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745 - Everything Wrong Was Good feat. Matt Hongoltz-Hetling (6/29/23)

Journalist and author Matt Hongoltz-Hetling returns to the show to discuss his new book If It Sounds Like a Quack…A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine. We discuss the history and rise to prominence of fringe medicines, how alternative medicine shifted from being the provenance of the left-wing to the right-wing, and how the various failures and inequities of the American healthcare system allow scam medicine to flourish.

Tickets for our live shows in BOTH Montreal an...

Movie Mindset 10 - Stop Snitching: Jean Pierre Melville's Arch-Criminals

Will & Hesse look at two from French director Jean Pierre Melville: 1970’s Le cercle rouge and 1969’s Army of Shadows. Both “crime” films of sorts, Le cercle rouge is a classic of the heist film genre, while Army of Shadows reframes the WWII-era French resistance as a kind of criminal organization. Both films obsess over process, trust, honor, “snitching,” and cool-as-fuck French guys wearing trench coats and blasting cigs.

744 - People Who Died (6/26/23)

The boys look at the Wagner Group failed(?) coup(??) of Russia(???) over the weekend(????). Then, some more on the submarine disaster, RFK Jr. and the people who believe current events as a factor of time’s linear progression are, in general, a “psyop”.

TORONTO: tickets still available to our show there Thursday, August 17: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005ED4F0FB3932

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743 - Time Colosseum (6/22/23)

We complete our seven-year cycle of covering the DC Cinematic Universe with a review of The Flash: a gross mishmash of CGI dreck, digital necromancy, multiversal genocide, and actual criminal performances that serves as a fitting cap to the franchise and, why not, Cinema in general. Grab your popcorn, throw your baby in the microwave, and listen in!

CANADA TOUR:

Tickets available early for patrons here:

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CANADA TOUR + COLLECTIONS/SHOP

Hello Grey Wolves,

We are pleased to announce a 2-stop mini-tour of Canada this August! Come out and see us at:

Toronto, Ontario, Thur. August 17

Danforth Music Hall

https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005ED4F0FB3932

Patreon Presale Password: MINDS...

Movie Mindset 09 - The Alchemist: The Jim O'Rourke Roeg Movies

Will and Hesse examine two films by director Nicolas Roeg: Eureka (1983) and Insignificance (1985). Eureka stars Gene Hackman as a prospector who strikes an ungodly amount of gold, and explores themes of physical and sexual desire. Insignificance features an imagined conversation between Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio, and considers the 20th century through the twin destabilizing forces of atomic destruction and uncontroll...

742 - Sluts For Rudy (6/20/23)

We take some dirty talk tips from Rudy Giuliani’s emails; Consider our lost Submariners; Discuss RFK Jr.’s campaign requiring us to do homework; and imagine Ron DeSantis as one of Jesus’ disciples.

NEW SHOW DATES! We will be in Canada this August:

Thursday, August 17 - Toronto - Danforth Music Hall

Saturday August 19 - Montreal - Corona Theater

Tickets will be available for Patreon pre-order on Thursday, June 22nd and available for general public sale Friday, Jun...

741 - Tom Fitton’s Stanky Swankhouse (6/15/23)

Trump did everything right, and they indicted him. We look at Trump’s swole legal team, we gain one challenger and lose another in the GOP primaries, look at some cool trends in the consumer electronics market, and hear a nice story about some fun-loving Rhode Islanders’ trip to Philadelphia.

Movie Mindset 08 - God Lancaster

Will and Hesse discuss two classics featuring leading man Burt Lancaster: 1957’s Sweet Smell of Success (d. Alexander Mackendrick) and 1963’s The Leopard (d. Luchino Visconti). In Sweet Smell, Lancaster plays the coldly evil, all-powerful gossip columnist J.J. Hunsucker, and in The Leopard Lancaster is the fading, romantic noble Prince of Salina. Two masterful performances in devastating films showing Burt was one of the greatest to ever do it.

NE...

