Podcast appearances and mentions of charles bowden

“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” — Charles Bowden

Notes and Links to Will Sommer's Work      For Episode 229, Pete welcomes Will Sommers, and the two discuss, among other topics, his early relationship with the written word, his all-encompassing relationships with and love for student journalism, formative times at Georgetown, his lifelong interest in conservative media, and salient themes in his book, including the growth of QAnon through 4chan and 8chan and Trump's rise to power, QAnon's pop culture connections, questions of true believers and grifters in QAnon, key personalities in the movement, as well as possible remedies for loosening the hold QAnon has on some many people featured in his book.        Will Sommer covers right-wing media, political radicalization and right-wing conspiracy theories in the United States. His 2023 book is Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Reshaped América. He is also featured as an expert on QAnon in HBO's Q: Into the Storm. He has previously written for The Daily Beast, and now works as a media reporter for The Washington Post.  Buy Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America     Will's Wikipedia Page   Review of Trust the Plan in The New York Times   Review of Trust the Plan in The Guardian Will Discusses his Book with Terri Gross on NPR's Fresh Air At about 1:50, Will gives background on the inspiration for QAnon's motto, derived from the movie White Squall At about 3:20, Will talks about being “bookish and into writing,” unspooling stories,” high school and college newspapers, and his early love for journalism At about 6:25, Will talks about inspiring and formative texts and writers, including Patrick Radden Keefe, Janet Malcolm, Charles Bowden, and Mike Sager At about 10:00, Pete shouts out Mark Arax and a particularly unforgettable piece At about 10:50, Will responds to Pete's questions about his upbringing in Texas and Will expounds upon his appetite for conservative media and trends and feuds that he has observed over the years At about 14:10, Will traces his career journey from Georgetown to The Patch and on At about 17:20, Pete and Will discuss the book's Introduction, set during the January 6 rallies and riots; Will expounds upon his mindset during the day, the incredible things he heard rioters say, and the importance of his attendance for his research  At about 21:00, Pete asks about QAnon's beginnings, its placement in the Trump presidency, and Will gives background on Q's connections to 4chan At about 24:05, Will gives a summary of QAnon's beliefs and the idea of “The Storm” At about 24:45, Will provides history on “Pizzagate” and its early connections to QAnon At about 26:05, Will replies to Pete's questions about QAnon representation at the January 6 rally, and Pete cites a telling quote from the book by Will at the January 6 rally At about 29:00, Will gives examples of feedback and conversation with QAnon believers, as well as many of their mindsets/motivations and targets for their anger/frustrations  At about 30:20, Pete cites Chapter One's “Easter eggs” for QAnon, and Will talks about “Q Proofs” and other indicators, according to the believers  At about 32:10, Will points to a definition of “conspiracy theory” from the book and connects to real-life theories passed on by QAnon believers  At about 33:05, Will puts into perspectives some statistics about QAnon tenets and American beliefs in these, as measured by polls from the last few years At about 35:55, Will gives some history of 4chan and more connections to QAnon  At about 38:15, Will opines on Trump's ignorance of QAnon versus his manipulating and using their support for him At about 41:25, Pete asks Will about his views on people who believe in QAnon tenets and about those who promote QAnon At about 44:00. Pete traces social media's connections to QAnon and Will describes how Covid led to a resurgence of QAnon At about 46:00-QAnon Anonymous Podcast shout out-incredible episode regarding Jim Caviezel At about 47:00, Pete and Will focus on stories of individuals from the book and on QAnon's future based on its move outside the borders of the United States At about 49:50, Will, while not extremely optimistic, talks about remedies for breaking the QAnon hold       You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast.     I am very excited to be able to share one or two podcast episodes per month on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review-I'm looking forward to the partnership!     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!       This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 230 with Chelsea T. Hicks, a Wazhazhe writer with an MA from UC Davis and an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her writing has been published in The Paris Review, Poetry, McSweeney's, and elsewhere. She was selected as a 5 Under 35 honoree by Louise Erdrich for the National Book Award, and her first book, A Calm and Normal Heart, was longlisted for the PEN America Robert W. Bingham Prize.     The episode will air on April 2.  

This episode we're talking about Investigative Journalism! We talk about what makes something journalism, when we don't read articles, enjoying vs. appreciated media, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump by Sarah Posner, narrated by Cassandra Campbell The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer by Nicholas Shaxson "The overall results of this sea change from progressive economics toward identity politics has been an enduring one, and it was crystallized by Hillary Clinton in an election rally speech in 2016. "If we broke up the big banks tomorrow," she shouted, "Would that end racism?" "No!” Her audience replied. "Would that end Sexism?" No!" Although she did say she would tackle the banks if they misbehaved, hers was a pro-big bank message, couched as something progressive.” The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism and its Triumphs by John Pilger Murrow on McCarthy (YouTube) Dreamland (YA Edition): The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care by Rina Raphael Kill the Messenger: How the CIA's Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb by Charles Bowden and Nick Schou The Disappearing Act by Florence de Changy Other Media We Mentioned The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion by Diana Greene Foster Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church by The Boston Globe Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks (Wikipedia) Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy by Tressie McMillan Cottom Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World by Nicholas Shaxson Also published as Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil by Nicholas Shaxson Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman The Library Book by Susan Orlean The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk W. Johnson The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth by Sam Quinones Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe Links, Articles, and Things The Librarian Alignment chart Jorts the Cat Episode 080 - True Crime The Unlikely Rise of the French Tacos Ed Yong His COVID stories in The Atlantic Episode 145 - Anthropology Non-Fiction Notes from America The Wolf Pack of White Nationalism Hillary Clinton Suggested Breaking Up the Big Banks Won't End Racism and Sexism. Is She Right? How Democrats Killed Their Populist Soul “kind of a bummer to have been born at the very end of the Fuck Around century just to live the rest of my life in the Find Out century” (Twitter, 2021-02-21) The Invisible Substrate of Information Science MLM: Men Loving Men: Men who have sex with men (Wikipedia) Multi-level marketing (Wikipedia) Marxism–Leninism–Maoism (Wikipedia) Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs “Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus” (Twitter, 2021-11-08) 10 Investigative Journalism Books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees by Matthieu Aikins The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole Stolen from Our Embrace: The Abduction of First Nations Children and the Restoration of Aboriginal Communities by Suzanne J. Fournier and Ernie Crey We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power by Caleb Gayle Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader by Ida B. Wells Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! 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Show Notes and Links to Keegan Hamilton's Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode         On Episode 45, Pete talks with Keegan Hamilton about his reporting for Vice News. The conversation focuses on his work for three thorough, shocking, engrossing, and nuanced multimedia pieces about the trial of El Chapo, fentanyl's explosive growth in the US and abroad, and recent developments and fighting in Micoachan, México's “Tierra Caliente,” fifteen years after Felipe Calderón declared “war” on the cartels.   Keegan Hamilton is a senior reporter, podcast host, and Emmy-nominated producer at VICE News, where he covers organized crime, prisons, and the drug trade.  Keegan Hamilton's Personal Website with Links to His Work   Vice News Article: "On the Front Line of Mexico's Forever War Against the Cartels" by Keegan Hamilton and Miguel Fernández-Flores   YouTube trailer for “Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis,” a Spotify podcast series, found here   Chapo: Kingpin on Trial Podcast At around 2:00, Keegan talks about his role as a “senior editor” at Vice News   At around 2:40, Keegan talks about his beginnings of journalism, and his love for Jack McCallum and Frank DeFord and other great writers for his beloved Sports Illustrated At around 4:20 (coincidentally!), Keegan talks about his work at alt-weeklies and how they have informed his own writing and local alt-weeklies' role in advancing narrative nonfiction and long-form, nuanced pieces    At around 7:00, Keegan talks about writers who have inspired him and continue to inspire him, including Charles Bowden, Terrence Papá, Ioan Grillo, and Sam Quinones   At around 11:40, Keegan talks about his view of himself as what it means to be a “writer” and “journalist,” particularly with the acceleration of multimedia in recent years   At around 14:00, Keegan talks about his writing work during the pandemic   At around 16:00, Keegan talks about Vice and their target audience(s)   At around 17:00, Keegan talks about his podcasting techniques and what's he's learned about the mechanics of the medium   At around 19:45, Keegan and Pete discuss the romanticization of organized crime figures, including “El Chapo,” whose U.S. trial Keegan covered in a recent Vice podcast series, as well as common misconceptions about the drug trade and its participants   At around 25:20, Keegan discusses the importance of speaking Spanish pretty well and his valuable and helpful translators, including producer Miguel Fernandez   At around 27:00, Keegan describes the thesis/pitch for the Vice News podcast/article/project chronicling 15 years of the “drug war” in Michoacán, México    At around 29:35, Pete and Keegan talk about some rays of hope in the story of the drug war, and a well-written scene at the end of Keegan's article on Michoacán that shows a possible more tranquil future in La Tierra Caliente   At around 30:35, Pete and Keegan talk about the Michoacán autodefensas and the role of indigenous communities in forming strong groups for security and self-sufficiency   At around 32:40, Pete and Keegan discuss the role and responsibility of The United States in the “drug war,” as the users of the illicit drugs are overwhelmingly in the US   At around 34:50, Pete and Keegan toss around ideas for Keegan's next project(s) You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Spotify and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.  

