817 - Big Faust Conference feat. Mike Recine (3/21/24)Mike Recine’s hanging out on the show today. We look at the remarkably continuing discussion of Sydney Sweeney’s hotness among the conservative commentariat, as well as DoorDash discourse, women who eat meat, and the deep state: they’re just like us!. Finally, a great reading series about a guy becoming disillusioned with White Nationalism after spending time among his volk, the hobbit-like people of the American Midwest.
Find Mike’s stand-up special on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjt3mkpvquw&ab_channel=OutforSmokesPodcast
Will’s Review of “Masters of Air” for GQ here: https://www.gq.com/story/masters-of-the-air-the-band-of-brothers-cinematic-universe
And for Angelinos, The Seeking Derangments/Chapo show on April 4th is here: https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/show-pig-a-live-comedy-podcast-spectacular-with-seeking-derangements/Play Count: 7554 561 - This Podcast is Fuckin’ Golden feat. Rod Blagojevich (9/23/21)Rod Blagojevich served as the Governor of Illinois from 2003-2009. In 2008, Blagojevich came under investigation for accusations of bribery around filling the U.S. senate seat vacated by Barack Obama after he became president. Blagojevich was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. His sentence was commuted by Donald Trump in 2020.
Felix sits down with the former governor of Illinois for a freewheeling conversation on state and national Democratic politics, Blago’s time in prison, his time as Governor, and the various policy crises facing America.Play Count: 1230 784 - Spanish Civil War, part 1: Pronunciamento y Pistolerismo (11/23/23)In this 14th installment of Matt’s (increasingly un-) Inebriated Past series, we begin what should be a 4 part look at the Spanish Civil War. In this installment, Matt guides from through the decaying Spanish Empire of the 19th century, through the social classes of village and city, the attempts for liberal reform in the early 20th century, the roots of Spanish anarchism and socialism, and finally the establishment of the 2nd Spanish Republic setting the stage for apocalyptic conflict.
Special thanks to Travis from the (great) band Activity for the Spanish Bombs cover that anchors this ep. Check out their latest release here: https://activity.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-in-the-roomPlay Count: 7724 Movie Mindset 14 - Halloween Sex God: A Tom Atkins Double FeatureWill & Hesse look at two starring God Tom Atkins: John Carpenter’s “The Fog” (1980) & Tommy Lee Wallace’s “Halloween III: Season of the Witch”. Also a Carpenter double feature of sorts, one from the director himself, and one continuing from his iconic Halloween (1978) film as he intended the franchise to be, an anthology. The Fog is a true American ghost story wrestling with monstrous crimes of our past, and Halloween III is an outrageous gorefest with one of the most infamously ludicrous plots in all horror cinema. Tom Atkins plays an everyman sex symbol in both, laying pipe as he’s terrorized by ghosts & robots through anonymous northern California towns.
Note: Will promised we’d timestamp the Tom Atkins Ass Shot in the description. I do not have time to do that this evening. Sorry.
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Play Count: 1946 755 - Dignity Search 2023 feat. Kath Krueger (8/3/23)Kath Krueger joins us to help dramatize some newly released readings from America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Then, we look at the new Trump indictments, the relative strength of Trump & Biden, and crack open the Feral Files to search for Dignity in America in 2023.
CANADA: Toronto is basically sold out, but tickets still available for the Montreal show on Sat. Aug 19. https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live
Get bonus content on PatreonPlay Count: 11137 747 - Make ’em Say Ugh (7/6/23)We catch up on NYC mayor Eric Adams and his many increasingly complex and increasingly inexplicable lies. Then, we try to gaze inside the relatively leak-proof Biden White House to discern what, if anything, interesting is going on with the 46th president’s day-to-day life. Finally, and genuine Content Warning here, we look at the grisly, ineffective and stupid world of penis enhancement surgery.
Tickets for our live shows in BOTH Montreal and Toronto available here at https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live
Get bonus content on PatreonPlay Count: 11655 735 - The Termronator (5/25/23)Today, we’ve got full spectrum coverage of Ron DeSantis’ Twitter Space campaign launch debacle. Plus, a little on the depressing HBO/Max turnover, and more Silicon Valley blood boys. Get bonus content on PatreonPlay Count: 126 734 - I Feel Like White Gladis (5/23/23)Debt ceiling showdown, losers of the Republican primaries, Pete Buttigieg’s Mind Cathedral, yes, yes, but we must focus on what’s really important: The Orcas are now in open revolt, and we need to strategize support for our cetacean brothers and sisters.
LAST DAY to buy this round of merch from us, get it while it’s available: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-housePlay Count: 115 731 - The Truth Cube (5/11/23)Dianne Feinstein makes her triumphant return to the Senate; Campaign Trump returns to the TV for some time in the Truth Cube; You WILL NOT acknowledge Biden’s age; Will gives us his review of the Good Doctor show everyone’s been posting about.
New merch, including Hell on Earth designs and re-stocked Zapata Oil hats, available for order through May 24th here: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-housePlay Count: 10676 727 - Hot Boy Summer (4/28/23)Got a full deck of topics today including: Steven Crowder’s ugly divorce, Biden formally announces, another Kamala rebrand attempt, RFK Jr. & Marianne, DeSantis whines more, and of course, our Boy Big Sean McElwee’s Howie Ratner run through DC politics.
Hell on Earth: The Original Podcast Soundtrack now available here: https://chapotraphouse.bandcamp.com/album/hell-on-earth-original-podcast-soundtrack
And new merch now available here: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-housePlay Count: 9601 725 - Bang! Bus feat. Dave Infante (4/20/23)In a slight programming swerve on this 4/20, we’re joined by independent journalist Dave Infante to discuss the wide world of Beverages. First, we look into a figure who combines boomer business brain, ideologically void conservatism, hyperconsumerism, MMA, stem-cell abuse and a self-destructive inability to stop posting, all into one guy…it’s Bang! Energy CEO Jack Owoc. Then we look into the broader beverage industry, including energy drinks, brain beverages, how Boomers wine consumption keeps the industry alive, the rise of legal weed, and of course the whole 'Bud Lite is trans now' thing, plus the hilariously bungled attempt by a right wing influencer to make a Based Beer.
Find Dave’s newsletter, Fingers, here: https://www.fingers.email/
And follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/dinfontayPlay Count: 9286 721 - Catholic Cemetery Podcast (A Podcast of the Catholic Cemetery Conference and Magazine) feat. Kath Krueger (4/6/23)We’re joined by Wisconsin correspondent Kath Krueger to discuss Judge Protasiewicz’s victory overturning 15 years of conservative judicial rule in the Badger state. We also look at new revolutions of Clarence Thomas’ rampant corruption, read analysis of Brandon Johnson’s victory in Chicago from johnkassnews.com, and finally…Catholic Cemetery Magazine.
Should be a few tickets left for the late show of our screening of John Carpenter’s 'In The Mouth of Madness' at the Roxy Cinema on April 27th, come thru. Will and Hesse will be speaking at both screenings: https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/chapo-trap-house-movie-mindset-presents-in-the-mouth-of-madness-35mm/Play Count: 8915 Hell on Earth - Appendix 3: MONEY (feat. Patrick Wyman)We’re joined by author and podcaster Patrick Wyman (Tides of History, The Verge) to discuss developments in money, finance and banking during the pre-modern period. As well as, of course, those dastardly Fuggers.
Find Tides of History here: https://wondery.com/shows/tides-of-history/
Find 'The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World' here: https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/patrick-wyman/the-verge/9781538701171/Play Count: 2079 Hell on Earth - Appendix 2: MAGIC (Live) (3/22/2023)Our live show from the Hell on Earth launch party at Littlefield in NYC on 1/20/23. We discuss the life of alchemist, mathematician and courtier John Dee, and look into the intersection of magic and politics in early modern Europe.
You’re going to need this image to understand this episode. The Hieroglyphic Monad. Learn it. Know it. Love it. The Monad.Play Count: 1951 Hell on Earth - Appendix 1: LIFE (feat. Dr. Eleanor Janega) (3/22/2023)We’re joined by historian Dr. Eleanor Janega to discuss daily life among the pre-modern peasants, townspeople and nobles of Hell on Earth.
Eleanor co-hosts the We’re Not So Different podcast: https://twitter.com/wnsdpod
And is author of “The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society”: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women-s-roles-in-society-eleanor-janega/7122562?ean=9780393867817Play Count: 3187 Bonus: L.A. Teachers’ Strike (3/20/2023)Will talks to Betsy and Gloria, two LA public school teachers, ahead of the three-day teachers’ strike planned to begin this Tuesday. They discuss their demands, the conditions in the schools, engaging the local community, and challenges from the LA school district superintendent.
Support the UTLA & SEIU 99 through the links here: https://linktr.ee/ctowne1115?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c4187339-a6f3-459a-9e58-874764f6c580Play Count: 1066 715 - Xi Jinping 3rd Term Celebratory Podcast Global News Report feat. Derek Davison (3/16/23)Sr. Foreign Correspondent Derek Davison stops by to take us around the world: China brokers mid-east diplomatic deal, Australia gets nuclear subs, porno mercenary recruitment, Russia drops drone, Ukraine exports grain…everything you could need in your Chapo Daily Brief.
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And listen to American Prestige here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-prestige/id1574741668
Get bonus content on PatreonPlay Count: 7989 714 - McNally Jackin’ (3/13/23)We’ve got the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, saber rattling over a war against Mexican cartels, plus we meet a delightful new character out of the great state of Tennessee, wish a bittersweet farewell to an old friend, and FINALLY take those damn smoke detectors down a peg or two. All that and a side of meat salad in today’s ep. Get bonus content on PatreonPlay Count: 2325 713 - NO MORE BULLSHIT! (Economy Edition) feat. Richard WolffProfessor Richard Wolff returns to the show for an economic update on inflation, employment, student debt, China, and the U.S.’s future role in the world.