740 - Crank About Creeping feat. Ben Terris (6/12/23)

Today we’re joined by journalist Ben Terris, who’s been sort of shadow-programming the show recently with his pieces on Sean McElwee, Diane Feinstein’s staff, Tommy Tuberville’s advisors and questions about Tim Scott’s virginity.  We discuss Trump’s federal indictment over the “boxes hoax,” and the growing feeling that ol’ Donny might possibly maybe finally be kind of fucked. Then we talk to Ben about his new book “The Big Break,” and learn more about all the McElwe...

739 - Greatsword of Artorias (6/8/23)

Felix tells us about his new sword. Then, we take a look at new UFO news, which somehow becomes a discussion of which members of the Nazi high command were the biggest pervs and pussies. Then following that theme, we have some new candidates entering the GOP primaries. Finally, discussing some recent revelations around one of our esteemed podcaster colleagues.

Movie Mindset 07 - Kurosawa (Not That One) feat. Brendan James

Will & Hesse are joined by Blowback’s Brendan James to discuss two films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997’s Cure and 2002’s Bright Future. Not quite what people might expect when they imagine “modern J-Horror,” Kurosawa’s films nonetheless feature supernatural ghosts and killers that reflect anxieties and paranoias about life in modern Japan. The crew gets into all of this, plus venomous jellyfish and a visit from Donald Trump, all in today’s Movie Mindset.

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738 - They Smile In Your Face feat. Corey Robin (6/5/23)

Today we’re joined by Professor Corey Robin, author of "The Reactionary Mind" and "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas," for a conversation all about one of the most powerful reactionaries in the world: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. We discuss the origins and contours of his conservative ideology, and how they reflect the development of race, class, law, power, conservatism and liberalism over his lifetime.

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737 - Money 4 Sale (6/1/23)

The boys talk: the cool new Trump scam bilking MAGA grandparents all across America, bad kids and the sodas they drink, the gourmand advising Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on national security, and review the latest from MAGA rapper Fogiato Blow.

Movie Mindset 06 - Real Authorized Official Clint Eastwood: 80’s Clint feat. John Semley

Will & Hesse are joined by journalist and author John Semley to discuss two films featuring Clint in hardcore 80’s cop-vigilante mode: 1983’s Sudden Impact and 1984’s Tightrope. Both directed or partially directed by Clint, while maybe not his best, are certainly a lot of fun and very revealing of the various psycho-sexual underpinnings of the whole “go ahead, make my day” mindset. Plus, John takes us through the online drama ripping apart the Clint pic-posting...

736 - Work Will Set Your TV (5/30/23)

We take a look at Barack Obama’s new Netflix series “Working: What We Do All Day,” in which the former president examines the various trials, indignities and inequities of American work life and avoids asking: did I do that?

735 - The Termronator (5/25/23)

Today, we’ve got full spectrum coverage of Ron DeSantis’ Twitter Space campaign launch debacle. Plus, a little on the depressing HBO/Max turnover, and more Silicon Valley blood boys.

Movie Mindset Schedule, Part 2

Here's our lineup for the second half of Movie Mindset season 1. Hope everyone following along is enjoying the lineup Will & Hesse have curated. For future installments we might add some info about where the films are available for streaming/viewing, but also we trust you all to manage your own media hunting.

As for future programming, we've discussed doing a little run of horror Movie Mind...

Movie Mindset 05 - We Must Be Doing Something Right! Altman’s America feat. Andrew Hudson

Will & Hesse are joined by Episode 1’s Andrew Hudson to discuss Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Nashville (1975). One an unconventional & drearily romantic western, one a sprawling conversational epic following 24 characters across 5 days leading up to the bicentennial in Nashville, both hilarious and haunting expressions of Altman’s vision of America in the 1970’s.

NEXT WEEK: it’s greased up 'n gritty 80’s Clint Eastwood with 2023-05-24 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

734 - I Feel Like White Gladis (5/23/23)

Debt ceiling showdown, losers of the Republican primaries, Pete Buttigieg’s Mind Cathedral, yes, yes, but we must focus on what’s really important: The Orcas are now in open revolt, and we need to strategize support for our cetacean brothers and sisters.

LAST DAY to buy this round of merch from us, get it while it’s available: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-house

733 - Open Worlds feat. Josh Sawyer (5/19/23)

We’re joined by video game designer Josh Sawyer (Pentiment, Fallout: New Vegas) to talk the wide world of gaming. We discuss Josh’s new game, Pentiment, a murder mystery set in 16th century Germany, then get into labor in the games industry, developments and limitations in video game art and style, trends in game play as a matter of business, and how to make quality builds in real life.

Movie Mindset 04 - Body Snatchers and Spaces feat. Dan Boeckner

We’re joined by eldritch expert and Movie Mindset musical composer Dan Boeckner to discuss the three canonical Hollywood Body Snatchers films: 1956’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers directed by Don Siegel, 1978’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers directed by Philip Kaufman and 1993’s Body Snatchers directed by Abel Ferrara. We discuss the social, political and sexual themes of all three movies, from Cold War paranoia, to 70’s psyco-babble narcissism, to post-G...

732 - Marinating Melvin (5/15/23)

It’s Ted Lasso, folks! Yes, after many years of consternation around this show in the Discourse, many requests for review (and Will watching a bunch of that Good Doctor show and reporting back it was actually pretty ok), we decided to take a look at this footballing Yank and his relentless positivity. So, here’s our review of Ted Lasso and what it’s psychotic cheeriness says about TV and America.

731 - The Truth Cube (5/11/23)

Dianne Feinstein makes her triumphant return to the Senate; Campaign Trump returns to the TV for some time in the Truth Cube; You WILL NOT acknowledge Biden’s age; Will gives us his review of the Good Doctor show everyone’s been posting about.

New merch, including Hell on Earth designs and re-stocked Zapata Oil hats, available for order through May 24th here: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-house...

BONUS: What’s at Stake in the WGA Writers’ Strike

Blake Masters (NOT THAT ONE, Blake is the creator of Showtime’s Brotherhood, and writer for Rubicon, Law & Order: LA, and Falling Water among many other shows) joins us to discuss the ongoing WGA writers’ strike. Will and Blake touch on the transforming landscape of Television, fair compensation in the age of streaming, standing creative professionals’ ground against AI, and how entertainment unions fit into the larger world of American organized labor. An...

Movie Mindset 03 - Smoking That Shit That Made The Pictures Small: Wilder Classics

Hesse and Will review two essential classics from director Billy Wilder: 1944’s Double Indemnity and 1950’s Sunset Blvd. Two films narrated by their dead protagonists from beyond the grave, each exploring Wilder’s cynical and dark views of the American character, and our obsessions with fame, success, murder & rapidly quipping while wearing a smart hat.

730 - The Man Who Would Be King (5/8/23)

We cover some breaking 17th century news and look at the race car driving heir to the House of Habsburg, as well as the coronation of King Charles III, for a little modern-day Hell on Earth. Then, keeping with the theme of gratuitous puff-pieces in the Times, we look at “Liz” Holmes attempt to rebrand herself as a gee-shucks everyday mom and family woman ahead of her sentencing for medical fraud. Finally, we catch up on the ever-mounting corruption in the Supreme Court, and what our elect...

729 - Forget Me Not (5/4/23)

We discuss the WGA writers’ strike and the state of streaming entertainment. Then, we try to unravel the ongoing spree of vigilante and “defensive” killings across America, from the killing of Jordan Neely in the NYC subways, to the number of recent shootings of people who just rang the wrong doorbell. Finally, a look at Jeremy Boring, and the Daily Wire’s attempt to create a Conservative Disney.

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Movie Mindset 02 - Drinks For All My Friends: ‘87 Rourke

Will and Hesse take a look at two films featuring actor Mickey Rourke, both released in 1987: Alan Parker’s Angel Heart and Barbet Schroeder’s Barfly. Both films show off Rourke at the height of his leading-man potential: one as a very beautiful man who is really very evil, and one as a very ugly man with a kind of heart of gold. Our hosts follow Mickey as he battles demons, some of his own creation, some very very egg-eatingly real.

728 - Mighty Men (5/1/23)

We plan out what builds we’re going with using items from King Charles’ upcoming coronation. Then, we compare and contrast visions of masculinity within the Republican party using the models presented by Donald Trump and Josh Hawley, and start forecasting what the Trump v. Biden match-up might look like. Plus, we’ve got new Epstein revelations, and an update on a classic bit of William F. Buckley lore.

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