This episode is a reissue (for a limited time on the public feed) of DHP Bonus Ep. 10: "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain, produced back in 2017. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This installment in the Woodrow Wilson series covers the period of the Wilson presidency from the summer of 1914 through the end of that year, when he said he wanted to keep the US neutral & out of the war, & still seemed to at least kinda mean it. (*Apologies for the lackluster audio quality in some of the middle segments - I accidentally used my laptop's crummy integral mic instead of my usual podcasting mic for those.) Links DHP Ep. 0236: WWI Propaganda in the US Part 1: Perfidious Albion's Propaganda (this DHP episode covers the outbreak of WWI as well as British propaganda operations in the US during the period of American "neutrality.") Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CJ recently recorded this DHP Bonus Episode during one of his long drives that he's been doing as part of some of the non-DHP-related work he's been doing lately to make ends meet, and he decided to share it with "gen-pop" -- ie, freeloading, non-supporting listeners ;) -- on the public DHP feed for a limited time, too. Join CJ as he discusses so-called "Orange Marches" in the context of Irish history, and how Woke Progressives' appropriation, deconstruction & vandalization of beloved fictional universes & characters in recent years is in some ways analogous to these marches. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ for a Silver Bullet episode as he discusses his paternal grandfather, Bill "Poppi" Killmer (1929-2023). Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features CJ's reading of large excerpts from a speech JFK gave at American University just 5 months before he was assassinated. Join CJ as he discusses: His upcoming DHP JFK assassination mini-series (set to debut this November, which is the 60th anniversary of JFK's death), a likely speaking gig in November, and a possible DIY/DHP road tour of the American Sunbelt this Fall. The historical context of JFK turning increasingly against the Pentagon & CIA over issues of war and peace from 1961-1963 JFK's American University Commencement Address from June 10, 1963, which many consider one of the most important speeches he ever gave, & which may have contributed to his death just over 5 months later. Links Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Hire CJ for freelance work! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? Or you can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ for a review & discussion of Oppenheimer, the 2023 historical biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan & starring Cillian Murphy. Links DHP Ep. 72: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki (From all the way back in 2015!) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Hire CJ for freelance work! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode features CJ's recent interview with historian Ryan S. Walters about his most recent book, The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding, which was recently released in paperback. Join CJ & Ryan as they discuss Warren Harding, his presidency, and how, in contrast to the Establishment's take, Harding was actually a very good president, and far, far superior to his immediate predecessor, Woodrow Wilson - at least, if you actually value things like peace, freedom, civil liberties, & prosperity. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Hire CJ for freelance work! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? Or you can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, Sal Mayweather (aka, Sal the Agorist) asked CJ to write the intro to his new book, Three Books That Changed the World, which discusses three highly influential novels from the early 20th century "Progressivism 1.0" era. The audio version of that intro (as read by CJ for the audio version of the book) is the heart of this DHP Microdose episode. Links Hire CJ for freelance work (such as the book intro you heard in this episode) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Or you can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses a look back on 9 years of doing the Dangerous History Podcast, what he's been going through & working on lately, and some miscellaneous updates & thoughts, including some unsolicited advice about giving unsolicited advice. Links DHP Ep. 0258: Depropagandizing the Highly Blue-Pilled (CJ's talk from the Feb. 2023 Tom Woods School of Life event, in which, among other things, he explains why aggressively pushing your beliefs & preferences on others in the form of vehement unsolicited advice is possibly the WORST communication strategy there is.) Follow Errol Puppybunny, CJ's rescued lop rabbit, on Instagram Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Hire CJ for freelance work! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Or you can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've all heard of the famous 'butterfly effect.' But is there a plausible, realistic, alternative historical scenario in which the US & the world could've been spared the worst aspects of Woodrow Wilson's presidency merely by altering one seemingly minor detail of the 1912 election? Yes there is. Join CJ in this super-concise DHP episode as he discusses just such a scenario, whereby changing only one seemingly humble variable in 1912 would probably have given the US a POTUS who would've kept the country out of WWI & thereby avoided the worst aspects of Woodrow Wilson. Links DHP Ep. 0217: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 7 (the episode in the Wilson series that covers the actual history of 1912 election, the alternative version of which is covered here) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Way, way back in 2018, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of one of his all-time favorite films, CJ recorded a discussion & review of the excellent 1993 Dystopian scifi/action/comedy film Demolition Man with Joshua Perry, who was then still doing his now-late, lamented Dusty Den podcast. This was a bonus episode only for financial supporters of the DHP or the Dusty Den, & was not published on any public feed for either show. Now, in 2023, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of the film, CJ has decided to reissue this bonus episode on the DHP public feed for a limited time. Enjoy! Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses the life & death of the Seminole leader Osceola, who was a key resistance leader in the early stages of the Second Seminole War (1835-42), the longest & costliest Indian war in US history, in which the US government was using force to ethnically cleanse the Seminole people out of Florida. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode features CJ's talk from the March, 2023 Self Reliance Festival in Tennessee, in which he discusses some of the most common unfortunate historical phenomena that tend to occur when empires are declining & falling. Links For a MUCH more detailed dive into this topic, sign up to watch the 3-part/over-6-hour-total course CJ taught on the Decline & Fall of Empires for Renegade University! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode features a recent conversation between CJ & Gregory Zink, host of the true political crime podcast Smoke Filled Rooms, about an episode of SFR Greg did covering the historical phenomenon of democide. Join CJ & Greg as they discuss "democide," the term coined by R.J. Rummel to denote any and all instances of governments deliberately killing their own citizens on a large scale. Links Smoke Filled Rooms The University of Hawaii's Democide Page (which looks like it hasn't been updated in over 2 decades) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ's Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ's Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode features the audio of CJ's presentation from the January 2023 Tom Woods School of Life in-person event in Orlando, FL. Join CJ as he discusses strategies for trying to reach highly propagandized people in one-on-one conversations in order to help undo their programming. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Kick in to CJ's Indiegogo Campaign Other ways to support the show Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Attend the Libertarian Party of Florida's 2023 convention, at which CJ will be a speaker The FL Mises Caucus comedy show, headlined by Robbie "The Fire" Bernstein (which CJ will be attending) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this DHP episode, CJ was very happy to be joined by Dave Benner, who is the author of a recently published biography of Thomas Paine entitled Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism. Join CJ & Dave as they discuss Thomas Paine's life & career, & the excellent, impressively researched book Dave wrote about them. Links Purchase Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism! Attend the 2023 Self Reliance Festival (at which CJ will be a speaker!) Get CJ's Dangerous American History Bibliography for FREE! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ's still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to CJ's recently-launched Dangerous History Podcast Youtube channel! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From segments recorded during multiple drives, CJ pieced together his first Silver Bullet episode in over 6 months (and his longest Silver Bullet episode ever), in which he goes over in detail 13 of his biggest complaints about academia, based on his observations & experience from having been a student in it for 6 years & a teacher in it for 16 years. Join CJ as he discusses the following problems with modern conventional academia: No real market feedback mechanism to indicate whether a "good education" is being provided. Overspecialization. Rigid credentialism. Too many courses online (especially at the intro/gen-ed level.) Excessive disability accommodations. Private-sector profiteering (off a captive audience & cartelized, non-competitive system.) Administrative bloat. A focus on arbitrary metrics that can be juked/gamed. Degree inflation. The accreditation agencies functioning as a cartel enforcer to artificially restrict entry & reduce competition. Ideology baked into most (if not all) disciplines, in many cases for over a century. The adversarial relationship often automatically created between student & teacher. State & corporate influence & control. Links Get tickets to attend & see CJ speak at the Self-Reliance Festival here! Get CJ's Dangerous American History Bibliography Free here! Kick in to CJ's still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign here! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List DHP Ep. 0172: The Voluntary Difference (What CJ said at Harvard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this DHP episode, CJ was happy to be joined again by Alexander Von Sternberg to talk about a recent episode Alex did on his show, History Impossible, called "Stakeholder Naziism." Join CJ & Alex on a wide-ranging, freewheeling conversation about "stakeholder capitalism," its methodological similarities to fascism, the modern American "professional managerial class," how Wokeism fits into this, how these phenomena manifest in various institutions (including Hollywood & academia), and potential action items & white pills in the face of this seeming Orwellian Juggernaut! Links History Impossible on Patreon Alex's Substack Come meet CJ & see him speak about the decline & fall of empires at the Self-Reliance Festival in Camden, TN, March 25-6th! (And get your tickets ASAP if possible, because the price will increase on Feb. 22!) Get your FREE Dangerous American History Bibliography by signing up for CJ's email list here! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Contribute to CJ's (still ongoing) Indiegogo campaign! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally, more than a year after Woodrow Wilson Part 9, CJ returns to the story of the man he loves to hate! This time, we're going to take a detour from the chrono-narrative of Wilson's presidency; this one is going to focus on Wilson's beliefs, statements & actions on race throughout his career as an academic & politician. Was Woodrow Wilson a racist? The short answer is yes, without a doubt. But as is so often the case with history, the details are more complicated & more interesting than most people realize! Join CJ as he does a deep-dive exploration into Woodrow Wilson's beliefs, statements, & actions regarding race through his academic & political careers. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ's ongoing Indiegogo Campaign! CJ's DHP Amazon Wish List Links to Relevant Previous Wilson Episodes DHP Ep. 0210: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 6 (This one covers Wilson's time as Governor of NJ, during which he signed into law a eugenics bill authored by Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen, who decades later collaborated with the Nazis.) DHP Ep. 0207: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 5 (This one deep-dives into Wilson's academic writings.) DHP Ep. 0192: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 3 (This one covers Wilson's years as the President of Princeton University.) DHP Ep. 0186: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 1 (If you're new to the DHP or new to this ongoing series, here's part 1, made all the way back in 2019.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, CJ discusses 12 authors who (in his opinion) deserve to be more widely known & read among libertarian/anarchist/etc type people. Most of these authors would not actually identify as "libertarians" or "anarchists," but all have a strong independent streak & have at least some views & attitudes that overlap with libertarianism and/or anarchism. Furthermore, all of them are great writers in their respective genres. Join CJ as he discusses: Montesquieu Alexis de Tocqueville Jose Ortega y Gasset John Dos Passos Jacques Ellul Jane Jacobs Gore Vidal Edward Abbey Mike Resnick James C. Scott Kirkpatrick Sale F. Paul Wilson And stay tuned to the end of the episode for information about CJ's upcoming course at Renegade University! Sign up to take CJ's course, "The Decline & Fall of Empires," at Renegade University. (And use the coupon code "dangerous" to get 50% off!) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! (Sign up for $50 or more per month to join the DHP Book Club, among many other benefits.) Kick in to CJ's ongoing Indiegogo campaign! (Kick in $500 or more to join the DHP Book Club, among many other perks.) CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Links "Anarchism and the Morality of Violence" by Edward Abbey (As of this recording, CJ hasn't read this, but he very much intends to) "The meaning of Timothy McVeigh" by Gore Vidal (a very interesting article first published back in 2001) DHP Ep. 0087: Grain and the State (an old DHP episode that was very heavily influenced by the work of James C. Scott) DHP Ep. 0094: British Bric-a-brac (Audio version of CJ's grad school research paper from the 2005 research seminar he took on modern propaganda, which is where he first encountered Jacques Ellul's Propaganda & is when he first began studying propaganda in a systematic, scholarly fashion) DHP Ep. 0141: Draining the Swamp: The War on the Everglades (This episode, plus CJ's Rise of the Cane Kingdom 2-part series, illustrate an environmental historical example of an attempt by government to impose artificial order on a natural system that had evolved under conditions of emergent order, and the disasters that resulted) DHP Ep. 0143: Rise of the Cane Kingdom, Part 1 (part 1 of a 2-part mini-series) DHP Ep. 0152: Discussing Mike Resnick's Santiago in the Dusty Den DHP Ep. 0153: Mike Resnick (An interview with the late, great scifi author conducted just over 2 years before his death) DHP Ep. 0226: Emergent Order vs. Imposed Order (This Silver Bullet episode reflects the influence on CJ's thinking of Jane Jacobs & James C. Scott, among others.