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And find all the info on Economic Update here: https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdatePlay Count: 9808 707 - Soy New World feat. Ben Clarkson & Matt Bors (2/16/23)We’re joined by Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors, creators of the new comic book Justice Warriors, to discuss 1993’s sci-fi action classic DEMOLITION MAN. In a future where humanity has gained peace and security but lost its freedom to consume some goddamn coffee-flavored coffee, can one sub-mental brute be Alpha enough to de-soy the dystopia? Find out the answer to that AND what the 3 seashells are for inside!
Check out Matt & Ben’s Justice Warriors (forward by Will Menaker!) here:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Justice-Warriors/Matt-Bors/9781952090226
And if by some insane chance you haven’t yet, watch Ben’s great tour animations he made for us:
Clay Astray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWo5yBSEM44
Chapo House Z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAeH4JgZd_APlay Count: 8939 672 - Smiles Per Minute (10/17/22)We’re back from the first part of our fall tour and kicking around some news items: Kanye continues to find wild new ways to embrace conservatism, Liz Truss’ government wildly flails, Bolsonaro has a pretty wild story about encountering a young Venezuelan woman. Plus, we discuss the vandalism stunt on a Van Gogh painting in the name of climate activism, and take a look at a typical day for a VC-backed tech CEO.Play Count: 2643 671 - The Inebriated Past 13: So Far From God feat. Matt Karp (10/13/22)In one of our various irregular series, Matt's going to be taking a look at the history of Mexico and U.S.-Mexican relations through time. These eps are going to feature Matt with some guests in conversation, starting with our 19th century All-Star Matt Karp. Matt and Matt are talking about the U.S.-Mexico war, which, if you've listened to Hell of Presidents, you'll know is (at least here in the states) a kind of under-discussed foundational moment in all of the rest of our shared histories. They discuss the motivations for the war, the Mexican political perspective, the course of the conflict, root beer, the Irish, death by diarrhea, and much more.Play Count: 7832 669 - In The Name of the Father feat. Katie Halper (10/6/22)We take a look at Joe Biden’s baby steps on marijuana de-scheduling, then debate how Herschel Walker’s abortion hypocrisy and being denounced by his obnoxious son might affect his Senate run. Then, we’re joined by friend of the show Katie Halper to discuss her recent firing from the Hill for an op-ed critical of Israel. Will and Katie talk about what exactly went down at the Hill, the constraints on discussing Israel in the mainstream media, and how Israel functions as an apartheid state.Play Count: 12119 668 - In the Navy (10/4/22)In a semi-sequel to the classic movie ep on Patriot’s Day (CTH083), the gang takes a look at Peter Berg’s 2012 blockbuster Battleship. We imagine a world where board games rule cinema IP over superheroes, talk about disgracing WWII vets, and wonder if these are the weakest movie aliens of all time.Play Count: 3452 667 - Go In Dry feat. Séamus Malekafzali (9/29/22) 2022-09-30The boys return from hell to look at our own hell on earth: floods, fascism in Italy, UK collapse, increasingly dastardly American police violence. We’re then joined by Séamus Malekafzali to discuss the ongoing mass protests in Iran.Play Count: 3967 664 - Chapo Control to Major Tom feat. Tom Myers (9/20/22)Comedian Tom Myers stops by the pod to discuss the news of the day, including Ron DeSantis’ immigrant trafficking stunt, Lindsay Graham’s proposed federal 15 week abortion ban, Brett Favre’s Mississippi welfare fraud, and an important new scientific discovery.Play Count: 3689 Episode 209 - Death Becomes You feat. Barbara Ehrenreich (5/9/18)In an interview we know you won't feel *nickel & dimed* by hahahaha we talk to the great Barbara Ehrenreich about gorilla mindfulness and her new book Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer which attacks the many delusions and canards that surround the American medical industry and our ideas of health, wellness, our bodies, and the great equalizer awaiting us all.Play Count: 244 663 - Clinton Clown CollegeIn this edition of 'Come and See TV' the boys are joined by official Gutsy woman, Katherine Krueger to discuss Hillary and Chelsea Clinton's new AppleTV series "Gutsy." HIldawg and Chels investigate topics such as: are women funny? How to refuse hate, can women be clowns? in what amounts to vanity project that is the Democratic party equivalent of OJ's "If I Did It" memoir.Play Count: 18318 Episode 209 - Death Becomes You feat. Barbara Ehrenreich (5/9/18)In an interview we know you won't feel *nickel & dimed* by hahahaha we talk to the great Barbara Ehrenreich about gorilla mindfulness and her new book Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer which attacks the many delusions and canards that surround the American medical industry and our ideas of health, wellness, our bodies, and the great equalizer awaiting us all.Play Count: 243