Gladio Free Europe

Everybody’s been talking about The Northman, so we decided to talk about it even more. We break down the meticulous research Robert Eggers put into this movie. From Norse mythology to the details of Viking slavery, Scandinavian state formation, and material culture, we cover the bases to allow our audience to appreciate what a truly alien world this was.

Hosted by Liam, and Russian Sam.

Our interest in 1960s radicalism has lead us back to North Korea, this time by way of the Black Panther Party. Using Eldridge Cleaver's memoir Soul on Fire as our guide, we discuss the links between Black radicalism and Cuba, China, and North Korea.

The documentary about Eldridge Cleaver in Algeria is available on youtube.

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Hosted by Liam, and Abram.

We meet with lifelong New Yorker Derek Putin to discuss Serpico, a story of sleaze and scandal in the 70s NYPD. We talk about the iconic 1973 movie starring Al Pacino and the man who inspired it, a rare good cop who's crusade against corruption earned him a bullet in the face...

Kevin rejoins us to tell the story of Mandate Palestine through the travails of international diplomacy, as well as the regional developments that unfolded once the British embraced the Balfour Declaration as policy. We explain the workings of the mandate system, the escalation of violence between the Palestinians and Zionist settlers in the early 1920s, and more.

Part 1 of our Mandate Palestine discussion

Hosted by Russian Sam, Halal Sam, and Kevin.

We take a look back at a time when the ghosts of men were possessing spirit mediums all over the country to tell tales of life on the other side. From Mark Twain writing a new novel, to Thomas Paine endorsing spiritualism, to Jesus writing an autobiography, it was a time when it felt like everyone was coming back from the dead and getting a book deal...

Our friend Kevin is back to discuss Palestine for our Interwar Series from the late Ottoman period, to the first World War, to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire.

Further Listening: E20 - Zionism, E34 - The Time That Remains

Hosted by Russian Sam, Halal Sam, and Kevin.

Our good friend Jern joins us from Ohio for a discussion about the interwar reanimation of America’s most notorious terrorist organization: the Ku Klux Klan. Jern tells the story of the working-class Ohio immigrants who formed their own secret society known as the Knights of the Flaming Circle to oppose white supremacy and kick the Klan out of the Buckeye state.

Hosted by Liam, Russian Sam, and Jern.

Fritz Lang’s first talking picture, M tells the story of a town shaken by a string of serial murders by a killer who targets young girls. This Weimar era film stood out as one of the most well crafted movies to date upon release. We talk about it, the director, and the German movie industry it was made in.

Hosted by Liam, and Abram.

In early 1919 Lenin said, “We have never been so near to global revolution as we are right now” and he was absolutely right. What he didn’t realize was that the world, or at least the West, would probably not come so close again.

We’re joined by our friend Brendan to discuss some of the various small-time revolutions and revolutionaries in Europe and the Americas, their impact on world socialism, and the response the elicited from the liberal world order...

Grab your throwing-axe because we're going deep into barbarian territory for this episode on the birth of the medieval world. Continuing from last month's discussion on the Late Roman Empire, this week we've recruited archaeogenetic shield maiden Natasha to help us understand the origins and impact of a culture who conquered half of Europe and might just be the most successful barbarians of them all.

Hosted by Liam, Russian Sam, Halal Sam, and Natasha.