Totally Gonzo - The Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism Community

The Right Reverend Hunter Stockton Thompson, Doctor of Divinity, at the Democratic National Convention, NYC, July 15, 1976. (Credit: Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images) Hey guys, I recently w...

https://totallygonzo.org/2023/12/08/trust-me-im-a-doctor-reverend-hunter-s-thompson-the-missionaries-of-the-new-truth-and-the-downfall-of-the-biggest-hallucinogenic-drug-factory-in-the-mid-west/

As we close in on election day in the most contentious and insane presidential election in living memory, one question that keeps popping up across the media landscape is this – “What would H...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/10/28/freak-power-the-ballot-or-the-bomb-is-the-documentary-that-hunter-s-thompson-has-long-deserved/

I had the honour of appearing at the Las Vegas Book Festival this year to discuss the legacy of Hunter S. Thompson, alongside Hunter’s son Juan F. Thompson who is the author of Stories I Tell M...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/10/27/appearance-at-las-vegas-book-festival/

Just learned that a book I contributed to won two awards. American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture was published last year and won the 2020 Outstand...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/09/12/book-i-contributed-to-wins-two-awards/

I was delighted to participate in this two hour panel discussion on The Hell’s Angels Letters with some of the best experts out there on Hunter S. Thompson. Here’s the lowdown on all involved...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/09/12/panel-discussion-on-the-hells-angels-letters/

I was honoured to recently contribute an essay to this fascinating new book by Margaret Harrell, alongside William McKeen, author of the excellent Thompson biography Outlaw Journalist, and Pulitz...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/08/28/the-hells-angels-letters-hunter-s-thompson-margaret-harrell-and-the-making-of-an-american-classic/

Hi folks, Really enjoyed reading this overview of how sports shaped Hunter as a writer. I had a chat with the author Bill Shea and he included a quote of mine in the piece. “One longtime observ...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/05/02/an-inside-look-at-how-sports-shaped-hunter-s-thompsons-gonzo-jourmalism/

Was delighted to give a guest lecture via Skype on Hunter S. Thompson with Professor Andrea Billups as part of her Feature Writing class in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting at Western Kent...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/02/24/guest-lecture-at-western-kentucky-university/

Had a great time on the Edge of Reality podcast with Charles Rivers recently. We talked everything from how and why I did a PhD on Hunter, Hunter’s legacy, the state of American politics and mo...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/02/24/hunter-s-thompson-the-21st-century-a-discussion-with-hunter-s-thompson-scholar-dr-rory-patrick-feehan/

Had a really enjoyable chat with Genevieve Walker of GQ Magazine before Christmas for an article that she was writing about how Louisville is embracing Hunter’s legacy. We talked for almost two...

https://totallygonzo.org/2020/02/23/interview-with-genevieve-walker-for-gq-magazine/