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Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma Treefort Media
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=== ABOUT THE SHOW ======
chin-wag: to have a chat, a friendly conversation.
Actor Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma, author and philosopher, join forces for a freewheeling series of conversations that dive deep (like, really, really deep) into the wilderness of the mind.
Featuring prominent guests from diverse fields, Chinwag is esoteric in the best way possible, as Paul and Stephen delve into anything and everything: Are we living in a simulation? What’s the most perfect sentence in literature? Is Bigfoot interdimensional? Science, the occult, philosophy, magic mushrooms… it’s all fair game!
Unexpected, hilarious, and maybe even profound — Chinwag is all about having a really, really good chat.
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Bonus-wag: More Moon Lore & Owning the Moon
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Paul and Stephen explore more moon theories…is the moon made of cheese? Might the moon be a spacecraft? Are we all descendants of moon-people? And can someone claim the moon?
All this and H.P. Lovecraft, burgeoning schools of space law, and real estate on the moon (not to mention Pluto!!)
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
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Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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SHOOTING THE MOON (CONSPIRACIES)
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Ever since they tackled the hollow earth, Paul and Stephen have wanted to talk about weird moon conspiracy theories.
Was the Apollo moon landing faked or was it really a movie set? Why does the American flag appear to be flapping on a windless moon? Where was Neil Armstrong’s camera in that famed picture and what about those eyewitness accounts of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin playing the slots in Las Vegas? And then there’s filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s interview with T. Patrick Murray that cast doubt on the whole thing.
Then, Stephen digs into the historical context of the moon and tells of a Syrian named Lucian who imagined a civilization of people on the moon who were at war with folks who lived on the sun! And then the centaurs come in! German astronomer Johannes Kepler and the Copernican view get a mention, ice on the moon, folklore connections from different cultures, legends like the Zulu story of reptilian men bringing the moon to Earth, and yes of course - hollow moon theories are explored.
Chin-term of the week: LUNAR PAREIDOLIA
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
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Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Mailwag: A Ghostly Life After Near-Death
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Deep into the Chinwag Mailbag we go!
Caroline writes about an incredible near-death experience that’s left her feeling like a ghost in her own life. Then, how almost dying can alter religious convictions and spiritual reality, DMT, the Bahá’í faith, and Victor Hugo!
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
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🚨🚨🚨 LIVE CHINWAG TAPINGS ANNOUNCED 🚨🚨🚨
CHINWAG is coming to a city near you!
Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Baseball, Religion & Renewal (with Alex Edelman)
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Part 2 of Paul and Stephen’s Chinwag turns to the religion of baseball with writer, comedian and passionate fan, Alex Edelman.
If Paul is gonna talk sports, it’s bound to be about its spiritual pull and ability to expand space and time. They’ll get into all of it: superstition, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych, the legendary Bart Giamatti, George Grella, how “home” is a concept and not a translatable word.
Then, baseball as a pastoral game and touchstone of American roots, and why the sound of baseball’s distinct silence on the radio is akin to a religious experience. Later, NASCAR and its roots in moonshine, hockey, boxing, bullfighting, and why sports today are like Bravo Housewives. All this, and the harrowing story of the time Paul saw The Palio, the legendary horse race in Siena.
Chin-word of the week: SISYPHEAN
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
Alex Edelman is a writer and comedian whose acclaimed Broadway one-man show Just For Us is now streaming on HBO Max.
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CHINWAG is coming to a city near you!
Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Mailwag: Aliens at the Movies & Theories on JFK
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We’re diving back into the Chinwag Mailbag!
Billy C. wants to know how Paul would like to see UFOs portrayed in films. Should paranormal encounters be big and fantastical, or what about - no special effects at all? Then, Paul’s got some obscure film recommendations and of course, Betty and Barney Hill, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky make an appearance.
Next, Chip writes in with a story about what happened in the ER after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. And somehow we’re onto Plato and off to the Chinwag races!
Don’t forget to Wag On!
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
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🚨🚨🚨 LIVE CHINWAG TAPINGS ANNOUNCED 🚨🚨🚨
CHINWAG is coming to a city near you!
Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Website: http://chinwagpod.fm
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod
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Spirituality, Rigor & Improv (with Alex Edelman)
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Paul and Stephen welcome brilliant writer and comedian Alex Edelman for a deep chinwag on spirituality, religion, improvisation, and paranormal leanings.
Listen as they dive right in with why the CIA should use Baby Shark in its interrogation program, the importance and virtue of repetition in the process of joke writing, the Socratic method in comedy, and how AI and Chat GPT will affect the future of humor. The conversation then turns to Romanian religious historian Mircea Eliade and the importance and need for rigor in religion. Then, the disappointing physical location of Armageddon, Jewish belief in an afterlife, why murder is mentioned in the commandments, and Alex’s biggest Judaism pet peeve.
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
Alex Edelman is a writer and comedian whose acclaimed Broadway one-man show Just For Us is now streaming on HBO Max.
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🚨🚨🚨 LIVE CHINWAG TAPINGS ANNOUNCED 🚨🚨🚨
CHINWAG is coming to a city near you!
Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼
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YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod
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Customer Reviews
Wag On and thanks for the sci-fi book recs!
One of my new favorites though I think I have listened since day one (or two). Thank you for the sci-fi book recommendations in a recent mini episode. I hit a few of the used book stores in the Harrisburg, Pa area and found a few. You should do an episode which touches on the Kecksburg UFO incident which is near Pittsburgh. Been to the site many times where the replica of the craft made and left behind by Unsolved Mysteries is proudly displayed. My wife grew up a few miles from there. Wag On!
Chinwag Rules
There aren’t any, which makes this stellar podcast well worth listening to. The seemingly unparalleled gravitas these guys have and the mystical topics they explore finally get the proper exposure they deserve. And they have great guest as well. Thanks Chinwag! #wagon #waggers #magical
A great paranormal podcast, frequently funny and self-aware
A podcast I didn’t know I needed, delving into topics I’ve always been interested in, like the occult, cryptids, ghosts, UFOs, and other esoterica in an unapologetic, endearing fashion. One of my favorite actors is the co-host, Paul Giamatti. It’s a nice surprise that he’s so interested in this stuff. I’m a bit skeptical, more of a “I want to believe” kind of person. I think the secret sauce is that Chinwag isn’t hosted by tinfoil hat wearing nutjobs, but two curious, thoughtful, artistic people with a relatable approach. The back-and-forth with co-host Steven Asma reminds me of my interactions with friends, family, and some past educators. It’s funny, self-aware, and laid back. I highly recommend this excellent podcast, my favorite right now. Maybe the astral plane for a future topic. Please get Guillermo del Toro as a guest some time!
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