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Iran-Contra: A Watergate Sequel – SOGA Part 4 (AE268)
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In this episode—Part 4 of The Syndicate, the Octopus, and the Gray Alliance—we look at how the Iran-Contra scandal was part of a bigger Zionist neoconservat
Long 9/11 (AE267 - Audio)
Aaron is joined by independent journalist and congressional candidate for Maryland's 4th congressional district, Sam Husseini.
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MKULTRA: THE BLACK BOX (AE266)
Max Arvo returns to discuss the origins and lingering mysteries of MKULTRA. His upcoming article on Project Artichoke and MKULTRA will soon appear on his Substack page, Secret Power.
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Watergate as Zionist Neocon Coup – SOGA Part 3 (AE265 - Audio)
In this episode—Part 3 of The Syndicate, the Octopus, and the Gray Alliance—we look at how Watergate was an even more spectacular example of how the emerging Zionist-led neoconservative coalition deployed political blackmail related to the JFK assassination and other deep political scandals to bend the US deep state to their will and advance Zionist goals.
This series expands on my 2025
The Floundering Empire (AE264)
Aaron and Bryce discuss recent political events with the sorry state of the US imperial project as the central theme.
Check out Bryce Greene's Newsletter!
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Avoiding Doomsday (AE263 - Audio)
Aaron is joined by Tonery and Professor Peter Kuznick to discuss political developments—including the rising chances for nuclear war and efforts to stop it!
Sign the petition: Appeal to Pope Leo XIV
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The JFK Assassination as Blackmail – SOGA Part 2 (AE262 - Audio)
In this episode—Part 2 of The Syndicate, the Octopus, and the Gray Alliance—we look at how the JFK assassination and other deep political scandals were deployed by Zionists to blackmail the US deep state and advance Zionist goals.
This series expands on my 2025 presentation from the 9/11 Turning the Tide conference. The working plan is for the series to eventually be transcribed and edit
The Syndicate, the Octopus, and the Gray Alliance - Part 1 (AE261)
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This is Part 1 of a series that expands on my 2025 presentation from the 9/11 Turning the Tide conference. The series will eventually be transcribed and edited for a journa
Israel vs. the CIA (AE260 - Audio)
John Kiriakou joins us to discuss the history of the CIA and its evolving relationship with “Israel.” Kirakou is the former CIA officer who famously blew the whistle on the agency’s illegal torture program.
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The Strange Assassination of Charlie Kirk (AE259)
Moe Tkacik joins us to talk about the absurdly suspicious circumstances surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination.
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Graham Platner vs. the Radlib/Corporate Lib Coalition (AE258)
Moe Tkacik joins us to talk about the MeToo takedown of Graham Platner.
Check out recent articles from Moe:
“The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump’s Potemkin Gas Stations”
“A Hole in the ‘Open-and-Shut’ Case Against Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Assassin?”
“Onward Christian Soldier”
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Lindsey's Last Stand (AE257)
Aaron and Bryce discuss the strange demise of Lindsey Graham, the Epstein Regime's resumption of hot war on Iran, Roger Waters on 911, and Graham Platner.
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Expanding War and the Feckless, Balkanized US "Left" (AE256)
In this Episode, Aaron and Tonery discuss wars in West Asia and Ukraine--as well as the Graham Platner affair and its implications for the US Left.
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The Forgotten American System (AE254)
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JFK, Dallas, and US Military Intelligence (AE255 - Audio)
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JFK: The Medical Evidence (AE253)
Aaron is joined by Dr. Gary Aguilar to discuss the JFK assassination medical evidence and its strange history.
Check out:
“Max Holland Rescues the Warren Commission and the Nation”
‘Warren Report: The Garrison Investigation’ (CSPAN debate between Aguilar and Holland)
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Finkelstein, the "Islamic Bomb," and More! (AE252 - Audio)
Finkelstein, the "Islamic Bomb," and More! (AE252)
Aaron and Tonery discuss Norm Finkelstein, conservative anti-zionists, BCCI, A.Q. Khan, and the "Islamic Bomb."
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The Israeli Exception (AE251)
Aaron and Bryce discuss recent political developments, including some spectacular examples of tolerated Israeli criminality.
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Epstien & Iran-Contra (AE250)
Aaron and Tonery are joined by Klonny of ParaPower Mapping to discuss Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in the Iran-contra meta-conspiracy. Check his recent article on the subject: "Jeffrey Epstein’s War and the PedoFash International (Pt. II): Iran-Contra and the Year of the Spy"
ParaPower Mapping is an auditory and prosaic cork board mapping the interlocks and hidden passages of the
Olof Palme: The Last Swedish Statesman - Part 5 (AE249)
We conclude (for now?) our series on the Olof Palme assassination with the great and iconoclastic scholar, Ola Tunander.
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JFK’s Killers and Michael Jackson(?) (AE248)
Monika Wiesak joins us to discuss her recent article, “JFK: Myth vs. Reality.” We also discuss her book on the King of Pop, Michael Jackson: The Man, the Music, the Controversy.
Monika is also the author of America’s Last President and Echoes of a Lost America: Unraveling the Murder of JFK.
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The American Exception in Winter (AE247)
Aaron responds to interview questions for a French-speaking Algerian audience.
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Olof Palme: The Last Swedish Statesman - Part 4 (AE246)
We continue with Part 4 of our series on the Olof Palme assassination with the great and iconclastic scholar, Ola Tunander.
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A Deep State of Confusion (AE245)
Aaron and Bryce discuss the current insanity of the flailing US Empire.
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KKMOUNTAIN, the CIA, and “Israel” (AE244) [TRAILER]
Max Arvo returns to discuss his Substack piece, "KKMOUNTAIN and the CIA-Israel Relationship." We also zoom out to discuss related deep political and historical issues. At the end, I add a much longer coda than I expected…
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Olof Palme: The Last Swedish Statesman - Part 3 (AE243 - Audio)
We continue with Part 3 of our series on the Olof Palme assassination with the great and iconoclastic scholar, Ola Tunander.
Check out his series of articles on the Palme assassination, beginning here: “The Killing of PM Olof Palme: Part I (DRAFT).”
Ola is Research Professor Emeritus with the Peace Research Institute in Oslo. He earned his doctoral degree in 1989 with a thesis on US
The Complicit Media (AE242 - Audio)
Aaron is joined by Robin Andersen, author of The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza.
Robin Andersen is professor emerita of media studies at Fordham University and an award-winning author of a dozen single- and co-authored books. Her work examines film, television, and media coverage of war, the environment, politics, and elections. She edits the Routledge
Olof Palme: The Last Swedish Statesman - Part 2 (AE241)
We continue our series on the Olof Palme assassination with the great and iconoclastic scholar, Ola Tunander. Check out his series of articles on the Palme assassination, beginning here: “The Killing of PM Olof Palme: Part I (DRAFT).”
Ola is Research Professor Emeritus with the Peace Research Institute in Oslo. He earned his doctoral degree in 1989 with a thesis on US Maritime Str
Olof Palme: The Last Swedish Statesman - Part 1 (AE240)
This episode kicks off our series on the Olof Palme assassination with the great and iconclastic scholar, Ola Tunander. Check out his series of articles on the Palme assassination, beginning here: “The Killing of PM Olof Palme: Part I (DRAFT).”
Ola is Research Professor Emeritus with the Peace Research Institute in Oslo. He earned his doctoral degree in 1989 with a thesis on US Maritime S
George Hunter White and the Creep State (AE239)[TRAILER]
Max Arvo is back to discuss his Substack piece, "George Hunter White: American Heretic, American Missionary." We also talk about the unfolding Iran War debacle.
Follow and support Max Arvo on Substack!
