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The Iron Dice | Germany's Q-Kingdoms

Hey peeps, 

dropping a little spontanous episode on ya before the holidays. At the beginning of this month, Germany saw one of its largest counter-terrorism operations of the post-war era happen. Those arrested belonged to a right-wing terrorist cell that had planned to send a group of armed men into parliament, take control and elevate a minor noble to the position of German monarch. The group these folks belonged to is part of the so-called "Reichsbürger"-scene that is similliar...

The Iron Dice | Matt Walsh & How Republicans Lost the Midterms

Hey gang,

got a new bonus episode for ya. Now that the Georgia Run-off is over, I can finally release my take on the mid-terms. Most angles on the midterms have been covered but I wanted to talk about how Republicans got dumpstered on Transphobia specifically. 

Starting in 2016 we'll take a look at the Republican onslaught on LGBTQ-Rights and how they got more and more extreme as we got closer to this years election. I don't wanna repeat too much of what I say in the episode ...

The Fight for the Republic #7

It's here!

The new FfTR show is finally done and folks, its a doozey. If you think you have seen the worst of violence following the German Revolution, the events I talk about in the new show take it to a new level. Its is also the first show of the series where I touch upon the origins or key moments in the birth of Nazism. One of those moments is the battle for Munich that this episode will g...

The Iron Dice | Thirty Years of Bad Vibes feat. Chris Wade

Hey!

Posted this a couple of minutes before but Patreon messed up the audio, sorry for the repost.

Got another show for ya today. I'm joined by CHAPOTRAPHOUSE's Chris Wade to talk about the violent birth of capitalism, dead presidents and thirty years of bad vibes.

Upcoming content this month is The Fight for the Republic Part 7 & most likely a bonus episode on the US. midterms.

Hope you enjoy!

Dan

P.S: Reminder that as a Patron, you can listen to the b...

The Iron Dice | Girlboss Fascism

Hey gang,

got a new bonus show for ya! With the far-right gaining all over Europe, I zoomed out a little bit to talk about what those gains mean and what the new right-wing governments in Sweden and Italy might look like (SPOILERS! not good).

There is some solace in the fact that Italy's new post-fascist prime minister might be too paralyzed by government disfunction to actually do that much harm to Europe as a whole but that is just my guess. I think its very interesting how now,...

The Iron Dice | Uprising in Iran feat. Assal Rad

Hey gang,

I have another interview for you today! In the wake of protests erupting all accorss Iran after the killing of a young  woman for wearing her headscarf too loosely, I'm talking to Assal Rad. As Research Director for the National Iranian American Council and  historian for Middle East History, she provides us with unique insight into these protests and Iran more broadly.

I'm gonna have another Patreon-only bonus show for you next week, talking about elections in...

The Iron Dice | America's Coming Weimar Moment

Hey folks,

Got another show for ya. I'm gonna upload a video version of this to the "Three Arrows" YouTube channel as well but lots of you are now listening via the High Roller feed so I'm gonna put it here as an audio file.

While I'm working on the next FftR episode, I took a shot at talking about something I hear a lot in the context of the podcast, namely the question is the US. in a similiar state as Weimar Germany was in its time. But instead of looking for similarities that ...

The Iron Dice | War Dogs feat. Dylan Burns

Hey gang,

dropping a little suprise episode for ya inbetween. It's been a while since we talked about the war in Ukraine and its wide-reaching implications on Europe and the United States. This time I was lucky enough to be joined by someone on the ground in Ukraine who is able to offer a whole different perspective on this war.  More of a conversation than an interview, we got into how the war has changed, wether Europe can hold on to sanctions in the face  of a mounting ener...

The Iron Dice | US. Politics: The Vibe is in Shambles

Hey gang,

new bonus show dropping in for ya. I apologize for the delay on this one that is due to covid slapping me around pretty bad. Now I'm up and running again. I've somewhat dreaded talking about US Politics in detail again for reasons talked about in this episode but I feel like sometimes you just gotta let things out. 

As such this episode turned into a bit of a rant but I hope to counter-balance that with a couple of future guests I plan on having on. As we approach t...

The Fight for the Republic #6

Hey all,

just wrapped the new FftR episode any if you couldn't already guess, we're getting close to the end of this series. In part 6 we take a look at the fallout of the failed Spartacist Uprising and how it connects to the ultimate downfall of German democracy in the early thierties. 

With Germany signing the treaty of Versailles in the next episode, the founding-phase of the Weimar Republic comes to an end and I feel thats a good point to wrap things up. That doesn't mean...

The Iron Dice | French Election: Alien Vs. Predator 2022

Hey folks,

dropping a little bonus show on the French Election and a bit of French history. With the far-right Marine Le Pen getting another shot at the presidency of Europe's second biggest economy, I take a look at how we got here and what he might expect to happen the coming sunday. Also talking a bit about how Macron ran as a (somewhat) progressive reformer but ended up governing to the right of center. I'd love to hear some of your feedback on what exactly you would like these bonu...

The Fight for the Republic #5

Hey gang!

New FftR show is done! After tension has been ramping up in Berlin, in this episode we see that tension explode. The revolutionaries brace themselves for the "final confrontation between the workers and capital" as Liebknecht says, while the right is desperate for their "hour of reckoning".

I really wanted to dig into the "Spartacist Uprising" and how that is was a much more de-centralized thing which added to how it turned out. Since we're not gonna cover the entire Wei...

The Iron Dice | Bonus Episode #6: Russia Rolls The Iron Dice II feat. Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Hey everyone,

as Russia marches into Ukraine, I felt like there was a lot unsaid on the last show we did on this topic. Of course things change very fast at the moment so part of the last episode was outdated after merely a day. Now that we're actually seeing the scenario of a full blown invasion play out in Ukraine, I was lucky enough to secure two guests for the podcast that can help us make sense of what is going on. Not just on the ground but also in the conversation surrouding thes...

The Iron Dice | Bonus Episode #5: Russia Rolls The Iron Dice

Hey folks,

so while I'm working on finishing "The Fight for the Republic Part 5" I wanted to do a show going over the current Ukraine-Crisis. Only a couple of hours ago, Russia has announced it is deploying military forces into the Ukrainian break away regions. This might pave the way for Russia aiming to annex another park of Ukraine and a hot conflict at Europe's border.

While writing this show I wanted to go over what is happening, why is it happening and how do we move from he...

The Iron Dice | Bonus Episode #4: Monsters of Weimar

Happy Holidays!

I'm bringing you a new bonus show just in time for Christmas. Initially I was gonna place the next installment of "The Fight for the Republic" under your digital tree but university and another project I'm working on forced me to reshuffle a bit. 

Instead of solely focussing on the political side of things, this one takes a look at a facet of culture during the Weimar years, specifically the flood wave of serial killers sweeping the country after the end of Wo...

New Video: How the U.S. Keeps Losing its Wars

Hey gang,

YES! It's true. I've finished a new video. Don't really have a special reason for why this is a video and not a podcast episode except feeling like I wanted to make a video again. Also this gave me the chance to commission some great animation work for this one.

Instead of making a debunking vid, I tried to focus this video around a specific question like "How come the U.S. is so powerful on the world stage but has to take L after L in the realm of foreign policy?" The r...

The Iron Dice | Bonus Episode #3: Vibe Election

Hey gang,

dropping a little spontaneous bonus episode on ya. Just had a few things to say about the German election on Sunday. I also dive into the newly announced military alliance between the US, UK and Australia a bit and the Afghanistan withdrawal. Not sure I had enough to say for a full bonus show but I'd rather put something out there now, rather than have you waiting longer for a bigger thing thats gonna be even more dated.

Reminder that you can listen to the bonus feed on ...

The Iron Dice | The Fight for the Republic #4

Heyo,

new podcast show! We're really getting close to things popping off in the German Empire, so with this one, I wanted to make sure to lay the proper groundwork before we get into the carnage.

Going to drop another piece of content this month which will be a YouTube Video talking about US. Foreign policy and why it fails so often. Additionally, after the German election later this month, there will be an Iron Dice Post-Game Bonus show talking about the election.

Thank you...

Just checking in on ya

Hey folks,
just letting you guys know what's up real quick and that I'm not dead ha.
So apart from getting away for a few days I've been working on the next "Fight for the Republic" series. The new episode, which should be out in <Two weeks focuses on the hysteria and fear of an imminent far-left takeover that is exploding around the country. We'll talk about what Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg are up to, how the government tries to stabilize everything and the formation of the infam...

The Iron Dice | Cutting Through the Noise feat. Derek Davison

Hey gang,

I got a new podcast episode for ya. I'm joined by Derek Davison of Foreign Exchanges to talk Biden foreign policy so far and cutting through the noise on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Hope you enjoy!

