A walking tour of America's most notorious rock bottom junkie town with a man who lived there, almost died there, and miraculously escaped...but how?   Jared Klickstein is the author of Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime   For twice as many adventures and regular smoke break mini-eps on topics of the day, join the enlightened society of rug merchants who subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian and thanks for listening ..read more

An editor dies, but a painting comes to life, as I ask the most faithful man I met in Washington how he came to know God at such a young age.   For the full 3 hr adventure, and access to all premium episodes and "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Drew Bratcher is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville Follow him on insta @drewbratcher_writer   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian   Thank you for listening ..read more

In the presence of America's most beguiling depiction of loneliness, I reunite with the one faithful man who helped me survive the horrors of Washington D.C. -- fourteen years after we last met.   Drew Bratcher is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville   Location: Art Institute of Chicago   For part twice as many feature adventures, plus regular smoke break mini eps on topics of the day, support our mission by subscribing at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Follow Drew Bratcher on insta @drewbratcher_writer ..read more

My opening monologue to a magical evening in Austin, Texas honoring Nic Pizzolatto and True Detective on its decade anniversary. For the full video conversation and Q&A with Nic, Jack Mason, and the ladies of Temple of Friendship, and a performance by Nic's wife Suzanne Santo, visit Temple of Friendship's patreon. The live event occurred on June 29.   And to support this show, access twice as many adventures plus regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day (recently including a review of REAGAN, and how Candace Owens is haunting me) please become a subscriber at patreon.com/fi ..read more

Ronald Reagan's chief speechwriter and the one advisor who counseled Nixon NOT to resign joins me for a conversation on the secret connection between the two men, the nature of political messaging, The Swamp, and the history-making scenes and secrets revealed in his new memoir Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Nixon and Reagan.   For twice as many episodes, plus regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day,  subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Follow Ken Khachigian at nixonandreagan.com   ..read more

A concert adventure with Bob and Willie under the concentric arches of the historic amphitheater "where summer is forever."   For the full 2+ hour episode -- plus double the adventures and regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on x/insta @filthyarmenian ..read more

An undecided voter describes his creepy, weird transformation upon the shooting of Donald J. Trump.   Guest starring Nic Dollinger of The Beautiful Toilet and Maryland Free Press   For double the adventures (including the most intimate ones) plus regular Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian ..read more

Bonjour based department: a French politician hops on the air to explain everything we need to know about the political situation in France, the new male sex symbol on the French right, Houellebecq going mask off since being snubbed by the Nobel, and more.     For twice as many adventures plus regular Smoke Break mini-eps on topics and media of the day, subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian ..read more

Making our way through an existential crisis with a little help from the genius who tried to prove the existence of God. Some say he failed. You decide.   Recommended reading: Blaise Pascal's Penseés   With Connor   For the full 3 hour episode, and over twice as many adventures plus patron-exclusive Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show on patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian     ..read more

ALPHA DOG (Nick Cassavetes, 2006) and BULLY (Larry Clark, 2001) are two crime dramas based on real teen murders -- but only one of them inspired an even worse crime of its own. Botched chad Adam Lehrer joins me to investigate this case of entertainment vs art.   For the full episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Adam is the author of Safety Propaganda and host of System of Systems Follow us on X/insta @filthyrmenian and follow Adam @safetypropagan1   If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a review on the app where you listen ..read more