There would be no Fight Club without Chuck Pahlaniuk, the diesel mechanic turned novelist who dreamed up the concept during a shift on the assembly line. In this episode we’re diving into the wild life of Fight Club’s author and the people, places and experiences that shaped his most famous creation, from his traumatic childhood to culture-jamming shenanigans in ‘90s Portland.

TRANSCRIPT: HERE

CREDITS:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Sabrina Fang and Taylor Jones

Production Assistant and Fact Checker: Stella Hartman

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Studio Direction and Theme Music: Dan Leone

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Editor: Jamie York

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable

Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna Levin

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara, Corinne Gilliard

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen and Eric Spiegelman 

Archival tape provided by: The Tim Ferriss Show and Armchair Expert

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