Historical Blindness

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Stranger Things Have Happened - Part One: MK-Ultra and CIA Mind Control Jul 26, 2022

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In this series, I explore the historical and pseudohistorical basis of the Netflix program, Stranger Things. In Part One, I look at U.S. intelligence's human experimentation programs focused on developing mind control techniques.

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Gun Violence in America: A Cultural History Jul 12, 2022

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In this episode, I look at the history of gun culture in America, gun ownership as a social identity, and the long history of gun control legislation passed in response to outrageous acts of gun violence.

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Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "Remedy of Melancholy," "Tumult," "Seeker," "Wake Up," "Oneiri," "Nothing (Bonus Track)," and "Cold War Echo" are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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The Deluge and the Ark Seekers Jun 21, 2022

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Have you ever been told that the Flood of Genesis really happened exactly as described and that Noah's Ark really exists and is waiting to be recovered? This episode is all about those arguments and why they are demonstrably wrong.

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The Secrets of Enoch - An Apocryphal Catechism Jun 07, 2022

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In this new Apocryphal Catechism--first since my episode on Gnosticism 2 years ago!--I delve into the mysteries and problematic details of the Book of Enoch and Enochic traditions. In it, I discuss the allegorical meaning of the myth of the Watchers, the expansion of the story of Noah and the mystery of a missing Book of Noah, and the question of whether the Book of Enoch foretold the coming of Christ or if the lore of Christ's life might actually be a retelling of Enoch's legend.

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Dragon and Toast Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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The Myth of a Lost Mound Builder Race May 24, 2022

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In this episode, I tackle a topic that I have already edged around in several different episodes: the myth that the ancient earthworks of America were not built by Native Americans but rather by some lost "superior" race.

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Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Evermore," "Wake Up," "Brooks," "daemones," "modum," "daesalus," "Oneiri," and "Mercy," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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No Bones About It! Part Two: GIANTS in the "New" World May 10, 2022

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In the conclusion of my series on claims that giants actually existed in antiquity, I focus on claims about Native Americans being giants and on giant bones being excavated from indigenous burial mounds, and I investigate fake news about this topic from the 19th century press and on the Internet today!

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No Bones About It! Part One: GIANTS in the Old World Apr 26, 2022

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In part one of this series, I look at biblical and mythological claims about giants as well as more modern cases of giant bones supposedly having been discovered.

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Spacial Harvest Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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The Lost Empire of Tartaria Apr 05, 2022

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A lost civilization. A worldwide catastrophe. A global cover-up. In this episode I tell an incredible tale, and I connect it to the rhetoric behind Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "daemones," "Remedy for Melancholy," "Comatose," "daedalus," "modum," "Something (Bonus Track)," "Wake Up," "Cold War Echo," "Oneiri," and "Run," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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Oswald and the JFK Assassination - Part Four: The Vigilante Mar 22, 2022

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In the conclusion of my series on conspiracy claims about the Kennedy assassination, I tell the end of Oswald's story, including his flight from the scene, his murder of a Dallas policeman, and his capture and interrogation. Then I must tell the story of the vigilante who shortly thereafter took his life, Jack Ruby, around whom swirl many more baseless conspiracy claims.

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Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Wake Up," "Harbor," "Cold War Echo," "Oneiri," and "Seeker," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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Symmetry Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Oswald and the JFK Assassination - Part Three: The Lone Gunman Mar 08, 2022

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In this penultimate episode of the series, I finally get into the nitty gritty of JFK assassination forensics, addressing claims about his rifle, witness testimony, number of shots fired, gunshot timing, supposed activity on the grassy knoll, and bullet trajectory. In the process, I speak frankly about this act of horrendous violence and its victims' wounds--listener discretion is advised.

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Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Oecumene Sleeps," "daedalus," "Oneiri," "Cold War Echo," "Wake Up," and "Seeker," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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Long Note Two Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Dragon and Toast Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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