Felix documents the rise of future Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in this preview clip from episode 2 of his... more

Defector’s David Roth is back on the pod. We start with his write up of the recent drone scare over... more

In a new series by Felix, Josh (@ettingermentum), and Spencer, we ask: how did the Republican Party, once the dominant... more

We catch up briefly on news around the arrest of the alleged UHC CEO assassin. Then, journalist and musician Jael... more

We do the work of having conversations and connecting to people by reviewing last week’s Pod Save America episode featuring... more

Journalist Moe Tkacik joins us to look at a number of issues she’s reported on recently. Starting with the alarming... more

We review the various freaks, toadies, goons, and TV personalities that Trump has tapped to build his second cabinet, and... more

We start off with some Monkey News, then continue our post-mortem on the 2024 election. Does America have a Boy... more

We have always lived in The Zone. We take in the stunning re-election of Donald Trump, the manifest failure of... more

We’re joined by Charles, Alex & Andrew from Episode 1 for a night of Election-themed spoofs and goofs live at... more

[Note: these Movie Mindset Horrortober Season 1 episodes were already unlocked for free this year over on the Patreon feed,... more

Chapo elections unit Dave Weigel and Josh “Ettingermentum” return for one last check-in on the state of the 2024 US... more

[Note: these Movie Mindset Horrortober Season 1 episodes were already unlocked for free this year over on the Patreon feed,... more

Journalist Max Read joins us to discuss his new piece on the proliferation of “AI Slop”: unwanted, low quality, often... more

[Note: these Movie Mindset Horrortober Season 1 episodes were already unlocked for free this year over on the Patreon feed,... more

[Note: these Movie Mindset Horrortober Season 1 episodes were already unlocked for free this year over on the Patreon feed,... more

We start today with Alex and Felix explaining a notoriously filthy video game streamer and his repellent political views/personal hygiene... more

It’s been one year since 10/7, so we discuss a bit of what’s changed - if anything - in perception... more

Alex joins us to go in on now-indicted Mayor Eric Adams. We go through the many hilarious details of the... more

BLOWBACK’s Brendan & Noah return to the show. We start off today’s show discussing Israel’s massive escalation into Lebanon, and... more

Journalists Christopher Robbins & Katie Way from the independent outlet Hellgate return to the show to help update us on... more

Ben & Matt of the JUSTICE WARRIORS comic series join us this week. We look at the SECOND Trump assassination... more

Will, Felix & David Roth review Trump’s masterful rhetorica gambits from Tuesday night’s debate with Kamala Harris. Subscribe today for access... more

Derek & Danny of the American Prestige podcast join us to review the new film Reagan. Can a film that... more

Long time friend of the show James Adomian stops by to catch up on some news, including the conservative rumor... more

The Chapo 2024 Elections team returns to the pod to look at the state of the presidential race post-Democratic National... more

Alex back on the pod today as we touch briefly on cranks from the past and Ye’s nitrous fixation. Then,... more

Dan Boeckner recounts the saga of Canadian journalist being “elicited” by a nice Chinese man and his wife. Subscribe today for... more

We’re joined by video doc king Jon Bois to discuss some of his recent projects with Secret Base, specifically REFORM!,... more

The Washington Post’s Jeff Stein stops by to discuss his extensive new piece investigating the ever-ballooning U.S. international sanctions regime.... more

Will, Felix & Séamus discuss western reporting on recent “unrest” in Israel that tries very hard to elide the root... more

Felix and Alex provide some Olympics commentary by reviewing the last few Assassin’s Creed games. Plus, a return of our... more

Will, Felix & Kath discuss the moral imperative of Gaza with a new Kamala candidacy. Subscribe today for access to the... more

We’re joined by streamer Hasan Piker for an honestly unprecedented news round-up. Joe Biden is OUT of the Presidential race... more

I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND THEY SHOT AT ME! Kath joins us today to review a somewhat eventful week, from... more

We’re joined by Ryan Grim & Jeremy Scahill of the NEW independent journalism venture Drop Site News. We look at... more

As a special endcap to this season of Movie Mindset, Will, Hesse & Chris interview the director of Repo Man,... more

Last week’s stunningly bad debate and a few shocking Supreme Court rulings have rapidly taken the 2024 Presidential Race into... more

Will talks to musician and climate journalist Jael Holzman (Ekko Astral, Heatmap News) about her experience as a congressional reporter... more

