540 - It’s Coming Rome feat. Patrick Wyman (7/12/21)
Chapo Trap House13 Jul 2021

540 - It’s Coming Rome feat. Patrick Wyman (7/12/21)

We’re joined by Tides of History’s Patrick Wyman today to take a historical look on things, starting with a brief discussion of the assassination of Haitian president Moïse, and the increasing privatization of violence. We then turn to Patrick’s new book The Verge, examining the crucial years of the Renaissance, and investigating just how and why western Europe transformed from a global backwater to the world dominating colossus it became for the last few centuries. Finally, we ask who’s actually more threatening to the “elites”: JD Vance or Matthew McConaughey? Check out Patrick’s book The Verge here: https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/patrick-wyman/the-verge/9781538701171/

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957 - Democracy Soon! feat. Osita Nwanevu (8/4/25)

957 - Democracy Soon! feat. Osita Nwanevu (8/4/25)

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BONUS - The Bitter Buddha feat. Eddie Pepitone

BONUS - The Bitter Buddha feat. Eddie Pepitone

Will welcomes comedian Eddie Pepitone to the show for a bonus interview. They rap on keeping comedy political, celebrity sell-outs, veganism, Bill Maher vs. Billy Joel, trying to calm the rage, and of...

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955 - Memory (7/28/25)

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Will & Felix discuss the dire starvation crisis now gripping Gaza, and the rapidly changing attitudes among certain political & media elites now that this has all apparently finally “gone too far.” W...

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953 - The Hills Have Eyes feat. Jasper Nathaniel (7/21/25)

953 - The Hills Have Eyes feat. Jasper Nathaniel (7/21/25)

TWO WEEKS LEFT to pre-order YEAR ZERO: A Chapo Trap House Comic Anthology at badegg.co/products/year-zero-1 Journalist Jasper Nathaniel joins us to discuss his reporting on the West Bank and Israel’s...

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951 - My Boys And In Some Cases Gals feat. Alex Nichols (7/14/25)

951 - My Boys And In Some Cases Gals feat. Alex Nichols (7/14/25)

Alex back on the show today to look at the continuing fallout of Trump’s attempts to wash his hands of Epstein. From the baffled & betrayed Trump-curious internet trend-seekers, to the dyed-in-the-woo...

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949 - Big Beautiful Swill feat. Tim Faust (7/7/25)

949 - Big Beautiful Swill feat. Tim Faust (7/7/25)

Tim Faust returns to the show to look at the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its dire consequences for American medicine. We discuss Medicaid as a load-bearing feature of our healthcare infrastructure,...

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Movie Mindset Bonus - Interview With Director Ari Aster

Movie Mindset Bonus - Interview With Director Ari Aster

Will & Hesse sit down with Ari Aster, director of Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau is Afraid, and the upcoming Eddington. They rap on evil movies, mixing stupid slapstick humor with pain & discomfort, crea...

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947 - Laugh Now, Cry Later feat. Larry Charles (6/30/25)

947 - Laugh Now, Cry Later feat. Larry Charles (6/30/25)

Comedy legend Larry Charles (Fridays, Seinfeld, Borat, Curb Your Enthusiasm & much more) returns to the show to discuss his new book Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter. We have a...

1 Jul 20251h 35min

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