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Ep. 0165: History of Vikings with Noah Tetzner

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2018/07/06

In this episode, CJ speaks with Noah Tetzner of the History of Vikings Podcast (a show that is, like the Dangerous History Podcast, a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network.) Join CJ & Noah as they discuss: Noah's background, including his non-typical education & how he came to be hosting a podcast about Vikings at just 17 years of ageCommon misconceptions in the popular mind about the Norse peopleDepictions of Norsemen in popular entertainmentCulture, politics, society, and mythology of the

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Ep. 0164: School May Suck, But History Doesn't Have To

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2018/07/01

It happened: School Sucks & the Dangerous History Podcast collided! At the 2018 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest, CJ was interviewed by Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project. This episode is the audio of that conversation (also released by Brett as episode #569 of School Sucks.) Join CJ and Brett as they discuss: A bit about CJ's background, and how he came to be an anarchist historianCJ's approaches to studying & synthesizing history, including some nuts-and-bolts stuff like reading, note-taking,

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Ep. 0163: Avoiding Intellectual Inbreeding

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2018/06/28

Here is the audio of CJ's presentation delivered on Sunday, June 24th, 2018, at the 6th Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Michigan. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit about his own personality and educational background that have led him to be more resistant to intellectual inbreeding than most people (but still prone to it to some extent, because all people are)One of the main problems with conventional academia, and how, if you insulate yourself too much from ideas that contradict your own, you

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Ep. 0162: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 4

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2018/06/19

This is the final conversation between CJ & US Army Veteran BT about BT's military service and his ordeals since getting out. (Please excuse a little bit of minor audio issues. As you'll hear, we had some sporadic Skype hiccups, as well as a slightly-longer-than-usual delay, probably because BT has moved since our last conversation, and is now living a little more in the boonies than previously.) Join CJ & BT as they discuss: BT's physical & mental health issues since leaving the Army, and the

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Ep. 0161: "Disregarding the Laws of God and Man": The...

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2018/06/12

The end (of this non-consecutive series) is starting to come into sight, as the Union increasingly relies on 'total war' to completely crush the spirit of resistance among Southern civilians, regardless of any moral considerations. Join CJ as he discusses: Confederate General Jubal Early's raid into Union territory, which reached the outer defenses of Washington D.C. before being fought off and chased back into the Shenandoah ValleyPhilip Sheridan's decisive defeat of Early's forces, and Sheridan's

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Ep. 0160: "Remember the Maine!" & The Pageantry of...

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2018/04/28

Here's a big beast of a DHP episode, dealing with the Deep History of the sinking of the USS Maine, the origins of the Spanish-American War, and what relevance this story might have to recent events. Join CJ as he discusses: The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana in 1898A brief description of the so-called "Large Policy" and its proponents in the late-19th century, especially its most influential members: Theodore Roosevelt & Henry Cabot LodgeThe so-called "Yellow Press," as exemplified by William

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Ep. 0159: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 3

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2018/03/08

Once again, CJ is joined by US Army veteran BT to talk about BT's experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. Join CJ & BT as they discuss: Thoughts on various people using veterans (or "the troops") as pawns in their ideological narratives, such as the NFL/kneeling-during-the-anthem controversySome stories from BT's first deployment to Iraq, during which time he was a Cavalry Scout in and around MosulSome stories from BT's second deployment to Iraq, during which time he was a Blackhawk crew chief and

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Ep. 0158: Talking National Security Cinema with Tom...

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2018/03/01

For this episode of the DHP, CJ is joined by researcher, writer, and podcaster Tom Secker, the man behind the website SpyCulture.com and the podcast Clandestime, in a conversation primarily about Tom's research into the national security state's massive influence on movies and television. Join CJ & Tom as they discuss: Being a 'moderate conspiracy theorist'A bit about Tom's background and how he got into researching these topics'Entertainment Liaison Offices' (or ELOs), and how these offices

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Ep. 0157: "I was killed.": The Not-So-Civil War Part 10

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2018/02/21

I was originally going to do one massive episode on the coming of 'total war' in 1864, but it was getting too unwieldy so I decided to break it into 2 episodes, one covering Grant's campaign in Virginia and another covering Sherman's campaign in Georgia. Here is the first of those. Join CJ as he discusses: The Battle of OlusteeAttrition and trench warfareGrant's Overland campaign, including the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and PetersburgThis episode of the

