American Exception

Latest Episodes:

Episode 134: RFK Jr: Truth at the Twilight of Empire Jun 29, 2023

Show notes

Dick Russell joins us to talk about his new book, The Real RFK Jr: Trials of a Truth Warrior. Russel is the author of fifteen books including two ground-breaking books on the JFK assassination:

The Man Who Knew Too Much - about JFK assassination figure Richard Case Nagell
On the Trail of the JFK Assassins - new edition to be released in November 2023

Russell is currently serving as a researcher and commentator for a 10-part podcast series about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, hosted by Rob Reiner and Soledad O’Brien to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary. Additionally, he has co-authored five books with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, three of which became New York Times Best-Sellers.

Special thanks toDana Chavarriafor the sound engineering!

Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Episode 133: Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott (Part 14) [TRAILER] Jun 25, 2023

Show notes

Professor Peter Dale Scott discusses his seminal work on Indonesia 1965. He began researching the subject in the 1970’s, with his research culminating in a landmark 1985 academic article, “The United States And The Overthrow Of Sukarno, 1965-1967” as well as a public event in which Peter and dissident ex-CIA officer Ralph McGehee debated the subject with retired CIA director William Colby.

This is the 14th installment of the series with prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach.

Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: “Tell Me” by Mock Orange

Episode 132: New 9/11-CIA Revelations [TRAILER] Jun 21, 2023

Show notes

Kit Klarenberg and Ben Howard join us to discuss new revelations about the CIA’s criminal mischief prior to 9/11.

In particular, we discuss Kit’s recent GrayZone article “Bombshell filing: 9/11 hijackers were CIA recruits.”

Also relevant to this discussion is the article by Ben Howard, Aaron Good, and Peter Dale Scott, “Why Did Key U.S. Officials Protect the Alleged 9/11 Plotters?”

Kit Klarenberg is the Editor of Grayzone UK. His work explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Ben Howard is an independent researcher and our resident 9/11 expert.

Special thanks toDana Chavarriafor the sound engineering!

Music: "Stuck In” by Mock Orange

Episode 131: Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott (Part 13) Jun 17, 2023

Show notes

After nearly a one year hiatus, Professor Peter Dale Scott returns to resume our Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light oral history series. We pick up where we left off, in the aftermath of Watergate. This is the 13th installment of the series with prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach.
Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Music: "Tell Me" by Mock Orange

Episode 130: Approaching the 60th [TRAILER] Jun 13, 2023

Show notes

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 Caseas 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 Jun 07, 2023

Show notes

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] May 30, 2023

Show notes

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] May 26, 2023

Show notes

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] May 22, 2023

Show notes

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) May 18, 2023

Show notes

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 Sovereigntyin 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

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected