Episodios

  • Back Door to War: A History of Undeclared and Unauthorized US Warfare

    Back Door to War: A History of Undeclared and Unauthorized US Warfare
    Aug 26 2025
    Last month, when the Trump regime allied with Israel in their Twelve-Day War and bombed Iran, there was much scrutiny of presidential war powers. In this episode, I look at the evolution of undeclared wars and military authorizations throughout US history, specifically examining the conspiracy claims about two preludes to war: Pearl Harbor and the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Tarte Tatin," "Illa Vallardo," "Delicates," "Cicle Vascule," "Vellum and Steel," "Black Ballots," and "Cicle Deserrat." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy" and "Wake Up" is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Other music: "Leaving Home" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES

    Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES
    Aug 18 2025
    From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate, to the Octopus Murders and the Waco Siege, the world is full of deception, manipulation, and destruction. Listen to Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes every Wednesday as we explore the real people at the center of the world’s most shocking secrets and nefarious organizations. Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes is a Crime House original powered by PAVE Studios. Follow the show now so you don’t miss a single story. Follow and listen here: https://link.podtrac.com/m5t8moi5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 m
  • A New Reassessment: Realism on Israel-Palestine

    A New Reassessment: Realism on Israel-Palestine
    Aug 12 2025
    To conclude my series on the Israel-Palestine conflict, I look at Jewish presence in the Levant going all the way back to the Iron Age, the events leading to the founding of the modern State of Israel, its unique economic and military relationship with the US, and its long asymmetrical conflict with Palestinians. Please consider donating to help bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It can be confusing and complex to navigate the many charities that claim to offer direct aid in Gaza. Some recommend giving directly to family fundraisers, but investigative reports suggest some GoFundMe donations never reach the citizens they're intended to help. As for charity organizations, some smaller ones have proven to be fronts, and even some major organizations accept donations for Gaza despite not providing direct aid on the ground there. There are even calls by other charities for the Israel and US backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down because of the numerous massacres occurring at its distribution sites. Among the more trustworthy charities actually working on bringing aid to Palestinians are UNICEF, Oxfam International, Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, and Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Cobweb Transit," "Black Ballots," "Cicle Deserrat," "Olivia Wraith," "Vellum and Steel," "Minister Creek," "Invernen," and "Cicle DR Valga." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Project Esther and the Weaponization of Anti-Semitism

    Project Esther and the Weaponization of Anti-Semitism
    Jul 29 2025
    In this first part of a two-part series on the Israel-Palestine conflict, I start by looking at the Heritage Foundation's campaign to characterize any criticism of Israel or advocacy for Palestinians as anti-Semitism and to exploit that as a cudgel against free speech, academic freedom, and Progressives generally. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Access Road 138," "Black Ballots," "Delicates," "Access Road 442," and "Winter in Black." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Other music: "Spacial Harvest" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 m
  • Town and Gown: Academic Freedom in Crisis

    Town and Gown: Academic Freedom in Crisis
    Jul 15 2025
    In this episode, I discuss the Trump administration's war on higher education and place it within the context of the history of academic freedom and previous assaults on it. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Bauxite," "The Gran Dias," "Minister Creek," "Leatherbound," "Cicle Gerano," JoDon," "Kettl etopper," and "Delicates." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Other music: "Leaving Home" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • License to Discriminate: LGBTQ Rights, Religious Exemption, and the Misreading of the Bible

    License to Discriminate: LGBTQ Rights, Religious Exemption, and the Misreading of the Bible
    Jul 1 2025
    Here at the end of Pride, I want to discuss the long, bigoted history and false scriptural basis of religious opposition to LGBTQ rights, and the effort of the religious right to seek an exemption to anti-discrimination laws so that they can persecute gay and trans people. UPDATE: since the production of this episode, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious objection to LGBTQ+ books in the case Mahmoud v. Taylor. I encourage you to visit ⁠5calls.org⁠ and find their page to help you ⁠Oppose Efforts to Dehumanize Transgender and LGBTQ+ People⁠. And attend a demonstration to make your voice heard. Visit ⁠https://www.mobilize.us/⁠ to find an event near you! Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Black Ballots," "Lacaille," "The Gran Dias," "Leatherbound," "Tarte Tatin," "Illa Villardo," "Voyager," and "Game Lands." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 m
  • Scapegoated! A History of American Nativism

    Scapegoated! A History of American Nativism
    Jun 17 2025
    As Trump ramps up his immigration raids in California and brings the armed forces to bear against peaceful citizen protesters, I want to talk more about the long, racist history behind similar immigration crackdowns in the US. I encourage you to visit ⁠5calls.org⁠ and find their page to help you ⁠Protest the Unlawful Deportation of Venezuelan Immigrants to El Salvador⁠ and demand that your governor ⁠Deny Trump’s Police State Tactics for Deportations⁠. But more than this, get out to a protest in your area if you can. If you didn't make it out to the No Kings protests, visit ⁠https://www.mobilize.us/ to find an upcoming demonstration near you! Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Currently, I am in the process of migrating my blog posts and episode transcripts to a new Substack, so for the time being, you won't find new episode transcripts on my website. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Access Road 214," "Where It All Happened," "Voyager," "Evidence Room," "Winter in Black," "Olivia Wraith," "Illa Villardo," and "Service Road 237." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 m
  • Inalienable: Alien Enemies, the Great Writ, and Trump's Constitutional Crisis

    Inalienable: Alien Enemies, the Great Writ, and Trump's Constitutional Crisis
    Jun 3 2025
    In this episode, I discuss the history of the controversial wartime power that Trump has invoked to justify his mass deportations and the importance of the inalienable rights of due process and habeas corpus, granted by the constitution to all persons, that he is seeking to strip away. UPDATE: a few weeks after the production of this episode, the Supreme Court further contributed to Trump's centralization of power by limiting nationwide injunctions. Now if the courts determine that any executive action is unlawful or unconstitutional in one case, it is powerless to prevent the President from doing the same thing again and again. I encourage you to visit 5calls.org and find their page to help you demand that this administration Bring Abrego Garcia Home and Stop Trump’s Plan to Traffic Civilians to a Foreign Gulag, as well as their pages to Protest the Unlawful Deportation of Venezuelan Immigrants to El Salvador and demand that your governor Deny Trump’s Police State Tactics for Deportations. But more than this, get out to a protest in your area if you can. On June 14th, massive No Kings protests are being planned all over the country to coincide with Trump’s birthday celebration. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/ to find an event near you! Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Black Ballots," "Cicle Gerano," "Game Lands," "Cicle Vascule," "Black Ballots" "Illa Villardo," "Winter in Black," and "Cicle Deserrat." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Wake Up," and "Sentinel," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m