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Chapo Trap House

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757 Teaser - Enlightened Eric Adams

August 11, 2023 02:04 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MB

The boys discuss how Eric Adams deluge of lies are in fact a zen-like annihilation of self as New York’s Mayor ascends to a higher plane of being. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 11 - Cutthroat's Anthem: Hangin' with Hawks

August 09, 2023 18:44 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

A chance meeting of Will & Hesse at a screening in NYC brings you a special bonus episode of Movie Mindset. In lieu of covering this summer’s cinematic event of Barbie/Oppenheimer, we discuss two westerns by American movie master Howard Hawks: 1959’s Rio Bravo and 1966’s El Dorado. We examine the essential place of The Western in American consciousness, and how the western is essentially about taking a bath with the homies.

756 - Call Your Mother feat. Adam Friedland (8/8/23)

August 08, 2023 07:36 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Host of The Adam Friedland Show, Adam Friedland, returns to the show with a real alpha energy, asserting dominance of the podcast space with his new Talk Show Hosting kino. We discuss good food, old friends, work, war, being on the computer and much more. Subscribe to The Adam Friedland Show: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAdamFriedlandShow https://www.patreon.com/cumtown/posts CANADA: Toronto is basically sold out, but tickets still available for the Montreal show on Sat. Aug 19. https://www...

755 Teaser - Matt on Biden’s Weakness

August 04, 2023 16:38 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MB

Matt expounds on the relative weakness of Biden as a candidate, even after further Trump indictments. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

754 - Sugar Spotters feat. David J. Roth (7/31/23)

August 01, 2023 04:04 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

David J. Roth returns to break down the MLB’s new pitch clock rule, Shohei Ohtani’s amazing season, and the Mets terribl- no, we’re not doing a baseball ep! We’re getting David’s takes on DeSantis’ amazing fail record & disgusting personal habits, the relative retail political strength of the GOP bench, and our need for a new WPA to put conservatives to work creating Broadway 2. Find more David Roth over at https://defector.com/

753 Teaser - A Dog Called Battleship

July 28, 2023 05:52 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MB

We discuss Biden’s declining ability to control & name his dogs. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

752 - Guy Stuff (7/24/23)

July 25, 2023 02:30 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

We’re talking normal guy stuff today, from embracing bronze age masculinity from a certain Pervert, to new perversions from a certain modern masculinity advocate. Also on the docket: Israel loses the Times editorial board, and Matt & Felix are held accountable for their deep state ties and banana crimes. CANADA: Toronto is basically sold out, but tickets still available for the Montreal show on Sat. Aug 19. https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live

BONUS: Go Team Venture! feat. Doc Hammer & Jackson Publick

July 21, 2023 15:35 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB

Chris talks to the creators of The Venture Bros. about their new series-finale movie, and two decades of creating one of the best, funniest & most unique shows on TV. The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart is out on Digital today, 7/21, and coming to Blu-ray on 7/25. This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

751 Teaser - Trump Summons a Dybbuk

July 21, 2023 01:48 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MB

Ancient Israeli artifacts end up stolen at Mar-a-Lago. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

750 - Hungwy Man (7/17/23)

July 20, 2023 06:53 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Edit: sorry just realized this was accidentally set to "private" on soundcloud for two days and no one said anything about. rare "audience not complaining enough" moment. -cw We examine the continued agonies of Catturd, Charlie Kirk’s incompetent racism, RFK Jr’s donor fart party, and of course the quickly collapsing DeSantis campaign. Did DeSantis say “mmm…hungwy”? Well, empirically the answer is no, but spiritually the answer is yes. Tickets for our live shows in BOTH Montreal and Toronto...

