88. How does it feel?
Notes on a miracle. For twice the feature episodes and regular mini eps and to not miss out on the future, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on socials @filthyarmenian
Nov 08, 2024•19 min
Filthy Armenian Adventures
FILTHY ARMENIAN ADVENTURES is a travel agency for the soul that takes you all over the map of our cultural apocalypse and deep into its most forbidden and forgotten territories, where the Santa Ana Winds are always blowing and all guests are dared to abandon their masks...
Subscribe to the show on Patreon get 2x the adventures, including the most intimate and scandalous ones, plus 10+ monthly Smoke Break mini-eps on topics of the day, and priority to live events.
Created and hosted by Alec Mouhibian.
Society & Culture
arrow_drop_down
Add optional categories
Note: Apple Podcasts only recognizes the first category and subcategory.
Podcast logo *
(jpg or png)
newimage.jpg
arrow_drop_down
Select image
Apple Podcasts Requirement: Artwork must be a minimum size of 1400 x 1400 pixels and a maximum size of 3000 x 3000 pixels, in JPEG or PNG format.
Highly recommended: Include a show title, brand, or source name as part of your podcast artwork.
More Options keyboard_arrow_down
Update Options
Podbean.com
Copyright © Podbean.com 2024. All Rights Reserved.
Last refreshed: ⓘ
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episodes
Smoke Break: Charismala / RFK / J.D. Vance / Arnold's Disgrace
Election Day is upon us, so here is a sampler of political Smoke Break mini-eps from the last few months about some key characters on that stage. If you want to be several steps ahead of the zeitgeist, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for access to these brief, intimate voice letters, as well as twice as many feature-length adventures available only to the enlightened patrons of this show. Thank you for listening, and God Bless America
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 29 min
87. Hillbilly Elegy w/ Cara Cunningham
Appalachian icon Cara Cunningham ("Leave Britney Alone") returns to analyze the story of J.D. Vance, the crises of the land he comes from, the powers and limits of the Mamaw State, and the choice America faces this November. For the full 2 hour episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian. You'll get access to twice as many adventures (including Cara's first appearance, in FAA 70) plus regular smoke break mini-eps on topics of the day. Reviewed in this ep: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D....
Oct 21, 2024•51 min
86. Lunch at Philippe's w/ Jared Klickstein
After a reunion tour of Skid Row, Jared and I dip into the place that invented the French Dip Sandwich -- but how? -- to break bread and reflect on the politics of addiction, free will, and determinism. Location: Philippe's The Original Jared Klickstein is the author of Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian -- and please rate and review if you like what you hear...
Oct 14, 2024•16 min
85. Escaping Skid Row w/ Jared Klickstein
A walking tour of America's most notorious rock bottom junkie town with a man who lived there, almost died there, and miraculously escaped...but how? Jared Klickstein is the author of Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime For twice as many adventures and regular smoke break mini-eps on topics of the day, join the enlightened society of rug merchants who subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian and than...
Oct 03, 2024•2 hr 3 min
84. Nighthawks 2: Something Was Off w/ Drew Bratcher
An editor dies, but a painting comes to life, as I ask the most faithful man I met in Washington how he came to know God at such a young age. For the full 3 hr adventure, and access to all premium episodes and "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Drew Bratcher is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville Follow him on insta @drewbratcher_writer Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Thank you for listening...
Sep 25, 2024•11 min
83. Nighthawks w/ Drew Bratcher
In the presence of America's most beguiling depiction of loneliness, I reunite with the one faithful man who helped me survive the horrors of Washington D.C. -- fourteen years after we last met. Drew Bratcher is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville Location: Art Institute of Chicago For part twice as many feature adventures, plus regular smoke break mini eps on topics of the day, support our mission by subscribing at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmeni...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 22 min
82. True Detective: Ten Years Later
My opening monologue to a magical evening in Austin, Texas honoring Nic Pizzolatto and True Detective on its decade anniversary. For the full video conversation and Q&A with Nic, Jack Mason , and the ladies of Temple of Friendship , and a performance by Nic's wife Suzanne Santo, visit Temple of Friendship's patreon . The live event occurred on June 29. And to support this show, access twice as many adventures plus regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day (recently including a revi...
Sep 03, 2024•20 min
81. The Speechwriter w/ Ken Khachigian
Ronald Reagan's chief speechwriter and the one advisor who counseled Nixon NOT to resign joins me for a conversation on the secret connection between the two men, the nature of political messaging, The Swamp, and the history-making scenes and secrets revealed in his new memoir Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Nixon and Reagan . For twice as many episodes, plus regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filth...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 42 min
80. The Hollywood Bowl (feat. Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson)
A concert adventure with Bob and Willie under the concentric arches of the historic amphitheater "where summer is forever." For the full 2+ hour episode -- plus double the adventures and regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on x/insta @filthyarmenian
Aug 09, 2024•29 min
79. F I G H T
An undecided voter describes his creepy, weird transformation upon the shooting of Donald J. Trump. Guest starring Nic Dollinger of The Beautiful Toilet and Maryland Free Press For double the adventures (including the most intimate ones) plus regular Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian...
Jul 30, 2024•3 hr 21 min
78. French Erections
Bonjour based department: a French politician hops on the air to explain everything we need to know about the political situation in France, the new male sex symbol on the French right, Houellebecq going mask off since being snubbed by the Nobel, and more. For twice as many adventures plus regular Smoke Break mini-eps on topics and media of the day, subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian...
Jul 12, 2024•2 hr 47 min
77. Pascal's Wager
Making our way through an existential crisis with a little help from the genius who tried to prove the existence of God. Some say he failed. You decide. Recommended reading: Blaise Pascal's Penseés With Connor For the full 3 hour episode, and over twice as many adventures plus patron-exclusive Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian...
Jul 07, 2024•58 min
76. Can a Movie Be Evil? w/ Adam Lehrer
ALPHA DOG (Nick Cassavetes, 2006) and BULLY (Larry Clark, 2001) are two crime dramas based on real teen murders -- but only one of them inspired an even worse crime of its own. Botched chad Adam Lehrer joins me to investigate this case of entertainment vs art. For the full episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Adam is the author of Safety Propaganda and host of System of Systems Follow us on X/insta @filthyrmenian and follow Adam @safetypropagan1 If you enjoy what you hear...
Jun 26, 2024•58 min
75. Our Twisted World: Rodger & Me in Isla Vista 2
All children, except one, grow up. On the 10th anniversary of the crime that vanquished Neverland, a Chill Detective and I analyze the unanswered questions of My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger, and attempt to restore at least the memory of the paradise he destroyed... For the full 3 hour episode -- plus twice as many adventures overall, and a dozen "smoke break" mini episodes per month -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian...
Jun 14, 2024•56 min
74. Rodger & Me in Isla Vista
On the ten year anniversary of his "Day of Retribution," I trace Elliot Rodger's footsteps at the beautiful college town of Isla Vista Santa Barbara, where I spent my first two years of college in a different kind of incel splendor. Part 1 of 2. For the sequel, twice as many adventures overall, plus a dozen monthly "smoke break" mini eps, join the supreme gentlemen and ladies who subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Smoke Break: Lost O.J. / Curb Your Enthusiasm / The Fake Bigot
Three mini episodes from a new regular feature available to Patreon subscribers since December. My history with O.J. Simpson, my review of Curb Your Enthusiasm and its final season, and the online right's answer to the fake humanitarian. For 10+ of these a month, plus over twice as many feature episodes, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Thanks for listening! @filthyarmenian
May 29, 2024•55 min
73. The Secret of New Orleans
Jazz, beignets, red robin filets, a liberal vampire and a hunt for the four-word secret of New Orleans... For the full 2.5 hour adventure -- plus twice as many episodes and a dozen "smoke break" mini eps per month -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian
May 15, 2024•50 min
72. Sailer on the Green
Through the driving range, along the greenway, and beside the L.A. River -- a long hello to the life and times of Steve Sailer, the forbidden figure and famous shamus of the San Fernando Valley. Including how he became who he is, the art of noticing, and why America needs more sex drugs and rock n' roll. Buy Sailer's excellent new book Noticing, out now from Passage Press. For two secret chapters from this adventure, over twice as many episodes and regular "smoke break" mini eps, subscribe to th...
Apr 25, 2024•2 hr 45 min
Smoke Break: The Zone of Interest / The Curse / True Detective: Women Talking
Three mini episodes from a new regular feature available to Patreon subscribers since December. These are "lived-in" reviews of the Oscar winning travesty Zone of Interest, Nathan Fielder's show The Curse, and the latest season of True Detective. For 10+ of these a month, plus over twice as many feature episodes, subscribe to he show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Thanks for listening! @filthyarmenian
Apr 10, 2024•54 min
71. Dom Top Society with Cara Cunningham
How did Cara Cunningham -- who, as "Chris Crocker," became an internet folk hero for urging the world to leave Britney alone -- find her way through MySpace stardom, gay porn, and Canceled Bitch Island to the hallowed Paglian enclave of free women, free men? We discuss. For the full 2.5 hour episode -- plus over twice the adventures and regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X and insta @filthyarmenian Please spread...