Music: "I Can't Seem To Think" by Mock Orange
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Iran-Contra as Watergate 2.0 (AE238)
Aaron and Bryce discuss the Iran War and how the Iran-Contra spectacle functioned as a Watergate 2.0 by effecting a realignment of US politics in which Zionist neoconservatism became hegemonic in the realm of foreign policy.
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Deep Politics and the Dying Empire (AE237)
Aaron is joined by Sean McCarthy, co-host of the Rocinante podcast, to discuss US Empire and the deep politics approach to understanding and explaining it.
Sean McCarthy is on Substack!
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“Thank You For Your Service!” (AE236)
Aaron is Joined by Luke Peterson to discuss his new book, The US Military in the Print News Media. Peterson is a professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The Takedown of BCCI (AE235)
Tonery Rogers returns to discuss her research on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), including the takedown of BCCI and the Epstein-BCCI links to Southern Air Transport.
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JFK & the Deep State – Jeffrey Sachs (AE234)
Professor Jeffrey Sachs joins us to talk about his book, To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace.
Jeffrey Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was also Special Advisor to United Nations Sec
Epstein Fallout - Gumby and Bryce Greene (AE233)
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Gumby joins Bryce and Aaron to discuss the life and times of Jeffrey Epstein as portrayed in the latest government releases.
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'One Battle After Another' and Liberal Fantasy Fiction (AE232)
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Aaron and Max Arvo discuss One Battle After Another —the 2025 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and based on the 1990 novel, Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. We recommend that people watch the film before listening since we don’t attempt to give any real syn
Epstein and the Vampire's Ball (AE231)
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Aaron and Bryce discuss the release horrific new Epstein material.
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A Free Press? (AE230)
Mickey Huff joins us to talk about Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2026.
Mickey Huff is the Distinguished Director of PCIM and Professor of Journalism at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. Huff continues to serve as the third director of Project Censored and as president of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation. He has been a professor of social scien
BCCI (AE229 - Audio)
Tonery Rogers joins us to discuss her research on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI).
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Narco Rubio? (AE228)
Moe Tkacik joins us to talk about her important article, “The Narco-Terrorist Elite: Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?”.
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The CIA and JFK Disinformation (AE227)
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Aaron is joined by Dr. Gary Aguil
Farewell to 2025! (AE226)
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Aaron and Bryce try to make sense of things at the e
AE225 - The West-Reich Cataclysm (AE225)
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Ola Tunander joins us to discuss his recent article abo
All the Post's Bullsh*t (AE224)
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Aaron and Max Arvo discuss All the President’s Men—the 1976
Imperial Brain Damage – BettBeat Media (AE223 - Audio)
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Aaron is joined by Peter and Karim of BettBeat Media to disc
Parallax Viewing (AE222) [TRAILER]
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Aaron and Max Arvo discuss The Parallax View—the 1974 fi
Deep State Slapstick – Bryce Greene & Aaron Good (AE221)
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Aaron and Bryce discuss the increasingly unraveling spectacl
Tucker United Against Big Tech – Nikki Forrester (AE220 - Audio)
Aaron is joined by Tucker United spokesperson, Nikki Forrester. Tucker United is a coalition of Tucker County, West Virginia residents and allies who have come together to stop the proposed Ridgeline Power Plant between Davis and Thomas. The power plant would provide energy for a massive data center to be run by a shady, out-of-state corporation called Fundamental Data.
