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Left Unread

A podcast about history, politics, leftism, weirdness, and crime by two friends trying to make each other laugh.

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01:05:58

160. LU at the Movies: El Cid (1961)

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2025/07/05

This week we settle in to talk movies; specifically, the 1961 historical epic 'El Cid'. Directed by Anthony Mann, and produced by Franco-collaborator Samuel Bronston, this hard-to-find technicolor classic is a prime example of political propaganda on the big screen. Shot largely on-scene in Spain, with 60's heavy-hitters Charlton Heston and Sofia Loren leading a cast that included hundreds of actual Francoist soldiers on loan as extras, there was plenty to admire and critique in equal

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01:15:58

159. El Cid and the Enduring Culture Myth of the...

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2025/06/27

This week we continue our look at the life and times of famed Reconquista-era knight and mercenary Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known to posterity by the epithet El Cid. This week we will discuss the Christian response to the collapse of the Caliphate, the rise of the Almoravids, and begin to explore more deeply El Cid’s life and deeds, insofar as we know of them, and will attempt to sift apart truth from legend.Please consider checking out our Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow

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01:22:11

158. El Cid and the Enduring Culture Myth of the...

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2025/06/19

This week, we travel back to the Iberian Peninsula in the 11th Century CE and begin our discussion about one of the most formative events in the Western European historical tradition: The Reconquista. Traditionally, at least to Western historians, this has been a tale of the centuries long triumph of Christianity, Civilization, and Enlightened European Values over the despotic domination of the conquering Muslim hordes. This week we will introduce perhaps the most famous culture hero to emerge from

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01:04:18

157. EPIC-ly Based

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2025/05/31

This week we discuss the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas, and the political and social fallout surrounding that. We also touch on the continuing decline of embattled PA Senator John Fetterman, and our love of Crusader Kings III.Please consider checking out our Patreon if you're interested in funding our research: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who share

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01:04:32

156. The King of the Mole People

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2025/05/16

Get ready. The Great Mole Emergence is Nigh!If you're interested in subscribing to our Patreon, you can find all relevant info here: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

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01:12:32

155. The Roanoke Mystery II: The Disappearing Colony

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2025/05/01

This week, in Part 2 of Cam’s look at the Roanoke Colony, we discuss the realities of colonial life in the Americas, the impact on both the indigenous local peoples and the colonists, and the mysterious disappearance of the Colony, which has never been solved.Please consider donating to our Patreon, if you are with extra and would like to help fund our glorious cause: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @gluten_yung @poorfidalgo Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music

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01:02:46

154. We've Fallen for One of the Classic Blunders

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2025/04/16

Never get involved in a trade war in Asia.This week is all about tariffs, growing international antagonism by the Trump administration with a particular focus on China, deportations to Salvadoran prisons, and attempts to force leading US Universities to capitulate to presidential demands. It's fun stuff, folks. Please consider visiting our Patreon site if you find yourself in a position to support the show with a small donation: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow

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01:22:10

153. The Roanoke Mystery I: Sir Humphrey Hatches a Plan

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2025/03/26

This week, we head back to the fabled Age of Exploration, when European monarchs were just catching on to the notion that it might be nice to try and exploit the entire world for financial gain. Using the famed disappearance of the Roanoke Colony as our centerpiece, we will explore the social, religious, and economic circumstances surrounding this time period, before digging in to the actual mystery in Part II next week.Please consider supporting our Patreon, which can be found

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01:07:22

152. Toilet Nachos

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2025/03/20

This week, we discuss the inevitable end to the ceasefire in Gaza, the pending increase in the amount of waste allowable in drinking water, how easy it is to make a delicious meal in a hotel bathroom, and much MUCH more!Please consider donating to our patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @gluten_yung @poorfidalgo Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of the inimitable Interesting Times Gang, who offer tons of tunes here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

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01:40:52

151. Ancient Mysteries VIII: The Eastern Cults in...

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2025/03/12

Don your ceremonial garb, fanatics, and once more drink of the kykeon. We are again descending into the hallowed sacrificial caverns to explore the nature of the mystery cults on the island of Britannia, and then we shall explore how the cults of the ancient world would give way to the rise of monotheism.You may once again streak across the night sky in the Mithraic chariot on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung You can subscribe to us on Patreon

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01:06:46

150. And That's the Bottom Line...

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2025/02/26

...BECAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO.Elon Musk is the worst guy ever. If you agree, please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have many cool tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com \m/(>_<)\m/

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01:10:08

149. The Feast of St. Valentine

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2025/02/17

This week, we discuss restaurant grease traps, the joys of Valentine's Day, Elon Musk's juvenile human shield, and we also say 'obsequious' a lot. Like during editing I realized it's kind of egregious. If you guys correctly count how many times we say it Evan won't go into the light. P.S. The music is bad on purpose in this one I swear. We do have a Patreon, if you're interested in funding out extravagant lifestyle and intense travel schedule: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow

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01:09:17

148. South of Heaven

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2025/02/06

There are really only three great Slayer albums.We talk about the AI arms race, the state of affairs with Elon, Vivek, and DOGE, and the pros and cons of benevolent rule by Shamans guided from beyond. If you are willing and able, we do have a Patreon account where you can help fund our little podcasting habit ;) www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who offer a ton of great

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01:19:58

147. HyperBrandonization

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2025/01/25

We bid adieu to the Brandon era.Plz consider supporting us on Patreon, and becoming out Patrons. We desperately crave new Patrons. www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes for sale here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

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01:38:20

146. Barbarians II: It's Cool to Be a Goth

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2025/01/16

Cam continues his Barbarians series by examining the first of our tribal confederacies: The Goths. Picking up where episode 143 left off, we will discuss who these people were, what brought them into conflict with the Roman world, and where and how they appeared as a dominant cultural force in the rapidly changing cultural landscape of Europe in Late Antiquity.Please consider checking out our Patreon page if you are willing and/or able to donate to the Left Unread Podcast Protection

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01:36:52

145. Enemy at the Gaetz Redux: Mattocalypse Now

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2025/01/07

The return of the Matt Gaetz saga. Pay for play, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency mines, intelligence, dead spooks, autoerotic asphyxiation, Trump’s return to power, the mysterious Nestor, and the chase for Attorney General.You can confirm Left Unread as the next AGUSA on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (and instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung If you can afford it, please consider subscribing to us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/LeftUnread You can reach out to us at leftunreadpod@gmail.com

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01:23:28

144. Like 'Talk To Her', Get It?

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2024/12/19

This week we discuss Hailieilyi Welch's increasingly disastrous career turn as a crypto guru, touch on some developments in the Luigi Mangione assassination case, and go off on some of our favorite books, movies, albums, and video games of 2024. We'll be back soon with Barbarians II, so stay tuned ;)Find our Patreon here, if you are interested and able to donate. We love you and appreciate it: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email

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01:15:04

143. Barbarians I: Ends and Beginnings

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2024/12/14

This week, in the introductory episode of Cam's long promised series on the 'Fall' of the Western Roman Empire, and the rise of the 'Barbarians' we outline the mission statement for the series as a whole, and discuss the state of the Roman Empire from the late-2nd Century up through the mid-4th Century CE. This includes the Antonine Plague, the Crisis of the 3rd Century, the brief but glorious reign of Emperor Aurelian, the sundering of the Empire by the Emperor Diocletian, and the early

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01:16:07

142. Any Relation to Chuck?

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2024/12/10

This week, we got together to briefly talk about the bizarre failed coup and failed impeachment in South Korea and the events in Syria before diving into whatever the Hell is going on with the assassination of the UHC CEO and the bizarre twists and turns the case has taken so far.You may ride your Citibike to freedom with the LU boys on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung You can subscribe to us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/LeftUnread You can reach

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01:03:58

141. Our Thoughts on New Hit Musical Film 'Wicked'

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2024/11/23

Just kidding, did we clickbait you?Today we sat down and talked about a cool new knife Cam got, God Hideo Kojima, Trump's increasingly horrifying cabinet choices, and the escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe during the Biden lame duck period. Please consider signing up for our humble Patreon at the link below: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us on X, the everything app, formerly know as Twitter: @leftunreadpod (and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme

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