Chapo Trap House and the rise of the dirtbag left

thx Jim!

And someone posted Mark Fisher's book: https://libcom.org/library/capitalist-realism-mark-fisher

his new one was released (in the us at least) yesterday as well

It was refreshing to hear them genuinely humbled/moved by the scale of the protests

http://nymag.com/selectall/2015/12/nine-canonical-responses-to-u-mad.html

just reread this classic piece by Felix and Virgil. so funny

also, this still works: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=from%3A%40KurtSchlichter%20model%20wife&src=typd

The S@dy d0yle stuff in the followup piece (in Outline) is upsetting.

l1nk?

https://theoutline.com/post/981/new-trends-in-getting-mad-online

man i really hope that squiggly normcore bs is not the future of web design

"The Outline is filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida"

Whoa, the synopsis for Mark Fisher's posthumous release sounds awesome:

What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes. The Weird and the Eerie are closely related but distinct modes, each possessing its own distinct properties. Both have often been associated with Horror, yet this emphasis overlooks the aching fascination that such texts can exercise. The Weird and the Eerie both fundamentally concern the outside and the unknown, which are not intrinsically horrifying, even if they are always unsettling.

Perhaps a proper understanding of the human condition requires examination of liminal concepts such as the weird and the eerie.

These two modes will be analysed with reference to the work of authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, H. G. Wells, M.R. James, Christopher Priest, Joan Lindsay, Nigel Kneale, Daphne Du Maurier, Alan Garner and Margaret Atwood, and films by Stanley Kubrick, Jonathan Glazer and Christoper Nolan.

Hell yeah I'd read that.

that does sound great - if it stopped three words earlier i'd be even more psyched

haha i read it this weekend and i thought "kingfish would like this."

the christopher nolan bit is kinda forced and he doesn't do a great job differentiating the weird and eerie at times but overall worthwhile

I still don't understand their episode release schedule, or whether they even have one

The Felix interview with the MMA journalist was cool though

generally they do a premium ep midweek and a public ep on the weekend, but...not always?

Apparently new ep will be up tonight. Last week was different in two premium eps.

They sorta should up the show rate thanks to all the dosh they're taking in.

Yeah, and adhere to a schedule

I assume they pushed this one back a bit to fit theit Celebrity Guest's schedule

finally https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-79-our-values-are-under-attack-feat-tim-heidecker-2617

one of their weakest eps tbh

yeah they were trying way too hard with Tim, and he was being kind of an asshole... like when they got thru reading Ben Shapiro's book, like "ahahaha Tim isn't this terrible?" and Tim just sort of shrugged.

Heidecker is just not a terribly interesting interview imo (tho I like him a lot as a performer)

Finally surpassed Amanda Palmer:

https://graphtreon.com

1K more patrons in the last few weeks alone, almos my close to breaking $500K/yr

jesus

Heidecker ep would have been listenable if he did it in-character as Alex Jones for the entire episode

yeah a recording of the "Alex Jones-off" would have been way more enjoyable

his Alex Jones impression is insanely good

I think they'd have better luck with an Eric Andre episode.

idk i don't think "minor celebrities talking politics" is a good road to go down for these guys

like that's too close to joe rogan for comfort

yeah I agree with that, inasmuch as they need guests I'd prefer they bring in people from different segments of the left to provide some different angles of commentary

i did enjoy how giddily that princeton historian got into the incel vs volcel dichotomy of history

haha what ep is that

I was hoping they'd ask TH whether it was hard to do surreal comedy now that real life is so surreal. Maybe they'd have ask e or 4 times but I'm sure the answer would be interesting.

the thing is there *is* a kernel of interest there in terms of the futility of making fun of Trump, having to find new modes of comedy, etc but instead they...just made fun of Trump for an hour

haha what ep is that

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ep 50. matt karp

Yeah, show's less than a year in, and even with the improvements, they still can get overwhelmed or over-awed at a guest. Sometimes this is okay, like with the Adam Curtis ep, and sometimes not.

will did ask the question though, it just didn't go anywhere.

and yeah I agree they should stick to having other journos and political ppl on rather than celebs- Heidecker is a miserable interview, very smug & aloof & not willing to give much.

Hideo Kojima would be a dream guest for Felix, I feel.

I like the Matt Karp ep and want to check out his book.

I think he also pops up on the post-election ep to help bag on people.

does anyone remember which episodes they do Ben Shapiro readings on? besides #68 and #79

Heidecker is just not a terribly interesting interview imo (tho I like him a lot as a performer)

idk i don't think "minor celebrities talking politics" is a good road to go down for these guys

otm. i listened to "the Blob" ep (re the Iran deal/ foreign policy est generally) on the way to work this morning. not a laugh riot but still funny and really informative deep-dive with a knowledgeable and likeable guest.

though if they do go down this road there are certainly folks that would be preferable to Heidecker (of whom I am a fan btw)

i thought this episode was fine and that tim quite enjoyed it and was good natured enough

was expecting some car crash after reading this thread

A view of the recording. The college radio DJ in me is thrashing at their lack of self-monitoring headphones, and that Brendan is still recording everything straight to laptop, which means they're going to keep losing shows.

https://mobile.twitter.com/virgiltexas/status/829455150288887819

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4LRDwPWcAAJPLk.jpg

the new premium episode sounds great, but yeah i saw that pic & wanted to scream at the screen BUY SOME HEADPHONES

guys bear with me but i think the sitting around with mics and not treating it like a serious show is...part of their thing idk

they gotta have the right vibe maaaan

i don't care as long as the episodes sound as good as the one today, and as long as they don't lose another episode because of a fucking cat