Journalist Mohammad Alsaafin returns to the show to cover the unprecedented new developments in the Israel-Gaza conflict.The piece from Séamus Malekafzali mentioned in the episode: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/a-siege-brokenThe play

768 - Handjob for the Recently Deceased (9/18/23)

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 5m

We cover a spurt of stories about politicians being horny, starting with of course Lauren Boebert’s broadway handy. Then, have you seen this plane?: the air force loses an F-35 somewhere in South Carolina. Finally, we have a reading series on M

764 - The Schlapp’s Exorcist (9/5/23)

Sep 6th, 2023 1h 3m

We hope everyone had a nice labor day.. Today, we’ve got and episode of rivalries: Musk vs. the ADL, the Schlapps vs. Demonic possession, Men (all) vs. Houseplants, Diarrhea vs. Air Travel, and Techno-Libertarians vs. Mud.

758 - The Iowa State Fair is Decadent and Depraved feat. Rock Hard Caucus (8/14/23)

Aug 15th, 2023 1h 5m

We’re joined by Justin Comer and Evan Jones of the Rock Hard Caucus podcast for their on-the-ground report from this year’s Iowa State Fair. Over the course of two days, Justin & Evan endured the brutal heat and hog stench of the Des Moines fai

694 - Tulkun King (1/2/23)

Jan 3rd, 2023 1h 26m

It’s finally time to return to Pandora: we review Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron expands and improves on his otherworldly saga of colonization and resistance in about every conceivable way, including revolutionary whale violence, CRAB

664 - Chapo Control to Major Tom feat. Tom Myers (9/20/22)

Sep 20th, 2022 58m 18s

Comedian Tom Myers stops by the pod to discuss the news of the day, including Ron DeSantis’ immigrant trafficking stunt, Lindsay Graham’s proposed federal 15 week abortion ban, Brett Favre’s Mississippi welfare fraud, and an important new scien

Bonus: Triple Shot of Starbucks Workers

Sep 15th, 2022 1h 5m

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 they’ve made at their respective

662 - “The Queen” (2006) (9/12/22)

1 Sep 13th, 2022 1h 27m

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

530 - Auspicious Dragons (6/7/21)

1 Jun 8th, 2021 1h 1m

A loose and chill hang out ep as we come to you from Atlantic City after our successful appearance at the FRQNCY1 festival. We pitch some of our concepts to revitalize AC and solve America’s Trump problem in one tidy package, lament the purging

478 - World Tree Center (12/8/20)

1 Dec 8th, 2020 1h 36m

After last week’s Cameron discussion we decided it was finally time to induct this film into the official Chapo Canon: it’s been a long time coming but here’s the AVATAR episode. Join us as we examine the most anti-imperialist blockbuster of th

434 - Project for a New American Lincoln (7/6/20)

1 Jul 7th, 2020 1h 5m

We take a look at The Lincoln Project, a new political ad PAC founded by never-Trumpers taking aim at Donald Trump by bringing their conservativism into the open willing arms of the Democrats.

Bonus: The Andrew Yang Interview

Jul 18th, 2019 1h 3m

In the latest installment of Chapo’s Presidential candidate interview series, Virgil sits down with entrepreneur Andrew Yang. The two tackle Yang's views on entrepreneurship, automation, whether Virgil is good, and socialist critiques of his Un

Episode 264 - The Golden Ones feat. Natalie Wynn a.k.a. ContraPoints (11/18/18)

Nov 19th, 2018 1h 16m

Natalie Wynn a.k.a. ContraPoints stops by the Trap to discuss deprogramming incels, Swedish Muscle Nazis, small king Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson's messiah complex, and of course, the Immutable Law of Bone.please check out all the great Contr

Episode 185 Teaser - Denis Peterson

Feb 19th, 2018 3m 43s

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785 - Tank Girls feat. Brace Belden (11/27/23)

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 37m

TrueAnon’s Brace Belden returns to the show as the crew continues discussing the war in Palestine. We look at Israel’s military shortcomings, the IDF’s penile obsession, the domestic propaganda war, and some measures Biden could take we might a

490 - Meet Me in NEOM feat. Séamus Malekafzali (1/18/21)

1 Jan 19th, 2021 1h 31m

We discuss new developments around Saudi Arabia’s increasingly bizarre utopian megacity NEOM with writer Séamus Malekafzali. We then preview this week’s Biden inaugural ceremony, talk dem messaging around checks and wages, and examine one of th

UNLOCKED: 465 - Sorkinverse: Rise of the 7 feat. Dave Anthony and Josh Olson (10/23/20)

1 Oct 30th, 2020 1h 31m

We’re joined by Dave Anthony and Josh Olson of The West Wing Thing podcast to discuss Aarons Sorkin’s latest attempt to recontextualize American politics as people getting epically owned by logic in court rooms: The Trial of the Chicago 7.Che

UNLOCKED: 423 - Targets (5/28/20)

May 30th, 2020 1h 1m

Got a lot of requests to unlock this one, so here it is:Minnesota Freedom Fund donations: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donateWe discuss the murder of George Floyd by MPD officer Derek Chauvin, and the subsequent civil unrest in Minneapo

Episode 236 - Space Force: Mobile Infantry (8/13/18)

Aug 13th, 2018 1h 15m

After Matt reports on some meatspace QAnon art and we all agree we could go for a Wendell's Hammed Burger, we have a rare triple header reading series for you this week. We touch on Trump's Space Force, whether socialism will provide an adequat

824 - To Look and To Watch feat. Alex Nichols (4/15/24)

4 days ago 1h 6m

Alex is back on with us today to catch up on MMA libertarians, bad DJs, and a rudely interrupted Billy Joel. We then discuss Iran’s weekend missile attack on Israel, and get Donald Trump’s somber and thoughtful remarks on the hallowed battle gr

822 - Curb Your Shogunate (4/9/24)

10 days ago 1h 7m

Will, Felix and Amber are here to look at a startling rise in assault in Gay City. Then, a more serious look at the Israeli bombing of World Central Kitchen staffers, and how it seems the ongoing tragedy in Gaza is only made legible to certain

820 - The Neese (4/1/24)

18 days ago 1h 22m

Will, Felix and Amber dish on the news of the day, including the resurgence of Havana Syndrome, Erdoğan’s historic losses in recent Turkish elections, and that obnoxious article about Stanford campus activism. But honestly most of this is just

818 - Dr. Brain & the Women feat. Alex Nichols (3/25/24)

25 days ago 1h 15m

Alex is back to look at a number of topics including: Putin’s ancient vault, the Brain podcast sex freak, UN supports ceasefire, Jewish Heaven, Trump bankrupting the RNC, Catturd’s dogs, and Royal maladies. Finally, a reading series on the Anci

816 - Streampie feat. Charles Austin (3/18/24)

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 8m

Episode 1 and Fortune Kit’s Charles stops by the show today to look at a few real life individuals who remind us of E1 characters, including the streamer Destiny, who we’ve all seen clips of getting yelled at by Norm Finkelstein last week. We a

814 - A Pond Too Far (3/11/24)

Mar 12th, 2024 59m 40s

We catch up on the biggest winners, losers, snubs and looks of the Illuminati Humiliation Ritual commonly known as the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Then speaking of Humiliation Rituals, we discuss the State of the Union, the response from GOP Se