We’re joined by journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous and filmmaker Kavitha Chekuru to discuss their new film The Night Won’t End:... more

Featured player Alex Nichols returns to look at the creeping criminalization of the “edgar” haircut in Tekkkxas, the jomney sun-ization... more

We talk to Lance Oppenheim, director of Ren Faire, the new docu-series on HBO. Ren Faire looks at the drama... more

Last week, we looked at Trump’s felony convictions and the various weaknesses that brings his campaign. This week, we turn... more

We have Alex on today to first and foremost look at newly released soda rankings. Then, we catch up on... more

Chief Chapo foreign correspondent returns to take us around the wide world of conflict. We get an update on the... more

We sit down with Mike Cheslik, the director of the new(ish) silent comedy action farce Hundreds of Beavers. We discuss... more

The Pendejo boys are back ostensibly to cover some new Greg Abbott shenanigans out of Texas, but we also look... more

Alex is on today as we catch up with the weekend’s drama over the 2024 Eurovision song contest and ask... more

We’re joined by a former university administrator (who prefers to remain anonymous, though we have reviewed and verified their credentials)... more

Will talks to Anny Viloria Winnett, a UAW 4811 ASE Trustee, Graduate Student Worker at the UCLA School of Public... more

Tom, Tarence and (welcome to the show!) Aaron from the Trillbillies join us for another week of horror and spectacle... more

Will & Hesse talk to Radu Jude, the director of the new comedy feature Do Not Expect Too Much from... more

Alex joins us again to catch up on the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests and the range of responses to them, from... more

Welcome to Movie Mindset season 2! Will & Hesse look at two films somewhat bookending the career of the great... more

Will interviews Basil Zacharia Rodriguez, an activist and student at Columbia University involved with Columbia Justice in Palestine (SJP) and... more

Alex is back on with us today to catch up on MMA libertarians, bad DJs, and a rudely interrupted Billy... more

Will, Felix and Amber are here to look at a startling rise in assault in Gay City. Then, a more... more

Will, Felix and Amber dish on the news of the day, including the resurgence of Havana Syndrome, Erdoğan’s historic losses... more

Alex is back to look at a number of topics including: Putin’s ancient vault, the Brain podcast sex freak, UN... more

Episode 1 and Fortune Kit’s Charles stops by the show today to look at a few real life individuals who... more

We catch up on the biggest winners, losers, snubs and looks of the Illuminati Humiliation Ritual commonly known as the... more

Will and Hesse review the top films of 2023 in this special Movie Mindset Oscars Preview. We go through the... more

Organizers Layla Elabed and Waleed Shahid join us to discuss their recent successes with the movement to vote uncommitted against... more

Contributing editor for the New Republic and columnist for The Guardian Osita Nwanevu returns to the show. We look at... more

Blowback’s Noah Kulwin joins Will in talking to filmmakers Christian Hansen and Zachary Treitz about their new Netflix series “American... more

Alex joins us once again to look at the news of the day, starting with a more serious look at... more

Friend of the show & tech journalist Ed Zitron stops by to check in on the state of the internet.... more

We give our annual post-Super Bowl report rating the spectacle and the ads, including the increasing, and increasingly funny, conservative... more

Today, executive director of the Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah joins us to discuss the war in Palestine. We cover recent... more

Caleb, Patrick and Cameron of Pod About List stop by to take a look at the lighter side of news.... more

Jake and Thomas from Pendejo Time join us to look at this year’s scuffle at the Texas border, and the... more

Alex Nichols a.k.a. @Lowenaffchen joins us to look at a series of certified Good Mental Moments from our top politicians.... more

EDIT: Original file of this episode contained some muted audio clips. File is now fixed, redownload to correct. We start off... more

Well, here we are, Iowa Caucus day 2024. Considering we all took several points of permanent sanity damage this time... more

Ryan Grim shares an anecdote about democratic congressman and party hatchet-man Josh Gottheimer from his new book on The Squad. Subscribe... more

We had some other news items to discuss, but the bulk of this episode is taken up with one piece... more

Will and guest Séamus Malekafzali discuss the Houthi Red Sea blockade. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and... more

Stavvy baby joins us to ring in the New Year with some talk on Christmas gift-giving, review some recent comedic... more

Ben and Hesse from Seeking Derrangements stop by to cover a slew of gay-related news stories, from gay sex in... more

