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A COLD WARThe Miami Pact - Cold War 301In this episode, Cameron and Ray delve into the complex internal and external power struggles facing Fidel Castro in the late 1950s as he attempts to consolidate his leadership over the anti-Batista movement. The discussion highlights the stark divide between Castro’s rural guerrilla army—influenced by the increasingly Marxist leanings of Raul Castro and Che Guevara—and the urban resistance led by Frank País, who sought middle-class and American support. The hosts explore the "draconian" discipline maintained within the rebel ranks, including the summary execution of spies, and the elimination of rival revolutionary groups like the Directorio Revoluc...
2026-02-051h 09
The BS FilterThe Rupture – BS Filter 143
In this episode of *The Bullshit Filter*, Cameron and Ray navigate a global landscape defined by “ruptures” rather than transitions. The duo begins with a sobering look at Australia’s first mass shooting in 30 years and the subsequent rapid-fire passage of controversial anti-hate and migration legislation. The conversation then shifts to the world stage, dissecting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s viral Davos speech that declared the “rules-based international order” a useful fiction that has finally reached its breaking point. From the shifting power dynamics of American hegemony to the “American ISIS” and the complexities of foreign-backed protests in Iran, Cameron an...
2026-01-311h 33
The Bullshit FilterThe Rupture - BS Filter 143In this episode of *The Bullshit Filter*, Cameron and Ray navigate a global landscape defined by "ruptures" rather than transitions. The duo begins with a sobering look at Australia’s first mass shooting in 30 years and the subsequent rapid-fire passage of controversial anti-hate and migration legislation. The conversation then shifts to the world stage, dissecting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s viral Davos speech that declared the "rules-based international order" a useful fiction that has finally reached its breaking point. From the shifting power dynamics of American hegemony to the "American ISIS" and the complexities of foreign-backed protests in Iran...
2026-01-311h 33
Podcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #300 – Castro Goes Viral (Cuban Revolution #25)
Episode 300 marks a major waypoint for the Cold War Podcast, and the discussion dives straight back into the hard mechanics of revolution. Castro is alive, hiding in the Sierra Maestra with a tiny guerrilla force, but survival alone isn’t victory. This episode explores the real problem facing Fidel Castro in 1957: how to overthrow a dictator when you barely have a few dozen fighters, almost no supplies, and multiple rival revolutionary movements competing for legitimacy. Cameron and Ray unpack how revolutions are built in parallel layers—mountain guerrillas, urban resistance networks, propaganda operations, logistics pipelines, and political alliances—and ho...
2026-01-1529 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #300 – Castro Goes Viral (Cuban Revolution #25)
Episode 300 marks a major waypoint for the Cold War Podcast, and the discussion dives straight back into the hard mechanics of revolution. Castro is alive, hiding in the Sierra Maestra with a tiny guerrilla force, but survival alone isn’t victory. This episode explores the real problem facing Fidel Castro in 1957: how to overthrow a dictator when you barely have a few dozen fighters, almost no supplies, and multiple rival revolutionary movements competing for legitimacy. Cameron and Ray unpack how revolutions are built in parallel layers—mountain guerrillas, urban resistance networks, propaganda operations, logistics pipelines, and political alliances—and ho...
2026-01-1529 minA COLD WARCastro Goes Viral. - CW 300 (Free)Episode 300 marks a major waypoint for the Cold War Podcast, and the discussion dives straight back into the hard mechanics of revolution. Castro is alive, hiding in the Sierra Maestra with a tiny guerrilla force, but survival alone isn’t victory. This episode explores the real problem facing Fidel Castro in 1957: how to overthrow a dictator when you barely have a few dozen fighters, almost no supplies, and multiple rival revolutionary movements competing for legitimacy. Cameron and Ray unpack how revolutions are built in parallel layers—mountain guerrillas, urban resistance networks, propaganda operations, logistics pipelines, and political alliances—and how Ca...
2026-01-1429 minA COLD WARCastro Goes Viral - CW 300Episode 300 marks a major waypoint for the Cold War Podcast, and the discussion dives straight back into the hard mechanics of revolution. Castro is alive, hiding in the Sierra Maestra with a tiny guerrilla force, but survival alone isn’t victory. This episode explores the real problem facing Fidel Castro in 1957: how to overthrow a dictator when you barely have a few dozen fighters, almost no supplies, and multiple rival revolutionary movements competing for legitimacy. Cameron and Ray unpack how revolutions are built in parallel layers—mountain guerrillas, urban resistance networks, propaganda operations, logistics pipelines, and political alliances—and how Ca...
2026-01-1456 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #299 – Castro Is Dead. Long Live Castro! (Cuban Revolution #24)
In this episode, Cameron and Ray pick up the Cuban Revolution story at its most fragile moment: Fidel Castro has just landed in eastern Cuba with 82 men, most of them dead, scattered, or captured within days. Batista’s regime confidently declares Castro dead, the international press runs with it, and the revolution appears finished before it has begun. But history, as usual, has other plans. From hiding under sugarcane leaves to scraping together a band of 19 survivors in the Sierra Maestra, Castro learns guerrilla warfare the hard way. The episode traces his first small victories, the brutal countermeasures of...
2026-01-0243 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #299 – Castro Is Dead. Long Live Castro! (Cuban Revolution #24)
In this episode, Cameron and Ray pick up the Cuban Revolution story at its most fragile moment: Fidel Castro has just landed in eastern Cuba with 82 men, most of them dead, scattered, or captured within days. Batista’s regime confidently declares Castro dead, the international press runs with it, and the revolution appears finished before it has begun. But history, as usual, has other plans. From hiding under sugarcane leaves to scraping together a band of 19 survivors in the Sierra Maestra, Castro learns guerrilla warfare the hard way. The episode traces his first small victories, the brutal countermeasures of...
2026-01-0243 minA COLD WARCastro Is Dead. Long Live Castro - CW 299In this episode, Cameron and Ray pick up the Cuban Revolution story at its most fragile moment: Fidel Castro has just landed in eastern Cuba with 82 men, most of them dead, scattered, or captured within days. Batista’s regime confidently declares Castro dead, the international press runs with it, and the revolution appears finished before it has begun. But history, as usual, has other plans. From hiding under sugarcane leaves to scraping together a band of 19 survivors in the Sierra Maestra, Castro learns guerrilla warfare the hard way. The episode traces his first small victories, the brutal countermeasures of th...
2026-01-0243 minA COLD WARTo Cuba or to Martyrdom - CW 297In this episode of *The Cold War*, Cameron and Ray trace the strange, lucky, unlikely, often chaotic road that led Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and their small band of exiles from a rented farm outside Mexico City to the deck of the *Granma* in late 1956. The show follows their botched guerrilla training, their arrest by Mexican police, Che’s absolute refusal to hide his communism, the ideological debates that erupted right inside the interrogation room, and the role of former presidents of Mexico and Cuba in getting them released. Fidel’s memoirs come alive in long excerpts about Stalin, Trot...
2025-12-0434 minThe BS Filter#142 – Fascism Goes Corporate
In this final instalment of the Fascism miniseries, Cameron and Ray trace how fascism didn’t die after 1945 but simply changed its wardrobe. Once openly discredited, fascist ideology went underground, hiding behind anti-communism, Catholic conservatism, Cold War geopolitics, and the language of “law and order.” The pair outline how the same structural anxieties that fuelled Mussolini and Hitler found new hosts in post-war regimes like Franco’s Spain and Salazar’s Portugal, apartheid South Africa, Cold War dictatorships in Latin America, and today’s far-right populists in Europe and the United States. They explore how neoliberalism, manufactured fear of socialism, w...
2025-11-2749 minThe Bullshit FilterFascism Goes Corporate - Fascism 6, BS 142In this final instalment of the Fascism miniseries, Cameron and Ray trace how fascism didn’t die after 1945 but simply changed its wardrobe. Once openly discredited, fascist ideology went underground, hiding behind anti-communism, Catholic conservatism, Cold War geopolitics, and the language of “law and order.” The pair outline how the same structural anxieties that fuelled Mussolini and Hitler found new hosts in post-war regimes like Franco’s Spain and Salazar’s Portugal, apartheid South Africa, Cold War dictatorships in Latin America, and today’s far-right populists in Europe and the United States. They explore how neoliberalism, manufactured fear of socialism, w...
2025-11-2749 minA COLD WARWhen Fidel Met Che - Cold War 296In this episode, Fidel Castro steps out of prison in 1955 and straight into revolutionary planning. We trace his transformation from imprisoned dissident to a man preparing an armed insurrection in exile. We explore his belief in luck, conviction and humility, his frustrating attempt to re-enter Cuban politics, his move to Mexico, and his first electrifying meeting with Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Cameron and Ray dig into why Castro’s charisma made him dangerous to Batista, how Che’s time in Guatemala radicalised him, and how American corporate interests helped crush democracy in Latin America. Along the way we hear about cigars...
2025-11-2642 minThe Bullshit FilterHow Germany Went MAGA - Bullshit Filter, Fascism P4In this episode of *The Bullshit Filter*, Cameron and Ray trace the evolution of fascism from Mussolini’s Italy to Hitler’s Germany, drawing unsettling parallels to the modern American political climate. They unpack how post–World War I trauma, economic collapse, and fear of socialism created the perfect storm for extremism to flourish. The conversation moves through Hitler’s infiltration of the German Workers Party, the myth of “National Socialism,” the violent consolidation of power through the Night of the Long Knives, and the weaponization of antisemitism that culminated in the Holocaust. Along the way, they compare the cult of Hitl...
2025-11-031h 19
The Renaissance TimesRenaissance #225 – Teenage Michelangelo: The Buff Baby Jesus and the Marble Prodigy (Michelangelo, part 3)
In this episode of The Renaissance Times (Episode 225), Cameron and Ray return to Florence to explore Michelangelo’s earliest surviving sculpture, Madonna of the Stairs (Madonna della Scala)—a marble relief carved when he was just fifteen. They marvel at his prodigious skill, discussing how this modest, unfinished piece already reveals his genius for depth, motion, and emotional complexity. Along the way, they detour through Florence’s real estate market of the 1500s (where a thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo was rich enough to buy five adjoining properties), laugh about Renaissance lifestyles, and draw irreverent but sharp connections between theology, symbolism, and art histor...
2025-10-1518 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #225 – Teenage Michelangelo: The Buff Baby Jesus and the Marble Prodigy (Michelangelo, part 3)
In this episode of The Renaissance Times (Episode 225), Cameron and Ray return to Florence to explore Michelangelo’s earliest surviving sculpture, Madonna of the Stairs (Madonna della Scala)—a marble relief carved when he was just fifteen. They marvel at his prodigious skill, discussing how this modest, unfinished piece already reveals his genius for depth, motion, and emotional complexity. Along the way, they detour through Florence’s real estate market of the 1500s (where a thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo was rich enough to buy five adjoining properties), laugh about Renaissance lifestyles, and draw irreverent but sharp connections between theology, symbolism, and art histor...
2025-10-1518 minThe BS Filter#139 – Make Italy Great Again: The Birth of Fascism (Fascism #3)
In this episode of The Bullshit Filter, Cameron and Ray continue their deep dive into the history of fascism — tracing its emergence from the ashes of World War I to Mussolini’s rise in Italy. They unpack how the trauma of the war radicalised millions, creating fertile ground for authoritarian movements that promised strength, unity, and a return to national glory. Through sharp wit and historical insight, they explore the socioeconomic chaos of postwar Italy — labour strikes, land seizures, and political paralysis — that allowed fascism to masquerade as a stabilising force. Cameron and Ray discuss how Mussolini, once a socialis...
2025-10-1400 minThe Bullshit FilterMake Italy Great Again: The Birth of Fascism (preview)In this preview episode of The Bullshit Filter, Cameron and Ray continue their deep dive into the history of fascism — tracing its emergence from the ashes of World War I to Mussolini’s rise in Italy. They unpack how the trauma of the war radicalised millions, creating fertile ground for authoritarian movements that promised strength, unity, and a return to national glory. Through sharp wit and historical insight, they explore the socioeconomic chaos of postwar Italy — labour strikes, land seizures, and political paralysis — that allowed fascism to masquerade as a stabilising force. Cameron and Ray discuss how Mussolini, once a social...
2025-10-1429 minThe Bullshit FilterMake Italy Great Again: The Birth of Fascism - (Fascism #3, BS #139)In this episode of The Bullshit Filter, Cameron and Ray continue their deep dive into the history of fascism — tracing its emergence from the ashes of World War I to Mussolini’s rise in Italy. They unpack how the trauma of the war radicalised millions, creating fertile ground for authoritarian movements that promised strength, unity, and a return to national glory. Through sharp wit and historical insight, they explore the socioeconomic chaos of postwar Italy — labour strikes, land seizures, and political paralysis — that allowed fascism to masquerade as a stabilising force. Cameron and Ray discuss how Mussolini, once a socialis...
2025-10-141h 05The BS Filter#138 – Fascism: The Remix of History’s Worst Ideas (Fascism part 2)
In this second episode of our fascism series, Cameron and Ray trace the roots of fascism from the French Revolution through the 19th century and into the early 20th century. They explore how nationalism, the Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment, industrial upheaval, social Darwinism, Nietzsche’s philosophy, Bismarck’s realpolitik, futurism, and mass psychology all fed into the eventual rise of fascism. Along the way, they compare past anxieties about modernity with today’s fears of AI and technology, dig into the religious devotion of MAGA Trumpism, and unpack the Italian Fascist Manifesto of 1919. By the end, the groundwork is set for ho...
2025-10-0100 minThe Bullshit FilterPreview - Fascism: The Remix of History’s Worst Ideas (Bullshit Filter 138, Fascism part 2)In this second episode of our fascism series, Cameron and Ray trace the roots of fascism from the French Revolution through the 19th century and into the early 20th century. They explore how nationalism, the Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment, industrial upheaval, social Darwinism, Nietzsche’s philosophy, Bismarck’s realpolitik, futurism, and mass psychology all fed into the eventual rise of fascism. Along the way, they compare past anxieties about modernity with today’s fears of AI and technology, dig into the religious devotion of MAGA Trumpism, and unpack the Italian Fascist Manifesto of 1919. By the end, the groundwork is set for ho...
