List of Chapo Trap House episodes
Chapo Trap House is an American politics and humor podcast hosted by Will Menaker, Matt Christman, Felix Biederman, Amber A'Lee Frost and Virgil Texas, and produced by Chris Wade. The podcast became known for its irreverent leftist commentary in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Notable guests have included comedians Bill Corbett, David Cross, Rob Delaney, Tim Heidecker, Joe Mande, Patton Oswalt, James Adomian, Sam Seder, Dave Anthony and Brandon Wardell; documentarian Adam Curtis; journalists Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, Liza Featherstone, and Alex Pareene; authors China Miéville and Naomi Klein; actress and gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon; US House of Representatives candidates Kaniela Ing and Dan Canon; Jacobin founder and publisher Bhaskar Sunkara; policy analyst Matt Bruenig; and former Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis.
The first episode of Chapo Trap House was released on March 13, 2016. As of September 15, 2024, 275 episodes have been released.
Episodes
2016
No. overall | Given No.[a] | Title | Guests | Original air date | Notes |
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1 | 1 | "THA SAGA BEGINS" | — | March 13, 2016 | — |
2 | 2 | "We Need to Talk About Kevin (a.k.a Enta the Dungeon)" | — | March 19, 2016 | — |
3 | 3 | "Freeway Ross Douthat Sailboat Dope" | Brendan James | March 27, 2016 | Brendan became the show's full-time producer after this episode. |
4 | 4 | "Bernie Blanco From the Bronx" | — | April 3, 2016 | — |
5 | 5 | "What's So Civil About the Civil War Anyway?" | Carl Beijer | April 10, 2016 | — |
6 | 6 | "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice & Development" | Matt V. Brady | April 17, 2016 | — |
7 | 7 | "The Prince & the Egg: An Anil Dash Adventure" | — | April 24, 2016 | — |
8 | 8 | "Children of Bruen" | Liz Bruenig | May 1, 2016 | — |
9 | 9 | "Trump Stakes or Election 2016: The Age of Apocalypse" | — | May 8, 2016 | — |
10 | 10 | "No FoPo, Fight the Blob" | Derek Davison | May 15, 2016 | — |
11 | 10.5 | "Doctor Faustus" | — | May 18, 2016 | Premium |
12 | 11 | "Cranking the Donkey" | Matt Taibbi | May 22, 2016 | — |
13 | 11.5 | "The French Vasectomy" | — | May 25, 2016 | Premium |
14 | 12 | "Love That Ron" | Virgil Texas | May 29, 2016 | — |
15 | 12.5 | "Eyes Wide Cuck" | — | June 1, 2016 | Premium |
16 | 13 | "Justified But Woke" | Connor Kilpatrick | June 6, 2016 | — |
17 | 14 | "Chillin' In Cedar Rapids Iowa" | — | June 13, 2016 | — |
18 | 15 | "Alligator Tears" | Roqayah Chammseddine | June 16, 2016 | Premium |
19 | 16 | "The Male Female Radio Hour" | Lee Fang | June 20, 2016 | — |
20 | 17 | "The Road to Soavedom" | Robby Soave | June 25, 2016 | Premium |
21 | 18 | "The Upset Guv'ner: DeCrecio's Brexit Bungle" | Jonathan Shanin | June 26, 2016 | — |
22 | 19 | "Boobs, Sir, I Punched the Bursar" | — | June 30, 2016 | Premium |
23 | 20 | "Chapo vs. Sherdog: UFC 2000" | Jordan Breen | July 5, 2016 | — |
24 | 21 | "Oaxaca Flocka Flame" | Tony (@MexicAnarchist) | July 8, 2016 | Premium |
25 | 22 | "The Trap Is A MESS" | Vic Berger | July 11, 2016 | — |
26 | 23 | "Reign All Over My Face" | — | July 14, 2016 | Premium; review of the film Reign Over Me |
27 | 24 | "Gulens Gonna Gulen" | Derek Davison | July 18, 2016 | Derek's 2nd episode |
28 | 25 | "Lady Ghostbusters" | Amber A'Lee Frost | July 24, 2016 | Premium; review of the 2016 film Ghostbusters |
29 | 26 | "ReTHUGlican National CRIMEvation" | Bryan Quinby | July 25, 2016 | — |
30 | 27 | "Tomorrow Belongs to Them" | Dan O'Sullivan | July 30, 2016 | — |
31 | 28 | "Chapo Comes Alive!" | Bryan Quinby and Brett Payne | August 3, 2016 | Premium, live show, Bryan's 2nd episode |
32 | 29 | "London Falling" | Sam Kriss | August 3, 2016 | Premium; review of the film London Has Fallen |
33 | 30 | "Freeway Ross Douthat Pt. 2: The Harvard Plug" | Brendan James | August 5, 2016 | Brendan's 2nd episode |
