Our good friends Liz and Brace of TrueAnon stop by to help us send off The Year of the Smile. We discuss their mini-series on Synanon, a substance rehabilitation program turned violent cult, and how it relates to all sorts of American phenomenon: from 1950s acid tests to the modern Troubled Teen Industry. We also discuss the state of our collapsing tech/media infrastructure, the Epstein case, and why the government should begin issuing quests to citizens. Check out TrueAnons excellent miniseries...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The gang looks at Trumps new line of NFT trading cards. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Dec 16, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast We review the year in Podcasts, according to the New York Times. Then, Sinema flips, the Young Republicans present the Allen Dulles award, and the CIA has a mental wellness problem. Finally, some movie mindset recommendations for your holiday season. Hell on Earth launch show/party @ Littlefield 1/20/23, tickets here: https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=479703214227 Matt w/ Talking Simpsons podcast, Live at SF Sketchfest, 1/25/23, tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-simps...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The crew discusses the recent attempt from a German Qanon-affiliated group to overthrow the German government and install Heinrich XIII Prince of Reuss as kaiser. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Dec 09, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our old friend Elon Musk* calls in to give us some updates on company policy and future projects from Twitter HQ. Then were joined by Ryan Broderick, author of the Garbage Day newsletter, to discuss all things online, from the woes of politicized moderation, to a future without Twitter, to the many ethical & technological horrors presented by new AI technology. Find Ryans great newsletter about the Internet here: https://www.garbageday.email/ *James Adomian
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will talks to Ross Grooters, co-chair of Railroad Workers United, Deven Mantz of BMWED Teamsters, and Jonah Furman of Labor Notes about the tentative agreement being forced on railroad workers, the demands of the unions, and where organizing goes from here. Visit www.railroadworkersunited.org to support the union.
Dec 04, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben McKenzie stops by to talk Crypto, and the boys reflect on old billionaire philanthropy vs. modern billionaire philanthropy. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Dec 02, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast We start off with some Law & Order: SVU talk that flows into a discussion of crime paranoia that cost the Democrats the house in suburban Long Island. Then, Americas epidemic of loneliness and corrupt hustlers trying to scam people into unnecessary for-profit hospice care. Grim! So we lighten up the back half of the ep with some more listener questions.
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast We catch up with World Cup news, engage in some vile orientalism about Qatar, and take a look at American colleges and universities partnering with gambling sites to wring some more profit out of their students and sports programs. Then, an in-depth reading series on a Peter Thiel-aligned movement of eugenics, biological optimization, secular Calvinism, and more dubious effective altruism, all wrapped up in one couple and their plans to out-breed the world. Find all of the programming and subscr...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hinge Points is back for a new season, baby! This first ep is free, but expect new episodes for the next 5 Thursdays, only at patreon.com/chapotraphouse. Matt and Danny Bessner (from American Prestige) invite Chris to discuss the question: What if Doggerland (the area of land between Britain and France) was never filled in with water?
Nov 17, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Coming Jan 11th from Chapo Trap House: HELL ON EARTH: The Thirty Years War & The Violent Birth of Capitalism In this special preview mini-sode, Matt and Chris discuss their new history podcast series, coming soon exclusively on patreon.com/chapotraphouse.
Nov 17, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Weve got more midterms wrap up as Dems clinch the senate, Kari Lake goes down in Arizona, and Blake Masters school shooter campaign ads resurface. Then, we round up the first few weeks of Elons Twitter takeover and the FTX collapse, two more massive frauds of the billionaire class apparently destined for self-destruction. Finally, a eulogy for one of the Grand Broads of conservative media.
