American Exception

Episode 127: Parafascism and the Deep State (Part 4) [TRAILER]

We are joined by the two academic sages of deep politics, Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander. This is Part 4 of our Parafascism and the Deep State series focusing on two seminal essays—Peter Dale Scott’s “Transnationalised Repression” Parafascism and the US” and Ola Tunander’s “Democratic State vs. Deep State: Approaching the Dual State of the West.”
Please check out:
Ola Tunander’s Substack
Peter Dale Scott’s new book, Reading the      Dream: A Post-Secular History of Enmindment.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Episode 126: Parafascism and the Deep State (Part 3) [TRAILER]

We are joined by two old friends and luminaries--Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander.  Following up on the previous two episodes in our Parafascism and the Deep State series this series, we discuss two seminal essays—Peter Dale Scott’s “Transnationalised Repression: Parafascism and the US” and Ola Tunander’s “Democratic State vs. Deep State: Approaching the Dual State of the West.”
Please check out:
Ola Tunander’s Substack
Peter Dale Scott’s new book, Reading the Dream: A Post-Secular History of Enmindment.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Episode 125: Parafascism and the Deep State (Part 2)

Aaron and Seamus discuss Ola Tunander’s seminal essay, “Democratic State vs. Deep State: Approaching the Dual State of the West.” The piece was included in the anthology Government of the Shadows: Parapolitics and Criminal Sovereignty in 2009. This episode is the second part of our Parafascism and the Deep State series focusing on classic works by Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander. Future episodes will include Scott and Tunander themselves.
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for producing the episode!
Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Episode 124: Parafascism and the Deep State (Part 1) [TRAILER]

Aaron and Seamus discuss Peter Dale Scott’s seminal essay, “Transnationalised Repression” Parafascism and the US.”  The piece was written in 1977 and published by Lobster in 1986. This episode is the first part of our Parafascism and the Deep State series focusing on classic works by Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander. Future episodes will include Scott and Tunander themselves.
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for producing the episode!
Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Episode 123: The Quest for Peace w/RFK Jr. [TRAILER]

We are joined by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who discusses his presidential campaign and the quest for peace undertaken by his uncle and father.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “The End of the World” by Mock Orange

Episode 122: Ukraine and the Manufacture of Consent [TRAILER]

Bryce Green joins us to give a broad rundown on Ukraine-related topics, drawing largley from two articles that Bryce wrote last year for FAIR.
The first is What You Should Really Know About Ukraine
The second is US Media’s Intellectual No-Fly-Zone on US Culpability in Nord Stream Attack
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “I Can Sing” by Mock Orange

Episode 117: CIA Career Day! w/ Alan MacLeod

We are joined by Alan MacLeod, Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News to discuss articles he’s written on the CIA and the US Establishment:
From Georgetown to Langley: The Controversial Connection Between a Prestigious University and the CIA
Tucker Carlson: The Elite Pedigree of a Brilliant Cosplaying “Populist”
After completing his PhD in 2017, Alan MacLeod published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: "World of Machines" by Mock Orange

Episode 121: Chasing the Octopus

Matt from Ghost Stories for the End of the World joins us to talk about Danny Casolaro’s doomed quest to expose “the Octopus.”
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “Tell Me” by Mock Orange

Episode 120: JFK and Israel (EDS 27) [TRAILER]

We look at JFK’s policies toward the Middle East and Israel most specifically. This is the 27th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Again I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Geopolitical Economy as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange

Episode 119: The F-Word [TRAILER]

Gabriel Rockhill joins us again to talk about the F-word…Fascism! Rockhill is the Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop, Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, and the author or editor of nine books, as well as numerous scholarly and general public articles.
These Rockhill articles are particularly relevant to this discussion:
“Fascism: Now You See It, Now You Don’t!”
“Liberalism and Fascism: Partners in Crime.”
“The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It.”
“Liberalism & Fascism: The Good Cop & Bad Cop of Capitalism.”
“Fascist Plots in the US: Contemporary Lessons from the 1934 ‘Business Plot.’”
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “Bad Things” by Mock Orange