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Behind the Insurrections Trailer Jan 14, 2021

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Introducing: Behind the Insurrections, a new Behind the Bastards miniseries. The insurrection on January 6th, 2021, was just the latest in a long line of fascist attempts to take power. Many of these were successful. And by learning their history, and the historic successes and failures of the antifascists who opposed them, we can better prepare ourselves for the future.

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Let's Take A Break With Ben Shapiro's Terrible Book Jan 12, 2021

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Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue discussing Ben Shapiro's horrible novel.

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Part Two: The Population Control Movement Jan 07, 2021

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Robert is joined again by Samantha McVey to discuss how the Dalkon Shield influenced population control.

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Part One: The Worst Birth Control Device Ever Invented Jan 05, 2021

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Robert is joined by Samantha McVey to discuss the Dalkon Shield.

FOOTNOTES:

1. https://www.silentmother.com/2016/05/04/the-dalkon-shield-a-story-of-corporate-greed-a-lack-of-medical-testing-and-an-ongoing-fear-of-the-iud/

2. http://advocatesaz.org/2016/03/28/instrument-of-torture-the-dalkon-shield-disaster/

3. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/magazine/the-sad-legacy-of-the-dalkon-shield.html

4. https://www.guttmacher.org/journals/psrh/2002/03/checkered-history-and-bright-future-intrauterine-contraception-united-states

5. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1979/11/charge-gynocide/

6. http://imjournal.com/depo/IMCJ_12_1_p27_34Spevack.pdf

7. https://climateandcapitalism.com/2009/11/23/the-dark-past-of-population-confrom/

8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4125211

9. https://www.sierraclub.org/washington/blog/2020/01/overpopulation-myth-and-its-dangerous-connotations

10. https://www.pop.org/population-control-and-the-new-global-racism/

11. https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2019/mar/9/how-racist-myths-built-population-growth-bogey-man

12. https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/overpopulation-alarmism-only-marginalizes-the-worlds-most-vulnerable-people/

13. https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2013/06/28/mirena-litigation-dalkon-shield-injuries/

14. https://www.litigationandtrial.com/mirena-lawsuit-brain-injury/

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Episode 6: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: The Fed War: Part 2 Jan 04, 2021

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Throughout the second half of July, Portlanders continued showing up en masse to confront federal agents downtown. As the struggle neared its conclusion, national media attention brought a strange, carnival air to the proceedings.

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Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado Dec 24, 2020

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Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue to discuss Nestor Makhno. Happy Holidays!

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Part One: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado Dec 22, 2020

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Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Nestor Makhno, our 2020 holiday non-bastard episode

FOOTNOTES:

1. https://www.theyliewedie.org/ressources/biblio/en/Collective_-_The_Personal_Side_of_Nestor_Makhno.html

2. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3194162-one-gratifying-aspect-of-our-rise-to-some-prominence-is

3. http://www.ditext.com/arshinov/7.html

4. https://www.theyliewedie.org/ressources/biblio/en/Collective_-_The_Personal_Side_of_Nestor_Makhno.html

5. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/nestor-makhno-and-russian-civil-war

6. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-349-04469-6_6

7. https://libcom.org/history/makhnovists-mennonites-war-peace-ukrainian-civil-war

8. https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/makhno-and-memory

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Episode 5: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: The Fed War: Part 1 Dec 21, 2020

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In this episode we discuss how Portland's confrontation with the feds mushroomed from the Battle of July 4th into a massive, nationwide spectacle.

Host: Robert Evans

Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman

Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans

Narration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans

Editor: Chris Szczech

Music: Crooked Ways by Propaganda

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Part Two: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right Dec 17, 2020

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Robert is joined again by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to continue to discuss The John Birch Society.

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Part One: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right Dec 15, 2020

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Robert is joined by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to discuss The John Birch Society.

1. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/04/rise-fall-john-birch-society-50-years-ago/

2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.saturdayeveningpost.com/uploads/reprints/Mutiny_in_the_Birch_Society/index.html?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAI3QGKNAHC7QBOIAA%2F20201124%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20201124T035411Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=92cd53a347ae1447de3854390a1897837ddcb4d04ffe347af9c98f7f81453bc7

3. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/a-view-from-the-fringe

4. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/growing-john-birch-society/

5. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/16/the-john-birch-society-is-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state-215377

6. https://www.history.com/news/barry-goldwater-1964-campaign-right-wing-republican

7. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/07/18/hunter-s-thompson-origins-of-his-fear-and-loathing/

8. https://sites.google.com/site/ernie1241/

9. https://www.amazon.com/World-John-Birch-Society-Conservatism/dp/0826519814

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