American Exception

Deep State Denial and the Fake Left of the West – Christian Parenti (DCC75 - Audio)

Christian Parenti joins us to discuss a number of his recent articles, each of which addresses aspects of the feckless, co-opted US Left. Christian Parenti is Professor of Economics at John Jay College, CUNY. His academic work focuses on: American economic history, environmental history, and the history of capitalism; climate change and sustainable energy; as well as war, policing, and political violence. His most recent bookis 'Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder'.
This discussion is centered around three of his recent articles:
The Cargo Cult of Woke
How the Organized Left Got Covid Wrong, Learned to Love Lockdowns and Lost Its Mind: An Autopsy
The Left-Wing Origins of ‘Deep State’ Theory
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

CHAOS on Netflix: A Modified Catch and Kill? (AE201)

 
Max Arvo joins Aaron to discuss the disastrous Netflix “adaptation” of Tom O’Neill’s masterpiece, Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties.
Check out these interviews, any of which are better than Errol Morris’ passive-aggressive Netflix farce: Audio & Video for CHAOS
Music: "Chrome Alligator" by Mock Orange
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Deep State Leftovers! (DCC74 - Audio)

 
Aaron and Bryce devote the episode to answering patron questions that we couldn't get to in the monthly American Exception Zoom session.
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Gladio, NATO, and Imperial British Gangsterism (DCC73)

 
Aaron is joined again by prolific anti-imperialist journalist and forensic historian, Kit Klarenberg. His work explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. In the episode, Kit and Aaron discuss Kit's recent article "Britain: Operation Gladio's Secret 'Headquarters'" along with related subjects.
Check out his work at:
Global Delinquents
Active Measures
Grayzone
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Ruby’s Run – Part 4 (AE200)

 
Max Arvo and I are back for the fourth and final (?) episode in our series on Max’s important and groundbreaking articles on Jack Ruby. After he killed Lee Oswald, Jack Ruby’s life became a nightmare from which he could never be allowed to escape...until he died from an extremely aggressive cancer case which progressed so rapidly as to seem almost unnatural.Check out the articles here:
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 1
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 2
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 3
Music: "Silent Motion" by Mock Orange
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Deep State in Deep Crisis – (DCC72)

 
Bryce Greene and Aaron discuss unfolding events here at the twilight of the American Century:
Trump’s “Truth” tweet which turns US policy on Russia and NATO 180 degrees
Vice President JD Vance’s speech to EU leaders…Will history remember it as the “Munich Massacre”?
Bernie Sanders 2025 version looking bad
how the bull market for gold may portend the end of the post-Bretton Woods Rumpelstiltskin dollar
how a Zionist-on-Zionist mini-crime wave broke out in Florida
how Canada is jailing people for criticizing genocide advocates on social media
 
Check out:
Bryce Greene’s article: “Marco Rubio Is At The State Department To Push US Aggression Around The World”
Bryce Greene's Newsletter
 
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

AE199 - Ruby’s Run – Part 3

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February 18
 
Max Arvo and I are back for the third of four episodes discussing Max’s important and groundbreaking articles on Jack Ruby which were published by our friend Jim DiEugenio over at Kennedys and King. Max’s research and articles detail how Jack Ruby was cast down, by his own legal team, into a CIA-MKULTRA labyrinth of clandestine lawfare and brain warfare. Ultimately, the account reveals the horror show that Ruby’s life became. Now more than ever, the life and death of Jack Ruby are a synecdoche for the American deep state.  
Check out the articles here:
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 1
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 2
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 3
Music: "Some Say" by Mock Orange
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

USAID and the National Endowment for Anti-Democracy (DCC71 - Audio)

 
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Aaron is joined by Ben Thomason. Ben recently earned his doctorate in American Cultural Studies from Bowling Green State University. His dissertation title is Making Democracy Safe for Empire: A History and Political Economy of the National Endowment for Democracy, United States Agency for International Development, and Twenty-First Century Media Imperialism. In the show, we discuss the subject of his dissertation: the US empire’s so-called “democracy promotion” enterprises.
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Ruby’s Run – Part 2 (AE198) [TRAILER]

 
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Max Arvo and I are back for the second of four episodes covering Max’s important and groundbreaking articles on Jack Ruby. The articles detail how Jack Ruby was cast down, by his own defense lawyers, into a CIA-MKULTRA labyrinth of clandestine lawfare and brain warfare—a horror show from which he could never be allowed to escape.
Max's article were published by our friend Jim DiEugenio over at Kennedys and King. You can find them here:
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 1
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 2
Jack Ruby: A Review and Reassessment - Part 3
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Exceptional American Failures (DCC70 - Audio)

 
To hear the full episode, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon! We are joined by John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer who blew the whistle on the agency’s illegal torture program. Aaron and John discuss a number of current events pertaining to the state of the US Empire here in the early weeks of Trump’s second term—including Trump’s Gaza takeover plan, Rubio’s strange endorsement of “multipolarity,” the Gabbard and Kennedy nominations, the hopeless state of the Democrats, the prospects for JFK disclosure under Trump, and 9/11 in the context of the Gaza Genocide and the US-backed al Qaeda takeover of Syria.
Check out:
Substack: Loud & Clear with John Kiriakou
The DeProgram Show
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music