Index

Every book about Washington has an index in the back, and everyone in town reads it first. This is the index for my show. It covers all 458 episodes, from the first ChrisCast in 2019 to the latest, with 1,773 headings for people, places, books, shows, arguments, and stories, 497 of them people. I named a lot of people over the years, and every one of them is here, surname first. Friends who only ever got a first name keep it, with a word about who they are.

The numbers are episode numbers, the same “Episode N of 458” at the top of every episode page, and each one links to that episode. Hover over a number to see the episode’s title. Big subjects, like guns, diet, heart health, aphantasia, and the deportation industrial complex, break into subentries. Recurring segments and the Curse of Strahd campaign are filed under series. The terms I define in the episode notes are in the glossary, and every episode in order is in the archives.

0–9

  • 1968 Washington riots, 136
  • 1970s and 2020s compared, 244
  • 1A (NPR), 292, 361
  • 22nd Amendment, 339
  • series: 24601 (Chris' origin story), 4, 6, 207
  • 4chan and Reddit, 194
  • 50 Cent, 66
  • 80/20 rule, 301
  • 8: A Collaborative Hypernarrative Fiction, 264
  • 9-1-1 (TV series), 187

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  • e-bikes, 175
  • early adopter, Chris as, 135
  • Easter, 232
  • Eastern Market, 154
  • eating disorders, 132
  • eBay, 232, 403
  • echo chambers, 218
  • eclipses, the eclipse trick, 59
  • Eco, Umberto, 225, 327, 420, 421
  • economic nationalism, 279
  • ecoterrorism, 188
  • Edelman, 202, 203
  • Edinburgh, pronunciation, 108
  • Eggold, Ryan, 74
  • Eid al-Adha, 152
  • eighty percent, the, 392, 393
  • Eisenhower, Dwight D., 149
  • El Al, 203
  • El Conquistador Resort, 238
  • Eldritch Knight, 236, 241
  • election of 2020, 19, 22, 38, 39, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
    • aftermath, 48, 49, 50
    • claims of a stolen election, 176
    • dismissed cases and standing, 255
    • election day, 43, 45, 47
    • fraud claims (Hammer and Scorecard), 58
    • polls and the shy Trump factor, 38, 45
  • election of 2024, 278, 279, 281
    • the mandate, 308
  • electric vehicles, 220
  • electrolytes and salt, 125, 126, 132
  • Elefante Marketing, 189
  • elephant and the sapling (parable), 176, 393
  • elite hypocrisy, 185
  • Elite Model Management, 340
  • elite universities, 188
  • elitism, 256
  • Elizabeth II, 106
  • Elizabeth II, death of, 106
  • Ellis Island, 398, 399
  • Ellis, Albert, 457
  • Ellison family media holdings, 452
  • emotions and culture, 114
  • empathy, weaponized, 322
  • enclaves, 381
  • encryption, 341
  • End of America, The (Naomi Wolf), 146
  • end times, 226
  • Enjeti, Saagar, 194
  • Enrique (D&D player), 446
  • Enter the Kettlebell! (Pavel Tsatsouline), 274
  • entitlements, 282
  • environmental history, German, 113
  • environmental movement, 233
  • epigenetics and inherited trauma, 333
  • Episcopal Church, 11, 446
  • Epps, Ray, 254
  • Epps-Addison, Jennifer, 50
  • Epstein files, 351, 356, 453
  • Epstein, Jeffrey, 259, 265, 328, 351, 356
  • equity versus equality, 302
  • Ernst Larnak (the Reeve), 406, 407, 412, 413
  • escalation ladder, 319, 385, 457
  • ESG, 208, 230, 374
  • eugenics
    • abortion, transition, and assisted dying framed as choice, 151
    • fears tied to abortion, 168
    • opt-in eugenics: childfree choice, nudging, and population decline, 144
    • self-segregation as the new version, 359
    • the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad, 370
    • versus harm reduction, 251
    See also overpopulation; childfree choice; abortion.
  • Eunice (AI co-host), 295, 296, 298, 299, 300
  • Euromaidan (2014), 307, 404, 405
  • evergreen content, 262
  • everyday carry and gear, 161, 164, 277
  • ex-girlfriend who modeled, 340
  • existential drift, 178
  • existential threat, 205, 231
  • Exorcist, The, 411
  • expedited removal, 320
  • explosive lenses metaphor, 418, 419
  • extremism, labels of, 198
  • Ezmerelda d'Avenir, 366

