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UNLOCKED: Virgil Texas on the Chapo Trap House phenomenon

Current Affairs

Current Affairs

Comedy, Government, News, Culture, Politics

4.4645 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Current Affairs host Pete Davis talks with Virgil Texas about his hit podcast, Chapo Trap House: its origins, its philosophy, its style, its future.

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0:00.0

Hang on, I've got to get in the right headspace here.

0:03.4

I didn't sleep very well last night and up for a while,

0:08.7

so I don't know if I should drink a coffee, but at 7 p.m. here.

0:12.6

I'm afraid if I drink one, I'll be up all night.

0:14.7

Whatever you want, Virgil, whatever makes you feel better.

0:17.9

My idea is there needs to be a nighttime coffee. Yes. Yeah, that would be a... I need a

0:25.8

stimulin at night that is an alcohol. Like, I don't want to be drunk, but I don't want to be, you know, up for a long time.

0:35.6

This is probably something that these Silicon Valley guys are working on.

0:39.7

You know, the people that make Soylent probably are testing, you know, how can I be focused for...

0:45.2

Well, it's my idea, so...

0:47.1

Yeah, okay, well, yeah, Pat and pending, as I say.

0:49.9

Yeah, I'd be a little upset if they were working on my ideas.

0:55.6

Are you down to begin?

0:57.6

Could I get the start?

0:59.1

I thought we already began.

1:00.7

Oh, no, no, no.

1:01.5

I was going to, I have a little intro for you.

1:03.6

I might use some of this, but is that okay?

1:06.5

Yeah, sure.

1:07.1

Let's do it.

1:07.8

Hello, current affairs listeners.

1:09.1

It's your host, Pete Davis here. And I am here with a very special crossover episode in the lefty podcast world because my guest tonight is Virgil, Texas.

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