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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