This episode digs into a key concept of waste and the philosophy of Georges Bataille that Zak Podmore uses to define waste.  The authors that have influenced his writing and given him insight into challenging topics are explored to include Charles Bowden and Ed Abbey.  Zak talks about the process of writing this book and the mentors that supported him: Amy Irvine, Craig Childs, Mark Sundeen.  Zak also explains the power of his Mom's life on his life, and then simply enough, uses his own adventures to weave all of this knowledge and wisdom into some fresh perspectives on the pressing layers of life that recirculate through generations.  Zak is writing and publishing this book in the beginning of his 3rd decade and he approaches it with frank humbleness and clarity.   

It's been a long time coming, but here be some chatting on music and books that I've recently enjoyed. Links to all of my book reviews are included in the show notes. Books Review: “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo Review: Suzanne McConnell and Kurt Vonnegut – “Pity the Reader” Review: Patrick Radden Keefe – “Say Nothing: a True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” Review: “America’s Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden”, edited by Bill Broyles and Bruce J. Dinges Review: Renia Spiegel, Elizabeth Bellak – “Renia’s Diary” Review: Howard Zinn, Ray Suarez – “Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations about A People’s History” Review: Deirdre Bair – “Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir” Review: Max Porter – “Lanny” Extras Max Porter's "Lanny" read aloud My notes on The New York Times’s “The 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years” The Renia Spiegel Foundation Music Lingua Ignota's latest album explained by herself, track by track

Immigrants crossing the border near Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2005. Photo by Julian Cardona. Welcome to Season Two of Home of the Brave. This is the first of a series about the US/Mexico border and the present immigration situation. For background, I replay an interview with Charles Bowden recorded just a couple hundred yards from the barbed wire fence separating the two countries in the spring of 2005. Donate Migrants from Mexico crossing into the United States at the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe, Arizona, 2005. Photo by Julian Cardona. The best place for books by Charles Bowden is Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City. They ship all over the world.

Immigrants crossing the border near Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2005. Photo by Julian Cardona. Welcome to Season Two of Home of the Brave. This is the first of a series about the US/Mexico border and the present immigration situation. For background, I replay an interview with Charles Bowden recorded just a couple hundred yards from the barbed wire fence separating the two countries in the spring of 2005. Donate Migrants from Mexico crossing into the United States at the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge near Sasabe, Arizona, 2005. Photo by Julian Cardona. The best place for books by Charles Bowden is Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City. They ship all over the world.

