We ring in our 600th episode by taking our movie reviews international. We watched Wolf Warrior (2015) and Wolf Warrior II (2017), two entries in the emerging genre of Chinese action blockbusters. What can these films tell us about the new Chinese...
2022-02-08 03:52:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing from episode 557 - Mormons, pt. 1, Matt guides us through the history of the Mormons after the death of Joseph Smith. We continue to track how the development of Mormonism reflects and refracts the development of American capitalism. 2022-02-04 02:42:48 +0000 UTC View Post
The boys look at the phenomenon of literary Felixes, plus discuss a few current censorship debates. Plus, we’re joined once again by lawyer Steven Donziger, who is now back under house arrest after the Department of Corrections sent him home fro...
2022-02-01 04:24:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A follow-up to our episode [349 - The Righteous Falwells (9/12/19)], we look at a new in-depth profile of Jerry Fallwell Jr., perhaps one of the most singularly emblematic individuals of our era.
TICKETS TO OUR SOUTHERN TOUR LIVE SHOWS AT: <...
2022-01-28 07:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Our roundtable of experts debate the possibility of intervention in the Russia/Ukraine tensions and come to the conclusion a global nuclear exchange would probably suck, at least for the Podcast Industry. We then take a look at a trio of pieces ex...
2022-01-25 02:36:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Havana Syndrome proves a bust and Eric Adams praises fruit. We spend the main chunk of the ep reviewing Frank Luntz and the New York Times’ recent focus group of the most chaotic and bird-brained type of person in existence: the average American...
2022-01-21 02:43:58 +0000 UTC View Post
So I (Chris) take one week off producing for a little vacation and somehow the boys manage to accidentally record all three of themselves into just one mic track for this ep? Idk I literally can’t leave these jokers alone for one minute. Our gue...
2022-01-18 02:53:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The boys discuss a case of road rage in Florida and Thomas Friedmans highly regarded column about a Biden-Cheney unity ticket.
2022-01-14 00:20:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry had to do a quick repost to correct an audio error.
The western media conceals the truth of the Newsome Regime…drinking piss and cum to cure covid…Obama razes parks to build library…and two dipshits try to out-yokel each other in...
2022-01-11 04:19:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 2 of our fantasy adventure series in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. After the tragic death of Mikaeus Lynndal, the boys venture into the Chesh...
2022-01-07 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We’re joined by friend of the show, Episode 1’s own Andrew Hudson, to discuss his experiences as an ICU nurse throughout the COVID pandemic, and why he decided to quit. We also discuss Rod Dreher’s investigation into homosexuality in the far...
2022-01-04 04:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Amber talks to Paul Prescod, who is running for Pennsylvania State Senate in the 8th district. They discuss campaigning for labor support, working with unions towards a green future, taxing frackers & more.
Check out Paul’s campaign he...
2021-12-31 17:30:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 1 of our new fantasy adventure series in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. The boys star as veteran crusaders, imprisoned by the Mad King Job for...
2021-12-31 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Stav’s back for an end-of-the-year round of relationship advice. We analyze Madison Cawthorn’s failed relationship, answer Dear Prudie questions, and look at a NYT op-ed about how it’s normal and cool to hate your husband.
All things S...
2021-12-29 01:11:15 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss (not re-enact this year, sorry folks) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). We also well look at Mayor Eric Adams’ war on seed oils and take the New York Times’ end of the year News Quiz (for children).
Tickets for...
2021-12-24 03:29:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Will and Felix examine the perilous dangers of TikTok with the world's greatest archivist of physically smooth Canadian dramatists, @favetiktoks420 on Instagram, or @layajospe on Twitter.
Time was, a Will-less episode meant a cavalcade of kids-running-the-candy-store bullshit. But, we think we’ve cracked the code to a reasonably focused Will-less eps with the Chris/Danny sub-in combo. Which of course means you hogs will find some...
2021-12-21 05:02:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Our live show at Warsaw in Brooklyn on 12/16/21.
Hey, check it out: Zapata hats are back in stock at shop.chapotraphouse.com
And tickets for our Southern tour are on sale over at chapotraphouse.com/live
2021-12-17 22:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Having left their bubble of east coast elites, the boys are finally ready to accept (and accept responsibility for) the Let’s Go Brandon movement. They also revise the American Conservative’s revision of W.E.B. Du Bois’ Reconstruction revisi...
2021-12-14 05:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt and Danny Bessner, from the American Prestige podcast, analyze one of the most important hinge points of their young lives: the September 11, 2001 attacks. They examine how 9/11 provided meaning to Americans after a decade spent searching for...
2021-12-10 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hotel room Shark Tanks does indeed hit different.
Tickets for our Southern Tour shows now on general sale, check out chapotraphouse.com/live for dates and ticket links.
2021-12-10 17:13:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy Y'all,
They said it'd never happen. They said hell would freeze over before Chapo Trap House dared venture south ...
2021-12-07 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Brace and Liz from TrueAnon join us to share some updates from their coverage of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. We discuss the strategies of the prosecution and defense, new revelations & evidence revealed in the proceedings, and the testimon...
2021-12-07 13:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Friend of the show Slavoj Žižek stops by to discuss new political implications of the pandemic, advocate for conservative communism, praise Matt’s call for a new carnation revolution, and review Squid Game.
Žižek’s new book, Heaven i...
2021-12-07 04:32:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt and Danny Bessner, from the American Prestige podcast, explore one of the most important counterfactuals in the history of the 20th century left: what if Vladimir Lenin had died before he and the Bolsheviks were able to seize power in Russia....
2021-12-03 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Ayyyy Mike Recine stops by to talk to us about Dad life. We also discuss la familia Cuomo, why liberals shouldn’t be afraid of Amy Coney Barrett because she’s so dang smart, and Rod Dreher’s ass fixation.
Listen to Mike’s podcast her...
2021-12-03 05:10:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Felix explains Twitter Spaces and his theory of the Swag Samsara. Then Will leads us through two pieces covering the Epstein case, one detailing the jury selection of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial and one attempting to re-examine Jeffrey Epstein’s...
2021-11-30 03:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt and Danny Bessner, from the American Prestige podcast, discuss the advent of the Cold War, exploring the conflict's origins, America's rise to global superpower status, what might have happened if Henry Wallace was vice president, a...
2021-11-26 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanksgiving family dinner conversation topics from the boys. Then, Will interviews Hugo Soto-Martinez, who is running for City Council in LA’s 13th district.
Donate to Hugo’s campaign through our custom link: bit.ly/hugochapo
Foll...
2021-11-25 18:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post
On this, the 58th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, we’re joined by Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone to discuss his new documentary “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass”. We then discuss the continuing legacy and sear...
2021-11-23 05:32:23 +0000 UTC View Post