http://www.truthandotherlies.com
Episodes drop on Saturdays; watch for falling objects.

Register at www.TruthAndOtherLies.com for access to all episodes and bonus content!]]>enSociety & Culture©2025 Jacobin Brothershttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4c3af9a292f360a881c0a2fda7bbbcdf.jpghttp://www.truthandotherlies.comMon, 20 Jan 2025 17:35:14 +0000Jacobin BrothersJacobin Brothersradio@jacobinbrothers.comTruth and Other Lies™ assesses common wisdom and provides the 'twist' to usually understood (or misunderstood) topics – and sometimes the twist is there is no twist! Episodes drop on Saturdays; watch for falling objects. Register at...
Episodes drop on Saturdays; watch for falling objects.

Register at www.TruthAndOtherLies.com for access to all episodes and bonus content!]]>falseepisodichttps://www.jacobinbrothers.com/shows/truth-and-other-lies/724-it-s-dead-jimhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/63675750Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:09:45 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe Democrat Party of the New Deal and The Great Society is dead. The party of workers and big labor abandoned them in pursuit of big donor money and fringe ideology. The Jacobins eulogize the most influential party of the twentieth century and...1956democratparty,greatsociety,hillaryclinton,kamalaharris,newdeal,progressivesfalse2503fullhttps://www.jacobinbrothers.com/shows/truth-and-other-lies/720-conspiracy-to-commit-presidency
If not Joe, then who?

Also, an explanation of the 25th amendment and its applicability.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63574706Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:37:33 +0000Jacobin Brothers“President Joe Biden is not fully in charge of the country due to cognitive decline, and a ‘shadow presidency’ is controlling him” according to an article in Newsweek published on December 23. If not Joe, then who? Also, an explanation of the 25th...
If not Joe, then who?

Also, an explanation of the 25th amendment and its applicability.]]>155025thamendment,josephbidenfalse2500fullhttps://www.jacobinbrothers.com/shows/truth-and-other-lies/714-wagging-the-donald-reduxhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/63521673Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:24:44 +0000Jacobin BrothersDuring Trump 45, he and his surrogates did a lot of bellyaching about the 'deep state'. Marc and James check in to see if Donald is fending off The Beast that is the Deep State or if The Beast is bringing Donald to heel. Donald's actions or inactions...2466biden,impeachment,iran,pelosi,saudiarabia,syria,trumpfalse2500fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seizing-the-fourth-redux--63266830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63266830Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:39:44 +0000Jacobin Brothers1796falsefullhttps://www.jacobinbrothers.com/shows/truth-and-other-lies/641-nixon-saves-the-worldhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/62440131Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:57:33 +0000Jacobin BrothersHis accomplishments were overshadowed by his criminal acts. No, not that guy – Richard Nixon. Learn how a lifetime of foreign policy culminated in actions that are still felt today - and the two-hundred years that precipitated his abandonment of the...2177china,federalreserve,goldstandard,nixon,watergatefalse2437fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jackie-b--57730590
Join us as we sojourn through the life, trials, and achievements of Jackie B.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57730590Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:49:56 +0000Jacobin BrothersOn this sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of president John Kennedy, we will examine not 'the man who accompanied Jackie to Paris' but Jackie herself – the woman who redefined the role of first lady for a modern nation. Jackie was not merely...
Join us as we sojourn through the life, trials, and achievements of Jackie B.]]>3137jackieb,jackieo,jfkfalse2347fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mishandled--51149308
James and Marc debate the customs and realities of presidential power on Truth and Other Lies: Mishandled.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51149308Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:10:48 +0000Jacobin BrothersOn August 8, 2022, FBI agents raided the Florida residence of former president Donald Trump, seizing more than three hundred classified documents. Although decried as a political maneuver by Trump supporters and Biden opponents – the two do not...
James and Marc debate the customs and realities of presidential power on Truth and Other Lies: Mishandled.]]>4106biden,classified,fbi,mishandled,trumpfalse2236fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/citizen-sovereign--46437536
They believe themselves to be beyond the law and think they can manipulate the law to effect that belief. Discover the origin and tactics of this peculiar ideology in Citizen, Sovereign.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46437536Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:48:38 +0000Jacobin BrothersIf you know someone who prefers “travelling in a conveyance” to “driving in a car” that person might be an adherent of the Sovereign Citizen movement: people who believe themselves capable of outmaneuvering judicial systems using obscure loopholes in...
They believe themselves to be beyond the law and think they can manipulate the law to effect that belief. Discover the origin and tactics of this peculiar ideology in Citizen, Sovereign.]]>2984bluebook,mikebeach,possecomitatus,sovereigncitizenfalse2137fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-about-bob--46285736
We all know about Area 51, but what about Bob?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46285736Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:04:40 +0000Jacobin BrothersArea 51 is as much a part of the American lexicon as Coke, Kleenex, and malignant narcissist. However, like television and Phylo T. Farnsworth, Area 51 is only half of the story. The other half of the story is Bob Lazar, the man who brought Area 51 to...
We all know about Area 51, but what about Bob?]]>2975aliens,area51,boblazar,spacecraftfalse2135fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/left-wing-conspiracies--45099620
Join us as we wade through the spectrum to explore Left-Wing Conspiracies.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45099620Sun, 30 May 2021 17:42:22 +0000Jacobin BrothersMany of the conspiracy theories that pervade America’s social consciousness as fanciful dalliances had less than auspicious origins. Some of our favorite conspiracy theories grew from seeds of discontent sown by people resistant to potential...
Join us as we wade through the spectrum to explore Left-Wing Conspiracies.]]>2965conspiracy,jfk,left-wing,trueconspiraciesfalse2123fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/right-wing-conspiracies--45028638These ghost stories are usually known by a different term: Conspiracy Theories.

Conspiracy theories are as American as apple pie and fake wrestling. While most are as harmless as the cocktail party musings over the authenticity of the moon landings, others have destroyed lives.

Explore with us a few curious and enduring Right Wing Conspiracies.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45028638Tue, 25 May 2021 16:09:22 +0000Jacobin BrothersEach political faction in America has a litany of ghost stories and urban legends they tell themselves to reinforce their perceptions and justify their value systems. These ghost stories are usually known by a different term: Conspiracy Theories....These ghost stories are usually known by a different term: Conspiracy Theories.

Conspiracy theories are as American as apple pie and fake wrestling. While most are as harmless as the cocktail party musings over the authenticity of the moon landings, others have destroyed lives.

Explore with us a few curious and enduring Right Wing Conspiracies.]]>3161conspiracies,moonlanding,right-wingfalse2122fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/splitting-the-spectrum--44836751
How did we get here and is it working for us?

Join the Jacobins to learn how Americans are Splitting the Spectrum.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44836751Sat, 15 May 2021 17:00:39 +0000Jacobin BrothersAmerican society has an uncanny history of bifurcating support for issues: assuming a position on one side or the other and overlooking nuance and shades of gray. This propensity for polarization has led to the American body politick being divided...
How did we get here and is it working for us?

Join the Jacobins to learn how Americans are Splitting the Spectrum.]]>2969leftwing,politics,rightwing,spectrumpoliticsfalse2121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/road-to-sedition--44555053
Did a peaceful protest succumb to the mob or was this an insurgency planned in advance to stop the transition of power to Joseph Biden, the presumed ill-gotten gain of a stolen election?

Embark on a journey of madness, deception, heroism, and futility on the Road to Sedition.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44555053Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:50:22 +0000Jacobin BrothersOn January 6th, 2021, a demonstration in Washington, D.C. devolved into an assault on the U.S. Capitol building as hundreds of protestors-turned-seditionists pushed past barricades and police sentries to effect forced entry into the common areas and...
Did a peaceful protest succumb to the mob or was this an insurgency planned in advance to stop the transition of power to Joseph Biden, the presumed ill-gotten gain of a stolen election?

Embark on a journey of madness, deception, heroism, and futility on the Road to Sedition.]]>2826capitolpolice,dc,fbi,january6,sedition,trumpfalse2120fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-q-verse--44535102
As the Q persona evolved, it found traction appealing to the insecurities and suspicions of the fringe right wing and then attracted broader attention from Trump supporters when proffered Donald Trump as a covert benefactor in the struggle against human trafficking and the subversive activities of its designated enemies, most of whom were Democrats and left-wing operatives.

