chapo trap house in order

Will, Matt, Felix and Virgil wake up in The Zone to take in the election results, process the shock, and accept Bill Mitchell as our new dad. More importantly, we discuss the failures of America’s expert/lanyard class, liberal ass-covering, the impotence and irrelevance of the Democratic Party, and our new purpose and priorities under the coming Trump regime.

Reasons to be scared, reasons for hope, and assurance that we’re still ready to ride with you all every day.

Episode 58 - We Live in The Zone Now (11/12/16)

This is Chapo season 2. Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) of the Daily Beast stops by to chat about the Hamilton Incident, Trump and Chris Christie's breakup, conservative protest and comedy, and martial arts in the age of Trump.

Also we talk about our latest press clip in the New Yorker, in which Matt, Felix and Will are rendered in watercolor.

Episode 60 - Off-Off-Broadway feat. Erin Gloria Ryan (11/20/16)

A Turkey Day treat for all! Our pal T (@RickyRawls) stops by the Park Slope Mansion to discuss his run-ins with the Anime Nazis/alt-right, their racial narcissism, and how Leon Festinger's "When Prophecy Fails" applies to Democrats after the election upset. We also wonder why Mike Pence even wanted to see Hamilton in the first place.

Here's an interview with T on the alt-right: http://thoughtcatalog.com/daniel-hayes/2016/11/an-interview-with-a-black-man-who-loves-standing-up-to-alt-right-trolls-on-twitter/

Episode 61 - Who Makes The Nazis? feat. @RickyRawls (11/24/16)

As we walk through Rod Dreher's criticism of the show, Amber makes fun of Felix's love of Les Mis.

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Episode 62 Teaser - Do You Hear The Dirtbags Sing

First we talk to Ezekiel Kweku of MTV about his diagnosis of the Democratic Party's failure this year, how they can beat white nationalism next time around, and the Æon Flux animated series. Then the full Chapo team assembles to tackle the book "The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success" by Bloomberg View blogger and chronically wrong person Megan McArdle. It's a horrible dumb book and everyone gets mad at Will for making them read it.

Ezekiel's piece: www.mtv.com/news/2955564/skin-in-the-game/#ifrndnloc

Real Ames Hours on McArdle's portfolio: http://shameproject.com/profile/megan-mcardle/

Episode 63 - SuccessFail: The McMegan Story feat. @TheShrillest (12/4/16)

We read from the Caleb letters again. Matt laughs harder than any episode we've done. 

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Episode 64 Teaser - The Ten Krackel Commandments

We got to interview one of Will’s favorite filmmakers Adam Curtis about his new movie HyperNormalisation. We talk about Trump, the curse of bloodless liberalism, science fiction, Escape From New York, living in the Zone, and tough medicine for the left. Adam was extremely nice and is now Chapo UK correspondent. 

We also plug our friend Katie Halper's live show and party this Wednesday, 12/14 at 7pm: https://m.facebook.com/events/211681455954839/?ti=icl

And this book of Juggalo photography by Daniel Cronin: https://www.amazon.com/Gathering-Juggalos-Daniel-Cronin/dp/3791347527

And this graphic novel, "Laid Waste" byJulia Gfrorer: https://www.amazon.com/Laid-Waste-Julia-Gfr-rer/dp/1606999710

Episode 65 - No Future feat. Adam Curtis (12/12/16)

Adam Curtis leaves us with a call for some kind of vision for the future.

Episode 65 Teaser - The Brutal Question

This week's guest, author and conspiracy theory-enthusiast Jacob Bacharach, begins to explain the wild world of "Pizzagate" to the gang.

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Episode 66 Teaser - Enter The Chomo Promo Code

Nick got a new huge TV and we were all hungover so we leave Swordfish (2001) on during the recording. We talk about Battlefield Earth, the inane Eric Garland tweetstorm, and the DSA. 

In the middle of the episode, Nick makes another cameo by hovering behind Will and eating a massive carrot and it makes Brendan laugh.

