Welcome to Part Two of our Egypt Special.  In this segment, we will dive into the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, its immediate consequences, and Egypt in the present day including their growing influence within the African Union.

Chop Shop Reports Episode 6, Part Two - Egypt

Just when you thought finance couldn't fuck up more, the bastards used Bitcoin to make coal plants worse.  Join the Chop Shop Crew for how crypto will kill the economy, fashion tips for the 2021 Riot Season, and more!

Episode 55 - Butt-Clip Maximizer

And we're right back to the Danger Zone!  Join the Chop Shop crew for our takes on the fallout of J6, the growing supply chain crisis, the latest round of police brutality, and more.

The Second Danger Zone Special - TEASER

It looks like everyone is saying the dread I word ... INFLATION!  Re-opening just isn't as smooth as it was supposed to be and the Chop Shop crew is going to tell you why and more!

Episode 57 - [Frustrated growling noises]

Madison Cawthorn opened his CHUD mouth and we've got something to say about it!  Join the Chop Shop crew for the latest COVID shenanigans, Chinese Millenials slacking off, a boiling lake, the shipping container clusterfuck, and more.

Episode 62 - Global Economic Liedown

Some wannabe space cowboys had a very public hard-on and you bet we've got something to say about it!  Join the Chop Shop Crew for a solid riffing on Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, the Eviction moratorium, and more.

Episode 63 - Suborbital Self-Loading Cargo Futures

Just when you thought the economic recovery was gaining traction those meddling kids at Chop Shop had to go and spoil everything!  Join us for why this recovery is so anemic, what you might expect, and the inevitable Second Great Depression.

Chop Shop Reports Episode 7 - Shit is Fucked (Or Our Material Collapse Thesis)

Welcome, everyone, to our rundown of the recent US Supreme Court decision to overturn the CDC's federal eviction moratorium, clearing the way for the largest unhousing of Americans since the Great Depression.  Join us for how bad it might get, what this means for the economic recovery, and more!

Chop Shop Reports 8 - The CDC Eviction Moratorium

It's happening!  CNBC has just posted the first real hint that finance knows the game is up and they're making a break for the exits.  Join us for this fuckery, Epik Fail, Bloomberg talking about supply chains, and more!

Link of Nabisco Assault on Workers: https://mobile.twitter.com/danielvmedia/status/1438239653685985281

Episode 65 - Rightsizing Our Economic Recovery

Welcome, listeners, to the Chop Shop Striketober Special!  Labor action has gone off the charts in the past few weeks and in honor of this momentous occasion, we are having a special to dive into the strike wave, the so-called Labor Shortage, the Great Resignation, and more!

Striketober Special

Good news everyone, we have a supply chain crisis!  Join the Chop Shop crew for what's going on, what the fuck Just In Time Logistics means, why Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen may have said something based, and more.

Chop Shop Reports Episode 10 - The Supply Chain Crisis

It looks like Christmas is cancelled!  Joining your hosts is a special guest expert, codename No L, to explain what's up, how the maritime supply chain is melting down, and why this matters for more than just your holiday spending.

Chop Shop Reports Episode 11 - A Million Pounds of Frogs

We were right!  The ghouls over at McKinsey just confirmed the Chop Shop It's All Fraud thesis is correct.  Join your hosts for some gloating, the Mad Max-style raids on Louis Vuitton and Nordstroms, how COP26 did nothing, and more!

Episode 67 - We [Fucking] Called It

Current events got a bit too grim for us so instead we decided it'd be fun to riff on why money is bullshit and how this makes our economy a total catastrophe!  Join your hosts for a jaunty tour of how money became debt, ideas on how to abolish debt, and more!

Episode 68 - Money is Bullshit (Or Towards a Debt Standard of Currency)

The J6 anniversary has come and the Dems decided the best thing to do was to show some Hamilton.  Join us for why this shit shows the US political-corporate class, from Biden on down, is terminally stupid, clueless, and how we can make something better out of this mess.

Episode 69 - N.I.C.E. - No Institutional Crisis-Solving Effectiveness

Welcome, everyone, to our totally not dark and terrifying dive into involuntary COVID shutdown, what it might look like, and why the Chop Shop Crew thinks Kamala Harris' awful Today Show appearance strongly foreshadows one.  Hold on tight, this one gets rough!

Episode 70 - Economy? In THIS Economy?!

That's right, it's a stocks episode!  Join the Chop Shop crew for why they suddenly matter again, how central bank policy is not another Volcker Shock, what this means for economic recovery, and more!

Episode 71 - Build Down Worse

Welcome, everyone, to the long-awaited Russian invasion fucking up the economy special!  Join Doc Spyder and Harls for our dive into how sanctions on Russia will most likely wreck globalization and bring on economic collapse like it's going out of style.

