I was never a religious listener to the show and haven't listened in about a year and a half now, but back when I did I always felt like Will just had the least to say. About anything, including politics. Except movies or Twitter weirdos or funny actors. It kinda felt like he was just there to hangout with his cooler friends. But I guess that doesn't actually say anything about his politics, maybe he's just not good on radio? Or maybe Will is good but I've got some sort of anti-Will bias and I've blocked out anything good he might have said?
I get the impression that the only reason Steven Donziger's Chevron corruption case was promoted on the show was because of Will, could be wrong. Still can't understand why the media class refused to cover that case.
Will was working for a publisher (not sure if it was the same his dad worked for), before they started Chapo. He had the roledex of authors and media connections that let him get some big early guests. He also seemed to be the one bankrolling and doing the business/legal stuff for the podcast. At one point Chapo, or Will personally, was sued by someone. They never mentioned it on the podcast until the case was over and Will won. It was probably libel/defamation since they used to end the show by threatening violence to various political and media figures.
As for takesmithing, Will just grabs stuff from Twitter. There was a time when, if you followed all the Chapos and people they follow, you could see the weekly episode content in their likes/posts/replies. He just cribs other people's takes. It's smart because it's very hard to have great takes all the time and using twitter to essentially crowd source it saves time and probably helps generate better ideas. But the downside is that Will sometimes straight up plagiarizes shit off the internet like it's his own idea. I've even seen him repeat stuff we all concluded here on this site because the internet moves faster than a bi-weekly podcast recording. Not saying that he browses here, just that the online left space is insular enough that takes get around pretty quickly and easily. And it's also important to note what the Chapos do isn't particularly difficult or unique. It's mostly being well-read and paying attention to stuff.
Will is important because it's clear he probably has the best politics and most academic/activist connections outside of Amber, but he is smart enough to keep his mouth shut about it because of his family history. He is also the glue that keeps things together (aside from Chris, who is the secret best dude), Without Will the podcast absolutely would have broken up by now.
I was never a religious listener to the show and haven't listened in about a year and a half now, but back when I did I always felt like Will just had the least to say. About anything, including politics. Except movies or Twitter weirdos or funny actors. It kinda felt like he was just there to hangout with his cooler friends. But I guess that doesn't actually say anything about his politics, maybe he's just not good on radio? Or maybe Will is good but I've got some sort of anti-Will bias and I've blocked out anything good he might have said?
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I get the impression that the only reason Steven Donziger's Chevron corruption case was promoted on the show was because of Will, could be wrong. Still can't understand why the media class refused to cover that case.
Will was working for a publisher (not sure if it was the same his dad worked for), before they started Chapo. He had the roledex of authors and media connections that let him get some big early guests. He also seemed to be the one bankrolling and doing the business/legal stuff for the podcast. At one point Chapo, or Will personally, was sued by someone. They never mentioned it on the podcast until the case was over and Will won. It was probably libel/defamation since they used to end the show by threatening violence to various political and media figures.
As for takesmithing, Will just grabs stuff from Twitter. There was a time when, if you followed all the Chapos and people they follow, you could see the weekly episode content in their likes/posts/replies. He just cribs other people's takes. It's smart because it's very hard to have great takes all the time and using twitter to essentially crowd source it saves time and probably helps generate better ideas. But the downside is that Will sometimes straight up plagiarizes shit off the internet like it's his own idea. I've even seen him repeat stuff we all concluded here on this site because the internet moves faster than a bi-weekly podcast recording. Not saying that he browses here, just that the online left space is insular enough that takes get around pretty quickly and easily. And it's also important to note what the Chapos do isn't particularly difficult or unique. It's mostly being well-read and paying attention to stuff.
Will is important because it's clear he probably has the best politics and most academic/activist connections outside of Amber, but he is smart enough to keep his mouth shut about it because of his family history. He is also the glue that keeps things together (aside from Chris, who is the secret best dude), Without Will the podcast absolutely would have broken up by now.