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What if I told you that we can connect Woodrow Wilson to the Nazis in a single degree of separation? No, this is not the zillionth illustration of Godwin's Law that you've seen this week; it is simply little-known historical fact. In this dose of Dangerous History, we'll talk about the little-known eugenicist psychiatrist who drafted the eugenics sterilization bill that Woodrow Wilson signed into law in 1911 (during his brief tenure as Governor of New Jersey), and who later collaborated with the Nazis who ran the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp three decades later. Join CJ as he discusses the life and career of Dr. Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen, and the historical context in which they occurred. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ on 2 work commutes in Silver Bullet v.3.0 as he discusses his provisional thoughts on the near-assassination of Donald Trump that took place in July of 2024, as well as some historical precedents and context for it. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar Other ways to support the show Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses a look back on 9 years of doing the Dangerous History Podcast, what he's been going through & working on lately, and some miscellaneous updates & thoughts, including some unsolicited advice about giving unsolicited advice. Links DHP Ep. 0258: Depropagandizing the Highly Blue-Pilled (CJ's talk from the Feb. 2023 Tom Woods School of Life event, in which, among other things, he explains why aggressively pushing your beliefs & preferences on others in the form of vehement unsolicited advice is possibly the WORST communication strategy there is.) Follow Errol Puppybunny, CJ's rescued lop rabbit, on Instagram Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Hire CJ for freelance work! CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Like this episode? You can throw CJ a BTC tip here: Bitcoin: 1MqjNLkX3D4FwVzkTUTvofK1kFAdG5PtH2 Or you can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was originally going to be one giant episode to finish off the series, but then it grew into TOO giant of an episode, so I decided to divide it in order to conquer it. Here's the beginning of the end of the Not-So-Civil War series. Join CJ as he discusses: The costs of the war in death & destructionChanges wrought by the warThe fate of the veterans in the decades following the warSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links Ep. 0167: Endgame: The Not-So-Civil War Part 13Ep. 0166: Suppressing Dissent, Reinforcing Belief: The Not-So-Civil War Part 12Ep. 0161: “Disregarding the Laws of God & Man”: The Not-So-Civil War Part 11Ep. 0157: “I was killed”: The Not-So-Civil War Part 10Ep. 0147: The Sparring of the Amateur Boxer: The Not-So-Civil War Part 9Ep. 0146: The Grunt’s-Eye Perspective: The Not-So-Civil War Part 8Ep. 0139: Gettysburg: The Not-So-Civil War Part 7Ep. 0137: Gibraltar of the Confederacy: The Not-So-Civil War Part 6Ep. 0135: More Valor, Less Judgment: The Not-So-Civil War Part 5Ep. 0134: Battle Cry of Freedomishness: The Not-So-Civil War Part 4Ep. 0133: Crisis & Leviathans: The Not-So-Civil War Part 3Ep. 0132: Upping the Ante: The Not-So-Civil War Part 2Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The End of Chattel SlaveryExternal Links Recounting the Dead, by J. David Hacker (2011 NYT piece about how the body count of the Civil War might be significantly higher than previously believed.)The Unending Civil War of Ambrose Bierce (an excellent episode of the Inward Empire podcast)Voting for Losing Political Candidates Lowers Men's Testosterone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is the audio of CJ's talk at the 2018 Freecoast Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the topic of autodidacts in history. Join CJ as he discusses autodidacts from a variety of fields from ancient to modern times, along with some thoughts on what it means to be an autodidact, and some of the potential benefits and pitfalls of it. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ talks to economist Mark Thornton. Mark is Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. He serves as the Book Review Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. His publications include The Economics of Prohibition (1991), Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War (2004), The Quotable Mises (2005), The Bastiat Collection (2007), An Essay on Economic Theory (2010), The Bastiat Reader (2014), and his latest, The Skyscraper Curse and How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Crisis of the Last Century (2018). Join CJ & Mark as they discuss: A recent article Mark wrote about the current red tide problems along Florida's Gulf coast, and how this is significantly exacerbated by the government's environmental, agricultural, and trade policiesMark's latest book, The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century, which explains the link between record-setting skyscrapers and economic downturns using Austrian business cycle theorySupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Link to The Skyscraper Curse on