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Behind the Bastards

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of th...

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The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States Cover

Gerald Horne

The Color of Fascism

Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

It was mentioned as a book discussing Lawrence Dennis, the intellectual founder of American fascism, and his secret racial identity.

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The Color of Fascism

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It was mentioned as a book discussing Lawrence Dennis, the intellectual founder of American fascism, and his secret racial identity.

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The Color of Fascism

Every year approximately 12,000 white skin Negroes disappear People whose absence cannot be explained by death or immigration Men and women who have decided that they will be happier and more successful if they flee from the prescription and humiliation which the American color line imposes on them

Well you could see why he would think it was inevitable Fascism was a far greater threat to the U.S. than communism ever was Dennis had no faith in the white working class so if you believe it's going to happen you have one of two choices You can fight against it or you can ride the wave He decided to ride the wave and that was hard boiled cynicism and coldly calculating

Episode: Part Two: The Birth of American Fascism

It was mentioned as a book about Lawrence Dennis, who was the intellectual founder of American fascism, and the fact that he was secretly a Black man who had been passing for white.

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Gerald Horn who wrote a book about Dennis called The Color of Fascism doesn't know if Dennis's wife even knew he wasn't white

Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund Cover

Arnie Bernstein

Swastika Nation

Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund

This book was referenced in the context of the German-American Bund rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939, which was described as the high point for the Bund's power and a showcase for their ideology.

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The unprecedented event was really intended to be the german american bund's apothesis Proof positive to america and the world as well as berlin that the american nazis were here to stay

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This book was referenced in the context of the German-American Bund rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939, which was described as the high point for the Bund's power and a showcase for their ideology.

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The unprecedented event was really intended to be the german american bund's apothesis Proof positive to america and the world as well as berlin that the american nazis were here to stay

The rally was to be kuhn's shining moment an elaborate pageant and vivid showcase of all he had built in three years

kuhn's dream of a Swastika Nation would be on display for the whole world right in the heart of what berlin press called The scimitized metropolis of new york

Scientology 8-8008 Cover

L Ron Hubbard

Scientology 8-8008

It was written in 1958 and Hubbard bragged about the abilities it gave, including healing the sick without physical contact and making one's body young at will.

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the ability to make one's body older, young at will, the ability to heal the ill without physical contact, the ability to cure the insane and the incapacitated is set forth for the physician, the laym...

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It was written in 1958 and Hubbard bragged about the abilities it gave, including healing the sick without physical contact and making one's body young at will.

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the ability to make one's body older, young at will, the ability to heal the ill without physical contact, the ability to cure the insane and the incapacitated is set forth for the physician, the layman, the mathematician and the physicist.

Episode: Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In...

It was a later Scientology text where Hubbard boasted of its ability to control aging, heal illnesses remotely, and cure insanity, highlighting the evolution and expansion of his claims and beliefs.

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In Scientology 8-8008...he bragged...with this book, the ability to make one's body older, young at will, the ability to heal the ill without physical contact, the ability to cure the insane and the incapacitated is set forth for the physician, the layman, the mathematician and the physicist.

Mission into Time (A Scientology book) Cover

L. Ron Hubbard

Mission into Time (A Scientology book)

It was a Scientology book where L. Ron Hubbard embellished his trip to China with his parents, creating fictional tales of Tibetan Mystics and Hindu cat hypnotists.

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In Mission Into Time, a Scientology book though, he spun his basic vacation with his parents in China into, quote, in China he met an old musician whose ancestors had served in the court of Kubla Khan...

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It was a Scientology book where L. Ron Hubbard embellished his trip to China with his parents, creating fictional tales of Tibetan Mystics and Hindu cat hypnotists.

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In Mission Into Time, a Scientology book though, he spun his basic vacation with his parents in China into, quote, in China he met an old musician whose ancestors had served in the court of Kubla Khan and a Hindu who could hypnotize cats.

Episode: Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godh...

This Scientology book was mentioned as a source of false claims by Hubbard about his travels in China, including interactions with musicians and mystics.

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In Mission Into Time, a Scientology book though, he spun his basic vacation with his parents in China into, quote, in China he met an old musician whose ancestors had served in the court of Kubla Khan and a Hindu who could hypnotize cats.

In the High Hills of Tibet, he lived with bandits who accepted him because of his honest interest in him and his way of life.

