Best Bastards On Air Podcasts (2025)

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Part One: The Throat-Slitting Evangelical Minister of Jamaica 41:11

2d ago41:11

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Robert tells the story of Kevin Ontoniel Smith, a Jamaican-Canadian minister who created an apocalyptic Christian sect and slit his follower's throats in a COVID related panic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Ancient History Fangirl: How an Empire Ends, Rome's Gothic Immigrants 1:06:03

20h ago1:06:03

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An episode of Ancient History Fangirl. One that I, Liv, really want you all to hear. This story isn’t just about Goths that lived outside Rome. It’s also about the Goths that lived inside the Empire—as everything from slaves to soldiers to free citizens. How they were treated within that empire fueled and fed the wheel of the Migration era. Hatred …

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 183 3:44:05

5d ago3:44:05

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 1 Anarchism In Mexico feat. Andrew, Pt. 2 War Update The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 10-12 Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #17 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Med…

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Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 4) 1:19:28

5d ago1:19:28

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Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. The Argives, with Polyneices, prepare to go to war with Thebes. The Thebans ask Tiresias for help and a drought is sent to slow the Argives as they move through Nemea. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to th…

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Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism 1:18:44

7d ago1:18:44

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In this episode we follow Carl Schmitt through the disillusionment of WW1, and breaking up with his con artist wife, to his creation of the Death Star of liberal democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part One: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism 56:18

9d ago56:18

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Robert walks Blake Wexler through the life and times of Carl Schmitt, a legal scholar born in Imperial Germany who would come to create the blueprint for how fascist movements could destroy liberal democracy from within. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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The Partial Historians: Augustus' Mausoleum with Dr Victoria Austen 1:11:06

8d ago1:11:06

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Introducing the Partial Historians, an Ancient Roman History Podcast, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! This episode originally aired on the PH feed in spring 2024. Dr Rad and Dr G speak with Dr Victoria Austen (also a friend of LTAMB!) about Augustus' Mausoleum in Rome. And, not to worry, there are plenty of jabs at Augustus, as is on…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 182 4:02:52

12d ago4:02:52

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Irish Far Right/Neo-Nazi Movement Trans Fiction, Trans Sports The Refugees Fleeing South Africa's "White Genocide" The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 7-9 Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #16 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free t…

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A Long & Storied (Mythical) Tale of Tyranny, Revisiting Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound 1:31:05

11d ago1:31:05

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This three part series originally aired in 2021. Prometheus gave humanity fire, but he paid the price. Prometheus is brought to his punishment and meets the chorus of Oceanids. The Prometheus Bound is an examination of tyranny and the rule of Zeus, king of the gods. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episod…

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Part Two: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets 1:17:05

14d ago1:17:05

1:17:05

Nature Boy is now in Central America, where he weaponizes the power of Instagram's algorithm to trick rubes into flying out to join him and handing over all their money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part One: The Sordid Story of Nature Boy: The Instagram Cult Leader Who Hates Toilets 1:06:22

16d ago1:06:22

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Robert gets back to basics with guest star Katy Stoll by talking about one of America's newest cult leaders, Natureboy, who used instagram to convince a small army of followers to join his crusade against toilets. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Hermes Historia: AUT-- Wait, What Did He Say?! Modern Reception of Julius Caesar 40:54

15d ago40:54

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In today's Hermes Historia special episode Michaela Pangowish breaks down the phrase 'AUT CAESAR AUT NIHIL' and the way we understand Julius Caesar today. Caesars, dictators, billionaire oligarchies are bad, actually. For more Hermes Historia episodes (typically co-hosted by Liv!) sign up for LTAMB's ad-free Oracle Edition on Patreon. Submit your q…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 181 3:37:46

19d ago3:37:46

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Who We Talk About When We Talk About Borders Trans Journalism In the Era of Trump Trump vs. DC: Inside the Takeover You’re Not Hearing About feat. Bridget Todd The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 4-6 Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #15 You can now listen to …

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Conversations: How the Historical Sausage Gets Made, Roman Colonization of North Africa w/ Matthew McCarty 1:34:09

20d ago1:34:09

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Liv and Michaela speak with Roman archaeologist Matthew McCarty about Rome's colonization of North Africa and how that act of settler colonialism had ripple effects in the later French colonization. Find more from Matthew here. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing…

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Part Two: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science 1:29:45

21d ago1:29:45

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Robert Maxwell makes a full heel turn in this episode, going from badass killer of the SS to not so badass corporate ghoul who murdered science and also spied for Israel and the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part One: Robert Maxwell: How Ghislaine Maxwell's Dad Ruined Science 58:57

23d ago58:57

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You know his daughter as Jeffrey Epstein's right hand woman. Robert tells guest Adam Conover about Ghislaine Maxwell's dad, Robert Maxwell. He started his life on a Nazi murder quest and ended it by killing science as a field of endeavor and raiding millions from his company pension plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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LIVE in London! Let's Talk About Medusa, Baby! w/ Cosi Carnegie 1:18:14