Apr 05, 2024•55 min
70. Capote vs. Capote (w/ Jack Mason, Adam Lehrer, Zach Langley)
"All literature is gossip." A dish-fest on the rise and fall of Truman Capote, the acid fairy of American letters, and the elephant in the closet. With Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist , Adam Lehrer of Safety Propaganda , and Zach Langley of I'm So Popular For full 3 hour episode -- and twice as many adventures, plus regular mini "smoke break" eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian With commentary on Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, In Cold Blood, Conversations with Truman Ca...
Mar 25, 2024•56 min
69. Loving Las Vegas (w/ Curtis Yarvin, Delicious Tacos, and more)
At the penthouse ballroom of the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, I invite Curtis Yarvin , Delicious Tacos , Astral Flight, Mommy Milkers , Catherine , Vera, Isaac Simpson , Matt Pegan , Garin and everyone else to love Las Vegas, if only for a night. For the full 1.5 hour episode, twice as many feature adventures, and regular "smoke break" mini eps, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Thank you for listening...
Mar 16, 2024•17 min
68. The Girl from Baku
How do you grow up in a country where everyone wants you dead -- and escape with the help of Pasolini and Brando? Monica ( Temple of Friendship ) tells her story. Reprised with a new intro, in light of recent triumphs and tragedies. For twice as many adventures (including the most intimate and scandalous ones) and 10+ "smoke break" mini episodes a month, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us @filthyarmenian...
Mar 01, 2024•2 hr 39 min
67. Fashion Balls (w/ Elena Velez)
A dream remembered. Designer Elena Velez discusses the math and aftermath of "Tomorrow Is Another Day," her bombshell Gone With the Wind-themed salon that toppled the media mannequins at NYC fashion week, the cold civil war, and the battle for artistic freedom. To support the show and get access to twice as many adventures, plus several intimate "smoke break" mini eps each week (including a real time reaction from the salon) on topics and media of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/fi...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 57 min
66. The Birds (w/ Jack Mason)
Before they canceled him, Alfred Hitchcock made a movie about "the birds." Before they canceled her, Camille Paglia wrote an entire book about THE BIRDS. Here's why both are so prophetic of our henpecked times. A gull session with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist on two monumental figures in the Filthy Armenian landscape. For the full 2.45 hour episode -- plus twice as many adventures overall, and regular exclusive "Smoke Break" mini eps on show, movies, and topics of the day -- subscribe t...
Feb 12, 2024•59 min
65. "Socialism" and Orwell in Barcelona
There is daytime socialism. And there is nighttime socialism. George Orwell narrates a long summer night in Barcelona where a friend and I pursue a very different, but not entirely different, dream than the one that falls to pieces in HOMAGE TO CATALONIA. For the full 2.5 hour episode -- and over twice as many adventures as well as exclusive daily "smoke break" mini eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Please rate and review wherever you...
Feb 03, 2024•27 min
64. The Truth About Alec Baldwin
Addressing the "curse" of Alec Baldwin Derangement Syndrome. For twice as many adventures plus regular bite-size "smoke breaks" and heads up on next live event, subscribe to the.show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insga @filthyarmenian Take moment to review and rate the show wherever you listen, it helps.
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 3 min
63. An Encounter with the Enemy at Taix
The Mormon has gone clean, but his newfound inner peace meets a challenge in our return to L.A.'s oldest purveyor of soup... To follow the full twisted adventure, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for over twice as many episodes. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen, and follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian
Jan 18, 2024•2 hr 42 min
62. White Christmas - Live (w/ Richard Hanania, Jack Mason, Ben Braddock)
On January 6, in front of packed house at the Adventurer's Club Los Angeles (est. 1921), we perform a surrogate rebirth of the spirit of Christmas. With Richard Hanania , Jack Mason ( The Perfume Nationalist ), Ben Braddock , DJ Gum Arabic, and Santa Claus. For the full 2.5 hour episode -- and twice as many adventures overall, plus regular bite size "smoke break" eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Please rate and review where you liste...
Jan 15, 2024•35 min
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android