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CIA Veterans and the Deep State – John Kiriakou and Barry Eisler
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Aaron is joined by two CIA veterans—John Kiriakou and Barry Eisler—to discuss the late imperial mania of the US deep state. John Kiriakou
Terms of Servitude - Omar Zahzah (AE218 - Audio)
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Aaron is joined by Omar Zahzah, the author of Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in
JFK, Dallas, and the Gray Alliance (AE217) [TRAILER]
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Aaron and Max Arvo discuss various aspects of the Gray Alliance, including a special focus on the presidency of John F. Kennedy and, o
Late Imperial Roadtripping – Sarah Kendzior (AE216 - Preview)
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Sarah Kendzior joins us to talk about the central topic of her writing in recent years—the collapse of US politics and society. Sarah’s latest book is The Last American Road Trip. Sarah is the author of They Knew: How a Cult
A Zionist Role in the JFK Assassination? (AE215 - Audio) 5 days ago
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In this episode, Jim DeBrosse and Asa Winstanley join us to discuss Jim’s new article, “Israel was part of the conspiracy to kill JFK.” Jim DeBrosse
Settler Madness – Cara MariAnna (AE214)
Cara MariAnna joins us to discuss Zionist atrocities in Palestine, specifically in the West Bank. Cara is an independent journalist and activist. Follow and support her work on her Substack page, Winter Wheat!
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UNLOCKED! The Fort Bragg Cartel – Seth Harp (AE212)
The Fort Bragg Cartel – Seth Harp (AE212)
Journalist Seth Harp joins us to discuss The Fort Bragg Cartel, his trailblazing new book on the endemic drug abuse, murder, mayhem, narcotics trafficking, and legal immunity of the US Special Forces milieu centered at Fort Bragg. The Fort Brag Cartel is currently being adapted into a series for HBO.
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Tucker Carlson’s Limited 9/11 Hangout - Sibel Edmonds (AE213)
Aaron is joined by Sibel Edmonds—an extremely important FBI whistleblower. Thanks to the Bush administration’s assertion of the state secrets privilege, Edmonds is the most gagged woman in US political history. She was the recipient of the 2006 PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award. Edmonds is also the author of two acclaimed books: Classified Woman: The Sibel Edmonds Story and The Lone
The Fort Bragg Cartel – Seth Harp (AE212) [TRAILER]
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Israel, Kirk, 9/11: Years of Lead (DCC98)
Aaron and Bryce are joined by Tonery Rogers, a PhD student of history, to discuss the recent 9/11 conference in D.C. which they all attended.
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Who's the Boss? (AE211) [TRAILER]
Aaron and Max Arvo discuss bizarre apparent war over the Gray Alliance--a crucial part of the obscure context behind Watergate.
Music: “The End of the World” by Mock Orange
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Can We Avoid Nuclear Doomsday? - Peter Kuznick (DCC97)
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The US or Zionism: Who’s In Charge? Lawrence Wilkerson & Gary Vogler (DCC96)
Lawrence Wilkerson and Gary Vogler join us to discuss and answer the question: Who controls US foreign policy in the Middle East—the US or Israel/Zionism? Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired US Army Colonel and former chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Gary Vogler is a retired US oil executive and served as the senior oil advisor to General Jay Gardner and Paul Bremer
JFK, LBJ, and Israel – James DiEugenio (DCC95 - Audio)
James DiEugenio joins us to discuss JFK’s Israel policies—as well as how and why LBJ reversed them! There article series is here: “The Debacle in the Middle East vs JFK”
Also check out:
Jim’s website: Kennedys and King
Jim’s latest book (ed.): The JFK Assassination Chokeholds: That Inescapably Prove There Was a Conspiracy.
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Casey
The Last of the WASPS (AE210 - Gray Alliance extra)[TRAILER]
Aaron and Max Arvo discuss Epstein and some important WASPs: the Colbys, George HW Bush, and his Bush's Secretary of State—James Baker.
Music: “Chrome Alligator” by Mock Orange
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Trump & Epstein: A Deep State Clown Show? (DCC94 - Audio)
Aaron and Bryce discuss the Trump's Epstein woes and the general insanity of the crumbling US Empire in early August 2025.
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Deep State in Disarray – Patrick Lawrence (DCC93)
Essayist and journalist Patrick Lawrence joins us to talk about our late imperial horrors. Subscribe to The Floutist (Patrick Lawrence’s substack) and follow Patrick Lawrence on Twitter/X!