Charles Bowden died a year ago, on August 30, 2014. He was my friend and mentor. I miss him a lot.Order Bowden's books here.Eva Cassidy, Imagine Donate

Shane roadtripped to New Mexico and calls into the Dope Stories studios to chat with Pauly. Shane tells his infamous Amtrak story involving a near bust. Pauly tells a few stories about using a Jedi mind trick with a security guard, an encounter with a drug dog checkpoint on a Kansas freeway, and the time he randomly met Bill Murray in NYC. This week's Dope Media included: High Maintenance, Gil Scott-Heron, Mistaken for Strangers (documentary film), A.K.A. Tommy Chong (documentary), Murder City by Charles Bowden (book about Juarez, Mexico), Lost in America/Easy Rider, and the new War on Drugs album. http://dopestories.com

If you've listened to The Conversation for a while, you know there are numerous reasons we invite guests to join the series. Sometimes we are interested in a new idea and its implications, or an old idea that's being revitalized. We gravitate toward people working on interesting projects that challenge or test the status quo. From time to time, we like discussing conversation itself, whether that's conversation as an art or conversation as a tool. We also think it's important to include guests who remind us that the status quo varies based upon where you live. Todays episode falls into this last category. Our parameters for guests often lead us to people who live comfortable and secure lives, far removed from violence and political instability—but what does the future look like when you spend your time writing about crime in one of Earth's most violent cities? Enter Charles Bowden. Charles is a journalist and author. His writing spans from savings and loan scandals to natural resources, but he is best known for his books about Ciudad Juarez, which include Murder City, Down by the River, and Juarez: The Laboratory of Our Future. Over here at The Conversation, we've also been intrigued by Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing: Living in the Future. In addition to writing long-form work, Charles is a contributor to Mother Jones and has published in Harper's, The Nation, GQ, and The New York Times Book Review. Charles and I spoke for over four hours and our conversation sprawled in more than a few directions. If you're looking for a concise, point-by-point diagnosis and solution for our woes, you won't find it here. Instead, you'll find a meditation that returns to the subjects of fear, human nature, and the environment. You'll hear about assassins and sandhill cranes, overpopulation and your place in history—which, Charles claims, is simultaneously important and irrelevant.

If you've listened to The Conversation for a while, you know there are numerous reasons we invite guests to join the series. Sometimes we are interested in a new idea and its implications, or an old idea that's being revitalized. We gravitate toward people working on interesting projects that challenge or test the status quo. From time to time, we like discussing conversation itself, whether that's conversation as an art or conversation as a tool. We also think it's important to include guests who remind us that the status quo varies based upon where you live. Todays episode falls into this last category. Our parameters for guests often lead us to people who live comfortable and secure lives, far removed from violence and political instability—but what does the future look like when you spend your time writing about crime in one of Earth's most violent cities? Enter Charles Bowden. Charles is a journalist and author. His writing spans from savings and loan scandals to natural resources, but he is best known for his books about Ciudad Juarez, which include Murder City, Down by the River, and Juarez: The Laboratory of Our Future. Over here at The Conversation, we've also been intrigued by Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing: Living in the Future. In addition to writing long-form work, Charles is a contributor to Mother Jones and has published in Harper's, The Nation, GQ, and The New York Times Book Review. Charles and I spoke for over four hours and our conversation sprawled in more than a few directions. If you're looking for a concise, point-by-point diagnosis and solution for our woes, you won't find it here. Instead, you'll find a meditation that returns to the subjects of fear, human nature, and the environment. You'll hear about assassins and sandhill cranes, overpopulation and your place in history—which, Charles claims, is simultaneously important and irrelevant.

September 2006 8:00 PM live @ the Fremont Abbey Arts Center | recorded by Joshua Sherman, curated by Nathan Marion