Our guest is @mollycrabapple.bsky.social , author of, "Here Where We Live Is Our Country" (@oneworldbooks.bsky.social / @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social). We also announced this week's Hangover Cure and the Question from Hell! as well as This Week in Rotten History. www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

Tuesday, @mollycrabapple.bsky.social on "Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund" (@oneworldbooks.bsky.social/ @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social). Wednesday, Peoples Law Office's Flint Taylor on " The Conviction Machine" (@haymarketbooks.org). www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

This week's Question from Hell! from listener Mark A. is... "What would you get Trump for his 80th birthday?" The person with our favorite answer wins a random personalized postcard from Chuck in the actual mail. Leave yours below. Winner anounced 6/17

Today, the World According to Trump... and Bari Weiss and Silicon Valley and the NBA and the World Cup. Join to get bonus content all week while keeping us commercial and corporate grant free and 100% independent as we have been for thirty years! www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

It's April 22, 2020, and establishment US news media's tarnished legacy is corroding even more as it faces the crisis in capitalism known as COVID-19. Join now to keep us free and find out what the no longer free press was willfully denying as too many were dying. www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

This is at least the second person on "This is Hell!" who has had an audience with a Pope. Maybe the papacy figured out "This is Hell!", too.

The first trillionaire (Bluesky says that's misspelled) built his wealth on shit that's bad for humanity and the planet and keeps proving to be a prime example of Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification". Trigger warning: you gotta sit through an ad or go to X to see it: www.newsweek.com/videos/trump...

Is it just us or does it look like the Great Replacement Theory was another GOP/Fox News/Trump accusation against the left that turned out to be a confession of their own desires? Also, who knew the people taking Trump up on his offer would be disloyal dicks? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

For THIRTY YEARS we have been saying This is Hell! and this week's 9 Circles of Hell!, yet again, proves we have been correct the whole time. That's probably why we've been hearing so many Gen Y and Z acitvists, organiers and artists sounding the alarm. Join now! www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

New on Patreon! Chuck argues that Antifa is a just another right-wing con job the establishment media reports as fact PLUS a talk from 20 years ago about Iran and US imperialism. Join to get this bonus episode and exclusive content throughout the week and weekend. www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

@jacobinmag.bsky.social's Lauren Fadiman on her @thebaffler.com, "Then invention of Antifa." www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

BTW, Twitter is blocking this post. Fordham's Robin Andersen on, "The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza" (@orbooks.bsky.social). Yes, the US media is complicit in the Gaza Genocide‌, especially the @nytimes.com. www.patreon.com/posts/new-fr...

Tuesday, Robin Anderson, author of "The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza (@orbooks.bsky.social). Wednesday, Lauren Fadiman on her @thebaffer.bsky.social essay, "The Invention of Antifa: The courts decree a new domestic terrorist." www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...

@washingtonpost.com now reports as fact @democrats.org politicians are divided from voters on data centers because they create jobs -- not destroy them -- and that GOP politicians are are divided only from their "enraged" members. Democracy dies in the Post. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This week's Question from Hell!: "What would it take for the US to stop arming the genocide in Gaza?" We'll announce our favorite answer at the end of Wednesday's show. Our favorite answer gets a random and personalized postcard from Chuck. Leave yours below! www.patreon.com/posts/new-qu...

In today's 'Virus Monologue,' it's been a little over a month of sheltering-in-place and Chuck is starting to lose it. That is, if he ever had 'it' and he is starting to have his doubts that he ever did. Join now to keep us free and get bonus content all week! www.patreon.com/posts/virus-...

This week, US Causes Global Chaos, Israel's War Economy, Israel's Systematic Rape of Gazans, Israeli Soldier Describes Torture Sites, Albania Opens Corruption Investigation Into Trump Resort, NBA & WNBA Have Sudanese Blood on Their Hands and more! Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/9-circ...