2025-10-0119 minThe Bullshit FilterFascism: The Remix of History’s Worst Ideas (Bullshit Filter 138, Fascism part 2)In this second episode of our fascism series, Cameron and Ray trace the roots of fascism from the French Revolution through the 19th century and into the early 20th century. They explore how nationalism, the Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment, industrial upheaval, social Darwinism, Nietzsche’s philosophy, Bismarck’s realpolitik, futurism, and mass psychology all fed into the eventual rise of fascism. Along the way, they compare past anxieties about modernity with today’s fears of AI and technology, dig into the religious devotion of MAGA Trumpism, and unpack the Italian Fascist Manifesto of 1919. By the end, the groundwork is set for ho...
2025-10-0156 min
Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #293 – Castro’s Crossroads (Cuban Revolution #18)
In this episode of Cold War, Cameron and Ray dig into the aftermath of Batista’s March 1952 coup in Cuba and how it shaped Fidel Castro’s early strategies. The conversation explores Castro’s proclamation denouncing the coup, his first failed attempts to rally the public, and why the Cuban people weren’t yet ready for revolution. We see how Castro pivoted from politics to pamphlets, protests, lawsuits, and eventually the realization that only a professional revolutionary force could succeed. Along the way, the hosts connect Batista’s propaganda playbook with U.S. media bias, draw parallels to Iran’s 195...
2025-09-1827 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #293 – Castro’s Crossroads (Cuban Revolution #18)
In this episode of Cold War, Cameron and Ray dig into the aftermath of Batista’s March 1952 coup in Cuba and how it shaped Fidel Castro’s early strategies. The conversation explores Castro’s proclamation denouncing the coup, his first failed attempts to rally the public, and why the Cuban people weren’t yet ready for revolution. We see how Castro pivoted from politics to pamphlets, protests, lawsuits, and eventually the realization that only a professional revolutionary force could succeed. Along the way, the hosts connect Batista’s propaganda playbook with U.S. media bias, draw parallels to Iran’s 195...
2025-09-1827 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #293 – Castro’s Crossroads (Cuban Revolution #18)
In this episode of Cold War, Cameron and Ray dig into the aftermath of Batista’s March 1952 coup in Cuba and how it shaped Fidel Castro’s early strategies. The conversation explores Castro’s proclamation denouncing the coup, his first failed attempts to rally the public, and why the Cuban people weren’t yet ready for revolution. We see how Castro pivoted from politics to pamphlets, protests, lawsuits, and eventually the realization that only a professional revolutionary force could succeed. Along the way, the hosts connect Batista’s propaganda playbook with U.S. media bias, draw parallels to Iran’s 195...
2025-09-1827 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #293 – Castro’s Crossroads (Cuban Revolution #18)
In this episode of Cold War, Cameron and Ray dig into the aftermath of Batista’s March 1952 coup in Cuba and how it shaped Fidel Castro’s early strategies. The conversation explores Castro’s proclamation denouncing the coup, his first failed attempts to rally the public, and why the Cuban people weren’t yet ready for revolution. We see how Castro pivoted from politics to pamphlets, protests, lawsuits, and eventually the realization that only a professional revolutionary force could succeed. Along the way, the hosts connect Batista’s propaganda playbook with U.S. media bias, draw parallels to Iran’s 195...
2025-09-1827 minA COLD WARCW #293 (preview) - Castro’s CrossroadsIn this preview of Cold War #293, Cameron and Ray dig into the aftermath of Batista’s March 1952 coup in Cuba and how it shaped Fidel Castro’s early strategies. The conversation explores Castro’s proclamation denouncing the coup, his first failed attempts to rally the public, and why the Cuban people weren’t yet ready for revolution. We see how Castro pivoted from politics to pamphlets, protests, lawsuits, and eventually the realization that only a professional revolutionary force could succeed. Along the way, the hosts connect Batista’s propaganda playbook with U.S. media bias, draw parallels to Iran’s 1953 coup...
2025-09-1827 minA COLD WARCW #293 - Castro’s CrossroadsIn this episode of Cold War, Cameron and Ray dig into the aftermath of Batista’s March 1952 coup in Cuba and how it shaped Fidel Castro’s early strategies. The conversation explores Castro’s proclamation denouncing the coup, his first failed attempts to rally the public, and why the Cuban people weren’t yet ready for revolution. We see how Castro pivoted from politics to pamphlets, protests, lawsuits, and eventually the realization that only a professional revolutionary force could succeed. Along the way, the hosts connect Batista’s propaganda playbook with U.S. media bias, draw parallels to Iran’s 1953 coup...
