Filthy Armenian Adventures

Adam Lehrer — author of the new book Communions , "an attempt to probe the haunting singularity of opiate addiction and its ineradicable influence on art and culture," host of the System of Systems podcast , and curator of the digital magazine Safety Propaganda — guides us through a new opening at "no gallery" in the filthy art scene of lower Manhattan, where fragments of drugs, conspiracy, gossip...

After a Christmas party of naughty Twitter people ends in chaos, I attempt to wiggle out of any traumatic memories that may occur to @Howlingmutant0 (master comedic id of Twitter) by taking him shopping at the historic FAO Schwarz and Barnes & Noble on Fifth Ave., NYC   Full episode is available for Patreon subscribers only. Please subscribe at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow on Twitter and In...

In L.A.’s last 24 hour diner, a glorious chocolate milkshake goes down — and the calipers come out. Let us compare many Arabs, and figure out exactly why the Egyptians are the funniest people on earth. This episode is introduced by special guest Santa Clause and co-stars Filthy Egyptian @Marv_adel     Location: Astro Family Restaurant, Silverlake     Become a Patreon subscriber for exclusive bonus...

Who's doing better, Louis CK or the world? We catch up with the filthy red comedian at the very spot we last saw him right before his exile from polite society, find some naked hot wings, and chart a little tour of the SUQ (Stand-Up Question). Location: Long Beach Terrace Theatre, and Hooters Support us by subscribing on Patreon for premium episodes, at patreon.com/filthyarmenian On twitter and in...

Step away from the demons and dirtbags, the persecutors and prosecutors for a trip down the Filthy Mormon Trail with a very unorthodox latter day saint and a lot of hot soup.    Location: Taix Restaurant, Echo Park (est. 1927)   If you like what you hear, subscribe on Patreon for host of intimate premium episodes at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Courses: soup, the art world, California Conceptualis...

A very special guest joins me to revisit the fateful weekend in 2002 when we first met Stephen Cox, the "filthy professor" from Adventure #1, at a Cato Institute Agatha Christie weekend. This episode is for patrons only. To listen to the whole thing, and gain access to bonus episodes about each upcoming Adventure, subscribe at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Location: Little Armenia, Hollywood Boulevar...

The Santa Ana Winds are met by a magical storm, spurring an OG Filthy Armenian Adventure to San Diego to shoot the breeze with old friend and literary guidepost Stephen Cox, the author of The Titanic Story , American Christianity , The Big House: Life and Reality in the American Prison , The New Testament and Literature: A Guide to Literary Patterns , and The Woman and the Dynamo: Isabel Paterson...