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801 - Modern Major Generals feat. Derek Davison (1/25/24)

Chapo foreign correspondent Derek Davison returns to look at the escalating instability across the middle east. Starting with the bizarre lack of professionalism in the IDF’s assault on Gaza (including a looney tunes-ass explosive incident from earlier this week), we also discuss the evolving situations in Yemen and Iran. Derek also runs us through conflicts in Sudan and the horn of Africa. F...

800 - Puzzle Palace (1/22/24)

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We start off today’s episode with a farewell to the DeSantis campaign as the Never Back Down PAC backs down, and dedicates its last days to puzzling through Iowa to the Moon Palace Retreat. We discuss Biden’s general lack of a coherent position going into this long, long gen...

799 - Swag on Loan From God feat. Chris Robbins & Katie Way (1/18/24)

We’re joined by Christopher Robbins and Katie Way of Hell Gate NYC to discuss their site’s massive new feature on New York Mayor Eric Adams. “The Table of Success” interactive introduces us to and shows the connections between the wide away of shady professional and business associations, family members, and other goons in the orbit of the A #1 King of New York. We discuss these various...

798 - Iowa Carcass feat. @ettingermentum (1/15/24)

Well, here we are, Iowa Caucus day 2024. Considering we all took several points of permanent sanity damage this time 4 years ago, what’s insane this year is how on rails this whole thing is. Nonetheless, our elections correspondent Josh (@ettingermentum) returns to update us on the state of the races for 2024. We look at how Biden’s long-term hyper-commitment to Israel affects his chances, ...

797 - Gottenheimerdamgerung feat. Ryan Grim (1/11/24)

We’re joined by the Intercept’s Ryan Grim, who’s spent the last several months attending State Department briefings, directly questioning the department representatives and reporting on administration messaging. We discuss his experiences in the mouth of the consent-manufacturing machine, and how he thinks the admin and various media orgs have functioned while he’s been there. We also d...

Hell of Presidents: Bonus 6 - The Presidents We Made Along The Way

We wrap up our series with a bit of Presidential trivia, Matt’s ranking of the U.S. presidents, and some final thoughts on what we learned along the way.

Thank you all for listening.

Hell of Presidents: Bonus 5 - Vote Yourself a Pod!

For this week's bonus, we're talking about voting, elections and more importantly, the electorate. Matt takes us through the history of America's voting public, their relationship to the parties, and we offer some predictions of where things might go from here.

796 - Tunnel Kings (1/9/24)

We had some other news items to discuss, but the bulk of this episode is taken up with one piece of breaking news: Did you know that there's a tunnel under Eastern Pkwy? Yes we’re discussing the ridiculous story out of Brooklyn about a group of Chabad-Lubavitch members attempting to dig a secret and unlicensed tunnel under the streets of Crown Heights. We also take a look at Bill Ackman facin...

795 - Acknowledging Complexity feat. Séamus Malekafzali (1/4/24)

Our friend Séamus joins us from Beirut to discuss the escalating regional elements of Israel’s war on Gaza. We look at Israel’s recent strike on a Hamas leader in Beirut, Yemeni actions restricting cargo shipping in the red sea, and the deadly bomb attack on a Soleimani memorial in Iran. We also touch on the differences between American and Lebanese media’s treatment of the events, inclu...

Hell of Presidents: Bonus 4 - Prez on Film

We're joined by Chapo Trap House's Will Menaker to take a look at the history of Presidential portrayals in Film and Television.

Hell of Presidents: Bonus 3 - America Origins 3: Revenge of the NatSec

We’re joined by Danny Bessner of the American Prestige podcast to discuss the rise of the post-WWII National Security state and how it affects the powers and prerogatives of the presidency.

794 - Gooneiform feat. Stavros Halkias (1/1/24)

Stavvy baby joins us to ring in the New Year with some talk on Christmas gift-giving, review some recent comedic offerings from Israeli TV and Tucker Carlson’s X show, and finally to look at some of recent political developments in the great city of Baltimore and state of Maryland.

Watch Stav’s special “Fat Rascal”, streaming now on Netflix.

And listen to the Stavvy’s Worl...

Hell of Presidents: Bonus 2 - America Origins 2: Civil War

We're joined by Civil War historian Matt Karp to take a closer look at the, uh, Civil War. We discuss its causes, the course of the war, how it shaped the Republic, and, of course, do a "who are your guys" for Civil War generals.

Hell of Presidents: Bonus 1 - America Origins: Rise of the Founders

We're joined by the New Republic's Osita Nwanevu to take another look at the founding, the constitution, and how we think about America in general.

793 - Mr. Boring’s Opus feat. Bryan Quinby (12/22/23)

Bryan joins us to look at the new “comedy” movie from the Daily Wire wrecking crew, Lady Ballers. As with all these conservative attempts at humor, there’s definitely A Lot Going On Here, very little of which relates to the intended target of their ridicule. Join us for a dive into the mind of Jeremy Boering as he tries to use the subtle knife of satire to eviscerate the very concept of w...

Hell of Presidents: Episode 14 - American Sunset

W. Bush - Obama - Trump - Biden

Party rocking against the dying of the light.

Hell of Presidents: Episode 13 - Bad Actors

Reagan - H.W. Bush - Clinton

Don't stop thinkin' about tomorrow.

792 - Today in Gay feat. Seeking Derrangements (12/18/23)

Ben and Hesse from Seeking Derrangements stop by to cover a slew of gay-related news stories, from gay sex in the senate hearing room, to the downfall of George Santos, sex crimes among the sex-panicked Moms For Liberty, and some guys trying to build a libertarian utopia in the Mediterranean.

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791 - Kirby Star Allies (12/14/23)

We take a look at the beginning of Argentinian president Javier Milei's term, and catch up with our old friend Eric Garland. Then, we discuss the Biden administration’s Israel messaging through some of its rising stars: John Kirby and Matthew Miller. Finally, how were all wrong about what the word “colonizer” means.

Hell of Presidents: Episode 12 - I've Got An Invisible Bridge to Sell You

Johnson - Nixon - Ford - Carter

May I offer you some malaise?

Hell of Presidents: Episode 11 - Jack Does Dallas

Eisenhower - Kennedy - Johnson

Ask not what this podcast can do for you.

790 - Advice for Dark Psychologies feat. Hesse Deni (12/12/23)

After a last minute guest cancelation leaves Will in a tight spot, Hesse Deni from Seeking Derangements and Movie Mindset comes off the bench to field another slew of questions sourced from advice columns. Q's include: What to do when your mom spends too much money on premium pornography? What if your child is in school with a dark psychopath? How to defend your home from the tooth fairy and mu...

789 - E-ACK!!! feat. Liz Franczak (12/7/23)

TrueAnon week belatedly continues with Liz’s first ever solo appearance on the show. We discuss the killing of a journalist and poster in Gaza, and the turn towards sexual assault as a rhetorical weapon among the pro-war crowd. Then, Liz fills us in on last night’s GOP debate, we touch on Elon Musk’s bizarre interview last week, and look at the state of the effective altruism & “eff...

Hell of Presidents: Episode 10 - The Nude Eels

Roosevelt - Truman

Let's make a deal.

Hell of Presidents: Episode 9 - Return to Normie-cy

Harding - Coolidge - Hoover

Under the Teapot Dome

788 - The AMIA Mystery feat. @iwrite4jacobin (12/4/23)

Felix is joined by Stef aka @iwrite4jacobin to discuss his investigation into Argentina’s AMIA bombing. The 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires has generated much speculation as to who the perpetrators actually were, accusations of irregularities in the investigation, suspicions of cover-ups, connections with intelligence agencies, and the probable suicide of a prosecuto...

787 - Octagonal Relations feat. Karim Zidan (12/4/23)

Sports journalist Karim Zidan returns to the show to catch up with Felix about the world of combat sports and their attendant politics. They discuss responses to Israel/Gaza in the MMA world, developments in Saudi Arabia’s use of sports for soft power, political use of fight sports in Chechnya, and the deep bromance between Dana White and Donald Trump.

Find Karim's writing at: 2023-12-05 02:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post

786 - Able I Was Ere I Saw Ridley feat. Everett Rummage (12/1/23)

Our friend and host of The Age of Napoleon podcast Everett Rummage returns to the show (after 700 episodes!) to discuss Ridley Scott’s new historical epic Napoleon. Was Napoleon really that sprung for Josephine? (yes) Did (x) from the movie really go down like that? (mostly no) Did getting blown up by a cannon ball suck? (god yes) We delve in to Napoleon the man, the movie, and the enduring r...

Hell of Presidents: Episode 8 - The Brogressives

Roosevelt - Taft - Wilson

Speech: Soft, Stick: Big, Trusts: On Sight

Hell of Presidents: Episode 7 - Despite All Our Rage, We're Still In The Gilded Age

Cleveland - Harrison - Cleveland - McKinley

Let's link and gild, fam.