Essential Listening for Year Zero

[Matthew Taylor]

Yeah, definitely...they make a lot of Twitter (and just 'weird internet' in
general) references, and, as you said, they have their own repertoire of
jokes and references. I've been a listener for a while, but I can see how
it would be hard to orient yourself coming in now. That said, I think
they're worth sticking with, even if you have to listen to some earlier
material to get your bearings!

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 6:50 PM, Chase Carnot <chase.carnot at gmail.com> wrote:

> Glad this came up. I just recently started listening to Chapo Trap House
> though, so I wasn't quite ready to recommend it. I enjoy the further left
> perspective (Bernie!) but Twitter seems to be required reading for some
> episodes. I think that and the number of in-jokes have kept me from finding
> a foothold. But I'll catch up.
>
> C
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 9:36 PM, Matthew Taylor <
> matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chapo Trap House is a comedy podcast from a much further left perspective
>> than the ones mentioned before. In fact, they rip on what they would
>> characterize as the centrist, lanyard-swinging, data-obsessed Democrats and
>> pundits almost as much as they do the Far Right (Vox and Ezra Klein
>> specifically being one of their favorite targets.)
>>
>> If you were someone hand-wringing over the mythical 'Bernie Bro,' you'll
>> probably hate Chapo Trap House. If you like Bernie, Elizabeth Warren, Keith
>> Ellison, etc. and like some good satire, you'll probably get a kick out of
>> it.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Chase Carnot <chase.carnot at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just a few podcasts I would recommend as the Trump presidency nears...
>>>
>>> FiveThirtyEight Elections
>>> TrumpCast
>>> Point of Inquiry
>>> Amicus (Slate)
>>> The Weeds (Vox)
>>>
>>> And a dash of comedy...
>>>
>>> Superego, an improvised podcast using personality disorders as a jumping
>>> off point (narcissism is quite timely). It's currently on hiatus but the
>>> back catalog is worth exploring.
>>>
>>> Any other recommendations? Political or not.
>>>
>>> C
>>>
>>
>>
>
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