A substantial portion of the MAGA crowd rallied to the cause of Q-Anon and found themselves supporting an ideology of unknown provenance and tenuous veracity.
Is there any substance, beyond the mythical, to the Q-Anon phenomenon?

Discover its origins and join the search for Q in “The Q-verse”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44535102Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:46:57 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe phenomenon known as Q-aah-non or Q-uh-non began as an anonymous post on the obscure message board 4chan, known for its unmoderated and distasteful content. As the Q persona evolved, it found traction appealing to the insecurities and suspicions...
As the Q persona evolved, it found traction appealing to the insecurities and suspicions of the fringe right wing and then attracted broader attention from Trump supporters when proffered Donald Trump as a covert benefactor in the struggle against human trafficking and the subversive activities of its designated enemies, most of whom were Democrats and left-wing operatives.

A substantial portion of the MAGA crowd rallied to the cause of Q-Anon and found themselves supporting an ideology of unknown provenance and tenuous veracity.
Is there any substance, beyond the mythical, to the Q-Anon phenomenon?

Discover its origins and join the search for Q in “The Q-verse”]]>2887conspiracies,conspiracy,qanon,trumpfalse2118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-by-koolaid--44478360
What about cult-like movements that lack a charismatic leader? Can they be considered a cult or are they something else?

Cults and cult-like movements: Learn the difference on Murder by Koolaid.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44478360Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:59:04 +0000Jacobin BrothersCults are found in all shapes and sizes. There is not a common definition of a cult, but they all have one common characteristic: a charismatic leader. The most extreme cults become known to the public because they share a common conclusion: Murder...
What about cult-like movements that lack a charismatic leader? Can they be considered a cult or are they something else?

Cults and cult-like movements: Learn the difference on Murder by Koolaid.]]>2923cult,jonestown,koolaidfalse2117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enter-the-jacobin--43974982
The Democrat Party, although unified in appearance, suffers from internal foils, a perennial discordance with the base, and its own analog of the Trump Effect.

While the parties struggle with identity and the polarized electorate eats itself, the Jacobin Brothers stand in the gap to offer perspective and guidance on the path forward for American politics.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43974982Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:11:33 +0000Jacobin BrothersAs the Grand Solar Minimum weakens the demarcation between warm states and cold states, the Trump Effect’s own disruptive currents perturb the cohesion of the Grand Old Party. The Democrat Party, although unified in appearance, suffers from internal...
The Democrat Party, although unified in appearance, suffers from internal foils, a perennial discordance with the base, and its own analog of the Trump Effect.

While the parties struggle with identity and the polarized electorate eats itself, the Jacobin Brothers stand in the gap to offer perspective and guidance on the path forward for American politics.]]>2895democrat,donaldtrump,greenparty,independent,joebiden,joemanchin,libertarian,politics,republicanfalse2112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pointless-presidents--43871468
Why do some presidents stay in the mind more than others? Is it because of an acquired celebrity status or because they achieved truly noteworthy success during their time as Chief Executive?

And what about the presidents whose names we don’t recall? What did they do – or not do – to be forgotten by posterity?

Join us for a discussion of the country’s six – or is it seven – Pointless Presidents.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43871468Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:17:16 +0000Jacobin BrothersEveryone knows who the first president of the United States was. Many people know who the second or sixteenth president was. Other historical presidents people know by reputation: Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight...
Why do some presidents stay in the mind more than others? Is it because of an acquired celebrity status or because they achieved truly noteworthy success during their time as Chief Executive?

And what about the presidents whose names we don’t recall? What did they do – or not do – to be forgotten by posterity?

Join us for a discussion of the country’s six – or is it seven – Pointless Presidents.]]>2941history,politics,presidentsfalse2110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/third-world-problems--42916610
Is this a detour along the journey of republican government or a symptom of a cancer that will consume our body politick? Either way, the Greatest Nation now faces Third World Problems.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42916610Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:31:22 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe state of American politics has devolved to that which we are accustomed to observing in third world nations; abusive and tone-deaf government officials, civil unrest, and transference of power beset with suspicion and violence. Is this a detour...
Is this a detour along the journey of republican government or a symptom of a cancer that will consume our body politick? Either way, the Greatest Nation now faces Third World Problems.]]>2981domesticterrorism,insurgency,maga,riots,trump,uscapitolfalse2101fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/point-of-no-return--42602667
They distracted us with the red scare, false patriotism, and finally, insanely affordable shiny objects. They waited with ‘bated breath until the opportunity presented itself to see ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’ perish from the earth.