34 | 31 | "Brooklyn Tyrannical Gardens" | — | August 11, 2016 | Premium |
35 | 32 | "Suicide Is Shameless" | Matt V. Brady | August 15, 2016 | Matt Brady's 2nd episode |
36 | 33 | "The Uncucking of the Candidate" | Libby Watson | August 18, 2016 | Premium |
37 | 34 | "Masculinity for Boys" | — | August 22, 2016 | — |
38 | 35 | "Bloodlands" | Adrian Bonenberger | August 25, 2016 | Premium |
39 | 36 | "Dear Gulen" | Liza Featherstone | August 29, 2016 | — |
40 | 37 | "Teen Party" | Brandon Wardell | September 1, 2016 | Premium |
41 | 38 | "Elevator to Heaven" | Maria Hengevald | September 5, 2016 | — |
42 | 39 | "The Conqueror" | Derek Davison | September 9, 2016 | Premium; review of the film The Conqueror; Derek's 3rd episode |
43 | 40 | "Sborts Night" | Greg Howard | September 12, 2016 | — |
44 | 41 | "Smash" | Alex Nichols (@Lowenaffchen) | September 16, 2016 | Premium; review of the film Crash |
45 | 42 | "Uber for Ubermensch" | Ed Zitron and Noah Kulwin | September 18, 2016 | — |
46 | 43 | "ElfQuest" | — | September 22, 2016 | Premium |
47 | 44 | "The Gowanus Ideas Festival" | Virgil Texas and Sam Kriss | September 26, 2016 | Virgil and Sam's 2nd episodes, live show |
48 | 45 | "Cath Bash" | — | October 1, 2016 | Premium |
49 | 46 | "No Cucks in the Foxhole" | James Adomian | October 4, 2016 | — |
50 | 47 | "I Am Legend" | Francis (@ArmyStang) | October 6, 2016 | Premium |
51 | 48 | "A Problem from Heck" | Chase Madar | October 9, 2016 | — |
52 | 49 | "Caleb" | — | October 12, 2016 | Premium |
53 | 50 | "AKP 50th Episode Ergenekon Extravaganza" | Matt Karp | October 17, 2016 | — |
54 | 51 | "The Post Officers" | Katherine Krueger | October 19, 2016 | Premium |
55 | 52 | "Dirty Wars 2: Rise of McRaven" | Jeremy Scahill | October 23, 2016 | — |
56 | 53 | "The French Resistance" | Alexander Zaitchik | October 26, 2016 | Premium |
57 | 54 | "Trap House of Horror: The Hanging Boyz" | Kath Barbadoro | October 30, 2016 | — |
58 | 55 | "The Chapofication of the Western Male" | — | November 2, 2016 | Premium |
59 | 56 | "Under Siege Year 3: Before Year Zero" | Brendan James | November 7, 2016 | Brendan's 3rd episode |
60 | 57 | "Chapo News Network Election Night Live Show" | Virgil Texas | November 8, 2016 | Virgil's 3rd episode; live show |
61 | 58 | "We Live in the Zone Now" | Virgil Texas | November 12, 2016 | Virgil's 4th episode |
62 | 59 | "Tell Your God to Ready for Chud" | Matt Karp and Connor Kilpatrick | November 17, 2016 | Premium, Matt Karp and Connor's 2nd episode, Amber and Virgil become co-hosts |
63 | 60 | "Off-Off-Broadway" | Erin Gloria Ryan | November 20, 2016 | — |
64 | 61 | "Who Makes the Nazis?" | Ricky Rawls | November 24, 2016 | — |
65 | 62 | "Chapo Struggle Session" | — | November 30, 2016 | Premium |
66 | 62.5 | "Felix After Dark" | — | December 3, 2016 | Premium; Felix solo episode |
67 | 63 | "SuccessFail: The McMegan Story" | Ezekiel Kweku | December 4, 2016 | — |
68 | 64 | "Candyman IV: Curse of Caleb" | Katie Halper | December 8, 2016 | Premium |
69 | 65 | "No Future" | Adam Curtis | December 11, 2016 | Discussion of the film HyperNormalisation |
70 | 66 | "Pizza Party!" | Jacob Bacharach | December 16, 2016 | Premium |
71 | 67 | "The Swordfish Episode" | — | December 17, 2016 | — |
72 | 67.5 | "The Inebriated Past" | — | December 21, 2016 | Premium; Matt Christman solo episode |
73 | 68 | "Applebees Christmas Spectacular" | Kath Barbadoro | December 23, 2016 | Kath's 2nd episode |
74 | 69 | "Angela & Strawberry" | James Adomian | December 29, 2016 | James's 12th episode |
2017
No. overall | Given No.[a] | Title | Guests | Original air date | Notes |
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75 | 70 | "Real Strain Hours" | Libby Watson | January 4, 2017 | Premium; Libby's 2nd episode |
76 | 71 | "Crapo Cat House: The Half-Lost Episode" | Alex Nichols | January 9, 2017 | Alex's 2nd episode |
77 | 72 | "The Pre-Taped Call-In Show" | — | January 13, 2017 | Premium |
