50. Conspiracy Theories (Part 2)
In this episode we discuss both the Kennedy assassination and Project MKULTRA. Rebecca Bleskie returns as guest.
Read More Here! 4In this episode we discuss both the Kennedy assassination and Project MKULTRA. Rebecca Bleskie returns as guest.
Read More Here! 4As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 5:56 – Since audio is such a fantastically poor medium for discussing the visual arts, I’ll try to link to images of the paintings, buildings, and sculptures we discuss. Here’s one for “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Heironymus Bosch. 12:52 – The Mona Lisa is […]
Read More Here! 0In this episode we discuss the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Italian Renaissance, as well as its end and aftermath. Kevin Miller returns as guest.
Read More Here! 0As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 15:30 – I’m using the word “princes” in its generic form here – most of the city states had their own customized words for their rulers, unique to that city. The politics of 14th century Italy are fairly complicated, and I’m breezing by them in an […]
Read More Here! 0In this episode we discuss the political, economic, and philosophical climate that converged to allow the Italian Renaissance to occur. Kevin Miller returns as guest.
Read More Here! 0As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 3:30 The 1871 Treaty of Versailles was in fact the eighth treaty bearing this name, so definitely not the first. I wouldn’t even go so far as to call it the first big one – some of them were certainly small and in modern context maybe […]
Read More Here! 0In this episode we discuss the Paris Commune – the first in vivo communist experiment – as well as the USSR, Communist China, and the Cold War. Ethan Bleskie returns as guest.
Read More Here! 2As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 8:13 – It would be fair to criticize at this point that I’m making judgements about communism based on its most ideal and theoretical form. That being said, that’s also a bit of an unfair standard; we judge some of our most dear economic and political […]
Read More Here! 0In this episode we talk mostly about the ideas and concepts behind communism to create a context in which we can talk about the numerous ways the system has clashed with Western society throughout the 20th century. Ethan Bleskie returns as guest.
Read More Here! 0In this episode we discuss the Rachni Wars and the resulting Krogan uplifting, as well as the ensuing Krogan rebellions and eventual deployment of the biological weapon known as the genophage. Ethan Bleskie returns as guest.
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