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  • La Rose, Louis, 57
  • Labor Day, 193
  • Lacan, Jacques, 354
  • Lader, Philip, 273
  • Lahaina, 182, 190
  • Lancet, The, 335
  • languages, learning, 77
  • larping, 196, 200
  • Latino USA, 185
  • Laura (F45 coach), 189
  • law enforcement officer, meaning of, 345
  • lawfare, 186, 193, 303, 317, 320, 322
  • Lazarus, Emma, 352
  • Le Pen, Jean-Marie, 136
  • Le Pen, Marine, 136
  • Lear, Norman, 398, 399
  • Leff, Lewis, 110
  • Left, the
    • how it lost the internet, 305
  • legitimacy, 438, 439
  • Les Misérables (Victor Hugo), 207, 298
  • Leshaun, Tai, 74
  • Levitt, Steven, 458
  • Levy, Ariel, 266
  • Lewis, C. S., 160
  • Lewis, Huey, 186
  • LGBTQ+ rights, 253, 331
    • fear of blowback, 168
    See also transgender issues.
  • libertarianism, 150, 158
  • liberty and safety (Franklin quotation), 192
  • libraries, 152, 165, 174, 181, 452
    • Shirlington branch, 187
  • Libs of TikTok, 168, 291
  • Libya, 307
  • lies by omission, 255, 300
  • Lim, Alfredo, 65
  • Limbaugh, Rush, 58
  • Linux, 219
  • Linux Mint, 446, 456
  • literary salons, 83
  • literature degree, 163, 354
  • Live Free or Die, 352
  • Live Free or Zoo, 352
  • live life not attached to outcome, 165
  • Liver King, 130
  • Liz (ex-girlfriend), 172
  • LMNT electrolytes, 245
  • lobbying, 246
  • lock picking, 223
  • lone blue whale, 210
  • Long, Huey, 146, 339
  • LoRa radio, 448
  • Lord, Jack, 152
  • Lorde, Audre, 60, 96, 336
  • Los Angeles riots (1992), 188
  • loud music in public, 185
  • Louder with Crowder, 299
  • Louis XVI, 338
  • Love on the Spectrum, 295, 296
  • low-res messiah, 296
  • Lubart, Todd, 128
  • Lucks, Matthew (Chris' cardiologist), 120, 130, 132
  • Luntz, Frank, 388, 389, 391
  • Lupin (TV series), 74
  • lurkers, 281
  • Lyon Hall, 209

