American Exception

Episode 32: Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott (Part 4) [TRAILER]

This is Part 4 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Also accompanied by special co-host Ben Howard, Peter reflects upon a number of topics including:
 Malcolm X
 the other the post-JFK political assassinations of the 1960’s
 Peter’s involvement with the Pentagon Papers
 the Ellsberg trial and Ellsberg’s parapolitical detractors
 the rise and fall of the counterculture
 the CIA and LSD
 Peter’s important early book, The War Conspiracy
Here is the fascinating Pacifica Radio broadcast over at Our Hidden History that Ben referenced: What the Pentagon Papers Do and Do Not Reveal and JFK & Vietnam w/ Peter Dale Scott (1971)
Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 212: NATO (Part 1)
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Episode 31: Project Censored and the Myth of the Free Press w/Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth

Aaron speaks with Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth of  Project Censored. They discuss censorship, propaganda, and other subjects covered by Projects Censored's latest book, The State of the Free Press 2022—just released under their new publishing imprint, The Censored Press.
Mickey Huff is the director of Project Censored as well as a professor of social science, history, and journalism at Diablo Valley College where he co-chairs both the History and Journalism Departments. He is also executive producer and host of The Project Censored Show, a weekly syndicated public affairs program he founded with former Project Censored director Peter Phillips in 2010. The program originates from the historic studios of KPFA, Pacifica Radio, in Berkeley CA, airs on 50 stations around the US--and is also now a podcast online.
Andy Lee Roth is the associate director of Project Censored. He coordinates the Project’s Campus Affiliates Program, a news media research network of several hundred students and faculty at two dozen colleges and universities across North America. His research and writing have been published in a variety of outlets, including Index on Censorship, In These Times, YES! Magazine, Media, Culture & Society, and the International Journal of Press/Politics. Roth earned a PhD in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has taught at a number of universities. He also serves on the board of the Media Freedom Foundation.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Stuck In" by Mock Orange

Episode 30: JFK Propaganda Revisited w/James DiEugenio [TRAILER]

In this eleventh episode of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, Aaron talks with James DiEugenio, the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone's new documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed, the four-hour cut of the film coming to the US in late February. Jim is also the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case and The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. Additionally, he runs the fantastic website Kennedys and King and makes regular appearances on Len Osanic's BlackOp Radio. In this conversation, Aaron and Jim discuss the recent attacks on Oliver Stone's JFK films leveled by people like Tim Weiner, Max Boot, Gerald Posner, and Jamie Kirchick.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Please check out:Aaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State
Project Censored Homepage
The American Truth and Reconciliation Committee
Music by Mock Orange

Episode 29: Ukraine: The Great Finding Out w/Ben Howard

Aaron and Ben talk about the Ukraine War--its larger historical background and looming geopolitical implications.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Twelve O'Clock Call" by Mock Orange

Episode 28: Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott (Part 3) [TRAILER]

This is Part 3 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with the brilliant historian, political theorist, and poet--Professor Peter Dale Scott. Accompanied by Ben Howard and Aaron Good, Peter reflects upon his early years at Berkeley, including his experiences with the Berkeley Free Speech Movement and the antiwar movement. The Reichstag Fire and other matters are discussed as well.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Episode 27: Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott (Part 2) [TRAILER]

This is Part 2 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with the brilliant historian, political theorist, and poet--Professor Peter Dale Scott. Accompanied by Ben Howard and Aaron Good, Peter reflects upon some of the events that led to his arrival at the University of California at Berkeley, as well as his early years there.[UPDATE: We remastered this episode to fix the original files... basically we used technology to disguise the fact that I did too many whippets before and during the recording.]
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "I Can't Seem to Think" by Mock Orange

Episode 26: Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott (Part1) [TRAILER]

This is the first part of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with the brilliant historian, political theorist, and poet--Professor Peter Dale Scott. Accompanied by Ben Howard and Aaron Good, Peter reflects upon his early years prior to his arrival at the University of California at Berkeley.Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Mind Is Not Brain" by Mock Orange

Episode 25: The Black Radical Tradition and US Empire: A Time for Reflection w/Anthony Monteiro

In this episode, Aaron is joined by Anthony Monteiro. They discuss the Black Radical Tradition in the context of US empire and capitalism. They focus especially on the towering figure of W.E.B. Dubois.
After many years as university professor--mostly at Temple University--Monteiro continues to work as a scholar and activist at the Saturday Free School in Philadelphia and at Black Agenda Report.
Check out Abby Martin's Empire Files episode: The Black Radical Tradition with Cornel West, Mumia Abu-Jamal 
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "East Side Song" by Mock Orange

Episode 24: ”It was God’s Will” (Video link below)

This is Part 2 of our Battleground Indonesia collaboration with TheKultureDotTV. Aaron, Hailey Rounsaville, and Mike Oldfield cover the tumultuous period from the end of World War II and the Sukarno-led victory over the Dutch which established Indonesian independence. They then trace the imperial intrigues which unfolded throughout the  Eisenhower years. Most notably, they discuss how American deep statesman Allen Dulles played the long game to seize control over the Indonesia's vast resource wealth.This is the audio version. The episode was produced as a video which you can watch here.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!Music by Subtropics

Episode 23: Amnesty International and Syrian Dirty War Propaganda w/Kit Klarenberg [TRAILER]

Aaron is joined by our man in Belgrade, Kit Klarenberg--an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. We spoke about a number of subjects related to his recent GrayZone piece, "Propagandist for Syria terror proxies compromised Amnesty International, leaked docs show." The article was a follow-up of sorts to a previous article that Klarenberg co-authored with Max Blumenthal, "Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics."
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Payroll" by Mock Orange