Now the hosts of the cult podcast have followed Donald Trump to Britain – and have Toby Young in their sightsThe hosts of the American leftwing podcast Chapo Trap House are facing the first hurdle in their European tour: organised labour. Then we’re going 100% reactionary.” Texas interrupts: “Sarcasm does not read well in print.”It’s a typical Chapo Trap House skit – the dynamics of class struggle laced with playful irony and an analysis of how medium shapes message. Since it was first broadcast in 2016, Chapo Trap House – its name is taken from the Mexican cartel leader and the US slang for a drug den – has become one of the most celebrated and talked about podcasts on the political left. Does Chapo Trap House have the same response? And if that’s shirking responsibility, then I have to say: that comes to me naturally.”• Chapo Trap House are at Òran Mór, Glasgow, on 3 June; at Islington Assembly Hall, London, on 5 June.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2019 09:14 UTC