We're sorry that this is not as profound as the Adam Curtis episode.

Episode 67 - The Swordfish Episode (12/18/16)

In this magical Christmas episode Kath Barbadoro joins us again to talk about the Lynchian underbelly of New Hampshire, political economy, the embarrassing turn at Mother Jones, and the really just fantastic and affordable meals on offer at our favorite neighborhood bar & grill, Applebee’s.

We finish off the year with a scintillating reading from Ben Shapiro’s racist and poorly-written novel, “True Allegiance.” 

Enter code "CHAPO" at Applebees.com to buy $50 in Gift Cards & get a $10 Bonus Card FREE.

Here's the article by Naomi LaChance: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/12/the-legacy-of-mother-jones-is-haunting-mother-jone.html

Episode 68 - Applebee's Christmas Spectacular feat. Kath Barbadoro (12/23/16)

We're all hungover from ringing in Year Zero and rusty from vacation but returning guest James Adomian (@JAdomian) stops by to put us off on the right foot. We talk about our callout on the Michael Rapaport podcast, Dan Nainan's Tesla show, Mike Cernovich's new brain crystal products, and Josh Marshall accidentally tweeting lesbian porno while trying to advocate a new Cold War.

Buy James's new Trump vs. Bernie album: http://trumpvsbernie.com/

Episode 69 - Angela & Strawberry feat. James Adomian (1/2/17)

Podcasts are not politics. Politics is politics.

Episode 70 Teaser - Will's Disclaimer (1/4/17)

Brendan’s computer crashed so we lost half of our first recording for this episode, but all the good parts were mostly salvaged, as well as a bad part where Amber’s cat takes a wicked shit that smelled horrible and we whine about having to deal with it.

The second half was recorded the next day and it’s our second official reading of Ben Shapiro’s catshit novel “True Allegiance.” Ultimately everything turned out alright.

Here's Alex's piece on Kurt: https://theoutline.com/post/749/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-kurt-eichenwald

Brock Winthrop: https://brockwinthrop.bandcamp.com/

Episode 71 - Crapo Cat House: The Half-Lost Episode feat. Alex Nichols (1/9/17)

Chait hate and hyping President Wario's inaugural cover band lineup.

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Episode 72 Teaser - Pee Doors Down

Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Bill Corbett stops by the mansion to join us in pummeling the life out of conservative entrepreneur and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza's stupid and bizarre documentary "Hillary's America." The movie is obviously racist and creepy and hilarious and the only accurate costumes were KKK robes.

It was an honor to do a show with Bill and he is now our FailDad.

Episode 73 - Better Call Saul Alinsky feat. Bill Corbett (1/15/17)

A taste of our new, apparently hit episode where Virgil made us all play Call of Cthulhu.

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Episode 74 Teaser - Capone Speakeasy

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The full trap in effect, plus special guest Sam Kriss (@sam_kriss), all of us covering the inauguration of President Wario. 

Weak chinned neo-Nazi Richard Spencer got his head caved in, protesters burned a limo, Colby became an anarchist, irony was shot through the head, and the gang went to Red Lobster for a lovely meal.

Episode 75 - Mr. Chapo Goes To Washington (1/22/17)

Felix wanted to end the show on a positive note and some people asked for the moment on its own here.

Episode 75 Teaser - Death To Dead End-ism (1/23/17)

NOTE: Ahead of this week's premium episode, we are unlocking our first 2-part gaming episode, "The Pizza In The Gate."

This is the first of a two-part radio play/tabletop game run by Virgil, who locked us in a room to play Call of Cthulhu. Turning the clock back to the 1920s, the guys act out a Lovecraftian cosmic horror-noir. 

Will plays a disturbed, incestuous race scientist, Felix a military valor-stealer turned jazz vocalist, and Matt a medically trained decrepit foot fetishist. They receive an odd message from a grotesque, half-man, half-baseball that leads them to uncover dark secrets in the heart of our young nation’s capital…

chapo trap house in order

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