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this DHP episode, CJ was delighted to be joined by retired Army officer, military contractor, and irregular warfare expert Bill Buppert. Long-time DHP listeners (& those who've gone through the back catalogue) may recall that Bill was the very first guest CJ ever had on the DHP, all the way back in 2015. A few months ago, Bill launched a podcast of his own, Chasing Ghosts, in which he covers the history, theory & practice of irregular warfare, and the shortcomings of its alleged antidote, counterinsurgency. Join CJ & Bill as they discuss Bill's background, his podcast, irregular warfare, the problems with counterinsurgency, and 3 of the greatest practitioners of irregular warfare in the 20th century - Michael Collins, T.E. Lawrence, & Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck, who all operated c. 1916-1922. Kick in to CJ's Indiegogo campaign! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Links Chasing Ghosts (Bill's irregular warfare podcast) The Dash (Bill's just-launched Stoicism podcast) Follow Bill on Twitter DHP Ep. 77: History of Irregular Warfare with Bill Buppert, Part 1 (This is part 1 of what ended up being 6 installments of CJ's conversations with Bill all the way back in 2015, with Bill speaking with CJ over Skype from Afghanistan. The remainder of this series is comprised of DHP Eps. 78-81 & 83.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses the so-called "McCollum Memo" from the Office of Naval Intelligence, written by ONI officer Arthur McCollum & dated October 7th, 1940, which served as the blueprint for the FDR Administration's strategy of deliberately provoking Japan, a strategy that culminated in the Pearl Harbor attack 14 months later. Kick in to CJ's Indiegogo campaign! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Links Full Text of the McCollum Memo DHP Ep. 0160: "Remember the Maine!" & the Pageantry of US Aggression DHP Ep. 0236: WWI Propaganda in the US Part 1: Perfidious Albion's Propaganda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, CJ was very happy to welcome back foreign policy expert Scott Horton to the Dangerous History Podcast. Scott is the Director of the Libertarian Institute, host of the Scott Horton Show, Editorial Director at Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio on 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, and is the author or editor of 4 books (available here.) He's also currently working on his next book - on the Russo-Ukraine War - which will be co-authored with Darryl Cooper of the Martyrmade podcast. Join CJ & Scott for a wide-ranging discussion, mostly on the real history of the Russo-Ukraine War, but including lots of interesting tangents along the way (even a bit of Woodrow-Wilson bashing!) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Kick in to CJ's still ongoing Indiegogo campaign! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, CJ was very happy to be joined by Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist podcast. Join CJ & Jack's free-ranging discussion as they discuss: the Perfume Nationalist's origin story; fragrances; Covidian insanity (especially the horrors of masking); and, last but not least, Woke Liberalism's war on art, entertainment & aesthetics for the last decade. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Please consider chipping in to CJ's still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Links The Perfume Nationalist on Patreon Jack's Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, CJ was delighted to be joined by classically trained, award-winning actor Clifton Duncan. Join CJ & Clifton as they discuss Clifton's career, why he got disillusioned with & ultimately left Broadway, why show business is so ideologically straightjacketed, the state of the arts & entertainment industries today, why arts & entertainment matter deeply to society, possible "white pills" on the horizon, & lastly, some tips for people considering an acting career (or the parents of such people.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. And please consider chipping in to CJ's Indiegogo campaign (which he just recently realized is still live!) CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Links Clifton's Youtube channel Clifton's Twitter The essay "What Shall We Ask of Writers?" by Albert Maltz, which Clifton referenced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since Fall is CJ's favorite time of year & Halloween is his favorite holiday: This year, we return to classic DHP format for Halloween specials -- spooky/Halloween/Autumnal-themed poems & stories read to you by CJ. (Part 1 is available to everyone, while part 2 will only be available to those who support the Dangerous History Podcast at $5/month or higher.) Join CJ as he shares the following poems & stories: "A Dark Day" by Madison Julius Cawein "The Haunters and the Haunted; or, The House and the Brain" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton "The Haunted Palace" by Edgar Allan Poe Wanna get access to Part 2 of this special, including a ghost story by CJ? Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CJ took a brief break from slaving away at the next Woodrow Wilson episode to make this Fun-Size DHP episode, talking about a political idea known as 'classical republicanism,' which has been on his mind a lot lately, & which he has always found to be interesting & potentially useful. (Think of this as a 'silver bullet' DHP episode, just minus the silver bullet & with concurrently better audio quality, because CJ no longer commutes daily an hour each way, so he recorded this one at the home studio. But it's like a silver bullet episode in that it's relatively short & is mostly off-the-cuff, with minimal notes.) Join CJ as he discusses what 'classical republicanism' is, some historical manifestations of it in theory & in practice, & some of the ways it differs from modern 'republics,' 'democracies,' or (heaven forbid) 'democratic republics.' Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Links DHP Ep. 0074: The Western Way of War vs. the Eastern Way of War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In part 1 of 2, join CJ as he discusses the Motion Picture Association of America's so-called "Hays Code" (officially: "A Code to Govern the Making of Motion Pictures"), which rigidly controlled the content of most American movies from the early-1930s to the late-1960s. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 2022 was the 30th anniversary of the release of the award-winning film Unforgiven, directed by & starring Clint Eastwood. To commemorate this film's anniversary, CJ talked about it with his old pal (and fellow Western enthusiast) Joshua Perry, the former host of the late, lamented Dusty Den podcast. Join CJ & Josh as they discuss Unforgiven, why it's such a great film, and how Hollywood mostly "don't make 'em like they used to." Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode is the audio of CJ's presentation delivered at the first live event for Tom Woods' School of Life (of which CJ is a member) in Orlando, FL in July of 2022. Join CJ as he discusses some of the many things he's learned from nearly two decades of studying the history & techniques of modern propaganda. Hire CJ to speak at your event! Join Tom Woods' School of Life! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he shares some very important announcements about the DHP, and then digs into a recent meeting between President Biden and some Establishment Court (Propagandist) "Historians." Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Links DHP Ep. 200: Honest History DHP Ep. 207: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson Part 5 (this was the giant episode in which I dissected Wilson's academic writings, including his concept of "modern democracy," which is basically what we're living in & what the Establishment is defending when they talk about "democracy in peril," etc.) DHP Ep. 197: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson Part 4 (this was the episode in which CJ dissects Woodrow Wilson's 1887 article, "The Study of Administration," in which he calls for the creation of the authoritarian, bureaucratic government under which we currently live) The Washington Post Article discussed in this episode, about Biden's recent meeting with Partisan/Establishment Hack Historians Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard (a free pdf version courtesy of the Mises Institute) Scott Horton's 2-hour presentation from March 2022 on the backstory of the Russia-Ukraine war Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a little over a year since CJ talked with Alexander Von Sternberg of the podcast History Impossible about 'the Great Awokening') in back DHP Ep. 220, so, in light of recent developments (both good & bad) they decided to revisit the topic, especially in regard to the Awokening's continuing-but-possibly-peaking influence on film & television. Support the Dangerous History Podcast on a monthly basis via Patreon or SubscribeStar, & please consider chipping in to CJ's Indiegogo Campaign (which will be active until early September) to help him make the transition to being a full-time podcaster & content creator, & to get those perks while you still can! More Links Please consider signing up to support History Impossible on Patreon! Eric July's Rippaverse Comics (mentioned in the episode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently CJ was delighted to talk with Matt Alford & Tom Secker, two of the producers & researchers behind the 2022 documentary Theaters of War. Join CJ, Matt & Tom as they discuss Theaters of War, and the various ways in which the Pentagon, CIA, FBI & other US government institutions exert control and influence on the content of movies and television shows in order to propagandize viewers in the US and around the world. Please consider chipping in to CJ's Indiegogo campaign to get those perks while you still can! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Links Theaters of War on Vimeo Spyculture.com (Tom's website) The Writer with No Hands (Matt Alford's Facebook author page) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally! Here it is - the longest and, I believe, the most important Dangerous History Podcast episode I've done to date! (I recorded the first of many segments for this episode all the way back in April, and had been researching & composing notes for it for many months before that!) Join CJ as he discusses the massive British propaganda operation in the US that ran from 1914-1917 (during the period of American "neutrality"), which was a crucial factor in eventually bringing the US into World War I. *Also (Super-Important, will have a special episode on this soon, but): Check out CJ's crowdfunding campaign to be able to leave his dayjob & do the DHP (& other cool independent projects) full time! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. External Links Scott Horton's interview with Ben Freeman from 5/16/22, about how foreign governments such as Saudi Arabia & Ukraine pour large amounts of money into lobbying US politicians & funding think-tanks in the US in order to subvert US foreign policy for their interests, rather than that of average Americans Scott Horton's interview with Ben Freeman from 2/18/22, covering the insanely high amount of money & effort the Ukrainian government poured into hijacking US foreign policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite being in the process of getting over Covid (which didn't hit him particularly hard overall, but did hit his voice pretty badly), and despite still being up to his eyeballs on the forthcoming DHP episode about British propaganda ops in the US during WWI, CJ decided to put out a Fun-Sized DHP Independence Day special about a great speech given on a Fourth of July 201 years ago. Join CJ as he discusses John Quincy Adams, his famous speech from July 4th, 1821, the Monroe Doctrine, and how US leaders since the 1890s have turned away from Adams' wisdom. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CJ continues to slog away on the first installment in the upcoming World War I Propaganda in the US mini-series, but he recently decided to take a brief break from that to talk about some historical tendencies that, unfortunately, seem to be repeating themselves in real time. Join CJ as he discusses the various ways that economics & the desire to distract from political problems at home often cause unnecessary wars, plus a few noteworthy examples of American leaders who resisted the urge to go to war despite economic and political problems at home. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. External Links A free pdf copy of Reassessing the Presidency (edited by John Denson & published by the Mises Institute.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he first gives an update on a few recent personal difficulties, and then goes over the following war propaganda techniques: Demonize the enemy's leader. Dehumanize the enemy's people. Turn the conflict into a super-simplistic morality play. Fabricate heroic stories about your side. Fabricate and/or exaggerate enemy atrocity stories. Exaggerate the enemy's intentions and/or capabilities. Lie by omission/Cherry-pick. Crop the story/truncate the antecedents. Give your people empty symbolic gestures to signal their virtue. Smear/demonize any of your people who question or criticize The Narrative. Be sure to follow CJ's new Twitter account, @KillmerCJ! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. External Links Scott Horton's recent 2-hour presentation on the Ukraine war Darryl Cooper's recent Martyrmade episode on the Ukraine war Scott Horton's recent appearance on the Jocko Unraveling podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ had a long & interesting conversation with Alexander Von Sternberg of the podcast History Impossible, to discuss recent & current events and try to analyze them through a historical lens. Join CJ & Alex as they discuss the major realignment currently taking place in the US, some historical parallels, and some potential ways (good and bad) things might play out in the medium-to-long run. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Links History Impossible DHP Ep. 205: Divide & Conquer, Divide & Rule Tulsi Gabbard's speech at CPAC 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CJ is FINALLY getting settled in from his move, and getting his new home/office studio sufficiently set up, that he was able to record a new, non-silver bullet DHP episode for the first time in nearly 2 months. Given all the shit that we've all been through over the past two years, he decided to do something he's been thinking about for a while - a DHP episode consisting of some of his favorite pieces of inspiring historical rhetoric, to buck up our spirits (including his own), and hopefully give us all some encouragement to keep up the fight for human freedom in the face of the New Dark Age. Join CJ as he shares inspiring rhetoric from William Shakespeare, Thomas Paine, Winston Churchill, and Patrick Henry. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Because he just moved (and it'll be a little while before the new home studio/office/Batcave is fully operational), CJ decided to record a Silver Bullet Episode (ie, one recorded during his commute to his teaching dayjob) to elaborate a bit more on some of the highlights, history, & culture of Florida in the wake of his recent appearance on the Tom Woods Show. In this episode he digs more into the Sunshine State, including some literary, artistic, cultural, and cuisine recommendations that anyone might appreciate, whether they're already a Floridian, considering becoming one, or even if they're just going to visit the state on vacation. (Or even if you just like finding new art, literature, cuisine, etc.) Enjoy! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0071: The Calusa Indians DHP Ep. 0141: Draining the Swamp: The War on the Everglades DHP Ep. 0143: Rise of the Cane Kingdom Part 1 DHP Ep. 0144: Rise of the Cane Kingdom Part 2 DHP Ep. 0181: Place of the Slaughter External Links Naked Florida Man Rescued from Ft. Lauderdale Drawbridge in 2015 United Airlines Boots Florida Man from Flight for Wearing a Thong as a Face Mask in 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harkening back to a DHP series on important concepts & theories from 5 years ago, CJ decided to put together another such series for 2021, this time zeroing in on 13 concepts & theories that have been on display in a big way since the beginning of Covid Madness (and all that has come along with it) in spring of 2020. This first episode in the series will cover the first 4 concepts & theories. Join CJ as he discusses: Crisis & Leviathan Tacit Collusion (or 'SIgnalling') Libido Dominandi Doublethink Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar,  CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Links DHP Ep. 0109: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 1 (from all the way back in 2016) DHP Ep. 0110: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 2 (Part 3 is available only as a Bonus episode for supporters of the DHP at the $5/month rate or higher) US Government Spending as Percent of GDP, 1800-2010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ was delighted to be a guest on Liberty Lockdown with Clint Russell. Join CJ & Clint as they discuss the decline & collapse of various historical empires, and what lessons & insights can be gleaned that might be relevant to the current state of the American Empire. (*Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as Liberty Lockdown Ep. 131.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally, here it is: The ninth installment in CJ's meticulous & merciless dissection of the life & career of Woodrow Wilson Join CJ as he discusses some of Wilson's major speeches & domestic policy achievements, as well as some of his major personal/family changes, which took place during 1914, his second year as President. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

School's back in session, and for the first time in over a year I'm going in to campus 5 days a week, so I did something I haven't done in a while: I recorded a "silver bullet" DHP episode (meaning one recorded during my commute to work.) Join CJ as he contrasts emergent order with imposed order, with many contrasting examples of each. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 141: Draining the Swamp: The War on the Everglades External Links Why Fractals are so Soothing (Atlantic Article) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ was very happy to have a conversation with Darryl Cooper of the podcast Martyrmade, about the recent Martymade episode "The Anti-Humans," in which Darryl described (in excruciating detail) many of the horrific crimes committed by Soviet Communists and some of their Eastern European proxies from the 1920s to the 1940s. Join CJ & Darryl as they discuss "The Anti-Humans" episode of Martyrmade and a variety of related issues & topics, past & present. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. External Links Martymade (Darryl's history podcast) The Unraveling (the podcast Darryl co-hosts with Jocko Willink) Internal Links DHP Ep. 0197: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 4 (a detailed dissection of Wilson's 1887 academic article, "The Study of Administration) DHP Ep. 0207: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 5 (a larger episode delving into Wilson's overall corpus of Wilson's academic writings) DHP Ep. 0205: Divide & Conquer, Divide & Rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ was very happy to get a chance to have another conversation with Brett Veinotte, who is about to finish up his 12-year run as the host of the School Sucks podcast. Join CJ & Brett as they discuss: How CJ & Brett have been reacting to & coping with recent developments in the world, especially in regard to Covid madness & related issues A look back at some of the highlights and lessons learned from Brett's 12 years of hosting School Sucks A little bit about what's next for Brett Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ was a guest on James Jenneman's podcast, Blackbird; that conversation is rebroadcast here as a DHP episode. Enjoy! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this 8th installment in the Wilson series, we will focus on the beginning of Wilson's presidency, including his Cabinet selections, inauguration, and early successes in pushing his agenda through Congress in his first year in office, especially in regard to the passage of the 1913 Revenue Act and the Federal Reserve Act.   Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar. The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this DHP episode, CJ was very happy to be joined by Joshua Perry, former host of the late, great Dusty Den podcast, to discuss the classic book The True Believer by Eric Hoffer, which has a LOT of relevance to recent events in the US, as well as to many different historical topics. Join CJ & Josh as they discuss this important book and some of its implications. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) by Eric Hoffer Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of Brainwashing in China by Robert Jay Lifton The Anatomy of Revolution by Crane Brinton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this DHP episode, CJ was happy to be joined by Alexander Rader von Sternberg of History Impossible, to discuss a very interesting essay Alex published several months ago analyzing the 'woke' phenomenon through the lens of religious revivals (or 'Great Awakenings') in American history. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Alex's essay, "The Fifth Great Awakening May Be Nigh" History Impossible Follow Alex on Twitter The 2021 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest, which will be held Aug. 12-16 in Gaines, MI (CJ won't be able to attend this year, unfortunately, but still encourages anyone who's willing & able to go to attend, as it's always an awesome time!) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of Brainwashing in China by Robert Jay Lifton The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) by Eric Hoffer The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss & Neil Howe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he: Reviews the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory (which was covered in much greater detail way back in 2017 on DHP Episode #140), Explains the concept of the 'gray champion' who emerges to lead during a crisis Compares & contrasts Ron Paul and Joe Biden as Gray Champions And concludes with a reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Gray Champion" Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0140: Thoughts on Cyclical History & Generations CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by Strauss & Howe Twice-Told Tales (Modern Library Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's another micro-dose of Dangerous History. This one takes a look at the true motives of late-19th and early-20th century Progressive education reformers in America. Join CJ as he shares & analyzes statements from Charles Sanders Pierce, John Dewey, William Torrey Harris, Woodrow Wilson, Frederick Taylor Gates, and Ellwood P. Cubberly. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's the seventh installment in the DHP's ongoing coverage of the life & career of Woodrow Wilson. Join CJ as he discusses the 1912 election, which resulted in Woodrow Wilson's election to the presidency. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links List of US Presidents Ranked by Peak Net Worth CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links 1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents by Brett Flehinger Wilson by A. Scott Berg Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr. Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands Mr. Wilson’s War: From the Assassination of Mckinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations by John Dos Passos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ for this pint-sized dose of Dangerous History, as he shares the backstory, text, meaning, and implications of the 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ talks to Alexander Von Sternberg, host of the podcast History Impossible, about the epic 6-hour+ episode Alex released last month on the 1918-1919 killer influenza pandemic. CJ & Alex as they discuss the pandemic, as well as its massive psychological & political effects, and interesting similarities and differences when compared to 2020. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History Meltdown: What Plane Crashes, Oil Spills, and Dumb Business Decisions Can Teach Us About How to Succeed at Work and at Home Contagion and Chaos: Disease, Ecology, and National Security in the Era of Globalization (MIT Press) Pale Rider Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the USA currently in the early stages of sectarian conflict over its civil religion? In this episode of the DHP, CJ rebroadcasts his 2016 Election Special on America's Civil Religion (in order to review the concept of civil religion & its manifestation in the United States); this is followed by new material, reflecting on how CJ's understanding of the American civil religion has changed somewhat since 2016. He then goes on to compare and contrast the current political conflicts in the US to the Protestant Reformation in 16th and 17th century Europe, as well as the pietist-vs-liturgical split in American Christianity in the 19th century, before wrapping up with some humble observations and suggestions for people who are (like CJ) nonbelievers in any civil religion & who want to weather the current conflicts as best they can. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Hardcore History Episode 48: Prophets of Doom Full text of “Civil Religion in America” by Robert Bellah, first published in the journal Daedalus in 1967 "Religion, Morality, and American Politics" by Richard Jensen Classic George Carlin bit on why he doesn’t vote George Carlin on “Stupid Hat Shit” (Hilarious — talks about the fixation of both conventional religion & civil religion with headgear) Bob Dylan, “With God on Our Side” (An excellent, haunting, live recording of one of CJ’s favorite antiwar songs of all time; this song brutally exposes the American Civil Religion) “Election Outcomes Affect Testosterone Levels in Men” according to Scientific American Wikipedia’s summary of the United States Flag Code CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Upon the Altar of the Nation: A Moral History of the Civil War by Harry Stout The Cult of the Presidency, Updated: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power by Gene Healy The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages, Revised and Expanded Edition by Norman Cohn The Tailor King: The Rise and Fall of the Anabaptist Kingdom of Munster by Anthony Arthur The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson The War of the World: A New History of the 20th Century (DVD) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this second 2020 DHP Halloween episode, CJ spoke to Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project about Stanley Kubrick's classic 1980 horror film, The Shining. Join CJ & Brett as they dig into some of the exoteric & esoteric elements of The Shining. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Shining (Bluray) The Shining by Stephen King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this DHP episode, CJ had a freewheeling discussion with Pete Quinones (who's the host of the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast & one of the producers of the documentary film The Monopoly on Violence) about a couple of mid-Eighties cult classic horror/comedy films. Join CJ & Pete as they discuss Fright Night (1985) and Return of the Living Dead (1985), as well as a whole bunch of other stuff along the way. (*Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as Free Man Beyond the Wall episode 491.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Fright Night [Blu-ray] Return of the Living Dead (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This concise DHP episode features CJ's segment on Bacon's Rebellion from Episode 67 of Daniele Bolelli's History on Fire podcast. Join CJ as he discusses Bacon's Rebellion and its impact on American history down to the present era. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links History on Fire Ep. 67 (if you want to hear the whole HoF episode and catch the other 4 'Ripples of History' segments aside from CJ's) Luminary Podcast Network CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan Tales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America (New Narratives in American History) by James D. Rice   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This sixth installment in the DHP coverage of Woodrow Wilson's life & career centers around his entry into politics and time as governor of New Jersey Join CJ as he discusses: Woodrow Wilson's entry into politics His nomination & campaign for governor of NJ His mostly successful political battles & quick passage of series of progressive reforms in the state, including a eugenics sterilization bill, whose author later ended up collaborating with the Nazis at Buchenwald Wilson's preparations to seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1912 The beginning of Wilson's friendship with "Colonel" Edward Mandel House Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Wilson by A. Scott Berg Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr. Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the second part of CJ's recent conversation with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project. Join CJ & Brett as they discuss some of the history of divide & conquer and divide & rule strategies, as well as those strategies being used by various factions against the population today. (Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as School Sucks Episode 678.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0205: Divide & Conquer, Divide & Rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CJ recently had another conversation with Brett Veinotte of the excellent School Sucks Project. This is part 1 of that conversation. Join CJ & Brett as they discuss CJ's recent experiences this semester teaching college history all-online, and both of their experiences with putting together home gyms to stay fit despite the gym closures. (Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as School Sucks Episode 677.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0205: Divide & Conquer, Divide & Rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here it is, the giant deep dive overview episode of Woodrow Wilson's decades of academic output! (Remember, I dive down these nightmarish rabbit-holes so you don't have to!) Here CJ dissects Woodrow Wilson's beliefs in painstaking detail, using the mountain of of essays, articles, books, speeches & lectures produced by the man over the course of his nearly three-decade-long career as an intellectual. Join CJ as he discusses: Wilson's overall ideology in regard to history and politics Wilson's particular notion of 'progress,' and his main intellectual influences in this regard Wilson's views on the state in general Wilson's views on democracy Wilson's views on American history and politics, including his views on the Constitution, the presidency, and more Wilson's views on socialism Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0197: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 4 (The previous Wilson episode, on "The Study of Administration") CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ got a chance to speak with Pete Quinones, host of the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast, about a new documentary film he was involved with making -- The Monopoly on Violence -- a film which explores the history and characteristics of the state as an institution, the problems it creates, and criticisms & alternatives to it, from a libertarian anarchist perspective. (This film features commentary from many of the leading anti-statist intellectuals of today, including James C. Scott, Thaddeus Russell, Scott Horton, Jeff Deist, Tom Woods, Michael Huemer, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tom Woods, Dave Smith, & many more! Join Pete & CJ as they discuss the making and content of The Monopoly on Violence. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The Monopoly on Violence Free Man Beyond the Wall (Pete's podcast) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Kids Are Not Alright: A Meme Enhanced Primer On Encroaching Marxism In The West by Mance Rayder/Pete Quinones Freedom Through Memedom: The 31-Day Guide to Waking Up to Liberty by Mance Rayder/Pete Quinones The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia by James C. Scott Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States by James C. Scott The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey by Michael Huemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses various historical instances of elites using strategies of 'divide and rule' and 'divide and conquer' in order to take over, rule, and exploit groups of people that vastly outnumber the elites. External Links "It's Time for Guillotines" by Trevor Moore "Only a Pawn in Their Game" by Bob Dylan CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Conquest of Gaul (Penguin Classics) by Julius Caesar American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 by H.L. Wesseling The Black Seminoles: History of a Freedom-Seeking People by Kenneth Porter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently, CJ was a guest on the Decentralized Revolution podcast, a show put on by the Libertarian Party's Mises Caucus & hosted by Aaron Harris; it was a great conversation, so CJ decided to rebroadcast it as a DHP episode. Join Aaron & CJ as they discuss a wide variety of topics, including CJ's background, thoughts on war movies, teaching vs. podcasting, thoughts on education & the effects of covid on it, some recent & upcoming DHP episodes, how to critically read & evaluate history books, and more! (Note: This episode is a crossover with Decentralized Revolution & features the same conversation as Decentralized Revolution Ep. 21.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links 1917 Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Kate Turabian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses the following documentary films: National Bird (2016) Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013) Best of Enemies: Vidal vs. Buckley (2015) Detropia (2012) Burn (2012) Soaked in Bleach (2015) I am Fishhead (2011) Atari: Game Over (2014) 1971 (2014) The Eugenics Crusade (2018) The Fog of War (2003) Cocaine Cowboys (2006) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia on Youtube Detropia on Youtube I am Fishhead on Youtube 1971 on Youtube The Fog of War on Youtube The song "National Bird" by Sole & DJ Pain 1 "The Meaning of Timothy McVeigh" by Gore Vidal (originally published in Vanity Fair, in Sept. 2001) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Soaked in Bleach Atari: Game Over The Eugenics Crusade Cocaine Cowboys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ is joined by Ole, Alex, & John from Story Games, a new app that's currently in beta form, which serves as a platform for graphics-infused, choose-your-own-adventure-type story games with unconventional subject matter & themes designed to stimulate real critical & independent thinking. Join CJ, Ole, Alex & John as they discuss the origins and development of this project, how each of them got involved in it, what they hope to achieve with it, some of the individual stories they're currently working on, and what's next. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Story Games The Immortal Podcast RaveOutlaw.com Internal Links DHP Ep. 153: An Interview with Mike Resnick DHP Ep. 152: Discussing Mike Resnick's Santiago (in the Dusty Den) DHP Ep. 129: The Psychology of Powr & Obedience (w/Jim Cunagin) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Paper Squares and Purple Stars: My Life As A Rave Outlaw by John Vibes Authoritarian Sociopathy: Toward a Renegade Psychological Experiment by Davi Barker Survivor Max: Too Smart to Die (Volume 1) by Davi Barker The Hero With A Thousand Facesby Joseph Campbell Santiago: A Myth of the Far Futureby Mike Resnick Firefly The Complete Series Blu Ray [Blu-ray] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently CJ spoke with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks podcast as part of Brett's "Hi. How Are You?" series, in which Brett has been speaking to friends of his from different corners of the country about all things related to the Covid craziness. Join CJ & Brett as they discuss how they've been dealing with & responding to all the insanity surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. (This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as "Hi. How Are You? Conversation #4" from School Sucks.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The School Sucks Project Johnny Hiland's crazy instrumental guitar version of "Orange Blossom Special" One of CJ's favorite versions of "Music for a Found Harmonium" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the 200th episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, CJ decided to take a step back and get a bit 'meta,' taking a journey into the belly of the whale on trying to figure out what history is and how one might think about it. Join CJ as he discusses: What history really is Fact, Truth, & Meaning Objectivity, Ideology, & History Honest History Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0195: The Manichean Temptation CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links That Noble Dream: The 'Objectivity Question' and the American Historical Profession by Peter Novick Empiricism and History by Stephen Davies Telling the Truth About History (Norton Paperback) by Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt & Margaret Jacob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that we all have a LOT more time to watch streaming videos than we normally would, CJ thought it would be helpful to put out a list of three dozen interesting documentary films that he highly recommends for the DHP audience's viewing pleasure. This will be done in 3 parts, with a dozen films each. (Parts 1 & 2 will be available to gen-pop, but part 3 will be for supporters of the DHP on Patreon & Subscribestar.) This is the first installment. Join CJ as he discusses a recent personal anecdote that begins terribly but ends on a positive note, and then discusses the following documentary films: The Search for General Tso (2014) Beer Wars (2009) Who Took Johnny (2016) Meru (2015) Valley Uprising (2014) The Wrecking Crew (2008) Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead (2015) Chuck Norris versus Communism (2015) Milius (2013) Kumare (2012) The Seven Five (2014) Birth of the Living Dead (2012) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The Search for General Tso on Youtube Internal Links DHP Ep. 0107: Applying Guerrilla Methods Beyond War (CJ's talk from Porcfest 2016) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Beer Wars Who Took Johnny Meru Valley Uprising Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Chuck Norris vs Communism Milius Kumare Birth of the Living Dead Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Taleb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subtitle: "Daylight Savings as a Rebellion Against Nature." Join CJ as he discusses: Where the idea of biannual time changes & Daylight Savings Time (DST) came from historically. (Hint: As is often the case, Woodrow Wilson bears some of the blame.) Some of the problems, costs, and even dangers of DST The origin of standardized time zones (which originated more in the private sector) as a contrasting case study The idea of DST as a rebellion against nature Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster.The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links A recent NBC News article on the controversy surrounding the time change (Note how, among opponents of the time change, the politicians favor year-round DST, while actual scientists & medical people support year-round Standard Time -- why, it's almost like politicians don't give a shit about science or human health & well-being when it goes against what they want!) Save Standard Time (a website & organization dedicated to making Standard Time year-round for the sake of human well-being) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Revolution in time: Clocks and the making of the modern world by David Landes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this fourth installment in the epic DHP Villains Woodrow Wilson series, we're detail-stripping what CJ considers to be perhaps the single most important piece of writing in Woodrow Wilson's career, the essay "The Study of Administration," which was published in the July 1887 issue of Political Science Quarterly, when Wilson was only 30 years old and just 2 years into his professional academic career. Wilson never significantly deviated from the ideas laid down in this essay over the remainder of his academic career; he also did quite a lot of implement them as President of the United States, and one can see the influence of these ideas on the growth & development of the US government's administrative apparatus ever since. (Though the real-world results have been far from the ideal of benevolence, efficiency, and transparency that Wilson described!) Join CJ as he takes this essay apart with critical analysis, and, near the end, shares the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville who, writing approximately 50 years before Wilson wrote "The Study of Administration," identified and warned about just the sort of mixture of democracy and bureaucratic despotism that men like Wilson would eventually advocate & usher in. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show Links & Info for the School Sucks Virtual Summit, coming March 7, 14 & 21 2020 The School Sucks Ideas into Action Virtual Summit The Summit Explained in 1 Minute When signing up, be sure to use promo code PROFCJ to save 30% off the price of the event (& to make sure CJ gets paid for referring you!; External Links "The Study of Administration" by Woodrow Wilson CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto Propaganda by Edward Bernays Public Opinion (Critical Assessment of Functional Democratic Government) by Walter Lipmann Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward Herman & Noam Chomsky Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II (Bantam Classics) by Alexis de Tocqueville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ is joined by John Murphy and Michael Reiter, who are, respectively, the star and director of the extremely interesting documentary film Agents Unknown: A Vietnam War Intelligence Officer's Story, which tells the story of John's experience as a military intelligence officer in the Vietnam War. Join CJ, John, & Mike as they discuss John's experiences in Vietnam and reflections on them, as well as the making of the film and the takeaways to be gleaned from it. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. Agents Unknown Links Website: www.AgentsUnknown.com Twitter: @agentsunknown00 Watch the Trailer on Youtube Alternate Trailer on Youtube Watch the Trailer on Vimeo Alternate Trailer on Vimeo Watch Agents Unknown on Amazon US Watch Agents Unknown on Amazon UK Watch Agents Unknown on Pluto TV, Tubi TV, and Cable Video on Demand Also, coming soon on DVD and other streaming platforms! Links & Info for the School Sucks Virtual Summit, coming March 7, 14 & 21 2020 The School Sucks Ideas into Action Virtual Summit The Summit Explained in 1 Minute When signing up, be sure to use promo code PROFCJ to save 30% off the price of the event (& to make sure CJ gets paid for referring you!;) CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Agents Unknown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Here's something we haven't seen in a while -- a 'Silver Bullet DHP Episode' (ie, one in which CJ records a mostly-extemporaneous discussion of a concept from his mobile podcasting studio, the Silver Bullet, while commuting.) Kicking it Old School DHP on this one! Join CJ on a couple of morning commutes to work for a freewheeling discussion on the Manichean Temptation, some of its dangers and problems, some real-world manifestations of the phenomenon, and related issues like the problem with 'extremists' (as CJ defines them here), and the need to think not just about ends, but also about means, as well as some brief info on the ways that cults exploit the Manichean Temptation to the extreme. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Combating Cult Mind Control: The 1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults by Steven Hassan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard Jewell is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood about events surrounding the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing case, focused around the figure of Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered the bomb and helped evacuate people away from it, but who was soon thereafter implicated by the FBI and elements of the media as a prime suspect. Join CJ as he discusses: The basics of the Atlanta bombing/Richard Jewell story A little info about the production of the film and a brief synopsis of it Some discussion of the reception the film has received, and some of the controversy surrounding it CJ's overall take on the film itself, and what both the film & its reception tell us about the FBI & the corporate media Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Richard Jewell on 60 Minutes in 1996 Richard Jewell on SNL's Weekend Update w/Norm Macdonald "American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell" by Marie Brenner, Vanity Fair, Feb. 1997 Top 10 Things Richard Jewell Got Factually Right and Wrong CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen Richard Jewell (DVD) (2019) The Report (2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Dangerous History Project, CJ is joined by Jason Sorens, the political scientist who devised and founded the Free State Project, an intentional migration enterprise designed to entice large numbers of liberty-minded people from across the United States to move to New Hampshire in order to use their concentrated numbers to build a freer society. Join CJ & Jason as they discuss: Jason's academic work related to modern secessionist and decentralist movements How Jason devised the Free State Project back in 2001 Other historical examples of intentional migrations Why New Hampshire was chosen as the FSP's destination, some of the state's many pluses and advantages, (and a few negatives) Some of the policy achievements of FSP activists in New Hampshire How the FSP has evolved in its nearly two-decade-long existence, and where it's going from here Check out The Free State Project! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy by Jason Sorens Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom Anarchy, State, and Utopiaby Robert Nozick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this third instalment in the DHP coverage of Woodrow Wilson, we focus on Wilson's years as President of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Join CJ as he discusses: The changes and reforms Wilson implemented at Princeton, and others he tried (but failed) to implement His increasingly contentious relationship with some of the trustees, alumni, and administrators, particularly regarding his Quad Plan and the location of the Graduate School A possible affair with Mrs. Mary Allen Peck Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Mr. Wilson's War: From the Assassination of Mckinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations by John Dos Passos Wilson by A. Scott Berg Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr. Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made by Patricia O’Toole Wilson’s War: How Woodrow Wilson’s Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II by Jim Powell Over Here: The First World War and American Society by David Kennedy Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, CJ talks with Mark Jacob, one of the three co-authors of the recently published book Aftershock: The Human Toll of War (published by CityFiles Press). This book presents an extensive collection of photos from the last year of World War II (many of which have never been seen before by the public) taken by US military photographers, scanned from the original negatives to give amazing picture quality, providing a unique, unfiltered, and often disturbing glimpse of what the latter phases of the largest total war in human history actually looked like. In many cases the authors have been able to research the backstories of the photos, and have provided descriptive captions that add detail and further humanize the stories told by the images. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show Check out Aftershock on Amazon: Aftershock: The Human Toll of War: Haunting World War II Images by America's Soldier Photographers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is part 2 of the 2019 DHP Halloween Special! Join CJ & Joshua as they discuss each of their top 5 picks, plus a variable number of runners-up/honorable mentions, in each of the following categories: Favorite Horror Novels Favorite Horror Short Stories Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ & Joshua’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Novels I Am Legend Pet Sematary Something Wicked This Way Comes (Greentown Book 2) Dracula The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics) Summer of Night: A Novel Every Dead Thing: A Charlie Parker Thriller (1) The Store Boy's Life The Eyes of the Dragon: A Novel The Dead Zone The Trial (Oxford World's Classics) The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts The Serpent and the Rainbow Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West Short Story Collections & Anthologies Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (Modern Library) The October Country: Stories An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) Night Shift The Monsters are Due on Maple Street The Road to Madness: Twenty-Nine Tales of Terror The Lottery and Other Stories (FSG Classics) Blue World The Best of Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, and 30 Others The Collection Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old and New The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont, Science Fiction, Adventure The Best of Richard Matheson (Penguin Classics) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ & Joshua as they discuss each of their top 5 picks, plus a variable number of runners-up/honorable mentions, in each of the following categories: Favorite/Best Horror Films Favorite Unsung/Underappreciated Horror Films (somehow, CJ skipped over his own #3 -- it was The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), if you're curious) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ & Joshua’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Halloween Alien The Exorcist: The Extended Director's Cut Night of the Living Dead HD Birth of the Living Dead The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 40th Anniversary Jaws The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Plus Bonus Content) (incl. Disney's Sleepy Hollow) The Terminator Twin Peaks: The Television Collection [DVD] The Exorcist III They Live Prince of Darkness The Evil Dead The Autopsy of Jane Doe(CJ's #3 Favorite Underrated Horror film, which he somehow skipped over in the discussion!) The Thing The Serpent and the Rainbow Rear Window The Cabin In The Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I am super-excited to announce that the first lecture of Rise of the American Empire, the first Dangerous History Lyceum course, is now available! This podcast episode is centered on a segment from the first lecture in that course (slightly over half of the lecture, to be precise), so that DHP listeners will get a little preview of what is going to be covered in it, and (hopefully) will decide to support the show at $15 per month (or higher) in order to get access to the course as I create it. This course will cover the growth of the United States in size & power, from Independence through the War on Terror through the analytical lens of imperial history. Want to have access to the entirety of this, and any & all future DHL lectures & courses? Sign up to support the DHP at Patreon or Subscribestar at the Scholar Warrior level for $15 per month (or higher), or up your pledge to that level if you're already supporting at a lower level. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History by Andrew Bacevich Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War (American Empire Project) by Andrew Bacevich The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War II (Dispatch Books) by John Dower Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire by Niall Ferguson Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (American Empire Project) by Chalmers Johnson Dangerous Nation: America's Foreign Policy from Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century by Robert Kagan The Forging of the American Empire: From the Revolution to Vietnam by Sidney Lens Policing America's Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State (New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies) by Alfred McCoy Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansionism by Walter Nugent The Contours of American History by William Appleman Williams The Tragedy of American Diplomacy  by William Appleman Williams Empire As A Way of Life by William Appleman Williams Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference by Burbank & Cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 2 of CJ's deep dive into the life & career of Woodrow Wilson covers most of Wilson's career in academia, stopping just as he's about to become president of Princeton University. Join CJ as he discusses: Woodrow Wilson's time as a graduate student at Johns Hopkins UniversityWoodrow Wilson's time as a college professor, starting at Bryn Mawr and continuing at Weselyan and PrincetonSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Wilson by A. Scott Berg Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made by Patricia O'Toole Wilson's War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II by Jim Powell Over Here: The First World War and American Society by David Kennedy Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally, after a LONG time of researching, planning, etc, here it is, the first installment in CJ's DHP Villains hit-piece on The Worst President (So Far!) in US History, Woodrow Wilson. (And that's no small matter considering how badly CJ thinks of most American presidents!) In this first installment, we're covering Wilson's early life & education, stopping just before his entry into the Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University in the fall of 1883. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Wilson by A. Scott Berg Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made by Patricia O'Toole Wilson's War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II by Jim Powell Over Here: The First World War and American Society by David Kennedy Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  This crossover episode features the conversation CJ had with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project on the last day of the 2019 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest. Join Brett & CJ as they discuss a wide variety of topics, including (but not limited to) Harry Anslinger, conspiracy theories, critical thinking, human scale, and the rigidification of institutions over time. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) Human Scale Revisited: A New Look at the Classic Case for a Decentralist Future The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1962 The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade American Made  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the 2019 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Delton, Mich., CJ took the occasion of Michigan's recent legalization of marijuana to do a DHP Villains feature on the man who is arguably the most important of the Founding Fathers of the US government's war on drugs. Join CJ as he discusses the career of Harry J. Anslinger, from his early life to working for the State Department, then the Treasury Department, culminating in his tenure as first Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930-62, during which time (among other things) he presided over the beginning of the federal government's criminalization of marijuana and the continuous amping-up of the drug war and its penalties; along the way we'll also cover Anslinger's racism & xenophobia, as well as his connections to the OSS and CIA, including lending those agencies some of his top agents for shady purposes, including some of the MK-Ultra experiments. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1962 Chasing the Scream: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade The Economics of Prohibition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On June 5th, 2014, CJ published the first episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, and while it wasn't great, he kept plugging away at it, slowly getting better & better and now, here we are, five years later, and not only has the Dangerous History Podcast survived & endured, it's bigger & better than ever! Join CJ as he discusses: What he means by "soft reboot"Some changes he's gone through personally since he started this podcast back in 2014 (including some relatively recent major positive changes)Some of what he's learned in 5 years of Dangerous History podcastin, and how his approach to the DHP has both stayed consistent, and evolved in some aspects & issuesNew levels of support for the DHP on Patreon & SubscribestarIntroduction of the Dangerous History Lyceum, and a description of the first course CJ plans to do as part of it: Rise of the American EmpireSome other things in the works for the foreseeable future, including a second show CJ plans to launch by the end of the summer: the Guerrilla Scholar-Warrior podcastFinally, a rebroadcasting of Vintage DHP Episode #48: Introduction to Taoism & the Scholar Warrior IdealCome meet CJ & see him present at the 2019The Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Delton, MI CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List CJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) Notes On Democracyby H.L. Mencken Markets Not Capitalism: Individualist Anarchism Against Bosses, Inequality, Corporate Power, and Structural Poverty Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ talks with Cathal J. Nolan, associate professor of history at Boston University and author of the book The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost. Join CJ & Professor Nolan as they discuss: How leaders & nations are often seduced by 'the allure of battle' and a 'short war delusion'The ways in which much existing historiography on warfare since ancient times have contributed to the glorification of the ideas of decisive battle and military genius, and how The Allure of Battle challenges these tendenciesHow wars are actually won most of the time -- namely, through things like logistics, attrition and endurance over relatively long time spans -- in contrast to the concept of decisive battleSome historical examples of alleged military geniuses who succumbed to the allure of battle, including the Duke of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the various German leaders of the late-nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth centurySome of the ways in which warfare has changed (and, perhaps more importantly, not changed) since the Second World WarWhether or not world leaders have learned any of the important lessons about the dangers of falling for the allure of battle and the short war delusionSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost by Cathal NolanThe Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650 [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization (Greenwood Encyclopedias of Modern World Wars) by Cathal NolanThe Orion War (7 Book Series) by Kali AltsobaInvasion!: The Orion War by Kali AltsobaCrater: Battle Scene 1 (Battle Scenes) by Kali Altsoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Dangerous History Podcast episode covers a dramatic but very little-known conflict in the early history of colonial North America, which culminated in multiple mass murders of European colonists by other, rival European colonists. Join CJ as he discusses: An overview of early Spanish attempts at colonizing La Florida, which were a series of major failures running from Ponce de Leon in 1519 to Tristan de Luna in 1559, after which the Spanish Crown ended all attempts at colonizing the regionThe beginning of French Huguenot involvement in Florida, which renewed Spanish interest in the areaSpain's decision to make one last attempt to colonize Florida, to be led by Pedro Menendez de AvilesThe race to Florida between Menendez' expedition and that of Huguenot leader Jean RibaultThe conflict in Florida between the Spanish Catholics and French Huguenots, culminating in multiple cold-blooded massacresThe legacy of all this not only for the history of Florida, but the subsequent colonial history of North AmericaSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0071: The Calusa IndiansCJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) The Enterprise of Florida: Pedro Menendez de Aviles and the Spanish Conquest of 1565-1568 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and the Conquest of Florida: A New Manuscript The History of Florida Finding Florida No Peace Beyond the Line: The English in the Caribbean, 1624-90 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is a tag-team collaboration with Chris Calton, host of the Historical Controversies podcast, which is published by the Mises Institute. Join Chris & CJ as they tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh as experienced by Henry Stanley (a young Confederate soldier) and John Cockerill (a young Union soldier.) (This episode is a crossover episode with Historical Controversies season 3 episode 53.) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. The Dangerous History Podcast's Amazon Affiliate link. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Historical ControversiesCJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War, 2nd Edition Upon the Altar of the Nation: A Moral History of the Civil War Living Hell: The Dark Side of the Civil War Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 This episode of the Dangerous History Podcast features CJ's recent conversation with Sam Davis, host of the Inward Empire podcast. Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List CJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links)Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600–1860The Fatal Environment: The Myth of the Frontier in the Age of Industrialization, 1800–1890Gunfighter Nation: Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America, TheThe Eastern Establishment and the Western Experience: The West of Frederic Remington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Owen Wister (American Studies Series)The Contours of American HistoryEmpire As A Way of Life: An Essay on the Causes and Character of America's Present Predicament Along with a Few Thoughts about an AlternativeWe Were Soldiers12 Strong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(This is a crossover episode, featuring the same discussion as School Sucks Episode 602.) Join Brett & CJ as they discuss many of the negative trends that have been increasing among college students in recent years. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The School Sucks ProjectCJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another Dangerous History/School Sucks crossover episode! Recently I was invited onto the School Sucks podcast with Brett Veinotte to discuss some of the negative trends I'm experiencing in my teaching dayjob; part 1 of that conversation is also the heart of this DHP episode. (This is a crossover episode, featuring the same conversation as School Sucks Episode #601.) Join Brett & CJ as they discuss some of the negative institutional trends CJ has experienced, such as reduced course variety, problems with online classes in an institutional education setting, issues with the elimination of mandatory remedial courses for certain students (despite the fact that many students badly need them), and some of the warped incentives created by performance funding and over-reliance on quantitative, outcomes-based metrics. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The School Sucks ProjectCJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) The Wire The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 2 years in the making, based on reading dozens (I never wanted to count) of books & dozens more articles, over 300 pages of typed notes, 15 episodes long, 28 hours total run-time..... Boom - here it is, the end of the DHP's Not-So-Civil War series! What started over 2 years ago is finally done with -- took almost half as long to make as the war took to actually happen, it's done, here we are, one last big push to the finish line! (Now you can binge the series all the way through, from the beginning, Netflix-style, if you want, starting all the way back with DHP Ep. 131: Opening Gambits, which came out on the last day of 2016.) Join CJ as he discusses: The "Lost Cause" Mythology of the ConfederacyOne last look at the two sides of why the war happened: First, why did the South secede (including an extensive examination of primary sources on this), and second, why was the North willing to use war to prevent them from doing so successfully?An examination of why the war turned out as it did, and a potential alternative scenario in which it might well have turned out differentlyAnd some perspectives on this war that CJ finds interesting & persuasive, from several writers & historians, none of whom are simplistic apologists for either side of the conflictSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, Subscribestar, or Bitbacker! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1External Links Alexander Stephenson's "Cornerstone Speech" from March 21, 1861 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In light of the recent death of former President George Herbert Walker "Poppy" Bush (1924-2018), CJ was very happy to speak to investigative journalist and author Russ Baker (author of Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years, and head honcho of WhoWhatWhy) about the reality of Poppy Bush, which is quite a contrast to the media hagiography that's been ongoing since his death. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show External Links Russbaker.comRuss Baker on TwitterWhoWhatWhy.orgFamilyofSecrets.comRuss' article about John Hinckley Jr., the attempted assassination of Reagan, and the Bush connectionsCarl Bernstein's 1977 Rolling Stone article about CIA influence over the US mediaCJ’s Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links)Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty YearsThe Yankee and Cowboy War by Carl OglesbyThe Usual SuspectsZeligAmerican Made Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is the conclusion of CJ's coverage of John Carpenter's filmmaking career. [*Note: Since recording this episode, I did get a chance to watch Bodybags, which is actually a horror anthology movie rather than a series as I think I said in the episode. Long story short, I liked it a lot & would definitely recommend it for any fans of horror in general and/or Carpenter in particular.] Join CJ as he discusses: All the films Carpenter directed from Christine (1983) through The Ward (2010)Common themes and techniques in Carpenter's filmsCarpenter's statements about what he believes vs. the ideology that his films portray (which are often quite different)Carpenter's influence on CJ's worldview, and why his best works have resonated so strongly.Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Links They Live South ParkThey Live: The South Park Cut (cripple fight) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Taylor Gatto (1935-2018) was an award-winning public school teacher before leaving that career to become an outspoken critic of conventional schooling. In this episode, CJ is very pleased to be joined by Richard Grove of Tragedy & Hope and Brett Veinotte of School Sucks to discuss Gatto's life, legacy, and influence. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The Ultimate History Lesson (Richard's extensive video interview with John Taylor Gatto)Brett's School Sucks Youtube Series on Gatto's Underground HistoryPeg Luksik, "Who Controls Our Children"The Dodd Report to the Reece Committee on Foundations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode contains CJ's presentation from the Sound Education podcast conference held at the Divinity School of Harvard University in November, 2018. Join CJ as he discusses: The differences he's noticed (for both teacher & learner) between a conventional classroom setting on the one hand, and podcasting on the otherHis belief that these differences are largely due to the fact that a typical classroom setting is less voluntary and revolves around extrinsic motivations, whereas something like podcasting is purely voluntary (for both teacher & learner) and revolves around intrinsic motivations, and why the latter is superior in most important ways to the formerSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links "Teacher Liberation" (an excellent Ted Talk by Joel Hammon that also addresses some of the ways in which voluntary educational relationships are superior to nonvoluntary ones, for both teachers and students)A Ted Talk by Daniel Pink, author of Drive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tis the season for some Halloween-related DHP -- specifically, part 1 of a 2-part DHP Heroes feature on filmmaker John Carpenter, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre. Join CJ as he discusses: The concepts of 'auteur' and 'cult classic' or 'cult film,' and how they apply to Carpenter and his workA bit about Carpenter's early life, upbringing, and time at USC film schoolCoverage and commentary on most of Carpenter's early films, from Dark Star (1974) through The Thing (1982)Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0107: Applying Guerrilla Methods Beyond War - CJ's presentation at Porcfest 2016 (includes some discussion of the making of Night of the Living Dead)DHP Ep. 0086: DHP Heroes: George CarlinExternal Links Halloween 1978 and Halloween: A Cut above the Rest (Two documentaries that can be found on Youtube that are about the making of the original Halloween) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was originally going to be one giant episode to finish off the series, but then it grew into TOO giant of an episode, so I decided to divide it in order to conquer it. Here's the beginning of the end of the Not-So-Civil War series. Join CJ as he discusses: The costs of the war in death & destructionChanges wrought by the warThe fate of the veterans in the decades following the warSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links Ep. 0167: Endgame: The Not-So-Civil War Part 13Ep. 0166: Suppressing Dissent, Reinforcing Belief: The Not-So-Civil War Part 12Ep. 0161: “Disregarding the Laws of God & Man”: The Not-So-Civil War Part 11Ep. 0157: “I was killed”: The Not-So-Civil War Part 10Ep. 0147: The Sparring of the Amateur Boxer: The Not-So-Civil War Part 9Ep. 0146: The Grunt’s-Eye Perspective: The Not-So-Civil War Part 8Ep. 0139: Gettysburg: The Not-So-Civil War Part 7Ep. 0137: Gibraltar of the Confederacy: The Not-So-Civil War Part 6Ep. 0135: More Valor, Less Judgment: The Not-So-Civil War Part 5Ep. 0134: Battle Cry of Freedomishness: The Not-So-Civil War Part 4Ep. 0133: Crisis & Leviathans: The Not-So-Civil War Part 3Ep. 0132: Upping the Ante: The Not-So-Civil War Part 2Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The End of Chattel SlaveryExternal Links Recounting the Dead, by J. David Hacker (2011 NYT piece about how the body count of the Civil War might be significantly higher than previously believed.)The Unending Civil War of Ambrose Bierce (an excellent episode of the Inward Empire podcast)Voting for Losing Political Candidates Lowers Men's Testosterone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is the audio of CJ's talk at the 2018 Freecoast Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the topic of autodidacts in history. Join CJ as he discusses autodidacts from a variety of fields from ancient to modern times, along with some thoughts on what it means to be an autodidact, and some of the potential benefits and pitfalls of it. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ talks to economist Mark Thornton. Mark is Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. He serves as the Book Review Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. His publications include The Economics of Prohibition (1991), Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War (2004), The Quotable Mises (2005), The Bastiat Collection (2007), An Essay on Economic Theory (2010), The Bastiat Reader (2014), and his latest, The Skyscraper Curse and How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Crisis of the Last Century (2018). Join CJ & Mark as they discuss: A recent article Mark wrote about the current red tide problems along Florida's Gulf coast, and how this is significantly exacerbated by the government's environmental, agricultural, and trade policiesMark's latest book, The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century, which explains the link between record-setting skyscrapers and economic downturns using Austrian business cycle theorySupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Link to The Skyscraper Curse on mises.org - get free electronic copies or order hard copiesMark's recent article about the current red tide problem on Florida's Gulf CoastMark's full bioInternal Links DHP Ep. 0141: Draining the Swamp: The War on the EvergladesDHP Ep. 0143: Rise of the Cane Kingdom, Part 1DHP Ep. 0144: Rise of the Cane Kingdom, Part 2DHP Ep. 0110: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 2 (in which I discuss some of the economic theories relevant to this episode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Spring of 1865, the Confederate military & government began to rapidly crumble. Join CJ as he discusses: The Battle of Natural BridgeThe fate of John Bell Hood's command, including the disastrous Battles of Franklin & NashvilleThe Confederates' partial emancipation program, passed far too late to matter to the course of the warThe Hampton Roads ConferenceSherman's march through South Carolina, including the destruction of ColumbiaAbraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, probably his second-most quoted speech after the Gettysburg AddressThe fall of RichmondThe surrender of R.E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court HouseThe assassination of LincolnThe surrender of other Confederate forcesGen. Edmund Kirby Smith, the last Confederate Army commander to surrenderThe capture of Jefferson DavisThe ratification of the 13th Amendment to the US ConstitutionPresident Andrew Johnson's declaration of 'mission accomplished' in 1866A very brief word on ReconstructionAnd be sure to tune in next time for an in-depth examination of different interpretations of the legacy & meaning of this war! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits; The Not-So-Civil War Part 1DHP Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The End of Chattel SlaveryExternal Links The Fifth Annual Freecoast Festival, Sept. 7th-9th 2018 (CJ will be speaking there at 11 am on Saturday Sept. 8th)Battle of Natural Bridge Mini-DocumentaryReenactment of the Battle at Natural Bridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: A brief word on the concept of habeas corpusThe ways in which dissent was suppressed & civil liberties were abrogated in the Confederacy and in the UnionCivil religion in both the North & South in the latter part of the warSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List CJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0138: Free State of Jones: A Dangerous History Movie Review  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 NorseSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0122: Principal Ruffian & Chief Among Plunderers: The Norman Conquest of EnglandExternal Links The History of Vikings podcastThe History of Vikings Youtube channelNoah's appearance on the School Sucks podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, and so forthThe values (and potential dangerous) of using shock to hook students' or listeners' interestThe relationship between ideology and history when teaching and podcastingSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s Dangerous Amazon Bibliography CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The School Sucks ProjectInternal Links DHP Ep. 0126: The Story of SquantoDHP Ep. 0120: DHP Heroes: Smedley Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 are in danger of becoming like academia in terms of being insulated & isolated from diverse ideasSome of the problems that come from becoming intellectually inbred, including excessive confirmation biasSome of the benefits gained from being eclectic & omnivorous in the intellectual content that you consumeSuggestions for ways to try to minimize confirmation bias & avoid intellectual inbreedingSome very interesting Q&ACJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 109: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 1DHP Ep. 110: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 2DHP Ep. 129: The Psychology of Power & Obedience with Jim CunaginExternal Links South Park Goth Kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 problems he's had in trying to get adequate help from the Department of Veterans Affairs (or VA)PTSDHead traumaBurn pits & Gulf War illnessHow BT's experience in the Army and dealing with the VA have changed his views on many things, and his overall take on his military experienceWanna meet CJ and ? Come out to the 2018 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Delton, Michigan! CJ will be there from Friday, June 22nd through Monday, June 25th, and will be speaking on Sunday, June 24th. Hope to see you there! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links Previous episodes in this series: DHP Ep. 0155: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 1DHP Ep. 0156: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 2DHP Ep. 0159: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 3External Links BT's websiteScott Horton's interview from last year with Greg Lovett, maker of the documentary Delay, Deny, Hope you Die: How America Poisoned its Soldiers, which is about the burn pits & the negative health effects on soldiers (this page also includes links to various related articles)Facebook page for the Burn Pits documentaryJune 2018 article in Military.com about burn pit hearings in Congress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 subsequent destruction of the farms, food, and infrastructure of the valleyThe Atlanta campaign, which saw Union General William T. Sherman facing off against the Army of Tennessee, initially commanded by Confederate General Joseph JohnstonJefferson Davis's replacement of Johnston with John Bell Hood, and the disastrously costly offensives Hood launched Union forces that outnumbered his by over 2:1Sherman's shelling of Atlanta & ultimate seizure of the city, followed by the removal of remaining civilian residentsSherman's increasingly large-scale, deliberate targeting of civilians' shelter & means of subsistence in "total war"The 1864 presidential election, in which Lincoln was reelected, ensuring that the war would continueSherman's burning of the remnants of Atlanta and "March to the Sea" across GeorgiaWanna meet CJ and ? Come out to the 2018 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Deltona, Michigan! CJ will be there from Friday, June 22nd through Monday, June 25th, and will be speaking on Sunday, June 24th. Hope to see you there! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1 (The first installment in this series)External Links Madeleine Albright famously saying 500K dead children is a worthwhile price to pay in pursuit of Team America's political goals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer, and how they were working toward similar goals as the Large Policy cabal (namely, war), for their own reasonsTR's appointment to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and how he used that position for all it was worth (and more)Increasing tensions between the US and Spain, leading up to President McKinley's dispatch of the Maine to Havana, where of course, it would blow up & sinkHow proponents of war (the Large Policy cabal & the Yellow Press) hastily jumped to conclusions on virtually no evidence that Spain was behind the sinking, and the official Sampson Board of Inquiry that concluded the ship was sunk by a mine (albeit without claiming to know who was behind it)The lead up to the actual declarations of war between Spain & the US, over two months after the Maine, and a brief rundown of the troubling legacies of this so-called "Splendid Little War"A closer look at the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and its oft-overlooked connections to TR & to the MaineSome possible alternative explanations for the sinking of the MaineA basic description of the playbook of "The American Way of Going to War" that pro-war politicians & media outlets still use to this day, for one big reason: it keeps workingSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Operation Northwoods"Rebuilding America's Defenses" (PNAC, 2000) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 mechanic in BaghdadSome stories from BT's deployment to Afghanistan, again working on BlackhawksMultiple cases in which BT got in trouble for pointing out safety issues with the helicoptersSome of the negative fallout to his mental and physical health, and the damage to his relationship with his family, due to his military serviceSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0155: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective Part 1DHP Ep. 0156: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective Part 2External Links BT’s blog, The Warrior PhilosopherVideo: Hot-dogging Apache crashes in Afghanistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 influence the entertainment industry on behalf of the military, the CIA, FBI, and NSAA bit about Tom's research methodsSome of the more surprising things Tom has discovered in his researchThe significance of the security state's influence on popular entertainmentExternal Links SpyCulture.com (Tom's website)Tom's link to the 1943 OSS document "The Motion Picture as a Weapon of Psychological Warfare" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Dangerous History Podcast was sponsored in part by LiveTeeOrDye.com. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s 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 the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1 (if you're new to the DHP & want to start listening to this particular series from its beginning, this is where to start.)External Links "The Rain" by Scott Miller (hauntingly beautiful song about part of the battle of Spotsylvania) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 urban environment, including IEDsPotential issues of friendly fireProblematic thoughts and behaviors that BT noticed, both in himself and from observing others, that were caused by the stressful environment of operating in a war zone, especially one in which insurgents blended in with the civilian populationThe different types of IEDs and vehicle bombs (VBIEDs), the US military's attempts to deal with these, and the back-and-forth race between makers of IEDs and designers of counter-measuresSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show External Links BT’s blog, The Warrior Philosopher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 conflicts, and a variety of related issues. Join CJ & BT as they discuss: The 9/11 attacks, the propaganda that followed it, and the effects on people regarding enlisting in the militaryThe origins of the 2003 Iraq War, including some of the problems with the Bush administration's justifications for warThe invasion of Iraq, and the mounting problems as the invasion turned into an occupation, with a special focus on the city of MosulThe beginning of BT's time in the Army, starting in 2005, and the training he went through (and the many shortcomings of that training) prior to deploying to IraqSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon External Links BT's blog, The Warrior PhilosopherA Russ Baker article about George W. Bush talking about war against Iraq all the way back during the 2000 campaignMichael Huemer's 2012 Ted Talk, "The Irrationality of Politics" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 beliefs fit into the intellectual milieu of the early- to mid-twentieth century British LeftOrwell’s frequently stated opposition to progress, innovation, and technology, and how this was actually the source of many of his misgivings about Socialism (even after he himself became a Socialist)Orwell’s sudden changes of ideological positions on major issues at various points in his lifeOrwell’s thoughts on a variety of topics, including anarchism, the British Empire, manliness & masculinity, homosexuality, birth control, and moreSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s 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 the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 awards in the USA, France, Japan, Spain, Catalonia, Croatia, and Poland. He’s the author of 75 novels, over 275 stories, and 3 screenplays, and the editor of 42 anthologies. His work has been translated into 27 languages. He is currently the editor of Stellar Guild books and Galaxy’s Edge magazine. Join CJ, Joshua & Mike as they discuss: The genesis of Mike’s love of science fictionHow Mike’s work in the ‘adult fiction’ genre influenced his work in other genresMike’s frequent incorporation of myths, legends, and tall tales into his scifi storiesHow Mike’s worldview and knowledge of historical themes have influenced his storiesMike’s experiences dealing with HollywoodMike’s experiences in writing, editing, and working with up-and-coming new scifi writers, and thoughts on the science fiction genre, plus some of his current projectsSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s 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 the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links MikeResnick.comThe Dusty DenCJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In this episode, I’m happy to welcome Scott Horton back to the Dangerous History Podcast. Scott is managing director of the Libertarian Institute, host of Antiwar Radio and the Scott Horton Show, and opinion editor at Antiwar.com. He has conducted more than 4,500 interviews since 2003. (BTW, My apologies for the audio quality of my […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: An overview of American sugar politics since 1959. A detailed look at the Fanjul family, who escaped Castro’s revolution, came to Florida, and (with a LOT of political entrepreneurship) built a sugar empire that eventually overtook even the U.S. Sugar Corporation Big Sugar’s labor problems from the ’60s through the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past century, large-scale sugar cane cultivation was developed in what became known as the Everglades Agricultural Area, the region just south of Lake Okeechobee, historically a part of the Everglades ecosystem which was drained in the early- to mid-twentieth century. However, making sugarcane cultivation in this area feasible & profitable has required massive […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, CJ talks to Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism Podcast.  (Note: This episode contains the majority — but not all — of the conservation, but Patreon supporters of either the Dangerous History Podcast or the Naked Mormonism Podcast will have access to the entire thing via the respective Patreon supporters’ feed.) Join […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you been sad that there hasn’t been a Dangerous History Podcast episode in a while? Well, here’s a gigantic plus-sized one that’s about 3x the size of the average DHP episode! (Sorry about republishing this one multiple times, dealing with some tech issues…) Join CJ as he discusses: An overview of the original greater […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you read widely enough in history, sooner or later you start to think there are some clearly repeating themes and problems and trends, and that there are pendulums in society that swing back and forth every few generations. You might get the sense that history might be more about cycles than about continuous progression in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, and the high tide for Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit about Generals James Longstreet, George Pickett, and George Gordon Meade Robert E. Lee’s invasion of Pennsylvania, culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg on July […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, we take a look at another film set in the American Civil War:  the 2016 film Free State of Jones, directed by Gary Ross and starring Matthew McConaughey. This film tells the story of Confederate deserter Newton Knight, who led an insurgent force composed of escaped slaves and Confederate […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Davis called it the nail that held the Confederacy together; Abe Lincoln called it the key to winning the war. It doesn’t get as much attention from people who aren’t well-versed in the history of this war, but the Vicksburg Campaign was at least as important as the battle of Gettysburg in bringing about […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we take a look at the 1965 Civil War film Shenadoah, written by James Lee Barrett, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, and starring Jimmy Stewart. Join CJ as he discusses: A synopsis and review of Shenandoahand its themes Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: Lincoln’s General Orders No. 100, aka ‘the Lieber Code’ The Battle of Fredericksburg The Chancellorsville Campaign The Death of Stonewall Jackson & Southern Civil Religion Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I was originally going to discuss the song “Battle Cry of Freedom” and the Emancipation Proclamation, and then cover another major battle or two at the end. However, by the time I got done talking about the Proclamation, I had more than enough material for an entire episode, so decided to just stop there for […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we’re talking about mobilization of manpower and resources for large-scale warfare and the resultant growth in the size and power of the central state, something that happened on a massive scale in the case of both the Union and the Confederate governments. Join CJ as he discusses: The mobilization of manpower, finances, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this installment, we’re covering the major military developments in the war up through September of 1862. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit of background on the 4 most important generals in this episode: Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson; George McClellan; and Ulysses Grant The Union’s campaign to control the Mississippi watershed […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drum roll please……………..Here we go — the first podcast installment in a monstrous enterprise, CJ’s White Whale: the Dangerous History Podcast’s coverage of the War Between the States! In this first installment, we’ll cover the opening moves, from December 1860 to November 1861. Join CJ as he discusses: The secession of the seven states of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Encompassing a variety of musical genres & a variety of wars, here they are, CJ’s favorite 25 antiwar songs. Links below on the song titles are to CJ’s favorite version that’s available on Youtube of each song. Some are versions by the original artist, and some are covers that CJ actually likes a little better than […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, CJ talks with Dr. Jim Cunagin, a practicing psychiatrist, about the psychology of power and obedience and some of the experiments that can help us understand these phenomena. Join CJ & Jim as they discuss: Stanley Milgram’s experiments Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment The conformity experiments of Solomon Asch The Bystander […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between 1946 and 1953, the cornerstones of a permanent garrison state were laid within the structure of the US government. Join CJ as he discusses: Henry Luce’s 1941 article “The American Century” & the construction of the Pentagon (begun on Sept. 11th, 1941 -the pic above shows the Pentagon under construction, BTW) as harbingers of this […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaker Morant is an Australian movie released in 1980 that tells the true story of three Australian soldiers of the Bushveldt Carbineers on trial for war crimes near the end of the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Join CJ as he discusses: A brief background on the Boer War A brief synopsis of Breaker Morant […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tisquantum (or Squanto, as he’s better known today) was a Patuxet Indian with an incredible, complex life story that  very few people have an inkling of today; and when you look at the story of early seventeenth-century New England from his perspective, it’s a very different tale than what you get from standard American mythology. Join […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kristaps Andrejsons is a Latvian podcaster who hosts the Eastern Border podcast, a show about the history of the Soviet Union with an emphasis on what life was like for regular people who lived in it. Join CJ & Kristaps as they discuss a wide range of topics, including: Kristaps’ background and why he started his show An […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No, it’s not a euphemism for things that emit from your orifices when your gastrointestinal tract is unhappy.  It’s a concept proposed by James C. Scott in Two Cheers for Anarchism, in answer to the question, “What if we were to ask what kind of people a given activity or institution fostered?” Join CJ from the cockpit […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally back (and recovered!) from the trip to Ireland, so the DHP returns with a listener emails episode. Join CJ as he discusses: A few words about his recent trip to Ireland Thoughts on Islam SJW’s vs. the Alt. Right Parallels between the present-day US and Weimar Republic Germany The tendency of elites to want […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Irish rebellion known to history as The Easter Rising. Join CJ as he discusses: A brief overview of the 800 years of oppression faced by Ireland prior to the Rising The Rising, its suppression, aftermath & legacies The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: A review of the difference between “a society with slaves” and “a slave society” A brief sketch of the concept of ‘cultural hegemony’ Slavery & the Southern legal system The concept of paternalism in the Antebellum South The social & cultural impact of slavery on the slaves themselves, the planter […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In keeping with the spirit of this show, for our 100th episode extravaganza, here’s a collage of somewhat-off-topic discussions pieced together in true guerrilla fashion from several commutes in the Silver Bullet, plus a little bit recorded from the (relative) comfort of the home office. Join CJ as he discusses: Reaching the 100 episode mark […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: Some of the economic aspects of Antebellum slavery An overview of the politics of slavery at the federal level during the Antebellum period [BTW: When I referenced the “presidential election of 1814” as being between Lewis Cass (Dem) & Zachary Taylor (Whig), I meant “presidential election of 1848.” Don’t know […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: The famous “Cotton is King” speech given by Sen. James Henry Hammond (D-SC) in 1858 A brief defintion of the term ‘Antebellum’ Slavery & the US Constitution Some major trends & patterns of Antebellum slavery How & why cotton became ‘king’ of the Southern economy in the Antebellum period The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: How the American Revolution influenced the discourse on slavery British policies towards American slaves during the war American policies towards slaves & free blacks during the war Slavery in the South post-Independence The phasing out of slavery in the North post-Independence The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: Slavery as a solution to the labor shortages in the New World once enslaved Indians and white indentured servants proved to be inadequate for the purposes of large-scale staple crop agriculture The evolution of slavery in different parts of colonial North America, including the Chesapeake colonies, South Carolina & Georgia, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is part one of a multi-part series on the history of chattel slavery in America. Join CJ as he discusses: Some basic introductions & things to keep in mind for this series A very brief overview of the prior history of slavery in history The origins of European involvement in the African slave trade, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Several listeners have asked about work and research I did while in graduate school, so I decided to share with you one of the few things I wrote in grad school that A) I still have and B) I’m proud of & think is at least somewhat interesting. Between the World Wars, the British government […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: The Law by Frederic Bastiat The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Etienne de la Boetie The State by Franz Oppenheimer Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America by Edmund Morgan No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority by Lysander Spooner Propaganda: The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: Crisis & Leviathan by Robert Higgs The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin The Tragedy of American Diplomacy by William Appleman Williams A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn The Triumph of Conservatism by Gabriel Kolko The Yankee and Cowboy War by Carl Oglesby The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I’m back to work after Christmas break, and so fittingly I’ve got an episode recorded while commuting in The Silver Bullet (my silver Hyundai Accent hatchback.) How should we think about the deaths of famous and/or influential people?  