78 | 73 | "Better Call Saul Alinsky" | Bill Corbett | January 15, 2017 | Review of the film Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party |
79 | 74 | "Tabletop Game Theory Pt. 1" | — | January 18, 2017 | Premium, later released as free |
80 | 75 | "Mr. Chapo Goes to Washington" | Sam Kriss | January 22, 2017 | Sam's 3rd episode |
81 | 76 | "Tabletop Game Theory Pt. 2" | — | January 24, 2017 | Premium, later released as free |
82 | 77 | "No Country for Gorilla Men" | Matt Taibbi | January 29, 2017 | Matt Taibbi's 2nd episode |
83 | 78 | "Terminal" | — | January 31, 2017 | Premium |
84 | 78.5 | "Mixed Martial Law" | Karim Zadan | February 2, 2017 | Premium; Felix's 2nd solo episode |
85 | 79 | "Our Values Are Under Attack" | Tim Heidecker | February 6, 2017 | — |
86 | 80 | "Kolob Trap House" | Adam Friedland | February 9, 2017 | Premium |
87 | 81 | "The Devil In Mother Jones" | Shane Bauer | February 12, 2017 | — |
88 | 82 | "War Is Heck" | Brace Belden | February 13, 2017 | — |
89 | 83 | "Boston Skrong" | — | February 15, 2017 | Premium; review of the film Patriots Day |
90 | 84 | "President Wario" | — | February 19, 2017 | — |
91 | 85 | "The Appropriaters" | Shuja Haider | February 22, 2017 | Premium |
92 | 86 | "Fash the Patriarchy" | Angela Nagle | February 26, 2017 | — |
93 | 87 | "The Basketball Snob" | — | March 2, 2017 | Premium |
94 | 88 | "Sebastian Goku" | Derek Davison | March 5, 2017 | Derek's 4th episode |
95 | 89 | "Napoleanic Rules for Success" | @Trillburne | March 10, 2017 | Premium; review of the film The Duellists |
96 | 90 | "Gorka's Revenge" | James Adomian (as Sebastian Gorka) | March 12, 2017 | James's 3rd episode |
97 | 91 | "The Lasagne Code" | Leon (@leyawn) | March 17, 2017 | Premium |
98 | 92 | "No. 1 in Heaven" | — | March 20, 2017 | — |
99 | 93 | "Madness? THIS IS CHAPO" | — | March 23, 2017 | Premium; review of the film 300 |
100 | 94 | "The Brian Johnstown Massacre" | Jacob Bacharach | March 26, 2017 | Jacob's 2nd episode |
101 | 95 | "Hillbilly Smellegy" | Matt Sitman | March 30, 2017 | Premium |
102 | 96 | "Night At The Museum" | Tim Heidecker (as Alex Jones) | April 2, 2017 | Tim's 2nd episode |
103 | 97 | "Hollywood Upstairs Medical College" | Timothy "T-Bone" Faust | April 6, 2017 | Premium; later released as free |
104 | 98 | "Gorka II: The Gorkaning" | Alex Pareene and James Adomian (as Sebastian Gorka) | April 9, 2017 | James's 4th episode |
105 | 99 | "Taxi To the Dark Side" | Adam Friedland | April 13, 2017 | Premium; Adam's 2nd episode |
106 | 100 | "Chapo Goes To College" | Timothy "T-Bone" Faust | April 17, 2017 | Live at Harvard University; T-Bone's 2nd episode |
107 | 101 | "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc" | — | April 19, 2017 | Premium; review of the TV series The West Wing |
108 | 102 | "Maintaining Emotional Control" | Rob Delaney | April 23, 2017 | — |
109 | 103 | "Décision Désk La France" | James Adomian | April 26, 2017 | Premium; James's 5th episode |
110 | 104 | "We've Always Been Here" | — | April 30, 2017 | Live show benefit for the Center for Reproductive Rights on April 27th at Littlefield NYC |
111 | 105 | "The Grey Ladykillers" | — | May 4, 2017 | Premium |
112 | 106 | "Work No Play" | Timothy "T-Bone" Faust and Miya Tokumitsu | May 7, 2017 | T-Bone's 3rd episode |
113 | 107 | "Fight Club" | Karim Zidan | May 10, 2017 | Karim's 2nd episode |
114 | 108 | "Night On Bald Mountain" | Matt Bruenig | May 14, 2017 | — |
115 | 109 | "Media Twatters" | Libby Watson | May 19, 2017 | Premium; Libby's 3rd episode |
116 | 110 | "The Rocktober Revolution" | China Miéville | May 22, 2017 | — |
117 | 111 | "The Goddamn Freaking News" | — | May 24, 2017 | Premium; review of the TV series The Newsroom |
118 | 112 | "Orbsplainer" | David Cross | May 25, 2017 | — |
119 | 113 | "Hit and Run" | R.L. Stephens | June 1, 2017 | Premium; later released as free |
120 | 114 | "Meat The Press" | Alex Nichols | June 4, 2017 | Alex's 3rd episode |
