Filthy Armenian Adventures

As fires continue to rage, two men share the harrowing experience of losing their homes this month -- Max in Altadena, Matt Himes in Pacific Palisades -- and we consider the suddenly viable question of: Can California turn red? For double the adventures plus regular smoke break mini eps on hot topics of the day, please subscribe at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian and spread the word

What happened? What does it mean? Who is to blame and what signs have emerged from the burning of Los Angeles? For twice as many adventures plus regular mini-eps on topics of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

There is a fire. For more fire, and to restore Los Angeles go to patreon.com/filthyarmenian and subscribe Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Last January 6, we vowed to defeat the Grinch regime by resurrecting Santa and dreaming of a White Christmas. How did that weird plan turn out? In this intimate Filthy Armenian Christmas Special, live from the Gold Pole, Santa and special guest Steve Sailer examine the evidence under the tree, celebrate the coming of a new age, and unwrap the miracles of the last year. For the full 90 minute episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian -- patrons also get priority access to future live events such as this one, twice as many feature episodes, and regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day. Steve Sailer is the author of Noticing Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Merry Christmas!

In light of the recent attack here is my very special adventure in New Orleans, vampire and all, in search of the secret of that great American city. If you enjoy what you hear, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for twice as many like this about all kinds of secrets, plus regular mini-eps on topics of the day. Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian

The first annual FAA Christmas show, where Santa demonstrated how to defeat the Grinch regime, and prefigured the events of 2024. With Richard Hanania, Jack Mason (The Perfume Nationalist), Ben Braddock, DJ Gum Arabic. For the video of this episode, twice as many adventures overall plus regular intimate "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Very few spots remain for the second annual FAA Christmas show + festivity, coming up on January 4 in a house just off Sunset Blvd. It will be a very special night with some heroic friends. Join the patreon and DM if interested in attending.

A heart-witness, Hollyweird account of the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump. For twice as many feature adventures, regular "smoke break" mini eps on topics of the day, and access to our next live Christmas festivity on January 4, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian

A stern, humorless warning about what news stories to allow into your mind space. To subscribe to the show for twice as many feature eps and regular smoke break mini-eps on topics of the day, go to patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Next live event -- CHRISTMAS 2025 -- on January 4 in Los Angeles. Get on the list at patreon.com/filthyarmenian

Raymond Chandler defined Los Angeles as a corrupt labyrinth of hidden truths that only an adventurous detective with noir eyes, a steel spine, and a witty disgust for sham and pettiness could uncover. In this Gain of Fiction/FAA crossover, Glen Rockney and I uncover the modern day relevance of Chandler's first and best novel The Big Sleep (1939), and the classic Howard Hawks 1946 movie adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and what they teach about being a man. We also mention the unclassic 1978 Michael Winner adaptation starring Robert Mitchum which Tarantino just ludicrously recommended. For the full 2+ hour episode -- plus twice as many 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 If you like what you hear, please rate and review the show on your podcast app

How Rod Serling's TWILIGHT ZONE continues to shape the American imagination and make us cry. A deep dive into the first five episodes with Yeerk of Bistro Californium. This promises to be a recurring series. For the full 3 hour marathon -- plus twice as many feature eps and exclusive "smoke break" mini eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian TZ Episodes covered: 1. Where is Everybody? 2. One for the Angels 3. Mr. Denton on Doomsday 4. The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine 5. Walking Distance Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Notes on a miracle. For twice the feature episodes and regular mini eps and to not miss out on the future, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on socials @filthyarmenian

Election Day is upon us, so here is a sampler of political Smoke Break mini-eps from the last few months about some key characters on that stage. If you want to be several steps ahead of the zeitgeist, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for access to these brief, intimate voice letters, as well as twice as many feature-length adventures available only to the enlightened patrons of this show. Thank you for listening, and God Bless America

Appalachian icon Cara Cunningham ("Leave Britney Alone") returns to analyze the story of J.D. Vance, the crises of the land he comes from, the powers and limits of the Mamaw State, and the choice America faces this November. For the full 2 hour episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian. You'll get access to twice as many adventures (including Cara's first appearance, in FAA 70) plus regular smoke break mini-eps on topics of the day. Reviewed in this ep: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance + the 2016 film adaptation directed by Ron Howard and starring Glenn Close Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian and tell your friends abou the show

After a reunion tour of Skid Row, Jared and I dip into the place that invented the French Dip Sandwich -- but how? -- to break bread and reflect on the politics of addiction, free will, and determinism. Location: Philippe's The Original Jared Klickstein is the author of Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian -- and please rate and review if you like what you hear

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!

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

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

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/filthyarmenian Follow on X @filthyarmenian

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

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

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

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

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

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.

All children, except one, grow up. On the 10th anniversary of the crime that vanquished Neverland, a Chill Detective and I analyze the unanswered questions of My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger, and attempt to restore at least the memory of the paradise he destroyed... For the full 3 hour episode -- plus twice as many adventures overall, and a dozen "smoke break" mini episodes per month -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

On the ten year anniversary of his "Day of Retribution," I trace Elliot Rodger's footsteps at the beautiful college town of Isla Vista Santa Barbara, where I spent my first two years of college in a different kind of incel splendor. Part 1 of 2. For the sequel, twice as many adventures overall, plus a dozen monthly "smoke break" mini eps, join the supreme gentlemen and ladies who subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Three mini episodes from a new regular feature available to Patreon subscribers since December. My history with O.J. Simpson, my review of Curb Your Enthusiasm and its final season, and the online right's answer to the fake humanitarian. For 10+ of these a month, plus over twice as many feature episodes, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Thanks for listening! @filthyarmenian

Jazz, beignets, red robin filets, a liberal vampire and a hunt for the four-word secret of New Orleans... For the full 2.5 hour adventure -- plus twice as many episodes and a dozen "smoke break" mini eps per month -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Through the driving range, along the greenway, and beside the L.A. River -- a long hello to the life and times of Steve Sailer, the forbidden figure and famous shamus of the San Fernando Valley. Including how he became who he is, the art of noticing, and why America needs more sex drugs and rock n' roll. Buy Sailer's excellent new book Noticing, out now from Passage Press. For two secret chapters from this adventure, over twice as many episodes and regular "smoke break" mini eps, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow Steve Sailer and Filthy Armenian Adventures on X Rate, review, and spread the word!

Three mini episodes from a new regular feature available to Patreon subscribers since December. These are "lived-in" reviews of the Oscar winning travesty Zone of Interest, Nathan Fielder's show The Curse, and the latest season of True Detective. For 10+ of these a month, plus over twice as many feature episodes, subscribe to he show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Thanks for listening! @filthyarmenian

How did Cara Cunningham -- who, as "Chris Crocker," became an internet folk hero for urging the world to leave Britney alone -- find her way through MySpace stardom, gay porn, and Canceled Bitch Island to the hallowed Paglian enclave of free women, free men? We discuss. For the full 2.5 hour episode -- plus over twice 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 and insta @filthyarmenian Please spread the word, and leave a rating/review wherever you listen!

"All literature is gossip." A dish-fest on the rise and fall of Truman Capote, the acid fairy of American letters, and the elephant in the closet. With Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist, Adam Lehrer of Safety Propaganda, and Zach Langley of I'm So Popular For full 3 hour episode -- and twice as many adventures, plus regular mini "smoke break" eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian With commentary on Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, In Cold Blood, Conversations with Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Capote: A Biography by Gerald Clarke Spread the word, review or rate where you listen, thank you and follow on X/insta @filthyarmenian

At the penthouse ballroom of the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, I invite Curtis Yarvin, Delicious Tacos, Astral Flight, Mommy Milkers, Catherine, Vera, Isaac Simpson, Matt Pegan, Garin and everyone else to love Las Vegas, if only for a night. For the full 1.5 hour episode, twice as many feature adventures, and regular "smoke break" mini eps, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Thank you for listening

How do you grow up in a country where everyone wants you dead -- and escape with the help of Pasolini and Brando? Monica (Temple of Friendship) tells her story. Reprised with a new intro, in light of recent triumphs and tragedies. For twice as many adventures (including the most intimate and scandalous ones) and 10+ "smoke break" mini episodes a month, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us @filthyarmenian

A dream remembered. Designer Elena Velez discusses the math and aftermath of "Tomorrow Is Another Day," her bombshell Gone With the Wind-themed salon that toppled the media mannequins at NYC fashion week, the cold civil war, and the battle for artistic freedom. To support the show and get access to twice as many adventures, plus several intimate "smoke break" mini eps each week (including a real time reaction from the salon) on topics and media of the day, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Before they canceled him, Alfred Hitchcock made a movie about "the birds." Before they canceled her, Camille Paglia wrote an entire book about THE BIRDS. Here's why both are so prophetic of our henpecked times. A gull session with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist on two monumental figures in the Filthy Armenian landscape. For the full 2.45 hour episode -- plus twice as many adventures overall, and regular exclusive "Smoke Break" mini eps on show, movies, and topics of the day -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

There is daytime socialism. And there is nighttime socialism. George Orwell narrates a long summer night in Barcelona where a friend and I pursue a very different, but not entirely different, dream than the one that falls to pieces in HOMAGE TO CATALONIA. For the full 2.5 hour episode -- and over twice as many adventures as well as exclusive daily "smoke break" mini eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Please rate and review wherever you listen, and spread the word!

Addressing the "curse" of Alec Baldwin Derangement Syndrome. For twice as many adventures plus regular bite-size "smoke breaks" and heads up on next live event, subscribe to the.show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insga @filthyarmenian Take moment to review and rate the show wherever you listen, it helps.

The Mormon has gone clean, but his newfound inner peace meets a challenge in our return to L.A.'s oldest purveyor of soup... To follow the full twisted adventure, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for over twice as many episodes. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen, and follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

On January 6, in front of packed house at the Adventurer's Club Los Angeles (est. 1921), we perform a surrogate rebirth of the spirit of Christmas. With Richard Hanania, Jack Mason (The Perfume Nationalist), Ben Braddock, DJ Gum Arabic, and Santa Claus. For the full 2.5 hour episode -- and twice as many adventures overall, plus regular bite size "smoke break" eps -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian Please rate and review where you listen and spread the word!

Wanted. America. Dead or Alive. Glen Rockney of Rare Candy and The Back Wall joins me for a dance to the haunting tunes and portents of Martin Scorcese's THE LAST WALTZ (1978), a documentary classic about the historic final concert where The Band and friends staged several of the greatest rock performances of all time. For the full 2.5 hour episode, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian to get access to twice as many adventures and support this travel agency for the soul. In memory of Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Pops Staples, Neil Young, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Ray Charles. In thankfulness to Garth Hudson, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Mavis Staples, Joni Mitchell, Ringo, and all the other stars at Winterland. Get your tickets to FAA presents WHITE CHRISTMAS at a hidden historic shrine to adventure in Los Angeles on January 6, a live show and festivity starring Amanda Milius, Richard Hanania, Santa and many other friends of the show. Please rate, review, wherever you listen. Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenain

F. Scott Fitzgerald died a few steps below Sunset as a broken man and cautionary symbol of what Hollywood can do to your talent and soul. But how true is that fable? Matthew Specktor -- author of Always Crashing in the Same Car: On Art, Crisis & Los Angeles, California and founding editor of the L.A. Review of Books -- joins me on a journey from Fitzgerald's Hayward Ave. apartment to the Westmount Drive home of mercurial screenwriter Carol Eastman, in search of secrets to the shadow stars who aren't so easy to step on. For twice as many adventures, please support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Come to LA for our next live adventure and festivity on January 6 at a historic shrine to adventure hidden in the heart of the gold pole. FAA presents WHITE CHRISTMAS Tickets here. If you like what you hear, please rate and review on your podcast app and spread the word to people you like. Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Returning to the vaudeville theater on the boulevard of crime for the second half of Bob Dylan’s Rough n Rowdy Ways concert and album, the second act of his life, and the fateful question posed by his final American prophesy… For twice as many adventures, including an upcoming episode on The Last Waltz and Volume One of this episode, please support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Come to LA for our next live adventure and festivity on January 6. FAA presents WHITE CHRISTMAS starring Amanda Milius, Richard Hanania, Santa, Ben Braddock, and surprise friends. Tickets here. If you like what you hear, please rate and review on your podcast app and spread the word to people you like. Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Jumping off the Colorado Street Bridge -- which curves majestically over the Arroyo Secco, one of the driest rivers known to man -- is not as easy as it once was. But don't panic. It's not dark yet. My guest Isaac Simpson has a right wing ad agency that can rebrand your troubles using the ancient power of negative thinking. An adventure of light, lies, and the psyop behind "calamari." If this free episode touches you, please subscribe at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for twice as many adventures, including the most intimate and scandalous ones. Check out Isaac's substack The Carousel Reviews on your podcast app are helpful and much appreciated. Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

Reviewing Chuck Klosterman's recent book THE NINETIES, my guest and I reminisce about -- you guessed it -- The Nineties, until both of us arrive at a state of deep and all-consuming melancholy. The Nineties, that decade where history stopped, maybe to jerk off. How did we let that go? Where did we go so wrong? And most importantly: who can we point our fingers at?? Talkin' bout our generation... Full 3 hour ep for subscribers at patreon.com/filthyarmenian with Scott from St. Louis Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

On International Jihad Day, we find ourselves hunting for answers to horror in the Middle East in the historic hauntfest version of Knott's Berry Farm -- an iconic California theme park with a very important political secret of its own. For the full 2.5 hour adventure -- and twice as many eps overall, including the most intimate and scandalous ones -- subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian and ensure the wheels keep turning. With Jocko Homo and DJ Boytoy Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

I crash the home of anti-woke sex symbol Richard Hanania, in many ways the MLK of our time, for a wide-ranging backyard conversation on his life, romances, his new book The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics...and our aggressive off-white dream to make America fun again. To support the show and get access to twice as many adventures, including the most intimate and scandalous ones, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian. Follow our guest @RichardHanania and subscribe to his highly entertaining substack. If the show moves you please leave a rating and review wherever you listen, and spread the word.

In honor of our first live show LOS ANGELES, unlocking a favorite bull session on Joan Didion's landmark SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM (and the odious Netflix documentary about her) with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist. For many more like this and access to twice as many adventures, including the most intimate and scandalous ones and our first live show recording, please subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian X/insta: @filthyarmenian

It is a dark, dark age. But there are figures in the landscape, filthy particles in the air, and a city that has long served as a map of the apocalypse. Also dolmas. Welcome to the first live Filthy Armenian Adventure. This is Act 1: Fire, Brimstone, & the Santa Ana Winds featuring Alec Mouhibian and Joan Didion's ghost. For the full magical evening and over 50 other patron-only episodes, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian When you subscribe: Act 2: The Nose Knows feat. Jack Mason (The Perfume Nationalist) Act 3: Celebutante Rape Therapy feat. Adam Lehrer (Safety Propaganda), Matthew Pegas (New Write Pod), and Noemi Castaneda Act 4: Beauty and the Babitz feat. Mommy Milkers (@Mochak123) Act 5: The Hard-R Ride of Paul Revere Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian

A propos of nothing, we explore the deceptions and wonders of female desire as revealed by Oscar Wilde and Richard Strauss's shocking opera SALOME. With Mommy Milkers (the Girl from Baku @mochak123) and Veronica (@our_daily_pain). If this free episode "touches" you please support the show by subscribing on patreon.com/filthyarmenian and get access to over twice as many adventures, including the most intimate and scandalous ones. Few tickets remain for the first live Filthy Armenian Adventure LOS ANGELES, this Saturday September 23. With many great friends of the show including the ladies in this episode, Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist, Adam Lehrer of Safety Propaganda, and more. Tickets here. Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian