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Brian and Munya begin their descent into the history of the Cold War. They discuss McCarthyism in the academy, the rehabilitation of Nazi Germany, and the role of the CIA in the art world. This part 1 of a two-part discussion of the early Cold War meant to pair with Chapter 11 of The End of the Myth.

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Brian and Munya dip into the listener mailbag to answer important questions like: How did the US get away with abandoning de-Nazification? What’s wrong with academia? And, What are our thoughts on drunk driving? All this and more!

Brian and Munya watch Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address so that you don’t have to. And guess what? It’s bad folks!

There's a war on between various national elites and they're taking it out on the people of Ukraine. Want to know more? Read Brian's latest on MechanicalFreak.website to understand the ins and outs. We've got our friends Jacob (@Stukhov) and Wes (@wescz1312) to help us talk out the ups and downs, or just downs.

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Munya, Brian, and Greg are back to check in on the most progressive city council in America, see what the WA legislature got up to this week, and to look at right-wing psychos and the police response in Portland.

Economist and host of the excellent weekly show Economic Update Richard Wolff joins the show to explain what the Bretton Woods Agreement was, how it worked, and how it ultimately fell apart. Join us on an exciting ride through the decline of the US empire!

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Brian is on his own, but not alone. Friends of the show Brynn and Chuy join him to dissect the Xs and Os of the Super Bowl and get into the nitty gritty of Facebook nanny forums.

We’re back with Justin Roll to continue our discussion of the Truman era and the start of the Cold War. If you haven’t already, make sure to go back and listen to Episode 15.

Justin Roll from the History Sucks podcast joins the gang to talk Harry Truman, WWII, the 1944 DNC, and the start of the Cold War.

The boys from Texas are back to give you scorching hot music takes about bands from thirty years ago. Listen to the episode in its entirety on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/62439389

Munya and Greg tackle foreign affairs and chart a course for the US empire out of this dangerous stalemate with Russia. Peace with honor! More importantly they're back on the Seattle restaurant tyrant beat and try to suss out the future of crime and punishment here in the city of the future.

Munya and Brian talk about Chapter 10 of The End of the Myth and the dreaded 7-letter word, “fascism.” They discuss the material and psychological forces at play during the 1930s as well as the role of liberalism in midwifing fascism into being in Europe. They bring Rajani Palme Dutt and his 1934 book Fascism and Social Revolution into the discussion to provide some on the ground analysis of Europe in the inter-war years.

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We’re joined by a very special guest! Sydney Durkin hops aboard the proverbial boat with Greg and Munya to talk about their experience unionizing the Broadway & Denny Starbucks coffee shop, and the future of the labor movement with Starbucks Workers United.

Munya and Brian discuss the class war that raged in the United States between World War I and World War II. They answer: Why was the American ruling class so obsessed with Mussolini? And, what is the best sales strategy for selling grenade launchers to Firestone? All this and more!

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We celebrate our 100th episode by joining the new economy and getting into the crypto game. But as we join the new economy, there is something that we forgot… The old economy was still there, pilfering the paychecks of star athletes and sitting, Smaug-like, on its wealth as our new crypto landlords. Welcome to the new world (same as the old world)!