Episode 72 - Silicon Age Collapse

We're back everyone!  After a long hiatus, the crew has returned to unravel how the economy is good and truly fucked, why this is the case, and what you can expect from our brainwormed economic thinkers and policymakers.  Buckle up, this one is gonna get bumpy!

Episode 73 - We're Back!

Welcome to Chop Shop Economics!  In our first episode the Chop Shop crew will answering the immortal question: what the fuck is Brexit and why is it all Tory stupidity?  Join us for answers and more.

Episode 1 - Welcome to Airstrip One

Episode 1 - Welcome To Airstrip One

Today the Chop Shop crew answers the question that's in everyone's brains: who the fuck is Michael Bloomberg anyway and why is he so unbelievably creepy?  We'll dive into this, what's happening with coronavirus just as the Dow Jones sets up for a faceplant, and the latest in labor news from the Teamsters and more!

Additional music provided by [No Copyright Music] James Bond 007 Theme Music (Copyright Free) Spy Music By - Jay Man from 0:00 to 0:49.

Episode 2 - Furthermore, Bloomberg Must Be Destroyed

Just in from the fresh horror that was Sarah Palin's surreally appropriate appearance on "The Masked Singer" we jump into why Wall Street is diving into the pavement, how Donald Trump broke the stock market, that Joe Biden needs to be stopped, and why Boris Johnson may be eviler than Trump.  This is Chop Shop, reading and watching this shit so you don't have to!

For anyone looking to help out during this time of crisis here are some handy links on mutual aid groups and guides for how you can help each other:

Mutual Aid Groups:

https://medium.com/@kittystryker/collective-care-is-our-best-weapon-against-covid-19-851e29568656

https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-groups-are-mobilizing-mutual-aid-initiatives-to-combat-the-coronavirus/

Folding@home:

https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/

Episode 5 - It's a Bear Market Charlie Brown

Episode 5 - It's A Bear Market Charlie Brown!

In this week's episode listen as we utterly fail to revive Number or stay in our hourly timeslot, but who cares cause that's how we fucking roll at the Chop Shop!  Along the way, you'll see that capitalism as we know it is dead on arrival, how Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom are being absolute Chads, the ways Boris Johnson is trying to discreetly kill the poor, and what you can do to get through self-isolation, help each other out, and ask if maybe there's a better way to organize society.  Hang on tight cause we ride at dawn bitches!

For anyone looking to help out during this time of crisis here are some handy links on mutual aid groups and guides for how you can help each other.

Article on Rural Healthcare Conditions:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-clinic-of-last-resort/2019/06/22/2833c8a0-92cc-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html

Mutual Aid:

https://crimethinc.com/2020/03/18/surviving-the-virus-an-anarchist-guide-capitalism-in-crisis-rising-totalitarianism-strategies-of-resistance

https://medium.com/@kittystryker/collective-care-is-our-best-weapon-against-covid-19-851e29568656

https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-groups-are-mobilizing-mutual-aid-initiatives-to-combat-the-coronavirus/

DIY:

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cloth-Face-Mask/

https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/ This lets you set aside some of your computer's processing power to help with medical research

Episode 6 - The Grand Number Revival Hour

Welcome, Chop Shop fans, to our latest excursion into this economy's heart of darkness.  Listen as we explore the inner workings of an international death cult plotting to kill your grandparents, the best and worst of the ongoing apocalypse, the debate over how many bread crumbs the poors actually need, and the ways people are coming together, organizing, and fighting back.  Hang on tight cause this rollercoaster has only just left the platform!

Episode 7 - Fuck Around and Find Out

Episode 7 - Fuck Around And Find Out

Today Chop Shop Economics delves into the bleeding edge of economic thought: Death Cult Capitalism!  Whether their believers are sacrificing Boomers to the DOW, burning entire continents to keep the coal flowing, destroying their very livelihoods in a pointless price war, or committing political suicide there is no question this insidious new ideology is turning the world on its head.  Join us as we find out more of their strange beliefs, bizarre rituals, and highest principle: I want YOU to die for the market!

Episode 8 - Death Cult Capitalism

Welcome, Chop Shop listeners, as we examine the latest development in Death Cult Capitalism: astroturfed lockdown protests!  Sit aghast in horror at their callous disregard for the lives of others and their absolute dedication to saving the market no matter the cost, especially if they won't be paying it.  Join us as we delve into their arcane theology, how this message reached the masses, and what this means in the time of COVID apocalpyse!