2025-09-1845 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #224 – Privilege, Paint, and Patronage (Michelangelo, part 2)
In this episode of Renaissance, Cameron and Ray continue their exploration of Michelangelo’s life and career, digging into the family connections, social structures, and cultural forces that shaped his rise. They trace Michelangelo’s privileged entry into the Medici circle, compare his fortunes to Leonardo da Vinci’s tougher climb, and dive into Florence’s vibrant humanist culture of the late 15th century. The conversation ranges from patronage networks and family loyalty, to the artistic apprenticeship system, to Michelangelo’s sexuality and celibacy, with plenty of irreverent humour along the way. From Giovanni Rucellai’s church facades to Medici palace gossi...
2025-09-1615 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #224 – Privilege, Paint, and Patronage (Michelangelo, part 2)
In this episode of Renaissance, Cameron and Ray continue their exploration of Michelangelo’s life and career, digging into the family connections, social structures, and cultural forces that shaped his rise. They trace Michelangelo’s privileged entry into the Medici circle, compare his fortunes to Leonardo da Vinci’s tougher climb, and dive into Florence’s vibrant humanist culture of the late 15th century. The conversation ranges from patronage networks and family loyalty, to the artistic apprenticeship system, to Michelangelo’s sexuality and celibacy, with plenty of irreverent humour along the way. From Giovanni Rucellai’s church facades to Medici palace gossi...
2025-09-1615 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #292 – Batista’s Bloodless Coup: Havana 1952 (Cuban Revolution #17)
In this episode of The Cold War, Cameron and Ray take us to Havana in 1952, when Fulgencio Batista staged a meticulously planned coup d’état. They walk through the midnight maneuvers at Camp Columbia, the arrest of generals, the swift control of communication hubs, and the apathy of the Cuban people after years of corruption. We see how Batista positioned himself as “the man” while suspending civil liberties, dissolving Congress, and reassuring both the Americans and local elites. Alongside this, Fidel Castro makes his first serious moves as a revolutionary—drafting a proclamation condemning Batista’s coup and beginning the traject...
2025-09-0515 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #292 – Batista’s Bloodless Coup: Havana 1952 (Cuban Revolution #17)
In this episode of The Cold War, Cameron and Ray take us to Havana in 1952, when Fulgencio Batista staged a meticulously planned coup d’état. They walk through the midnight maneuvers at Camp Columbia, the arrest of generals, the swift control of communication hubs, and the apathy of the Cuban people after years of corruption. We see how Batista positioned himself as “the man” while suspending civil liberties, dissolving Congress, and reassuring both the Americans and local elites. Alongside this, Fidel Castro makes his first serious moves as a revolutionary—drafting a proclamation condemning Batista’s coup and beginning the traject...
2025-09-0515 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #292 – Batista’s Bloodless Coup: Havana 1952 (Cuban Revolution #17)
In this episode of The Cold War, Cameron and Ray take us to Havana in 1952, when Fulgencio Batista staged a meticulously planned coup d’état. They walk through the midnight maneuvers at Camp Columbia, the arrest of generals, the swift control of communication hubs, and the apathy of the Cuban people after years of corruption. We see how Batista positioned himself as “the man” while suspending civil liberties, dissolving Congress, and reassuring both the Americans and local elites. Alongside this, Fidel Castro makes his first serious moves as a revolutionary—drafting a proclamation condemning Batista’s coup and beginning the traject...
2025-09-0515 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #292 – Batista’s Bloodless Coup: Havana 1952 (Cuban Revolution #17)
In this episode of The Cold War, Cameron and Ray take us to Havana in 1952, when Fulgencio Batista staged a meticulously planned coup d’état. They walk through the midnight maneuvers at Camp Columbia, the arrest of generals, the swift control of communication hubs, and the apathy of the Cuban people after years of corruption. We see how Batista positioned himself as “the man” while suspending civil liberties, dissolving Congress, and reassuring both the Americans and local elites. Alongside this, Fidel Castro makes his first serious moves as a revolutionary—drafting a proclamation condemning Batista’s coup and beginning the traject...
2025-09-0515 minA COLD WARCW #292 Preview - Batista’s Bloodless Coup: Havana 1952In this preview of episode of The Cold War, Cameron and Ray take us to Havana in 1952, when Fulgencio Batista staged a meticulously planned coup d’état. They walk through the midnight maneuvers at Camp Columbia, the arrest of generals, the swift control of communication hubs, and the apathy of the Cuban people after years of corruption. We see how Batista positioned himself as “the man” while suspending civil liberties, dissolving Congress, and reassuring both the Americans and local elites. Alongside this, Fidel Castro makes his first serious moves as a revolutionary—drafting a proclamation condemning Batista’s coup and beginni...
