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Chapo Trap House

812 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8.5K ratings

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Episode 12 - Love That Ron feat. @VirgilTexas (5/30/16)

May 30, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Here Come Dat Ron! O shit waddup. In episode 12 we are joined by @VirgilTexas to take a look Behind the Diggler. We examine the unholy trinity that gave birth to America's Most Accurate Political Pundit, Carl Diggler: Chris "The Fix" Cillizza, Mark Halperin, and the ultimate father of The Dig, Ron Fournier. We analyze Ron's "Influencer Theory" outlined in his book "Applebee's America" and the failure of HotSoup.com. We love that Ron. BECOME A CHAPO GREY WOLF; 1 BONUS SHOW A WEEK, $5/Mont...

Episode 11 - Cranking the Donkey feat. Matt Taibbi (5/22/16)

May 23, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 137 MB

In episode 11, Felix finally gets a real microphone and we're joined by Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi (@MTaibbi) to talk election stuff. Is the GOP dead? Or like 'The Thing' will it reform and spawn some new abomination? On the other side, why are Clinton supporters angrier now then they've ever been? Then, we break down everything you probably got mad at this week regarding The Bruenig Ultimatum and Scumbag Neera. BECOME A CHAPO GREY WOLF HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3343736&ty=h ...

Episode 10 - No FoPo, Fight the Blob feat. @dwdavison9318 (5/15/16)

May 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB

In episode 10, we're joined by Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)who voxsplains to us what the Iran nuclear deal is and breaks down a juicy New York Times Magazine profile of White House literary savage Ben Rhodes and his war against the DC Foreign policy establishment aka "The Blob." What is "The Blob"? What are its goals? Why is NYTimes reporter David Samuels such a goofy? Then, in the Chapo Reading Series, crazy person Rod Dreher relates a 100% true story from his friend "N." about a gang of ...

Episode 9 - Trump Stakes or Election 2016: Age of Apocalypse (5/8/16)

May 09, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 153 MB

In episode 9, we check in on boy wonder Ben Shapiro, put the baseball crank meme to bed, and Milo gets mad. Then, we discuss the ultimate triumph of Trump over the weak failsons of the conservative right and game out the general election. Then two quick interviews with Ben Carson on Trump's VP search and freelance camera man Matt Radican on actually filming the Erdogan street team's skywriting geno-lie party. links: Baseball Crank storify by @Odd_Hack https://storify.com/Odd_Hack/baseba...

Episode 8- Children of Bruen feat. @ebruenig (5/1/16)

May 02, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Baseball crank, Baseball crank, Baseball crank, Baseball crank, Baseball crank, Baseball crank, NYPD Dad, Baseball crank, Baseball crank, Baseball crank. In episode 8, Matt, Will and Felix are joined by Elizabeth Bruenig to talk #NerdProm, The Innovation Party, and what the deal with God is? Then in the Chapo Reading Series we peruse "Strip Club Ennui" (http://thefederalist.com/2014/03/28/strip-club-ennui/) by The Federalist's Daniel Payne. LInks:

Episode 7- The Prince and the Egg: An Anil Dash Adventure (4/25/16)

April 25, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 157 MB

In a jam-packed episode 7, Matt, Felix and Will count down the top 40 most unbearable voices in the world and give the crown to Ben Shapiro, who is also confused by how public restrooms work. Then, the boyz break down the result of the NY State Primary and ponder whether the Sanders campaign offers any hope for the future or if we're all doomed. We also break down the Turkish government's and the Erdogan's Street Team's latest antics in the streets and skies of NYC. We follow up with Kev "Fa...

Episode 6- Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Development feat. @MattVBrady (4/18/16)

April 18, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 133 MB

In episode 6, Felix, Will, and Matt are joined by Matt "The Australian Plug" Brady (@MattVBrady) to call out snakes and haters like Steve Richter and DemocratMafia from the comment section of our Mediaite profile. (Our lawyers have been notified and we will sue all our haters into oblivion.) Then, we break down Zack Synder's magnum opus BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT. Topics include: why there was no 9/11 trigger warning in this movie, the incel/volcel analysis of superhe...

Episode 5 - What's So Civil About War, Anyway? feat. @Carlbeijer (4/10/16)

April 11, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 127 MB

In episode 5, Felix and Will go to the premiere of a television series, then Felix goes solo to a John Kasich event in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Then, we are joined by @CarlBeijer to game out the coming #tcot rebellion/Second Civil War and the possibility of the Rascal Scooter demographic waging a successful irregular war against the most powerful nation state in human history. We close out with a reading from friend of the show Kurt Schlichter and some "letters home" from the front lines. NOTE:...

Episode 4 - Bernie Blanco From The Bronx (4/3/16)

April 04, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 147 MB

On Episode 4 @willmenaker, @cushbomb and @ByYourLogic discuss: -Felix's on the ground reporting of the harassment he witnessed at the Bernie Sanders rally in the Bronx. -How Scalia's gorging saved public sector unionism in America -Donald Trump: The Abortion Punisher -Turkey's President Erdogan and his street team turn the Brookings Institute into his Trap House -Carl Diggler calls in to discuss EgyptAir hijacking and Cypriot family court. -Community-based pod-living experience -Jonathan Cha...

Episode 3 - Freeway Ross Douthat Sailboat Dope (3/27/16)

March 27, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

On our Easter/Purim Episode we're joined by Brendan James aka @deep_beige, media reporter for International Business Times to discuss his Hanni-date with Fox News' Sean Hannity, a man who loves hitting the heavy bag, working on his core and his new 10pm slot. Then we have a reading from Ross Douthat's 2005 book "Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class" where Ross relates a story about going on sailboat outing with a handsome older man. Brendan's Sean Hannity Profile: http:/...

Episode 2 - We Need to Talk About Kevin- aka Enta Tha Dungeon (3/19/16)

March 20, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

In episode 2 of CHAPO TRAP HOUSE... -Matt, Felix and Will talk about the end of everything fun in the 2016 election and the likely advent of Hell on Earth. -Matt goes to a Trump rally outside Cincinnati. -The National Review's Kevin D. Williamson tells poor white people to pull up their damn pants and other conservative strategies for reaching out to their inferiors. -Ben Shapiro leaves Breitbart and a "pro-Israel" robot harasses students at Brown. -We also break down the phenomenon that...

Episode 1 - THA SAGA BEGINS (3/12/16)

March 14, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

In the inaugural episode of the Chapo Trap House Podcast, Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic), Matt Christman (@Cushbomb), and Will Menaker (@willmenaker) discuss logical fallacies and take a sideways glance at a wacky week in US politics that saw Bernie win Michigan, Hillary support the Contras and Reagan's AIDS policies, and Trump getting kicked out of Chicago. We also game out the possible post politics career of Marco Rubio and pledge our support to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. All this plus much, mu...

Guests

James Adomian
6 Episodes
Matt Taibbi
3 Episodes
Naomi Klein
2 Episodes
Ryan Grim
2 Episodes
Alan Moore
1 Episode
Anil Dash
1 Episode
Barbara Ehrenreich
1 Episode
Bill Corbett
1 Episode
Catherine Liu
1 Episode
Glenn Greenwald
1 Episode
Jeremy Scahill
1 Episode
Michael Moore
1 Episode
Sarah Jones
1 Episode
Sebastian Gorka
1 Episode
Shane Bauer
1 Episode
Yanis Varoufakis
1 Episode

Books

The Parallax View
1 Episode

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