American Exception

Episode 73: Deep Scholasticism [TRAILER]

 
Aaron and Ben Norton of Multipolarista discuss Establishment scholar Francis Fukuyama and his strange intervention into deep state discourse.
I am hoping that Fukuyama is just building up to addressing the deep state construct in future installments because he does mention some important aspects of the emergence of the state, even as he leaves out many other angles:
Valuing the Deep State, Part I
Valuing the Deep State Part II: The Origin of States
Special thanks Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: “Nine Times” by Mock Orange
Aaron and Ben Norton of Multipolarista discuss Establishment scholar Francis Fukuyama and his strange intervention into deep state discourse.
I am hoping that Fukuyama is just building up to addressing the deep state construct in future installments because he does mention some important aspects of the emergence of the state, even as he leaves out many other angles:
Valuing the Deep State, Part I
Valuing the Deep State Part II: The Origin of States
Special thanks Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: “Nine Times” by Mock Orange

Episode 72: Mind the GWOT (LS9/11 Part 1) [TRAILER]

 
 
Ben Howard and Aaron kick off the Long Shadow of 9/11 series with a discussion on their own personal reckonings with the great terror spectacle of 2001.
The first article in the series is now up at American Exception: “Prequel to Terror: The 9/9 Massoud Assassination.”
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for his editorial work on the article, to Casey Moore for the episode art, and to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "High Octane Punk Mode" by Mock Orange
Ben Howard and Aaron kick off the Long Shadow of 9/11 series with a discussion on their own personal reckonings with the great terror spectacle of 2001.
The first article in the series is now up at American Exception: “Prequel to Terror: The 9/9 Massoud Assassination.”
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for his editorial work on the article, to Casey Moore for the episode art, and to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "High Octane Punk Mode" by Mock Orange

Episode 71: The Deep State Construct (EDS Part 10) [TRAILER]

 
We discuss trace the development of parapolitics, deep politics, and the deep state in this penultimate episode on the social science of imperial criminality.
This is Part 10 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well as our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" by Mock Orange[Sorry for initially posting the wrong file--Aaron]
We discuss trace the development of parapolitics, deep politics, and the deep state in this penultimate episode on the social science of imperial criminality.
This is Part 10 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well as our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" by Mock Orange

Episode 70: The Inner Sanctum (WG-SA Part 3)

Aaron and Seamus discuss the Security Research Staff (SRS), the inner sanctum of the CIA’s Office of Security. We also discuss James McCord’s friend Lee Pennington and related issues from Jim Hougan’s masterpiece, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA.
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" by Mock Orange
Aaron and Seamus discuss the Security Research Staff (SRS), the inner sanctum of the CIA’s Office of Security. We also discuss James McCord’s friend Lee Pennington and related issues from Jim Hougan’s masterpiece, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA.
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" by Mock Orange

Episode 69: The Higher Immorality (EDS Part 9) [TRAILER]

 
We discuss the higher immorality and crackpot realism as described in The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how these concepts can inform the sociology of the imperial American deep state.
This is Part 9 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Seamus for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange
We discuss the higher immorality and crackpot realism as described in The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how these concepts can inform the sociology of the imperial American deep state.
This is Part 9 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Seamus for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

Episode 68: Secret Agent Man (WG-SA Part 2)

 
Aaron and Seamus discuss the deep state personage of James McCord and related issues from Jim Hougan’s masterpiece, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA.
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange
Aaron and Seamus discuss the deep state personage of James McCord and related issues from Jim Hougan’s masterpiece, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA.
Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange

UNLOCKED Episode 66: A Strange Chronology (WG-SA Part 1)

Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.
Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange
Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.
Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange

Episode 67: The Power Elite (EDS Part 8) [TRAILER]

 
We discuss The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how it informs our understandings of the imperial American deep state.
This is Part 8 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series--and who did the art for this episode! 
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange
We discuss The Power Elite—the scholarly masterpiece of sociologist C. Wright Mills—and how it informs our understandings of the imperial American deep state.
This is Part 8 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series--and who did the art for this episode! 
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange

Episode 66: A Strange Chronology (WG-SA Part 1) [TRAILER]

 
Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.
Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange
Aaron and Seamus discuss and expand on a Watergate timeline from two critical luminaries—Jim Hougan (author of Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA) and Peter Dale Scott.
Because this is a unique episode in terms of the minutiae we cover, I created and posted a PDF of the timeline that might be helpful for anyone who is not steeped in this material.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "World of Machines" (live version) by Mock Orange

Episode 65: The Dual State (EDS Part 7) [TRAILER]

 
We discuss the dual state and Professor Michael Glennon’s double government.
This is Episode 7 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Nortonof Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange
 
We discuss the dual state and Professor Michael Glennon’s double government.
This is Episode 7 of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration on my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Nortonof Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True"by Mock Orange