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Steven Seagal

Songs From The Crystal Cave by Steven Seagal [2009]

It was described as overproduced garbage by some reviewers, though it also received 4.1 stars on Amazon, suggesting some listeners found it enjoyable. The album cover depicts Seagal in a loincloth battling a minotaur within an ice maze, reflecting his current persona.

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After a night of hitting the clubs you meet a girl head home with her things get heated put the cd in u system Turn it on and you'll find that magic happens and it also doubles as a great white elepha...

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It was described as overproduced garbage by some reviewers, though it also received 4.1 stars on Amazon, suggesting some listeners found it enjoyable. The album cover depicts Seagal in a loincloth battling a minotaur within an ice maze, reflecting his current persona.

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After a night of hitting the clubs you meet a girl head home with her things get heated put the cd in u system Turn it on and you'll find that magic happens and it also doubles as a great white elephant exchange gift

I can only describe it as it looks like an album that steven seagull would write like clearly He's in a loincloth fighting a minotaur In the center of an ice maze

My own opinion is more in line with the one star reviews of his album that call it overproduced garbage

It's not a sensational a failure as you'd like hope it's it's not like uh, it's not like a shan or not shan khan Captain Kirk the fuck william shatner. It's not like william shatner singing rocket man

Does that sound like the blues dude? I don't know what the fuck that was That's the club jam. I know he wants the punani tonight Now really what he said he wants the punani tonight

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It was described as overproduced garbage, and the album cover depicts Seagal in a loincloth fighting a minotaur. Many listeners said they found the music forgettable and not representative of the blues genre.

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After a night of hitting the clubs you meet a girl head home with her things get heated put the cd in u system Turn it on and you'll find that magic happens and it also doubles as a great white elephant exchange gift

I can only describe it as it looks like an album that steven seagull would write like clearly He's in a loincloth fighting a minotaur In the center of an ice maze

My own opinion is more in line with the one star reviews of his album that call it overproduced garbage

It would it would it's boring enough that it would pass under your mind It's not a sensational a failure as you'd like hope it's it's not like uh, it's not like a shan or not shan khan

Does that sound like the blues dude? I don't know what the fuck that was That's the club jam. I know he wants the punani tonight Now really what he said he wants the punani tonight

The right to live, the right to die Cover

M.D. C. Everett Koop

The right to live, the right to die

It was written in 1976 and argued against abortion and euthanasia, selling 100,000 copies in its first year, primarily to Christian readers.

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Coop said quote a scam

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It was written in 1976 and argued against abortion and euthanasia, selling 100,000 copies in its first year, primarily to Christian readers.

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Coop said quote a scam

Episode: Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Be...

It was published in 1976 and discussed Koop's opposition to abortion and euthanasia, selling over 100,000 copies within its first year, primarily to Christian readers.

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He was a born-again Christian in 1976 and published 'The right to live, the right to die' which argued against both abortion and euthanasia.

The book sold 100,000 copies mostly to Christian readers in its first year.

Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency Cover

Michael Wolff

Landslide

The Final Days of the Trump Presidency

It was discussed as a book about the Reagan administration during the Iran-Contra Affair, particularly highlighting Reagan's declining mental state and the vying for his attention by key advisors.

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There's a really wonderful book called Landslide by my probably favorite journalist who writes books Jane Mayer about the Reagan administration in this period.

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Episode: Cracktoberfest Part Three: The Iran-Contra Affair

It was discussed as a book about the Reagan administration during the Iran-Contra Affair, particularly highlighting Reagan's declining mental state and the vying for his attention by key advisors.

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There's a really wonderful book called Landslide by my probably favorite journalist who writes books Jane Mayer about the Reagan administration in this period.

Episode: Cracktoberfest Part Two: How The CIA Became Drug D...

It was mentioned in passing, when discussing Oliver North's dedication to the Contra program. The book details his manic work schedule and relentless drive to aid the Contra cause.

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North's five years at the NSC were composed of manic days, weekends at his desk, and vacations not taken.

She called him three times at 7 o'clock, at 8 o'clock, and at 9 o'clock and in essence said, 'Daddy, when are you coming home?' and Ollie said, 'Don't worry honey, daddy's coming home as soon as he can. I've just got to finish this work.'

By the time he got home, she was already asleep, but he was willing to take time to get the job done.

He was always scheduling meetings on Sundays just to distress everyone else.

I used to keep Ollie out of Reagan's office because he was dangerous.

After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, & American Religion Cover

Anthony M. Petro

After the Wrath of God

AIDS, Sexuality, & American Religion

It was discussed as an Oxford University Press textbook about the impact of American religion on the AIDS crisis, suggesting that a lack of access to administration officials for gay people due to staff changes contributed to the Reagan administration's failure to adequately address the crisis.

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the Reagan era ushered in not only a new national leader but also a new White House staff that included a number of anti-gay conservatives chief among them Pat Buchanan, Gary Bauer and William Bennett...

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It was discussed as an Oxford University Press textbook about the impact of American religion on the AIDS crisis, suggesting that a lack of access to administration officials for gay people due to staff changes contributed to the Reagan administration's failure to adequately address the crisis.

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the Reagan era ushered in not only a new national leader but also a new White House staff that included a number of anti-gay conservatives chief among them Pat Buchanan, Gary Bauer and William Bennett the shift consequently curtailed the already limited access that gay and lesbian leaders had to aid within the previous administration as historian William Turner puts it rather than having highly sympathetic White House and executive agency staffers serving under a largely indifferent president who supported the basic logic of civil rights, suddenly activists faced hostile staffers serving under a largely indifferent president who opposed the basic logic of civil rights.

Episode: Part One: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Be...

It was mentioned as an Oxford University Press textbook that discussed how American religion impacted the AIDS crisis, and tied much of the Reagan administration's failure to the lack of access gay people had to administration officials.

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the Reagan era ushered in not only a new national leader but also a new White House staff that included a number of anti-gay conservatives chief among them Pat Buchanan, Gary Bauer and William Bennett

rather than having highly sympathetic White House and executive agency staffers serving under a largely indifferent president who supported the basic logic of civil rights, suddenly activists faced hostile staffers serving under a largely indifferent president who opposed the basic logic of civil rights.

And the Band Played on: Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic Cover

Randy Shilts

And the Band Played on

Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic

It was mentioned in relation to an article by Pat Buchanan, where the author's book summarized Buchanan's view that homosexuals should not be allowed to handle food due to their association with AIDS.

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Buchanan concluded by saying that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's decision to hold their next convention in San Francisco would leave delegate spouses...

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It was mentioned in relation to an article by Pat Buchanan, where the author's book summarized Buchanan's view that homosexuals should not be allowed to handle food due to their association with AIDS.

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Buchanan concluded by saying that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's decision to hold their next convention in San Francisco would leave delegate spouses and children at the mercy of quote homosexuals who belong to a community that is a common carrier of dangerous communicable and sometimes fatal diseases.

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It was mentioned as a book that summarised Pat Buchanan's article, suggesting that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's convention in San Francisco would endanger delegates.

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Buchanan concluded by saying that no homosexual should be permitted to handle food and that the Democratic Party's decision to hold their next convention in San Francisco would leave delegate spouses and children at the mercy of quote homosexuals who belong to a community that is a common carrier of dangerous communicable and sometimes fatal diseases.

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Jonathan Miller

Rodrigo Duterte

fire and fury in the Philippines

It was described as the first biography of Rodrigo Duterte published for a global audience and was a major source for the episode. It was said to have a clear anti-Duterte bias but also contained numerous anecdotes about Duterte from his family and others who knew him as a child.

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He adopted the persona of a 'bugoy', the term for hoodlum in his local Bisaya language. He developed what was to become a lifelong obsession with guns. He drank and smoked and slept around often. He d...

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Episode: Part One: Duterte: The Mass Murdering Mayor

It was described as the first biography of Rodrigo Duterte published for a global audience and was a major source for the episode. It was said to have a clear anti-Duterte bias but also contained numerous anecdotes about Duterte from his family and others who knew him as a child.

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He adopted the persona of a 'bugoy', the term for hoodlum in his local Bisaya language. He developed what was to become a lifelong obsession with guns. He drank and smoked and slept around often. He didn't come home at all, and if he did he'd slip in at 4 am. He became increasingly nocturnal and remained so to this day. He holds press conferences that begin at 1 am. He appears groggy when he has to attend a morning function.

The former NPA killers targeted glue sniffers and alleged petty thieves while the police and their contractors went after bigger fish, kidnappers and drug lords.

The Davao Death Squad held them for hours in a building inside the quarry before their executions. Their personal belongings were removed and burned, including the wife's Koran.

Las Caas also confirmed the use of the Laud Quarry as an execution ground, and when questioned said he could point to burial sites.