2025-09-0515 minA COLD WARCW #292 - Batista’s Bloodless Coup: Havana 1952In this episode of The Cold War, Cameron and Ray take us to Havana in 1952, when Fulgencio Batista staged a meticulously planned coup d’état. They walk through the midnight maneuvers at Camp Columbia, the arrest of generals, the swift control of communication hubs, and the apathy of the Cuban people after years of corruption. We see how Batista positioned himself as “the man” while suspending civil liberties, dissolving Congress, and reassuring both the Americans and local elites. Alongside this, Fidel Castro makes his first serious moves as a revolutionary—drafting a proclamation condemning Batista’s coup and beginning the traject...
2025-09-0534 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #223 – Mickey The Angel (Michelangelo part 1)
Cameron and Ray dive into the life and legend of Michelangelo, kicking off what promises to be a long-running series on one of history’s most celebrated artists. Drawing on Vasari’s Lives of the Artists and contemporary sources, they explore Michelangelo’s early years, the mythology surrounding his divine protection, his family’s noble (and possibly invented) lineage, and the role of Florence in shaping his destiny. Along the way, they discuss Vasari’s glowing (and often revised) accounts, Michelangelo’s rockstar reputation, the tragic loss of his mother, and the cultural weight of his name. From divine breast milk to step...
2025-09-0418 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #223 – Mickey The Angel (Michelangelo part 1)
Cameron and Ray dive into the life and legend of Michelangelo, kicking off what promises to be a long-running series on one of history’s most celebrated artists. Drawing on Vasari’s Lives of the Artists and contemporary sources, they explore Michelangelo’s early years, the mythology surrounding his divine protection, his family’s noble (and possibly invented) lineage, and the role of Florence in shaping his destiny. Along the way, they discuss Vasari’s glowing (and often revised) accounts, Michelangelo’s rockstar reputation, the tragic loss of his mother, and the cultural weight of his name. From divine breast milk to step...
2025-09-0418 minThe BS Filter#137 – What is Fascism? Part 1
In this first instalment of a new series on fascism, Cameron and Ray dig into what the word really means beyond the marching boots and fiery rallies of 20th-century Europe. They explore the difficulty of defining fascism, how it manifests differently across time and place, and why the term is often misused today. Drawing on historians like Robert Paxton, Jason Stanley, and Michael Mann, as well as political thinkers from Trotsky to Hannah Arendt, the discussion asks whether the United States is sliding toward fascism, and what makes Trump’s brand of politics similar or distinct from Mussolini or...
2025-09-0118 minThe Bullshit FilterBS 137 Preview - What Is Fascism? Part 1In this free version of the first instalment of a new series on fascism, Cameron and Ray dig into what the word really means beyond the marching boots and fiery rallies of 20th-century Europe. They explore the difficulty of defining fascism, how it manifests differently across time and place, and why the term is often misused today. Drawing on historians like Robert Paxton, Jason Stanley, and Michael Mann, as well as political thinkers from Trotsky to Hannah Arendt, the discussion asks whether the United States is sliding toward fascism, and what makes Trump’s brand of politics similar or di...
2025-09-0118 minThe Bullshit FilterBS 137 - What Is Fascism? Part 1In this first instalment of a new series on fascism, Cameron and Ray dig into what the word really means beyond the marching boots and fiery rallies of 20th-century Europe. They explore the difficulty of defining fascism, how it manifests differently across time and place, and why the term is often misused today. Drawing on historians like Robert Paxton, Jason Stanley, and Michael Mann, as well as political thinkers from Trotsky to Hannah Arendt, the discussion asks whether the United States is sliding toward fascism, and what makes Trump’s brand of politics similar or distinct from Mussolini or Hi...
2025-09-0143 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #291 – The Lawyer for the Poor (Cuban Revolution #16)
In this episode, Cameron and Ray continue the story of Fidel Castro’s early years, charting his transformation from a fiery young activist entangled with street gangs into a determined reformer and aspiring politician. They explore how Castro navigated gang violence in Havana, his involvement with the nonviolent September 30th movement, his bold courtroom defenses, and his law practice dedicated to the poor. The episode also covers his growing disillusionment with Cuba’s political parties, his clashes with President Prío’s corruption, his unlikely meeting with Batista, and his relentless drive to clean up his reputation and pursue...
2025-08-2024 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #291 – The Lawyer for the Poor (Cuban Revolution #16)
In this episode, Cameron and Ray continue the story of Fidel Castro’s early years, charting his transformation from a fiery young activist entangled with street gangs into a determined reformer and aspiring politician. They explore how Castro navigated gang violence in Havana, his involvement with the nonviolent September 30th movement, his bold courtroom defenses, and his law practice dedicated to the poor. The episode also covers his growing disillusionment with Cuba’s political parties, his clashes with President Prío’s corruption, his unlikely meeting with Batista, and his relentless drive to clean up his reputation and pursue...