121 | 114.5 | "God Save Our Jezza" | Jonathan Shainin | June 6, 2017 | Jonathan's 2nd episode/Special Episode dedicated to the UK Election. |
122 | 115 | "Austin Shitty Limits" | Brian Gaar | June 7, 2017 | Premium |
123 | 115.5 | "Chapo Global Edition: You Down With GCC?" | Derek Davison | June 8, 2017 | Premium; Derek's 5th episode |
124 | 116 | "Jezz In My Pants" | — | June 12, 2017 | — |
125 | 117 | "Kill All Nermals" | Angela Nagle | June 14, 2017 | Premium; Angela's 2nd episode |
126 | 118 | "From Russia With CHUD" | Sarah Jones | June 18, 2017 | — |
127 | 118.5 | "The Inebriated Past: Sewer Surfin'" | — | June 21, 2017 | Premium; Matt Christman's 2nd solo episode |
128 | 119 | "Bating For Gadot" | — | June 25, 2017 | Review of the film Wonder Woman |
129 | 120 | "Fearless Girlilla Mindset" | — | June 28, 2017 | Premium |
130 | 121 | "These Things I Believe" | — | July 4, 2017 | — |
131 | 122 | "The Virgin Suicides" | Adam Friedland | July 6, 2017 | Premium; Adam's 3rd episode |
132 | 123 | "UBIsoft" | Clio Chang | July 10, 2017 | — |
133 | 124 | "Gabagool" | — | July 13, 2017 | Premium |
134 | 125 | "Fast And Furious: Toledo Drifter" | Tim Heidecker | July 15, 2017 | Tim's 3rd episode |
135 | 126 | "Tabletop Game Theory Pt. III: The Russian Interference" | — | July 19, 2017 | Premium, later released as free |
136 | 127 | "Dr. Dementia" | Ricky Rawls | July 23, 2017 | Ricky's 2nd episode |
137 | 128 | "Tabletop Game Theory Pt. IV: The Russian Interference" | — | July 26, 2017 | Premium, later released as free |
138 | 129 | "The Affordable Covfefe Act" | Timothy "T-Bone" Faust | July 30, 2017 | T-Bone's 4th episode |
139 | 130 | "The Milk People" | Libby Watson | August 4, 2017 | Premium; Libby's 4th episode |
140 | 131 | "Deep Dish Chapo: Live @ The Hideout" | — | August 9, 2017 | Premium; live show in Chicago recorded on 8/6/2017 |
141 | 131.5 | "Bonus Deep Dish Chapo: Live @ The Hideout" | Bryan Quinby and Brett Payne | August 12, 2017 | Premium; live show in Chicago recorded on 8/6/2017; Bryan's 3rd episode, Brett's 2nd epsiode |
142 | 132 | "Bloco's Modern Life" | Marcus Barnett, Catarina Príncipe, and Djordje Kuzmanovic | August 12, 2017 | — |
143 | 133 | "Antifap" | Shuja Haider | August 18, 2017 | Premium, later released as free; Shuja's 2nd episode |
144 | 134 | "Memento Maury" | Joe Mande | August 20, 2017 | — |
145 | 135 | "Barron Protectors" | Leslie Lee | August 23, 2017 | Premium |
146 | 136 | "Lullaby For Lanyards" | Joe Prince | August 27, 2017 | — |
147 | 137 | "HUMINT Centipede" | — | August 29, 2017 | Premium |
148 | 138 | "Verrit Carefully" | Alex Nichols | September 5, 2017 | Alex's 4th episode |
149 | 139 | "Enter The Noid" | — | September 7, 2017 | Premium |
150 | 140 | "DACA Flocka Flame" | Karina Moreno | September 9, 2017 | — |
151 | 141 | "Chapo Cartoon Cavalcade" | — | September 14, 2017 | Premium |
152 | 142 | "The Schlock Doctrine" | Naomi Klein | September 17, 2017 | — |
153 | 143 | "Splattering of the Juggalos" | — | September 21, 2017 | Premium |
154 | 144 | "White Men Can't Drumpf" | — | September 24, 2017 | — |
155 | 145 | "Return of the Blob" | Derek Davison | September 28, 2017 | Premium; Derek's 6th episode |
156 | 146 | "Better Ingredients, Better Healthcare, Chapo Johns" | Timothy "T-Bone" Faust | October 1, 2017 | T-Bone's 5th episode |
157 | 147 | "Gun Kata" | — | October 5, 2017 | Premium |
158 | 148 | "Lost In The Sauce" | Patton Oswalt | October 9, 2017 | — |
159 | 149 | "Live @ The Biltmore Hotel" | James Adomian | October 12, 2017 | Premium; live recording from LA Podfest on October 6th, 2017; James's 6th episode |
160 | 150 | "Get Kony" | Tim Heidecker | October 14, 2017 | Tim's 4th episode |
161 | 151 | "Cass Rules Everything Around Me" | — | October 19, 2017 | Premium |
162 | 152 | "Iran Off On the Plug Twice" | — | October 22, 2017 | — |
163 | 153 | "Dry Goys" | Eli Valley | October 26, 2017 | Premium |
164 | 154 | "Listening Tour" | — | October 30, 2017 | — |
