Best Chalupa Podcasts (2024)

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Dictators Are Bad: A Conversation with Global Affairs Expert Andrea Chalupa 55:39

16d ago55:39

55:39

We just had the G7. There was just a Ukrainian Peace Conference in Switzerland. Here at home we have a wanna be dictator running against a President who fights dictators. Today we talk to international expert Andrea Chalupa about two broad stroke topics, what’s going on in Ukraine, because I think most of us have kind of checked out and don’t have …

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The Politics of Divide and Conquer [TEASER] 9:11

1h ago9:11

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The 2024 US election is the People vs. the autocrats. Trump is supported by Putin and Netanyahu. They would love to see him back in power. As part of the dictator’s playbook, they want to divide and conquer, including weaponizing social movements so that we’re fighting each other rather than building power together. How can we tell fact from fictio…

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Solidarity: How We Win 50:22

1d ago50:22

50:22

In a time of hyper-polarization, how do we build the coalitions we need and expand our power against the fascist oligarchs we’re up against? To help us make sense of these times, relying on history during eras of social unrest and revolution, are the authors of a new book, Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea, Leah Hun…

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Kingdom of Rage: A Conversation with Counter Terrorism Expert Elizabeth Neumann 1:00:05

2d ago1:00:05

1:00:05

America’s rising domestic terrorism movement is not getting better it’s getting worse. We have to look at ourselves, particularly if we’re in the American Christian community, and realize something must be done to start seeding the ground for a different way of thinking. Which is why we’re talking to former US security official and counterterrorism…

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CNN’s Crime Against Democracy [TEASER] 22:38

5d ago22:38

22:38

Let’s talk about that Black Mirror episode we all witnessed on Thursday known as CNN’s debate featuring a prolific liar, indicted criminal, and serial rapist, without any fact-checkers save for one overworked 81-year old man with the busiest job in the world. What were your thoughts on the debate? Leave a comment below or email us at GaslitNation@g…

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Fuller House: S3E2: Break A Leg and S3E5: Uncle Jesse's Adventures In Babysitting 2:23:54

5d ago2:23:54

2:23:54

Hey Fuller House Fans,Angela Bowen here, the host of Oh Mylanta Holy Chalupas: An Unofficial Full House Fuller House Podcast.Today I covered, S3E2: Break A Leg, which aired on September 22, 2017.In this episode DJ offers herself as Stephanie's life coach while Kimmy offers herself as Steve and CJ's wedding planner...in Japanand S3E5: Uncle Jesse's …

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Karibu Mezani (Welcome to the table) 13:04

6d ago13:04

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This episode delves into the culinary journey of Kenyan immigrants and their deep ties to traditional recipes, showcasing how food serves as a link to their homeland. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.By Texas Folklife

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American Kompromat: The Craig Unger Interview 50:50

8d ago50:50

50:50

Now that Jeffrey Epstein is dead (is he?) and Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison, who is serving their billionaire global market of pedophiles? Is Bill Barr, with his connections to traitor FBI agent and Russian spy Robert Hanssen, a Russian asset like Trump? Why isn’t the mainstream media sounding the alarm about the many Kremlin connections to Trump …

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Compete in EVERY Race: Two Under-the-Radar WINNABLE Senate races Florida & North Dakota 52:48

9d ago52:48

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To keep democracy’s head above water in 2024 the Democrats need what’s called a trifecta - meaning the Presidency, the House and the Senate - and keeping the senate is going to be a tough slog because Democrats have what’s called a “bad map”. So today, instead of talking about the must win swing races we hear about all the time, we’re going to disc…

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Listen Now: American Scandal: Teapot Dome 5:52

11d ago5:52

5:52

Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles…

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TV Tan 0497: Happy Hellscape 55:02

11d ago55:02

55:02

Bill Frost (CityWeekly.net, X96 Radio From Hell) and Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net) talk The Boys, Trigger Warning, Land of Women, The Bear, My Lady Jane, That '90s Show, the Presidential "Debate," A Family Affair, Wizards of Waverly Place 2.0, Yellowstone: Now Costner-Free, Rasslin' News, House of the Dragon, Fantasmas, The Acolyte, Colin From …

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Women’s Basketball: A Mirror for America [TEASER] 15:18

14d ago15:18

15:18

Reminder! Join us Tuesday for the live taping of Gaslit Nation at 12pm ET with investigative journalist Craig Unger, author of the bestselling books House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia and American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery…

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Seed Saving and Texas Native Plants: Small Actions Towards Big Change 19:51

13d ago19:51

19:51

In this episode, Laura Villareal talks to folks from Central Texas Seed Savers, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the Native Plant Society of Texas. Learn more about Texas native plants, the folk practice of seed saving, and how your gardening efforts can help protect the future in the face of climate crisis. Support the Show. Learn more…

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Black Republicans: Why? 51:35

16d ago51:35

51:35

At the recent Detroit convention of Turning Point USA, led by Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk, a flag in the colors of the MAGA movement declared from the stage “White Boy Summer.” MAGA is a race war against America. So why are Black people, especially Brooklyn-born Byron Donalds, supporting a white supremacist movement? This week on Gaslit Nati…

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Where’s the Democrats’ 2025? [TEASER] 4:50

21d ago4:50

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To get access to this and all bonus shows, hear all episodes ad free, receive invites to exclusive events, and more, subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit! Terrell Starr of the essential Black Diplomats Podcast & Substack is back on Gaslit Nation to join Andrea in debating why the Democrats don’t have their own Project 2025. So Gaslit Nation makes our ow…

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Why is Fascism Making a Comeback in Europe? 53:07

25d ago53:07

53:07

Eighty years after countless people gave their lives liberating Europe, fascism makes a comeback in the recent European elections. In this week’s Gaslit Nation, Terrell Starr of the essential Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack joins Andrea to discuss the recent European elections and what they mean for the global democratic alliance, including ou…

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Our Government Does What?? A Conversation with Four-Star Admiral Rachel Levine 52:05

23d ago52:05

52:05

Happy Pride!! It’s easy to criticize government, and candidly, there’s plenty that deserves criticism. But government is not something we can live without, so maybe if we spent less time complaining about it, and more time understanding it, we’d know how to use it properly and how to best fix it. So, today we’re joined by Four Star Admiral and one …

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TV Tan 0496: Prolonging the Magic 50:47

25d ago50:47

50:47

Bill Frost (CityWeekly.net, X96 Radio From Hell) and Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net) talk Orphan Black: Echoes, Presumed Innocent, The Boys, Brats, Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go, Bridgerton, House of the Dragon, Hotel Cocaine, The 77th Tony Awards, The Sympathizer, Rasslin' News, Hacks, Criminal Minds: Evolution, We Are Lady Parts, Outer R…

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Who Made Vladimir Putin? [TEASER] 18:31

28d ago18:31

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"Russia has been an empire for so long, she doesn't know how to be a country." This line from Peter Morgan’s new play, Patriots, captures the story of Russian kingmaker Boris Berezovsky and his mysterious death in England. On the day Putin was inaugurated for his fifth term, Andrea attended a performance of Patriots with a former colleague of Paul …

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Jail Trump, Save the Republic 41:38

1M ago41:38

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Convicted felon Trump must go to prison for the safety of every American, the world, and our future. Sending Trump to prison would send a strong message to Putin: no one is above the law. And it will remind Putin that The Hague is waiting for him. Several recent polls show a majority of Americans, including Independents, want convicted felon Trump …

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Christian Jesus v. Trump Jesus: A Conversation with the New Evangelicals’ Tim Whitaker 59:57

1M ago59:57

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Christian Nationalism is a giant threat to our country. A danger to women, to minorities, to the marginalized and to democracy itself. While these white, Christian nationalists believe they’re saving the country from heathenism, what they’re really offering is a theocracy of top down control with themselves at the top. We must see this threat for w…

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Trump Guilty! Bragg Vindicated 19:55

1M ago19:55

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Ads support our production costs. To listen to our show ad-free, subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit. Discounted annual subscriptions available. Thank you to everyone who makes Gaslit Nation possible in a time of oligarchs run amok! There would be no show without you! * Alvin Bragg finally caught his white (supremacist) whale. The unthinkable has happe…

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Reform the Electoral College 1:07:18

1M ago1:07:18

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The two most dangerous presidents in American history lost the popular vote but won the slave state monument, the Electoral College: war criminal George W. Bush and Russian asset Donald Trump. Luckily it's within reach to reform the Electoral College, protecting democracy and the world. Alyssa Cass of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a…

