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Megan McArdle is a legend within the Chapo-verse for her wild and often unbelievable libertarian hot takes. Particularly during Chapo’s early years, Megan popped up again and again – much to Matt’s chagrin. This compilation combines all (to the editor’s knowledge) Megan McArdle reading series into one digestible 5 hour video. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoy!
0:00:00 Megan McArdle Book Preview
[Chapo Trap House Ep.62: “Chapo Struggle Session”, Released 11/30/16]
0:03:48 The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well is the Key to Success
[Chapo Trap House Ep.63: “SuccessFail: The McMegan Story” Ft. @TheShrillest, Released 12/4/16]
0:57:29 No, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is not ‘Unexpectedly Timely’
Article Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-25/no-the-handmaid-s-tale-is-not-unexpectedly-timely
[Chapo Trap House Ep.109: “Media Twatters” Ft. Libby Watson, Released 5/19/17]
1:12:58 Beware of Blaming Government for London Tower Fire
Article Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-16/beware-of-blaming-government-for-london-tower-fire?embedded-checkout=true
[Chapo Trap House Ep.118: “From Russia With CHUD” Ft. Sarah Jones, Released 6/18/17]
1:33:47 The Gotta-Have-It-All Kitchen Gift Guide
Article Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-12-14/the-gotta-have-it-all-kitchen-gift-guide
[Chapo Trap House Ep.124: “Gabagool”, Released 7/13/17]
1:47:16 Why Is Italian Food So Amazing?
Article Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-28/why-is-italian-food-so-amazing
[Chapo Trap House Ep.146 “Better Ingredients, Better Healthcare, Chapo John’s” ft. Tim Faust, Released 10/1/17]
2:14:29 After 45 Birthdays, Here Are ’12 Rules for Life’
Article Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-30/megan-mcardle-s-12-rules-for-life
[Chapo Trap House Ep.182: “Soup or Bowl?”, Released 2/5/18]
2:46:47 There’s Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre
Article Link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-little-we-can-do-to-prevent-another-massacre
[Chapo Trap House Ep.185: “Own Your Own Immigrant!” Released 2/15/18]
2:52:21 A defense of Roger Goodell
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/05/24/a-defense-of-roger-goodell/
[Chapo Trap House Ep.216: “First Time, Long Time” Ft. PFT Commenter, Released 6/3/18]
3:14:43 There’s a high cost to making drugs more affordable for Americans
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/theres-a-high-cost-to-making-drugs-more-affordable-for-americans/2019/05/07/0a36ceba-7044-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html
[Chapo Trap House Ep.313: “A Cure For Wellness”, Released 5/9/19]
3:45:18 Noise Causes COVID Twitter Thread Reaction
Thread Link: https://x.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1253798528587104257
[Chapo Trap House Ep.414: “Noise Kills” Ft. Seeking Derangements, Released 4/27/20]
3:57:36 What if we paid people to donate their kidneys to strangers?
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-if-we-paid-people-to-donate-their-kidneys-to-strangers/2019/01/08/6f397a0c-1391-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html
[Chapo Trap House Ep.414: “Noise Kills” Ft. Seeking Derangements, Released 4/27/20]
4:03:24 America forgot how to make proper pie. Can we remember before it’s too late?
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/01/america-forgot-how-to-make-pie-crust/
[Chapo Trap House Ep.537: “Live And Let Pie” Ft. Tom Scharpling, Released 7/1/21]
4:40:20 Biden’s student loan ‘fix’ will likely make the problem worse
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/24/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-worsen-college-costs/
[Chapo Trap House Ep.657: “Hustler’s University”, Released 8/25/22]
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I wish I got paid to write about Italian food 😞
Not my boss emailing me asking for a PDF of a Megan article while I was listening to this today at work…
Thank you for your service xir ❤
@1:26:33, "I don't want Matt to have a stroke, so…."
l wonder if Will remembers saying this and if he regrets subjecting Matt to years of these horrible articles.
"Hey guys, what happened, I had to go to the bathroom." Virgil returning from exile in 2025.
this is like christmas
what about Rod Dreher???
When McGriddle gives her opinion it reminds me of Ders from Workaholics.."My dad says"
Matt sounds like he's going to have a stroke when screaming at Megan.
Too soon? No, not soon enough.
Shes a Dave Ramsey guy LOLOLOL
McGriddle’s analogy to cars driving (I think that may be a classic libertarian talking point, which would be even more baffling, but not 100% sure about that one) is so braindead. Like, she acknowledges the side of that coin which is convenient to her… Yes, we could drive 10 miles an hour & it would be safer. And it’s not even true that people couldn’t necessarily get to work on time— you’d just have to leave for work absurdly early. In any case, that’s one side of that. We can’t just make endless sacrifices in the name of safety, because there are other considerations to balance against it… But she ignores the flip side of that, which is pretty obvious if you think about it for 10 seconds… We already DO limit our speed to 45, or 50, or 60, or 70, or whatever, depending on the roads you’re using to commute to work… We COULD just floor it & drive to work at 130… But, weird, it’s almost like there’s some reason we don’t do that (& in fact have legislated some kind of standard for what speeds are acceptable on what roads to prevent those of us who have very bad judgement from trying to do so & endangering everyone around them)… Because the argument actually goes in both directions— there are factors you have to balance on both sides in order to come to a decent conclusion. It’s not enough to JUST say “fuck safety” or “fuck being able to make it more than 10 miles in an hour under optimal traffic.” You actually have to take all our needs into consideration & balance them in some way. The way she is arguing, you’d think we have no speed limit & that she literally does drive 110 everywhere she goes, because guess what… You WOULD get to work sooner that way… Until the day you slam into another car, or run a red light & get T-boned, or fly off a highway overpass when the turn is too tight for that speed. But requiring people to turn off their brains & forget half the equation is the name of her entire ideological grift.
1:20:27 Holy fuck lmfao Matt 🫡👑
"What if ya saved someone's life but they made an app that killed ya"
OH GOD YES
Love how angry Megan McMuffin makes Matt lmao
McShartle hehe
First. .yag m'I