165 | 155 | "The Antifa Treason And Plot" | Will Sommer | November 2, 2017 | Premium |
166 | 156 | "38 Ways to Fix Puerto Rico" | Aída Chávez | November 6, 2017 | — |
167 | 156.5 | "I’d Rather Be Salman" | Derek Davison | November 8, 2017 | Premium; Derek’s 7th episode |
168 | 157 | "Brazile Nuts" | David Roth | November 9, 2017 | Premium |
169 | 158 | "Double Flynndemnity" | — | November 13, 2017 | — |
170 | 159 | "Gentleman Ben Franklin" | Bill Corbett | November 16, 2017 | Premium; review of the film In Search of Liberty; Bill's 2nd episode |
171 | 160 | "Live at the Bell House" | — | November 16, 2017 | Recorded live at the Brooklyn Pod Fest at The Bell House on 11/17/17 |
172 | 161 | "Gladiator Boy" | — | November 25, 2017 | Premium |
173 | 162 | "Arab Spring Breakers" | James Adomian (as Sebastian Gorka) | November 28, 2017 | James's 7th episode; Felix's 3rd solo episode |
174 | 163 | "Motherbox XXX (The Justice League Episode)" | — | November 29, 2017 | Premium; review of the film Justice League |
175 | 164 | "The Deficit Rag" | — | December 4, 2017 | — |
176 | 165 | "New York State of Mindfulness" | Mike Recine | December 6, 2017 | Premium |
177 | 166 | "The Water Genious" | Nomiki Konst | December 10, 2017 | — |
178 | 167 | "The Poop Touchening" | Matt Bruenig and Ryan Cooper | December 14, 2017 | Premium; Matt Bruenig's 2nd episode |
179 | 168 | "Nut Neutrality" | Sam Seder | December 17, 2017 | — |
180 | 169 | "Alternative Failson Tax" | — | December 20, 2017 | Premium |
181 | 170 | "A Christman Carol" | James Adomian (as Chris Matthews and Sebastian Gorka), Brendan James, Rob Whisman, and Stefan Heck | December 24, 2017 | Christmas special; parody of A Christmas Carol; James's 8th episode |
182 | 171 | "The Way of the Shadow Wolves" | — | December 28, 2017 | Premium |
183 | 172 | "So It's Come To This..." | Brendan James | December 31, 2017 | Clip show; official introduction of new producer Chris Wade |
2018
No. overall | Given No.[a] | Title | Guests | Original air date | Notes |
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184 | 173 | "Pontypool Chapos Everything" | — | January 3, 2018 | Premium |
185 | 174 | "Ooohh Baby I Like It Raw" | — | January 7, 2018 | — |
186 | 175 | "The Dark Professor" | — | January 9, 2018 | Premium |
187 | 176 | "Any Port In a Stormy" | Alex Pareene | January 13, 2018 | Alex's 2nd episode |
188 | 177 | "The News Queen" | Brendan James | January 17, 2018 | Premium; review of the film The Post |
189 | 178 | "Government Nutdown" | — | January 22, 2018 | — |
190 | 179 | "The Inebriated Past Part 3: SDS and the Weather Underground" | — | January 25, 2018 | Premium; Matt Christman's 3rd solo episode |
191 | 180 | "D Triple C 6 Mafia" | Ryan Grim | January 25, 2018 | — |
192 | — | "Bonus: Virgil Interviews Kaniela Ing" | Kaniela Ing | January 31, 2018 | — |
193 | 181 | "Potus6ix9ine" | — | February 2, 2018 | Premium |
194 | 182 | "Soup or Bowl?" | — | February 5, 2018 | — |
195 | 183 | "GlenGreenwald Glen Ross" | Glenn Greenwald | February 7, 2018 | Premium |
196 | 184 | "The United States of Care Lords" | Dino Guastella | February 11, 2018 | — |
197 | 185 | "Own Your Own Immigrant!" | — | February 15, 2018 | Premium |
198 | 186 | "Executive Producer" | Richard D. Wolff | February 18, 2018 | — |
199 | 187 | "Mumsnet" | Marcus Barnett | February 21, 2018 | Premium; Marcus's 2nd episode |
200 | 188 | "Menaker Facts Stated" | Daniel Menaker | February 25, 2018 | — |
201 | 189 | "All That Is Solid Melts Into Sauce" | Patton Oswalt | February 27, 2018 | Premium; Patton's 2nd episode |
202 | 190 | "School's Out" | Michael Mochaidean | March 4, 2018 | — |
203 | 191 | "The Shape of Whiffen" | David Cross | March 7, 2018 | Premium; David's 2nd episode |
204 | 192 | "Spice World" | Jacob Bacharach | March 10, 2018 | Jacob's 3rd episode |
205 | 193 | "AIPAC: All Eyez On Me" | Noah Kulwin | March 15, 2018 | Premium; Noah's 2nd episode |
