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Ep. 0205: Divide & Conquer, Divide & Rule

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2020/06/23

Join CJ as he discusses various historical instances of elites using strategies of 'divide and rule' and 'divide and conquer' in order to take over, rule, and exploit groups of people that vastly outnumber the elites. External Links "It's Time for Guillotines" by Trevor Moore "Only a Pawn in Their Game" by Bob Dylan CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Conquest of Gaul (Penguin Classics) by Julius Caesar American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan Divide and Rule: The Partition of

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Ep. 0204: Decentralized Revolution

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2020/06/10

Recently, CJ was a guest on the Decentralized Revolution podcast, a show put on by the Libertarian Party's Mises Caucus & hosted by Aaron Harris; it was a great conversation, so CJ decided to rebroadcast it as a DHP episode. Join Aaron & CJ as they discuss a wide variety of topics, including CJ's background, thoughts on war movies, teaching vs. podcasting, thoughts on education & the effects of covid on it, some recent & upcoming DHP episodes, how to critically read & evaluate history books, and

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Ep. 0203: 36 Documentary Films to Watch During...

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2020/05/26

Join CJ as he discusses the following documentary films: National Bird (2016) Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013) Best of Enemies: Vidal vs. Buckley (2015) Detropia (2012) Burn (2012) Soaked in Bleach (2015) I am Fishhead (2011) Atari: Game Over (2014) 1971 (2014) The Eugenics Crusade (2018) The Fog of War (2003) Cocaine Cowboys (2006) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to

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Ep. 0202: Dangerous Game Entrepreneurs

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2020/05/19

In this DHP episode, CJ is joined by Ole, Alex, & John from Story Games, a new app that's currently in beta form, which serves as a platform for graphics-infused, choose-your-own-adventure-type story games with unconventional subject matter & themes designed to stimulate real critical & independent thinking. Join CJ, Ole, Alex & John as they discuss the origins and development of this project, how each of them got involved in it, what they hope to achieve with it, some of the individual stories

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Ep. 0201: It's TEOTWAWKI & I Feel Fine (w/Brett...

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2020/04/12

Recently CJ spoke with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks podcast as part of Brett's "Hi. How Are You?" series, in which Brett has been speaking to friends of his from different corners of the country about all things related to the Covid craziness. Join CJ & Brett as they discuss how they've been dealing with & responding to all the insanity surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. (This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as "Hi. How Are You? Conversation #4" from School

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Ep. 0200: Honest History

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2020/04/10

For the 200th episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, CJ decided to take a step back and get a bit 'meta,' taking a journey into the belly of the whale on trying to figure out what history is and how one might think about it. Join CJ as he discusses: What history really is Fact, Truth, & Meaning Objectivity, Ideology, & History Honest History Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The

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Ep. 0199: 36 Documentary Films to Watch During...

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2020/03/30

Now that we all have a LOT more time to watch streaming videos than we normally would, CJ thought it would be helpful to put out a list of three dozen interesting documentary films that he highly recommends for the DHP audience's viewing pleasure. This will be done in 3 parts, with a dozen films each. (Parts 1 & 2 will be available to gen-pop, but part 3 will be for supporters of the DHP on Patreon & Subscribestar.) This is the first installment. Join CJ as he discusses a recent personal anecdote

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Ep. 0198: Fµ©!≤ Daylight Savings! (The DHP vs DST)

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2020/03/09

Subtitle: "Daylight Savings as a Rebellion Against Nature." Join CJ as he discusses: Where the idea of biannual time changes & Daylight Savings Time (DST) came from historically. (Hint: As is often the case, Woodrow Wilson bears some of the blame.) Some of the problems, costs, and even dangers of DST The origin of standardized time zones (which originated more in the private sector) as a contrasting case study The idea of DST as a rebellion against nature Support the Dangerous History Podcast

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Ep. 0197: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 4

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2020/02/26

In this fourth installment in the epic DHP Villains Woodrow Wilson series, we're detail-stripping what CJ considers to be perhaps the single most important piece of writing in Woodrow Wilson's career, the essay "The Study of Administration," which was published in the July 1887 issue of Political Science Quarterly, when Wilson was only 30 years old and just 2 years into his professional academic career. Wilson never significantly deviated from the ideas laid down in this essay over the remainder of

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Ep. 0196: Agents Unknown, w/John Murphy & Michael Reiter

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2020/02/15

In this DHP episode, CJ is joined by John Murphy and Michael Reiter, who are, respectively, the star and director of the extremely interesting documentary film Agents Unknown: A Vietnam War Intelligence Officer's Story, which tells the story of John's experience as a military intelligence officer in the Vietnam War. Join CJ, John, & Mike as they discuss John's experiences in Vietnam and reflections on them, as well as the making of the film and the takeaways to be gleaned from it. Support the