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Ep. 0156: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 2

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2018/01/25

This is the second part of my conversation with BT, a US Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, about his experiences. (Be sure to check out last episode - #155 - for part 1 of this if you've not already done so.) Join CJ & BT as they discuss: BT's first deployment to Iraq, including the conditions in Mosul and surrounding areas where he was deployed and the shortcomings of his training relative to what he'd actually be dealing withProblems unique to dealing with a counterinsurgency situation in an

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Ep. 0155: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 1

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2018/01/16

This episode is part 1 of CJ's discussions with a longtime DHP listener & US Army veteran of the Iraq and Afghan Wars, a guy who goes by "BT" on the internet. Not only does BT himself have a lot of personal experiences in these conflicts, he's also done a lot of research about these wars and related issues. These conversations will cover BT's experiences in those wars, and the effects of those experiences, which he's still dealing with today. Along the way, we'll also cover the history of these

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Ep. 0154: Orwell Your Orwell with David Ramsay Steele

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2017/12/22

In this episode of the DHP, CJ talks to David Ramsay Steele, author of many books including his most recent, Orwell Your Orwell: A Worldview on the Slab, which is the subject of this DHP episode. Dr. Steele is a libertarian speaker and writer, and is Editorial Director of Open Court Publishing Company. (Big thanks to DHP listener Lee for putting me in touch with Dr. Steele!) Join CJ & David as they discuss: How David challenges the standard view of Orwell & his beliefs in this bookHow Orwell’s

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Ep. 0153: Mike Resnick

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2017/12/17

In this episode of the DHP, CJ and Joshua of The Dusty Den Podcast talk to Mike Resnick, author of (among many, many other things) the novel Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future,which CJ & Joshua reviewed and discussed on the last DHP episode (#152). (Big thanks to DHP listener Jake for putting us in touch with Mike!) Mike Resnick is (according to Locus) the all-time leading award winner, living or dead, for short fiction. He has won 5 Hugos (from a record 37 nominations), a Nebula, and other major

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Ep. 0152: Discussing Mike Resnick’s Santiago in the...

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2017/12/01

In this episode of the DHP, CJ talks to Joshua of The Dusty Den Podcast about the excellent scifi Space Western novel Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future by author Mike Resnick (first published in 1986), a great book with a cult following that deserves to be much better known, especially among libertarianish types. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0151: American Public Schooling & Inner-City...

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2017/11/22

In this DHP episode, CJ talks to Mike K., a DHP listener and former teacher with extensive knowledge of inner-city education based on both research and firsthand, real-world experience. Join CJ & Mike as they discuss many topics related to education, including: Mike’s background, including his studies in education (through the Ph. D. level) and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0150: In the Shadows of the American Century with...

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2017/11/20

CJ is joined in this episode by Professor Alfred McCoy, who holds a Ph. D. from Yale University in Southeast Asian history, and currently holds the Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of many books, including The Politics of Heroin, Policing America’s Empire, and A Question of Torture, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0149: War Machine: A DHP Movie Review with Scott...

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2017/11/13

Scott Horton (author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, host of the Scott Horton Show, and founder of the Libertarian Institute) returns for a third time to the DHP, this time to help CJ do a Dangerous History movie review of the 2017 Netflix film War Machine. Join CJ & Scott […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0148: 2017 DHP Halloween Special, Part 1

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2017/10/31

Join CJ as he shares the following poems & stories: “Hallowe’en” by John Kendrick Bangs “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft “Richard Cory” by Edward Arlington Robinson “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving “The Vampire” by Madison Julius Cawein “Winter’s End” by C.J. Killmer Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0147: The Sparring of the Amateur Boxer: The...

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2017/10/28

This episode fills in the gap between Gettysburg/Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 and the beginning of Ulysses Grant & William T. Sherman’s total war campaigns of 1864, including some lesser-known (but still important) campaigns and battles. Join CJ as he discusses: William Rosecrans’ Tullahoma Campaign The Battle of Chickamauga The siege of Chattanooga Grant’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0146: The Grunt’s-Eye Perspective: The...

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2017/09/24

We mostly get the view from the top when it comes to the American Civil War – that is, the view from the political leaders and generals. We usually get only scattered glimpses of what it was actually like to be an enlisted man or lower-level officer in a Civil War Army. In this episode, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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