206 | 193.5 | "Break Up Rex" | Derek Davison | March 17, 2018 | Premium; Derek's 8th episode; special episode — an interview between Felix and Derek about Rex Tillerson |
207 | 194 | "F*ck 12" | Shuja Haider and James Adomian (as Elon Musk) | March 18, 2018 | Shuja's 3rd episode; James's 9th episode |
208 | 195 | "Frost/Christman: Marx and the Movies" | — | March 22, 2018 | Premium; review of the films The Young Karl Marx and The Death of Stalin |
209 | 196 | "Crazy Joe's Folly" | — | March 26, 2018 | — |
210 | 197 | "The YIMBY Failing Project" | Shanti Singh | March 28, 2018 | Premium |
211 | 198 | "Asked & Answered" | — | April 3, 2018 | — |
212 | 199 | "Ready Chapo One" | Matt V. Brady | April 5, 2018 | Premium; review of the film Ready Player One; Matt Brady's 3rd episode |
213 | 200 | "The Jeffrey Goldberg Variations" | James Adomian (as Kurt Eichenwald) | April 9, 2018 | James's 10th episode |
214 | 201 | "The Social Networth" | Libby Watson | April 12, 2018 | Premium; Libby's 5th epsiode |
215 | 202 | "Sgt. Anne Marie Slaughter" | Dan Finn and Eric Blanc | April 15, 2018 | — |
216 | 203 | "The Truth About Cats & Syria" | John Dolan | April 19, 2018 | Premium |
217 | 204 | "Comey the Clown" | Katherine Krueger | April 23, 2018 | Katherine's 2nd episode |
218 | — | "Bonus: Virgil Interviews Dan Canon" | Dan Canon | April 24, 2018 | — |
219 | 205 | "The Energy Shiftening" | Will Sommer and James Adomian (as QAnon) | April 27, 2018 | Premium; James's 11th episode, Will's 2nd episode |
220 | — | "Bonus: Virgil Interviews Geneviéve Jones-Wright" | Geneviéve Jones-Wright | April 30, 2018 | — |
221 | 206 | "Dry Boys Ride Again" | — | May 1, 2018 | — |
222 | 207 | "Law And Ordurrrr" | — | May 3, 2018 | Premium |
223 | 208 | "Donnie's World Tour" | Derek Davison | May 6, 2018 | Derek's 9th episode |
224 | 209 | "Death Becomes You" | Barbara Ehrenreich | May 9, 2018 | Premium |
225 | 210 | "ICE to See You" | Jake Flores | May 13, 2018 | — |
226 | 211 | "Sergeant Hands" | — | May 17, 2018 | Premium; review of the film 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers |
227 | 212 | "Borderline" | Brendan James | May 21, 2018 | Brendan's 4th episode |
228 | — | "Bonus: Matt and Mike Duncan Talk 'Revolutions'" | Mike Duncan | May 23, 2018 | — |
229 | 213 | "In Conclusion, Palestine is a Land of Contrasts" | Rawan (@intifadarling) | May 23, 2018 | Premium |
230 | 214 | "6 Weird Election Tricks That ACTUALLY Work!" | David Faris | May 27, 2018 | — |
231 | 215 | "Patriots, Pragmatists & PissPigs" | — | May 31, 2018 | Premium |
232 | 216 | "First Time, Long Time feat. PFT Commenter" | Eric Sollenberger | June 3, 2018 | — |
233 | 217 | "Feeling Q and Sad rn" | — | June 7, 2018 | Premium |
233 | 218 | "The President's Neck Is Missing" | David Roth | June 10, 2018 | David's 2nd episode |
234 | 219 | "Da r@ntZ0ne" | Alex Nichols | June 15, 2018 | Premium; Alex's 5th episode |
235 | 220 | "Camp Donald" | Libby Watson and James Adomian (as Jesse Ventura) | June 17, 2018 | James' 12th episode, Libby's 6th episode |
236 | 221 | "M. Night Shyamalan's The Villages" | Osita Nwanevu | June 21, 2018 | Premium |
237 | 222 | "RESPECT." | Adam Friedland and Mike Recine | June 24, 2018 | Review of the film Gotti; Adam's 4th episode, Mike's 2nd episode |
238 | — | "Bonus — Felix interviews Tarpley Hitt" | Tarpley Hitt | June 25, 2018 | Premium; interview concerns XXXTentacion and Hitt's profile of the rapper in the Miami New Times, "The Real Story of South Florida Rapper XXXTentacion" |
239 | 223 | "Fight Court" | — | June 27, 2018 | Premium |
240 | — | "BONUS — Behind the Laughter: Mike Reiss" | Mike Reiss | June 29, 2018 | — |
241 | 224 | "Cortez the Killer" | Trevor Beaulieu and Katherine Krueger | July 2, 2018 | Trevor's 3rd episode (previously credited as Ricky Rawls or T.); Katherine's 3rd episode |
242 | 225 | "The Poster's Crusade" | — | July 6, 2018 | Premium; review of the book Yes We (Still) Can by Daniel Pfeiffer; later released as free |
242 | 226 | "Islands in the Stream" | — | July 9, 2018 | — |
