American Exception

This episode kicks off our new Gray Alliance series featuring Aaron and independent researcher Max Arvo. In this introductory episode, we cover the evolution of American organized crime in the 20th century.

Special thanks Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering and to Casey Moore for the episode art!

Music: “Nine Times” by Mock Orange

Aaron speaks with Too Black and Rasul Mowatt, authors of 'Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits'.

Check out Too Black's Black Myths podcast!

Special thanks to:

Dana Chavarria, production

Casey Moore, graphics

Michelle Boley, animated intro

Mock Orange, music

Aaron and Bryce are joined by human rights lawyer, labor rights lawyer and peace activist Daniel Kovalik. His new book is 'The Case for Palestine: Why It Matters and Why You Should Care'.

Image: Residents and civil defense after an Israeli army strike on Asma School, run by UNRWA, in Gaza City on October 27, 2024 (Omar El Qattaa /Anadolu via Al Jazeera)

Special thanks to:

Dana Chavarria, production

Casey Moore, graphics

Michelle Boley, animated intro

Mock Orange, music

Bryce Greene speaks about 9/11 with a special guest, Jon Gold. Independent researcher and activist Jon Gold is the author of We Were Lied to About 9/11: The Interviews--a very useful book for anyone interested in referencing suppressed true facts of 9/11. You can download a free copy of the book at Jon’s We Were Lied to About 9/11 website.

Jefferson Morley joins us to discuss the JFK case, including new developments centering around a strange CIA repository with some apparently extremely sensitive JFK assassination-related documents. Jefferson Morley is a Washington-based author and veteran journalist whose novelistic non-fiction books explore untold chapters in the history of the American nation. He runs the excellent website, JFK Facts. Subscribe to JFK Facts if you want access to some of the very best reporting and analysis on the JFK case!

Jefferson Morley is also the author of:

Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate

The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton.

Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA

Special thanks to:

Dana Chavarria, production

Casey Moore, graphics

Michelle Boley, animated intro

Mock Orange, music

This episode is part of the series, Watergate and Secret Agenda.

Image: James McCord testifies to the Senate Select Committee on Watergate, May 22, 1973. (AP Photo, file)

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music "Intake" by Mock Orange

Aaron is joined by journalist and forensic historian, Kit Klarenberg. His work explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions.

Check out his work at:

Global Delinquents

Active Measures

Grayzone

Special thanks to:

Dana Chavarria, production

Casey Moore, graphics

Michelle Boley, animated intro

Mock Orange, music

Aaron and Peter Dale Scott discuss the ill-fated Watergate break-ins and their historical impacts. They draw from Peter’s unpublished Watergate essay and from a Watergate timeline that Aaron, Peter, and Jim Hougan (author of 'Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA') have been working on.

Image: Nixon and Kissinger meeting with Fritz Kraemer in the Oval Office.

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music "Some Say" by Mock Orange

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Professor Peter Phillips joins us to talk about his illuminating new book, 'Titans of Capital: How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity'.

 Image: Freedom for Humanity (a temporary mural by the American artist Mear One)

Special thanks to:

Dana Chavarria, production

Casey Moore, graphics

Michelle Boley, animated intro

Mock Orange, music

Aaron and Bryce speak with Dr. Assal Rad. She is the Research Director at the National Iranian American Council and the author of 'The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture & Identity in Modern Iran'.

Special thanks to:

Dana Chavarria, production

Casey Moore, graphics

Michelle Boley, animated intro

Mock Orange, music