You can follow Derek on twitter (https://twitter.com/dwdavison) or check out the Foreign Exchanges newsletter under fx.substack.com

P.S: Don't forget that as a Patron you have access to the HIGH RO...

The Iron Dice | Bonus Episode #2: The Post-Merkel World

Hey gang,

Sending the new bonus episode your way! It's an election special where I talk about Merkel's departure and Germany's political landscape in more detail than I usually do. We have a federal election coming up, so there is a lot to talk about.

Why are the German Social Democrats so awful? Why is East Germany so much more right-wing, and why do people keep voting conservative? All questions I talk about in this episode. I plan to do more political shows but mainly as bonus ...

The Iron Dice | The Fight for the Republic #3

Hey gang!

Dropping an all new Iron Dice for ya. Continuing the Fight for the Republic Series I talk about a German Empire on its knees trieying to find a way out of the conflict. While mistrust among the Allies grows, the scene is set for a peace that merely puts a pause on the slaughter...... very omnious right?

Some people have asked about what upload ratio to expect for the Podcast and for now I want to do a minimum of two episodes every 4 weeks. That would be one re...

The Iron Dice | Bonus Episode #1: What's in a Coup?

Hey folks,

today I have the very first bonus episode of The Iron Dice for you. On some of these, it will just be me giving you my two cents but there will also be episodes where I'll have guests on. I'm not quite sure what the best way is of getting these to you. I can establish a custom RSS feed just for you guys or keep uploading them here or both. Let me know what works best for you.

You might also notice that some Patreon tiers got renamed/unpublished. That's mainly to give pe...

2020 WrapUp and Thank You Message

Hey folks,

just wanted to do a quick recording giving you my thoughts on the year and to say thank you for support and everything else. 

Happy Holidays and see you in 2021!!!

All the best,

Dan

P.S: My apologies for the excessive use of "uhm", "so" and "if that makes sense"

New Podcast Episode!

Hey gang,

I got a new podcast episode out. Although it's not live for everyone yet. This one got almost twice as long as the first one but that's okay. I know you folks don't mind the length. I have a lot more to say about the podcast and the content coming in 2021 but I'll probably just record a video to talk about it in a bit more detail. The new podcast episode deals with the German Revolution and sets up the eruption of political violence that is to come. Let me know what you think ...

NEW VIDEO: COUP WATCH 2020

Hey folks,

just a very short vid giving you my thoughts on the election. I didn't include the credits in this one because I hope I can unlist it in two weeks..

Luv ya,

Dan

NEW VIDEO! (sort of) | "The Iron Dice" Announcement

Hey guys,

I'm back, dropping some new content! And this is really something new. But before I get into that, let me just talk a bit about my motivation for branching out a little bit with this one.

If you don't care, here's the TL;DR: Got frustrated, started a podcast.

The long version is that I got increasingly frustrated while writing scripts for new videos in the last two months. Remember that Iraq-War video I talked about? That's actually a good example....

Content Update August 2020

Hey gang,

How's it going? Hope you enjoyed the last video. Not gonna lie, the current mood in the US. has me being a bit of a doomer right now. I feel like a lot of people currently get this encroaching feeling that everything is going down the drain. The upcoming election in the US. has me being kinda uneasy as well since Biden is far from having this in the bag IMO. I'm lucky enough to be located in Germany rn but, I don't know, it's weird. I already thought about adding a channel to ...

New Video: Was Every German Soldier Bad? - A Response

Hey folks,
Its finally here! I've been working on this video for quite some time now and I'm glad the Patreon version is finished.
This is a video that a bunch of people have been requesting ever since I started the channel but I wanted to wait for a proper tie-in into current politics. I think when looking at the problem of police violence and racism in the US. and Germany's ongoing struggle against extremists in the military, its worth talking about this issue and what lessons we can ...

New Video: The Easy Answers of YouTube Conservatism feat. Ben Shapiro

Hey Patreon-pals,
Its been too long. At least I dont come with empty hands. Besides bringing you a new vid, I have a couple of announcements for you.
Firstly, I'm roughly gonna go back to the old upload schedule. From my perspective, this year has been much worse compared to last year when I weigh the effort put in against the actual video at the end. At the beginning of this year I wanted to try leaving the deadline for a video a bit more open than before with the goal of working on a ...