2020 is the book-end to 2001: a nineteen-year period in which the peasantry found itself on the proverbial slippery slope to subjugation and its conclusion takes us past the point of no return.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42602667Mon, 21 Dec 2020 23:11:25 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe twentieth century couriered the collapse or deprecation of the world's monarchies and the dissolution of European colonialism. Democracy ruled the western world for one hundred years – but the establishment powers did not dissipate; instead, they...
They distracted us with the red scare, false patriotism, and finally, insanely affordable shiny objects. They waited with ‘bated breath until the opportunity presented itself to see ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’ perish from the earth.

2020 is the book-end to 2001: a nineteen-year period in which the peasantry found itself on the proverbial slippery slope to subjugation and its conclusion takes us past the point of no return.]]>34369/11,afghanistan,civilliberties,covid-19,dhs,gitmo,gwot,iraq,overreach,tsafalse2014fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-year-in-review--42506960
Surprisingly, this is not the worst year in modern history, but it is the worst year of many people’s lives. Join us as we recap and say farewell to the year most of us wish was already in hindsight.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42506960Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:30:03 +0000Jacobin Brothers2020 is a year best described using the C-word: Coronavirus. But that’s just the tip of the metaphorical iceberg. Assassinations of character and of persons. Civil Rights protests. Civil Liberties protests. Lockdowns and toilet paper shortages – but...
Surprisingly, this is not the worst year in modern history, but it is the worst year of many people’s lives. Join us as we recap and say farewell to the year most of us wish was already in hindsight.]]>2687civilrights,coronavirus,deepstate,election2020,lockdownfalse2050fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-civilization--39857252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39857252Mon, 20 Jul 2020 03:39:06 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe aftermath of the murder of George Floyd devolved from demonstrations to draw attention to systemic racism to full blown riots. Then things went from bad to crazy. Minneapolis voted to dissolve its police department, Lego stopped making plastic...3541americanrevolution,britishempire,civilrights,civilunrest,georgewashington,riotsfalse2030fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-black--37018097
Traverse the sordid and regrettable history of systemic oppression in America and contemplate the possibility that not everyone's America matches the description in the brochure.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/37018097Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersFrom Plessy v. Ferguson – the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation – to the civil unrest of the 1960's, 1990's, and throughout the twenty-first century, America has continuously failed to execute the mandate that all people are created with...
Traverse the sordid and regrettable history of systemic oppression in America and contemplate the possibility that not everyone's America matches the description in the brochure.]]>3541civilrights,discrimination,oppression,scotusfalse2023fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-chinese-century-ii--35775016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35775016Fri, 03 Jul 2020 21:18:21 +0000Jacobin BrothersExplore the complexities of China’s invisible stranglehold on the global economy and journey with the Jacobins down a tantalizing path of intrigue and malice aforethought.3540china,covid-19,globaleconomyfalse2021fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/license-to-murder--34059151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34059151Sun, 28 Jun 2020 03:36:47 +0000Jacobin BrothersSince 1967, police have enjoyed the legal doctrine of ‘qualified immunity’, also known as ‘shoot first and don’t ask questions’. In light of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the peasantry once again have supplicated the Supreme Court...3541clarencethomas,georgefloyd,qualifiedimmunity,scotusfalse2026fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wookiee-has-no-pants--32334443https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32334443Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:19:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersSimilar to the delayed effects of the detonation of an atomic bomb, the full devastation of the bomb dropped on the global economy by the Coronavirus response has not yet manifested. Explore with us the imminent devastation and transfer of wealth...3541congress,depression,economy,insidertrading,meltdownfalse2025fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-chinese-century-i--27470928
In this two-part series that explores China’s role in the modern world, revisit the rise and fall of Dynastic China and the rise of its successor, the People’s Republic of China, a country of free peoples ruled by an authoritarian regime that ‘plays the long game’.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27470928Sat, 16 May 2020 03:17:53 +0000Jacobin BrothersChina has grown from a simple society of agrarian feudalism to a global economic and military superpower in just seventy years, a feat rivalled only by America’s rise to power in the twentieth century. In this two-part series that explores China’s...
In this two-part series that explores China’s role in the modern world, revisit the rise and fall of Dynastic China and the rise of its successor, the People’s Republic of China, a country of free peoples ruled by an authoritarian regime that ‘plays the long game’.]]>2779authoritarianism,china,communism,economicsfalse2019fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-con--26970625
Dire circumstances require extreme actions, but those actions must comply with the principles of republican (little r) government and few jurisdictions are passing the test.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26970625Sat, 09 May 2020 17:07:17 +0000Jacobin BrothersCoronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is real; it is very real and very tragic for those who deal with its most extreme effects. But there are other tragedies percolating in the shadow of CoVID-19: opportunism, power grabs, and fear-induced submission to tyranny....
