Cracktoberfest Part One: Constructing the Crack "Epidemic"

In this episode we discuss how Portland's confrontation with the feds mushroomed from the Battle of July 4th into a massive, nationwide spectacle.Host: Robert EvansExecutive Producer: Sophie LichtermanWriters: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansNarration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansEditor: Chris SzczechMusic: Crooked Ways by Propaganda Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Dec 202053min

Robert is joined again by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to continue to discuss The John Birch Society. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Dec 20201h 6min

Robert is joined by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to discuss The John Birch Society.1.   https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/04/rise-fall-john-birch-society-50-years-ago/2.   https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.saturdayeveningpost.com/uploads/reprints/Mutiny_in_the_Birch_Society/index.html?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAI3QGKNAHC7QBOIAA%2F20201124%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20201124T035411Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=92cd53a347ae1447de3854390a1897837ddcb4d04ffe347af9c98f7f81453bc73.   https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/a-view-from-the-fringe4.   https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/growing-john-birch-society/5.   https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/16/the-john-birch-society-is-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state-2153776.   https://www.history.com/news/barry-goldwater-1964-campaign-right-wing-republican7.   https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/07/18/hunter-s-thompson-origins-of-his-fear-and-loathing/8.   https://sites.google.com/site/ernie1241/9.   https://www.amazon.com/World-John-Birch-Society-Conservatism/dp/0826519814 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Dec 20201h 29min

After more than a month of enduring police violence, Portland protesters finally leveled up enough to fight back. This is the story of the battle of July 4th.Host: Robert EvansExecutive Producer: Sophie LichtermanWriters: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansNarration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansEditor: Chris SzczechMusic: Crooked Ways by Propaganda Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Dec 202048min

Robert is joined again by Joelle Monique to continue to discuss Roy Cohn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Dec 20201h

Robert is joined by Joelle Monique to discuss Roy Cohn.FOOTNOTES: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/roy-cohn-and-the-making-of-a-winner-take-all-america https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/roy-cohn-mafia-politics/599320/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-18-vw-1638-story.html https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/eavesdropping-on-roy-cohn-and-donald-trump https://forward.com/culture/431851/how-roy-cohns-shame-made-him-and-trump-shameless/ https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a46616/dont-mess-with-roy-cohn/ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/21/books/books-of-the-times-2-works-trace-the-turbulent-life-of-roy-cohn.html https://www.actl.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/journal_87_summer_2018_cohn_article.pdf?sfvrsn=4 https://newrepublic.com/article/155066/covering-roy-cohn http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6444/ https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/15/ethel-rosenberg-conviction-testimony-released-atom-spy https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2016/02/04/how-red-scare-destroyed-small-town-teacher/OyzaMTrsxMsx54liP1YX9I/story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/weekinreview/nation-rosenbergs-50-years-later-yes-they-were-guilty-but-what-exactly.html https://minnesotaplaylist.com/magazine/article/2018/blacklisted https://ir.una.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=nahrd https://www.jstor.org/stable/3874391?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a33350476/fear-city-new-york-mafia-donald-trump-tower-mob-ties-explained/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Dec 20201h 9min

Over the course of June, 2020, BLM protests in most of the country either fizzled out or started to wane in frequency. Portland kept right on going, every single night, without break. In this episode we explain the infrastructure of resistance that gave birth to the Portland Uprising, and we talk about the fateful decision that turned President Trump's eyes towards the City of Roses.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Dec 202055min

Robert is joined again by Tuck Woodstock to continue to discuss the Portland Police Union. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Dec 202058min