Name: 634 - Feelin’ Feinstein! (6/6/22) by Chapo Trap House
Duration: 1 h 4 min 31 s
Description: Between a piece on “the left’s” positions on Ukraine, the NYT’s coverage of the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and Rebecca Traister’s new profile of Dianne Feinstein, the theme of today’s episode is “looking the truth in the face and ignoring the most obvious conclusion.”

No one is talking about Ukraine... so let's read/discuss someone on the discussion of Ukraine.

Do you what else nobody talks about?  Israel's apartheid rule of Palestine...  but public apathy doesn't stop you from regularly talking about it.

it's interesting watching the media slowly back out of their stance of "Ukraine victory is inevitable" -- there's always a mass shooting to talk about instead, but they're a little quiet on Ukraine now

abortion rights, voting rights, gun control -- it's all going away, good job "institutionalists"

lol it's weird, it's like the GOP actually wants to accomplish stuff

Branko Marcetic vaguely suggested in Jacobin that the US should be more involved in negotiations and that Ukraine should be allowed to occupy Russian territory

Alternate title:  Everywhere at the End of Fein

fellas, it's okay to critique greyzones bullshit

You know that someone is fauxgressive (or an op) when they critise the Greyzone, Jimmy Dore, or Russell Brand.  They, Glen Greenwald and  Kim Iversen are pretty much all that is left of the left these days.

The boys discuss outgoing press secretary Jen Psaki and her history with Amazon’s anti-union consulting company, some former Obama guys and their good opinions, and Jenifer Rubin’s advice for helping Dems in the midterms. Then, we take a look at a piece taking Morbius to task for failing to live up to Vampires’ potential as maligned outsiders.

Find Felix’s conversation about the opiate crisis on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64735826

Tickets to Jacques + Friends Podcast Dream live show at Littlefield on 4/15: https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=262639771627

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616 - Living Vampires (4/4/22)

We’re getting absolutely zooted on microplastics for today’s ep, then looking at Bill Clinton’s “if I didn’t do it” article in the Atlantic on his true intentions behind NATO expansion in the 90’s, and another piece on what the Democrats can do to recapture Gen Z for the midterms.

618 - Z Whispers (4/11/22)

Author, anti-crypto advocate (and yes, film & TV star) Ben McKenzie stops by to talk Cryptocurrency. We discuss the lies & fraud at the center of Crypto, the use of celebs to boost the scheme, and his experiences traveling to the Miami Bitcoin conference and a Bitcoin mining server farm to research his forthcoming book. 

Keep an eye out for Ben and Jacob Silverman’s forthcoming book. You can find some of their recent writing on the topic in Slate here: https://slate.com/author/ben-mckenzie

626 - Simian Slurp feat. Ben McKenzie (5/9/22)

In a more serious episode, we talk to author and journalist Nick Bryant about his 2009 book “The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal.” We’ve mentioned the Franklin Credit Union scandal in passing on the show before, but it begins with the collapse of the Franklin Credit Union in Omaha, Nebraska in 1988 due to rampant corruption and embezzlement of its manager, Lawrence E. King, Jr. Soon after, King was accused, along with GOP lobbyist Craig Spence, of orchestrating a massive child prostitution ring, shuttling minors between Omaha and D.C., and using their solicitation to blackmail high ranking political figures. Bryant’s work examines the evidence behind this, and we discuss the scandal, the victims, the cover up, intelligence agency connections of its perpetrators, and the crucial links between intelligence-led sexual political blackmail operations of the past with the Epstein case today.

Follow Nick on Twitter here: @nick__bryant
Find more info, Nick’s book and Nick’s blog on his website here: nickbryantnyc.com

628 - Real Detective feat. Nick Bryant (5/16/22)

Helllllloooo babies! Just as we anticipated, Eric Adams explores a run for president in 2024, so we look at the possibility of New York’s mayor taking his vibe revolution national. We also look at some juicy financial drama going on over at Black Rifle Coffee Company, plus, Tom Friedman’s sad, ominous lunch with the President. 

Catch us a Pickathon August 6th, tickets at: www.pickathon.com

630 - Full Stomach, Heavy Heart, Will Lose (5/23/22)

We do a public company audit over our failure to obtain PPP loans for our podcast business like our more industrious competitors. Then, a few current events including Trump at the NRA convention, Swedish hospitality habits, and the bloody shambles of indignities around the Queen’s platinum jubilee. Finally, a reading series from Biden-world about the president’s frustration that he just can’t seem to catch a break!

632 - They Droop Horses, Don’t They? (5/31/22)

Between a piece on “the left’s” positions on Ukraine, the NYT’s coverage of the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and Rebecca Traister’s new profile of Dianne Feinstein, the theme of today’s episode is “looking the truth in the face and ignoring the most obvious conclusion.”

634 - Feelin’ Feinstein! (6/6/22)

Stavvy stops by to discuss his new YouTube stand-up special and, of course, help answer advice questions submitted to other publications. This edition features a particularly insane mix of advice seekers and includes lazy first graders, animal apparel charity fraud, and the mischievous spirit of the Fox.

Watch Stav’s special right now for free at: https://youtu.be/eNpkhX85yf0

Everything in our store is 25% off now through the end of July: https://shop.chapotraphouse.com/

And finally, keep your eyes on Patreon for information on presale tickets for our August 4th show at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR.

636 - Fox News feat. Stavros Halkias (6/13/22)

Will and Chris talk to DEVO’s Jerry Casale about all things de-evolution, including state violence, punk rock, media, advertising, record industry hacks, Ohio, freaking out your audience, and whether or not humanity can escape de-evolution, or if we’re doomed to repeat until we fail.

Check out the new vinyl release of Jerry’s solo LP:  https://www.geraldvcasale.com/products/12-inch-lp-gatefold-red-vinyl?variant=42652243525819

And the video for the I’m Gonna Pay You Back single mentioned in the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kv2UMoynOw

UNLOCKED 637 - De-evolution is Real feat. Jerry Casale (6/16/22)

With Will stuck in the Schengen Zone, Matt & Felix hold down the fort discussing Rod Dreher’s similar visa predicament, as well as elections in Colombia and France, Herschel Walker’s rapidly multiplying secret families, and the potential hyper-federalization of America.

Tickets to our upcoming live shows + our summer merch sale can be found over on www.chapotraphouse.com

638 - Real Matt & Felix Hours (6/21/22)

Friend of the show Haley O'Shaughnessy (@HaleyOSomething) stops by to chat "yall culture," sports cheating, and the interesting case of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari's heritage

Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

634 - Feelin’ Feinstein! (6/6/22)

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