For the month of February, we’re doing a deep dive into the history that has led to the current genocide in Gaza, taking a particular look at how our countries (the U.S. and the U.K.) paved the way for atrocities we now also fund. This week, we’re journeying back to the Spanish American War to talk about the birth of American Imperialism. This week’s book: The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of the American Empire by Stephen Kinzer
Highlights:[0:00] Mark tells Corrigan about a man who bioengineered his own cancer
[12:50] Mark has Covid and we’ve got new stuff up on the YouTube !
[20:33] What we watched! (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 12 Angry Men, Total Recall, Dog Day Afternoon, Jules, Mosquito, The Beekeeper, American Nightmare, Drive, The Odds, Anguish)
[55:30] The Spanish American War and the birth of American Imperialism
If you want to read in prep for next week, we’ll be discussing The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Ep. 72: Poor
Ep. 71: Xenotransplantation
Ep. 70: Flappy leg nubbins
Ep. 69 (nice): Happy new fear
Ep. 68: The homo sapien urge to murder with flare
Ep. 67: Miracles is it lads
Ep. 66: Your dog’s got ghosts (and other tales from the internet)
Ep. 65: Steve's vast deferens
Ep. 64: The boffin
Ep. 63: Apocalypse soon
Ep. 62: Wholesome paraphilias
Ep. 61: Remember me
Ep. 60: Walk it off
Ep. 59: JoAG in meatspace
Ep. 58: Buffering
Ep. 57: Rural crimes
Ep. 56: Don't they know it's the end of the world?
Ep. 55: Dumb ways to die
Ep. 54: Animal defenses
Ep. 53: Floods & FrightFests
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