23d ago1:18:14

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For the first time ever, Liv hosted a LIVE ticketed event at The Common Press bookstore in London, UK, alongside Cosi Carnegie (of Cosi's Odyssey). They discuss Medusa, in all her forms, live in conversation. If you're interested in seeing Liv speak live, let us know! Watch the video version here! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or …

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 180 3:21:42

26d ago3:21:42

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Old Economy Is Dead Cosmopolitanism feat. Andrew The Canadian Election: NOTHING EVER HAPPENS May Day Special: The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 1-3 Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #14 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free throug…

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Conversations: Old Tales, New Media, The EPIC (!!) Takeover w/ Christie Vogler, Joe Goodkin, and Joel Christensen (Part 2) 1:37:04

27d ago1:37:04

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Finally, the second half of Christie Vogler's EPIC takeover episode. Christie speaks with Homerist Joel Christensen and modern Homeric bard Joe Goodkin about the intricacies of EPIC, modern musicals as reception, and all their favourite moments from EPIC The Musical! If you're keen for more EPIC talk listen to the Movies We Dig episode Christie men…

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Metal Swap Meet Band Announcement! Date and Location! 9:49

27d ago9:49

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Brian, Israel, and Juan announce the headlining band for Metal Swap Meet 2025! Also discussed is the location of the event as well as the date. Spoiler, it's on October 11, 2025, in San Diego.Check out our website:https://www.sdmetal.org/msm/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sdmetalswapmeet/?hl=enFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/sdmetalswapmeet/…

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Part Three: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country 1:29:08

28d ago1:29:08

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Pol Pot and his friends are now in charge of Cambodia and in a remarkably short period of time they manage to kill two million people. Including a leftist academic from the UK who thought the Khmer Rouge was rad. Here's how! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part Two: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country 55:04

29d ago55:04

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Robert continues the story with young Pol Pot's years in France where he and his friends radicalize themselves in what has to have been the deadliest book club of all time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part One: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country 1:02:59

30d ago1:02:59

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Robert sits down with Andrew Ti for three episodes in one week about the bizarre life of Pol Pot, a man who spent too much time reading books and bullshitting with his friends and for convinced he could save his country by destroying it. (3 Part Series) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Muse, Sing the Songs of Persephone's Women... Dead Women of the Odyssey 43:43

30d ago43:43

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Examining the women of the Underworld in Homer's Odyssey (and contextualizing last Friday's episode a little further...) This coming Friday: part two of the EPIC takeover that fully delves into its musical depths. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 179 3:42:49

1M ago3:42:49

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop Nihilist Violent Extremism Robert's Guide to The Next Six Months of Danger and Resistance Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #13 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media …

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Odysseus, Man or Monster? The EPIC (!!) Takeover w/ Christie Vogler 54:43

1M ago54:43

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Past guest and host of Movies We Dig, Christie Vogler takes over the podcast to guide Liv through EPIC The Musical... Today Liv and Christie listen to No Longer You from EPIC and set the stage for next week's full takeover episode where Christie and guests will go over the musical in detail. Find more from Christie on the Movies We Dig podcast, par…

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Part Two: What's New With Andrew Tate? 1:02:49

1M ago1:02:49

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Robert explains the weird cult Andrew Tate created with a wizard and former pick up artist to rob young men and abuse women at scale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Movies We Dig: KAOS (live at CAMWS w/ Amy Pistone) 1:25:51

1M ago1:25:51

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Introducing Movies We Dig, the podcast about film, antiquity and everything in between, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! This episode was recorded live at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Midwest and South to talk about the 2024 Netflix show, KAOS. Filling in for Colin as co-host is fan favorite (and regular gues…

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Part One: What's New With Andrew Tate? 1:00:23

1M ago1:00:23

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Why Was Andrew Tate allowed back in the U.S.? What's happening with all his court cases? Robert sits back down with Ian Johnson and Sophie Lichterman and explains what's happening with Tate's numerous charges, his latest criminal allegations, and his God awful taste in machetes. (2 Part Series....for now.) Sources: Gadget on X: "This one is VERY dr…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 178 3:23:34

1M ago3:23:34

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. When Care Workers Organize Behind Myanmar's Devastating Earthquake Trump's Concentration Camps in El Salvador How Strikes Build Democratic Workplaces Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #12 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the…

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Conversations: Sing, Muse, of a Woman... Mythica, Penelope's Bones, w/ Emily Hauser 2:13:21

1M ago2:13:21

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Once again Liv is joined by the wonderful Emily Hauser, this time for the episode that started it all, a conversation about Mythica (Penelope's Bones in the US and Canada), a look at the women of Homer and through them, women of the Bronze Age. Find Mythica or Penelope's Bones wherever you get books (ideally, not Amazon). Submit your question for t…

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CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 3 & 4) 2:10:13

1M ago2:10:13

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Robert and Sophie are joined by Cool Zone Media supervising producer, Ian Johnson to continue to discuss Andrew Tate. Update series dropping next week! Includes Part 3 & 4 with less ad breaks. Better Offline & Weird Little Guys are nominated for this year’s Webby Awards! Get your votes in by April 17th! 🗳️🗳️🗳️ https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVot…