749 Teaser - Jacques’ Secret Gumbo Recipe

July 14, 2023 20:32 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MB

Jacques shares his secret ingredient for real cajun Gumbo. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

748 - Slave Stealers, LLC (7/11/23)

July 11, 2023 19:47 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Our review of the feel-good sleeper indie hit of the summer, Astroid Cit- no, it's the new Jim Caviezel-starring anti-trafficking movie “The Sound of Freedom” Tickets for our live shows in BOTH Montreal and Toronto available here at https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live

747 Teaser - Eric Adams’ Lies

July 07, 2023 16:01 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MB

The boys discuss the increasingly complex and inexplicable lies of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

746 - Gordian, Not! (7/4/23)

July 05, 2023 05:37 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

Happy holiday weekend, sorry we’re a bit late. To give them credit, the dry boys actually rallied to record as usual on Monday, this time it’s Chris who’s been off grilling and chilling in the woods. Anyway, we’ve got takes on the recent Supreme Court rulings, Twitter’s continued degradation, and drama among the loser nerds behind the DeSantis campaign. Tickets for our live shows in BOTH Montreal and Toronto available here at https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live

745 Teaser - Doctors: Mississippi or Kazakhstan?

June 30, 2023 01:01 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MB

We discuss medical licensing as it relates to the proliferation of quack medicine, and the relatively low number of practicing doctors in the U.S. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 10 Teaser - The Red Circle

June 28, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MB

Will & Hesse describe the meeting of Corey and Vogel in Le cercle rouge. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

744 - People Who Died (6/26/23)

June 27, 2023 04:43 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB

The boys look at the Wagner Group failed(?) coup(??) of Russia(???) over the weekend(????). Then, some more on the submarine disaster, RFK Jr. and the people who believe current events as a factor of time’s linear progression are, in general, a “psyop”. TORONTO: tickets still available to our show there Thursday, August 17: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005ED4F0FB3932 Our friends Steven Donziger and Chris Smalls in association with Little Secret LA are going on tour this summer, find ...

743 Teaser - Pixar’s Sodas

June 23, 2023 15:43 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MB

Frustrated with the current state of popular film, the boys pitch “Pixar’s Sodas”. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 09 Teaser - Gene Hackman in Eureka

June 21, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MB

Will and Hesse discuss the transcendent sequence of Gene Hackman striking gold in Nicolas Roeg’s Eureka (1983). Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

742 - Sluts For Rudy (6/20/23)

June 21, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

We take some dirty talk tips from Rudy Giuliani’s emails; Consider our lost Submariners; Discuss RFK Jr.’s campaign requiring us to do homework; and imagine Ron DeSantis as one of Jesus’ disciples. NEW SHOW DATES! We will be in Canada this August: Thursday, August 17 - Toronto - Danforth Music Hall Saturday August 19 - Montreal - Corona Theater Tickets will be available for Patreon pre-order on Thursday, June 22nd and available for general public sale Friday, June 23rd. Watch for a Patreon...

741 Teaser - They Indicted Me!

June 16, 2023 16:33 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MB

We look at Trump’s response to his federal indictment, and how he still manages to outswag Ron Dion DeSantis. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 08 Teaser - The Sweet Smell of Success

June 14, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MB

Will and Hesse discuss Burt Lancaster in the 1957 classic The Sweet Smell of Success. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

740 - Crank About Creeping feat. Ben Terris (6/12/23)

June 13, 2023 14:52 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Today we’re joined by journalist Ben Terris, who’s been sort of shadow-programming the show recently with his pieces on Sean McElwee, Diane Feinstein’s staff, Tommy Tuberville’s advisors and questions about Tim Scott’s virginity. We discuss Trump’s federal indictment over the “boxes hoax,” and the growing feeling that ol’ Donny might possibly maybe finally be kind of fucked. Then we talk to Ben about his new book “The Big Break,” and learn more about all the McElwee-esque DC creeps, weirdos ...

739 Teaser - Hunter’s Lawyers

June 09, 2023 16:14 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MB

We discuss Hunter Biden’s relationship with his lawyers. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 07 Teaser - Talking Kurosawa's "Bright Future"

June 07, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MB

Will, Hesse and Brendan James discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2002 film Bright Future. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

738 - They Smile In Your Face feat. Corey Robin (6/5/23)

June 06, 2023 03:33 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Today we’re joined by Professor Corey Robin, author of "The Reactionary Mind" and "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas," for a conversation all about one of the most powerful reactionaries in the world: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. We discuss the origins and contours of his conservative ideology, and how they reflect the development of race, class, law, power, conservatism and liberalism over his lifetime. You can pick up "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas" here: https://us.macmillan.com/boo...

Movie Mindset 06 Teaser - Clint Eastwood's Sudden Impact

May 31, 2023 12:46 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MB

Will, Hesse and John Semley review Clint Eastwood’s 1983 Dirty Harry film Sudden Impact. Go ahead, make my day. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

736 - Work Will Set Your TV (5/30/23)

May 31, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

We take a look at Barack Obama’s new Netflix series “Working: What We Do All Day,” in which the former president examines the various trials, indignities and inequities of American work life and avoids asking: did I do that?

735 Teaser - Failure to Launch

May 26, 2023 14:30 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MB

We cover Ron DeSantis’ disastrous Twitter campaign launch. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 05 Teaser - Talkin' Altman

May 24, 2023 13:19 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MB

Will, Hesse and E1's Andrew Hudson discuss Robert Altman's 1971 revisionist Western classic “McCabe & Mrs. Miller.” Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

734 - I Feel Like White Gladis (5/23/23)

May 23, 2023 17:45 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

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-house

Movie Midset 04 Teaser - Invasion of The Body Snatchers

May 17, 2023 13:46 - 8 minutes - 7.33 MB

Will, Hesse and Dan Boeckner review 1956’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

732 - Marinating Melvin (5/15/23)

May 16, 2023 02:18 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

It’s Ted Lasso, folks! Yes, after many years of consternation around this show in the Discourse, many requests for review (and Will watching a bunch of that Good Doctor show and reporting back it was actually pretty ok), we decided to take a look at this footballing Yank and his relentless positivity. So, here’s our review of Ted Lasso and what it’s psychotic cheeriness says about TV and America.

731 Teaser - HE GOT OLDER

May 12, 2023 14:26 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MB

We discuss Biden’s age as a factor in the 2024 election. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

BONUS: What’s at Stake in the WGA Writers’ Strike

May 11, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Blake Masters (NOT THAT ONE, Blake is the creator of Showtime’s Brotherhood, and writer for Rubicon, Law & Order: LA, and Falling Water among many other shows) joins us to discuss the ongoing WGA writers’ strike. Will and Blake touch on the transforming landscape of Television, fair compensation in the age of streaming, standing creative professionals’ ground against AI, and how entertainment unions fit into the larger world of American organized labor. And also, how all TV writing eventually...

Movie Mindset 03 Teaser - Double Indemnity

May 10, 2023 13:41 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MB

Enjoy the first 6 minutes of Will and Hesse's review of Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944). Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

730 - The Man Who Would Be King (5/8/23)

May 09, 2023 02:58 - 1 hour - 79.1 MB

We cover some breaking 17th century news and look at the race car driving heir to the House of Habsburg, as well as the coronation of King Charles III, for a little modern-day Hell on Earth. Then, keeping with the theme of gratuitous puff-pieces in the Times, we look at “Liz” Holmes attempt to rebrand herself as a gee-shucks everyday mom and family woman ahead of her sentencing for medical fraud. Finally, we catch up on the ever-mounting corruption in the Supreme Court, and what our elected o...

729 Teaser - Subway Killing Reactions

May 05, 2023 14:49 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MB

We discuss responses to the killing of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway, including the complete absence of any realistic state responsibility to address the intersecting and accelerating crises involved. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes. www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 02 Teaser - Angel Heart

May 03, 2023 14:58 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MB

Enjoy the first 10 minutes of Movie Mindset episode 2. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

728 - Mighty Men (5/1/23)

May 02, 2023 02:15 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

We plan out what builds we’re going with using items from King Charles’ upcoming coronation. Then, we compare and contrast visions of masculinity within the Republican party using the models presented by Donald Trump and Josh Hawley, and start forecasting what the Trump v. Biden match-up might look like. Plus, we’ve got new Epstein revelations, and an update on a classic bit of William F. Buckley lore. New merch now available here: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-house Hell on Earth...

