The CIA is under new management. As the skim operation and the links between the mob and the Agency are exposed, a panicked attempt at a cover-up ensues. A neon paradise disappears in a tsunami of ...
2022-04-15 15:28:22 +0000 UTC View PostA new miniseries about the deep politics of casinos and other networks. Tonight we introduce the story of the near-destruction of the Syndicate, with a look at the story of Lefty Rosenthal, Tony Sp...
2022-04-11 04:33:18 +0000 UTC View PostA pal kindly informed me that I left a clap in there around the 9 minute mark. I use claps to mark edit points when I screw something up or do another take. I think there may be one or two more thr...
2022-03-28 19:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Tonight we look at how the mafia consolidated its early power in the citrus groves around Palermo, and manipulated a series of revolts and revolutions to enter the Italian political system and beco...
2022-03-26 02:02:53 +0000 UTC View PostHaving some technical issues exporting the file, it's quite a biggie. I'm trying to cut it down a bit but my laptop keeps crashing. Going to try and figure out a work around. Hope you're all good o...
2022-03-25 15:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Lemons, sulfur and initiation. We will be exploring how the mafia consolidated its control of Sicily's economy and how it entered the Italian political system during a period of chaos and banditry....
2022-03-23 14:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostA brief interruption to the last run of American history shows, in which we look at the City of London, the British Establishment, Ukraine, Russia, dark money and media spin. Now with potential lib...
2022-03-18 19:15:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Had to get my friend to scan it for libel at the last minute, this being Britain and all. There will be a few harsh edits but otherwise yes, it is inbound and I'll try to make it flow nicely.
I am going to briefly interrupt the last run of America-focussed episodes this week to do an hour or so on Britain. Something happened over the last few days that I think is quite instructive, and ...
2022-03-13 10:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostTonight we look at the career of OSS/CIA agent and financier Nicholas Deak, and the strange, sad life of a mentally ill woman called Lois Lang. This one takes us on an odyssey through decades of mo...
2022-03-03 10:53:57 +0000 UTC View PostBack to the bread and butter of the show - spooks, drug dealers and crooked bankers. It's a very weird story that ends with a very weird murder.
2022-02-17 14:05:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe finally conclude Season of the Witch, and our long journey through the murk of the 1960s and 1970s war on the counterculture, with a reflection on where we've been, the maddening unknowns around...
2022-02-16 19:41:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In the first episode of BOOKS OF WAR, we trace the origin of the Sicilian Mafia and explore how it drew on 2000 years of history to fashion grandiose creation myths that obscured the grim reality o...
2022-02-05 08:45:32 +0000 UTC View PostWe kick off 2022 with a deep dive into the Process Church of the Final Judgement as part of our lateral look at the Manson family. A new religious movement and cult that was influenced by Carl Jung...
2022-01-21 14:55:44 +0000 UTC View Post
and other subjects. I apologise for the delay, had to rethink a couple of upcoming episodes so I could fit in Process. This is another installment in our Manson-adjacent series-within-a-series - af...
2022-01-18 13:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post
First episode will be a freebie on the main feed, but thereafter it'll be entirely Patreon only. A monthly show, episodes ranging in length from 45 - 90 minutes. Perhaps once every six months or so...
2022-01-09 23:52:46 +0000 UTC View Post
We look at how the mafia celebrate Christmas, then I tackle some listener questions and praise the work of Billie Eilish.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. See you in 2022.
2021-12-24 17:28:10 +0000 UTC View PostHollywood Ghost Stories continues as we get into the mind-warping, brain melting, sanity blasting story of Donald Defreeze and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. From bank jobs to CHAOS agents, the Ph...
2021-12-23 13:26:05 +0000 UTC View Post
A lil Christmas treat from me to ye. The first will be a look at the mind fuck that is the kidnapping of Patty Hearst by the SLA, and the second will be a more relaxed, festive wander through your ...
2021-12-22 14:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post
AMA. I will choose ten or so at random. I'll try to find a balance of serious and not as serious.
I'm also trying to dig up a festive spook story that might make for a good 30 minute segmen...
Part 1: Hollywood. 1969. Hippies and revolutionaries mingle with rock gods and movie stars. The dream is over, but the party won't end. Gangsters, drug dealers, spooks and cult leaders haunt the sc...
2021-12-11 02:08:27 +0000 UTC View PostApologies. I think I may need to take another look at the release schedule, at the moment I'm kind of swamped with research and it's hard to stick to one ep a week. May need to go to fortnightly fo...
2021-12-09 18:57:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The upcoming episode is going to be a combined historical account/book review a la The Twenty Days of Turin episode. So if you have time, have a quick skim/refresher of CHAOS by Tom O'Neill, Weird ...
2021-12-02 07:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's happening. Hollywood Ghost Stories III. Patreon only.
2021-11-25 03:23:10 +0000 UTC View PostA look at the life, times and mind of Richard Nixon and his America. Bridging the 1960s and the 1970s, his administration is infamous for its corruption, dirty tricks and endless hustles. We follow...
2021-11-23 14:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Or at least, I will give a Patreon exclusive Q&A another go for Christmas. Start submitting some questions in the DMs. By submitting early, it gives me enough time to Google information I can u...
2021-11-13 16:07:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I decided it kind of needs to be a monster, because there's quite a lot to get through. It won't be a ridiculous length, but it will definitely blow past the hour mark. Nixon, OPEC, Bohemian Grove,...
2021-11-12 11:03:56 +0000 UTC View Post
