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An occult history of post-war politics, true crime, corruption, and how we got here.
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Saturday Jun 26, 2021
Saturday Jun 26, 2021
This is it - the penultimate episode of Amerikan Tabloid. See the crows alight on telephone poles like emissaries from the underworld as we follow this broken road into the dark heart of post-war Americana, ash in our eyes and smoke in our lungs. First, we dig on shakedown artist, bagman, fixer and private investigator Robert Maheu, tracking his work for the CIA and Howard Hughes, before dropping in on the Kennedys as Bobby launches a crusade against organized crime and Jack contemplates a presidential run. We then look at the mafia war of the 1950s and the Appalachin farce that humiliated J. Edgar Hoover. Shortly afterwards, the Cuban Revolution leaves American mobsters and businessmen alike out of pocket and looking for payback. Meanwhile, some geek with delusions of grandeur splits from the US Marines and fetches up in the USSR. I hear they call him Lee Harvey Oswald. This one goes well with neat Scotch and a fresh pack of Lucky Strikes. You do not want to miss it, so get some.
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Music courtesy of Veins Full of Static:
https://veinsfullofstatic.bandcamp.com/
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Deep state ambiance:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1K5u6jESjv9snQgdiuUTKB
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
In part 4, we examine the psychology of the deep state, the CIA, fascism, and the anticommunist fervor of the 1950s. We then move to Dallas, tracking the ascendant Cowboy faction of the power elite, the economic heart of the US war machine, and the early career of a young George HW Bush. We conclude with a look at JFK and his entry into politics, and the roots of his conflict with Allen Dulles.
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd/
Music this episode courtesy of Mute Branches:
https://mutebranches.bandcamp.com/
Deep state ambiance:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1K5u6jESjv9snQgdiuUTKB
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Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
The return, baby. We land in the 1940s and move into the 1950s with a look at how the Syndicate consolidated in the post-war years, tracking Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel in the expansion westward and into Cuba. We also discuss the rise of the southwest Cowboys as the boom times arrive and the oil tycoons of Dallas and elsewhere spread their money and influence around Washington.
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Deep state ambience:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1K5u6jESjv9snQgdiuUTKB