 'standwithmininnesota.com' as a hub for support and charities. Harley relays Joe Rogan's point about 'any psycho dude can put on an ice cosplay' and Kate confirms this has been happening.

The hosts discussed the 'Harambe timeline' theory, suggesting that the death of Harambe in 2016 marked a pivotal moment that shifted the world into a 'bizarre' or 'demon timeline.' This reflects a common internet meme used to explain perceived societal and cultural changes, particularly in the post-COVID era, where many people felt fundamental shifts in behavior and identity.

Harley mentions 'Harambe' as 'another point in time where people thought that maybe the timeline got all [__] up.' Kate agrees, 'I could [__] with the Harambe. The butterfly effect. Yeah, the Harambe effect.' They later distinguish it from a 'demon timeline.'

Harley shared his past interactions with internet personality Vitaly, noting that while he initially seemed genuine, Vitaly lacked a strong support system. Harley recounted Vitaly's history of controversial stunts, including assaulting a woman, fighting a bull, and his recent legal troubles in the Philippines, suggesting a pattern of self-destructive behavior exacerbated by a lack of guidance.

Harley describes meeting Vitaly through a management company, noting he 'didn't have a great support system' and was 'on a tear by himself.' He details Vitaly's actions: 'jumped out of a bush and beat up a woman,' 'almost killed himself in a fighting a bull,' and the 'Filipino stuff was [__] up.'