Happy holiday weekend, sorry we’re a bit late. To give them credit, the dry boys actually rallied to record as usual on Monday, this time it’s Chris who’s been off grilling and chilling in the woods. Anyway, we’ve got takes on the recent Supreme Court rulings, Twitter’s continued degradation, and drama among the loser nerds behind the DeSantis campaign.

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Chapo Trap House

746 - Gordian, Not! (7/4/23)

Our review of the feel-good sleeper indie hit of the summer, Astroid Cit- no, it's the new Jim Caviezel-starring anti-trafficking movie “The Sound of Freedom”

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748 - Slave Stealers, LLC (7/11/23)

While on vacation in a foreign land, Brace stole an artifact imbued with dark magical powers and now everything is upside down — he’s sick, he can’t think, all his underwear is gone, etc. REAL new episode coming this week !!!!

🤖📠 TRUEANON SPECIAL TRANSMISSION 📠🤖

A Louisiana family is profoundly changed as dad falls down the rabbit hole. Central to their story: a small-time QAnon influencer based in Canada who set up a numerology cult positioning himself as the herald of the Great Awakening.

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Music by Pontus Berghe & Nick Sena. Editing by Corey Klotz.

Episode 240: Mr. Dez (A Family Torn Apart by QAnon)

Jake and Brad are thrilled to bring you the very first episode of their new mini-series “The Spectral Voyager.”  Over the course of ten episodes, they’ll bring you true tales from the edges of reality with a less critical eye, and a focus on the pure enjoyment of paranormal folklore.  In the premier episode, they’ll dive into the story of the very first spirit photographer, William Mumler.  From Mumler’s humble beginnings to his rise in popularity and eventual fraud trial, the guys will leave no photograph undeveloped.  In the second half of the episode, Brad recounts his own personal tale of the paranormal - a close quarters rendezvous with one of the most cursed objects of all time… Robert the doll.  

You can subscribe for just five dollars a month on Patreon to gain access to the remaining nine episodes of The Spectral Voyager as it releases, as well as QAA’s other mini-series: Manclan and Trickle Down.  

If you’re already a subscriber, thank you!  It allows us to make weird stuff like this.  

We hope you enjoy it!   See you on the other side. 

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The Spectral Voyager theme composed by Nick Sena.

Additional music by Pontus Berghe.  Editing by Corey Klotz.

QAA’s website: http://qanonanonymous.com

The Spectral Voyager Episode 1:  The Curious Case of William Mumler

Benjamin Fong joins us to talk about his new book Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st century Binge (versobooks.com/products/2981-quick-fixes). We chat about the uniquely American obsession with drugs, the war machine’s love affair with meth, the burgeoning psychedelic movement, and why everyone is so desperate to get high.

Episode 309: I Need Weed And Speed

Social media is in flux. The disruption started when Elon Musk acquired Twitter, purged most of the staff, turned the blue checkmark verification system into a pay for play system, and welcomed previously banned extremists and QAnon followers back onto the platform. To add to the chaos, last week Elon announced that Twitter is rebranding as “X.” His stated goal is to turn X into an “everything app,” an all-in-one platform for messaging, voice and video calls, social media posts, payment services, and more.  This rebrand included erecting a giant metal flashing X on top of the former Twitter building, much to the discomfort of the building’s neighbors in San Francisco.

On today’s episode we discuss how emboldened conspiracists are using their paid checkmarks to build clout and spread disinformation. This includes a newcomer to disinformation game named Dom Lucre, who was suspended for posting child abuse material before Elon personally restored his account. And General Michael Flynn and former 8kun administrator Ron Watkins working to revive pizzagate ahead of the coming election season.

We also chat with tech journalist Ryan Broderick in an attempt to figure out why Elon Musk is doing all this.

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Music by Pontus Berghe.  Editing by Corey Klotz.

Garbage Day Newsletter

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Christopher Beale’s Link Tree

https://linktr.ee/realchrisjbeale

REFERENCES

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opinion/facebook-far-right.html

https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1684670401027145728

Episode 241: There Is No Twitter, Only X feat. Ryan Broderick

We put on the balaclavas, chamber a round, and head to the cockpit to talk about the beautiful period in world history where hijacking airplanes was hot. A spiritual successor to our previous airplane episode.

Episode 312: The Romance of International Skyjacking

For hundreds of years the Rothschild banking family played a central role in conspiracist narratives. In the 19th century the Rothschilds’ massive wealth, war profiteering, connections to powerful governments, and pioneering banking strategies earned them well-deserved scrutiny. But myths about the Rothschilds eventually became a way to promote anti semitic attacks and disguise them as critiques of wealth and power. 

To help us separate fact from myth when it comes to the Rothschild family, we are joined by repeat guest Mike Rothschild (who, despite his name, is not related to the banking dynasty.) In our discussion with his upcoming book, Jewish Space Lasers:  The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories, we cover everything from the origin of anti-semetic canards, how the Rothschilds became a financial force in Europe, the evolution of Rothschild conspiracy theories, and a major 21st century financial scandal involving the Swiss arm of Rothschild & Co.

Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan,' 'Trickle Down' and 'The Spectral Voyager':

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QAA's Website: https://qanonanonymous.com

Music by Pontus Berghe.  Editing by Corey Klotz.

Mike Rothschild on Twitter
https://twitter.com/rothschildmd

Jewish Space Lasers by Mike Rothschild
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733925/jewish-space-lasers-by-mike-rothschild/

REFERENCES

Rothschild family to take Paris-listed investment bank private
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/rothschild-family-plans-take-its-paris-listed-investment-bank-private-2023-02-06/

1MDB: The inside story of the world’s biggest financial scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/28/1mdb-inside-story-worlds-biggest-financial-scandal-malaysia

Episode 243: Jewish Space Lasers feat Mike Rothschild

We talk to Alex Press about her reporting on the ongoing WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes, with additional commentary from some of the striking entertainment workers we met on the picket lines in LA and NYC.

Special thanks to the following for speaking to us:
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Catherine Schetina
Jess McKenna
John Hodgman
Max Calder

Read Alex's piece on the strikes in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/2023/07/hollywood-writers-actors-strike-studios-streaming

Bonus: WGA/SAG Strike Update

Bill Gates and his "philanthropic" foundation. We've heard the conspiracy theories — but what if the reality was damning enough? Our guest is Tim Schwab, journalist and author of The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire.

Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like Manclan, Trickle Down and The Spectral Voyager: https://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous

QAA x Goosecult Party on Saturday December 16th: https://dice.fm/event/e8pkd-qaa-podcast-x-goosecult-party-w-john-vanderslice-16th-dec-the-goldfish-los-angeles-tickets

The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250291431
Tim Schwab: https://twitter.com/TimothyWSchwab

Music by Nick Sena.

http://qanonanonymous.com

Episode 255: Busy Bill Gates feat Tim Schwab

Conspiracy theories, melted online communities and cursed media — we pry open the cracks in consensus reality and journey into the hidden worlds below. The QAA Podcast is a mix of reporting, comedy, and history hosted by Jake Rockatansky, Travis View, and Julian Feeld along with co-hosts Annie Kelly, Liv Agar and Brad Abrahams. Formerly known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.