After a last minute guest cancelation leaves Will in a tight spot, Hesse Deni from Seeking Derangements and Movie Mindset... more

TrueAnon’s Liz Franczak helps us look at this week’s GOP debate, the candidates’ pandering to the weirdest freaks in their... more

Felix is joined by Stef aka @iwrite4jacobin to discuss his investigation into Argentina’s AMIA bombing. The 1994 bombing of a... more

Sports journalist Karim Zidan returns to the show to catch up with Felix about the world of combat sports and... more

TrueAnon’s Brace Belden returns to the show as the crew continues discussing the war in Palestine. We look at Israel’s... more

Matt begins his series on the Spanish Civil War with the wave of anti-clerical violence that engulfed the nation at... more

To celebrate Joe Biden’s 81st birthday, we’re joined by Delaware state representative Madinah Wilson-Anton to dish about all things Delaware.... more

Mark Ames recounts the absurd lengths the ADL went to spying on U.S. citizens on behalf of foreign regimes, including... more

Will, Felix and Amber pick up a few stories we missed last week, including Tim Scott girlfriend reveal (and campaign... more

Chief Foreign Policy correspondent Derek Davison returns to the show for updates on Palestine, including discussion of recent videos of... more

Felix muses on how belief in the paranormal requires all religions to be essentially true. Subscribe today for access to the... more

Author Vincent Bevins returns to the show to discuss his new book “If We Burn” covering the “mass protest decade.”... more

Taking a break from heavier war topics, the Will, Felix and David discuss the new NBC show Found and how... more

David J. Roth joins us this week as we continue discussing the relatively limp and unconvincing propaganda emerging around the... more

Will & Felix continue last week’s discussion on Gaza & Palestine with further thoughts on the brutality of the unfolding... more

Journalist Mohammad Alsaafin returns to the show to cover the unprecedented new developments in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The piece from Séamus... more

Will & Hesse bring you Horrotober Ghoulvie Screamset, a selection of Horror film bangers for this October. We start with... more

We are back. What a week to take a break, huh? We catch up on Nazi officers in Canadian parliament,... more

An important announcement about the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/89694571

We cover a spurt of stories about politicians being horny, starting with of course Lauren Boebert’s broadway handy. Then, have... more

The creators of HBO’s Telemarketers discuss the Fraternal Order of Police’s involvement in a billion dollar telemarketing scam. Subscribe today for... more

Forgetful 9/11 to all our listeners. We start today’s show with an examination of the various kinks of American states.... more

We’re joined by @ettingermentum to discuss Ron DeSantis’s prodigious dick riding skills, and how he compares unfavorably to America’s other... more

We hope everyone had a nice labor day.. Today, we’ve got and episode of rivalries: Musk vs. the ADL, the... more

A week late, but we finally get a moment to review the Trump mugshot and the conservative insistence it raises... more

Brendan & Noah a.k.a. The Blowback Boys stop by to discuss their new podcast season, covering 40+ years of covert... more

Our live show from Toronto on 8/17. We pitch North American unification, review some Canadian history, and take you on... more

We talk to Alex Press about her reporting on the ongoing WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes, with additional commentary from some... more

We’re joined by Justin Comer and Evan Jones of the Rock Hard Caucus podcast for their on-the-ground report from this... more

The boys discuss how Eric Adams deluge of lies are in fact a zen-like annihilation of self as New York’s... more

A chance meeting of Will & Hesse at a screening in NYC brings you a special bonus episode of Movie... more

Host of The Adam Friedland Show, Adam Friedland, returns to the show with a real alpha energy, asserting dominance of... more

Matt expounds on the relative weakness of Biden as a candidate, even after further Trump indictments. Subscribe today for access to... more

David J. Roth returns to break down the MLB’s new pitch clock rule, Shohei Ohtani’s amazing season, and the Mets... more

We discuss Biden’s declining ability to control & name his dogs. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all... more

We’re talking normal guy stuff today, from embracing bronze age masculinity from a certain Pervert, to new perversions from a... more

Chris talks to the creators of The Venture Bros. about their new series-finale movie, and two decades of creating one... more

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

Edit: sorry just realized this was accidentally set to "private" on soundcloud for two days and no one said anything... more

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

Our review of the feel-good sleeper indie hit of the summer, Astroid Cit- no, it's the new Jim Caviezel-starring anti-trafficking... more

