Alex is on today as we catch up with the weekend’s drama over the 2024 Eurovision song contest and ask which is more real, twitter or Eurovision (those are the only two options). Then, some disastrous new polls for the Biden campaign, Trump searches for a VP and praises Hannibal Lecter, and Bret Stephens & Gail Collins search for the true value of a commencement speech and decide it’s about telling kids to get off their damn phones.

Check out WFYM radio: https://chapofym.podbean.com/

Chapo Trap House

832 - Real World Blues feat. Alex Nichols (5/13/24)

The Pendejo boys are back ostensibly to cover some new Greg Abbott shenanigans out of Texas, but we also look at the ICC seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the collapse of Red Lobster, a GOP candidate out of Missouri literally running against being “weak and gay,” and Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker’s redpilled address to Benedictine graduates. 

Find Pendejo Time wherever you get podcasts, and subscribe to their patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pendejotime

Also check out the Pendejo Time album here: https://pendejotime.bandcamp.com/album/pendejo-time

834 - Weakness Will Get You Nowhere feat. Pendejo Time (5/20/24)

We sit down with Mike Cheslik, the director of the new(ish) silent comedy action farce Hundreds of Beavers. We discuss his Wisconsin influences, ultra-DIY approach to filmmaking, making your film exactly as stupid as it needs to be, and the inherent humor of watching a guy in a mascot costume get wrecked on camera.

There are still a few in-theater opportunities to catch Hundreds of Beavers: https://www.hundredsofbeavers.com/tickets/

And it’s also available for rental at home on Apple and Amazon.

Movie Mindset

Movie Mindset Bonus: Hundreds of Beavers with Director Mike Cheslik

Chief Chapo foreign correspondent returns to take us around the wide world of conflict. We get an update on the war in Gaza including the bombing of Rafah, the failing floating Pier, and the Biden administration's attempts to broker some kind of deal between Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia without gaining any concessions or movement toward peace in the process. Plus, we discuss the death or Iranian president Raisi, the situation in Ukraine, and what the hell’s going on in French New Caledonia.

For more Derek: 
The article on Germany Derek references at the end of the pod: www.foreignexchanges.news/p/whats-the-matter-with-germany
Subscribe to Foreign Exchanges: www.foreignexchanges.news
And American Prestige: www.americanprestigepod.com/

836 - Pier One Imports feat. Derek Davison (5/28/24)

We have Alex on today to first and foremost look at newly released soda rankings. Then, we catch up on reactions to Trump’s conviction, examine the many Rubicons people are always crossing, and ask if Barron will be Augustus Batman or something. Then, two new banger campaign ads from new MAGA star Valentina Gomez. Finally, a long reading series about Erik Prince’s far-right podcast group chat, and the various good & normal opinions shared there from the many luminaries in his orbit.

838 - Enemies of the Group Chat feat. Alex Nichols (6/3/24)

Last week, we looked at Trump’s felony convictions and the various weaknesses that brings his campaign. This week, we turn to Biden world. First, Hunter is in court on federal gun charges, leading us all to learn about his bizarre taste crack music. Then, we spend the majority of this ep reading through the absolutely addled interview Joe Biden gave to Time magazine last week. How cooked is he? Can we make sense of any of this? How could we get two candidates this bad leading their presidential tickets? We discuss all inside.

840 - Tom of Finlandization (6/10/24)

We talk to Lance Oppenheim, director of Ren Faire, the new docu-series on HBO. Ren Faire looks at the drama behind the scenes of the enormous Texas Renaissance Festival. When capricious 86-year-old owner and founder “King” George Coulam attempts to retire, his underlings, the obsequious & loyal-to-a-fault Jeff and the ambitious & conniving Louie, are pitted against each other in their attempts to gain control of the park. It’s a darkly comedic real-life Shakespeare story, but it also touches on a lot of ideas about work, employment, ownership, power, performance, alienation, and an (unhealthy?) obsession with the past, all in the context of a very particular modern workplace.

All three episodes of Ren Faire are available now to stream on Max (the place for HBO).

Bonus: Ren Faire feat. Lance Oppenheim

Featured player Alex Nichols returns to look at the creeping criminalization of the “edgar” haircut in Tekkkxas, the jomney sun-ization of the U.S. Navy, the state of the American “young” fascist movement, and Joe Biden’s floundering celebrity outreach program.

Keep an eye out on our Patreon for a new series of Vic Berger videos covering Trump’s time away from the White House in Mar-a-Lago, premiering exclusively at pateron.com/chapotraphouse starting June 18.

842 - Fleet Weak feat. Alex Nichols (6/17/24)

We’re joined by journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous and filmmaker Kavitha Chekuru to discuss their new film The Night Won’t End: Biden’s War on Gaza. The film examines the lives of three families as they try to survive the continued assault on Gaza. Will and Felix discuss the film, the civilian toll of the war, the U.S. state departments continued obfuscation around civilian casualties, and the complete breakdown of international human rights law around the war.

The film is available in its entirety on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECFpW5zoFXA&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish

844 - Journey to the End of the Night feat. Kavitha Chekuru & Sharif Abdel Kouddous (6/24/24)

Will talks to musician and climate journalist Jael Holzman (Ekko Astral, Heatmap News) about her experience as a congressional reporter at outlets like Axios and Politico, and the conditions that led her to quit. We discuss the institutionalized bias against accurate reporting on topics like climate change and trans rights & healthcare, the outrageous complacency with baseless stories from the likes of LibsofTikTok, and other incidents of casual “lavender scare” that permeate the D.C. press corp.

Check out Jael’s medium post on quitting congressional journalism here:
https://medium.com/@jaelholzman/why-im-leaving-congressional-journalism-ee97e2bbebf6
And get into Ekko Astral here:
https://ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/pink-balloons

Bonus: Axios and Allies feat. Jael Holzman

This is an episode for people who have been laid off in the middle of a global pandemic. We discussed everything that happened in March and April, including: Ciampa Vs Gargano has taken over NXT, the ladder match was good, why are we still constantly talking about Ciampa Vs Gargano, Sam Roberts Shut Up Challenge, god damn how about a 45 minute Ciampa Vs Gargano match named the "one last beat", Bianca BelAir was never given the belt and that's a travesty, although Gargano elbow dropping Ciampa into a bunch of bottled water was the spot of the century. Also, we explain what COVID-19 is, and continue to grapple with the horrible business practices of the WWE. Then, Alec and I discuss left oriented tactics in America, and it gets a little... spicy. If you are not ready to Stone Cold Stunner a politician for the cause, this is not the podcast for you. Sorry SUCKERS.

Episode 37 - Exploitative Business Practices In The Time Of Corona

Alec And Tristan spend arguably too much time each week discussing the weekly wrestling show on TV, NXT. Our opinions on wrestling are too DANGEROUS for the man. Finally, there's an UNOFFICIAL podcast talking about The Street Profits. Not associated or affiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ("WWE") in any way.

Episode 37 - Exploitative Business Practices In The Time Of Corona

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