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Ep. 0125: Listener Emails #6

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2016/11/23

LOOOOOOOOOONG overdue for one of these, so here it is, and extra-plus-sized to compensate for lost time. Join CJ as he shares & responds to messages from listeners on: More thoughts on the historical evolution of Islam Whether there’s any instance in which CJ might consider voting The electoral college The Republic of Cospaia Historical […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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54:15

Ep. 0124: 2016 Election Day Special: The American...

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2016/11/08

Ever get the sense that the government and politics in the United States is kinda cult-y? If so, CJ thinks your spidey sense is justifiably tingling, and what you’re picking up on is the phenomenon known as the civil religion. Join CJ as he discusses: The concept of civil religion The origins of the American […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0123: 2016 DHP Halloween Special, Part 1

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2016/10/30

(BTW, the picture above is CJ’s Jack o’ Lantern from 2014, lovingly hand-carved using only good old-fashioned knives, no namby-pamby power tools.) I love holidays, and Halloween is probably my favorite holiday of all. To share the spirit of the season, I decided this year to do a 2-part Halloween special. I hope you’ll find this […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0122: Principal Ruffian & Chief Among Plunderers:...

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2016/10/29

In 1066, the course of English history was dramatically altered, as the realm was conquered by Normans from across the Channel. Join CJ as he discusses: Some backstory on Medieval England & Normandy The death of Edward the Confessor & coronation of Harold Godwinson William of Normandy’s preparations for invasion to seize the English crown […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0121: Ravenous: A Dangerous History Movie Review

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2016/10/16

In the spirit of the season, in this episode CJ reviews the 1999 film Ravenous, a horror movie about cannibalism on the American frontier in the heyday of Manifest Destiny in the mid-nineteenth century. This film was directed by Antonia Bird and stars Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, and Jeffrey Jones. Join CJ as he discusses: […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0120: DHP Heroes: Major General Smedley Butler

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2016/10/02

In this episode, CJ profiles Major General Smedley Darlington Butler of the United States Marine Corps, probably most famous for being a very highly decorated Marine (the most decorated at the time of his death in 1940), and for writing War is a Racket. Butler was a very complex man to say the least, and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0119: Party Systems in American History, Part II

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2016/09/24

Join CJ as he discusses: The latter Third Party System during the Gilded Age (c. 1870s-1890s) The 1896 election, which ended the Third Party System & ushered in the Fourth The characteristics of the Fourth Party System (1896-1932) The Fifth Party System (1932-1968?1980? The present?) The controversial Sixth Party system (which we may be in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0118: Party Systems in American History, Part I

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2016/09/20

In light of the currently ongoing freakshow — er, ‘campaign’ — I decided to talk a bit about the big-picture view of the history of American political party systems. (BTW, audio quality gets better about 2/3 of the through — I did the first part of the episode when I was a bit hoarse & it […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0117: Operation Underworld

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2016/09/11

Did you know that the US government, in the form of the Office of Naval Intelligence in World War II & the Central Intelligence Agency in the Cold War, frequently made common cause with La Cosa Nostra & other organized crime syndicates? Join CJ as he discusses: How the alliance between the US Office of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0116: Abolitionism & Anarchism (CJ’s presentation...

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2016/08/29

At high noon on Saturday August 27th 2016 I had the pleasure of speaking at the Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest. Here’s the audio of that presentation. Join CJ as he discusses: The different types of antislavery groups in Antebellum America The most radical part of the abolitionist spectrum, including the New England Non-Resistance Society, who […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0115: Out with the Old Right, In with the New Right

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2016/08/25

Believe it or not, prior to about the mid-1950s, to be on the “Right” in American political discourse actually meant you opposed American wars & interventions abroad most of the time, and it meant you took seriously ideas of individual liberty, even if you weren’t always 100% consistent on them. Then there was a ‘revolution […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0114: Three anti-Military-Industrial-Complex...

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2016/08/18

Join CJ as he discusses: WarGames (1983) Real Genius (1985) Short Circuit (1986) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon The official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot NoGov license; learn more at BipCot.org The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0113: The Porcellian Club: Harvard’s Skull & Bones?

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2016/08/13

Think the notorious Skull & Bones is the only secret, elite club at an Ivy League school? Think again. There are actually a bunch of such clubs found at the most elite universities, and the oldest one of its type (to CJ’s knowledge) is actually not the more famous Skull & Bones at Yale; it’s the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0112: Scott Horton on America’s post-Cold War Empire

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2016/07/30

Today CJ is joined by Scott Horton for a conversation about the recent history of American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Join CJ & Scott as they discuss: The book Scott is currently working on, to be coauthored with Tom Woods, about the so-called ‘War on Terror’ How much the Soviet […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0111: Introduction to Power Elite Analysis

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2016/07/28

Join CJ as he discusses: What “power elite” and “power elite analysis” mean Power elite analysis is not “conspiracy theorizing” Some early practitioners of power elite analysis, such as C. Wright Mills, Carroll Quigley, and Murray Rothbard Ways of identifying & understanding the power elite in practice Things to keep in mind when studying the power […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0110: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 2

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2016/07/09

In this second part of “Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories,” we focus on seven concepts & theories related to economics. Join CJ as he discusses: 8. Public Choice Theory 9. Regulatory Capture 10. Austrian Business Cycle Theory 11. The Broken Window Fallacy 12. Opportunity Costs 13. The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility 14. The Sunk […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0109: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 1

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2016/07/06

I’ve compiled a list of 21 concepts & theories that have helped me understand the world (both past & present) more clearly, and I’m going to do 3 episodes (two regular DHP episodes and one Patreon supporters-only Bonus DHP episode) covering 7 of these concepts & theories apiece. In this first installment, I’ve grouped together 7 […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0108: “Edge Men” of the Power Elite

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2016/06/29

On the last leg of his return journey from New Hampshire, CJ was spontaneously inspired to do an off-the-cuff Silver Bullet mobile podcasting episode. Join CJ as he discusses: His amateur/layman’s understanding of the concept of ‘edges’ as used in permaculture The way in which individuals who work the edges of various institutions that make […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0107: Applying Guerrilla Methods Beyond War (CJ’s...

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2016/06/28

Join CJ as he discusses An overview of Michael Collins’ campaign to end British rule in Ireland 10 lessons one can learn from studying guerrilla warfare that apply to many other human endeavors: Don’t be afraid to start small & build up your resources from there Turn your weaknesses into strengths, and if you have […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The...

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2016/06/17

In this episode, we wrap up the DHP coverage of the history of American slavery with this seventh & final installment in the series. Join CJ as he discusses: How slavery was abolished in the US The aftermath and legacies of that abolition Some comparisons with the abolition of slavery in other parts of the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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