727 Teaser - Guantanamo Ron

May 01, 2023 14:47 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MB

727 Teaser - Guantanamo Ron We look at Ron DeSantis’ freakout when asked about his history administering Guantanamo Bay’s torture program. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Movie Mindset 01 - Tony Vision

April 27, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours - 124 MB

Welcome to Movie Mindset! In this inaugural episode, Will and Hesse guide you through two of the collaborations between director Tony Scott and star Denzel Washington, Man on Fire (2004) & Deja Vu (2006). Join us as the ultimate auteur of the action-thriller meets the ultimate American leading man in these two propulsive explorations of justice, time, duty, depression, vengeance, destiny and sick-ass explosions. This first episode of Movie Mindset is available for free anywhere you get podca...

726 - Cruising feat. Lauren Oyler (4/24/23)

April 25, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 61 MB

We’re joined by author Lauren Oyler to discuss her new Harper’s article about her experience going on a cruise centered around Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP brand. We discuss performative crying, serial killer branded work-outs, vagina-themed everything, and selling self-actualization. Then, we catch up on an eventful few days in the media, with Musk’s Twitter checkpocalypse, and Tucker & Don Lemon getting the axe at Fox & CNN respectively.

725 Teaser - Soda Court

April 21, 2023 15:02 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MB

We talk to beverage journalist Dave Infante about Bang! Energy’s wacky CEO Jack Owoc, and the rise of sodas intended to purify your mind on the market. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

724 - Pipe Lines....Blow Awaaaaay feat. How to Blow Up A Pipeline (4/17/23)

April 18, 2023 01:22 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

We’re joined by the creative team behind the new film How To Blow Up A Pipeline (director Daniel Goldhaber, co-writer/producer/star Ariela Barer, co-writer/producer Jordan Sjol & producer/editor Dan Garber) to discuss their work on the movie. Will talks to the crew about adapting the non-fiction book to narrative film, developing characters’ sense of political motivation, the value and nature of propaganda, and of course, bombs. Then, Felix and Matt join back up to look at Biden’s recent tr...

723 Teaser - Discord Uncle Gap

April 14, 2023 15:22 - 4 minutes - 3.67 MB

On our nation’s vulnerable teens receiving questionable Uncle-guidance (and military intelligence) through Discord leaks. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

722 - Night At The Museum 2: Battle for Camp Gettintop (4/10/23)

April 11, 2023 02:35 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

New details about Clarence Thomas’ billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow keep coming to light, forcing us to contemplate new questions like: What do Lenin, Mao and Hagrid’s Hut have in common? And, do Hitler’s napkins force us to confront the evil in the hearts of men? We contemplate this plus: DeSantis flails, Kanye’s school has no stairs, and the Dalai Lama sucks tongue. All this and more on today’s ep. Should be a few tickets left for the late show of our screening of John Carpenter’s “In Th...

721 Teaser - Catholic Cemetery Magazine

April 07, 2023 14:17 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MB

We dig into one of the key sources for the Clarence Thomas corruption story. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

720 - The Demon Way in Hell feat. @ettingermentum (4/4/23)

April 04, 2023 17:29 - 1 hour - 61 MB

We’re joined by wonk whiz-kid @ettingermentum to discuss some of his recent elections analysis. We take a look at how today’s arraignment might affect Trump’s 2024 outlook, the electoral history of transphobia for the GOP, and analyze the art of losing from some recent Democratic stars. Follow @ettingermentum on Twitter And subscribe to his very good Substack here: https://ettingermentum.substack.com/ And keep an eye out for his livestreams at: http://twitch.tv/zevonmentum NYC! We are doing...

719 Teaser - Trump Indicted

March 31, 2023 01:06 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MB

Part of our live reactions to the breaking news of Donald Trump’s indictment. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

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

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The Parallax View
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