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Sweetbitter: Women in the Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:21 43:00

1M ago43:00

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(Re)introducing season 3 of Sweetbitter: Women & LGBTQIA+ History, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! This season Leesa, Ellie, and Alyse dive into the not at all controversial world of women and queer history of... the Bible, and Christianity. Submit your question for the next LTAMB Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes a…

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CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 1 & 2) 1:56:03

1M ago1:56:03

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Robert and Sophie are joined by Cool Zone Media supervising producer, Ian Johnson to discuss Andrew Tate, and the Mythopoetic Men's Movement. Includes Part 1 & 2 with less ad breaks. Update series dropping next week! Better Offline & Weird Little Guys are nominated for this year’s Webby Awards! Get your votes in by April 17th! 🗳️🗳️🗳️ https://vote.w…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 177 2:47:10

2M ago2:47:10

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Behind the Scenes of That Teen Vogue Article on Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's Daughter Why Watching Actors Get Maimed By Big Cats Gives Me Hope For The Future How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer Esperanto with Andrew Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1…

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Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 3) 1:02:22

2M ago1:02:22

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Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes loo…

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Part Two: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany 1:19:49

2M ago1:19:49

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World War 1 has begun, and Robert walks Amanda through how Alfred Hugenberg bought up the German media to make the case the the war should go on for ever, and then how he backed the Nazi party and ushered Hitler into power when that didn't go well for some reason. Sources: The Pan German League by Barry Jackisch https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar…

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Part One: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany 1:13:34

2M ago1:13:34

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Robert sits down with Amanda Montell to talk about Alfred Hugenberg, a German industrialist who made Hitler's rise to power possible for some very familiar reasons. Sources: The Pan German League by Barry Jackisch https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/hitler-oligarchs-hugenberg-nazi/681584/ The Fateful Alliance by Hermann Beck https://w…

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Ancient History Fangirl's Boudicca 1: the Seeds of Rebellion 1:10:33

2M ago1:10:33

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Liv's off to the UK and realized she's never covered Boudicca! Presenting episode 1 of Ancient History Fangirl's 2021 series on Britain's warrior queen. The story of Boudicca’s revolt is as epic as you can get. It’s got murder and pillage, Romans behaving badly, cities on fire, and a layer of destruction that was scorched into the earth. But it's a…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 176 3:05:51

2M ago3:05:51

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Library Funding Cliff Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 2 RFK Jr. Breaks the Medical System How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #10 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Co…

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How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation 41:50

2M ago41:50

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Garrison and James discuss how a doxing campaign is targeting student visa and green card holders for alleged ties to pro-Palestine protests. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8 https://archive.ph/20250316111414/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-columbi…

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Conversations: When Science Meets Storytelling, Storylife w/ Joel Christensen 1:22:36

2M ago1:22:36

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Liv is joined by our favourite Homerist to talk narrative, virality, and how epics can help us understand the mess we're in. Find more about Storylife here. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Gre…

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Part Two: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry 54:49

2M ago54:49

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Robert concludes the story of the Fake Autism Cure Industrial Complex and tells Mangesh about a doctor who tried to get rich selling spoiled blood to deranged parents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part One: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry 1:10:00

2M ago1:10:00

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Robert and Mangesh Hattikudur explore the birth of the "unorthodox biomedical movement", which is a fancy way of saying "fake doctors who poison children to cure Autism". https://tinyurl.com/Help-Myanmar freeburmarangers.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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RE-AIR: Lightening the Mood With a Pegasus Special 52:10

2M ago52:10

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Today's episode is a re-airing of a couple of Liv's favourite Pegasus-related episodes, because it's time for something light and silly. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve ass…

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 175 3:17:14

2M ago3:17:14

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Rendition to El Salvador: How the Trump Administration Is Sending Asylum Seekers to Labor Camps Miniature Ethnic Cleansing: Encampment Sweeps in Oakland Should You Flee the United States? Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #9 You ca…

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Conversations: It Turns Out Women Are People, Women's Collective Memory w/ Emily Hauser 1:43:58

2M ago1:43:58

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Liv speaks with Emily Hauser about... Women. Ancient and mythological women, the ways they shared stories, and collective memory. Learn more about the Memory Collective. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far…

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Part Two: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export 49:21

2M ago49:21

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Robert, who is looking better than ever these days wow what great hair, finishes telling Ben Bowlin the harrowing story of how the U.S. murdered thousands of our nation's closest friends and poisoned incarcerated people for a modest payout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Part One: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export 1:08:08

2M ago1:08:08

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Robert and Ben Bowlin sit-down to talk about controversial blood plasma donation program in the Arkansas Prison system under Governor Clinton that killed more than 2 9/11s worth of Canadians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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SPECIAL! Selections from Jenny Williamson's Enemy of My Dreams Audiobook 40:05

2M ago40:05

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In today's special episode we're sharing selections from Enemy of My Dreams by Ancient History Fangirl's Jenny Williamson, narrated by Lisa Flanagan, published by Canary Street Press. Shared with permission of the Author and publisher. Learn more here. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so …

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