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  • Machado, María Corina, 453
  • Machiavelli, Niccolò, 357
  • Macron, Emmanuel, 338
  • Madam Eva, 409
  • Madam Secretary, 290
  • MAF training, 201, 269
  • Maffetone Method (book), 63, 116
  • Maffetone, Phil, 63, 116, 201
  • MAGA as an orphanage, 294
  • MAGA as MGTOW, 301
  • MAGA as the You're In My Way party, 281
  • MAGA base, 356
  • MAGA coalition, 393
  • MAGAcrat, 301, 302
  • Magicians, The (TV and novels), 74
  • Magliozzi, Tom and Ray (Click and Clack), 361
  • mahu, 168, 251, 301
  • majors as minors, 301
  • making the world a better place, 57
  • Makuch, Ben, 164
  • Malcolm X, 145, 324, 400, 401
  • male gaze, 195, 334, 340
  • Mamdani, Zohran, 332, 336, 432
  • Mandalorian, The, 181
  • Mandel, Johnny, 69
  • Mandela, Nelson, 151
  • manufactured dissent, 333
  • Mao Zedong, 416, 417, 420
  • Maoism, 228
  • Marathon Navigator, 235, 248
  • Margulies, Julianna, 112
  • Marian devotion, 232
  • Mariel boatlift, 337
  • Mark (friend), 121, 130, 152, 172, 176, 185, 456, 458
  • "Marry Him!" (Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic), 272
  • marshmallow test, 355
  • Martikov family (wereravens), 412, 413, 414, 436, 437
  • Martina (Cyclebar Columbia Pike), 24
  • martyrdom, 410, 411
  • Marx, Karl, 416, 417
  • masculinity, 159, 334
  • masking (social), 290
  • mass incarceration, 252, 324
  • Mastodon, 156, 157, 221
    • abraham.su instance, 151, 446
    • white supremacist who said Chris isn't white, 358, 359
  • Mastodon and No Agenda Social, 121
  • materials versus energy, 376
  • Matrix, The, 348
  • Maui wildfires (2023), 182, 186, 190
  • mausoleum with Wi-Fi, 424, 425
  • Maxwell, Ghislaine, 351
  • Mayflower Hotel, 351
  • McCain, John, 404, 405, 457
  • McCarthy, Joseph, 270, 420, 421
  • McCarthy, Melissa, 74
  • McCarthyism, 303
  • McDonald, Audra, 112
  • McInerney, Thomas, 58
  • McPhee, Katharine, 74
  • Mean Girls, 334
  • mechanical keyboards, 219, 223
  • Medal of Freedom, 419
  • media and journalism
    • double standards on authoritarianism, 190
    • double standards on DC versus San Francisco, 388, 389, 390, 391
    • fact-checking bias, 243, 250
    • New York Times and Washington Post, 176
    • reading foreign and propaganda outlets, 218
  • MeidasTouch, 327, 328
  • memes.org, 364
  • memetics, 283
  • memory, 224
  • meritocracy, 158
  • Meritus Media, 365
  • Merkel, Angela, 256, 287, 399
  • Merlino, Joey, 58
  • MeshDC, 448
  • Meshtastic, 446, 448, 452
    • ABRA, an always-on router, 448
  • Mesquita, Batja, 114
  • Messiah (Netflix series), 232
  • messiness and cleaners, 128
  • Meta, 374
  • MetaNetwork, 331
  • metanoia, 354
  • MeToo, 374, 425
  • metrosexuals, 334
  • Mexico City, 107
  • Michelle (café crush), 224
  • micro.blog, 446
  • Microsoft Copilot, 276, 290, 292
  • midterm elections of 2026, 453
  • migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard, 119
  • Miles (high school friend), 168
  • military bases abroad, 158, 164, 344
  • military draft, 319
  • military-industrial complex, 360, 362, 447
  • Millionaire Next Door, The, 397
  • mimetic desire, 341
  • minimalism, 276
  • minimalist shoes, 169
  • Mira (friend), 224
  • Miriam's Kitchen, 285
  • Misha's Coffee, 184
  • misinformation and disinformation, 157
  • misogyny, internalized, 256, 258, 259
  • Mitford, Unity, 151
  • Miyamoto Musashi, 357
  • Mizuno Running, 365
  • MKUltra, 342
  • modeling industry, 340
  • Moleskine rowing log, 120
  • Moloch and Ba'al, 343
  • mom and apple pie, 370
  • Monaghan, Michelle, 232
  • mongrelfolk, 366
  • Monroe, Marilyn, 186
  • Monterroso, Augusto, 59
  • Montesquieu, 338
  • Montgomery, Dennis, 58
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 375
  • moon landing hoax theory, 140
  • Moonlighting, 458
  • moral absolutism, 368
  • moral majority, 186, 188
  • moral relativism, 191
  • Morrissey, 327
  • mortality, 220
  • Mosca, Gaetano, 67
  • Mossad, 318, 322
  • mother, Chris', 167, 168, 182, 185, 212
    • her death from cancer, 330
    • her love of The Apprentice, 339
    • marching against the Vietnam War while pregnant, 369
    • mystical experiences, 232
    • NPR English at home, local outside, 359, 361
  • Mount Ghakis, 449
  • Movable Type, 31
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 144
  • MS-13, 300
  • mujahideen, 300, 307, 338
  • Mulvaney, Dylan, 374
  • Murrow, Edward R., 270
  • musette bag, 219
  • Musk, Elon, 151, 158, 288, 295, 335, 351, 395
  • Muslim Americans, surveillance of, 145
  • Muslim neighbors, 152, 173
  • Mussolini, Benito, 149, 420, 421
  • musturbation, 457
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 185
  • MyFitnessPal, 245
  • Mystic Seaport, 190

