Name: Buy the Ticket, Take the Vote by Hunter-Gatherers Podcast
Duration: 31 min 22 s
Description: Christopher and Curtis deep-dive into the the sweeping Trump victory through the lens of Fear & Loathing, Campaign Trail '72. This includes many trends in common (history repeating?) and a few dangers unique to our age. Is that a reassuring sign that we've "been here before," or does it offer depressing evidence that we've actually learned virtually nothing in all those decades?

Curtis and Christopher Surrender to temptation and launch our latest 'Linkage Fest' between this presidential election and Hunter's 1972 campaign trail classic. The ticket is punched, the ride begins.

Fear & Voting, Summer of Loathing, Kickoff 2024

From Shirley Chisholm to Cornel West, Curtis and Christopher return to the "sacred text" of Fear and Loathing '72  and see that the 2024 election seems to be having a similar impact on the Black Vote – in reverse. Could West challenging Biden as an Independent have the opposite impact of Chisholm running as Democrat for President?  George McGovern's great gift to the Democratic Party was solidifying the Black vote in future elections.  Could a similar set of circumstances as '72 be unraveling that partisan achievement?

From Shirley Chisholm To Cornel West, Fear And Loathing '72 To '24 And The Black Vote Final

Curtis and Christopher examine the Trump Trial and the comparisons of this election to "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72".  We come to a sudden realization.  It is actually 1968, all over again.   

Fear and Loathing on the Trump Verdict

Colorado is weird in a particularly gonzo kind of way. It is both free thinking and libertarian practical, the kind of place that one politician described, "Where a gay married couple defends their weed farm with automatic weapons."  It is Hunter's kind of place, and he was proud to call it home.  But why is Colorado the perfect gonzoland?  Curtis and Christopher explore the history and development of the state – and why it is NOT called Idaho.

Why Colorado Is Weird And The Perfect Gonzoland

After two years of citing how close the 2024 race resembled Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Curtis and Christopher finally conclude that "we have regressed" to 1968.  What would Hunter have thought of these "nine days in July" from attempted assignation to effective candidate resignation?  And we discuss how Kentucky is Vance, whether Hunter was a Hillbilly, and if Harris is less Chisholm than Humphrey?  And most importantly, will the Chicago convention protests resemble 1968?

Fear and Loathing...Have we regressed to 1968?

The (oft considered) first time Hunter S. Thompson used the title “Fear and Loathing” came as a result of his attendance at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago—when a cop pushed a billy club into him like a “spear”. Will the police act the same amidst the legions of Gaza protesters descending on the Windy City for this week’s Democratic convention? Curtis Robinson and Christopher Tidmore analyze the parallels and differences to Hunter’s experience in 1968.

Chicago Convention Redux? Hunter Clubbed By Cop at '68 Convention

Curtis and Christopher take on the malaise of the 2024 election which brings "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" to a new level.   

But worry not.  Suicide is not the result.  We explore some craziness along the way, and compliment "Colonel" Johnny Depp on his new art exhibit in NYC which features quite a lot of Hunter Thompson.  

We talk about drinking with Christopher Hitchens and the upcoming Gonzofest in New Orleans in May 2025.  

Fear and Malaise on the 2024 Campaign Trail

How the monkey getting high on Hunter's drugs led to the famed Kentucky Derby column!  Ron Turner, famed Bay Area publisher, tells all, including how he used to discuss Ayn Rand with Hunter, how San Francisco created gonzo, and how the city still remains a font of creativity today. Curtis and Christopher listen at the feet of one of the fathers of gonzo, and so can you.

Ron Turner: Drugs, The Kentucky Derby and Gonzo Journalism

Christopher and Curtis deep-dive into the the sweeping Trump victory through the lens of Fear & Loathing, Campaign Trail '72. This includes many trends in common (history repeating?) and a few dangers unique to our age. Is that a reassuring sign that we've "been here before," or does it offer depressing evidence that we've actually learned virtually nothing in all those decades?

Buy the Ticket, Take the Vote

Did Hunter S. Thompson help create Jimmy Carter's Presidency? Curtis Robinson and Christopher Tidmore explore President Carter's legacy and Hunter's opinions on him, including whether Carter was a lot meaner than his reputation suggests. And it might have led to some of of Carter's greatest successes, including the Camp David Accords.  

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