New Patreon pod! This week, BIG NEWS, plus Chuck outs himself for Pride Month and a 2009 talk with @lehighu.bsky.social's Anthony Dimaggio on US imperialism and Iran. Get bonus content and help keep us 100% funded by you. No corproate grants or ads. Just you. www.patreon.com/posts/exclus...

Our most downloaded interview this year so far is with Andy Worhtington who explained AI's growing dependence on the military-industrial complex and vice-versa in a disturbing (and somehow, fun?) discussion about the future of war. New live show Tuesday! Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Today's Best of 2026... so far... is our March 4 talk with Caroline Light, author of "Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense" (@beaconpress.bsky.social). Join now to keep us free! No ads. No big corporate grants. Just you. www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Best of 2026... so far starts with @lalehkhalili.bsky.social who returned to discuss her recent essay at @lrb.co.uk, "Guns, Money and Opium." Tune in Tuesday and Wednesday to find out which were our top two downloaded conversations so far this year... and it's free! www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Wake up every Sunday to the Sunday Funnies... and not so funny! This week, Breaking News, Trump, Iran, Democrats, ICE, SCOTUS, Ozzy, AI, and more! www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

New "Virus Monologue"! It's April 15, 2020, and nothing's normal. Not that it ever was, but now it's getting real weird. So reactionaries want to go back to the old normal that wasn't as they live in fear. Meanwhile, everyone else is trying to adapt. Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/virus-...

We can finally make THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT we mentioned back in February. Cary's Lounge, home of Second Story Studios, where This is Hell! streams live and records every week, HAS BEEN SOLD! Congratulations to Pete and to the new owners! www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

This week, Trump Blocks Ebola Response, Immigration Detention Center Protests and Hunger Strikes, US Expanding Military Presence in Central America, Pentagon Prepares for Cuba Invasion, Colombian "Spectres of Death" Trafficked to Fight in Sudan and more! Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/9-circ...

In my home state of Michigan, state Republicans are blocking an investigation into child sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein who started his child sex ring in the Great Lake State. www.wilx.com/2026/05/22/m...

From past guest @eoinhiggins.bsky.social Progressives are better than centrists however... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...

NEW BONUS HELL! The US corporate news media is gaslighting us all. Also, a 2009 talk with @ips-dc.org's and @tninstitute.bsky.social's Phyllis Bennis on President Obama maybe not being the change we can believe in. Join for bonus content and keep our website free! www.patreon.com/posts/exclus...

@vickyacab.bsky.social joined us to discuss her book, "The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World" (@haymarketbooks.org). Jeff Dorchen delviered another "Moment of Truth". We also shared your answers to the Question from Hell! www.patreon.com/posts/new-fr...

Wednesday, live at 10AM CDT and podcast shortly after for free at thisishell.com, our guest will be @vickyacab.bsky.social, author of "The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World" (@ariel-haymarket.bsky.social). Join to keep us free! www.patreon.com/posts/158889...

NEW HELL! @immcouncil.org's @naynagupta.bsky.social and @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social discuss "Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term." We also shared this week's Hangover Cure, Rotten History and your answers to the Question from Hell! www.patreon.com/posts/new-fr...

NEW FREE HELL! Tuesday: @immcouncil.org's @naynagupta.bsky.social and @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social will be on to discuss their report, "Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term." www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...

This week's Question from Hell!! is... "If you were President Trump, which stock tips would you provide Chuck?" Levae your answer below. The person with our favorite gets a random, personalized postcard from Chuck in the mail! Winner announced at the end of Wednesday's show.

NEW Sunday Funnies!... and not so funny... This week, white supremacists get reparations, Trump cosplays Hitler, our nightmares have become reality, the war on learning and more! Join now for bonus content all week and keep us 100% listener supported! www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

This week, it's April 14, 2020, and we've been sheltering-in-place for only a month, but it seems like a lifetime. Speaking of a lifetime, one ends in our home and we're adjusting to the new normal of wondering what the new normal will be. Join for bonus content! www.patreon.com/posts/virus-...

