The Pod Millennial with Libby Emmons: Inside Kanye West's Wildest Year (Feat. Shane Cashman)

On this episode of The Pod Millennial, Libby Emmons sits down with journalist Shane Cashman, author of the new book Good Villains (Skyhorse Publishing), for a raw, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest viral moments of the last few years — and what they reveal about truth, power, and the fight for reality itself.

Shane shares the wild story of how a single tweet led him into Kanye West's inner circle during one of Ye's most chaotic public moments.. He opens up about faith, forgiveness, and what he really witnessed behind closed doors.

The conversation goes deep into Kari Lake's border fight in Arizona, the chaos inside the Maricopa County ballot trial.  Shane and Libby also discuss a viral human trafficking story that spiraled into an internet firestorm — and Shane's harrowing firsthand experience embedding with predator hunters catching child predators in real time.

They close with reflections on Charlie Kirk's murder, the erosion of independent journalism, and discuss how the real battle isn’t left versus right anymore — it’s a war on reality itself.

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• “Good Villains” by Shane Cashman is available for pre-order now from Skyhorse Publishing, releasing September 1st. Find Shane at shanecashman.com and shanecashman.substack.com, and catch him hosting Inverted World, Monday–Thursday nights.