Felix Biederman
The logo used by Chapo Trap House is an embroidered patch of the Drug Enforcement Administration's "Cocaine Intelligence Unit"
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| Hosted by | Will Menaker, Matt Christman, Felix Biederman, Amber A'Lee Frost, Virgil Texas, Brendan James |
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| Genre | Politics, humor |
| Updates | Twice-weekly |
| Length | 60–80 minutes |
| Production | Brendan James |
| Original release | March 13, 2016 – present |
| Website | https://thetrap.fm/ |
Chapo Trap House is an American politics and humor podcast hosted by Will Menaker, Matt Christman, Felix Biederman, Amber A'Lee Frost, Virgil Texas and Brendan James. The podcast became known for its irreverent leftist commentary in the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It has garnered a cult following and has received praise from various media outlets.
The three hosts met online through discussions on Twitter years prior to starting the podcast. Under the usernames @willmenaker (Menaker), @cushbomb (Christman), and @ByYourLogic (Biederman, also formerly @swarthyvillain), they developed followings for their political commentary and have been called "minor Twitter celebrities." The hosts are associated with Twitter communities called "Left Twitter" and "Weird Twitter," a name used to describe a loose group of Twitter users known for absurdist humor. All had been politically motivated for several years.
The three first recorded together as guests on an episode of the podcast Street Fight Radio to mock the film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. They had already discussed hosting a show together for some time and, encouraged by positive reception to their Street Fight appearances, they created Chapo Trap House. They chose the name "Chapo Trap House" in the first episode as a joking reference to the Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and a slang term for a drug house, intending the title to sound like the title of a rap mixtape.
An episode of Chapo Trap House is typically between 60 and 80 minutes. Episodes are usually structured with a prepared "cold open," an interview with a guest, and commentary on current events. In post-production, show producer Brendan James (also known by the Twitter handle @deep_beige) intersperses the show with audio samples that correspond with the episode's discussion. Free episodes of the show are available via SoundCloud and iTunes. Subscribers who contribute at least $5 a month via Patreon gain access to premium bonus episodes. By May 2017, the show generated over $60,000 a month from subscribers.Geek.com cited the show's premium content as an example of a viable revenue model for new podcasters.
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