Journalist Mohammad Alsaafin returns to the show to cover the unprecedented new developments in the Israel-Gaza conflict.The piece from Séamus Malekafzali mentioned in the episode: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/a-siege-brokenThe play

768 - Handjob for the Recently Deceased (9/18/23)

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 5m

We cover a spurt of stories about politicians being horny, starting with of course Lauren Boebert’s broadway handy. Then, have you seen this plane?: the air force loses an F-35 somewhere in South Carolina. Finally, we have a reading series on M

764 - The Schlapp’s Exorcist (9/5/23)

Sep 6th, 2023 1h 3m

We hope everyone had a nice labor day.. Today, we’ve got and episode of rivalries: Musk vs. the ADL, the Schlapps vs. Demonic possession, Men (all) vs. Houseplants, Diarrhea vs. Air Travel, and Techno-Libertarians vs. Mud.

758 - The Iowa State Fair is Decadent and Depraved feat. Rock Hard Caucus (8/14/23)

Aug 15th, 2023 1h 5m

We’re joined by Justin Comer and Evan Jones of the Rock Hard Caucus podcast for their on-the-ground report from this year’s Iowa State Fair. Over the course of two days, Justin & Evan endured the brutal heat and hog stench of the Des Moines fai

694 - Tulkun King (1/2/23)

Jan 3rd, 2023 1h 26m

It’s finally time to return to Pandora: we review Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron expands and improves on his otherworldly saga of colonization and resistance in about every conceivable way, including revolutionary whale violence, CRAB

664 - Chapo Control to Major Tom feat. Tom Myers (9/20/22)

Sep 20th, 2022 58m 18s

Comedian Tom Myers stops by the pod to discuss the news of the day, including Ron DeSantis’ immigrant trafficking stunt, Lindsay Graham’s proposed federal 15 week abortion ban, Brett Favre’s Mississippi welfare fraud, and an important new scien

Bonus: Triple Shot of Starbucks Workers

Sep 15th, 2022 1h 5m

Will and Chris host a round table of three organizers from across the country fighting to unionize Starbucks: Vic from Buffalo, Alisha from Oklahoma City, and Quentin from Portland, OR. They discuss the progress they’ve made at their respective

662 - “The Queen” (2006) (9/12/22)

1 Sep 13th, 2022 1h 27m

The boys start with a roundtable discussion of 9/11 and modern fashion trends. Then, we take a look at the New York Times new in-depth reporting on Yeshiva schools in NYC failing to teach children basic skills, and how that relates to the state

530 - Auspicious Dragons (6/7/21)

1 Jun 8th, 2021 1h 1m

A loose and chill hang out ep as we come to you from Atlantic City after our successful appearance at the FRQNCY1 festival. We pitch some of our concepts to revitalize AC and solve America’s Trump problem in one tidy package, lament the purging

478 - World Tree Center (12/8/20)

1 Dec 8th, 2020 1h 36m

After last week’s Cameron discussion we decided it was finally time to induct this film into the official Chapo Canon: it’s been a long time coming but here’s the AVATAR episode. Join us as we examine the most anti-imperialist blockbuster of th

434 - Project for a New American Lincoln (7/6/20)

1 Jul 7th, 2020 1h 5m

We take a look at The Lincoln Project, a new political ad PAC founded by never-Trumpers taking aim at Donald Trump by bringing their conservativism into the open willing arms of the Democrats.

Bonus: The Andrew Yang Interview

Jul 18th, 2019 1h 3m

In the latest installment of Chapo’s Presidential candidate interview series, Virgil sits down with entrepreneur Andrew Yang. The two tackle Yang's views on entrepreneurship, automation, whether Virgil is good, and socialist critiques of his Un

Episode 264 - The Golden Ones feat. Natalie Wynn a.k.a. ContraPoints (11/18/18)

Nov 19th, 2018 1h 16m

Natalie Wynn a.k.a. ContraPoints stops by the Trap to discuss deprogramming incels, Swedish Muscle Nazis, small king Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson's messiah complex, and of course, the Immutable Law of Bone.please check out all the great Contr

Episode 185 Teaser - Denis Peterson

Feb 19th, 2018 3m 43s

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785 - Tank Girls feat. Brace Belden (11/27/23)

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 37m

TrueAnon’s Brace Belden returns to the show as the crew continues discussing the war in Palestine. We look at Israel’s military shortcomings, the IDF’s penile obsession, the domestic propaganda war, and some measures Biden could take we might a

490 - Meet Me in NEOM feat. Séamus Malekafzali (1/18/21)

1 Jan 19th, 2021 1h 31m

We discuss new developments around Saudi Arabia’s increasingly bizarre utopian megacity NEOM with writer Séamus Malekafzali. We then preview this week’s Biden inaugural ceremony, talk dem messaging around checks and wages, and examine one of th

UNLOCKED: 465 - Sorkinverse: Rise of the 7 feat. Dave Anthony and Josh Olson (10/23/20)

1 Oct 30th, 2020 1h 31m

We’re joined by Dave Anthony and Josh Olson of The West Wing Thing podcast to discuss Aarons Sorkin’s latest attempt to recontextualize American politics as people getting epically owned by logic in court rooms: The Trial of the Chicago 7.Che

UNLOCKED: 423 - Targets (5/28/20)

May 30th, 2020 1h 1m

Got a lot of requests to unlock this one, so here it is:Minnesota Freedom Fund donations: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donateWe discuss the murder of George Floyd by MPD officer Derek Chauvin, and the subsequent civil unrest in Minneapo

Episode 236 - Space Force: Mobile Infantry (8/13/18)

Aug 13th, 2018 1h 15m

After Matt reports on some meatspace QAnon art and we all agree we could go for a Wendell's Hammed Burger, we have a rare triple header reading series for you this week. We touch on Trump's Space Force, whether socialism will provide an adequat

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

4 days ago 59m 7s

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 sea

Bonus: Inside Higher Ed

8 days ago 45m 56s

We’re joined by a former university administrator (who prefers to remain anonymous, though we have reviewed and verified their credentials) for an insider’s perspective of the current state of college administration, and a discussion of just wh

Bonus: UCLA Encampment Update

11 days ago 24m 32s

Will talks to Anny Viloria Winnett, a UAW 4811 ASE Trustee, Graduate Student Worker at the UCLA School of Public Health, and an organizer involved with UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampments. They discuss last week’s violent assaults on the UCLA en

830 - Vat Grown Oaf feat. Trillbillies (5/6/24)

11 days ago 1h 7m

Tom, Tarence and (welcome to the show!) Aaron from the Trillbillies join us for another week of horror and spectacle around the War in Gaza. We touch on the ceasefire agreement being rejected basically as we were recording, some of the clumsy N

Movie Mindset Bonus: Interview With Director Radu Jude

16 days ago 52m 18s

Will & Hesse talk to Radu Jude, the director of the new comedy feature Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. The film features an overworked production assistant as she drives around Bucharest shooting videos for a large multination

828 - 59’33” feat. Alex Nichols (4/29/24)

18 days ago 59m 33s

Alex joins us again to catch up on the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests and the range of responses to them, from blatant attempts to provoke the protesters, to complaining about encampments ruining your teaching of silence. Then, Kristi Noem ki