mises.org - get free electronic copies or order hard copiesMark's recent article about the current red tide problem on Florida's Gulf CoastMark's full bioInternal Links DHP Ep. 0141: Draining the Swamp: The War on the EvergladesDHP Ep. 0143: Rise of the Cane Kingdom, Part 1DHP Ep. 0144: Rise of the Cane Kingdom, Part 2DHP Ep. 0110: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 2 (in which I discuss some of the economic theories relevant to this episode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Spring of 1865, the Confederate military & government began to rapidly crumble. Join CJ as he discusses: The Battle of Natural BridgeThe fate of John Bell Hood's command, including the disastrous Battles of Franklin & NashvilleThe Confederates' partial emancipation program, passed far too late to matter to the course of the warThe Hampton Roads ConferenceSherman's march through South Carolina, including the destruction of ColumbiaAbraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, probably his second-most quoted speech after the Gettysburg AddressThe fall of RichmondThe surrender of R.E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court HouseThe assassination of LincolnThe surrender of other Confederate forcesGen. Edmund Kirby Smith, the last Confederate Army commander to surrenderThe capture of Jefferson DavisThe ratification of the 13th Amendment to the US ConstitutionPresident Andrew Johnson's declaration of 'mission accomplished' in 1866A very brief word on ReconstructionAnd be sure to tune in next time for an in-depth examination of different interpretations of the legacy & meaning of this war! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits; The Not-So-Civil War Part 1DHP Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The End of Chattel SlaveryExternal Links The Fifth Annual Freecoast Festival, Sept. 7th-9th 2018 (CJ will be speaking there at 11 am on Saturday Sept. 8th)Battle of Natural Bridge Mini-DocumentaryReenactment of the Battle at Natural Bridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: A brief word on the concept of habeas corpusThe ways in which dissent was suppressed & civil liberties were abrogated in the Confederacy and in the UnionCivil religion in both the North & South in the latter part of the warSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List CJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0138: Free State of Jones: A Dangerous History Movie Review  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, CJ speaks with Noah Tetzner of the History of Vikings Podcast (a show that is, like the Dangerous History Podcast, a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network.) Join CJ & Noah as they discuss: Noah's background, including his non-typical education & how he came to be hosting a podcast about Vikings at just 17 years of ageCommon misconceptions in the popular mind about the Norse peopleDepictions of Norsemen in popular entertainmentCulture, politics, society, and mythology of the NorseSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0122: Principal Ruffian & Chief Among Plunderers: The Norman Conquest of EnglandExternal Links The History of Vikings podcastThe History of Vikings Youtube channelNoah's appearance on the School Sucks podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It happened: School Sucks & the Dangerous History Podcast collided! At the 2018 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest, CJ was interviewed by Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project. This episode is the audio of that conversation (also released by Brett as episode #569 of School Sucks.) Join CJ and Brett as they discuss: A bit about CJ's background, and how he came to be an anarchist historianCJ's approaches to studying & synthesizing history, including some nuts-and-bolts stuff like reading, note-taking, and so forthThe values (and potential dangerous) of using shock to hook students' or listeners' interestThe relationship between ideology and history when teaching and podcastingSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s Dangerous Amazon Bibliography CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links The School Sucks ProjectInternal Links DHP Ep. 0126: The Story of SquantoDHP Ep. 0120: DHP Heroes: Smedley Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is the audio of CJ's presentation delivered on Sunday, June 24th, 2018, at the 6th Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Michigan. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit about his own personality and educational background that have led him to be more resistant to intellectual inbreeding than most people (but still prone to it to some extent, because all people are)One of the main problems with conventional academia, and how, if you insulate yourself too much from ideas that contradict your own, you are in danger of becoming like academia in terms of being insulated & isolated from diverse ideasSome of the problems that come from becoming intellectually inbred, including excessive confirmation biasSome of the benefits gained from being eclectic & omnivorous in the intellectual content that you consumeSuggestions for ways to try to minimize confirmation bias & avoid intellectual inbreedingSome very interesting Q&ACJ's Dangerous Amazon Bibliography Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 109: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 1DHP Ep. 110: Twenty-One Key Concepts & Theories, Part 2DHP Ep. 129: The Psychology of Power & Obedience with Jim CunaginExternal Links South Park Goth Kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the final conversation between CJ & US Army Veteran BT about BT's military service and his ordeals since getting out. (Please excuse a little bit of minor audio issues. As you'll hear, we had some sporadic  Skype hiccups, as well as a slightly-longer-than-usual delay, probably because BT has moved since our last conversation, and is now living a little more in the boonies than previously.) Join CJ & BT as they discuss: BT's physical & mental health issues since leaving the Army, and the problems he's had in trying to get adequate help from the Department of Veterans Affairs (or VA)PTSDHead traumaBurn pits & Gulf War illnessHow BT's experience in the Army and dealing with the VA have changed his views on many things, and his overall take on his military experienceWanna meet CJ and ? Come out to the 2018 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Delton, Michigan! CJ will be there from Friday, June 22nd through Monday, June 25th, and will be speaking on Sunday, June 24th. Hope to see you there! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links Previous episodes in this series: DHP Ep. 0155: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 1DHP Ep. 0156: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 2DHP Ep. 0159: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective, Part 3External Links BT's websiteScott Horton's interview from last year with Greg Lovett, maker of the documentary Delay, Deny, Hope you Die: How America Poisoned its Soldiers, which is about the burn pits & the negative health effects on soldiers (this page also includes links to various related articles)Facebook page for the Burn Pits documentaryJune 2018 article in Military.com about burn pit hearings in Congress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The end (of this non-consecutive series) is starting to come into sight, as the Union increasingly relies on 'total war' to completely crush the spirit of resistance among Southern civilians, regardless of any moral considerations. Join CJ as he discusses: Confederate General Jubal Early's raid into Union territory, which reached the outer defenses of Washington D.C. before being fought off and chased back into the Shenandoah ValleyPhilip Sheridan's decisive defeat of Early's forces, and Sheridan's subsequent destruction of the farms, food, and infrastructure of the valleyThe Atlanta campaign, which saw Union General William T. Sherman facing off against the Army of Tennessee, initially commanded by Confederate General Joseph JohnstonJefferson Davis's replacement of Johnston with John Bell Hood, and the disastrously costly offensives Hood launched Union forces that outnumbered his by over 2:1Sherman's shelling of Atlanta & ultimate seizure of the city, followed by the removal of remaining civilian residentsSherman's increasingly large-scale, deliberate targeting of civilians' shelter & means of subsistence in "total war"The 1864 presidential election, in which Lincoln was reelected, ensuring that the war would continueSherman's burning of the remnants of Atlanta and "March to the Sea" across GeorgiaWanna meet CJ and ? Come out to the 2018 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Deltona, Michigan! CJ will be there from Friday, June 22nd through Monday, June 25th, and will be speaking on Sunday, June 24th. Hope to see you there! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1 (The first installment in this series)External Links Madeleine Albright famously saying 500K dead children is a worthwhile price to pay in pursuit of Team America's political goals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've all heard of the famous 'butterfly effect.' But is there a plausible, realistic, alternative historical scenario in which the US & the world could've been spared the worst aspects of Woodrow Wilson's presidency merely by altering one seemingly minor detail of the 1912 election? Yes there is. Join CJ in this super-concise DHP episode as he discusses just such a scenario, whereby changing only one seemingly humble variable in 1912 would probably have given the US a POTUS who would've kept the country out of WWI & thereby avoided the worst aspects of Woodrow Wilson. Links DHP Ep. 0217: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 7 (the episode in the Wilson series that covers the actual history of 1912 election, the alternative version of which is covered here) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a big beast of a DHP episode, dealing with the Deep History of the sinking of the USS Maine, the origins of the Spanish-American War, and what relevance this story might have to recent events. Join CJ as he discusses: The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana in 1898A brief description of the so-called "Large Policy" and its proponents in the late-19th century, especially its most influential members: Theodore Roosevelt & Henry Cabot LodgeThe so-called "Yellow Press," as exemplified by William Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer, and how they were working toward similar goals as the Large Policy cabal (namely, war), for their own reasonsTR's appointment to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and how he used that position for all it was worth (and more)Increasing tensions between the US and Spain, leading up to President McKinley's dispatch of the Maine to Havana, where of course, it would blow up & sinkHow proponents of war (the Large Policy cabal & the Yellow Press) hastily jumped to conclusions on virtually no evidence that Spain was behind the sinking, and the official Sampson Board of Inquiry that concluded the ship was sunk by a mine (albeit without claiming to know who was behind it)The lead up to the actual declarations of war between Spain & the US, over two months after the Maine, and a brief rundown of the troubling legacies of this so-called "Splendid Little War"A closer look at the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and its oft-overlooked connections to TR & to the MaineSome possible alternative explanations for the sinking of the MaineA basic description of the playbook of "The American Way of Going to War" that pro-war politicians & media outlets still use to this day, for one big reason: it keeps workingSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links Operation Northwoods"Rebuilding America's Defenses" (PNAC, 2000) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once again, CJ is joined by US Army veteran BT to talk about BT's experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. Join CJ & BT as they discuss: Thoughts on various people using veterans (or "the troops") as pawns in their ideological narratives, such as the NFL/kneeling-during-the-anthem controversySome stories from BT's first deployment to Iraq, during which time he was a Cavalry Scout in and around MosulSome stories from BT's second deployment to Iraq, during which time he was a Blackhawk crew chief and mechanic in BaghdadSome stories from BT's deployment to Afghanistan, again working on BlackhawksMultiple cases in which BT got in trouble for pointing out safety issues with the helicoptersSome of the negative fallout to his mental and physical health, and the damage to his relationship with his family, due to his military serviceSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0155: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective Part 1DHP Ep. 0156: A Modern-Day Grunt's Perspective Part 2External Links BT’s blog, The Warrior PhilosopherVideo: Hot-dogging Apache crashes in Afghanistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode of the DHP, CJ is joined by researcher, writer, and podcaster Tom Secker, the man behind the website SpyCulture.com and the podcast Clandestime, in a conversation primarily about Tom's research into the national security state's massive influence on movies and television. Join CJ & Tom as they discuss: Being a 'moderate conspiracy theorist'A bit about Tom's background and how he got into researching these topics'Entertainment Liaison Offices' (or ELOs), and how these offices influence the entertainment industry on behalf of the military, the CIA, FBI, and NSAA bit about Tom's research methodsSome of the more surprising things Tom has discovered in his researchThe significance of the security state's influence on popular entertainmentExternal Links SpyCulture.com (Tom's website)Tom's link to the 1943 OSS document "The Motion Picture as a Weapon of Psychological Warfare" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I was originally going to do one massive episode on the coming of 'total war' in 1864, but it was getting too unwieldy so I decided to break it into 2 episodes, one covering Grant's campaign in Virginia and another covering Sherman's campaign in Georgia. Here is the first of those. Join CJ as he discusses: The Battle of OlusteeAttrition and trench warfareGrant's Overland campaign, including the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and PetersburgThis episode of the Dangerous History Podcast was sponsored in part by LiveTeeOrDye.com. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot NoGov license; learn more at BipCot.org The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1 (if you're new to the DHP & want to start listening to this particular series from its beginning, this is where to start.)External Links "The Rain" by Scott Miller (hauntingly beautiful song about part of the battle of Spotsylvania) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the second part of my conversation with BT, a US Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, about his experiences. (Be sure to check out last episode - #155 - for part 1 of this if you've not already done so.) Join CJ & BT as they discuss: BT's first deployment to Iraq, including the conditions  in Mosul and surrounding areas where he was deployed and the shortcomings of his training relative to what he'd actually be dealing withProblems unique to dealing with a counterinsurgency