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Compound Media

Compound Media (formerly The Anthony Cumia Network) was an American subscription-based platform for audio and video podcasts. It was launched as The Anthony Cumia Network in 2014 by radio personality Anthony Cumia, who began hosting The Anthony Cumia Show on it after leaving SiriusXM. The network subsequently added more shows, including those hosted by Bill Schulz, Joanne Nosuchinsky, Michael Malice, Kevin Brennan, Don Jamieson, Chrissie Mayr, Gavin McInnes, and Geno Bisconte.[1][2] It relaunched as Compound Media in 2016.[3]

Compound Media
TypePeriodical subscription model
HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAudio and video podcast
Ownership
OwnerAnthony Cumia
OperatorErik Nagel
History
Launch dateAugust 4, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-04)
ClosedJune 30, 2024; 8 months ago (2024-06-30)
Replaced by Compound Censored
Former names
The Anthony Cumia Network
Links
Websitecompoundmedia.com

The idea for the Proud Boys, a far-right group founded by McInnes,[4][5] originated around 2016 in "the Compound", Cumia's mansion.[6] McInnes publicized the Proud Boys on his Compound Media show, called The Gavin McInnes Show.[5][7][4]

History

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Background

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Anthony Cumia, the network's founder

On July 3, 2014, radio personality Anthony Cumia was fired by the satellite radio provider SiriusXM after he posted a series of tweets described by SiriusXM as "racially-charged and hate-filled".[8] The tweets were about a black woman who Cumia said had punched him after objecting to him taking pictures of her in Times Square in New York City.[9][8][10] At the time of his firing, Cumia gave his blessing for his radio co-hosts, Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Jim Norton of Opie and Anthony, to continue broadcasting without him, acknowledging the pair's obligation to fulfill their contracts.[10][11] Hughes and Norton began their new show, Opie with Jim Norton, on July 14 before the channel was renamed from The Opie and Anthony Channel to SiriusXM Talk.[12]

On July 8, 2014, Cumia announced the launch of his new audio and video podcast The Anthony Cumia Show on his new on-demand streaming media platform The Anthony Cumia Network, with subscribers paying monthly or annual fees to access content.[10][13] Cumia had occasionally broadcast live video streams from his custom built basement studio at his Roslyn Heights, New York home on UStream named Live From the Compound from 2012 to 2014, initially as a hobby and were casual in nature.[11] In the wake of his firing, Cumia said, he "was able to just get servers and be able to feed that show out to the public without having to start from scratch", allowing him to launch within weeks.[11]

Launch and developments

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On August 4, 2014, The Anthony Cumia Show began airing, Monday through Thursday.[10][13] During the opening months some shows aired from Cumia's basement studio, by his home bar, or in his garden.[11][14] In November 2014, Cumia said the network had over 40,000 paid subscribers.[11]

On March 10, 2015, the Legion of Skanks (Big Jay Oakerson, Dave Smith, and Luis J. Gomez) hosted a podcast after The Anthony Cumia Show. Starting in June 2015 subscribers also gained access to the Legion of Skanks, making it the first podcast to join The Anthony Cumia Network full-time.[14] The show aired on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9pm.[15] As Gomez described it in 2016, "When you come to watch the Legion of Skanks show, you should be hearing racist, sexist, offensive shit. If you're upset about that, don't watch the show."[16] The show announced on May 16, 2016, that it would be leaving the network May 31.[15]

Gavin McInnes launched The Gavin McInnes Show[17] on the network on June 15, 2015, airing Monday through Thursday.[18] The idea for the Proud Boys, which McInnes founded, originated in "the Compound", Cumia's mansion, around 2016.[6] Cumia has said that it began as a prank on a Compound Media employee that "mutated" and "it was never supposed to go any further than that".[6] Men associated with Compound Media met at New York City bars and the Proud Boys were formed at those meetings, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.[5] In monologues on his show, McInnes publicized the Proud Boys and laid out the group's ideology of Western chauvinism.[16][7][5] He praised right-wing violence and regularly used racial slurs.[16][4] Among his guests were far-right figures Milo Yiannopoulos, Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler, Christopher Cantwell, Mike Cernovich, Faith Goldy, Roosh V, and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.[16][5] He also mingled with comedians considered more mainstream.[16]

In 2016, The Anthony Cumia Network relaunched as Compound Media.[3] Redbar Radio, hosted by Mike David, first aired on the network on November 2, 2016. The show then aired every Friday at 4pm for eleven weeks.[19]

Author Michael Malice joined Compound Media on June 7, 2017, with the launch of the "YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice[broken anchor] podcast.[20] The podcast was put on hold in 2018 with the launch of a new show titled Night Shade.[20][21][22]

