one of their weakest eps tbh
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 04:33 (seven years ago) link
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.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 04:49 (seven years ago) link
Heidecker is just not a terribly interesting interview imo (tho I like him a lot as a performer)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 04:54 (seven years ago) link
Finally surpassed Amanda Palmer:
https://graphtreon.com
1K more patrons in the last few weeks alone, almos my close to breaking $500K/yr
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 18:56 (seven years ago) link
jesus
― flopson, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 18:57 (seven years ago) link
Heidecker ep would have been listenable if he did it in-character as Alex Jones for the entire episode
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 19:15 (seven years ago) link
yeah a recording of the "Alex Jones-off" would have been way more enjoyable
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 19:28 (seven years ago) link
his Alex Jones impression is insanely good
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 19:54 (seven years ago) link
I think they'd have better luck with an Eric Andre episode.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 19:57 (seven years ago) link
idk i don't think "minor celebrities talking politics" is a good road to go down for these guys
― adam, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:00 (seven years ago) link
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
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:03 (seven years ago) link
i did enjoy how giddily that princeton historian got into the incel vs volcel dichotomy of history
― goole, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:14 (seven years ago) link
haha what ep is that
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:14 (seven years ago) link
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.
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:16 (seven years ago) link
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
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:24 (seven years ago) link
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, February 7, 2017 12:14 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ep 50. matt karp
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:25 (seven years ago) link
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.
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
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.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:29 (seven years ago) link
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.
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:35 (seven years ago) link
does anyone remember which episodes they do Ben Shapiro readings on? besides #68 and #79
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 21:00 (seven years ago) link
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.
― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 21:11 (seven years ago) link
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)
― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 21:19 (seven years ago) link
i thought this episode was fine and that tim quite enjoyed it and was good natured enough
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 17:42 (seven years ago) link
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
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Thursday, 9 February 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
the new premium episode sounds great, but yeah i saw that pic & wanted to scream at the screen BUY SOME HEADPHONES
― flappy bird, Thursday, 9 February 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
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
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Thursday, 9 February 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
they gotta have the right vibe maaaan
― marcos, Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:02 (seven years ago) link
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
― flappy bird, Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:17 (seven years ago) link
The Heidecker ep was pretty weak imo, otm about it just turning into an hour of making fun of trump (except for the Shapiro stuff which is always good). Ironically it's Matt of all of them who falls most into the trap of "OMG he's so dumb!" which makes him sound like the average liberal on facebook.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:20 (seven years ago) link
https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Mindset-Control-Thoughts-Emotions-ebook/dp/B0100Q4S7E
After hearing all the Cernovich/Gorilla Mindset references I really wish they'd do a reading series. I can't bring myself to read it but I want to know what's inside.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
I dunno, the dude's twitter is bad enough:
https://twitter.com/cernovich/
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Thursday, 9 February 2017 20:31 (seven years ago) link
Whoa, afternoon premium show
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Thursday, 9 February 2017 21:24 (seven years ago) link
sweet double header
https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-82-war-is-heck-feat-pisspiggranddad-21317
https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-81-the-devil-in-mother-jones-feat-shane-bauer-21217
"does the tank have an aux cord?" "yes"
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 18:30 (seven years ago) link
the pisspiggranddad interview was interesting but it was pretty weird how they didn't seem interested in following up on his 'lol we don't have child soldiers as long as you don't think 14-year-olds are children' comment
― for sale: steve bannon waifu pillow (heavily soiled) (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:14 (seven years ago) link
I'm having a hard time with the ppg interview - maybe I'm not ironic enough but the interesting topics are getting buried in Metal Gear jokes and lulz.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:31 (seven years ago) link
yeah, they aren't very good at interviews.
I'm starting to get a bit annoyed with the attention these dudes get. Even in relation to other podcasters, like Michael Brooks, the sidekick on the Majority Report, is ten funnier and smarter than these guys put together. Listening to them is like the taste of Mountain Dew on your tongue for an hour.
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:42 (seven years ago) link
Well, that's the stylistic difference, isn't it? Majority Report is Sam Seder's show, so it would come down to how much you dig Adam Seder's stuff.
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:48 (seven years ago) link
Adam Sam Seder
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:49 (seven years ago) link
Sure. Hes got his own show too. But yeah I like Seder a fiction more than the Chapos
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:53 (seven years ago) link
Phone corrected fuckton to fiction
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:54 (seven years ago) link
I liked the PPG episode but generally I value the dumb joeks more than the sociopolitical import
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:57 (seven years ago) link
i'm just going to assume that they did an episode about the power puff girls
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
re: quality of interviews, they vary wildly. the Adam Curtis and Ricky Rawls eps were good. generally I prefer them to stick to journos.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 20:04 (seven years ago) link
And there you go. These guys are just getting a lot of attention because they're both serving a function and offering seen as new and different to a lot of people. Similar to how Air America(incl Sam's show) got plenty of focus when they started broadcasting.
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 20:43 (seven years ago) link
Offering something seen as new and different, I should say
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 14 February 2017 20:44 (seven years ago) link
the hour-of-Mountain-Dew comparison is where I'm at too. these guys are just so deeply jaundiced about everything that it starts to drag on my soul listening to them for too long. I followed them on Twitter and then immediately unfollowed the most exhausting guy (I think Will?) and honestly I'm probably gonna cut the cord with the whole outfit before too long.
― evol j, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 20:49 (seven years ago) link
Scahill's Intercepted is much better at interviews
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 23:25 (seven years ago) link
re: quality of interviews, they vary wildly. the Adam Curtis and Ricky Rawls eps were good.
true. i dug the one with Matthew Karp a lot. been meaning to pick up his book.
― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will), Wednesday, 15 February 2017 01:41 (seven years ago) link