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the wake of the 22 midterms, the boys look at the prospects of Trump v. DeSantis as the future of the GOP. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Nov 11, 2022•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Were joined by QAnon Anonymous Julian Feeld & Annie Kelly to discuss their new miniseries MANCLAN, covering online masculinity influencers. Julian and Annies series pulls together a lot of threads weve been discussing lately including loneliness, the rightwing grip on manliness, bizarre male diet trends, the new age-ification of online reactionaries and much more. You can subscribe to Qanon Anonymous to get Manclan and all their premium content here: https://www.patreon.com/qanonanonymous
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its the end of another tour, so were once again turning to the phone lines for a Chapo call-in show. So, thanks for the questions, enjoy the answers. And a special thanks to everyone who came out to these live shows, they were some of our best ever. Well probably do more calls in the future now that we have an easy method for cataloguing and searching calls, so feel free to send in more under-30-second audio recording questions to calls@chapotraphouse.com
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its Halloween season so were taking a look at the increasing amount terror many Americans are now experiencing previously-benign concepts like school and voting. We also take a look at the retvrn type traditionalists, and how the fantasy of what they want to retvrn to so badly keeps getting more and more recent. We are going to do a CALL-IN show in the next week or so. Email us an audio question of NO LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS to calls@chapotraphouse.com by end of day 10/25/22 and we may answer it ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a look at the panic over fentanyl in Halloween candy. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Oct 21, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Were 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. Last chance to catch us live this year at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale on 10/30: https:...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is about Kanyes continued right turn/presidential ambitions, but we get to everything from American food culture to failed conservative banking schemes to Gambo to dybbuks. Freewheeling as they might say. Thanks to all who came out to the L.A. show, still spots open in NYC and Florida, these shows have been hot, hot, hot! Come thru: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a semi-sequel to the classic movie ep on Patriots Day (CTH083), the gang takes a look at Peter Bergs 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. L.A.: Our live show is THIS SATURDAY, 10/8/22 at The Theater at the Ace Hotel. We are going to do a limited ticket giveaway on Patreon and on twitter this Wednesday (10/5/22). Details posted to Patreon ...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chapo goes to Hell and meets the various denizens there: Satan Hitler LaVey Hitchens Featuring: Henry Zebrowski, Derek & @Dril, James Adomian. Dates & Tickets to all our upcoming shows: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live And of course, links to our new merch: https://chapotraphouse.shop/
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Matt lays out how institutional Republicans will overcome Peter Thiels goons and courtiers. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Sep 24, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Tom Myers stops by the pod to discuss the news of the day, including Ron DeSantis immigrant trafficking stunt, Lindsay Grahams proposed federal 15 week abortion ban, Brett Favres Mississippi welfare fraud, and an important new scientific discovery. Check out Toms pod Tom Myers vs. The Rest of the World here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-myers-vs-the-rest-of-the-world/id1538275781 Dates & Tickets to all our upcoming shows: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live And of course, l...
Sep 20, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Katherine Krueger joins the boys to discuss Hillary and Chelsea Clintons new AppleTV series Gutsy. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Sep 16, 2022•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will and Chris host a round table of three organizers from across the country fighting to unionize Starbucks: Vic from Buffalo, Alisha from Oklahoma City, and Quentin from Portland, OR. They discuss the progress theyve made at their respective locations, how they achieved it, and where they hope to go from there. We also discuss Starbucks retaliation methods (ranging from buffoonish to insidious), various legal challenges theyve faced, and building bonds across the labor movement. Also, the most...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The boys start with a roundtable discussion of 9/11 and modern fashion trends. Then, we take a look at the New York Times new in-depth reporting on Yeshiva schools in NYC failing to teach children basic skills, and how that relates to the state & purpose of public education in general. Finally, Will has sourced an exquisite reading series on the passing of the Queen by Chicagos own Jon Kass. Dates & Tickets to all our upcoming shows: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live And of course, links to ou...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast We review My Son Hunter, and discuss the conservative need to jam every issue theyre mad about into their movies. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Sep 09, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Contained within: Joe Bidens red light speech, Donald Trumps Special Master, another new British PM, Pope fights the Catholic Deep State, French president sex gossip, Rick Scott blows election fund, Keffals vs. Kiwi Farms, and more! Dates & Tickets to all our upcoming shows: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live And of course, links to our new merch: https://chapotraphouse.shop/
Sep 07, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will and The War Nerd aka John Dolan reflect on the non-story of Afghanistan one year out from Bidens withdrawal. Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Sep 02, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast We start off the ep with some Movie Mindset interrogation of Felixs current viewing habits. Then, a look at a re-energized Joe Biden and the outlook of both the Dems and Republicans as we round the home stretch into the midterms. Then, we finally address a bit of pressing international news weve been neglecting, namely, if the Finnish PM is cool or nah. If you are listening to this podcast you are legally required to come to our live shows: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/live And purchase our ne...
Aug 30, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