And when questioned said he could point to burial sites. These included those of an entire family killed with a silenced .22 caliber pistol, a suspected kidnapper, his Muslim convert wife who was seven months pregnant, their four-year-old son, her 70-year-old father, an elderly male relative, and the family maid, having abducted them from a neighbouring town.

Episode: Part One: Duterte: The Mass Murdering Mayor

It was used as a major source for the episode, and it was described as the first biography of Duterte for a global audience, with a noticeable anti-Duterte slant, despite including information from the subject and his associates.

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He adopted the persona of a 'bugoy', the term for hoodlum in his local Bisaya language. He developed what was to become a lifelong obsession with guns. He drank and smoked and slept around often. He didn't come home at all and if he did he'd slip in at 4 a.m. He became increasingly nocturnal and remained so to this day.

And then there is the case of a man who was caught selling fake land titles. Duterte forced him to eat them in front of TV cameras. Reporters remember him instructing the cameraman to zoom in on him chewing.

The former NPA killers targeted glue sniffers and alleged petty thieves while the police and their contractors went after bigger fish, kidnappers and drug lords.

Duterte's office supplied everything: cars, guns, ammo, food, and money.

His hitmen were a mix of former communist party NPA assassins along with...run-of-the-mill contract killers.

Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror Cover

Erik Prince

Civilian Warriors

The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror

It was presented as a self-serving autobiography where Prince attempted to portray himself and Blackwater as heroes of the War on Terror, while downplaying their numerous failures and alleged war crimes.

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Western governments continue to struggle to find real solutions to these crises. They have spent trillions of dollars during that Cold War preparing the mightiest of hammers, but when you have a magni...

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It was presented as a self-serving autobiography where Prince attempted to portray himself and Blackwater as heroes of the War on Terror, while downplaying their numerous failures and alleged war crimes.

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Western governments continue to struggle to find real solutions to these crises. They have spent trillions of dollars during that Cold War preparing the mightiest of hammers, but when you have a magnificent hammer, everything looks like a nail.

After failing in their multi-year effort to win hearts and minds in Iraq the bureaucrats decided a company that had repeatedly answered this government's pleas for help was suddenly more valuable as a scapegoat. I was strung up so the politicians could feign indignation and pretend my men hadn't done exactly what they paid us handsomely to do.

Witness the totally failed economic development of the Afghan economy after nearly 13 years of US special forces on the ground. The aid community spent billions and dead in boondoggles while ignoring the mineral and energy sectors that could make Afghanistan an independent nation instead of a welfare case.

Since I first enrolled in the Naval Academy after high school my life's mission has been to serve God, serve my family and serve the United States with honor and integrity.

The true history of Blackwater is exhilarating rewarding exasperating and tragic...it's the story of men taking bullets to protect the men who take all the credit a tale of patriots whose names became known only when lawyers and politicians needed to blame somebody for something.

Episode: Part Two: Blackwater's Erik Prince Wrote A Book Ab...

It was described as a self-serving autobiography, where Prince detailed his beliefs on the war on terror and presented Blackwater's actions in a positive light, despite numerous controversies and allegations of war crimes.

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Western governments continue to struggle to find real solutions to these crises. They have spent trillions of dollars during that Cold War preparing the mightiest of hammers, but when you have a magnificent hammer, everything looks like a nail.

After failing in their multi-year effort to win hearts and minds in Iraq the bureaucrats decided a company that had repeatedly answered this government's pleas for help was suddenly more valuable as a scapegoat. I was strung up so the politicians could feign indignation and pretend my men hadn't done exactly what they paid us handsomely to do.

Witness the totally failed economic development of the Afghan economy after nearly 13 years of US special forces on the ground. The aid community spent billions and dead in boondoggles while ignoring the mineral and energy sectors that could make Afghanistan an independent nation instead of a welfare case.

Since I first enrolled in the Naval Academy after high school my life's mission has been to serve God, serve my family and serve the United States with honor and integrity.

The true history of Blackwater is exhilarating rewarding exasperating and tragic...it's the story of men taking bullets to protect the men who take all the credit a tale of patriots whose names became known only when lawyers and politicians needed to blame somebody for something.

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Michael McDowell

Blackwater

The Complete Saga

It was referenced by the podcast hosts as a source that highlighted Blackwater's unprofessional conduct and recklessness, particularly involving the plane crash in Afghanistan.

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The NTSB concluded that Blackwater's pilots were, quote, behaving unprofessionally and were deliberately flying the non-standard route low through the valley for fun.

