American Exception

Episode 130: Approaching the 60th [TRAILER]

James DiEugenio returns to talk about the upcoming 60th anniversary of the JFK assassination and the significance of Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential run. DiEugenio is the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for purchase. Jim also runs the fantastic Kennedys and King website and is the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case as well as The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today.
His latest book is JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass. An accompaniment to the documentary film, the book includes a section from me.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “Window” by Mock Orange

Episode 129: Corbyn and the Israel Lobby w/Asa Winstanley

Asa Winstanley joins us to talk about his new book, Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn. Asa is an investigative journalist at Electronic Intifada.
Check Asa Winstanley’s substack page!
Music: "All You Have" by Mock Orange
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Episode 128: The Company’s Tortured Logic w/John Kiriakou [TRAILER]

We talk with former CIA officer John Kiriakou. We pick up where we left off with John last time—as the Global War on Terror was beginning, setting off a series of events which would lead to John exposing and essentially blowing the whistle on the CIA’s torture program. John is co-host of the Political Misfits radio show on Sputnik International. He also has a Substack in addition to writing for Consortium News and CovertAction Magazine.
Music: "Only in Dreams" by Mock Orange
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

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