Three plus hours on subway and not one mention of YOGA mat bread!

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We have a Texas rendezvous with Seth Harp for a conversation about the Pentagon leaks, the state of the war in Ukraine, and some updates on Fort Bragg

Episode 285: War, Etc. [trailer]

This week we're discussing John Brown, as seen through the eyes of the late novelist, Russell Banks, in his novel Cloudsplitter. DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that Russell Banks's novel is a work of fiction, and is not meant to be read as a literal interpretation of history--and thus neither is our episode.

To help us work through it, we've enlisted the help of writer John Lingan, whose great book on Creedence Clearwater Revival is out now: https://www.amazon.com/Song-Everyone-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/dp/0306846713

And please support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Episode 288: Crazy White Boy University (w/ special guest John Lingan)

"Charting a different course in the Vietnam War to fewer deaths and a better end," muses a book review in the Washington Post. "The Vietnam War was begun in good faith, by decent people," a Ken Burns PBS documentary tells us. "The Iraq War Reconsidered," reads a headline from The Atlantic.

Often, especially when an anniversary of a U.S. invasion or withdrawal rolls around, we're told that the devastation wrought by the US war machine was complicated, flawed, but ultimately necessary if not beneficial. Sure, the United States has killed millions, destabilized power structures, wrecked communities and economies, lied about the reasons for doing it all, and drawn the ire of people throughout the world. But, in hindsight, many in U.S. media insists, a horrible act of war from a world superpower wasn't an unequivocal, deliberate, and needless crime against humanity, but somewhere between a misunderstood righteous cause and a bumbling, good faith mistake motivated by humanitarian concerns.

An ideological system of reassurance therefore emerges. Once wars are broadly viewed as either wrong or a "failure" in the popular imagination — as in the case of Vietnam and Iraq — a cottage industry of punditry and pseudo-history emerges in the subsequent years designed to soothe the egos of elites and muddy the waters of both memory and reality for casual media consumers.

Put another way: we all see a dead body on the floor, no one can doubt this. No one can reasonably argue the destruction of Vietnam and Iraq didn't happen. So, this cottage industry springs into action, on behalf of those that caused the death, working to get the guilty party a charge of third degree manslaughter rather than murder. It was an accident, they were mistaken, they had bad intelligence, they were driven by concerns for freedom and human rights.

After all, those who destroyed Vietnam remained in power well into the 2000s. And those who destroyed Iraq currently run our major publications, universities, nonprofits, and think tanks. They still even run the country itself. So the incentive to make sure they all plead guilty to third degree manslaughter rather than first degree murder is tremendous, otherwise, we’re just a country led by war criminals — and this simply cannot be. We need absolution. We must remain, when all is said and done, innocent.

On this week's episode, we’ll explore the war revisionism industry, breaking down five ways in which media seek to sanitize and justify even the most notoriously unpopular and horrific U.S.-led and backed wars — namely Vietnam and Iraq — as unpleasant, imperfect, mistaken, but ultimately incidental byproducts of a noble and righteous empire that, above all, meant well.

Our guest is The Intercept's Jon Schwarz.

Episode 181: US Media's 5 Most Popular Revisionist Tropes About the Iraq and Vietnam Wars

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We crawl across the DMZ and down the hole in the ground where North Korean defector Yeonmi Park’s massive cheeks bash us around like a pong ball. Plus we talk about the market incentives around defectors that brought someone like her to prominence.

Panel discussion from Nodutol — real stories from participants in KEEP (Korean Education and Exposure Program): https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/22363997

Episode 291: America's Sweetheart (trailer)

Will, Hesse and Dan Boeckner review 1956’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

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Movie Midset 04 Teaser - Invasion of The Body Snatchers

We are joined by Naomi Karavani and Michele Greenstein of Cargo Cult, the hot new podcast about BIG TECH. We discuss CIA gadgets, the trillion dollar coin, the debt ceiling, and Hannah Gadsby and we all get canceled for being Pablo-matic. 

CARGO CULT
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cargo-cult/id1687043930
@naomikaravani
@peopleconspire

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON + DISCORD
patreon.com/PODDAMNAMERICA

Pod-o-Matic w/ Cargo Cult

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Jared Fogle rose to the top by eating Subway sandwiches. His downfall came from a dog-fucker. In this episode we discuss the numerous crimes and sick lives of convicted pedophile Jared Fogle and his foundation full of perverts.

Episode 297: The Fogle Files Part 3 (trailer)

If there’s one thing that beautiful British Columbia needs, it’s more cults.  This week, the gang explores the volatile life of Edward Arthur Wilson, better known as “Brother XII.”  Wilson was an English mystic who wasted absolutely no time building a spiritual compound south of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.  Prepare yourself for Egyptian gods, hidden treasure, and heart problems as Brad Abrahams gently ferries us off to the De Coursey islands in search of gold.
 
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QAA's Website: https://qanonanonymous.com

Music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.

Episode 235: Brother XII

The former President attempts to paper over class conflict and leaves the viewer equal parts manipulated and confused. Joining us is friend of the show Maximillian Alvarez of The Real News.

News Brief: 2000s Zombie Neoliberalism Lives On in Obama's New Netflix Doc

QAnon is the source of many bizarre tales in the real world. But few are more bizarre than the tale of Romana Didulo, a Filipino-Canadian woman who claims to be the Queen of Canada. 

Since her appearance in 2020, Didulo has convinced many people that she is the monarch of Canada and also an alien. And that further, she is leading the fight against the worldwide cabal. She issues royal decrees, calls upon health workers and politicians to be executed, and convinces people that her government is making all public utilities free. 

Sometimes, it’s fine to be wary about calling a belief system or a group of people a cult. But in this case, it’s clear that this is a dangerous cult that has and continues to harm many people.

To get a real proper perspective on the state of Romana Didulo, we are joined for the third time by the world’s leading Romana Didulo expert, Mack Lamoureux. He recently published a fascinating and extensive report on the ongoing business headlined “What Happens When A QAnon Cult Leader Moves To Town” on Vice News.


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Music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.

REFERENCES

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7zzn9/qanon-queen-canada-nova-scotia-moves-in

Episode 237: The QAnon Queen of Canada Comes To Town feat. Mack Lamoureux

For hundreds of years the Rothschild banking family played a central role in conspiracist narratives. In the 19th century the Rothschilds’ massive wealth, war profiteering, connections to powerful governments, and pioneering banking strategies earned them well-deserved scrutiny. But myths about the Rothschilds eventually became a way to promote anti semitic attacks and disguise them as critiques of wealth and power. 

To help us separate fact from myth when it comes to the Rothschild family, we are joined by repeat guest Mike Rothschild (who, despite his name, is not related to the banking dynasty.) In our discussion with his upcoming book, Jewish Space Lasers:  The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories, we cover everything from the origin of anti-semetic canards, how the Rothschilds became a financial force in Europe, the evolution of Rothschild conspiracy theories, and a major 21st century financial scandal involving the Swiss arm of Rothschild & Co.

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QAA's Website: https://qanonanonymous.com

Music by Pontus Berghe.  Editing by Corey Klotz.

Mike Rothschild on Twitter
https://twitter.com/rothschildmd

Jewish Space Lasers by Mike Rothschild
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733925/jewish-space-lasers-by-mike-rothschild/

REFERENCES

Rothschild family to take Paris-listed investment bank private
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/rothschild-family-plans-take-its-paris-listed-investment-bank-private-2023-02-06/

1MDB: The inside story of the world’s biggest financial scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/28/1mdb-inside-story-worlds-biggest-financial-scandal-malaysia

Episode 243: Jewish Space Lasers feat Mike Rothschild

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