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619 - Terrence Malick Voters (4/14/22)

We catch up with various theories and possible explanations around this week’s Brooklyn subway shooting, as well as discourse around urban life in general. Then, we explore the mind palace of the distressed contemporary conservative voter through a new focus group hosted by the New York Times. What are their hopes? What are their fears? Is traffic really that much worse than it was in the 90’s? We try to get to the bottom of it.

618 - Z Whispers (4/11/22)

We’re getting absolutely zooted on microplastics for today’s ep, then looking at Bill Clinton’s “if I didn’t do it” article in the Atlantic on his true intentions behind NATO expansion in the 90’s, and another piece on what the Democrats can do to recapture Gen Z for the midterms.

617 - Smile Factory feat. Chris Smalls (4/7/22)

Will talks to president of the Amazon Labor Union Chris Smalls about the successful effort to unionize the JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island. Then, the boys discuss the current rash of conservative outrage over gender and sexuality, and Felix makes a plea for special exemptions from new Twitter board member Elon Musk.

616 - Living Vampires (4/4/22)

The boys discuss outgoing press secretary Jen Psaki and her history with Amazon’s anti-union consulting company, some former Obama guys and their good opinions, and Jenifer Rubin’s advice for helping Dems in the midterms. Then, we take a look at a piece taking Morbius to task for failing to live up to Vampires’ potential as maligned outsiders.

Find Felix’s conversation about the opiate crisis on our Patreon here: 2022-04-05 02:48:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus: Opiate Whack-a-Mole feat. Zachary Siegel

Felix sits down with writer Zachary Siegel to discuss the opiate crisis, the tainted drug supply in America, and the minefield of federal drug policy including the much hated “opiate whack-a-mole” that the government plays.

Find Zach here:

https://twitter.com/ZachWritesStuff

https://tanag.substack.com/

Bonus: Taking Accountability

We recognize that we have caused harm, now is the time for us to take accountability and hold space for those we have wronged. Chapo would like to officially apologize for the following...

615 - It’s Not Funny (3/31/22)

We’re back from tour and catching up on the news. Madison Cawthorn spills the beans on Republican cocaine orgies, Trump hits a hole in one, Florida vs. The Mouse in anti-Gay bills, and the slap seen ‘round the world…folks, welcome to the Age of Morbius.

Sincere thanks to all who hung out with us on tour, and especially everyone who gave excellent recs on the road. We had a blast hanging with you in the South, see the rest of you soon!

614b - Best of Texas Live: The Secret Uncles feat. Pendejo Time (3/28/22)

Live from Houston, we’re joined by Jake and Thomas from the Pendejo Time podcast for another movie pitch. This time we’re attempting to break into the evangelical Christian film market (think God’s Not Dead and The Reliant) with a moral fable about a boy discovering the true magic of Uncles.

Listen to Pendejo Time here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pendejo-time/

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614a - Best of Texas Live: Poppy, Part 3 (3/28/22)

Live from Dallas and Houston, we finally deliver the third part of our investigation into the life and times of President George H.W. Bush. This installment looks at his time as head of the C.I.A., his involvement with various figures associated with the Kennedy assassination and its investigation, and his business dealings with various shady Houston financial institutions.

Note: I’m splitting this ep into two parts just to make it easier to keep all the Poppy material separated in ca...

Bonus: Teamsters Deliver the Goods 3

Amber catches up with teamster Matt Maini. They discuss Teamsters for a Democratic Union’s (TDU) victory in the recent Teamsters leadership election, and what their win means for the direction of the 1.4 million member union in the near future.

Listeners can help by donating to TDU and its sister organization TRF. You can also buy a super cool vintage "TDU: a Cause Worth Trucking For.... R...

613 - Rise of the Unblooded: Curse of the Mad King Job, Part 4 (3/24/22)

The dramatic conclusion of our Rise of the Unblooded saga. Our heroes infiltrate the Alabaster Palace, confront the Mad King, and unveil the truth of their bloodlines.

Guided by DM Patches (@senator_gun)

Written by DM Patches & Jack Walden (@meanunclejack)

Series art by Artyom Trakhanov (@vor_bokor)

612 - Half Baked (3/21/22)

We continue to look at the domestic media response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This time, we’re talking about “the left” and how some of their “half-baked” ideas about foreign conflict lack serious intellectual rigor and nimbleness, curtesy of an article by “fully baked” author Eric Levitz. 

Please follow and support the Amazon Union drive:

https://twitter.com/Amazonlabor

This is Sus: Queer as Folk feat. Sam Biederman

We cap off this season of This is Sus with a show both host and guest actually enjoyed. Felix is joined by his brother Sam to discuss the gay soap sitcom Queer As Folk (2000).

611 - Rise of the Unblooded: Curse of the Mad King Job, Part 3 (3/17/22)

Part 3 of our fantasy adventure series in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. The boys make their way through the Black City, and on to the Alabaster Palace in the Capital.

Guided by DM Patches (@senator_gun)

Written by DM Patches & Jack Walden (@meanunclejack)

Series art by Artyom Trakhanov (@vor_bokor)

610 - Live at SXSW: Pod Tank (3/15/22)

Our live show from the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX.

This is Sus: La Brea feat. Will Menaker

Felix and Will discuss the 2021 NBC sci-fi drama La Brea, in which everyone’s looking for the hole.

609 - Mayors Just Wanna Have Fun (3/10/22)

We check in on two of our favorite fun lovin’ goofballs, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Lori got herself in a bit of trouble by claiming to have the biggest dick in Chicago, and we turn to our old friend columnist John Kass for incisive takes on how she can win back over the small-dicked Italian demo. Then, Eric Adams managed to successfully convene the Drill summit, how this bodes well for his - and the Democrats - political future.

Tickets to Housto...

608 - The World’s Mack (3/7/22)

We’re back from the first leg of our tour of the South and here to look at the responses to war in Ukraine brewing in the foreign policy op-ed world. We’ve got reading series by Shadi Hamid in the Atlantic and our old friend Max Boot in WaPo, both asking “well, yes, American foreign intervention has been very bad in the past, but maybe this time it would be very good?”

Tickets to Houston, Dallas and New Orleans shows still available at: 2022-03-08 04:13:45 +0000 UTC View Post

This is Sus: Gossip Girl 2021 feat. Trevor Beaulieu & Jack Wagner

Felix is joined by Champagne Sharks’ Trevor and Yeah, But Still’s Jack Wagner to discuss the 2021 reboot of Gossip Girl.

Listen to Champagne Sharks here: https://soundcloud.com/champagnesharks

And subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks

Listen to Yeah, But Still here: 2022-03-05 00:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post

607 - Live From the South: Chapo Went Down to Georgia feat. Trillbillies & Walton Goggins (3/4/22)

A mashup of our recent live shows in Atlanta and Nashville. We start with a Hateful 8 rundown of some of Georgia’s most notorious political figures. Then, we’re joined by very special guests Tarence and Tom of the Trillbillies to present our original spec script “Kentucky Swap: A Justified Story”. Then, it’s back to Atlanta for Will to read a special message concerning his Southern heritage.

If you don’t already, listen to Trillbilly Worker’s Party here:

2022-03-04 21:23:23 +0000 UTC View Post

606 - Eldenphant Ring (2/28/22)

We begin and end this episode with more discussion on Ukraine, what we got wrong, where it goes from here, and the media response to it. But in the middle we talk about an elephant we met and a delightful Bavarian town we passed through in northern Georgia, so, trying to lighten it up a little.

Thanks to Emma and Shannon for hooking us up here in Atl!

This is Sus: Nashville feat. Nate Ruess

Felix is joined by musician Nate Ruess to discuss Nashville (2012) and figure out if it’s possible to make a good show about music or nah.

Check out Nate on the Clayne Cast here: https://soundcloud.com/user-607262935/clayne-cast-episode-1

605 - Foreign Policy: The Wire Edition feat. Derek Davison (2/24/22)

So, we recorded an in depth Ukraine update with Derek on Tuesday evening, and obviously now the update needs to be updated. So Derek leads us off with some context and what we know of the Russia/Ukraine situation as of the morning of Thursday, 2/24, then we go back and cover how we got up to here. Then finally, for even more context, we have a piece from noted Foreign Policy expert Terrell Jermaine Starr on how everything about Vladimir Putin can be made clear through a close reading of HBO�...

604 - The Quiz That Makes You Old feat. Srećko Horvat (2/21/22)

The boys take a quiz that makes you old. Then, Will talks to Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat about the upcoming Belmarsh Tribunal, an attempt to hold U.S. and U.K. governments accountable for war crimes and wrongful imprisonments done in the name of the War on Terror. They discuss imprisonments of whistleblowers, extra-judicial surveillance, breaking mass media blackout of reporting on western war crimes and more.

All you need to know about the Belmarsh Tribunal here: 2022-02-22 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Austin SXSW Show Ticket Giveaway (CLOSED)

UPDATE: I have now sent out emails to the giveaway recipients. Thanks to all who submitted, you all did a great job following directions and I'm proud of you. We'll be looking for as many ways as possible to get as many of you as possible in our Austin shows, so keep your eyes out for more as we get closer to show dates. Thanks!

Greetings Grey Wolves. If you would like to attend our Patreon SXSW show at Cheer Up Charlies in Austin on Sunday, March 13th, here's how you can get...

This Is Sus: Lucifer feat. Tom and Drew

Felix is joined by Tom (@tom_on_here) and Drew (@CanadasHost) to discuss Lucifer (2016), the show that dares to ask “what if Satan was a cool dude who owned a nightclub?”

Check out the Clayne Cast: https://soundcloud.com/user-607262935

And the GlobeHell Podcast: https://globehell.libsyn.com/

603 - Gone Ape feat. Mike Isaac (2/17/21)

Tech journalist Mike Isaac joins us for a run-down of the latest in increasingly-dystopian tech news including: Celeb NFT shills, the Meta boom, influencer crypto heists, bricked ocular implants, and chimp neuro-torture. Fun stuff!

Check out Super Pumped, the new Showtime show based on Mike’s Uber book:

https://www.sho.com/super-pumped

And for Mike’s book go to:

2022-02-18 03:22:11 +0000 UTC View Post

602 - Crypto Bowl (2/14/22)

We take our semi-annual look at the Super Bowl through commercials and what they predict about our future. Then it’s back to Joe Brandon as we discuss former Obama aid David Axelrod’s advice to POTUS on how to navigate his upcoming State of the Union address.

Tickets for our southern tour still on sale here: chapotraphouse.com/live

601 - Convoy feat. Dan Boeckner (2/11/22)

Sr. Canada-Ukraine correspondent Dan Boeckner returns to update us on Canada’s trucker convoy issue as well as their new Queen Romana. Then we turn to Ukraine, discussing the ongoing tensions in the region, as well as how Ukrainian style corruption is working it’s way into the industrial midwest. Finally, a reading series from and old friend reminding folx to be considerate and refrain from using the w*rm*nger slur.

See E1 & Wolf Parade on tour: 2022-02-11 22:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

This is Sus: Homeland feat. Hasan Piker

Felix is joined by Hasan Piker to discuss the 2011 Showtime series “Homeland”

You can find Hasan here:

twitch.tv/hasanabi

twitter.com/hasanthehun

instagram.com/hasandpiker