Felix Biederman is one of the three founding hosts of Chapo Trap House. He is known for his comprehensive understanding of Middle East politics and the Metal Gear Solid video games.
Virgil, Matt and Amber break down the state of the UK election from their embedded elections headquarters in London.
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We take a look at Elizabeth Warren's declining poll numbers and Kamala Harris' fizzling campaign, and wave goodbye to Steve Bullock and The Admiral. So with the field narrowing, we must also consider Ross Douthat's backhanded case for Bernie, and wait patiently for the Klobuchar Moment.
UK Mini-Tour: 2nd show added in London December 10th! Tickets still available for all shows, London 12/9 + 12/10, Liverpool 12/11! Come thru! gigst.rs/CTH
Amber talks us through the saga of WeWork, another in a long line of dumb tech start ups headed by a dumber leader emblematic of our dumbest economy. We then help talk you through some potential political minefields of your upcoming Thanksgiving Dinner Tables.
WE ARE RETURNING TO THE UK FOR ELECTION SHOWS! LONDON 9 Dec., LIVERPOOL 11 Dec., TICKETS HERE: http://gigst.rs/CTH
Amber's WeWork piece in Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/11/wework-adam-neumann-con-artist-grifter-entrepreneur
WeWork umbrella thread: https://twitter.com/neerajka/status/1173997679363407872
[editor's note: sorry about the slight audio issues in this episode and the last. working to fix our recorder asap, bear with us.]