In today's 9 Circles, IDF rapes, sexual humiliation of @freedomflotilla.bsky.social activists, 'Hasbara' collapses, Israel makes protesting genocide a crime, #IranWar‌ "illegal," Trump's 'whites only' immigration policy and more! Join now for bonus content! www.patreon.com/posts/9-circ...

NEW! Who would have thought the Trad Wife War on Mother's Day would be decalred by a former Biden cabinet member? We also share a 2009 talk with award-winning journalist/historian Gareth Porter on the media peddling lies meant to get the US into a war on Iran. www.patreon.com/posts/new-bo...

The military industrial complex is occuying your local grocery store. unlimitedhangout.com/2026/05/inve...

NEW FREE HELL! @michellesphelps.bsky.social on "The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America" (@princetonupress.bsky.social). "If you don't change culture, no policy reform, training or even accountability is going to fix it." www.patreon.com/posts/new-fr...

Heading over to Cary's Lounge, 2251 West Devon, in Chicago around 6PM for This is Hell! Office Hours, our meet-and-greet that's really a drink and think. Drop by. Meet Mel. Hang out around the fire pit. Check out the Annual Spring Art Show. Have a drink. Get a free book and Kennedy Print.

NEW FREE HELL! Our guest is @ineteconomics.bsky.social' Arjun Jayadev, co-author of “Against Money," (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). PLUS, the Hangover Cure, your answers to the Question from Hell!, This Week in Rotten History and your emails! www.patreon.com/posts/new-he...

Tues.: @ineteconomics.bsky.social' Arjun Jayadev on “Against Money," (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Weds.: @michellesphelps.bsky.social, author of, "The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America" (@princetonupress.bsky.social). www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...

Now! Sunday Funnies!... and not so funny... include psychopaths, Trump, @thunberggreta.bsky.social, SCOTUS, white supremacy, Black Power, AI, genocide and, of course, Hell! Join for bonus content throughout the week and to keep us free and 100% kistener supported. www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

Back when capitalism, the government and the law were all failing us during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, socialism and drug dealers were filling the power vacuum. Go back to April 13, 2020, and keep TiH! free and 100% listener supported. www.patreon.com/posts/virus-...

NEW 9 Circles of Hell!: Children dying in Israeli wars and face solitary confinement in Israeli prisons, 20K sailors stranded in Persian Gulf, the ‘Thucydides trap,’ 'toxic' Trump brand and his 'ridiculous' fantasy, the 'criminal' siege of Cuba and more! Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/9-circ...

Remember these are NOT fully autonomous cars. Digital sweatshops in Nairobi and other developing nations re involved. All of this venture capitalist inflated value translates to nothing but scams, cons and grifts which are now the foundations for the fraudulent and corrupt US economy.

Early drop for next week's Question from Hell! "What are the greatest achievements in US history?" Leave your answer below. Our favorite announced Wednesday, May 20,, after Jeff Dorchen and "The Moment of Truth." Winner gets a personalized postcard from Chuck! www.patreon.com/posts/new-qu...

NEW Bonus Hell! Chuck asks the question revolutionaries rarely do PLUS a prescient 2008 talk with Gareth Porter on lies the US was telling about war with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Join to keep us free and 100% listener supported. No grants. No ads. Just you. www.patreon.com/posts/new-bo...

Join us for This is Hell! Office Hours, our weekly meet-and-greet that's really a drink-and-think, at Cary's Lounge beginning around 6 and goin til 9. Remember, Cary's is now CASH ONLY! Show your support for this brave choice and get a free book and print! There's even an art show! Mel abides.

NEW FREE HELL! Today, our very special guest is... you! Instead of an in-depth interview with a guest, we readsemails from the world's best listeners. Last year, we did the same and it was the third most downloaded show of 2025. Help keep us 100% listener funded! www.patreon.com/posts/new-he...