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It was referenced by the podcast hosts as a source that highlighted Blackwater's unprofessional conduct and recklessness, particularly involving the plane crash in Afghanistan.

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The NTSB concluded that Blackwater's pilots were, quote, behaving unprofessionally and were deliberately flying the non-standard route low through the valley for fun.

Episode: Part Two: Blackwater's Erik Prince Wrote A Book Ab...

It was mentioned in the context of a plane crash in Afghanistan where Blackwater pilots were accused of flying a non-standard route for fun, which resulted in the deaths of six people.

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The NTSB concluded that Blackwater's pilots were, quote, behaving unprofessionally and were deliberately flying the non-standard route low through the valley for fun.

Rising Prices Empty Shelves Cover

Bill Heid

Rising Prices Empty Shelves

It was mentioned as a book that Alex Jones sold, warning about a global food crisis and the deadliest famines in history, and advising listeners to prepare for such events.

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That's why I'm telling everyone to read the new book Rising Prices Empty Shelves Warning Signs that Trigger the Deadliest Famines in History. Don't Get Caught Unprepared when the Cris...

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It was mentioned as a book that Alex Jones sold, warning about a global food crisis and the deadliest famines in history, and advising listeners to prepare for such events.

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That's why I'm telling everyone to read the new book Rising Prices Empty Shelves Warning Signs that Trigger the Deadliest Famines in History. Don't Get Caught Unprepared when the Crisis Hits This book is only available at risingpricesemptyshelves.com

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It was mentioned as a book that Alex Jones was selling during a money bomb, a long fundraiser, with a focus on a global food crisis and the importance of preparation.

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That's why I'm telling everyone to read the new book Rising Prices Empty Shelves Warning Signs that Trigger the Deadliest Famines in History. Don't Get Caught Unprepared when the Crisis Hits This book is only available at risingpricesemptyshelves.com

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B. King

Taking Fame to Market

On the Pre-History and Post-History of Hollywood Stardom

It was mentioned as a textbook from which a quote was read that provided insight into the negative perceptions of movie theaters in 1910, including the types of people attending.

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So this will give you an idea of kind of what Some people in the film industry sort of on edison's side of things were horrified of when they looked into a movie theater

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Episode: Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

It was mentioned as a textbook from which a quote was read that provided insight into the negative perceptions of movie theaters in 1910, including the types of people attending.

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So this will give you an idea of kind of what Some people in the film industry sort of on edison's side of things were horrified of when they looked into a movie theater

Episode: Part One: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

It was referenced as a textbook that contains information on the early motion picture industry and critics' views at the time, including those on the negative impacts of the industry's audience in the early 1900s.

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So this will give you an idea of kind of what Some people in the film industry sort of on edison's side of things were horrified of when they looked into a movie theater

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Stephen R. Bown

Merchant Kings

When Companies Ruled the World, 1600--1900

It was one of the major sources for this podcast episode, which was about the Dutch East India Company and the age of heroic commerce.

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They informed him that they had become frightened at the sight of so many armed dutchmen

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Episode: Part One: The Most Evil Company In History

It was one of the major sources for this podcast episode, which was about the Dutch East India Company and the age of heroic commerce.

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They informed him that they had become frightened at the sight of so many armed dutchmen

spices grew in such abundance in these regions that there was no shortage of supply

He wanted to depopulate the islands to replace their inhabitants with imported slaves and indentured labor under company control

Episode: Part One: The Most Evil Company In History

It was a major source for this episode, outlining the age of heroic commerce and the rise of the Dutch East India Company, including their brutal tactics in the spice trade.

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They informed him that they had become frightened at the sight of so many armed dutchmen

spices grew in such abundance in these regions that there was no shortage of supply

He wanted to depopulate the islands to replace their inhabitants with imported slaves and indentured labor under company control

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Juan Vidal

A Second Chance on Earth

This book is very expensive and is even more expensive for members in Japan.

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There was a book called The chance on young and.

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This book is very expensive and is even more expensive for members in Japan.

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There was a book called The chance on young and.

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 52

The Chance on Young was a book that cost a lot of money for members of the Unification Church, particularly for those in Japan. It was one of the methods they used to extract money from their members.

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There was a book called the Chance on Young and That book was extremely expensive. And of course much more expensive for members in Japan I think I read a figure where I think I don't remember what year it was and it was not very recent I think it might have been like 1992 or something Or 2002 or something, I'm not sure but it costs like roughly like 200,000 American dollars to go to the marriage ceremony The one of the mass weddings that the moonies do where they're everybody is arranged marriage arranged married and So yeah, just like these huge amounts of money directly flowing from the pockets of The membership and anyone they happen to you know Have give them money Into the coffers of the church and you know directly on up to like the moon family who are billionaires.

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Michela Wrong

In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz

Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

In her book, "In the Footsteps of Colonel Kurtz", Michelle O'Wong talks to a Belgian professor named Stingers, who claims that Congolese people have no memory of Leopold's exploitation and therefore he cannot be blamed for the modern state of the Congo.

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keep your head down, think small, look after yourself. These constituted the lessons of Leopold. The spirit once comprehensively crushed does not recover easily. For 75 years from 1885 to 1960, Congo'...

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Episode: The Congo After Leopold

In her book, "In the Footsteps of Colonel Kurtz", Michelle O'Wong talks to a Belgian professor named Stingers, who claims that Congolese people have no memory of Leopold's exploitation and therefore he cannot be blamed for the modern state of the Congo.

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keep your head down, think small, look after yourself. These constituted the lessons of Leopold. The spirit once comprehensively crushed does not recover easily. For 75 years from 1885 to 1960, Congo's population had marinated in humiliation. No malevolent witch doctor could have devised a better preparation for the coming of a second great dictator.

Episode: The Congo After Leopold

The book "In the Footsteps of Colonel Kurtz" was mentioned as a source for the episode. A Belgian professor, Stingers, claimed that Congolese people didn't have any memories of Leopold's time in the Congo and therefore, Leopold couldn't be at fault for the modern state of the Congo.

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It's very much like just a frat boy who like, it's like, oh she didn't remember. She didn't remember, what's the crime? Because I roofied her so I can't be at fault because she has no memory.

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Ludo De De Witte

The Assassination of Lumumba

In "The Assassination of Lumumba", Ludo de Wit reviewed Belgian newspaper coverage of Lumumba's murder which focused on shifting the blame from Belgium to the Congolese.

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What has occurred demonstrates alas that in Africa and certain other countries at the same stage of evolution access to the democratic process remains a murderous affair

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Episode: The Congo After Leopold

In "The Assassination of Lumumba", Ludo de Wit reviewed Belgian newspaper coverage of Lumumba's murder which focused on shifting the blame from Belgium to the Congolese.

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What has occurred demonstrates alas that in Africa and certain other countries at the same stage of evolution access to the democratic process remains a murderous affair

Patrice Lumumba has died the way he always wanted violently.

The very existence of Lumumba was an abscess which had already infected the Congo and was threatening to infect it further.

Episode: The Congo After Leopold

The book "The Assassination of Lumumba" was mentioned when discussing Belgian newspaper coverage of Lumumba's murder. De Wit noted that the coverage focused on shifting blame from Belgium to the Congolese. One newspaper stated that Patrice Lumumba died the way he always wanted, violently.

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What has occurred demonstrates alas that in Africa and certain other countries at the same stage of evolution access to the democratic process remains a murderous affair.

Patrice Lumumba has died the way he always wanted violently.

The very existence of Lumumba was an abscess which had already infected the Congo and was threatening to infect it further.

The murder of Patrice Lumumba and two of his colleagues however is unique in that it is the first time in history that the legal ruler of a country has been done to death with the open connivance of a world organization in whom that ruler put his trust.

the most important political assassination of the 20th century

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Complete and Unabridged Cover

Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur

A Tale of the Christ, Complete and Unabridged

It was briefly mentioned in context of the author, General Lew Wallace, being a neighbour of William Sadler in his childhood, who was said to be borrowing history books from him.

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He borrowed history books from his neighbor, General Lew Wallace, who was writing Ben-Hur at the time.

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It was briefly mentioned in context of the author, General Lew Wallace, being a neighbour of William Sadler in his childhood, who was said to be borrowing history books from him.

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He borrowed history books from his neighbor, General Lew Wallace, who was writing Ben-Hur at the time.

Episode: Part One: The Racist Cult Behind Herbal Tea

It was mentioned that William Sadler borrowed history books from his neighbor, General Lew Wallace, who was writing Ben-Hur at the time, demonstrating Sadler's early thirst for knowledge.

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He borrowed history books from his neighbor, General Lew Wallace, who was writing Ben-Hur at the time.

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