Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments

40:49

KKK Part V: I am Indiana...

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/09/30

This is the fifth in a series of six episodes regarding America's first terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. Hiram Evans, the tooth puller, made a grave mistake in ceding regional control of his Klan to D.C. Stephenson, a man cloaked in half-lies and full-failures. He would take the Klan to its greatest heights, initiating 1/3rd of all Hoosiers, spinning off into a Women's Klan, and sponsoring 'cutest baby contests.' His depravity would also result in its sudden downfall, as the

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58:46

KKK Part IV: The Rebranding of the KKK

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/09/23

This is the fourth in a series of six episodes regarding America's first terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. Following the success of America's first blockbuster, The Birth of a Nation, a failed businessman in Atlanta dusts off the name Ku Klux Klan. His struggles were alleviated, however, by two marketers who believed that they saw an opportunity to make boatloads of money. Their efforts took the Klan to soaring heights, but rather than the first instance of the Klan - this 2.0 version

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46:04

KKK Part III: The Wilmington Coup of 1898

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/09/16

This is the third in a series of six episodes regarding America's first terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. The 15th amendment's bestowing of the vote on African American men was designed to be the ultimate weapon in the fight for equal rights throughout the South. Freedmen represented a core constituency in the South, one that both parties would have to tailor policies towards in order to have any hope of maintaining power. At least that was what the artifacts believed would happen. None

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60:48

KKK Part II: The Rise of the KKK

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/09/09

This is the second in a series of six episodes regarding America's first terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. Although it started as a harmless way to poke fun at newly Freedmen by ex-confederate soldiers, the KKK became the number one threat to security in the American South after Former General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest took the reigns. The architect of the Pillow Massacre, one of just two official war crimes during the Civil War, would create a force to be reckoned with in the Reconstructed

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64:51

KKK Part I: In Search of Supremacy

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/09/02

This is the first in a series of six episodes regarding America's first terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. America has twice before defeated the KKK; only to see the organization rise again as its enemies had failed to address the ideology of white supremacy that was at the core of the group's belief system. While subsequent episodes take a chronological look at the organization, this episode attempts to identify the roots of white supremacy through the American caste system. Contact the

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61:09

Osama Bin Laden Part VII: The Hunt for Bin Laden

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/05/27

This is the seventh and final episode in a series regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. The hunt for Bin Laden covers the terrorists time between escaping the mountains of Tora Bora and up to the raid that final brought Osama to justice. Along the way we meet some of the characters that surrounded him in his last days, his obsession with 'just for men,' and why the government was so quick to release information regarding the adult video collection that was found in the

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58:00

Osama Bin Laden Part VI: The War on Terror

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/05/20

This is the sixth in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. The hunt for Bin Laden cools after he managed to escape US forces in Tora Bora, but that doesn't stop America from expanding the War on Terror. Beyond an endless war against an impossible to defeat idea, the conflict tested America's core ideas: Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Torture, Due Process and extrajudicial killings. The war in Afghanistan, the War in Iraq, and the Presidencies of

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64:26

Osama Bin Laden Part V: The 9/11 Attacks

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/05/13

This is the fifth in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. The September 11th attacks permanently changed the course of world history. In this episode, I walk through the timeline, Bin Laden's thoughts, and the immediate actions of President Bush. Along the way, I attempt to debunk the main conspiracies that emerged from the attacks as well as offering praise for the first responders and the victims of United 93. Contact the show at

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37:10

Osama Bin Laden Part IV: The Race to Prevent Disaster

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/05/06

This is the fourth in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. Al Qaeda had officially declared war, but left the next move up to the United States. It was here that Bill Clinton (and then George W. Bush) would come up short. Despite the Bin Laden Task force screaming for action, the Monica Lewinsky affair and Hollywood's decision to release 'Wag the Dog' starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro, took precedent. Contact the show at

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45:58

Osama Bin Laden Part III: Unhappy Homecoming

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/04/29

This is the third in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. After successfully participated in the defeat of the Soviet Union, bin Laden returns home to Saudi Arabia expecting a hero's welcome. The rise of regional threat Saddam Hussein encourages him to once again put down his construction work in favor of a Mujahideen's ak-47. His offer for help, however, is rejected in favor of the American desert shield. What follows involves an escape from

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49:54

Osama Bin Laden Part II: They Come to Afghanistan to...

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/04/22

This is the second in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. This episode dives deeper into the terrorists radicalization through two separate events. In the first one, Osama was shocked to see terrorists assault the Grand Mosque, the site of the House of God. In the second instance, Osama would feel as though he was called to serve; first as financier and then as a full fledge guerrilla warrior against the = Soviet Union, an atheist entity that

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52:10

Osama Bin Laden Part I: Constructing a Mass Murder

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/04/15

This is the first in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. This episode covers his formative years, looking into some of the misconceptions that many have regarding Islam, his untypical upbringing by his parents, and his exposure to fundamentalist ideas. I also examine some of the key events that happen in the same year that his father dies in a plane crash; specifically the 1967 Israeli Six Day War. That conflict, even more than the creation of

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74:48

Whom to Serve Part V: A Dream Deferred

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/04/08

This is the fifth and final episode in a series regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses the leaders of the Modern Civil Rights Movement. When taught simplistically, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X become polar opposites. But dig in to the true story and one finds a singular vision for our future. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to

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57:30

Whom to Serve Part IV: Black Intellectual Thought

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/03/25

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses the leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement. Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institution, focused on vocational education; believing that proving their worth through work would lead to equality. W.E.B. Dubois, the first Black man to graduate with a PH.D. from Harvard believed that the fight for

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37:44

Whom to Serve Part III: This Land is My Land...

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/03/18

This is the third in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses on the American Colonization Societies longstanding goal for repatriation to Africa. The idea of 'a return' simmered throughout American history, from pre-civil war advocates like the Great Compromiser, Henry Clay, to early civil rights movement leaders such as Marcus Garvey. Still others presented an different

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42:58

Whom to Serve Part II: The Revolution will not be...

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/03/11

This is the second in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses on the role that African Americans played in the American Revolution. Special attention is paid to Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre, the loyalist Ethiopian Regiment, and the Rhode Island First.Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support

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57:07

Whom to Serve Part I: In God We Trust

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/03/04

This is the first in a series of five episodes regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered. This episode focuses on Christianity, which was forcibly introduced in order to justify slavery (curse of ham, plantation bible etc) but was instead used to spread the liberation philosophy that was co-opted by men like Nat Turner and Denmark Vessey. The episode goes further to identify the role that the Black church has played through

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55:51

Andrew Jackson Part VIII: His Legacy

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/02/25

This is the eighth and final episode in a series regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. It covers the remainder of Jackson's life as well as the legacy left behind by the men who followed in his aftermath: James Polk, Martin Van Buren, Roger Taney, and Abraham Lincoln. Clip of Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, a broadway musical (NSFW - language) - https://youtu.be/gzs0CLXiqA8?si=sBb66s6hdF1hS_Ll Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would

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39:57

Andrew Jackson Part VII - The Fight to the Finish

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/02/18

This is the seventh in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. It covers the remainder of Jackson's time in public office with a focus on the Bank War, Indian Removal, and the Nullification Crisis. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly

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52:14

Andrew Jackson Part VI: A Gov't at War with itself

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2026/02/11

This is the sixth in a series of eight episodes regarding America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson. Old Hickory had already proven himself to be as tough as they come, but even he was unprepared for the real housewives of DC. This episode covers his attempt at governing Washington while his Veep schemed behind his back. The spoils system, Kitchen Cabinet, and the seeds of Indian Removal are all covered in this episode.Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky

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