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This week, David hosts and teaches Madeline all about the 1877 Train-Workers Strike and how it led to St. Louis being a commune for like three or four days?

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

BOOK:

http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas

SOURCES:

Phililp Foner, The Great Labor Uprising of 1877

Robert Bruce, 1877: Year Of Violence

Mike Davis, Prisoners of the American Dream

Leon Fink, Workingman’s Democracy

Kevein Kenny, Making Sense of the Molly Maguires

Bruce Laurie, Artisans into Workers

Anthony Bimba, The Molly Maguires

David Montgomery, The Fall of the House of Labor

Mark Kruger, The St. Louis Commune of 1877

Melvyn Dubofsky and Foster Rhea Dulles, Labor in America

99. Reagan Youth! Pt. 2 Jan 22, 2024

Show notes

This week, Madeline and David get into the second half of our deep dive on Ronald Reagan -- the presidential years!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

BOOK:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/

SOURCES:

SOURCES

https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/economics/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-only-benefit-the-rich-debunking-trickle-down-economics

https://millercenter.org/president/reagan/foreign-affairs

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/474669-how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war/

https://merip.org/1988/11/saudi-arabia-and-the-reagan-doctrine/

https://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/this-day-in-politics-feb-6-1985-087212

https://merip.org/1987/03/ethiopias-contras/

https://lithub.com/how-ronald-reagans-time-at-general-electric-pushed-him-to-conservatism/

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https://itep.org/DebunkingLaffer/

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https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/

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https://www.hrw.org/reports/1989/WR89/Angola.htm

https://inequality.org/facts/income-inequality/

98. Reagan Youth! Pt. 1 Jan 15, 2024

Show notes

This week, Madeline and David dive into part 1 of our 2-part series on Ronald Reagan!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

BOOK:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/

SOURCES:

https://astro-charts.com/tools/birth_chart/?name=Ronald+Reagan&location=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&geo_pk=85357&date=1911-2-6+12-0&place=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&month=02&day=06&year=1911&hour=12&min=00&timeRadio=pm

https://web.archive.org/web/20131206105843/http://www.ronaldreagantrail.net/Pages/ReaganTrail.php?city=2&page=Dixon

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ronald-reagan-lifeguard-statue-met-20170104-story.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Wyman

https://daily.jstor.org/how-hollywood-thrived-through-the-red-scare/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-investigates-reds-in-hollywood

https://jacobin.com/2023/05/hollywood-blacklist-free-expression-communism-huac-screewriters

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/hollywoods-red-scare-spread-stigma-association

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-26-mn-26394-story.html

https://time.com/3513597/huac-hollywood-hearings/

https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nancy-Reagan

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/mar/08/nancy-reagan-drugs-just-say-no-dare-program-opioid-epidemic

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-just-say-no-doesnt-work/

https://landmarkrecovery.com/just-say-no-and-its-effects/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022347689807218

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/upshot/why-advertising-is-a-poor-choice-to-tackle-the-opioid-crisis.html

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https://millercenter.org/president/reagan/domestic-affairs

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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-policy-history/article/abs/incremental-revolution-ronald-reagan-and-welfare-reform-in-the-1970s/90E7B3A515853B61E6879FD041B874FB

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https://www.hoover.org/research/reagans-secret-war

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https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf

https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war

https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/3/07/nancy-and-gays

97. Parental Alienation Syndrome Jan 08, 2024

Show notes

This week's episode is about parental alienation syndrome, the intersection of misogyny and grifting, and the worst man in the world Richard Gardner.

BOOK PRE-ORDER:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AB2THZNBYWZPWYJ3HWYQ/full?target=10.1080%2F09649069.2020.1701941&

Gardner, R. (1998). The parental alienation syndrome: A guide for mental health and legal professionals. Cresskill, NJ: Creative Therapeutics, Inc.

https://www.familylawyersdw.com.au/how-to-recognise-the-17-signs-of-parental-alienation/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23909317-true-and-false-accusations-of-child-sex-abuse?responsive=1&title=1

https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-and-its-use-in-family-court

https://www.propublica.org/article/both-parents-agree-child-is-being-harmed-who-will-courts-believe

https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/supreme-court/2020/20sa87.html

https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-responsibility-evaluators-colorado

https://www.propublica.org/article/family-reunification-camps-kids-allege-more-abuse

https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-utah-livestream-siblings

https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-utah-livestream-judge

Nicholas M.C. Bala et al., Allegations of Child Abuse in the Context of Parental Separation: A Discussion Paper (Department of Justice, Canada, 2001)

https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publications/823/

https://grantwyeth.medium.com/the-facilitating-system-of-the-family-court-cf4ee5a3b30b

https://theconversation.com/parental-alienation-the-debunked-theory-that-women-lie-about-violence-is-still-used-in-court-125823

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15379418.2016.1217758?journalCode=wjcc20

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/parental-alienation-used-as-secret-weapon-in-custody-battles-says-expert-1.4663869

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740920321514

https://www.insider.com/parental-alienation-syndrome-father-alleged-child-abuse-win-custody-case-2023-5

https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciafersch/2021/03/29/parental-alienation-as-a-defense-to-allegations-of-domestic-violence-and-allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse/?sh=2e8453e125c3

https://www.jstor.org/stable/25740351

https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1857&context=faculty_publications

https://www.jstor.org/stable/45395268

https://www.jstor.org/stable/25740420

96. PETA Dec 18, 2023

Show notes

This week, Madeline and David talk about PETA, cute animals, and the ultimate trolls!

BOOK PRE-ORDER:

https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w

https://tinyurl.com/24cwurts

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Singer

https://tinyurl.com/2syn2jpp

https://tinyurl.com/5266sskc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kyfLjyBzo&t=46s

https://tinyurl.com/3b8hsm9j

https://tinyurl.com/mrypbbs2

https://seas.umich.edu/news/breaking-down-white-veganism

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53787329

https://atmos.earth/veganism-history-instagram-culture/

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045222

https://www.ncfh.org/facts-about-agricultural-workers-fact-sheet.html

https://tinyurl.com/4wwyybe8

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8954905/

https://tinyurl.com/5t5cmmfu

https://www.peta.org/

https://www.litwi.org/blog/its-time-we-decolonized-white-veganism

https://tinyurl.com/nskrrfpn

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1468796819873101

https://tinyurl.com/2afpwp8t

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/europe/peta-meat-idioms-scli-intl/index.html

https://tinyurl.com/jdaevuna

https://tinyurl.com/y6dfwbct

https://tinyurl.com/33wfyf2s

https://tinyurl.com/2p8yymby

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/peta-taking-pets/

https://tinyurl.com/yc5yjhx8

https://tinyurl.com/msstswws

https://www.consumerdeception.com/mediaquotes.php

https://consumerfreedom.com/

https://www.nokillnow.com/newkirkspectorinterview.html

https://tinyurl.com/4bj48x8d

https://www.wnd.com/2003/04/18412/

https://www.peta.org/features/peta-ends-near-drowning-tests-small-animals/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7879472/

https://tinyurl.com/4rdk7pzm

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1468796819873101

https://tinyurl.com/4r4mf4kt

https://petakillsanimals.com/proof-peta-kills/

https://tinyurl.com/4xh5v5a3

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peta-kills-puppies-kittens_b_2979220

https://tinyurl.com/yhpjywz6

https://www.600milliondogs.org/alex-pacheco

95. Kissinger of Death Dec 04, 2023

Show notes

This week, Madeline and David talk about Henry Kissinger, international diplomacy, and blood lust!

BOOK PRE-ORDER:

