NEW PATREON EP! Chuck looks into the future and sees what US propagandists won't PLUS a 2002 talk with former @newamerica.org @openmarkets.bsky.social director Barry Lynn discussing his @motherjones.com on the recently failed US coup of Venezuela and Hugo Chavez. www.patreon.com/posts/lookin...

Great news from @ceprdc.bsky.social! Senate says NO to war with Venezuela! cepr.net/newsroom/cep...

Final free "Best of 2025"! @prof-deleon.bsky.social was on to discuss his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (@ucpress.bsky.social) which explains labor history ain't what you think it is. Join now for bonus content! www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Anybody know how to contact @bloomberg.com about interviewing one of their writers?

Today's penultimate "Best of 2025" features Jodi Dean and her book, "Capital's Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle" (@versobooks.bsky.social). Free. No membership required. Become a subscriber to keep us free and get bonus content throughout 2026! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Your Holidays may be over but the Hellidaze keeps on giving with "Best of 2025" as chosen by you. This time it's our talk with @quinnslobodian.com who talked about "Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right" (@princetonupress.bsky.social). www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

This is Trump's America: opposition to free speech and prohibiting criticism of the president. Next time I am in Grand Rapids, maybe I should self-arrest.

As Trump demonstrated yesterday, corporations have thoroughly usurped democracy in the US No wonder you chose Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon on "Immigration Detention, Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" (@plutopress.bsky.social) for the "Best of 2025" www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Today's "Best of 2025" as chosen by you is with @leninology.bsky.social who was on to discuss "Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization" (@versobooks.bsky.social), an appropriate interview to share considering today's attack by the evil empire. www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Happy holidays may be wrapping up, but 'Hellidaze' rages on with more "Best of 2025" as chosen by you... and it's free! In August, Gilbert Achcar was on to discuss "Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Can your bitter blind broke gap-toothed host reveal everything we learned last year on This is Hell! and do so in less than twelve minutes?... and what's a food manifesto? Find out by starting 2026 as a member and get bonus content throughout the year! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

As we learn deaths from the Gaza genocide‌ are TEN TIMES what's being reported, today's "Best of 2025" is our talk with Hamid Dabashi on "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization" (@haymarketbooks.org). Never forget. www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

For a sixth time, you chose an interview with @reproutopia.bsky.social as one of your favorites of the year. Today on "Best of 2025," it's Sophie on "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" (@haymarketbooks.org). ... and IT'S FREE! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Best of 2025 continues... and IT'S FREE! @eoinhiggins.bsky.social Higgins on, "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left." Past guest Matt Taibbi is now suing Eoin over 'Owned' ... and blocking us. Support non-sellouts instead. www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Best of 2025 Hellidaze continues... and it's free! In February, Erald Kolasi was on to discuss his new book, "The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World” (Monthly Review Press). Join to get bonus content throughout 2026! www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

The Hellidaze continue! NEW FREE "BEST OF 2025" as chosen by you! In March, we spoke with Pankaj Mishra about his book, "The World After Gaza: A History" (@penguinpress.bsky.social). Become a subscriber before NSPM-7 makes it a crime to join. www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Our 666th Patreon member joined! This week, what we learned from @trillingual.bsky.social, @sarahlazare.bsky.social and @terencekeel.bsky.social . Plus, a 2017 talk with Judith Flanders on "Christmas: A Biography" (@picadorbooks.bsky.social) and free gifts! www.patreon.com/posts/new-pa...

The "Best of this si Hell!" continues and it's free! In March, Omar El Akkad joined us to discuss "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” (@aaknopf.bsky.social) which was named winner of the 2025 @nationalbookstore.bsky.social Award for Nonfiction. www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

MORE FREE "BEST OF 2025"! In April, @equalityalec.bsky.social was on to talk about his new book, "Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News" (@thenewpress.bsky.social). The 'Hellidaze' rages on! Join us throughout the season. www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

NEW FREE "BEST OF 2025"! @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhannah959.bsky.social joined us to talk about their book, “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want” (@lithub.com.web.brid.gy). The 'Hellidaze' continue tomorrow! Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

NEW FREE HELL! The "Best of 2025" continues with Bronwen Everill who joined us to talk about her book, "Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance” (@thenewpress.bsky.social). Happy Solstice! Come back tomorrow and keep celebrating the 'Hellidaze' with us. www.patreon.com/posts/specia...

HAPPY HELLIDAZE! NEW FREE "BEST OF 2025"! In September, @matthewboedy.bsky.social was on to discuss "The Seven Mountains Mandate" (@wjkbooks.com) on TPUSA and Charlie Kirk. Matthew was on TPUSA's Professor Watchlist for opposing concealed carry on-campus Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

NEW FREE 9 CIRCLES OF HELL!, the nine most hellish stories you may have missed. This week, Heat, Narcoterrorists Pardoned, Dangerous ICE, Trump Causes Hunger and Pardons Price Gougers, Kamala Campaign Autopsy and the Free Birth Society Happy Hellidaze! www.patreon.com/posts/nine-c...

NEW FREE "BEST OF 2025" EP! The 'Hellidaze' continues! In February, @beccalew.bsky.social spoke with us about her article at the @theguardian.com, “‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley." Join to keep us free! Here's our conversation: www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

What we learned about "Disaster Nationalism from @leninology.bsky.social, "Sanctioned Savagery" from Michael Oriard and "Trillion Dollar War Machine" from @quincyinst.bsky.social's William Hartung & @benfreemanokc.bsky.social PLUS a 2007 talk on the lost war on drugs www.patreon.com/posts/new-bo...

FREE HELL! "Best of This is Hell!: 2025" as chosen by you continues. This time, it's our October interview with Cory Doctorow on "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" (@versobooks.bsky.social) Join us throughout the Hellidaze www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

The This is Hell! "Best of 2025" as selected by listeners begins today with the most downloaded show of the year, @lclaberge.bsky.social discussing "Fake Work" (@haymarketbooks.org) on the day it was released. Celebrate the 'Hellidaze' throughout the season with us! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

THE BEST OF 2025 as chosen by you has been announced! Join us FOR FREE throughout the 'Hellidaze' and celebrate another year of 'Bong-Hitting Reporting,' 'Manufacturing Dissent' and flagrant violations of NSPM-7. Series starts Tuesday, December 16! www.patreon.com/posts/celebr...

LAST CHANCE to tell us your favorite interviews of the year. The 'Best of 2025' series begins tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16. In the meantime, one of this year's guests, Greg Grandin, has a great new and important piece in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...

NEW ON PATREON! Sunday Funnies (and not so funny) include Jólakötturinn, a burning cross, snarky wolves, the perfect gift, an internal conversation, MAGA dupes, cool anti-ICE image, and nature is conspiring. Join to keep us free and get bonus content! www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

NEW Nine Circles of Hell includes AI, formaldehyde, glyphosate, Sudan, Rwanda, Congo, the Ellisons, Free Marwan Barghouti!, Factcheckers Denied Visas, and the Worst US Immigrant Disaster. Join for bonus content now! Keep us free and completely listener supported. www.patreon.com/posts/nine-c...

NEW FREE HELL! @terencekeel.bsky.social , author of, “The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" (@beaconpress.bsky.social). Please consider becoming a paying member and keeping our show free and completely listener supported. www.patreon.com/posts/new-fr...

NEW PATREON! What we learned in Novmeber from reclaiming the state to the new aristocracy PLUS a 2008 talk with Stephen Kinzer on "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq." Join now for bonus content! www.patreon.com/posts/new-pa...

NEW FREE HELL! @sarahlazare.bsky.social joined us to discuss her @workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @inthesetimes.com investigation into uranium mining. What Sarah found was Navajo surrounded by death and President Trump increasing the likelihood of nuclear war. www.patreon.com/posts/new-ep...

Several-time past guest @asadhaider.bsky.social passed away on December 4. Our interviews with Asad had been chosen by listeners for our annual year-end 'Best of' series multiple times. Here are the most recent conversations for free thanks to Patreon subscribers: thisishell.com/interviews?s...

ICYMI, data center cancer, Narcoterrorist May Have Been Fisherman, Navy Cover-Up, Mexico Breathing Poison, Israel Bulldozed Gazans, the Mass Surveillance of Gaza, AI Firms Profit from Gaza Genocide, ICE Exploits the Poor, and Criminalizing HIV. Join Now! www.patreon.com/posts/nine-c...

This week's Question from Hell! is... 'Why are you in the Epstein files?' Leave your answer below. Our favorite wins This is Hell! subvertising stickers. We announce our favorite at the end of our Wednesday, December 10, show, our final live show of 2025. 'Best of 2025' starts next week!

ICYMI this morning, Chuck answered the question he's asked most about the show being called, "This is Hell!" Keep us free and completely listener supported PLUS get daily bonus content by becoming a member. Thanks for listening and enjoy your weekend! www.patreon.com/posts/saturd...

NEW PATREON! Chuck answers THE question it seems EVERYONE asks about This is Hell!, PLUS a 2002 talk with @quincyinst.bsky.social's William Hartung, on this week's bonus Patreon podcast for subscribing members to show appreciation for their support. Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/new-pa...

NEW FREE EP! @trillingual.bsky.social on his @equatormag.bsky.social, “Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco: How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart,” which reveals how the BBC may respond to President Trump's alleged defamation lawsuit. www.patreon.com/posts/new-ep...

NEW FREE HELL! @quincyinst.bsky.social's William Hartung and Ben Freeman discuss "The Trillion Dollar War Machine". We also have this week's hangover cure 'Rotten History,' and a 'Moment of Truth.' No membership required! Join to get daily bonus content. www.patreon.com/posts/new-ep...

TUESDAY live at 10AM CST and posted shortly after at thisishell.com @quincyinst.bsky.social's William Hartung and Ben Freeman, on "The Trillion Dollar War Machine." Buy the book here and NOT ON Amazon!: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/willi... More here: www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...

This week's Question from Hell! is... 'Which everyday grocery item will soon become an exotic rarity, and will you miss it?' Leave your answer below! Our favorite will be announced following Jeff Dorchen and the 'Moment of Truth' at the end of our Wednesday, December 3, live stream.

'Sunday Funnies (and not so funny)' this week has fascism, Chicago, ICE, algorithms, communists, landlords, Taliban, crime, a sandwich and meth. Join and get bonus content daily! www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

Chuck attempts to 'Decolonize the Holidays' by embracing the radical act of giving thanks and revolutionary power of mourning. Plus, a December 2008 talk with The American Empire Project's Steve Fraser on bank nationalization after housing bubble broke. Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/new-pa...

What interviews were 'Best of 2025'? Our July guests: @jwashing.bsky.social, “The Roots of Bukele’s Gulag" @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social. Suzy Hansen, "Crimes of the Century" @nymag.com. @kamaufranklin.bsky.social, "No Cop City, No Cop World" @haymarketbooks.org). www.patreon.com/posts/on-sev...

Start your week with the 9 Circles of Hell! This week, bird flu death, deadly private equity ERs, Big Oil wins COP30, Iran must move capital, Trump's holiday immigration church raids, Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody surge and more! Join now! www.patreon.com/posts/nine-c...

My guess for next country to have "narcoterrorists" running fentanyl to the United States is Ecuador. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...