Dire circumstances require extreme actions, but those actions must comply with the principles of republican (little r) government and few jurisdictions are passing the test.]]>3272coronavirus,government,overreachfalse2020fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/executive-disorder--26887601
Trusty standby’s Chaos and Cajoling have also proven ineffective inoculants against the Coronavirus. How will the president cope with a problem that cannot be ignored or insulted?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26887601Sat, 02 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersProclamations, confabulations, and tantrums are not FDA-approved treatments for viral respiratory disorders, but they are apparently the chief components of Donald Trump’s Deadly Contagion Response Toolkit. Trusty standby’s Chaos and Cajoling have...
Trusty standby’s Chaos and Cajoling have also proven ineffective inoculants against the Coronavirus. How will the president cope with a problem that cannot be ignored or insulted?]]>3007covid-19,trumpfalse2017fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/apocalypse-sooner--23913577https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23913577Sun, 15 Mar 2020 23:12:48 +0000Jacobin BrothersCoV is now a pandemic and a national emergency. Are the extreme reactions of military deployments and social shutdown prudence or panic?2892cdc,china,coronavirus,pandemicfalse2012fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stumping-septuagenarians--23833677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23833677Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:02:46 +0000Jacobin BrothersJoe Biden has overtaken Bernie Sanders in pledged delegates after Super Tuesday. Is this a surprising upset or predictable politics? What is Joe’s appeal such that he can run a historically anemic campaign and then effortlessly overwhelm Bernie? What...3049berniesanders,dnc,election2020,joebiden,supertuesdayfalse2010fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/apocalypse-now-or-later--23566659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23566659Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:05:41 +0000Jacobin BrothersAs the world panics about Coronavirus, there are several facts being overlooked about the potential for COVID-19 to become a pandemic. Is the Mexican beer virus another false alarm like Zika and H1N1 or is it the fabled Disease X?2520cdc,coronavirus,diseasex,pandemic,whofalse2009fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-long-expected-acquittal--22675358
What were the Speaker’s motivations, what did she do correctly, and what might she have done differently to achieve her desired outcome? In the end, did Nancy win or lose?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22675358Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:39:48 +0000Jacobin BrothersHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gambit to remove President Trump from the board has failed. What were the Speaker’s motivations, what did she do correctly, and what might she have done differently to achieve her desired outcome? In the end, did Nancy...
What were the Speaker’s motivations, what did she do correctly, and what might she have done differently to achieve her desired outcome? In the end, did Nancy win or lose?]]>3855election2020,impeachment,legacy,pelosi,trumpfalse2007fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pelosi-endgame--19353055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19353055Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:38:30 +0000Jacobin BrothersImpeachment is serious business and rises above the din of the news cycle. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has initiated impeachment proceedings against President Trump with no findings of fact from a legal inquiry. Ms. Pelosi has served during six...3053clinton,endgame,impeachment,pelosi,trumpfalse1939fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wagging-the-donald--19256532https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19256532Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:40:48 +0000Jacobin BrothersIs President Trump heeling the beast of the Deep State or is he the malleable instrument of the United States’ legacy of unilateral interventionism?2696cia,deepstate,russia,syria,trumpfalse1939fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/argumentum-aureus-fallacious--19151570Can a conclusive argument be made for or against the Gold Standard to lay the issue in its final, albeit gilded, resting place?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19151570Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:37:10 +0000Jacobin BrothersBy 1971, the United States had abandoned the Gold Standard. Calamities attributed to this action range from the vortexian national debt to soybeans being called “edamame”. Can a conclusive argument be made for or against the Gold Standard to lay the...Can a conclusive argument be made for or against the Gold Standard to lay the issue in its final, albeit gilded, resting place?]]>3142fdr,goldstandard,greatdepression,richardnixon,thefedfalse1938fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/criminalize-the-marginalized--19127145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19127145Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:41:28 +0000Jacobin BrothersIs contemplating conspiracy theories a harmless indulgence or are you more like to commit violent acts as result of so-called fringe thinking? The FBI has released a new threat assessment policy that calls out Conspiracy Theorists for the first time...2943conspiracytheory,dhs,domesticterrorism,fbi,ideologyfalse1937fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-conspiracies-2--19089801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19089801Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:40:51 +0000Jacobin BrothersFollowing the U.S.S. Maine and the R.M.S. Lusitania in episode 1937, the next ship on the Conspiracy List (the U.S.S. Eldridge didn't make the cut) we review the events of August 2 and August 4, 1964 involving the U.S.S. Maddox and the North...3244conspiracy,gulfoftonkin,usseldridge,ussmaddox,vietnamfalse1937fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-conspiracies-i--19057285https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19057285Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:32:56 +0000Jacobin BrothersPostulating Conspiracy Theories is a popular American pastime and Conspiracy Theorists are a favorite target of the mass media and self-styled intelligentsia because – let’s face it – they