Filthy Armenian Adventures

Election Day is upon us, so here is a sampler of political Smoke Break mini-eps from the last few months about some key characters on that stage. If you want to be several steps ahead of the zeitgeist, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for access to these brief, intimate voice letters, as well as twice as many feature-length adventures available only to the enlightened patrons of...

Appalachian icon Cara Cunningham ("Leave Britney Alone") returns to analyze the story of J.D. Vance, the crises of the land he comes from, the powers and limits of the Mamaw State, and the choice America faces this November.   For the full 2 hour episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian. You'll get access to twice as many adventures (including Cara's first appearance, in FAA 70...

After a reunion tour of Skid Row, Jared and I dip into the place that invented the French Dip Sandwich -- but how? -- to break bread and reflect on the politics of addiction, free will, and determinism. Location: Philippe's The Original   Jared Klickstein  is the author of Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian --...

A walking tour of America's most notorious rock bottom junkie town with a man who lived there, almost died there, and miraculously escaped...but how?   Jared Klickstein  is the author of Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime   For twice as many adventures and regular smoke break mini-eps on topics of the day, join the enlightened society of rug mercha...

An editor dies, but a painting comes to life, as I ask the most faithful man I met in Washington how he came to know God at such a young age.   For the full 3 hr adventure, and access to all premium episodes and "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Drew Bratcher is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville Follow him on ins...

In the presence of America's most beguiling depiction of loneliness, I reunite with the one faithful man who helped me survive the horrors of Washington D.C. -- fourteen years after we last met.   Drew Bratcher is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville   Location: Art Institute of Chicago   For part twice as many feature adventures, plus regular smoke break mini eps on topics of th...

My opening monologue to a magical evening in Austin, Texas honoring Nic Pizzolatto and True Detective on its decade anniversary. For the full video conversation and Q&A with Nic, Jack Mason , and the ladies of Temple of Friendship , and a performance by Nic's wife Suzanne Santo, visit Temple of Friendship's patreon . The live event occurred on June 29.   And to support this show, access twice...

Ronald Reagan's chief speechwriter and the one advisor who counseled Nixon NOT to resign joins me for a conversation on the secret connection between the two men, the nature of political messaging, The Swamp, and the history-making scenes and secrets revealed in his new memoir Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Nixon and Reagan .   For twice as many episodes, plus regular "smoke break" mini eps...

A concert adventure with Bob and Willie under the concentric arches of the historic amphitheater "where summer is forever."   For the full 2+ hour episode -- plus double the adventures and regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on x/insta @filthyarmenian

An undecided voter describes his creepy, weird transformation upon the shooting of Donald J. Trump.   Guest starring Nic Dollinger  of The Beautiful Toilet  and Maryland Free Press   For double the adventures (including the most intimate ones) plus regular Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Bonjour based department: a French politician  hops on the air to explain everything we need to know about the political situation in France, the new male sex symbol on the French right, Houellebecq going mask off since being snubbed by the Nobel, and more.     For twice as many adventures plus regular Smoke Break mini-eps on topics and media of the day, subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthy...

Making our way through an existential crisis with a little help from the genius who tried to prove the existence of God. Some say he failed. You decide.   Recommended reading: Blaise Pascal's Penseés   With Connor   For the full 3 hour episode, and over twice as many adventures plus patron-exclusive Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/i...

ALPHA DOG (Nick Cassavetes, 2006) and BULLY (Larry Clark, 2001) are two crime dramas based on real teen murders -- but only one of them inspired an even worse crime of its own. Botched chad Adam Lehrer joins me to investigate this case of entertainment vs art.   For the full episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Adam is the author of Safety Propaganda  and host of System o...

All children, except one, grow up. On the 10th anniversary of the crime that vanquished Neverland, a Chill Detective  and I analyze the unanswered questions of My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger, and attempt to restore at least the memory of the paradise he destroyed...   For the full 3 hour episode -- plus twice as many adventures overall, and a dozen "smoke break" mini episodes per mon...

On the ten year anniversary of his "Day of Retribution," I trace Elliot Rodger's footsteps at the beautiful college town of Isla Vista Santa Barbara, where I spent my first two years of college in a different kind of incel splendor. Part 1 of 2.   For the sequel, twice as many adventures overall, plus a dozen monthly "smoke break" mini eps, join the supreme gentlemen and ladies who subscribe to th...

Three mini episodes from a new regular feature available to Patreon subscribers since December. My history with O.J. Simpson, my review of Curb Your Enthusiasm and its final season, and the online right's answer to the fake humanitarian.   For 10+ of these a month, plus over twice as many feature episodes, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Thanks for listening!   @filthyarmenia...

Jazz, beignets, red robin filets, a liberal vampire and a hunt for the four-word secret of New Orleans...   For the full 2.5 hour adventure -- plus twice as many episodes and a dozen "smoke break" mini eps per month -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Through the driving range, along the greenway, and beside the L.A. River -- a long hello to the life and times of Steve Sailer, the forbidden figure and famous shamus of the San Fernando Valley. Including how he became who he is, the art of noticing, and why America needs more sex drugs and rock n' roll.   Buy Sailer's excellent new book Noticing, out now from Passage Press.   For two secret chapt...

Three mini episodes from a new regular feature available to Patreon subscribers since December. These are "lived-in" reviews of the Oscar winning travesty Zone of Interest, Nathan Fielder's show The Curse, and the latest season of True Detective.   For 10+ of these a month, plus over twice as many feature episodes, subscribe to he show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Thanks for listening!   @filth...

How did Cara Cunningham -- who, as "Chris Crocker," became an internet folk hero for urging the world to leave Britney alone -- find her way through MySpace stardom, gay porn, and Canceled Bitch Island to the hallowed Paglian enclave of free women, free men? We discuss.   For the full 2.5 hour episode -- plus over twice the adventures and regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day -- subs...

"All literature is gossip." A dish-fest on the rise and fall of Truman Capote, the acid fairy of American letters, and the elephant in the closet. With Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist , Adam Lehrer of Safety Propaganda , and Zach Langley of I'm So Popular   For full 3 hour episode -- and twice as many adventures, plus regular mini "smoke break" eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/fil...

At the penthouse ballroom of the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, I invite Curtis Yarvin , Delicious Tacos , Astral Flight, Mommy Milkers , Catherine , Vera, Isaac Simpson , Matt Pegan , Garin and everyone else to love Las Vegas, if only for a night.   For the full 1.5 hour episode, twice as many feature adventures, and regular "smoke break" mini eps, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian...

How do you grow up in a country where everyone wants you dead -- and escape with the help of Pasolini and Brando? Monica ( Temple of Friendship ) tells her story.    Reprised with a new intro, in light of recent triumphs and tragedies.   For twice as many adventures (including the most intimate and scandalous ones) and 10+ "smoke break" mini episodes a month, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/f...

A dream remembered. Designer Elena Velez discusses the math and aftermath of "Tomorrow Is Another Day," her bombshell Gone With the Wind-themed salon that toppled the media mannequins at NYC fashion week, the cold civil war, and the battle for artistic freedom.   To support the show and get access to twice as many adventures, plus several intimate "smoke break" mini eps each week (including a real...

Before they canceled him, Alfred Hitchcock made a movie about "the birds." Before they canceled her, Camille Paglia wrote an entire book about THE BIRDS. Here's why both are so prophetic of our henpecked times.    A gull session with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist on two monumental figures in the Filthy Armenian landscape.    For the full 2.45 hour episode -- plus twice as many adventures o...