State of the Exception - January Update (Audio)
Aaron and Seamus offer an AE update and answer some patron questions.
2023-02-02 19:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Episode 102: Strange JFK Coverage w/James DiEugenio
We speak with James DiEugenio, the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for digita...
2023-01-29 21:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 101: The Last President w/Monika Wiesak
We speak with Monika Wiesak about her excellent new book America’s Last President: What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Musi...
2023-01-25 20:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary Zoom Update/Q and A Session!
Our monthly Light Bringer Zoom session is coming up soon. We'll give some updates and answer patron questions. Please put your questions in the comments below!
2023-01-25 18:38:28 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 100: McJihad in the Balkans
We are joined by Kit Klarenberg and Tom Secker. As GrayZone UK Editor, Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist whose work explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Tom Secker is a British-based journalist, author, and podcaster. His specialties include the security services, Hollywood, propaganda, censorship and the history of terrorism. Tom Secker’s w...
2023-01-21 19:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Meaning of the Missile Crisis (EDS 24) - Video
We look at the existential issues raised by the Cuban Missile Crisis. This is the 24th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Again I am joined by series co-host 2023-01-17 17:01:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 99: The Meaning of the Missile Crisis (EDS 24)
We look at the existential issues raised by the Cuban Missile Crisis. This is the 24th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Again I am joined by series co-host 2023-01-17 16:36:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 98: Propaganda!
We are joined by Dr. Piers Robinson, founding editor of Propaganda in Focus. We discuss a number of topics, including his 2022 article, "Cock-up or Conspiracy? Understanding COVID-19 as a ‘Structural Deep Event"...
2023-01-13 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostCrossTalk | Kiev’s Fascist
I went back on Crosstalk:
The Kiev regime has a Nazi problem its western backers don’t want you to know about. Stepan Bandera, a Nazi collaborator, is celebrated in Ukraine as a national hero. However, the historical record is clear – Bandera and his associates are alleged to have committed genocide against Poles and Jews during World War II. The West is largely silent about this.
CrossTalking with Garland Nixon, Aaron Good, and Adriel Kasonta. 2023-01-11 18:31:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Mongoose and Missiles (AE97; EDS 23) - Video
We look more at JFK’s Cuba policies—specifically Operation Mongoose—and how these policies led to the Cuban Missile Crisis, which we also begin to discuss. This is the 23rd installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. 2023-01-08 19:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 97: Mongoose and Missiles (EDS 23)
We look more at JFK’s Cuba policies—specifically Operation Mongoose—and how these policies led to the Cuban Missile Crisis, which we also begin to discuss. This is the 23rd installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. 2023-01-08 17:57:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 96: Of Course They Knew w/Sarah Kendzior
Sarah Kendzior joins us to talk about her book, They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent. She is also the author of 2023-01-04 16:29:08 +0000 UTC View Post
State of the Exception - December Update (Audio)
Aaron, Seamus, and Dana are joined by Ben Norton. There's an AE update, some patron questions, and Ben Norton provides an excellent overview of the nefarious coup regime now ruling Peru!
2023-01-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostState of the Exception - December Update (Video)
Aaron, Seamus, and Dana are joined by Ben Norton. There's an AE update, some patron questions, and Ben Norton provides an excellent overview of the nefarious coup regime now ruling Peru!
2023-01-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostProgress and Imperial Reaction in Latin America (AE95; EDS 22) - Video
We look at JFK’s conflicting Latin America policies—specifically the Alliance for Progress and his Cuba policies in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. This is the 22nd installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. 2022-12-28 16:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 95: Progress and Imperial Reaction in Latin America (EDS 22)
We look at JFK’s conflicting Latin America policies—specifically the Alliance for Progress and his Cuba policies in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. This is the 22nd installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. 2022-12-28 16:12:10 +0000 UTC View Post
December Zoom Update/Q and A Session!
Our monthly Light Bringer Zoom session is coming up soon. We'll give some updates and answer patron questions. I will likely be joined by Ben Norton and Seamus. Please put your questions in the comments below!
2022-12-23 21:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostRemembering Lance deHaven-Smith (1951-2022)
I co-wrote this tribute to Lance deHaven-Smith with my friend and colleague Matthew Witt.
2022-12-23 19:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 94: Unconventional Warfare in Korea? w/Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye joins us to discuss a controversial topic—the alleged US use of biological weapons in the Korean War. A retired psychologist turned blogger and forensic historian, Kaye is the author of Cover-up at Guantanamo and a number ...
2022-12-23 17:55:18 +0000 UTC View PostJFK vs. Wall Street (AE93; EDS 21) - Video
We examine how JFK dealt with Wall Street and the domestic US economy—with a special focus on his showdown with US Steel, aka “The Corporation.” This is the 21st installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Aga...
2022-12-20 18:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 93: JFK vs. Wall Street (EDS 21)
We examine how JFK dealt with Wall Street and the domestic US economy—with a special focus on his showdown with US Steel, aka “The Corporation.” This is the 21st installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Aga...
2022-12-20 17:25:50 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 92: What is the CIA Hiding About Lee Oswald? w/Jefferson Morley
We talk with Jefferson Morley about the latest developments in the JFK assassination—specifically the documents which were released in part yesterday, Thursday the 15th of December. Unsurprisingly, the CIA is still withholding many documents, after 59 years and counting.
Jefferson Morley is a Washington author and veteran journalist whose novelistic non-fiction books explore untold chapters in...
2022-12-16 22:53:55 +0000 UTC View PostJFK and the Third World (AE91; EDS 20) - Video
In this video version of the episode, we look at how JFK approached the so-called Third World—looking at Rostow’s modernization theory as well as African and Indonesian cases. This is the 20th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State.<...
2022-12-12 22:32:17 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 91: JFK and the Third World (EDS 20)
In this episode, we look at how JFK approached the so-called Third World—examining Rostow’s modernization theory as well as cases in Africa and Indonesia. This is the 20th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State....
2022-12-12 18:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 90: USUK Imperial Misadventures
Aaron is joined by Grayzone UK Editor Kit Klarenberg—an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. They discuss three of Kit’s recent articles:
Abby Martin & Oliver Stone: Down the JFK Rabbit Hole
Now hosted here thanks to YouTube's censorship: the fantastically produced Empire Files episode featuring Abby's interview with Oliver Stone from American Exception 18!
2022-12-05 18:45:29 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 89: JFK: Out of the Frying Pan in SE Asia (EDS 19)
In this episode, we look at how JFK approached American policy in SE Asia in 1961—the first year of his presidency. Specifically, we look at how handled Laos and Vietnam during this time—culminating in his November 22, 1963 NSAM which increased military support and training for South Vietnam, even as JFK resisted enormous Pentagon/CIA pressure to commit US ground troops.
This is the 19th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new ...
2022-12-04 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostOut of the Frying Pan Into the Fire (AE89; EDS 19) - Video
In this episode, we look at how JFK approached American policy in SE Asia in 1961—the first year of his presidency. Specifically, we look at how handled Laos and Vietnam during this time—culminating in his November 22, 1963 NSAM which increased military support and training for South Vietnam, even as JFK resisted enormous Pentagon/CIA pressure to commit US ground troops.
This is the 19th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new ...
2022-12-04 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe State of the Exception - November 2022 Update
Aaron and Seamus give an update and answer patron questions!
2022-11-30 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe State of the Exception - November 2022 Update (Video)
Aaron and Seamus give an update and answer patron questions!
2022-11-30 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post