https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/kissinger-henry-a
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/arab-israeli-war-1973
Henry Kissinger, White House Years, quoted in Mosely “The Search for Purpose”
Kissinger A World Restored
Barry Gewen, “Kissinger’s Moral Example” The National Interest, 4/17/2017.
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/30320-document-71-white-house-telcon-summary-kissinger-conveying- nixon-order-commence
https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/virtuallibrary/documents/haldeman-diaries/37-hrhd-journal-vol01-19690318.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/05/09/88992642.html?pageNumber=1
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/30324-document-75-white-house-telcon-kissinger-and-general-alexander-m-haig-jr-december-9
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-survivors/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Kissinger
https://etan.org/news/kissinger/ask.htm
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/media_mentions/declassified_files_outline_us_support_for_1965_indonesia_massacre.pdf
Christopher Hitchens The Trial of Henry Kissinger Ch. 8.
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB62/doc4.pdf
Richard Wright, The Color Curtain: A Report on the Bandung Conference. 1956. 134-35.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Strategic-Arms-Limitation-Talks
https://msfs.georgetown.edu/timeline/henry-kissinger-appointed-professor/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/china-kissinger/
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/celebrating-henry-kissinger-6967416/
https://www.politico.com/blogs/democratic-debate-milwaukee-2016/2016/02/hillary-clinton-henry-kissinger-219183
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/us/politics/kissinger-biden-trump-nixon-presidents.html
Leandro Morgenfeld, “Kissinger in Argentina” Jacobin, 2023.
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB185/19760326%20Secretary%20of%20Stet%20Kissinger%20Chariman%20apgesl%201-39%20-%20full.pdf
https://www.henryakissinger.com/
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1973/kissinger/biographical/
https://www.biography.com/political-figures/henry-kissinger
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chile-dictatorship-victim-toll-bumped-to-40-018-1.998542
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile-cold-war-henry-kissinger-indonesia-southern-cone-vietnam/2023-11-29/henry
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/01/bangladesh-kissinger-henry-genocide-pakistan-east-legacy/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/henry-kissinger-foreign-policy-democracy.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/01/henry-kissinger-declassified-obituary/71759798007/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/henry-kissinger-legacy/
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2004/12/kissinger-declassified
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/30/henry-kissinger-chile-argentina-south-america
https://jacobin.com/2023/11/henry-kissinger-cold-war-foreign-policy
https://jacobin.com/2023/11/kissinger-in-cyprus
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/25/henry-kissinger-100-strategic-genius-or-damaging-diplomacy-held-back-africa

94. The MOVE Bombings Nov 27, 2023

Show notes

This week, Madeline and David talk about the MOVE bombings, being vegan, and how much cleaning you have to do to be a good neighbor! BOOK: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/move-bombing/ https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move https://onamove.com/about/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/18/407665820/why-did-we-forget-the-move-bombing https://billypenn.com/2021/04/21/move-bombing-penn-museum-bones-remains-princeton-africa/ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-black-radical-group-move-infamous-bombing-by-police https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/06/us/new-houses-don-t-finish-rebuilding-of-bombed-neighborhood.html https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/05/12/move-30-year-anniversary/ https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/19/us/philadelphia-officials-vary-in-explaining-siege-tactics.html https://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/13/25_years_ago_philadelphia_police_bombs https://www.workers.org/2017/04/30511/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3511335/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/12/philadelphia-move-bombing-mike-africa https://www.salon.com/2020/08/15/philadelphias-deadly-move-bombing-why-we-cant-settle-for-apologies-now/ https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/25/us/philadelphia-held-liable-for-firebomb-fatal-to-11.html https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4651&context=theses https://whyy.org/articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-desecration-of-move-bombing-victims-remains/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/13/shocking-move-bombing-was-part-broader-pattern-anti-black-racism/ https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jmurj https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/saying-her-name https://www.cbsnews.com/news/move-bombing-1985-philadelphia-remains-2-children-returned-to-brother/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/us/philadelphia-bombing-apology-move.html https://www.inquirer.com/news/move-bombing-philadelphia-africa-podcast-blog-abuse-20210827.html https://www.businessinsider.com/philadelphia-burning-a-citys-forgotten-outrage-against-a-black-community-2020-11 https://www.radioproject.org/2020/05/the-bombing-of-move-35-years-later/ https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/move-powelton-village https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/move-osage-avenue https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/Who_was_John_Africa.html-2#loaded

93. The Cult of the Great Eleven Nov 20, 2023

Show notes

This week, Madeline and David talk about the Cult of the Great Eleven, girlbosses, and Bakersfield California!

BOOK PRE-ORDER:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://discoverbooks.com/products/cult-of-the-great-eleven-1502782588

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Generation

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/how-the-occult-shaped-brandings-obsession-with-color/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/an-interview-with-historian-eric-kurlander-about-his-book-hitlers-monsters-a-supernatural-history-of-the-third-reich.html