Programmed to Chill

Today I interview Philip Fairbanks, journalist and author of "Pedogate Primer: the Politics of Pedophilia" about his book and the topics therein. We have a freewheeling episode where we discuss JM Barrie and Peter Pan, Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland, Oscar Wilde and the Cleveland Street Scandal, the Iowa Monster experiments, MKULTRA, NXIVM, the F*nders, the Children of God cult, #MeToo, D*sney and N*ckelodeon, Adam Parfrey, and a number of other topics I'm sure I left out. It's a great episode, folks, and we tried to stay non-explicit and positive, or as positive as is possible given the topic.

cw: pedophilia, obviously

Philip Fairbanks:

@kafkaguy on Twitter

https://philfairbanks.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55937282-pedogate-primer

songs:

"Psycho" by Eddie Noack

"The Ballad of Charles Whitman" by Kinky Friedman

[note: I didn't want to pick "pedophile" songs or episode art, so I picked vaguely MK-related songs, though I suppose Psycho touches on it. I'm not implying anything negative about either artist]

Today's all about the Nuremberg trials - Krupp evading the first tier of them, then getting their own trials a year later. We talk about their crimes, the weirdness of the trial, especially the curious handling of it by US forces. At the trial, Krupp executives revealed that they were, in fact, guilty of treason, which is pretty funny. Then we talk about the Korean War, and Alfried Krupp's pardon at the hands of an appeals board appointed by John J. McCloy. McCloy's career is examined, and we discuss why Krupp was pardoned. 

Today's about the rest of WWII - we talk about Allied bombing campaigns targeting civilians over factories, Krupp's Batcave-like bunker, the documents Krupp burned before the Allies showed up, the loyalty oaths and the Lex Krupp, the crimes Krupp was guilty of, and we talk about the Night and Fog decree. To wrap it up, I compare and contrast the experiences of two different Catholic priests in Essen during the war - Father Alphonso Come and his excellency Cardinal Hengsbach. To wrap up, I talk about Nazi snuff films.

Unlocked due to Astrofest's recent events.

Something spooky for the night before Halloween. Nearly 4 hours about Satanism in SoundCloud rap, with Luke Marshall (@thingobserver). We go through Ghostmane's obvious position as a thelemite, touch on Trippie Redd's weird Laurel Canyon vibes, Sahbabii's Unknownism, and a long section on XXXTentacion.

In it, we possibly discover a pornographer who maybe grooms/recruits these guys (blackmails?) with a long list of stars under his belt. We talk about X's deep interest in Rudolf Steiner and other occultists, a possible human sacrifice, and perhaps who was behind X's murder.

I'm very proud of this one, lol. It's a wild trip. Happy Halloween, everyone.

songs:

Plagues - Ghostmane

regarding music videos (I think this is all the ones we mentioned):

[no ghostmane videos mentioned]

Trippie Redd - Topanga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE4Z0KfzpE8

at Bruno's house (note: I definitely said Bruce instead of Bruno at various points, but it's Bruno):

Tankhead666 - Tick Tock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN_7iAluwYA

Jugglord - Geeked ft. lil tracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYqysE6X-yw

XXL Freshman Cypher w/ X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO12BCNUlLU

weird prophetic music video:

XXXTentacion - SAD!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAeYPfrXwk4

Mac Miller - Self Care: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsKT0s5J8ko

lil peep x lil tracy - white wine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wckAAh-V428

Today's a rough episode. We talk about slave labor in concentration camps, and in Essen, and in Krupp factories. We talk about Krupp doctors studying inmate health, and Ewald Oskar Ludwig Löser, one of Krupp's executives, who communicated with Allen Dulles and whose ring attempted to assassinate Hitler. We talk about how Slavs were explicitly singled out to be slaves, the language around slavery, and then we talk about Buschmannshof, which was Krupp's child death camp. It's very bleak. Then we talk about the Lex Krupp again, to walk back from the edge.

Today we talk about the Krupp Steel empire during WWII, with both Gustav and his son Alfried Krupp. To start, we talk about Hjalmar Schacht's financial trickery to keep rearmament off Germany's books after the Nazis took power. Then we talk about Alfried Krupp, his interests and career up to that point, and how deranged his family was. We talk about Krupp's weapons during the Spanish Civil War, the case of Robert Rothschild, Gustav Krupp's senility, and the story of Artur Rümann, an art dealer who witnessed Alfried Krupp salivating and drooling over maps of soon-to-be expropriated factories across Europe. Then we introduce the topic of slave labor under Nazi Germany, including the theft of the Ukraine, culminating with the Battle of Kursk.

w/ Katyusha by the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army

Today's all about Gustav Krupp - his dementia, his views on German nationalism and Hitler, and especially the secret rearmament program after WWI. We're talking about tricking journalists, and how blindingly obvious it should have been to know they were rearming if you could, idk, read a balance sheet. Then we talk about exactly how Krupp Steel hid their weapons manufacturing and designers, like, black production, and how it intersected with Gustav's politics. Then, I discuss an important meeting of German industrialists with Hitler where some very curious things get brought up, then we talk about the terror elections, the immediate steps the Nazis actually took, and when Hitler declared Gustav Krupp to be the Führer of the Economy, and how Hitler was actually at Villa Hügel when he launched the Night of the Long Knives.

w/ Krupp und Krause theme song

Today I talk with Khalid of Subliminal Jihad about Islam, djinn, Slenderman, Iblis, Shaitan, Islamic kabbalah, Sabbati Zevi, ceremonial magic, and how T*ylor Sw*ft is a crypto-Sufi. It's a really fun conversation!

w/ Holy Ground by T*ylor Sw*ft

Today we're talking about WWI, including Big Bertha, the giant artillery gun, and German U-boats, both of which were developed by Krupp Steel. Then we discuss war profiteering, specifically the fact that, due to patents, the British firm Vickers technically owed about 60 marks for every dead German soldier. Then we discuss the Kaiser visiting the Krupp steelworks, a very interesting moment in history. After that, we discuss the German revolutions and political assassinations again, especially the communist takeover of the Krupp works, and the German army's massacre of these workers. Then, the French invaded, and Krupp committed more crimes, and we discuss how Krupp stayed afloat during this period. Hint: it's through outright subsidies from the government and financial crimes.

w/ Krupp und Krause theme song

Today Marga Krupp takes the helm of the Krupp firm, at least for a while, and the German state finds Bertha Krupp a reliable husband. The reliable man is Gustav Krupp, an interesting little homunculus. Then we discuss the extent of the Krupp empire at this point, and talk about their shitty renaissance fair antics, and then the run-up to WWI. Finally, we talk about the Brandt Trial, which ought to be called the Krupp trial, the SPD's role in the affair, and why Krupp was allowed to walk out unscathed.

w/ Krupp und Krause theme song