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James Angleton: Clandestine Deep Statesman (AE209 - Gray Alliance extra)[TRAILER]
Aaron and Max Arvo discuss the notable new Washington Post article finally acknowledging the CIA’s now undeniable pre-assassination relationship with patsy Lee Harvey Oswald as well as James Angleton angles!
Music: “Payroll” by Mock Orange
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Deep State Narrative Collapse (DCC92 - Audio)
Aaron and Bryce discuss the late imperial insanity of mid-July 2025.
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MKULTRA Extended Universe (AE208 - Gray Alliance extra)[TRAILER]
Aaron and Max Arvo discuss the MKULTRA extended universe as well as the recent JFK assassination salon in which Max and I both participated.
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange
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USA: A Sociocidal Bonfire? – Charles Derber (DCC91 - Audio)
Charles Derber joins us to discuss his new book, Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations, and the Quest for Democracy. Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College. He has written 26 books on politics, democracy, fascism, corporations, capitalism, climate change, war, the culture wars, and social change.
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The Gray Alliance and JFK's Assassination (DCC90)
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This is an expanded version of the presentation I recently delivered (via Zoom) to a group of top JFK assassination researchers.
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AI and the Deep State – Peter Byrne (DCC89)
Journalist Peter Byrne joins us to discuss Military AI Watch. Hosted by Project Censored, Military AI Watch “exposes the hidden forces behind the AI arms race, the corporations cashing in, and the dire consequences for global security and democracy. Based on two years of extensive research, Byrne’s reporting sheds light on what powerful interests don’t want you to know.”
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'The System' and Dystopian Realism – Barry Eisler (DCC88 - Audio)
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Former CIA officer and bestselling author Barry Eisler joins us to discuss his new novel, The System. Here is what I wrote about the book:
The System depicts a fictionalized version of the late US Empire—an economic and military juggernaut now i
The Empire Strikes Iran—Iran Strikes Back! (DCC87 - FULL EPISODE)
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Aaron and Bryce discuss the outbreak of hot war in Iran, kicked off by a brazenly illegal Zionist assassination spree abetted by the US President.
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The Kennedys vs. Zionism – Ken McCarthy (DCC86 - Preview)
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Internet pioneer Ken McCarthy joins us to discuss his two books on the anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist foreign policies of John and Robert Kennedy.
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'JFK and RFK’s Secret Battle Against Zionist Extremism'
'John F. Kennedy Anti-Imperiali
Late Imperial Blues (DCC85 - Preview)
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We are joined again by John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer who blew the whistle on the agency’s illegal torture program.
Check out:
Substack: Loud & Clear with John Kiriakou
Deep Focus with John Kiriakou
The DeProgram Show
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The Deep Politics of Scorsese’s ‘Irishman’ (AE207) [TRAILER]
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Aaron and Max discuss the 2019 Martin Scorsese film, The Irishman. The film stars Robert DeNiro as an Irish-American hitman and Al Pacino as the notorious Teamster president, Jimmy Hoffa. The film is based on the book, I Heard You Paint Houses, by Charl
Syria as Pawn on Devil’s Chessboard (DCC84)
Aaron is joined by Ben Thomason. Ben recently earned his doctorate in American Cultural Studies from Bowling Green State University. His dissertation is entitled, Making Democracy Safe for Empire: A History and Political Economy of the National Endowment for Democracy, United States Agency for International Development, and Twenty-First Century Media Imperialism.
In this episode, we d
The Deep State’s Dead End (DCC83)
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Aaron is joined by US Army Colonel (Ret.) Lawrence Wilkerson. Wilkerson was chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell during the first George W. Bush administration.
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
‘Echoes of a Lost America’ – Monika Wiesak on the JFK Assassination (DCC82)
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Monika Wiesak joins us to give her first interview for her brand new book, Echoes of a Lost America: Unraveling the Murder of JFK.
I previously interviewed Monika about her first book, America’s Last President in American Exception Episode 101.
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, produc
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