That would have been way more fun. Their live shows started selling out, and in they published a best-selling book. Their irreverent humor, edging into hyperbolic surrealism, and hyperliterate delivery brought listeners in, but their message kept them coming back. They were sardonic, not cynical. They spoke to a socialist impulse that had been largely repressed in mainstream media since the Cold War.
And their mission sharpened as Sanders prepared to run again. They urged listeners to travel to early primary states to canvas for Sanders. Many in the more than strong audience at their Iowa show on the night of the caucuses had crossed state lines.
Even then, they knew Sanders was up against a powerful Democratic Party machine. Chapo was never going to blindly fall in line behind whoever the Democratic Party anointed in They will hang out anyone to dry. In May , weeks after Sanders dropped out of the Democratic primary and New York issued a shelter in place order, Chapo too found itself short of answers. It just relieved a lot of pressure.
Even Felix, the total homebody, he came out. After it was gone, it did. We were staying together for the kids. Months later, in May , Chapo sent subscribers a statement announcing that Cass was no longer a cohost.
Nevertheless, she asked Cass about it. At the end of that June, Gray put out a statement. In late , he was considering Cass to be one of the groomsmen at his wedding. I have to let you go from the group. As one cohost fell away, another struck out in a new direction. She started a Hollywood production company called ColdFeet. In , Menaker talked about expanding Chapo into a site with videos and blogs, but ColdFeet was more than a pivot to video.
