Christian Chiakulas

The World is Ugly

Society EN ↓ 3 episodes

A podcast all about finding reasons to keep living in a ****** world. I cover politics, history, current events, culture, or whatever else I feel like talking about on any given week.

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Christian Chiakulas

Episodes

Ghastly's Ghastly Comic with Uncle Ghastly (Chris Cracknell!) 11.05.2026 3:05:56

This is a big'un for me, folks. 25 years ago a little webcomic called Ghastly's Ghastly Comic hit the internet, forever altering the course of my life. Ever since the tentacled beasties of GGC violated the passion of my innocence around 2003-2004 (when I was way too young to be reading it), my sense of humor and relationship with the internet has never been the same. It has been exactly 25 years t...

Marxist-Leninist Feminism with Heidi Berry 05.05.2026 2:29:21

It's May. The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, the temperatures are rising, and the bombs are flying over the Strait of Hormuz again. For this second episode of TWIU, I'm joined by my friend and comrade Heidi Berry for an in-depth conversation about patriarchy, the so-called "male loneliness epidemic," and how Marxist-Leninist feminism can lead us out of it. I also talk about Congress...

"Trump's America," with guest Igy Igyarto 26.04.2026 1:54:48

This inaugural episode of The World is Ugly is all about me finding my footing. Sort of. I discuss what this podcast is and why it exists, and complain for a little bit about the phrase "Trump's America" (and other similar expressions). Then I have my friend Igy on to talk about their experiences going to jail. Igy will be back soon to talk about their game, Romance on the Red Planet. Check it out...