The Energy of Empire 4. Puerto Rico - ’Belonging to but not Part of’
‘Do not make peace until we get Porto Rico.’ That’s what Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his partner in imperial crime, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, as Roosevelt was preparing to personally invade Cuba. ‘Po...
27 Jan 202215min
The Energy of Empire 3. Cuba - A Splendid Little War
And so on April 24th 1898 the United States and Spain went to war over Cuba. There was no need for the U.S. to enact conscription as it would do in later wars, Spurred on by a belief that Spain had mu...
19 Jan 202222min
A Good Death? - Euthanasia in the Care Industry, with Jacqui Deevoy
Jacqui Deevoy is a freelance journalist who has spent many years writing for major British newspapers. Around two years ago she began investigating how a banished euthanasia program had returned to Br...
15 Jan 202254min
The Energy of Empire 2. Hawaii - The Bayonet Constitution
Founder of the Annexation Club, Lorrin Thurston, organised a ‘Committee of Safety’ to overthrow Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani. Crucial to this effort was the presence of the USS Boston and 162 American ...
10 Jan 202216min
Reading David Icke 1. The Truth Vibrations
David Icke divides opinion. Fellow conspiracist Alex Jones famously called him ‘a turd in the punch bowl’, whilst Skeptiko’s Alex Tsakiris has him as one of the most original thinkers of our age. Is h...
7 Jan 202233min
The Energy of Empire 1. The Black Iron Prison
Why do imperial structures arise? What forces play into them? Are they internally harmonious, or do they contain different factions fighting against each other? And do we still live in the age of empi...
5 Jan 20227min
The Psychology of State Crimes, with Fran Shure: Part 2. Psychopathy
Part two of our interview with Fran Shure, where she discuses the psychopathic mindset and why we have so much trouble understanding it. Interview originally conducted on The Darkened Hour Podcast wit...
13 Dec 202140min
The Psychology of State Crimes, with Fran Shure: Part 1. Communication
Psychotherapist Fran Shure joins us to discuss her series, ‘Why Good People Become Silent - or Worse - About 9/11’. Drawing on her knowledge of psychology, Fran explains why people may find it uncomfo...
8 Dec 202138min