The boys discuss the increasingly complex and inexplicable lies of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Subscribe today for access to the full... more

Happy holiday weekend, sorry we’re a bit late. To give them credit, the dry boys actually rallied to record as... more

We discuss medical licensing as it relates to the proliferation of quack medicine, and the relatively low number of practicing... more

Will & Hesse describe the meeting of Corey and Vogel in Le cercle rouge. Subscribe today for access to the full... more

The boys look at the Wagner Group failed(?) coup(??) of Russia(???) over the weekend(????). Then, some more on the submarine... more

Frustrated with the current state of popular film, the boys pitch “Pixar’s Sodas”. Subscribe today for access to the full episode... more

Will and Hesse discuss the transcendent sequence of Gene Hackman striking gold in Nicolas Roeg’s Eureka (1983). Subscribe today for access... more

We take some dirty talk tips from Rudy Giuliani’s emails; Consider our lost Submariners; Discuss RFK Jr.’s campaign requiring us... more

We look at Trump’s response to his federal indictment, and how he still manages to outswag Ron Dion DeSantis. Subscribe today... more

Will and Hesse discuss Burt Lancaster in the 1957 classic The Sweet Smell of Success. Subscribe today for access to the... more

Today we’re joined by journalist Ben Terris, who’s been sort of shadow-programming the show recently with his pieces on Sean... more

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

Will, Hesse and Brendan James discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2002 film Bright Future. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and... more

Today we’re joined by Professor Corey Robin, author of "The Reactionary Mind" and "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas," for a... more

Will, Hesse and John Semley review Clint Eastwood’s 1983 Dirty Harry film Sudden Impact. Go ahead, make my day. Subscribe today... more

We take a look at Barack Obama’s new Netflix series “Working: What We Do All Day,” in which the former... more

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

Will, Hesse and E1's Andrew Hudson discuss Robert Altman's 1971 revisionist Western classic “McCabe & Mrs. Miller.” Subscribe today for access... more

Debt ceiling showdown, losers of the Republican primaries, Pete Buttigieg’s Mind Cathedral, yes, yes, but we must focus on what’s... more

Will, Hesse and Dan Boeckner review 1956’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and... more

It’s Ted Lasso, folks! Yes, after many years of consternation around this show in the Discourse, many requests for review... more

We discuss Biden’s age as a factor in the 2024 election. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all... more

Blake Masters (NOT THAT ONE, Blake is the creator of Showtime’s Brotherhood, and writer for Rubicon, Law & Order: LA,... more

Enjoy the first 6 minutes of Will and Hesse's review of Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944). Subscribe today for access to... more

We cover some breaking 17th century news and look at the race car driving heir to the House of Habsburg,... more

We discuss responses to the killing of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway, including the complete absence of any realistic... more

Enjoy the first 10 minutes of Movie Mindset episode 2. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all... more

We plan out what builds we’re going with using items from King Charles’ upcoming coronation. Then, we compare and contrast... more

727 Teaser - Guantanamo Ron We look at Ron DeSantis’ freakout when asked about his history administering Guantanamo Bay’s torture program. Subscribe... more

Welcome to Movie Mindset! In this inaugural episode, Will and Hesse guide you through two of the collaborations between director... more

We’re joined by author Lauren Oyler to discuss her new Harper’s article about her experience going on a cruise centered... more

We talk to beverage journalist Dave Infante about Bang! Energy’s wacky CEO Jack Owoc, and the rise of sodas intended... more

We’re joined by the creative team behind the new film How To Blow Up A Pipeline (director Daniel Goldhaber, co-writer/producer/star... more

On our nation’s vulnerable teens receiving questionable Uncle-guidance (and military intelligence) through Discord leaks. Subscribe today for access to the full... more

New details about Clarence Thomas’ billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow keep coming to light, forcing us to contemplate new questions like:... more

We dig into one of the key sources for the Clarence Thomas corruption story. Subscribe today for access to the full... more

We’re joined by wonk whiz-kid @ettingermentum to discuss some of his recent elections analysis. We take a look at how... more

Part of our live reactions to the breaking news of Donald Trump’s indictment. Subscribe today for access to the full episode... more

We’re joined by author and scholar Norman Finkelstein to discuss his new book “I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get... more

Libby Watson explains how many states are able to seize the estates of Medicaid users after their deaths. Subscribe today for... more