243 | — | "Bonus: Virgil Interviews Julia Salazar, LIVE!" | Julia Salazar | July 10, 2018 | — |
244 | 227 | "PEN 15" | — | July 11, 2018 | Premium; review of the film Range 15 |
245 | — | "Bonus: Chris talks to Occupy ICE Portland" | Jordan, activist in Portland, Oregon | July 12, 2018 | — |
246 | 228 | "Supreme Clientele" | Ashley Feinberg and James Adomian (as Elon Musk) | July 15, 2018 | James' 13th episode |
247 | — | "Bonus: SEX! Now that we have your attention: Work" | Tai and Conner Habib | July 17, 2018 | — |
248 | 229 | "Double A *beep beep* M L O!" | Karina Moreno and Brendan James (as "guest cohost") | July 19, 2018 | Premium; Karina's 2nd episode, Brendan's 5th episode |
249 | 230 | "A Colossal Wreck" | — | July 22, 2018 | — |
250 | 231 | "Quiz Boys" | Michael Kupperman | July 25, 2018 | Premium |
251 | 232 | "America, You Sexy Bigfoot!" | — | July 30, 2018 | — |
252 | 233 | "Frost/Christman Presents: The Purges" | Kal (friend of Amber Frost) and Aaron J. Leonard | August 1, 2018 | Premium; review of The Purge films by Christman, Frost and Frost's friend Kal. Frost interviews author Aaron J. Leonard on his book A Threat of the First Magnitude |
253 | 234 | "Congrat's" | — | August 5, 2018 | — |
254 | 235 | "Q Let the Dogs Out?" | Will Sommer | August 10, 2018 | Premium; Will's 3rd episode |
255 | 236 | "Space Force: Mobile Infantry" | — | August 13, 2018 | — |
256 | 237 | "Our Cool Friends" | Derek Davison | August 16, 2018 | Premium; Derek Davison's 10th appearance |
257 | — | "Bonus: Interview with Parquet Courts' A. Savage" | A. Savage (of the band Parquet Courts) | August 18, 2018 | — |
258 | 238 | "The Mueller's Tale" | — | August 20, 2018 | — |
259 | — | "Bonus: Chris Talks to Stonybrook Apartments Activists" | Crystal (head of the Stonybrook Tenant Association) and Grant (of the Palm Beach County Tenants Union) | August 23, 2018 | — |
260 | 239 | "Fact Fight" | Matt Bruenig | August 24, 2018 | Premium; Matt Bruenig's 3rd episode |
261 | 240 | "The Shittalk Express" | — | August 27, 2018 | — |
262 | 241 | "Hot Couch Nation" | Stavros Halkias and Matt V. Brady | August 30, 2018 | Premium |
263 | 242 | "Touched by a Funeral" | — | September 3, 2018 | — |
264 | 243 | "Live at DC's 9:30 Club" | — | September 7, 2018 | Premium; recorded live at the 9:30 Club 09/06/18 |
265 | — | "Bonus: Virgil interviews Cynthia Nixon" | Cynthia Nixon | September 10, 2018 | — |
266 | 244 | "A Nice Chill Show" | — | September 11, 2018 | — |
267 | 245 | "Inebriated Past 5: Monster Fash" | — | September 13, 2018 | Premium; Matt Christman's 4th solo episode |
268 | 246 | "Best of New England Live, Part 1" | — | September 18, 2018 | Excerpts from live shows in Boston, MA and Hamden, CT |
269 | 247 | "Mayans, M.C." | Bryan Quinby | September 20, 2018 | Premium; Bryan's 4th episode; an analysis of the show Mayans M.C. |
270 | 248 | "Too Many Bretts" | — | September 24, 2018 | — |
271 | 249 | "The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea" | Dave Anthony | September 28, 2018 | Premium |
272 | 250 | "Big Dickinson Energy" | Alena Smith | October 1, 2018 | — |
273 | 251 | "Sonic Reductionism" | Briahna Joy Gray | October 6, 2018 | Premium |
274 | 252 | "Rob Dreher's The Exorcist" | Bryan Quinby and Brett Payne | October 9, 2018 | Brett's 3rd episode, Bryan's 5th episode; second act is an excerpt of live show recorded 10/08 at Mr. Small's in Pittsburgh, PA |
275 | 253 | "Full Goop Mode" | — | October 12, 2018 | Premium |
276 | 254 | "Best of the Midwest: Columbus & Chicago" | Bryan Quinby and Brett Payne | October 15, 2018 | Brett's 4th episode, Bryan's 6th episode; features excerpts of live shows recorded 10/10 with Brett and Bryan at the Anthenaeum Theater in Columbus, OH, and 10/14 at the House of Blues in Chicago, IL |
277 | 255 | "Best of the Midwest: Mostly Minneapolis" | — | October 20, 2018 | Premium; later released as free |
278 | 256 | "Ass, Grass or Sasse" | — | October 22, 2018 | – |
279 | 257 | "Public Banking" | Josh Androsky and James Adomian (as Bernie Sanders) | October 25, 2018 | Premium; James' 14th episode |
280 | — | "Bonus: Brazil" | Ben Fogel | October 26, 2018 | Discussion between Amber Frost and Ben Fogel on the 2018 Brazilian general election. |
281 | 258 | "Lesko's Lament" | — | October 29, 2018 | — |
282 | 259 | "The D'Souzaverse: Soros Rising" | — | November 1, 2018 | Premium; Review of the film Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time? |
283 | 260 | "Wonk The Pain Away: An Election Special" | Will Sommer | November 4, 2018 | Will's 4th episode |
284 | — | "Bonus: Ham Man Bad" | — | November 5, 2018 | A live reading of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's book, Unintimidated at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin |
285 | 261 | "Teen Party II" | Brandon Wardell and Jack Wagner | November 8, 2018 | Premium; Brandon's 2nd episode |
286 | 262 | "Blood and Cheesecake" | — | November 12, 2018 | — |
287 | 263 | "Who Defines the Definers?" | — | November 15, 2018 | Premium |
288 | — | "Bonus: Chris Discusses the U.S. Navy Bombing of the Mariana Islands" | — | November 16, 2018 | — |
289 | 264 | "The Golden Ones" | Natalie Wynn | November 18, 2018 | — |
290 | 265 | "Thanksgiving Dinar" | — | November 21, 2018 | Premium |
291 | 266 | "Rod Friended Me" | James Adomian (as Andrew Cuomo) | November 27, 2018 | James' 15th episode |
292 | 267 | "Eric the Bewitched" | — | November 29, 2018 | Premium |
293 | 268 | "Condom Depot Presents: Fighting in the Age of Horniness" | Jon Bois | December 2, 2018 | — |
294 | — | "Bonus: Virgil interviews Yanis Varoufakis" | Yanis Varoufakis | December 6, 2018 | Interview with former Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis |
295 | 269 | "Live at Princeton: Master Debaters" | — | December 7, 2018 | Premium; excerpt of live show at Princeton University |
296 | 270 | "Beto Males" | Liz Bruenig | December 10, 2018 | Liz's 2nd episode |
297 | 271 | "Hollow Men" | Libby Watson | December 13, 2018 | Premium; Libby's 7th episode |
298 | 272 | "The Butterfly Effect" | — | December 18, 2018 | — |
299 | 273 | "Momoa, No Problems" | — | December 21, 2018 | Premium; review of the film Aquaman |
300 | 274 | "It's A Willderful Life" | James Adomian (as Bernie Sanders), Katherine Krueger, Adam Friedland, Stavros Halkias and Nick Mullen | December 24, 2018 | Christmas special; parody of It's A Wonderful Life; James' 16th episode, Katherine's 4th episode, Adam's 5th episode, Stavros' 2nd episode |
301 | 275 | "Tabletop Game Theory Pt. V: Musks of Nyarlathotep" | James Adomian, Stavros Halkias, David Kresses and Simone Norman | December 27, 2018 | Premium; James' 17th episode, Stavros' 3rd episode |
Repeat guests
Virgil Texas and Brendan James made multiple appearances before becoming cohosts, and Amber A'Lee Frost also made a guest appearance before becoming a cohost. After retiring as a cohost and producer, Brendan James occasionally continues to appear as a guest. This list only counts appearances by cohosts before or after they were a cohost.
Number of appearances |
Guests |
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17 |
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10 |
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7 |
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5 |
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4 |
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3 |
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2 |
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Notes
- ^ a b c Chapo Trap House episodes are given an official number, including ".5" numbering used for early premium episodes and unnumbered "bonus" episodes. The "given number" column shows the episode numbers designated in the show title, while the "number overall" column reflects the total number of all episodes.
External links
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