The QAA Podcast covers the best conspiracy theories of the post-truth era. We explore online fever swamps and trip over deranged historical facts that make conspiracy theories sound sane.
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The podcast version of a documentary & interview series on war and inequality from the heart of Empire hosted by Abby Martin. Empire Files is donor-funded, independent and add free. Help keep us going by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/empirefiles. Follow: @EmpireFiles and @AbbyMartin Like: www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles
Julian Feeld of The QAnon Anonymous Podcast joins Abby Martin to discuss the origins of the movement, what the media got wrong, what it has evolved into and it's resonance among those in power: from Elon Musk to Republicans in Congress. Check out the work of QAA at https://www.qanonanonymous.comFOLLOW Julian at https://twitter.com/julianfeeldSUPPOR…
Will and Felix are joined by Kath Krueger to look into the insanity and enduring appeal of Law and Order: SVU.Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Premium Episode 198: Return of the QAnon All-Stars (Sample)
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Twitter accounts restored! Containment grid down! Storm still on track! Trust Elon Musk's plan! We examine several QAnon influencers, most of which disappeared in the post-January-6th ban sweep. Michael Flynn, Ron Watkins, Austin Steinbart, Bill Mitchell, Ann Vandersteel, Liz Crokin... the all-stars are back!Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra…
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Bonus Episode: Hacking Into the No Fly List with Maia Arson Crimew
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We interviewed the 23-year old Swiss hacker who got access to the No Fly List and leaked it to the media and other organizations: Maia Arson Crimew.Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymousMaia: https://twitter.com/_nyancrime…
Spasms of confessional violence rock Europe, setting the stage for the greater conflict to come.Subscribe today for the full episode and the rest of the series at patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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700 - Shine On You Crazy… (1/23/23)
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We get a taste of the old Trump magic through his beautiful eulogy for one of his most loyal supporters, the wonderful Diamond. Then, we check in with America’s police forces through a(nother) unhinged new Sheriffs movement, and a cop who claims to to be able to discern 911 callers’ guilt through the tone of their voices. Finally, it’s time for a l…
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Cambridge Analytica: The Mindf*ck That Wasn’t
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Everything you remember about the Cambridge Analytica scandal is probably wrong—from its power to swing elections to the so-called whistleblower who saved democracy. Julian Feeld of The QAnon Anonymous Podcast is back to discuss their major revelations about this memory-holed story. Check out QAA's investigation here: https://www.qanonanonymous.com…
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Episode 216: 1600s QAnon, the Reformation & Rosicrucianism feat Matt Christman & Chris Wade
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The birth of the printing press, the Lutheran movement and the secrets of the learned Rosicrucians. We explore conspiracy theories, secret societies and witch panics at a time when technological advancements were bending the human brain in unexpected ways. Our guests are Matt Christman and Chris Wade of Chapo Trap House and the new limited series H…
We discuss the good and cool new beliefs generated by TikTok.Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
Violent dynastic rivalries start knitting together financial and state apparatuses through a series of brutal wars in Italy. Subscribe today for the full episode and the rest of the series at patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Premium Episode 197: Bolsonarismo, Conspiracy Theories & the Jan 8th Riots feat Ben Fogel (Sample)
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On January 8th, in the city of Brazilia, supporters of Brazil’s ex-President Jair Bolsonaro stormed multiple government buildings. The Bolsonarista movement, as it’s known, had grown convinced that their idol’s 2022 presidential election loss was fraudulent. We explore what happened that day, the movement that spawned it, and the Brazilian new righ…
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UNLOCKED: 697 - The Lion’s Den feat. Mohammad Alsaafin (1/12/23)
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We’re joined by AJ+ journalist Mohammad Alsaafin to discuss the newly formed Israeli government, the state of Palestinian resistance, and of course, Mideast politics vis-à-vis the recent World Cup.Follow Mohammad on Twitter at @malsaafinBy Chapo Trap House
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698 - Lego-Masters Break Out feat. Bryan Quinby (1/17/23)
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We’re joined by our pod-father Bryan Quinby to discuss the topic that brought us all together in the first place: Butt TV.Subscribe to the new home of all your Quinby Content: https://www.patreon.com/MurderXBryanBy Chapo Trap House
We’re joined by journalist Mohammad Alsaafin to discuss the state of Palestinian resistance to the newly formed Israeli government. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
A man, a hammer, a nail, a door, history. Martin Luther sets off the protestant reformation and lays the groundwork for a century of violence in Europe.This first episode of Hell on Earth: The Thirty Years War and the Violent Birth Capitalism is available for free. Subsequent episodes will be released exclusively for Chapo Trap House subscribers on…
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Episode 215: Q Deposition, the Jan 6 Committee & Musk's Twitter feat Charlie Warzel
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We cover Jim Watkins’ deposition in front of the January 6th committee and the ongoing debates around the so-called Twitter Files. To help us with the latter we're joined by Charlie Warzel, a staff writer for the Atlantic who’s been studying these shambolic developments, including private exchanges Musk has been holding with a motley crew of rich w…
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696 - Meet the Schlapps feat. Seeking Derangements (1/9/23)
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We’re joined by Ben and Hesse of Seeking Derangements to look at the bungled coup in Brazil, Matt Schlapp’s sexual harassment accusations and prince Harry’s explosive new book about getting frostbite on his dick. Finally, we read a New York Post story about parents whose kids hate them so much they have to hire deprogrammers. LINKS+PLUGS:Seeking De…
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Premium Episode 196: Busting with Bigfoot (Sample)
