Looking back a half-century into the Hunter S. Thompson masterwork "Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" offers odd perspectives. In this episode of our ongoing series, looking at March of 1972, we find the famous violence and disruption on front-runner Ed Muskie's campaign train that landed our hero in hot water. (Spoiler alert: the "Man From Maine" does not fare well in these pages.) Also, Curtis offers some later-day updates on the "wild man" who actually caused all the Muskie train trouble. We also take note that Hunter sees the rise of George McGovern's campaign. Perhaps surprisingly, HST is not that much of an early fan.

It's been 50 years since Hunter S. Thompson went on the road for the articles that became "Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail, '72." Attentive readers may recall that the book is organized by months, and Curtis and Christopher begin a new occasional series that compares this election year to those days a half-century ago. The results are both frustrating and oddly comforting.

The Bobby Kennedy III directed "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," which is about Hunter's run for sheriff of Pitkin County, is apparently tearing it up on STARZ and recently hit Amazon Prime. We have one of the producers, Trey Terpeluk of Yo Productions, who joins Christopher and Curtis to discuss the film, his political childhood, discovering HST through a twisted vision of Washington D.C. and, oh yes (because we have no filters), his membership in the Dead Daddy Club.

Hosts Curtis Robinson and Christopher Tidmore answer listener questions about Hunter S. Thompson. Which book to read first? Curtis makes the case for The Great Shark Hunt, but the movies are also a great start. What's the truth about Hunter's advice column? Listen to find out.

That Time Paul Budnitz Won Tickets to The Hunter & Oscar Show!

Can we credit (or blame) a mid-80s HST Q&A in San Fransisco for our current rise in animated celebs? Oh yes, that's a thing and our guest Paul Budnitz of Superplastic studio is perhaps the world's top culprit. In an interview with hosts Curtis Robinson and Christopher Tidmore, Paul also admits to having once used autodial to win radio-station tickets. Plus, he sets Curtis straight on that whole kind-bud bicycle naming situation. (Photo credit: By Paul Budnitz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18227727)

Our hosts Curtis Robinson and Christopher Tidmore discuss Tucker Carlson, the famed Fox News host and wannabe Maine fishing guide, who includes his own Hunter S. Thompson story in "The Long Slide," his book about decades in media. It's a touching story of HST's influence, and a reminder of how truly polarized we are these days. Also, there's a hug that left an impression.

Hosted by Curtis Robinson and Christopher Tidmore and recorded in New Orleans, we start with announcement of a documentary about Hunter S. Thompson's oft-discussed campus "speaking" tours; and Matt Moseley reads a chapter from his new book, "Ignition," the one about running the media chaos for the Hunter memorial that shot his ashes out of a monster cannon.

We resume our weekly content production with a West Coast road trip, complete with catching the opening of the new HST film by Bobby Kennedy III, "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," which is available at Amazon Prime and other places. Our multi-part recording binge begins with returning champion Dan Dunn, of What We're Drinking With Dan Dunn fame, who you may recall is pretty much our West Coast co-host. From there Curtis Robinson visits with Paul Morgan, producer of "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," who plays the supporting character known as Undersheriff Ricks. Curtis then hosts the producers of a looming audio documentary about HST's run for sheriff, which is what the Aspen film also covers. In this segment (Part 4) our hosts turn to some surprises from those who were actually in the Aspen film, including two of the youngest members of the tribe.

We resume our weekly content production with a West Coast road trip, complete with catching the opening of the new HST film by Bobby Kennedy III, "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," which is available at Amazon Prime and other places. Our multi-part recording binge begins with returning champion Dan Dunn, of What We're Drinking With Dan Dunn fame, who you may recall is pretty much our West Coast co-host. From there Curtis Robinson visits with Paul Morgan, producer of "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," who plays the supporting character known as Undersheriff Ricks. In this segment (Part 3), Curtis hosts the producers of a looming audio documentary about HST's run for sheriff, which is what the Aspen film also covers -- so he basically demands they defend both that creative decision and their career choices. Then our hosts turn to some surprises from those who were actually in the Aspen film, including two of the youngest members of the tribe.

We resume our weekly content production with a West Coast road trip, complete with catching the opening of the new HST film by Bobby Kennedy III, "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," which is available at Amazon Prime and other places. Our multi-part recording binge begins with returning champion Dan Dunn, of What We're Drinking With Dan Dunn fame, who you may recall is pretty much our West Coast co-host. From there Curtis Robinson visits with Paul Morgan, producer of "Fear & Loathing in Aspen," who plays the supporting character known as Undersheriff Ricks. In this segment (Part 3), Curtis hosts the producers of a looming audio documentary about HST's run for sheriff, which is what the Aspen film also covers -- so he basically demands they defend both that creative decision and their career choices. Then our hosts turn to some surprises from those who were actually in the Aspen film, including two of the youngest members of the tribe.