situation in an urban environment, including IEDsPotential issues of friendly fireProblematic thoughts and behaviors that BT noticed, both in himself and from observing others, that were caused by the stressful environment of operating in a war zone, especially one in which insurgents blended in with the civilian populationThe different types of IEDs and vehicle bombs (VBIEDs), the US military's attempts to deal with these, and the back-and-forth race between makers of IEDs and designers of counter-measuresSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show External Links BT’s blog, The Warrior Philosopher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is part 1 of CJ's discussions with a longtime DHP listener & US Army veteran of the Iraq and Afghan Wars, a guy who goes by "BT" on the internet. Not only does BT himself have a lot of personal experiences in these conflicts, he's also done a lot of research about these wars and related issues. These conversations will cover BT's experiences in those wars, and the effects of those experiences, which he's still dealing with today. Along the way, we'll also cover the history of these conflicts, and a variety of related issues. Join CJ & BT as they discuss: The 9/11 attacks, the propaganda that followed it, and the effects on people regarding enlisting in the militaryThe origins of the 2003 Iraq War, including some of the problems with the Bush administration's justifications for warThe invasion of Iraq, and the mounting problems as the invasion turned into an occupation, with a special focus on the city of MosulThe beginning of BT's time in the Army, starting in 2005, and the training he went through (and the many shortcomings of that training) prior to deploying to IraqSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon External Links BT's blog, The Warrior PhilosopherA Russ Baker article about George W. Bush talking about war against Iraq all the way back during the 2000 campaignMichael Huemer's 2012 Ted Talk, "The Irrationality of Politics" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the DHP, CJ talks to David Ramsay Steele, author of many books including his most recent, Orwell Your Orwell: A Worldview on the Slab, which is the subject of this DHP episode. Dr. Steele is a libertarian speaker and writer, and is Editorial Director of Open Court Publishing Company. (Big thanks to DHP listener Lee for putting me in touch with Dr. Steele!) Join CJ & David as they discuss: How David challenges the standard view of Orwell & his beliefs in this bookHow Orwell’s beliefs fit into the intellectual milieu of the early- to mid-twentieth century British LeftOrwell’s frequently stated opposition to progress, innovation, and technology, and how this was actually the source of many of his misgivings about Socialism (even after he himself became a Socialist)Orwell’s sudden changes of ideological positions on major issues at various points in his lifeOrwell’s thoughts on a variety of topics, including anarchism, the British Empire, manliness & masculinity, homosexuality, birth control, and moreSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot NoGov license; learn more at BipCot.org The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the DHP, CJ and Joshua of The Dusty Den Podcast talk to Mike Resnick, author of (among many, many other things) the novel Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future,which CJ & Joshua reviewed and discussed on the last DHP episode (#152). (Big thanks to DHP listener Jake for putting us in touch with Mike!) Mike Resnick is (according to Locus) the all-time leading award winner, living or dead, for short fiction. He has won 5 Hugos (from a record 37 nominations), a Nebula, and other major awards in the USA, France, Japan, Spain, Catalonia, Croatia, and Poland. He’s the author of 75 novels, over 275 stories, and 3 screenplays, and the editor of 42 anthologies. His work has been translated into 27 languages. He is currently the editor of Stellar Guild books and Galaxy’s Edge magazine. Join CJ, Joshua & Mike as they discuss: The genesis of Mike’s love of science fictionHow Mike’s work in the ‘adult fiction’ genre influenced his work in other genresMike’s frequent incorporation of myths, legends, and tall tales into his scifi storiesHow Mike’s worldview and knowledge of historical themes have influenced his storiesMike’s experiences dealing with HollywoodMike’s experiences in writing, editing, and working with up-and-coming new scifi writers, and thoughts on the science fiction genre, plus some of his current projectsSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot NoGov license; learn more at BipCot.org The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. External Links MikeResnick.comThe Dusty DenCJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the DHP, CJ talks to Joshua of The Dusty Den Podcast about the excellent scifi Space Western novel Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future by author Mike Resnick (first published in 1986), a great book with a cult following that deserves to be much better known, especially among libertarianish types. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this DHP episode, CJ talks to Mike K., a DHP listener and former teacher with extensive knowledge of inner-city education based on both research and firsthand, real-world experience. Join CJ & Mike as they discuss many topics related to education, including: Mike’s background, including his studies in education (through the Ph. D. level) and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses the life & death of the Seminole leader Osceola, who was a key resistance leader in the early stages of the Second Seminole War (1835-42), the longest & costliest Indian war in US history, in which the US government was using force to ethnically cleanse the Seminole people out of Florida. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CJ is joined in this episode by Professor Alfred McCoy, who holds a Ph. D. from Yale University in Southeast Asian history, and currently holds the Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of many books, including The Politics of Heroin, Policing America’s Empire, and A Question of Torture, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Horton (author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, host of the Scott Horton Show, and founder of the Libertarian Institute) returns for a third time to the DHP, this time to help CJ do a Dangerous History movie review of the 2017 Netflix film War Machine. Join CJ & Scott […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he shares the following poems & stories: “Hallowe’en” by John Kendrick Bangs “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft “Richard Cory” by Edward Arlington Robinson “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving “The Vampire” by Madison Julius Cawein “Winter’s End” by C.J. Killmer Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode fills in the gap between Gettysburg/Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 and the beginning of Ulysses Grant & William T. Sherman’s total war campaigns of 1864, including some lesser-known (but still important) campaigns and battles. Join CJ as he discusses: William Rosecrans’ Tullahoma Campaign The Battle of Chickamauga The siege of Chattanooga Grant’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We mostly get the view from the top when it comes to the American Civil War – that is, the view from the political leaders and generals. We usually get only scattered glimpses of what it was actually like to be an enlisted man or lower-level officer in a Civil War Army. In this episode, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I’m happy to welcome Scott Horton back to the Dangerous History Podcast. Scott is managing director of the Libertarian Institute, host of Antiwar Radio and the Scott Horton Show, and opinion editor at Antiwar.com. He has conducted more than 4,500 interviews since 2003. (BTW, My apologies for the audio quality of my […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: An overview of American sugar politics since 1959. A detailed look at the Fanjul family, who escaped Castro’s revolution, came to Florida, and (with a LOT of political entrepreneurship) built a sugar empire that eventually overtook even the U.S. Sugar Corporation Big Sugar’s labor problems from the ’60s through the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past century, large-scale sugar cane cultivation was developed in what became known as the Everglades Agricultural Area, the region just south of Lake Okeechobee, historically a part of the Everglades ecosystem which was drained in the early- to mid-twentieth century. However, making sugarcane cultivation in this area feasible & profitable has required massive […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, CJ talks to Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism Podcast.  (Note: This episode contains the majority — but not all — of the conservation, but Patreon supporters of either the Dangerous History Podcast or the Naked Mormonism Podcast will have access to the entire thing via the respective Patreon supporters’ feed.) Join […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you been sad that there hasn’t been a Dangerous History Podcast episode in a while? Well, here’s a gigantic plus-sized one that’s about 3x the size of the average DHP episode! (Sorry about republishing this one multiple times, dealing with some tech issues…) Join CJ as he discusses: An overview of the original greater […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode features CJ's talk from the March, 2023 Self Reliance Festival in Tennessee, in which he discusses some of the most common unfortunate historical phenomena that tend to occur when empires are declining & falling. Links For a MUCH more detailed dive into this topic, sign up to watch the 3-part/over-6-hour-total course CJ taught on the Decline & Fall of Empires for Renegade University! Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ’s still-ongoing Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you read widely enough in history, sooner or later you start to think there are some clearly repeating themes and problems and trends, and that there are pendulums in society that swing back and forth every few generations. You might get the sense that history might be more about cycles than about continuous progression in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, and the high tide for Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit about Generals James Longstreet, George Pickett, and George Gordon Meade Robert E. Lee’s invasion of Pennsylvania, culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg on July […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, we take a look at another film set in the American Civil War:  the 2016 film Free State of Jones, directed by Gary Ross and starring Matthew McConaughey. This film tells the story of Confederate deserter Newton Knight, who led an insurgent force composed of escaped slaves and Confederate […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Davis called it the nail that held the Confederacy together; Abe Lincoln called it the key to winning the war. It doesn’t get as much attention from people who aren’t well-versed in the history of this war, but the Vicksburg Campaign was at least as important as the battle of Gettysburg in bringing about […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we take a look at the 1965 Civil War film Shenadoah, written by James Lee Barrett, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, and starring Jimmy Stewart. Join CJ as he discusses: A synopsis and review of Shenandoahand its themes Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join CJ as he discusses: Lincoln’s General Orders No. 100, aka ‘the Lieber Code’ The Battle of Fredericksburg The Chancellorsville Campaign The Death of Stonewall Jackson & Southern Civil Religion Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I was originally going to discuss the song “Battle Cry of Freedom” and the Emancipation Proclamation, and then cover another major battle or two at the end. However, by the time I got done talking about the Proclamation, I had more than enough material for an entire episode, so decided to just stop there for […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we’re talking about mobilization of manpower and resources for large-scale warfare and the resultant growth in the size and power of the central state, something that happened on a massive scale in the case of both the Union and the Confederate governments. Join CJ as he discusses: The mobilization of manpower, finances, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this installment, we’re covering the major military developments in the war up through September of 1862. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit of background on the 4 most important generals in this episode: Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson; George McClellan; and Ulysses Grant The Union’s campaign to control the Mississippi watershed […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drum roll please……………..Here we go — the first podcast installment in a monstrous enterprise, CJ’s White Whale: the Dangerous History Podcast’s coverage of the War Between the States! In this first installment, we’ll cover the opening moves, from December 1860 to November 1861. Join CJ as he discusses: The secession of the seven states of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This DHP episode features a recent conversation between CJ & Gregory Zink, host of the true political crime podcast Smoke Filled Rooms, about an episode of SFR Greg did covering the historical phenomenon of democide. Join CJ & Greg as they discuss "democide," the term coined by R.J. Rummel to denote any and all instances of governments deliberately killing their own citizens on a large scale. Links Smoke Filled Rooms The University of Hawaii's Democide Page (which looks like it hasn't been updated in over 2 decades) Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon or SubscribeStar! Kick in to CJ's Indiegogo campaign! Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel! Get CJ's Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE! Additional ways to support the show. CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Encompassing a variety of musical genres & a variety of wars, here they are, CJ’s favorite 25 antiwar songs. Links below on the song titles are to CJ’s favorite version that’s available on Youtube of each song. Some are versions by the original artist, and some are covers that CJ actually likes a little better than […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, CJ talks with Dr. Jim Cunagin, a practicing psychiatrist, about the psychology of power and obedience and some of the experiments that can help us understand these phenomena. Join CJ & Jim as they discuss: Stanley Milgram’s experiments Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment The conformity experiments of Solomon Asch The Bystander […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between 1946 and 1953, the cornerstones of a permanent garrison state were laid within the structure of the US government. Join CJ as he discusses: Henry Luce’s 1941 article “The American Century” & the construction of the Pentagon (begun on Sept. 11th, 1941 -the pic above shows the Pentagon under construction, BTW) as harbingers of this […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices