Ok, last point. The Russian data hacks of state voter data (not voting machines) and interference combined with Trump's obsession with the popular vote combined with Jill Stein's justified recount in the 2016 "swing states" combined with the insane primary processes by both the Rs and Ds argue for a harsh look at how elections are run and secured in the US. We do a horrible job, and it can lead to hundreds of thousands of former independents unable to vote for Sanders in New York to JEB! and Kathryn Harris purging black people from the Florida voter rolls in 2000. The type of disenfranchisement that Republicans have been pursuing for the last 20 years have also made our system extremely vulnerable in addition to simply disenfranchising people. The Democrats largely go along with it. The DSA wing or Sanders wing or the left need to understand and embrace the threat a foreign power like Russia poses to our elections because it's the same threat that the major parties pose to it as well.

I am old an un-hip, and so do not get the pop culture reference at 44:40. Can someone enlighten me?

"huh... whaaaa... nobody has a job... what are they talking about"

Trump definitely isn't going to get owned but his administration people going to jail would be kinda devastating.

I'm a vegan ancom and the thing that concerns my friends the most about me is that I rarely go outside

If you're a working class union member you might need to get an abortion at some point, but you're also more likely to be opposed to abortion than not

Folks, Matt is no longer Skyping into the show from Ohio. He's officially moved to New York. But a funny thing happened...

We talk about Verrit (this was recorded before Peter Daou shouted us out and we officially endorsed it), and conservative raps.

Here's Alex article about conservative rap:
https://theoutline.com/post/2178/the-infinite-awfulness-of-conservative-rap

Episode 138 - Verrit Carefully... feat. Alex Nichols (9/5/17)

CHUDS are crying about black people protesting killer cops while Libs are trying to turn it into a Drumpf thing. Meanwhile we're over here being good and correct

Episode 144 - White Men Can't Drumpf (9/24/17)

We talk Seagal, Tim and Amber's DSA healthcare call, and tuck into a nice big bowl of Sunday gravy and macarone with Megan McArdle. 

We're in LA next week for pod fest, at the Biltmore Hotel. The site is http://www.lapodfest.com/

Episode 146 - Better Ingredients, Better Healthcare, Chapo John's feat. Tim Faust (10/1/17)

Brendan, Will and Matt imagine the Baseball Crank in an anime. Then the gang talks to Patton Oswalt about the Szechuan thing, explore Patton's Lovecraft obsession, and pitch a pedophile Die Hard movie.

Leon did a wonderful illustration of the Dragon Baseball Z anime here: https://t.co/hhRnbZud61

Episode 148 - Lost In The Sauce feat. Patton Oswalt (10/9/17)

Sorry for the delay, we were busy preparing our Halloween costume as the NAtional Debt. We talk about today's dud Russia news and a genuinely good piece in the Atlantic about Third Way weirdos. We also ask, what if Obama was the Joker...

By the way please buy Felix's sister's book: http://www.vineleavespress.com/the-walmart-book-of-the-dead-by-lucy-biederman.html

Episode 154 - Listening Tour (10/30/17)

We're joined by Aída Chávez of The Intercept to talk about the state of Puerto Rico post-Hurricane: their debt, the relief efforts, and the shady contracting going on in the reconstruction. Then we look at "38 Ways to Fix Democracy" courtesy of The Washington Post, preview Tuesday's elections, and pay tribute to Brendan James.

Tickets for Chapo Live and Brooklyn Podfest: https://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1575857-chapo-trap-house-brooklyn

Aída's recent stories on Puerto Rico

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/28/bernie-sanders-in-puerto-rico-calls-for-nullification-of-whitefish-contract/

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/27/bernie-sanders-puerto-rico-trip/

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/13/freedom-caucus-chair-warns-congress-not-to-bail-out-puerto-rico/

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/07/puerto-rico-debt-donald-trump-bernie-sanders/

Write in Marc Fliedner for Manhattan: DA https://marcforda.com/

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Episode 156 - 38 Ways to Fix Puerto Rico feat. Aída Chávez (11/6/17)

In this week's episode we consider the Coen Bros worthy, father-son kidnap caper of Michael Flynn Jr. & Sr. and Gulen, break down all of Tuesday's election results, each consider running for office, read about Greta Van Susteren's new APP, and finally, Matt and Virgil make another bet.

Buy Tickets for our Brooklyn PodFest show at The Bell House on 11/17: https://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1575857-chapo-trap-house-brooklyn

Episode 158 - Double Flynndemnity (11/13/17)

Recorded live at the Brooklyn Pod Fest at The Bell House on 11/17/17

Episode 160 - Live at The Bell House (11/17/17)

This week we discuss the Sebastian Gorka profile in Recoil magazine with the man himself, who calls in to let us know a few more items in his everyday carry. Then we discuss about another brain dead tweet thread from #Resistance member and Brookings senior fellow Benjamin Wittes, and trigger Felix by breaking down Thomas Friedman's latest press release about M.B.S., a reformer with results cleaning up Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Episode 162 - Arab Spring Breakers feat. GORKA (11/28/17)

Matt, Will, Virgil and Felix ponder the tax bill and many reasons for despair. Then, they lighten the mood by talking about Jared's bar mitzvah at the Haim Saban forum and a new behind the scenes look at our president's fast food based diet. Plus Trumpy Bear.

Episode 164 - The Deficit Rag (12/4/17)

This week we talk to Young Turk and Bernie surrogate Nomiki Konst about the DNC unity commission and its proposed reforms to the Democratic primary system, discuss the horrific Daniel Shaver murder video and the general problem with the cops, then lighten the mood by examining the savage AF super lit teen YouTube sensation Jake Paul and close by  putting our own Virgil Texas' disdain for tap water to the test with a blind water tasting.

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Episode 154 - Listening Tour (10/30/17)

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