Are all deaths of such people suspicious?  I don’t have all the answers, but here are some of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alright, first episode of 2016 for the DHP & it’s going to be something I haven’t done in a criminally negligently long time: listener emails. Join CJ as he discusses: Monotheism vs. polytheism in relation to state power Psychology as a means of control Irish slavery in the British Empire & what to do about […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One-hundred-and-one Christmases ago, in the cold, damp, muddy ditches of the Western Front, the rank-and-file of the Allied and German armies spontaneously set aside their hatreds to take a break from mass-murdering each other, much to the dismay of their so-called ‘leaders.’ Join CJ as he discusses: The context of the Christmas Truce How it happened […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thaddeus Russell is a historian and cultural critic and the author of A Renegade History of the United States. He holds a Ph D from Columbia University. He teaches American history and cultural studies at Occidental College and has taught at Columbia University, Barnard College, the New School for Social Research, and Eugene Lang College.   […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: How people lived in the Paleolithic Era, which actually encompasses the vast majority of human existence The Neolithic Revolution and the coming of agriculture The domestication of grains and their rise to dominate global food production The rise of “civilization,” including its downsides The characteristics of grains which make them […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Dennis Patrick Carlin (1937-2008) was not just one of the greatest comedians of the last 50 years, he was also one of the most intelligent and, ultimately, dangerous. Join CJ as he discusses: George Carlin’s life & career Some of the major and/or recurring themes in his work Carlin’s significance & influence External Links “The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniele Bolelli is a writer, martial artist, university professor, and podcaster. He was born in Italy and currently lives in Los Angeles.  His podcasts are The Drunken Taoist Podcast and History on Fire.  His books include On the Warrior’s Path, 50 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know: Religion, Create Your Own Religion, and a new one […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robert Morris is one of the lesser-known “Founding Fathers” today, even though arguably he was one of the most important and influential.  He served as a virtual chief executive of the country in the latter years of the Revolutionary war and was the father of the American Federal Leviathan and the crony capitalist system that lives […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here it is — the sixth & final installment of the DHP History of Irregular Warfare series with Bill Buppert. Join CJ & Bill as they discuss: Circumstances in which insurgents do or do not have the moral high ground The impact of technologies on insurgency & 4GW The importance of narrative Alleged “best practices” for […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is the first mobile DHP episode in a while, recorded over the course of my commute to & from work. (BTW, the audio is much improved over previous in-the-car recordings!) Join CJ as he discusses: The basic concept of this alliance, including its origins and the symbiotic nature of it How religion most effectively fulfilled […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ & Bill as they discuss: Key factors that cause insurgencies to succeed or fail The importance of external help to guerrillas and insurgents The effects of terrain (including urban terrain) on irregular warfare Circumstances under which guerrillas and insurgents have or do not have an advantage Support the show via Patreon Other ways to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ & Bill as they discuss: Some of the post-WWII wars of ‘decolonization’ the British & French fought in places like Malaya, Kenya, & Algeria Vietnam, comparing the French performance there in the 19th century to the French & American performance there in the mid-20th century Some thoughts on the recent wars in the Middle […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ & Bill as they discuss: Col. T.E. Lawrence’s operations in Arabia during the First World War The Anglo-Irish War and its primary mastermind, Michael Collins The concept of “peak guerrilla” or “peak G” in the West in the years 1916-1922 Mao Tse Tung as theorist and practitioner of guerrilla warfare in the Chinese Civil […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  Join CJ & Bill as they discuss: The 1807-1814 Peninsular War in Spain during the Napoleonic era (with a few remarks about the potential effectiveness of fighters with no prior military background, and some examples of this from the American Revolutionary War) Confederate partisans, ‘rangers’ and some of their precursors in the Kansas & Missouri […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is the first part of my conversation with Bill Buppert on the history of irregular warfare. Bill Buppert is a retired Army officer. He has been a writer for a number of publications including lewrockwell.com. He is particularly interested in the issues of liberty, survival, shooting and history. He has made frequent media appearances. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: The intent and wording of the Second Amendment, and the utility of the Bill of Rights File-sharing, torrents, and other methods of information-sharing, and the ways in which industries are approaching these ‘Best’ (or least worst) presidents in recent US history & US history as a whole Thoughts on Ayn […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re talking scifi dystopia novels — stories that depict a fictional future world that is somehow ‘bad,’ or in other words, a negative utopia. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World George Orwell’s 1984 Ira Levin’s This Perfect Day Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other Ways to Help Support the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To begin laying some of the groundwork for the upcoming miniseries on the history of modern guerrilla and unconventional war, here’s a discussion of two different paradigms of what war is supposed to be and how it is supposed to be fought.  One is the Western (or European) Way, which originated in Greece and from […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(First off:  Apologies in advance for the audio quality drop-off after about the first half-hour — had an equipment SNAFU but had to just go on with backup gear in order to get the episode recorded during the narrow window of time I had this week to do it!  I’ve got it solved for next […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This month is the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and the subsequent surrender of Japan to the United States, ending World War II.  The standard mainstream American narrative about this portrays it as a no-brainer, a morally unquestionable & absolutely necessary decision that saved untold numbers of lives.  This narrative […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Calusa were a fascinating Native American people who populated the southwestern coast of Florida.  Despite having no real agriculture, they developed a dense, sedentary, complex society, with all the good & bad that entails. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: The origins of the Calusa Their physical description Their society, hierarchy, and religion The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Often described as the world’s first empire-builder, Sargon of Akkad may not entirely deserve that title.  But he’s the earliest empire-builder to achieve lasting notoriety. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: A brief excerpt from “The Legend of Sargon” The historical context of ancient Mesopotamia and the Sumerians who peopled most of the southern part […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Surprisingly subversive themes in fiction and cinema (Note: I recorded my response to this prior to doing my film review of 71, which is why that review wasn’t mentioned.) Whether an anarchistic society could have security from external threats How to design a history curriculum for school-age youths that […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses: A basic outline of the movies historical context — ie, the Northern Irish “Troubles” which occurred from the 1960s through the 1990s A basic synopsis summary (without much detail on the second half of the movie, in an effort to avoid too much plot spoilage) Prof CJ’s assessment of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there a New Counterculture movement?  If so, what is it?  Can we define it, or at least describe it?  Might you be a part of it, even if in a small way, even if you don’t realize it? Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Why cultural, artistic, and/or intellectual movements are often hard to identify […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we cover the last blow in the American Revolution’s Thermidor:  the Whiskey Rebellion of the early 1790s. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Raising more questions about what history really is and what most historians really do, using Bentley Little’s short story “The Washingtonians” (which was also adapted into an episode of the TV series […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every revolution produces people (generally of the lower ranks within the revolutionary faction) who take the rhetoric & supposed ideology of the revolution at face value and expect that rhetoric & ideology to actually apply to them.  But every revolution also produces people (generally of the elite within the revolutionary faction) who really just want to be the “new […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On June 9th, 2014, the world changed in the profound way that it usually only does once every millennium or so, because this was the day that the Dangerous History Podcast was born. Today we turn retrospective & introspective and take a look at where this podcast has been & where it’s going. Join Prof CJ […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally -we wrap up our American Revolution coverage with a hodepodge grab-bag of thoughts & observations on the Revolution, what it was really about, how revolutionary it really was, and lessons we can learn from it today. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Patriotism vs Nationalism Why you should avoid hero-worship Meet the new boss, same […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses: The British government’s cessation of hostilities following Yorktown The Paris Peace talks & the terms of Treaty of Paris, 1783 Why the British lost the war Winners & Losers as a result of this war, which is a more complicated topic than you might think External Links Prof CJ’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses: The increasingly influential counterrevolutionary faction among the independence leaders, as exemplified by John Adams & his essay, “Thoughts on Government” The largely mythical “Conway Cabal” against George Washington The fate of radical & guerrilla warfare advocate Gen. Charles Lee The impact of French & Spanish intervention Baron Von Steuben’s effects (for […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Thomas Paine & Common Sense The British evacuation of Boston The Declaration of Independence An overview of some of the military operations and battles of 1776-7, including Long Island, Trenton, Bennington, and Saratoga The winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge A word about the 1777 British government document, “Considerations […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Some thoughts on Great Man historical narratives An overview of what was happening in terms of rising tensions in late-1774 and early-1775, much of which related to British attempts to limit colonists’ access to weapons and gunpowder A fairly detailed account of the Battle of Lexington & Concord on […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since this April is the 240th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Prof CJ has decided to do a multi-part Dangerous History Podcast series on this conflict, trying to focus as much as possible on the dangerous parts of the story, and the deeper implications of it, that the Man would rather […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two distinct groups of people — banksters and control freaks — between them account for most, if not all, of the evil in the world in the past, present, and presumably (and unfortunately) for the foreseeable future as well. “Look Ma — no hands!”:  This is a guerrilla episode done in the car with absolutely NO […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is not a historical narrative of any particular fascist regime or regimes.  Instead, it’s an exploration of what fascism — arguably the most slippery of modern “isms” to define — really is. Join Prof CJ as he discusses:  Some quotes from the father of Fascism, Benito Mussolini, to get things started Why fascism is […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses historical examples of people saving themselves, such as: The story of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand, a group of Greek mercenaries who were left stranded in the heart of the Persian Empire & had to fight their way home The story of Frederick Douglass, who liberated himself from slavery, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Prof CJ as he discusses the lives and work of the great 20th century leftist/revisionist American historians William Appleman Williams, Gabriel Kolko, and Howard Zinn.  While Prof CJ doesn’t agree with them on every issue, nonetheless he agrees with them more often than not, especially on the subjects of war & peace, foreign policy, civil […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

William Stephenson, codenamed “Intrepid” (at least according to some sources), was an Anglo-Canadian businessman and intelligence agent who operated illegally and unconstitutionally in the US with the active assistance of FDR in order to facilitate American entry into World War II on the side of the British. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: William Stephenson’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices