We review the various freaks, toadies, goons, and TV personalities that Trump has tapped to build his second cabinet, and speculate how much damage Vivek & Elon can actually do with their kids-table DOGE advisory board. We also discuss the coalescing view among the pundit class that the Democrats need to abandon their various activist groups, as espoused in today’s reading series by Adam Jentleson. Finally, a new (hopefully semi-regular) feature from Matt.

Chapo Trap House

886 - Cabinet Curiosity feat. Alex Nichols (11/18/24)

This week we catch up on news at the global scale, as well as try to answer why exactly so many people cheered on the public execution of a health insurance CEO. Finally we take a quick look at Trump's (current) nominee(s) for Secretary of Defense. 

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Episode 370: Who Checks The Balances

In a new series by Felix, Josh (@ettingermentum), and Spencer, we ask: how did the Republican Party, once the dominant force in American culture for almost a generation, become a group of bowtied cosplayers and rapist streamers yelling about Litterboxes? We trace this development back to the empires built by two men—Paul Weyrich and James Dobson—as well as the failures of one Pat Buchanan.

This episode draws from Dan Gilgoff’s The Jesus Machine and David Grann’s “Robespierre Of The Right.” For a full list of sources, check our works cited doc here: www.chapotraphouse.com/seeking

Seeking A Fren for the End of the World

Seeking a Fren for the End of the World: Episode 1 - This is Really Just the Beginning

Defector’s David Roth is back on the pod. We start with his write up of the recent drone scare over New Jersey, and how our ever-skittish suburbanites are discovering new ways to be scared of the lights in the night sky. Then, a review of recent media reactions to Luigi-mania, including the Atlantic tut-tutting over “decivilization” and the Root having a certified “bruh” moment. Finally, the most important bellwether poll of the year: the PornHub annual search trends results.

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894 - Drone Bore feat. David J. Roth (12/16/24)

Submarine captain Stoat Mellows (Andrew) brings finance billionaires Regal Greenstone (Branson) and Tuxedo Jollydollar (Charles) undersea in search of the ancient lost city of Thugview Grotto. E1 on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/e1podcast

367 - The Ancient Lost City of Thugview Grotto

You're all grounded

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Episode 373: No Shaq Fu For Christmas

First episode of the year is a wide-ranging episode covering everything from the recent tragedy in New Orleans, to the right-wing discourse around H1B visas, to the television show Landman, to the future of the Democratic Party, and finally to the most recent hit pieces on Luigi Mangione

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Episode 374: The Green Slime Party

Vous avez des questions, nous avons des réponses. Pas forcément à ces questions, mais bon.

Avec Anouck.

2'58 : une intégrale Dhanush ?
5'29 : quid de la mode des films catastrophe français des dix dernières années ?
8'11 : des émissions avec les collègues de Mad Movies ?
9'26 : nos pires expériences en salle
13'22 : un avis sur Peter Jackson ?
15'06 : Paolo Sorrentino ? Koji Wakamatsu ?
16'10 : est-ce que Discordia ne manque pas de discorde
17'25 : du coup, Discordia, qu'est-ce que c'est
21'56 : slip, boxer ou caleçon
22'45 : Shah Rukh, président du monde ?
23'49 : une émission sur les sorties indiennes ?
26'58 : Tinnu Anand ou Johnny Lever ?
29'10 : les castes dans le cinéma indien 
33'33 : les suggestions d'Amandine pour découvrir l'histoire indienne*
34'22 : une intégrale Salman Khan ?
35'16 : les cinématographies à suivre
42'49 : un mea culpa sur Ajay Devgn ?
43'48 : nos attentes ciné / musique de l'année
46'28 : nos doublages cultes
51'07 : peut-encore rêver avec le cinéma ?
53'46 : accompagner son enfant vers le cinéma**
57'04 : d'autres points sur l'horreur hors série ?
57'54 : une nouvelle expression proscrite
58'11 : pourquoi tant de haine envers Aaron Sorkin ?
1'04'09 : pourquoi le procès des années 1990 ?
1'05'20 : n'est-ce pas donner des armes à ceux qui vilipendent les goûts de la jeunesse ?
1'10'06 : parmi les intégrales traitées, des avis ont-ils infléchi ?
1'11'53 : un nouvel épisode de la série Pas mal, non ?
1'13'22 : combien de temps prend un épisode de Discordia ?***

*  Christophe Jaffrelot, L'Inde contemporaine de 1950 à nos jours
Michel Boivin "Histoire de l'Inde"  
Anne Viguier, "Une brève histoire de l'Inde"
France Culture : https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/concordance-des-temps/en-inde-l-hindouisme-histoire-et-pouvoir-7376782 Radio France : https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/serie-des-indes-a-l-inde-les-avatars-du-nationalisme https://bnu.hypotheses.org/5380 Les vidéos du forum France-Inde https://sites.google.com/view/lesforumsfranceinde/webinaires?pli=1  

** la reco d'Anouck : https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/pizza-night-movie-logbooks
https://austinkleon.com/2023/12/07/pizza-night-blockbusters-2021-2023/

*** court-métrage bonus 

https://www.ahistoryoftheworldaccordingtogettyimages.com/

https://liberapay.com/Dis-cor-dia

Discordia épisode 96 : FAQ 2025, 1ère partie

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We go deeper into the world of ZORT, unraveling the mystery of missing crypto, stolen laptops, hacker collectives, and a murder in Manila. 

Read more: Two American Hackers Accused Of Murder In The Philippines Were Identified In Court

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Episode 461: ZORT (Part 2) [trailer]

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Our investigation continues into crypto fraudster Adam Iza, his femme fatal Goddess, Iris and the curious case of a missing laptop with hundreds of millions of bitcoin stashed inside. Featuring: Love Island, Vin Diesel, the Salt Bae, Connecticut crypto kidnappings, and MORE.

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Episode 462: ZORT 3 (trailer)

In the inaugural episode of the Chapo Trap House Podcast, Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic), Matt Christman (@Cushbomb), and Will Menaker (@willmenaker) discuss logical fallacies and take a sideways glance at a wacky week in US politics that saw Bernie win Michigan, Hillary support the Contras and Reagan's AIDS policies, and Trump getting kicked out of Chicago. We also game out the possible post politics career of Marco Rubio and pledge our support to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. All this plus much, much more. 