are easy targets! Even the term Conspiracy Theory was coined...3542cia,conspiracytheory,rmslusitania,ussmaddox,ussmainefalse1936fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mutually-assured-deception--18063854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18063854Fri, 24 May 2019 12:39:17 +0000Jacobin BrothersStrategic arms treaties between the USA, Russia, and the erstwhile Soviet Union are considered milestones of peace and goodwill. However, an examination of the realities of those and similar agreements reveals a more insidious undercurrent of...3318nonukes,nukes,russia,salt,treatiesfalse1921fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amendment-xviii--17689320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17689320Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersAmerica smacks down the booze hounds. Learn how government overreach created a new class of criminal with the Constitutional prohibition of alcohol.2919alcapone,amendmentxviii,gangsters,prohibition,volsteadactfalse1916fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/something-wiki-this-way-comes--17614087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17614087Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London for the heinous crimes of bail jumping and trying to guess a password. The establishment calls Assange a villain, and some of the press and skeptics of the establishment consider Assange to...3106deepstate,ecuador,imf,julianassange,wikileaksfalse1915fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fomo-student-loans--17472619
The Jacobins follow the money from the Higher Education Act of 1965 to today’s $1,500,000,000,000 student debt crisis.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17472619Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:31:58 +0000Jacobin BrothersIn this first installment of the Truth and Other Lies™ Follow the Money series, learn the history and consequences of government-guaranteed student loans. The Jacobins follow the money from the Higher Education Act of 1965 to today’s...
The Jacobins follow the money from the Higher Education Act of 1965 to today’s $1,500,000,000,000 student debt crisis.]]>2965debt,followthemoney,fomo,studentloandebt,studentloansfalse1913fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bob-s-nothingburger--17430366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17430366Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:28:22 +0000Jacobin BrothersIndependent Counsel Robert Mueller has delivered his long-awaited report that we're calling Bob's Nothingburger. Let's dig in.2615comey,fbi,mueller,russia,trumpfalse1913fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lies-of-march--17263658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17263658Fri, 08 Mar 2019 13:31:16 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe curiosities and motivations of presidential campaigns nineteen months ahead of the general election.3615clinton,howarddean,nixon,nominations,presidentialelectionsfalse1908fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hydrogen-dioxide--17192571
Learn the truth and other lies of the commoditization of Hydrogen Dioxide.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17192571Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:34:41 +0000Jacobin BrothersHydrogen Dioxide is most abundant and scarcest resource on the planet because of corporate greed, and the omnipresent pillaging of third world countries Learn the truth and other lies of the commoditization of Hydrogen Dioxide.
Learn the truth and other lies of the commoditization of Hydrogen Dioxide.]]>3626americanwater,china,hydrogendioxide,nestle,waterscarcityfalse1908fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-x--17116406
Explore with us the clause that preserves the sovereignty of people over government.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17116406Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:28:57 +0000Jacobin BrothersPerhaps more than any other sentence in history, the tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States secures the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Explore with us the clause that preserves the sovereignty of people over...
Explore with us the clause that preserves the sovereignty of people over government.]]>3630amendmentx,constitution,scotus,statesrights,tenthamendmentfalse1907fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lovers-epileptics-beekeepers--17051939https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17051939Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersSt. Valentine, Valentine’s Day, and Hallmark corporation. Learn the truth and other lies of the holiday, modern customs, and whether corporations invent holidays.3004hallmark,martyrs,myths,saints,valentinesfalse1906fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/asylum-vs-immigration--16984963https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16984963Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersAsylum and Immigration are hot topics in the United States, and there seems to be a conscious effort to conflate the two distinct judicial concepts to keep the population confused and "outraged". This misinformation campaign has two opposing effects:...2797asylum,ice,immigration,refugee,trumpfalse1905fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-world-privilege--16916589
From FoxConn in China to Amazon in the U.S. and abroad, the Jacobins analyze the darker side of the Third Industrial Revolution.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16916589Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersWe, in the First World, enjoy a standard of living that is built on oppressed labor classes, environmental abuse, and frenetic working conditions. From FoxConn in China to Amazon in the U.S. and abroad, the Jacobins analyze the darker side of the...
From FoxConn in China to Amazon in the U.S. and abroad, the Jacobins analyze the darker side of the Third Industrial Revolution.]]>2931amazon,checkyourprivilege,china,firstworldfalse1904fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seizing-the-fourth--16839109https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16839109Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersCivil Asset Forfeiture is the biggest crime against innocent citizens that no one knows about.2982civilforfeiture,civilrights,constitution,scotusfalse1903fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cia-mk-ultra-ted--16746277
The unethical and abusive ethos that defined MK-Ultra resulted in the nation's first domestic terrorist.

Errors & Omissions:
TheBlackVault.com contains more than two million pages of content, not two thousand as presented in the broadcast.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16746277Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:30:22 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe CIA was created in 1947 and its seemingly first order of business was to conduct a series of uncontrolled experiments on unsuspecting human subjects and conceal those experiments from Congress (Deep State, anyone?). The unethical and abusive...
The unethical and abusive ethos that defined MK-Ultra resulted in the nation's first domestic terrorist.

Errors & Omissions:
TheBlackVault.com contains more than two million pages of content, not two thousand as presented in the broadcast.]]>2756blackvault,cia,foia,mkultra,unabomberfalse1902fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/handwringers-united--16686183
In a follow-up to Weapon of Mass Disruption, we discuss the threat of EMP and occasions in history when embellishment was the order of the day.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16686183Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:30:28 +0000Jacobin BrothersThe DoD released a report about the risk of an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) attack. Is this an exaggeration of a threat to spur funding or action? (It certainly would not be the first time). In a follow-up to Weapon of Mass Disruption, we discuss the...
In a follow-up to Weapon of Mass Disruption, we discuss the threat of EMP and occasions in history when embellishment was the order of the day.]]>2530emp,hemp,nuclear,roguenation,russiafalse1901fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rolling-with-the-deep-state--16401263
New feature: “History of the Blue Marble”, recounting anecdotes from history that inform our present and future.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16401263Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersPicking up where DSA 1 left off, “Rolling with the Deep State” checks in with the chicanery and shenanigans of the ( 16 ) intelligence agencies who are accountable to no one. Topics include Michael Flynn’s conviction, Charles Schumer’s off-hand...
New feature: “History of the Blue Marble”, recounting anecdotes from history that inform our present and future.]]>2458deepstate,jfk,russia,saudiarabia,trumpfalse1800fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geek-philosophy--16228267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16228267Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:30:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersWhat you think, what you know, and what you think you know.1235fauxlosophy,greeks,philosophy,romansfalse1801fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introduction-to-the-deep-states-of-america--14718172
A primer on the Deep State and a modern history of the Deep States of America]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14718172Sat, 06 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000Jacobin BrothersAn Introduction to Truth and Other Lies™ A primer on the Deep State and a modern history of the Deep States of America
A primer on the Deep State and a modern history of the Deep States of America]]>4051deepstate,geopolitics,metaphysics,potus,russia,taolfalse1701full