Will & Hesse bring you Horrotober Ghoulvie Screamset, a selection of Horror film bangers for this October. We start with two all-time classics of the genre: George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974). Both films redefined the genre into heightened levels of gruesome nihilism, creating vivid reflections of charnel-house America while serving up ghouls galore for your puerile titillation. 

As always, the first episode of this miniseries is free for all to listen, all subsequent episodes will be for subscribers only at: www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

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Movie Mindset 12 - Road Trip! Horrifying Rides of Romero & Hooper

Will & Felix continue last week’s discussion on Gaza & Palestine with further thoughts on the brutality of the unfolding conflict, reactions and narratives pushed through the American media, shifts in public opinion, and the unstable positions of Israel & America.

Here are a few Palestinian aid organizations worth your support:
https://www.pcrf.net/
https://www.anera.org/
https://www.map.org.uk/

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773 - Israeli Self Harm Force (10/16/23)

We sit down with Thomas Morton to seek emotional truth among the shaky facts of some bestselling bullshit memoirs and a recent comedy “scandal.”

Episode 333: A Child Called Bullshit

Will, Felix and Amber pick up a few stories we missed last week, including Tim Scott girlfriend reveal (and campaign end), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s father/son porn monitoring. We then look at a litany of increasingly absurd bungles and PR disasters from the Israeli government, all from just the last week.

Pick up your copy of Amber’s new book Dirtbag here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269621/dirtbag

And find all the new Chapo offerings at our digital shop here: https://www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse/shop

781 - Goon Dad (11/13/23)

To celebrate Joe Biden’s 81st birthday, we’re joined by Delaware state representative Madinah Wilson-Anton to dish about all things Delaware. Rep. Wilson-Anton leads us through Delaware’s legal peculiarities that make it ripe for international corporate malfeasance, her personal experiences with Joe Biden and his “think tank,” and some tales of Delaware politics, ranging from corporate crime, feral senate dogs, chip thievery, and lots of casual racism.

783 - Dream Hoarders, LLC feat. Madinah Wilson-Anton (11/20/23)

We take a look at the life and times of the embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing tough questions from both the FBI and Manhattan prosecutors about his campaign's relationship with... Turkey? Featuring: straw donors, the Safdie Brothers, Ed Koch, open relationships, and plant-based diets.

Episode 336: Mr. Mayor Goes to Turkey

Sports journalist Karim Zidan returns to the show to catch up with Felix about the world of combat sports and their attendant politics. They discuss responses to Israel/Gaza in the MMA world, developments in Saudi Arabia’s use of sports for soft power, political use of fight sports in Chechnya, and the deep bromance between Dana White and Donald Trump.

Find Karim's writing at: https://www.sportspolitika.news/
Follow Karim at: https://twitter.com/ZidanSports

Prod note: we’re putting out two public episodes today, partially to re-align the episode numberings to keep Monday eps even and Thursday eps odd. Obviously something only I care about, but also just letting you know to expect a regular Patreon ep this Thursday.

787 - Octagonal Relations feat. Karim Zidan (12/4/23)

Felix is joined by Stef aka @iwrite4jacobin to discuss his investigation into Argentina’s AMIA bombing. The 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires has generated much speculation as to who the perpetrators actually were, accusations of irregularities in the investigation, suspicions of cover-ups, connections with intelligence agencies, and the probable suicide of a prosecutor related to the case. Stef takes us through the whole story and its implications for relationships between America, Israel, Iran and Argentina.

Find Stef’s series of essays on the incident on Substack, starting with Part 1 here: https://whitesiadbarre.substack.com/p/interpreting-the-amia-i-peronism

And follow him on twitter here: https://twitter.com/iwrite4jacobin

788 - The AMIA Mystery feat. @iwrite4jacobin (12/4/23)

We’re joined again by Ben Howard and Aaron Good for part two of our discussion marking the 60th anniversary of the JFK assassination. We discuss what exactly happened to Oswald in Mexico and who knew what at the bureau.

Listen to our previous JFK episodes here: patreon.com/collection/602?view=expanded

Four Died Trying documentary: fourdiedtrying.com/

UNLOCKED: Episode 335: JFK 201 (Part 2)

We’re joined by Devin Thomas O’Shea to talk about the mystery of Mary Pinchot Meyer’s death. 

Bad Shot, Mary: apocalypse-confidential.com/2023/11/22/bad-shot-mary/

Episode 339: Dead on the Trail: The Potomac Murder

We take a look at the strange story of Sara Bronfman and the self-help-sex-crime-cult NXIVM’s odd forays into civil-war-torn Libya, seemingly in search of Muammar's missing riches. Featuring: the Dalai Lama, Israeli spies, the oats futures market, Ayn Rand, and Steven Spielberg.

788 - The AMIA Mystery feat. @iwrite4jacobin (12/4/23)

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