We’re joined by Celebrity Jeopardy! champion Ike Barinholtz to discuss Donald Trump’s potentially imminent arrest, the dismal state of the... more

Will talks to Betsy and Gloria, two LA public school teachers, ahead of the three-day teachers’ strike planned to begin... more

Professor Richard Wolff returns to the show for an economic update on inflation, employment, student debt, China, and the U.S.’s... more

We discuss Russian Private Military Contractors the Wagner Group recent attempts to recruit via ads on PornHub. Subscribe today for access... more

As the institutions of the Commonwealth fail to cohere, politics descend into conspiracy theory and culture war. Subscribe today for access... more

We’ve got the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, saber rattling over a war against Mexican cartels, plus we meet a delightful... more

Prof. Richard Wolff uses a historical analogy to analyze America’s future role in the world. Subscribe today for access to the... more

Will and Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus, @SSDERANGEMENTSS) review the films of 2022 in this special Academy Awards preview. This is also... more

The 17th century lyin’ fake news media helps seal King Charles I’s fate. Subscribe today for access to the full episode... more

Beloved returning guest Brandon Wardell and soon-to-be-fan-favorite Jamel Johnson stop by to take a look at Mexican Elves, discuss if... more

Matt proposes an elegant solution for solving the elite university culture issue. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and... more

One final offensive reveals what the war had really been about. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all... more

We’re joined by friend of the show Will Sommer to discuss his new book “Trust the Plan: The Rise of... more

Hell comes to Germany. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

We give a slightly premature send-of to President Carter. Then, Nikki Haley enters the GOP primaries, WaPo ranks democratic primary... more

We’re joined by comics artists Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors to unpack the infamous virtual sex scene from DEMOLITION MAN. Subscribe... more

Will talks to David Sirota of The Lever about the disastrous train derailment and toxic event in East Palestine, Ohio.... more

Gustavus Adolphus' shocking victory at Breitenfeld gives the Protestant alliance its first W in twelve years of war. Subscribe today for... more

We discuss the increasingly bizarre obsession around “objects” being shot down in the sky, as well as the insane circumstance... more

We discuss the ongoing toxic event in Ohio, and how people take their international threat cues from Tom Clancy Subscribe today... more

A miracle at Wimpfen further sets back the Protestant cause, forcing them to look abroad for new members of their... more

We’re joined by Bomani Jones, host of Game Theory on HBO, to discuss pro-sports and labor, including NFL player health... more

We discuss Ron DeSantis’ war on books and its potential national popularity. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and... more

The Defenestration of Prague sets the stage for protestant confrontation of the Habsburgs, but what prince would be foolhardy enough... more

A grab-bag of topics today: A novel idea for fixing policing from the Slow Boring blog; Eric Adams has a... more

Will and Felix are joined by Kath Krueger to look into the insanity and enduring appeal of Law and Order:... more

Spasms of confessional violence rock Europe, setting the stage for the greater conflict to come. Subscribe today for the full episode... more

We get a taste of the old Trump magic through his beautiful eulogy for one of his most loyal supporters,... more

We discuss the good and cool new beliefs generated by TikTok. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all... more

Violent dynastic rivalries start knitting together financial and state apparatuses through a series of brutal wars in Italy. Subscribe today... more

We’re joined by AJ+ journalist Mohammad Alsaafin to discuss the newly formed Israeli government, the state of Palestinian resistance, and... more

We’re joined by our pod-father Bryan Quinby to discuss the topic that brought us all together in the first place:... more

We’re joined by journalist Mohammad Alsaafin to discuss the state of Palestinian resistance to the newly formed Israeli government. ... more

A man, a hammer, a nail, a door, history. Martin Luther sets off the protestant reformation and lays the groundwork... more

We’re joined by Ben and Hesse of Seeking Derangements to look at the bungled coup in Brazil, Matt Schlapp’s sexual... more

We discuss possible GOP candidates for Speaker of the House in the deadlocked 118th US Congress. Subscribe today for access to... more

It’s finally time to return to Pandora: we review Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron expands and improves on... more

From our best-of compilation of our recent fall tour, we introduce Stav to the world of Rod Dreher live at... more

In a sequel of sorts to one of our most beloved movie & holiday episodes, we enter a fantastic &... more

We meet GOP representative-elect George Santos and his various lies, frauds, deceits and impersonations. Subscribe today for access to all premium... more