BONUS: Smothered by Riches feat. Peter Coyote

May 5, 2026 Duration: 0:00
Former character actor Peter Coyote joins Will to talk about his new book Smothered by Riches, a polemic on the collapse of the New Deal consensus and the legacy of the Powell memo. He and Will talk about the history of neoliberalism from the Chicago boys to Bill Clinton, Peter’s decades-long political life including time in an Anarchist theater troupe, and a bit of Zen Buddhism for good measure. Pick up a copy of Smothered by Riches wherever you can: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/smothered-by-riches-peter-coyote/1147458103

The audio universe of Chapo Trap House is a chaotic and often hilarious dissection of the modern political landscape, filtered through a lens of unapologetic leftist critique and absurdist humor. This podcast operates as a freewheeling conversation where current events, historical analysis, and pop culture detours collide. Listeners will hear a group of hosts engage in lengthy, meandering discussions that can pivot from a granular policy debate to a scathing takedown of a mediocre film or a deep dive into a bizarre online subculture, all tied together by a shared sense of disillusionment with the status quo. The tone is frequently sardonic, blending earnest political commentary with a layer of ironic detachment and inside jokes that have cultivated a dedicated audience. It’s a show that feels less like a formal presentation and more like eavesdropping on a particularly volatile, well-read, and funny group of friends arguing in a basement after consuming too much internet. New episodes of this podcast offer a consistent and raw audio experience, serving as both a communal venting session and a source of analysis for those who find mainstream political discourse lacking. The dynamic is conversational and organic, often running long and digressive, with the hosts frequently talking over each other in a way that mirrors the overwhelming noise of the news cycle itself, yet somehow finding coherent points amidst the chaos.
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