On August 21, 2017, Cumia announced the addition of comedian and actor Artie Lange as the co-host of his show, The Artie and Anthony Show. The show aired on Monday to Thursday, from 4–6 p.m., starting September 5, 2017.[23]

On October 2, 2017, Mornin'! with Bill Schulz launched as the network's new morning show.[24][25][26] 2013 Miss New York USA winner and former Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue panelist Joanne Nosuchinsky joined Mornin! in February 2018.[26][27]

In May 2018, it was announced that due to his health and legal issues, Lange would be taking an indefinite hiatus from the show, and it would revert to the name The Anthony Cumia Show, with third mic Dave Landau continuing as co-host.[28]

On June 4, 2019, the heavy metal music talk show That Jamieson Show launched, featuring comedian and That Metal Show co-host Don Jamieson.[29][30]

In February 2021, The Anthony Cumia Show co-host Dave Landau left Compound Media to join Steven Crowder's show, Louder with Crowder.[31][32]

On March 31, 2021, Cumia launched a second show, replacing his The Anthony Cumia Show Wednesday show, titled Compound Censored, with Gavin McInnes as his co-host. The show's title is a portmanteau which combines Compound Media with McInnes' subscription-based network Censored.TV, where the show also broadcasts.[33][34]

Closure and merger with Censored.TV

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In June 2024, Cumia announced that the Compound Media studios were closing and that he was merging with Gavin McInnes' network, Censored.TV as Compound Media was no longer making a profit, and hadn't for at least two years. This news comes on the heels of Anthony's move to South Carolina where he built a studio in his new home from where he hosts The Anthony Cumia show and co-host's Compound Censored with McInnes.[35][36] McInnes changed the name of his platform to Compound Censored after the merger.[37]

Shows

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Show Title[note 1] Start Date End Date Host(s) Notes References[1][2]
2 Drink Minimum September 9, 2016 May 7, 2018
Pantelis Palioudakis
Mike Ward
21 Gun HD February 4, 2022 Present
Kevin Sullivan
[38]
The Anthony Cumia Show July 8, 2014 Present
Anthony Cumia
Formerly co-hosted by both Artie Lange, and Dave Landau, respectively [10][11][13][14][31][32][39]
The Artie and Anthony Show September 5, 2017 May 14, 2018
Anthony Cumia
Artie Lange
[23][28]
Burning Bridges March 20, 2017 June 19, 2019
Kevin Brennan
Brian McCarthy
[40]
Compound Censored March 31, 2021 Present
Anthony Cumia
Gavin McInnes
Also broadcasts on McInnes' streaming media platform Censored.TV [33][34][41]
The Dump with Steve Conti August 9, 2021 Present
Steve Conti
East Side Dave Show September 9, 2016 January 25, 2022
Dave McDonald
Roy Harter
[42]
A Fair One June 27, 2018 January 27, 2022
Shane Gillis
Tommy Pope
[43]
The Gavin McInnes Show June 15, 2015 August 23, 2017
Gavin McInnes
In Hot Water June 6, 2016 Present
Geno Bisconte
Formerly co-hosted by Aaron Berg
In Hot Water Football Show September 15, 2022 Present
Geno Bisconte
Legion of Skanks March 10, 2015 May 31, 2016
Jay Oakerson
Dave Smith
Luis J. Gomez
Moved to GaS Digital [14][15]
Mornin'! October 2, 2017 Present
Joanne Nosuchinsky
Bill Schulz
[24][25][26][27][44]
Night Shade July 9, 2018 October 1, 2020
Michael Malice
[20][22]
The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon October 27, 2015 June 16, 2022
Pat Dixon
[45][46]
Redbar Radio September 9, 2016 January 17, 2017
Mike David
Safe Space October 27, 2016 January 27, 2022
Taleeb Starks
TBD Show June 17, 2019 Present
Garrett Andritz
Donovan Castillo
Formerly co-hosted by Pat Dixon
That Jamieson Show June 4, 2019 Present
Don Jamieson
[29]
Would You Kindly March 26, 2020 Present
Bryan Johnson
Erik Nagel
Wet Spot June 11, 2019 Present
Chrissie Mayr
[47]
"YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice[broken anchor] June 7, 2017 May 23, 2018
Michael Malice
Moved to PodcastOne [20][21]
  1. ^ Former shows listed in italics. Some former shows are not listed due to removal from the Compound Media archives and/or lack of credible external references.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Compound Media: On Demand". Compound Media. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Compound Media: Archives". Compound Media. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b TACS 358 [The Anthiny Cumia Show] (Video). Compound Media. May 9, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Greig, Finlay (October 1, 2020). "Gavin McInnes: who is the founder of neo-fascist group Proud Boys and co-founder of Vice magazine? And his links to Scotland". The Scotsman.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Proud Boys". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Spiegelman, Ian (August 27, 2022). "Is Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes in Federal Custody?". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Empson, Olivia Rose; Empson, Olivia (October 23, 2022). "Penn State students outraged over invitation to far-right Proud Boys founder". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Leopold, Todd (July 4, 2014). "'Opie & Anthony's' Anthony Cumia fired over tweets". CNN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (September 19, 2022). "Shane Gillis's Fall and Rise". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e Kaplan, Don (July 8, 2014). "Anthony Cumia confirms he'll launch new Internet-based show from his home after SiriusXM firing". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Dreier, Troy (November 1, 2014). "Online with No Bosses and No Rules: It's the Anthony Cumia Show". Streaming Media.
  12. ^ 'Opie & Anthony' Co-Host: 'I Absolutely Do Not Believe That Anthony Should've Been Fired'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on July 14, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "Compound Media – About Us". Compound Media. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d "The Anthony Cumia Show is Now The Anthony Cumia Network: First New Show Announced - The Interrobang". May 26, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c Tressler, Bill (May 17, 2016). "Legion of Skanks Podcast Leaving The Anthony Cumia Network". The Interrobang. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e Simons, Seth. "The Comedy Industry Has a Big Alt-Right Problem". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Mosendz, Polly (June 10, 2015). "Former Sirius XM Host Anthony Cumia Hires Gavin McInnes". Newsweek.
  18. ^ Houpt, Simon (August 18, 2017). "Everything inside Gavin McInnes". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "Mike from Red Bar on Twitter: "Keith the Cop told me I was not allowe…". archive.is. January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  20. ^ a b c d "Michael Malice: Author". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  21. ^ a b "YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice 049 (Video). Compound Media. May 23, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  22. ^ a b Malice, Michael [@CompoundAmerica] (September 23, 2020). "An announcement from @michaelmalice" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ a b "Shows: The AA Show 001". CompoundMedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Our Team: Bill Schulz". Compound Media. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  25. ^ a b Simons, Seth (October 11, 2020). ""It's Called Satire"". Substack. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  26. ^ a b c Welsh, Matt (December 6, 2020). "Be Cool Like Kennedy! Donate to Reason, and Help Us Spread #HotFreedom". Reason. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  27. ^ a b Mornin'!!! w/ Bill Schulz 078. Compound Media (Video). New York City. February 26, 2018.
  28. ^ a b Kuperinsky, Amy (July 25, 2018). "Inside Artie Lange's last chance: 'I really have to stop myself from listening to the bad voice'". NJ.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  29. ^ a b Ayvaz, Omer Kaan (March 8, 2022). "Joe Satriani Explains His Weaknees as a Guitarist". Metal Shout. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  30. ^ Lisko, B.J. (November 18, 2018). "'A lot angrier' without comedy: Don Jamieson returns to Funny Stop". The Repository. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  31. ^ a b Landau, Dave [@LandauDave] (March 1, 2021). "4:41 PM - Mar 1, 2021" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via Twitter. Ant and I had talked about this move and I'm excited to join LwC. I wanted to Skype in today but he felt it was best to move on. He's one of the funniest people alive and I was honored to work with him. Thank you to all at Compound and to those who supported the show.
  32. ^ a b Brennan, Kevin (March 5, 2021). Kevin Talks Dave Landau Quitting with Anthony Cumia (Video). New York City: YouTube.
  33. ^ a b Compound Media Shows - Compound Censored (Streaming video). Compound Media. March 31, 2021.
  34. ^ a b Compound Censored (Streaming video). Censored.TV. March 31, 2021.
  35. ^ TACS 1775 (Streaming video). Compound Media. June 25, 2024.
  36. ^ "The Anthony Cumia Show | Censored.TV". Censored.TV. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  37. ^ "Gavin McInnes, AiU, Jim Goad & More". CompoundCensored.com. Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  38. ^ "Home - Twenty-One Gun Podcast". Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  39. ^ "The Anthony Cumia Show - TV Series". Radio Times. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  40. ^ Porsalin (director) (May 27, 2021). Almost Famous: A Kevin Brennan Documentary (Video). Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  41. ^ COMPOUND CENSORED (Video). Censored.TV.
  42. ^ "Dave's Resume: East Side Dave Country". Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  43. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (September 19, 2022). "Shane Gillis's Fall and Rise". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  44. ^ "Mornin'! with Bill Schulz". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  45. ^ "Recovery Comedian Pat Dixon Was Almost Murdered, But He found a Way to Turn His Tragedy into Comedy". Medium. March 5, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  46. ^ "Podcast: newdixon". ComedianPatDixon.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  47. ^ "Home - Chrissie Mayr". Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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