Chapo Trap House

Discover the shocking story of ADL spying on U.S. citizens, including their conspiracy to eliminate a rival researcher and their undercover operation at a white nationalist retreat. The hosts also discuss ADL's attempt to sabotage a Nazi hunter's job and their spying on American politicians.

In this podcast, the hosts discuss various interesting topics including a campaign end, porn monitoring, wildfires, saving pigeons, dropping out of the presidential race, accountability alerts, animated pornography, strange family dynamics, Mormons, a scandal with Mike Johnson, appearance, propaganda, intentionality, climate theory, Israeli politics, and the Israeli government's propaganda fail.

Chief Foreign Policy correspondent Derek Davison returns to the show for updates on Palestine, including discussion of recent videos of Palestinian arms and tactics, the Biden administration’s response to the war, the potential for further regional conflict, and where the new American focus on Israel leaves Ukraine. Find Derek’s podcast American Prestige at: Americanprestigepod.com And find Derek’s newsletter Foreign Exchanges at: Foreignexchanges.new fx.substack.com

Felix muses on how belief in the paranormal requires all religions to be essentially true. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Author Vincent Bevins returns to the show to discuss his new book “If We Burn” covering the “mass protest decade.” We discuss global protest movements from Brazil to Tunisia to Egypt to Chile, how they’ve affected or failed to affect global politics, and how the last decade of protest and activism relates to the ongoing conflict in Palestine. You can find Vincent’s book here: www.ifweburn.com

Taking a break from heavier war topics, the Will, Felix and David discuss the new NBC show Found and how it’s sure to continue the trafficking psychosis of suburban moms everywhere. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse

David J. Roth joins us this week as we continue discussing the relatively limp and unconvincing propaganda emerging around the Israel-Gaza war. Then, David gives us his review of “Moneyball” Michael Lewis’ new book on Sam Bankman-Fried, and we take a look at a new Washington Post piece chronicling Jim Jordan’s career arc from college wrestling champion to almost-Speaker of the House. David’s review of Going Infinite is here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/how-michael-lewis-got-duped-by-sam-bankman-fried.html

Will & Felix continue last week’s discussion on Gaza & Palestine with further thoughts on the brutality of the unfolding conflict, reactions and narratives pushed through the American media, shifts in public opinion, and the unstable positions of Israel & America. Here are a few Palestinian aid organizations worth your support: https://www.pcrf.net/ https://www.anera.org/ https://www.map.org.uk/

Journalist Mohammad Alsaafin discusses the unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas, the impact on negotiations and regional peace, the possibility of a land invasion of Gaza, biased Western media coverage, and the perception of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The hosts discuss the impact and social commentary in 'Night of the Living Dead', including racial dynamics and a dark ending. They explore failed plans, lack of familiarity, and dark humor in Romero's works. They analyze disturbing scenes, societal reflections, and the media portrayal in Romero and Hooper movies. The connections between 'Psycho' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' are explored, along with the portrayal of ableism in the latter. The terrifying aspects of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise and the horrifying nature of the hitchhiker are discussed. They delve into a gruesome scene, the goofy elements of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2', and two mandatory horror movie recommendations.