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  • qualified immunity, 247

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  • Wag the Dog, 151, 161, 175, 355
  • Wag the Vanguard, 355
  • Wagner Group mutiny, 151, 190
  • Wahl, Ken, 318
  • Wakanda, 287
  • walking, 100, 111, 206
  • walking podcasts, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 170, 172, 173, 175
  • Wall Street (film), 403
  • Wallace, David Foster, 196
  • Wallas, Graham, 128
  • Walter Reed Community Center park, 152, 165
  • WAMU (NPR), 179, 185, 361, 452
  • war crimes, 206, 292
  • war on drugs, 438
  • Washington, DC, 92, 109
  • Washington, George, 338
  • watches, 235, 248
  • Weather Underground, 401, 447
  • Weehawken and Murray Hill, 4
  • Weimar Republic, 281
  • Weir, Darcy, 140
  • Welcome Back, Kotter, 399
  • welfare fatigue, 350
  • welfare queen myth, 332
  • WELL, The, 331
  • Wendy (ex-girlfriend), 172
  • werewolves, 347
  • West Bank settlers, 353
  • West Wing, The, 175
  • West, Cornel, 151
  • Westheimer, Ruth, 318
  • White Fragility (Robin DiAngelo), 308
  • White Noise (film), 131
  • White, Blaire, 168
  • whiteness, shifting, 358, 359
  • Whitman, Walt, 331
  • Whole Foods, 189
  • WikiLeaks, 342
  • Wikipedia, notability, 78
  • "Will We Tolerate Concentration Camps and Slave Labor?" (Steven Beschloss), 346
  • Will, George, 72
  • Willy Wonka, 342
  • Winfrey, Oprah, 456, 457, 458
  • Wiseau, Tommy, 68
  • Wizard of Wines winery, 436, 437
  • woke culture, 195
  • Wolf, Naomi, 146, 327, 328
  • Wolfe, Tom, 420
  • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, 293
  • women leaders, 287
  • working class, 278, 279, 310, 332
    • union dads leaving the Democrats, 339
  • Works Progress Administration, 360, 362
  • World Economic Forum, 299, 311
  • World War I, 416, 417, 418, 419
  • World War II
    • Soviet sacrifice, 338
  • WorldStarHipHop, 377
  • Wounded Knee, 327
  • wrestling, high school, 168
  • writing tools, 187, 219

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  • Yanukovych, Viktor, 404
  • Yellowstone supervolcano, 242
  • Yeltsin, Boris, 404
  • YMCA (Village People), 339
  • Yorktown, siege of, 338
  • you become what you pretend to be, 428, 429
  • you can't deprogram the willing, 302
  • Young Ones, The, 309
  • Your Morning Show with Michael DelGiorno, 301
  • YouTube, 229, 447

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  • zaddy, 334
  • zealotry and fanaticism, 54
  • Zelensky, Volodymyr, 228
  • Zen, 330
  • zero-sum thinking, 246
  • Zeus the Trump, 344
  • Zhukov, Georgy, 338
  • Zionism, 209, 217
  • Zuboff, Shoshana, 341
  • Zwift, 64

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