Episodes

235 - Proto Mom Rock (ft. Palma) 27.12.2024 1:10:59

Palma (@sweetxpalma) takes Charles and Alex through the early dad-rock years of Fleetwood Mac before their fateful pivot to mom rock. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Tracklist: If You Be My Baby Ooh Baby Albatross Station Man (Live San Bernardino 1971) Future Games Dissatisfied Did You Ever Love Me Second Chapter (Danny Kirwan) Station Man (Live 1975) Hypnotized (Live 19...

234 - Snoopy vs. Osama 20.12.2024 1:00:01

A New Jersey Democrat fakes his Springsteen bona fides, Elton John comes out against the scourge of marijuana, and we discover a Snoopy-themed '60s band that dropped an anti-Osama song in 2006. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

233 - All That Stuff and All This Travel and All This Stuff 13.12.2024 1:02:32

Fights break out at Mariah Carey Christmas concerts, Ronnie Radke BANNED from the U.K., and the You Know I Had to Do It to 'Em Kid, finally, had to do it to 'em. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

232 - People of All Strips [Patreon Preview] 06.12.2024 5:18

The Village People singer denies "YMCA" is a gay anthem, the U.K. sends dumb Christmas novelty songs to the top of the charts, and Aerosmith's drummer can't find a good cup of coffee. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117452381

231 - I Can't Rock Without My Heavy-Metal Gummies 29.11.2024 1:04:18

Charles and Alex appraise Trump guitars and make an official endorsement in the special election in New York's 21st Congressional District. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

230 - Three Harmonicas and the Truth 22.11.2024 57:20

Did George and Amal Clooney hijack Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri's liquor trucks? Should we use Jerry Garcia's A.I. voice to insert new stage banter into old performances? Did Stevie Wonder have Kobe killed? Charles and Alex investigate. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

229 - 12 Drink Minimum 15.11.2024 1:01:30

Charles and Alex discuss pop punk typos, Alice Cooper's bombshell admission that he liked school, and Mariah Carey's lawyer's induction into the Rock Hall of Fame. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

228 - Kurt Cobain Would Have Loved DraftKings [Patreon Preview] 01.11.2024 5:17

On this episode of Chapo Trap House, Charles and Alex consider a world that consists of nothing but scams. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/115163666

227 - Dan AuerPAC 25.10.2024 56:54

Charles and Dan talk crypto PACs, Robert Smith, and bootleg merch. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

226 - Fortune Kit Presented by Triaminic Cold and Cough 18.10.2024 1:02:57

Charles and Alex speculate that Heaven is a worse version of The Villages. Geriatric former slaveowners drinking 10 a.m. mai tais and crashing their golf carts. Plus, Green Day and Barney the Dinosaur make their 30-year nostalgia plays. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

225 - QVC Exclusive Coldplay Toaster 11.10.2024 59:10

Charles and Alex check in on T.I.'s toy lawsuit, Coldplay on QVC, and a Zionist fact check of the new Godspeed album. Plus, bats are biting everybody at concerts nowadays. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

224 - Problematic Father-Son Age Gap [Patreon Preview] 04.10.2024 3:52

Charles and Alex find out about the world's first Israeli-Palestinian boy band and Elon stealing Grimes' baby name idea to use with his mistress instead. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/224-problematic-113369032

223 - Grown Man Saying Dum Diggy Dum Diggy Dum Onstage (ft. Spencer & Cole) 27.09.2024 1:06:22

Spencer (@TGOFV_Pod) and Cole (@RaceplayShawty) join Charles and Alex to discuss Billboard oddities and songs from Spencer's "the Gauntlet" playlist. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

222 - Three Bears Truthers (ft. Josiah Hughes) 17.09.2024 1:05:22

Josiah Hughes (@josiahhughes) joins Charles and Alex to question why the three bears' porridges were different temperatures and write a pop-punk song about the challenges of being a teen. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

221 - Lou Reed Riding On a Banana [Patreon Preview] 10.09.2024 4:17

Charles and Alex check in on Linkin Park's scientologist singer, Weezer's community-theater-style production of the Blue Album, and T.I.'s lawsuit against the same toy company that made Poopsie Surprise dolls. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/111797823

220 - Last Resort 30.08.2024 1:00:12

Charles and Alex find out Coldplay has the highest-grossing rock tour ever, examine the DNC roll call songs, and listen to Falling in Reverse's cover of Papa Roach. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

219 - TimBitClout 16.08.2024 1:02:19

Charles, Alex, and Ohio's Very Own Dan Boeckner discuss the Tim Horton's musical and voice support for artist-run entities like Madison Square Garden and the U.S. State Department. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Listen to Charles' EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/1wsxKiIHqOzHBx8QOYMKMs?si=8Ja1fywQSa6eUaHj54Ty_Q https://solipse.bandcamp.com/album/more

218 - Wokeness and the Shrillness Around It Resonates Disproportionately In Politics Today [Preview] 09.08.2024 4:18

Charles and Alex check in on Akon City, read a crypto guy's Eminem review, and argue that Bruce Springsteen should have to open for Steven Van Zandt reciting classic Sopranos lines. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109790344

217 - バナナの道 ~Banana Road~ (ft. Hot Dad) 02.08.2024 1:12:10

Hot Dad (@hotterdad) joins Charles and Alex to share his favorite '00s Japanese rock bands. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Listen to Banana Road: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hotdad/banana-road Playlist: Quruli - Hana no Mizudeppou Quruli - World's End Supernova (Live) Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Siren Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Kimi no Machi Made Asian Kung-Fu Gene...

216 - Luffy Smoking Newports (ft. Raina Douris) 26.07.2024 1:04:33

Raina (@RahRahRaina) joins Charles and Alex to discuss her time in Japan interviewing bands, shopping at Seven & I Holdings, and feeding cats outside of their designated feeding area. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Playlist: Sakanaction - Wasurerarenaino Cornelius - Chapter 8 Seashore and Horizon Boris - Heavy Rain Buffalo Daughter - Cyclic Hitsuji Bungaku - Addiction A...

215 - Wisconsin State of Mind (ft. Will Menaker & Katherine Krueger) 19.07.2024 1:00:11

Will Menaker and Katherine Krueger join Charles and Alex to cover this summer's hottest music festival—the RNC—and weigh the musical merits of the car crash king Billy Joel. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Stream Charles' new song: https://open.spotify.com/track/4r6cxwLnd1eokkF8qUAvND?si=461221842bff414e

214 - Choomwagon [Patreon Preview] 10.07.2024 5:55

Charles and Alex discuss Joe Biden's audio engineering woes, Gerber's 1970s campaign to market baby food to adults, and Kid Rock's endorsement of an anti-American dessert: apple pie. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/107890816

213 - I'm a Dog Mom 28.06.2024 1:01:29

Charles and Alex listen to Meghan Trainor's new pet food jingle. DUI king Billy Joel weighs in on Justin Timberlake. Alex calls him RuPaul Stanley because KISS are drag queens. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

212 - The Duckies Do (ft. Jokermen) 21.06.2024 1:04:04

Evan Laffer (@evanlaffer) and Ian Grant (@ian__grant) of Jokermen (@JokermenPodcast) join Charles and Alex to discuss the career of Barney the Dinosaur, with an eye toward his criticually and commercially overlooked later works. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

211 - Jesus Had Crazy Myrrh Supplies for a Baby 14.06.2024 1:02:46

Charles and Alex wonder what baby Jesus did with his gold and discuss a story about artists like Ne-Yo and the Game scamming people through their official Instagram accounts. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit