#078 - Contra Iran, Side A

#078 - Contra Iran, Side A

This week we dig deep into Iran. We go all the way back to the country’s entree into modernity and its role as a nominally independent nation amidst and between competing empires in The Great Game. We also go a bit deeper into the political forces that gave rise to the first Shah of Iran, which is a real Fourth Reich fairytale involving Nazis, Brits, and of course that black gold, oil.

You know we dig into the rise and fall of the great lost hope for democracy, Mohammed Mossadegh. All he wanted was for Iran to get half the profits from his country’s oil, and instead he got ousted and replaced by a 26-year long dictatorship, replaced by the Islamic Republic in 1979.

Basically we cover about 250 years of Iranian history and tell a story that we just have not been hearing in the news these days. In Side B, we will take it to the present day and give our analysis on the current protests and the factional formations popping up to prepare a hostile takeover of the roiling nation. It is a time for clear thinking, for historical understanding, for only through consciousness of our role in reality can we act in history. And act we must.

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#059 - You Don’t Know Jack (Ruby), Part 6–Side B

#059 - You Don’t Know Jack (Ruby), Part 6–Side B

Here it is folks! The end of the line for our series within a series within a series, You Don’t Know Jack (Ruby). Finally, we reach Jack’s tragic end. Just months after his conviction was overturned i...

5 Syys 20251h 36min

#058 - You Don’t Know Jack (Ruby), Part 6–Side A

#058 - You Don’t Know Jack (Ruby), Part 6–Side A

It is somewhat bittersweet to say it, but we’ve come to the end of the line with old Jack Ruby, and in this two-part episode, we will close out his saga in style with returning guest and Ruby expert M...

29 Elo 20251h 47min

#057 - The Big Con(gress) 3 - Side B

#057 - The Big Con(gress) 3 - Side B

We know you’ve all been waiting patiently for Side B of the Big Con(gress) 3, and it’s finally here! As a reminder, this series reflects our ongoing exploration of that putrid cesspool on the Potomac,...

22 Elo 20251h 11min

#056 - You Don't Know Jack (Ruby), pt. 5

#056 - You Don't Know Jack (Ruby), pt. 5

This week, we are back with the fifth installment in our miniseries about that amateur dog breeder and professional weirdo turned assassin–Jack Ruby. Having set the table in episodes one through four ...

15 Elo 20251h 27min

#055 - You Don't Know Jack (Ruby) pt. 4--Side B

#055 - You Don't Know Jack (Ruby) pt. 4--Side B

We are back with side B of episode 4 of our excavation into the man who killed Lee Oswald, Jack Ruby. With us again is Max Arvo, and in this one we take a close look at Max's original research on the ...

8 Elo 20251h 33min

#054 - The Anniversary Episode

#054 - The Anniversary Episode

It's our birthday! Well, technically, it's not until this Saturday, but given everything going on in the world, we think we deserve a pass for celebrating early. And considering the monumental occasio...

1 Elo 20251h 29min

#053 - You Don't Know Jack (Ruby) pt. 4--Side A

#053 - You Don't Know Jack (Ruby) pt. 4--Side A

We are thrilled to be back with our friend from across the pond, researcher Max Arvo, for another installment of our excavation into the man who killed Lee Oswald, Jack Ruby. It's another split episod...

25 Heinä 20251h

#052 - The Big Con(gress) 3

#052 - The Big Con(gress) 3

We are back with another installment of the Big Con(gress)—our ongoing exploration of that putrid cesspool on the Potomac, the United States Congress.  In this episode we turn our focus back to the on...

18 Heinä 202557min

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