Link to the New England Journal of Medicine letter:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2010025

Episode 10 - The Ballad of Karen, Defender of Columbus Dealership Row

Welcome everyone to the episode where we laugh, cry, and shout at the totally Adult Swim stupidity of re-opening America.  Whether you're talking the sheer dedication of the Murder and Suicide Cults to stacking up bodies in the name of Number, the cruel irony of small business owners' marching and shouting their way into the line of fire, impending "biblical" famines, or the absolute and total demise of the oil industry there's something for everyone!  Please keep your limbs, digits, and appendages inside the ride at all times.

Episode 11 - With Apologies to Brendon Small

Welcome, Chop Shop fans, to the latest dispatches from the COVID crisis.  Join us as we laugh at the oil industry's follies, jeer at Elon Musk's epic Twitter meltdown, mock the arrogantly stupid Masters of the Universe, gasp at Maryland and Michigan, and cheer for some May Day frontline worker direct action!  If you're new to the show or are a longtime fan one thing is clear: this shit is only gonna keep getting weirder.

Source for Oklahoma: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-city-ends-face-mask-rule-shoppers-after-store-employees-n1198736?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nn

Episode 12 - Pedicure Before Dishonor

Hi there Chop Shop fans!  Welcome back for another helping of pain, market news, and our very special brand of guillotine humor.  Join us for the latest results on the re-openings that faceplanted, Elon Musk's latest encyclical on the freedom to infect workers, Bernie Sanders reading the writing on the wall for everyone, and more!  Don't worry about that strange tingling in your Third Eye, it's just one of the many benefits of staring into the Abyss with your friends at Chop Shop.

Episode 13 - re: re: fwd: Re-Open Coffins Policy

Welcome, Chop Shop fans, to the latest from the ongoing Coronapocalypse and the dreaded Four Horsemen.  Join us for Larry Kudlow's occult-fueled prophecies of economic boom times, the flight of St. Warren of Buffet from the sacred markets, what union-busters REALLY think, and more!

Episode 14 - The Four Horsemen of Capitalist Apocalypse

What's that sound?  Could it be the latest tracks dropped by that hot new Bolivian black metal orchestra fresh from quarantine in a haunted German castle?  Maybe it's China's economy looking like they, too, will be eating a shit buffet? Is it possibly IBM laying off people for the first time, record numbers of Americans going hungry, or Elon Musk continuing to be a moron?  Join your friends at Chop Shop and find out!

Episode 15 - Black Metal Madness

America is in the Cool Zone and we're right there with you!  Join Chop Shop for the latest in cannibal rats, how the Federal Reserve might just be broke, Occidental Petroleum is breathing their last, and of course everything that's been raging in the streets since George Floyd's murder.  Hold on tight fans, this is gonna get bumpy but we're right there with you!

We are honored to have a special clip from Dawn Ray'd, used with permission.  Please enjoy the bonus of "A Thought, Ablaze" at the close of this episode.

Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/officials-blame-outsiders-for-violence-in-minnesota-but-contradict-each-other-on-who-is-responsible/2020/05/30/d722e9d6-a2b1-11ea-b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html

White Supremacists in the police: https://theintercept.com/2017/01/31/the-fbi-has-quietly-investigated-white-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/

Federal Reserve: https://www.ft.com/content/a1fba7cd-5329-46e6-82a8-57149e409f6c

Episode 16 - Welcome to the Cool Zone

We here at Chop Shop would like everyone to know we do, in fact, support our troops in the K-Pop Army.  Join us as we tell you how and why the dollar will die this year, how K-Pop and Zoomer digital shitposting just blindsided the Trump campaign, the real cause of the US meat shortage, and more.  The brakes on this train are long gone so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

Episode 19 - Critical Support for the K-Pop Army

Joining us in the recording booth is Francis from the lefty military podcast What a Hell of a Way to Die.  We ask Francis how truly rotten things are for soldiers in the armed forces of America's crumbling empire, if cash disappearing is a one-off thing or a regular occurrence, why some soldiers are shouting ACAB, and more!

Track introducing and closing out the episode is *Dixie* Union Song. (E 4 0 4 ReMiX) by Barxxn, used with permission

Special Episode 2 - Francis from What a Hell of a Way to Die

Welcome, Chop Shop fans, to the post-American world!  We'll tell you why the RCEP means the US order ain't coming back, the Million MAGAt March that wasn't, the latest Brexit woes, and more!

Episode 38 - The Day the Washington Consensus Died

Welcome to the Digital Left's premier gonzo economic news podcast.  We read this shit so you don't have to!  

This podcast is not intended as investment advice. You should not base any decisions taken regarding any security on any statements made in the course of this podcast. None of the hosts are even remotely qualified to give advice, never mind actionable advice on investments. Ask somebody who’s paid to fall on their sword for their investment advice being wrong.

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