Joel Rose is the author of such acclaimed novels as Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster and The Blackest Bird. He is also a dear and close friend of the late, great and very much missed Anthony Bourdain. Their friendship was also a creative partnership. Together they co-wrote The New York Times bestselling graphic novel Jiro Dreams of Sushi and its prequel Get Jiro! Blood and Sushi. Joel and Anthony's final project together is the new graphic novel Hungry Ghosts.

Joel and Chauncey reflect on Anthony Bourdain's life and why he is so beloved by legions of fans around the world. Joel also explains Bourdain's life philosophy, how they met and became such close friends, Bourdain's strength through vulnerability and what they learned from each other.

Joel and Chauncey also bond over their shared working class origins and present, appreciating their fathers' wisdom and examples, as well as navigating through financial insecurities and fears.

During this week's podcast Chauncey explains, again, why it was no surprise that Brett Kavanaugh and the Republicans were able to win the Supreme Court and con and intimidate the Democrats and so many others in the news media and among the public.

Chauncey also cuts a promo on cowardly and weak Democrats such as Cory Booker and other people who actually believe that we should love Donald Trump's voters and other Republicans because they are our "fellow Americans".

At the end of this week's podcast Chauncey shares a very important essay from The New Yorker which details in precise terms how Donald Trump is a political magician and illusionist.

SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW 

• Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Hungry Ghosts’ Is Not for the Faint of Heart
• Joel Rose books
• Anthony Bourdain’s Literary Legacy in 13 Books
• Inside 'Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi' Anthony Bourdain's Newest Comic Book
• The untold truth of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
• Has Backing Kavanaugh Really Lost The GOP The Women’s Vote?
• What most disqualifies Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court
• Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father Donald Trump’s tax ‘fraud’ was exposed - and no one cares
• Donald Trump on Democrats: "You Don't Have to have Matches to be an Arsonist"

IF YOU ENJOYED THIS WEEK'S SHOW YOU MAY LIKE THESE EPISODES OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW AS WELL

Ep. 188: Timothy Snyder on How Donald Trump is Hurting White People in Order to Stay in Power

Ep. 174: Yascha Mounk on the Rise of Trump and the Decline of Western Democracies

Ep. 142: Jason Aaron on Writing "Star Wars", "Southern Bastards", and Reflections on the South

Ep. 135: Scott Snyder Shares His Thoughts on Writing Batman, Politics, and "Diversity" in Comic Books

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