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Build Your Own Army: A Conversation with the States Project’s Melissa Walker 39:32

1M ago39:32

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Wanna win back democracy? Start with the states. The federal government is clearly essential, and to save our nation the Democrats must win the Presidency, House and Senate in ’24, but we can’t stop there. So many of the terrible laws we’re seeing around the country come directly from Republican state legislatures. People like to blame the presiden…

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TV Tan 0495: LARPing Yr Balls Off 50:03

1M ago50:03

50:03

Bill Frost (CityWeekly.net, X96 Radio From Hell) and Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net) talk Loot, The Fall Guy (Watch! Harder!), IF, MoviePass MovieCrash, Camden, Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, We Are Lady Parts, The First Omen, Mayor of Kingstown, Ren Faire, Adventures in CarnyLand, MILF Manor, Reginald the Vampire, Rasslin' News, R.I.…

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Project 2025 Super Special 1:00:06

2M ago1:00:06

1:00:06

Project 2025: A name so boring it must be sinister! Gaslit Nation was early warning about Project 2025. Now people are finally starting to pay attention. Another early warning system is journalist Anne Nelson, the author of Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right. Nelson covered the conflicts in El Salvador and Guatema…

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Women are Furious: A Conversation with the new President of Emily’s List Jessica Mackler 44:42

1M ago44:42

44:42

Fixing the crisis America is in is hard, but it’s also simple. We can’t stop talking about reproductive rights because it’s not just about stripping women of the right to manage their own lives and bodies, it’s about the slippery slope we find ourselves on if we accept that government can just take our essential human rights. At the end of the day,…

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Why the Georgia Protests Matter to U.S. Voters [TEASER] 33:35

2M ago33:35

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Mark your calendar! We're having a live taping of Gaslit Nation on June 25 (Orwell's birthday!) at 12pm ET for subscribers at the Truth-teller level or higher on Patreon.com/Gaslit! *** Are you tired of the nonstop coverage of the Trump trials? The mainstream media is setting Americans up for disappointment again, like they did with the nonstop “ju…

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How to End Russia’s War 1:13:26

2M ago1:13:26

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Pepsi or Coke? Both brands are making money in Russia despite promises to unwind operations. For Russia’s war to end, companies must be named and shamed to finally leave the Russian market, and sanctions must be enforced. In this week’s Gaslit Nation, Andrea is joined by Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman and analyst Monique Camarra of the Kremlin F…

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Get Your House in Order America: A Conversation with Democratic congresswoman and Minority Whip Katherine Clark 52:20

2M ago52:20

52:20

The Republicans are telling us their plans for America’s future and it is terrifying. The Democrats, in contrast, are vocally offering the opposite. Where the last Democratic House was the most effective in modern American history, passing more legislation passed than any Congress since FDR’s New Deal, the current Republican House has been the leas…

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TV Tan 0494: Drake vs. Kendrick vs. Tommy 59:03

2M ago59:03

59:03

Bill Frost (CityWeekly.net, X96 Radio From Hell) and Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net) talk Smiling Friends, Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal, Outer Range, Bridgerton, R.I.P. Young Sheldon and So Help Me Todd, The Big Cigar, SNL: Jake Gyllenhaal, Canceled: Not Dead Yet and Extended Family, Rasslin' News, New Fall Shows: Happy's Place, St. Denis,…

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Ivanka Wants You to Take Her Seriousy, Or Else [TEASER] 20:01

2M ago20:01

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This week, porn star, filmmaker, business woman, and Trump survivor Stormy Daniels told the court in the Manhattan DA trial for Trump’s 2016 election interference that Trump said, that time he coerced her into sex, “You remind me of my daughter, she is smart and blonde and beautiful and people underestimate her as well.” Ivanka, Trump’s favorite ch…

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MAGA Incites Violence on Campus 44:54

2M ago44:54

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Overlooked in the campus protests is the witch-trial hearings by MAGA Mike Johnson’s House that bullied university presidents and scrutinized their federal funding, pressuring them, as Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton famously wrote in the Newspaper of Power, to “send in the troops.” Ultimately, the responsiblity falls on campus leadership, with several…

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