Season 8 Ep 1: AWFUL Hazing Stories Vol #3.

We’re kicking off the new season by diving headfirst into one of our darkest recurring series yet: AWFUL Hazing Stories, Volume 3. This time, we go beyond frat houses and also include the world of sports, exposing how so-called “team bonding” rituals routinely cross the line into humiliation, violence, and outright criminal behavior. From brutal high school locker-room assaults to college athletic initiations that spiral into sexual abuse, lawsuits, and even death, we break down some of the most disturbing hazing cases on record, and the institutional failures that allowed them to happen. Outside of hazing hell, the episode still brings the full FratChat chaos with listener emails, wild news, and more. PLUS, we react to a cultural face-plant involving Kid Rock and a Turning Point USA “halftime show,” unpack a Winter Olympics scandal the internet lovingly dubbed Penisgate, and tackle a listener dilemma about family, politics, and ICE. Plus, Not the Drag Queens is back this season, and this week we shine a spotlight on yet another “protect the children” loudmouth who turns out to be exactly who you’d expect: not a drag queen, not an immigrant, but a MAGA Republican arrested on child exploitation and weapons charges. New season, same unhinged energy. Welcome back, people! It's the Fratchat Podcast. Episode Sources: ESPN, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and the Instagram page @ReichWingWatch. Got a question, comment or topic for us to cover? Let us know! Send us an email at [email protected] or follow us on all social media: Instagram: http://Instagram.com/FratChatPodcast Facebook: http://Facebook.com/FratChatPodcast Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FratChatPodcast YouTube: http://YouTube.com/@fratchatpodcast Follow Carlos and CMO on social media! Carlos:  IG: http://Instagram.com/CarlosDoesTheWorld YouTube: http://YouTube.com/@carlosdoestheworld TikTok: http://TikTok.com/@carlosdoestheworld Twitter: http://Twitter.com/CarlosDoesWorld Threads: http://threads.net/carlosdoestheworld Website: http://carlosgarciacomedy.com Chris ‘CMO’ Moore:  IG: http://Instagram.com/Chris.Moore.Comedy TikTok: http://TikTok.com/@chris.moore.comedy Twitter: http://Twitter.com/cmoorecomedy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.