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566 - Dopeness Report (10/12/21)

Since we're partying at Mardi Gras we're unlocking a recent premium episode in which we talk about Jeferee Stars NFL trade, Tim Gunn style gay guys, how scary it was to see Andy Dick when you were a kid, and Jacques getting on ivermectin.

*UNLOCKED* SD 204 - JeffHERee Star

Matt Christman goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse
Topics: "Distractions" in media/politics, great divorce, 17th century talk., Pennsylvania

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239 - Distractions Zone 02.24.23

In this News Brief, we discuss the initial lack of coverage of the devastating February 3rd train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; the coverage of the lack of coverage; the GOP's "white genocide" exploitation; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's defensiveness; and the real human stakes of decades of bipartisan deregulation and union-busting.

Our guest is Matthew Cunningham-Cook, a reporter and researcher at The Lever.

News Brief: Defensiveness and Demagoguery in East Palestine

"Our progress has been part of the living history of America," President Jimmy Carter declared in a 1979 speech. "America is a nation of progress, of moving forward," Senator Chuck Grassley stated in 2022 on the Senate floor. "The story of America is a story of progress and resilience, of always moving forward, of never, ever giving up. It's a story unique among all nations," President Joe Biden announced in his 2023 State of the Union.

For decades - even centuries - policymakers, and media on their behalf, have employed some variation on the same rhetorical theme: the United States is a nation of progress, especially so-called "racial progress." Though our Great Experiment has been imperfect, we're told, it's constantly improving, steadily and automatically forging ahead toward its ideal state. Yes, we've been home to the violent oppression of untold sums of people, but look how far we’ve come!

There have objectively been political gains for all groups historically and currently denied basic rights in the U.S. This is obvious. But the trajectory is far from linear, raising the question: How far have "we" really come? Are people, especially Black, Latino, and Native people, less likely to suffer through poverty than any time before now? Are police and prisons any less violent? To what extent have U.S. law and policymaking really evolved?

On this episode, we dissect the liberal assertion that social, particularly racial, progress in the U.S. is inevitable, that there's this comforting "arc" of history bending towards justice. We examine how this idea came to be, who gets to define the metrics of "progress," and why it's dangerous to advance the tidy Vaseline-lens narrative that societal improvement is part of some preordained future.

Our guest is Dr. Julian M. Rucker.

Episode 178: The Palliative Pop-History of American "Racial Progress" Narratives

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We grease up the night sticks and put on the peaked caps and head over to the grey bar hotel in order to prepare the bed for our newest guest: Donald J. Trump.  We also discuss Stormy Daniel’s and Micheal Cohen.

Episode 278: Storm Is Coming (trailer)

Libby Watson explains how many states are able to seize the estates of Medicaid users after their deaths.

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717 Teaser - Medicaid Estate Seizure

QAnon the musical, Baby Trump, poetry, charcuterie, a Frank Sinatra impersonator, "JFK Jr" AKA Juan O Savin and members of the -48 QAnon numerology cult — including rapper Pryme Minister. We headed to Texas to attend one of the most melted QAnon events yet. It did not disappoint.
 
Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous

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Music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.

Episode 225: Undercover at Reckoning Fest in Frisco, Texas

Hey Gumshoes! So excited to announce a new Patreon reward: podcast commentary tracks. Soon we’ll be offering a behind-the-scenes look at how all your favorites got made, from the people who made them.

To start us off, Brace, Liz, and Yung Chomsky go back to 2019 to walk through the recording of our every first episode, The Ep-Files. Enjoy, and as always, like and subscribe! 

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Investigator Tier

Folks, we got ‘em. Donald Trump has been indicted — or as Trump himself put it at Truth Social: he has been “INDICATED.” Manhattan prosecutors are accusing Trump of falsifying business records with the intent to conceal illegal conduct connected to his 2016 election. Will he be hanged at GITMO for treason? No. But what will happen? Lawyer Allie Mezei helps us break down known facts of the case and some possible future scenarios. We also discover how the QAnon community is reacting to the revelation. Spoiler: they’re still trusting the plan. Finally, we’ll take a peek at a new insider anon on 4chan  who doesn’t quite have that Q magic. 
 
Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous

QAA's Website: https://qanonanonymous.com
Music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.

Episode 226: Trump Indicted feat Allie Mezei

We’re joined by Jonathan Melrod (twitter.com/JonathanMelrod), author of the new autobiography “Fighting Times” (pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1289). We talk about the factory turn of the 1960s, SDS/RYM II, encounters with the Red Squad, and his 13 years fighting in American auto plants and as an activist in the UAW. 

Jonathan's FBI file: static1.squarespace.com/static/605d7866711508185e437efe/t/629e3e73925c4d39eb5082fe/1654537863547/Jon+Melrod+FBI+file_Redacted.pdf

Episode 282: Fighting Times

TrueAnon is a podcast about your enemies made by your friends. Join unlicensed private investigators Liz Franczak, Brace Belden, and Yung Chomsky for a show that will drive you insane. Every other episode is a Patreon exclusive: patreon.com/TrueAnonPod

Episode 278: Storm Is Coming (trailer)

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