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Hey all, A lot of you probably noticed there was no newsletter and no regular show activity this week. It’s been quiet here at the Show Stomper because I’ve been waiting for clear information and direction from Eugene’s family before saying anything publicly. Kasia, Eugene’s wife, has now told me Eugene wants people to know what’s been going on… There is no easy way to say this, Eugene suffered a…
Hey all, A lot of you probably noticed there was no newsletter and no regular show activity this week. It’s been quiet here at the Show Stomper because I’ve been waiting for clear information and direction from Eugene’s family before saying anything publicly. Kasia, Eugene’s wife, has now told me Eugene wants people to know what’s been going on… There is no easy way to say this, Eugene suffered a…
V.421 keeps circling the question Eugene won’t let go of: who benefits? This week’s reel roundup pulls together three sharp cuts from the paid episode, moving from Nate Bargatze’s UFC appearance to Ari Emanuel, Endeavor, TKO, celebrity positioning, and the machinery behind the spectacle. The free preview set the table, but these clips get into the real argument: when famous people take public…
"Aren't people entitled to be as stupid as they want for as long as they want? WithOUT us signing off on it?" – Eugene S. Robinson 28.06.2026 V.421 finds Eugene circling one deceptively simple question: who benefits? From Nate Bargatze’s UFC-side photo op to 50 Cent chasing access, Fallon yukking it up with a convicted anal rapist, Ari Emanuel’s machinery humming in the background, and the looming…
Three clips from V.420 of The Eugene S. Robinson Show Stomper: why Dana White’s failure of stewardship helped turn the Oof-C (UFC) into something harder to defend; why Eugene just wants the fights without the politics, weigh-in shoving, family insults, and promotional trash; and why the UFC may now be closer to the red-light district of sports than a serious fight league. This is just a 3 clip…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit showstomper.substack.com "Never has such a sure-handed steward screwed things up so badly. Despite the optics that suggest otherwise." – Eugene S. Robinson 21.06.2026 On Father’s Day, Eugene S. Robinson uses Version 420 to think through fathers, stewardship, responsibility, abandonment, and the people who are supposed to take care of…
Three clips from V.419 of The Eugene S. Robinson Show Stomper: why The Ooof-C's (UFC) Freedom 250 looks like an absolute logistical and political minefield; the UFC’s long trail of ugly choices and whether abuse is not a bug but a feature; and the story of a brilliant friend who found life’s big red button - and pressed it. This is just an excerpt – To get the full show, archives and bonus content…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit showstomper.substack.com "If you say nothing people might think you're stupid. If you say something you might remove all doubt. Which I stole." – Eugene S. Robinson 14.06.2026 Version 419 of The Show Stomper starts with Bari Weiss, wunderkinds, old publishing grudges, and the jobs Eugene had to fight for, then dives headfirst into Oof-C…
Just in case you missed V.418, this week’s clip roundup pulls three threads from the full Show Stomper: Albania, the Kanun, and the old rules that keep people in line; Trump as “the most undisciplined human being” Eugene has ever seen; and OXBOW two years after the end, with final sessions still sitting in the shadows. This is just an excerpt – To get the full show, archives and bonus content…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit showstomper.substack.com "You ever see a tiger laugh? Yeah. Me neither. Nor has anyone else that's alive. Which tells you all you need to know about nature." – Eugene S. Robinson 07.06.2026 Version 417 of The Show Stomper starts with this week’s Circle Jerks/punk self-congratulation mess, then widens into the bigger problem Eugene keeps…
