Everytime I've checked the subreddit, other places of discussion like chapotraphouse podcast, etc... I am left confused.

What is this? Do I just not get it? What is the purpose of chapo? Why is the podcast entertaining to people?

Sorry if I sound like a dumbass but I genuinely want to know why people gather around the chapo name and listen to the chapo podcast.

  • victim_of_leisure [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I love the cynical truth of the pod and the community. When I am at work, when I'm watching TV, everyone is acting like 'this is fine' when there's so much unnecessary suffering, and so much more to come as climate change just keeps chugging along.

    The humour of the pod and the community cuts through the sanguine, sappy propaganda of the culture we live in -Chapo is a cultural antidote. That's why Felix's 'This is Suss' fits the theme of the show somehow, even though on the surface it's got nothing to do with politics, and why the show has such an international audience when it's often just about US politicians I haven't even heard of.

    Work makes me feel spiritually gross. On my way home, I listen to the podcast and look at dumb memes about leftism and foot fetishism and it makes me feel better somehow.

    • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Work makes me feel spiritually gross. On my way home, I listen to the podcast and look at dumb memes about leftism and foot fetishism and it makes me feel better somehow.

      This. I've been really struggling with the meaningless corporate environment, and the dumb leftie memes and the podcast have been among the few things that kept me sane. IDK perhaps I should go out more...