Filthy Armenian Adventures

14. Ballad of a Berkeley Boy (feat. Thaddeus Russell)

Communist pizza, libertarian hotdogs, Hitler-Stalin lovemaking and other shocking scenes pass us by as Thaddeus Russell (author of A Renegade History of the United States) gives me a tour of his politically-charged boyhood in Berkeley...until we save him "thousands on therapy" and stumble upon the one question no revolutionary mama wants to face.
 
Part Four of the San Francisco Quartet. If you like what you hear, subscribe on patreon.com/filthyarmenian to experience the full twisted adventure with multiple patron-only episodes each month.
 
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13. Married to the Movies with David Thomson

I visit David Thomson — author of the iconic Biographical Dictionary of Film, Have You Seen...?, Sleeping With Strangers: How the Movies Shaped Desire, Disaster Mon Amour, and dozens of other books that make him the greatest film critic/historian/writer who ever lived — at his home in San Francisco for a very personal conversation about the horrifying erotic aftermath of MeToo and how to escape, or transcend, the "death of cinema."
 
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SHOT LIST: Ukraine, Life in the Pandemic, Sight & Sound, Licorice Pizza, Los Angeles, The Academy, Long form television, Golden Age of Streaming, Twin Peaks The Return, Podcasts , Criterion, His Girl Friday, Will there be a new Biographical Dictionary of Film edition?, The Trilogy, Pauline Kael the bully (power drunk), Chelsea vs Liverpool, The democratic brotherhood of sports and movies, Bridgette Bardot’s nude scene, The reality of sexual desire, promiscuity, James Toback, The reality of women, The Big Sleep, Montgomery Clift’s sexuality, Kieran Hickey, Spencer Tracy’s sexuality, Beard marriages, Kevin Spacey 
 
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12. Shant Mesrobian Is Not Amused

Shant Mesrobian is the most devastating critic of media discourse in America and co-creator, with Zaid Jilani, of the substack INQUIRE. But how did he go from founding and running the liberal watchdog outlet Media Matters in 2004 to becoming one of its greatest enemies today? To find out, I met Shant at Presidio Park, an elevated cliffside landmark with some very singular views of...Alcatraz. The second chapter of my San Francisco Quartet is a story about being yanked from a dream, even though you never fell asleep.
 
Sights: San Francisco, Real World MTV, Gary V, Trading Card Business, Red Pill Diaries, The View, Norm Macdonald, Louis CK, Patrice O’Neal, September 11, Antiwar patriotism, Media Matters, MoveOn dot org, Ron Paul’s shortcomings, Bernie 2016, The Onion, Babylon Bee, Jon Stewart / Colbert / Chappelle, Talk radio, NPR, CSPAN Book TV, David Frum, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
 
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BULL SESSION: Mommy Issues & Houellebecq w/ Jack Mason

Jack from The Perfume Nationalist hops back on the air to examine French troublemaker Michele Houellebecq's rich and hilarious novels "Elementary Particles" (1998) and "Submission" (2015) for clues as to the long slow decline of the western LIBido. This is the first hour preview, for the full three hour bull session (and plenty of other premium episodes) subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/filthyarmenian
 
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11. Winter of Love at the Haight

Chaos? Planned Parenthood? A damn fine cup of coffee? Something is happening here and we don’t know what it is. AGAIN. So 55 years after Joan Didion slouched there, Glen Rockney -- of the podcasts Rare Candy and The Back Wall -- and I go hunting for hippies at the Haight.
 
Location: Haight-Ashbury / Golden Gate Park / Grubstake Diner - San Francisco, CA
 
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10. Out of the Closet at Musso & Frank

INT. HOLLYWOOD'S OLDEST RESTAURANT - NIGHT: Dinner with a very innocent Casting Director to discuss the sorely-missed casting couch, bad actors, and the general state of pretending in America leads to...a shocking revelation.
 
Location: Musso & Frank Grill, 6669 Hollywood Blvd., est 1919
 
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BULL SESSION: Evil Do-Gooders with Aimee Terese

The very coincidental moment war breaks out in Ukraine, unleashing tidal waves of propaganda and fake sentiment across the globe, Aimee Terese jumps on the wire for a deep discussion on the hatred at the heart of so much "humanitarianism," inspired by Max Scheler's important book "Ressentiment" (1912). This is the first hour preview. For the full 4 hours, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/filthyarmenian
 
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9. Amanda Milius on Sunset Strip

I meet Amanda Milius — director of the bestselling documentary The Plot Against The President — at the cradle of rock n' roll, of Hollywood love and loathing, and the unpredictable sources of rebel-warrior conservatism.
 
Location: Sunset Marquis Hotel - West Hollywood, CA
 
Liner notes: College Republicans, Bill Maher, gay warehouse parties, Brietbart, Matt Drudge, Columbo, Tarantino, smoking bans, making movies beyond Hollywood, Bob Dylan’s triumph over emotion, Oriana Fallaci, Elizabeth Taylor’s Iranian affair, Lawrence of Arabianism, Somerset Maugham, Dasha Nekrasova, Brett Easton Ellis.
 
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BULL SESSION: Late Night Bull Session of the 1960s w/ Jack Mason

Another deep, wild, visceral powwow through the night with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist as we discuss dogs and finding God in our 20s, Camille Paglia's mysterious love life, the phenomenon of Twitter groupchats, the irritating delusion of female innocence, and many other topics tailored perfectly for a Valentine's Day cancel reel. First hour here, full 4 hour session only on our Patreon. 
 
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8. This Week on Laguna Beach (An Eve Babitz Memorial)

Every eulogy is an attempt at resurrection. Art critic Harry Tafoya joins me on a trip to "Emerald Bay" to remember Eve Babitz, the recently departed guardian angel of Los Angeles, at the setting of her most harrowing tale. Cobb salads with Roquefort, MAGA art galleries, and a sunset free of art and thought mark this memorial of an underrated literary queen.
 
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