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Ep. 0195: The Manichean Temptation

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2020/01/19

Here's something we haven't seen in a while -- a 'Silver Bullet DHP Episode' (ie, one in which CJ records a mostly-extemporaneous discussion of a concept from his mobile podcasting studio, the Silver Bullet, while commuting.) Kicking it Old School DHP on this one! Join CJ on a couple of morning commutes to work for a freewheeling discussion on the Manichean Temptation, some of its dangers and problems, some real-world manifestations of the phenomenon, and related issues like the problem with

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Ep. 0194: Richard Jewell: A Dangerous History Movie...

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2020/01/08

Richard Jewell is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood about events surrounding the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing case, focused around the figure of Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered the bomb and helped evacuate people away from it, but who was soon thereafter implicated by the FBI and elements of the media as a prime suspect. Join CJ as he discusses: The basics of the Atlanta bombing/Richard Jewell story A little info about the production of the film and a brief

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Ep. 0193: A State of Freedom w/Jason Sorens

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2019/12/22

In this episode of the Dangerous History Project, CJ is joined by Jason Sorens, the political scientist who devised and founded the Free State Project, an intentional migration enterprise designed to entice large numbers of liberty-minded people from across the United States to move to New Hampshire in order to use their concentrated numbers to build a freer society. Join CJ & Jason as they discuss: Jason's academic work related to modern secessionist and decentralist movements How Jason devised

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Ep. 0192: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 3

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2019/12/04

In this third instalment in the DHP coverage of Woodrow Wilson, we focus on Wilson's years as President of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Join CJ as he discusses: The changes and reforms Wilson implemented at Princeton, and others he tried (but failed) to implement His increasingly contentious relationship with some of the trustees, alumni, and administrators, particularly regarding his Quad Plan and the location of the Graduate School A possible affair with Mrs. Mary Allen Peck Support the

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Ep. 0191: Aftershock: The Human Toll of War w/Mark Jacob

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2019/11/27

In this episode, CJ talks with Mark Jacob, one of the three co-authors of the recently published book Aftershock: The Human Toll of War (published by CityFiles Press). This book presents an extensive collection of photos from the last year of World War II (many of which have never been seen before by the public) taken by US military photographers, scanned from the original negatives to give amazing picture quality, providing a unique, unfiltered, and often disturbing glimpse of what the latter

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Ep. 0190: 2019 DHP Halloween Special Part 2

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2019/11/01

Here is part 2 of the 2019 DHP Halloween Special! Join CJ & Joshua as they discuss each of their top 5 picks, plus a variable number of runners-up/honorable mentions, in each of the following categories: Favorite Horror Novels Favorite Horror Short Stories Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths

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Ep. 0189: 2019 DHP Halloween Special Part 1

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2019/10/29

Join CJ & Joshua as they discuss each of their top 5 picks, plus a variable number of runners-up/honorable mentions, in each of the following categories: Favorite/Best Horror Films Favorite Unsung/Underappreciated Horror Films (somehow, CJ skipped over his own #3 -- it was The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), if you're curious) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast

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Ep. 0188: Introducing the Dangerous History Lyceum:...

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2019/10/07

I am super-excited to announce that the first lecture of Rise of the American Empire, the first Dangerous History Lyceum course, is now available! This podcast episode is centered on a segment from the first lecture in that course (slightly over half of the lecture, to be precise), so that DHP listeners will get a little preview of what is going to be covered in it, and (hopefully) will decide to support the show at $15 per month (or higher) in order to get access to the course as I create it. This

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Ep. 0187: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 2

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2019/09/10

Part 2 of CJ's deep dive into the life & career of Woodrow Wilson covers most of Wilson's career in academia, stopping just as he's about to become president of Princeton University. Join CJ as he discusses: Woodrow Wilson's time as a graduate student at Johns Hopkins UniversityWoodrow Wilson's time as a college professor, starting at Bryn Mawr and continuing at Weselyan and PrincetonSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish

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Ep. 0186: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 1

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2019/08/16

Finally, after a LONG time of researching, planning, etc, here it is, the first installment in CJ's DHP Villains hit-piece on The Worst President (So Far!) in US History, Woodrow Wilson. (And that's no small matter considering how badly CJ thinks of most American presidents!) In this first installment, we're covering Wilson's early life & education, stopping just before his entry into the Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University in the fall of 1883. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via

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