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Cryptozoological Romance Literature. Sasquatches, mothmen. Please enjoy some mental time off by following Jake and Brad down the insanely horny squatch-hole.Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymousBrad Abrahams: https://twit…
We discuss possible GOP candidates for Speaker of the House in the deadlocked 118th US Congress.Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Episode 214: Rewriting Cambridge Analytica (P2) feat Anthony Mansuy
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This week we bring you part 2 of our exploration of the Cambridge Analytica Scandal — cast in a very different light. In part 1 we took a look at Christopher Wylie’s origin story and the sketchy science behind the supposed “psychological warfare mindfuck tool” Steve Bannon employed within Cambridge Analytica on behalf of Robert Mercer, which, the s…
It’s finally time to return to Pandora: we review Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron expands and improves on his otherworldly saga of colonization and resistance in about every conceivable way, including revolutionary whale violence, CRAB MECHS, and competing visions of eternal life, one blessed & one damned. Saddle up your Skimwing and join u…
From our best-of compilation of our recent fall tour, we introduce Stav to the world of Rod Dreher live at the NYC show.Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Manclan Episode 5: Iron John & the Mythopoetic Men’s Movement feat Matt Christman (Sample)
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Have you stolen the key from beneath your mother’s pillow? We explore the mythopoetic men’s movement of the 1990s including a deep dive into Robert Bly’s ‘Iron John: A Book About Men’ which became a bestseller and was part of a movement whose thinking can still be found in today’s online masculinity influencers. Our guest is Matt Christman of Chapo…
In a sequel of sorts to one of our most beloved movie & holiday episodes, we enter a fantastic & amazingly realized world that could only spring from the singular genius of one of cinema’s great auteurs.By Chapo Trap House
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Premium Episode 195: International Militant Conspiracism feat Miro Dittrich & Cam Wilson (Sample)
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Germany. Australia. Two stories of conspiracy theorists that paint an evolving picture of a now international dissociative movement. German law enforcement say they uncovered a plot by local sovereign citizens to overthrow the government and install as head of state a descendant of German nobility. To help us make sense of the plot, we are joined b…
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Episode 213: Rewriting Cambridge Analytica (P1) feat Anthony Mansuy
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The Cambridge Analytica Scandal involves data science being described as potent black magic, claims of psychological voter manipulation in swing states, micro-targeting, secret meetings, massive amounts of stolen data and a seemingly nefarious plan to use Brexit as a blueprint and catapult Donald Trump into the White House. But we’re here to tell y…
We meet GOP representative-elect George Santos and his various lies, frauds, deceits and impersonations.Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Premium Episode 194: Elves (1989) Movie Night (Sample)
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"Oral. Santa said oral." It's a Christmas movie that dares to center incest, nazi breeding experiments and a cast clearly paid in cocaine. Thank you, Brad, for this Christmas delight. Keep in mind last year was "Babes in Toyland." Be grateful.Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan…
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690 - Recovery Side Quest feat. TrueAnon (12/19/22)
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Our good friends Liz and Brace of TrueAnon stop by to help us send off The Year of the Smile. We discuss their mini-series on Synanon, a substance rehabilitation program turned violent cult, and how it relates to all sorts of American phenomenon: from 1950’s acid tests to the modern Troubled Teen Industry. We also discuss the state of our collapsin…
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Episode 212: Tulsi Gabbard P2 (The Fascist Turn) feat Mike Prysner
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An ascendant Indian fascist group finds a friend in Tulsi Gabbard as she returns to her right wing roots. She starts spouting anti-trans talking points, talking about anti-white racism and attacking the Democratic Party. Our guest writer is Mike Prysner (Empire Files, Eyes Left Podcast) who helps us explore Tulsi Gabbard, the cult that she grew up …
The gang looks at Trump’s new line of NFT trading cards.Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Premium Episode 193: Marjorie Taylien 3 & Mel's Hole (Sample)
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The deepest hole in the world as featured on Art Bell's Coast to Coast AM. Plus the final story in Jake's Alien-inspired trilogy: Marjorie Taylien 3: Prison Planet. Both studio versions of tour segments.Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan' and 'Trickle Down': www.patreon.com/QA…
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688 - Black Site Safe Space (12/12/22)
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We review the year in Podcasts, according to the New York Times. Then, Sinema flips, the Young Republicans present the Allen Dulles award, and the CIA has a mental wellness problem. Finally, some movie mindset recommendations for your holiday season.Hell on Earth launch show/party @ Littlefield 1/20/23, tickets here: https://littlefieldnyc.com/even…
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Episode 211: Tulsi Gabbard P1 (The Cult) feat Mike Prysner
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A political chameleon now considered a rising star of the GOP was raised within a cult run by a surfer who broke away from the Hare Krishnas to focus more on himself as the conduit of God on earth — and to attack homosexual rights. Our guest writer is Mike Prysner (Empire Files, Eyes Left Podcast) who helps us explore Tulsi Gabbard and her family's…
The crew discusses the recent attempt from a German Qanon-affiliated group to overthrow the German government and install Heinrich XIII Prince of Reuss as kaiser.Subscribe today for access to all premium episodes!www.patreon.com/chapotraphouseBy Chapo Trap House
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Premium Episode 192: The Reptilian Conspiracy Theory (Sample)
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One in 25 Americans is certain. We live ruled over by reptilians. So how was this belief system born, and how was its story carried through time? This is the studio version of the segment Travis View wrote for our recent tour. From Richard Shaver to Maurice Doreal to David Icke — we examine the genesis of the reptilian conspiracy theory.Subscribe f…