2025-08-2024 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #291 – The Lawyer for the Poor (Cuban Revolution #16)
In this episode, Cameron and Ray continue the story of Fidel Castro’s early years, charting his transformation from a fiery young activist entangled with street gangs into a determined reformer and aspiring politician. They explore how Castro navigated gang violence in Havana, his involvement with the nonviolent September 30th movement, his bold courtroom defenses, and his law practice dedicated to the poor. The episode also covers his growing disillusionment with Cuba’s political parties, his clashes with President Prío’s corruption, his unlikely meeting with Batista, and his relentless drive to clean up his reputation and pursue...
2025-08-2024 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #291 – The Lawyer for the Poor (Cuban Revolution #16)
In this episode, Cameron and Ray continue the story of Fidel Castro’s early years, charting his transformation from a fiery young activist entangled with street gangs into a determined reformer and aspiring politician. They explore how Castro navigated gang violence in Havana, his involvement with the nonviolent September 30th movement, his bold courtroom defenses, and his law practice dedicated to the poor. The episode also covers his growing disillusionment with Cuba’s political parties, his clashes with President Prío’s corruption, his unlikely meeting with Batista, and his relentless drive to clean up his reputation and pursue...
2025-08-2024 minA COLD WARCW #291 Free - The Lawyer for the PoorIn this episode, Cameron and Ray continue the story of Fidel Castro’s early years, charting his transformation from a fiery young activist entangled with street gangs into a determined reformer and aspiring politician. They explore how Castro navigated gang violence in Havana, his involvement with the nonviolent September 30th movement, his bold courtroom defenses, and his law practice dedicated to the poor. The episode also covers his growing disillusionment with Cuba’s political parties, his clashes with President Prío’s corruption, his unlikely meeting with Batista, and his relentless drive to clean up his reputation and pursue politic...
2025-08-1924 minA COLD WARCW #291 - The Lawyer for the PoorIn this episode, Cameron and Ray continue the story of Fidel Castro’s early years, charting his transformation from a fiery young activist entangled with street gangs into a determined reformer and aspiring politician. They explore how Castro navigated gang violence in Havana, his involvement with the nonviolent September 30th movement, his bold courtroom defenses, and his law practice dedicated to the poor. The episode also covers his growing disillusionment with Cuba’s political parties, his clashes with President Prío’s corruption, his unlikely meeting with Batista, and his relentless drive to clean up his reputation and pursue politic...
2025-08-1947 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #222 Thank Christ: The End of the First Crusade (The Crusades part 31)
In this final instalment of the First Crusade series, Cameron and Ray bring the long march to its bloody climax with the siege and fall of Jerusalem in 1099. They blend dark humour with historical detail as they recount the Crusaders’ desperate conditions, the political and religious fervour driving them, and the brutal reality of the conquest. Along the way, they explore the parallels between medieval crusading zeal and modern Christian Zionism, the strategic blunders and visions that shaped the battle, and the horrifying aftermath as the victorious Crusaders massacred Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. The episode closes by reflecting on how th...
2025-08-1530 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #222 Thank Christ: The End of the First Crusade (The Crusades part 31)
In this final instalment of the First Crusade series, Cameron and Ray bring the long march to its bloody climax with the siege and fall of Jerusalem in 1099. They blend dark humour with historical detail as they recount the Crusaders’ desperate conditions, the political and religious fervour driving them, and the brutal reality of the conquest. Along the way, they explore the parallels between medieval crusading zeal and modern Christian Zionism, the strategic blunders and visions that shaped the battle, and the horrifying aftermath as the victorious Crusaders massacred Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. The episode closes by reflecting on how th...
2025-08-1530 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #290 – The Making Of Fidel (Cuban Revolution #15)
Cameron and Ray pick up Fidel Castro’s story in 1948 as he returns from Colombia in the wake of the Bogotazo riots. We follow Castro through his early 20s as he campaigns for Eduardo Chibás, clashes with Havana police over accusations of corruption, and narrowly escapes being framed for murder. The conversation dives into the student-led bus fare protests—linked to shady U.S. business deals—that propelled Castro into the spotlight. We hear about his whirlwind romance and three-month honeymoon in the United States, his growing fascination with Marxist thought, and his balancing act between rival student...
2025-08-1118 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #290 – The Making Of Fidel (Cuban Revolution #15)
Cameron and Ray pick up Fidel Castro’s story in 1948 as he returns from Colombia in the wake of the Bogotazo riots. We follow Castro through his early 20s as he campaigns for Eduardo Chibás, clashes with Havana police over accusations of corruption, and narrowly escapes being framed for murder. The conversation dives into the student-led bus fare protests—linked to shady U.S. business deals—that propelled Castro into the spotlight. We hear about his whirlwind romance and three-month honeymoon in the United States, his growing fascination with Marxist thought, and his balancing act between rival student...
2025-08-1118 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #290 – The Making Of Fidel (Cuban Revolution #15)
Cameron and Ray pick up Fidel Castro’s story in 1948 as he returns from Colombia in the wake of the Bogotazo riots. We follow Castro through his early 20s as he campaigns for Eduardo Chibás, clashes with Havana police over accusations of corruption, and narrowly escapes being framed for murder. The conversation dives into the student-led bus fare protests—linked to shady U.S. business deals—that propelled Castro into the spotlight. We hear about his whirlwind romance and three-month honeymoon in the United States, his growing fascination with Marxist thought, and his balancing act between rival student...
2025-08-1118 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #290 – The Making Of Fidel (Cuban Revolution #15)
Cameron and Ray pick up Fidel Castro’s story in 1948 as he returns from Colombia in the wake of the Bogotazo riots. We follow Castro through his early 20s as he campaigns for Eduardo Chibás, clashes with Havana police over accusations of corruption, and narrowly escapes being framed for murder. The conversation dives into the student-led bus fare protests—linked to shady U.S. business deals—that propelled Castro into the spotlight. We hear about his whirlwind romance and three-month honeymoon in the United States, his growing fascination with Marxist thought, and his balancing act between rival student...
2025-08-1118 minA COLD WARCW 290 Free - The Making Of FidelCameron and Ray pick up Fidel Castro’s story in 1948 as he returns from Colombia in the wake of the Bogotazo riots. We follow Castro through his early 20s as he campaigns for Eduardo Chibás, clashes with Havana police over accusations of corruption, and narrowly escapes being framed for murder. The conversation dives into the student-led bus fare protests—linked to shady U.S. business deals—that propelled Castro into the spotlight. We hear about his whirlwind romance and three-month honeymoon in the United States, his growing fascination with Marxist thought, and his balancing act between rival student gangs a...
2025-08-1118 minA COLD WARCW 290 - The Making of FidelCameron and Ray pick up Fidel Castro’s story in 1948 as he returns from Colombia in the wake of the Bogotazo riots. We follow Castro through his early 20s as he campaigns for Eduardo Chibás, clashes with Havana police over accusations of corruption, and narrowly escapes being framed for murder. The conversation dives into the student-led bus fare protests—linked to shady U.S. business deals—that propelled Castro into the spotlight. We hear about his whirlwind romance and three-month honeymoon in the United States, his growing fascination with Marxist thought, and his balancing act between rival student gangs a...
2025-08-1147 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #221 God Doesn’t Do Requests (The Crusades part 30)
In this penultimate episode of _The Renaissance_’s epic First Crusade arc, Cameron and Ray finally march the crusaders to the gates of Jerusalem — nearly three years and 2,000 miles after they first set off. Along the way, they tackle imperial betrayal, failed negotiations with the Fatimids, the crusaders’ worsening food and supply situation, and the final collapse of faith in the Holy Lance. As always, the boys riff on pop culture (Entourage, The Room, Seinfeld), personal memories (including a tragic Grand Canyon update), and theological absurdities — all while slowly, painfully dragging us through history like Raymond of Toulouse refusing to abandon...
2025-08-0116 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #221 God Doesn’t Do Requests (The Crusades part 30)
In this penultimate episode of _The Renaissance_’s epic First Crusade arc, Cameron and Ray finally march the crusaders to the gates of Jerusalem — nearly three years and 2,000 miles after they first set off. Along the way, they tackle imperial betrayal, failed negotiations with the Fatimids, the crusaders’ worsening food and supply situation, and the final collapse of faith in the Holy Lance. As always, the boys riff on pop culture (Entourage, The Room, Seinfeld), personal memories (including a tragic Grand Canyon update), and theological absurdities — all while slowly, painfully dragging us through history like Raymond of Toulouse refusing to abandon...
2025-08-0116 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #288 – Seven Governments, One Puppetmaster (Cuban Revolution #13)
In this raucous and revelatory episode, Cameron and Ray finally reach the man of the hour: Fulgencio Batista. From humble military stenographer to kingmaker of a chaotic Cuba, Batista’s rise is traced through coups, constitutions, and crushing dissent. Cameron performs a blistering freestyle rap tribute to Ray (“Ray Bear Has No Hair”), then the duo dive into Batista’s reign, the boom years of WWII, puppet governments, violent suppression of opposition, and the eerie parallels to authoritarian creep in modern democracies. The episode also explores the cultural fallout of constant violence, Fidel Castro’s formative influences, and the suicid...
2025-07-1022 minCam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #288 – Seven Governments, One Puppetmaster (Cuban Revolution #13)
In this raucous and revelatory episode, Cameron and Ray finally reach the man of the hour: Fulgencio Batista. From humble military stenographer to kingmaker of a chaotic Cuba, Batista’s rise is traced through coups, constitutions, and crushing dissent. Cameron performs a blistering freestyle rap tribute to Ray (“Ray Bear Has No Hair”), then the duo dive into Batista’s reign, the boom years of WWII, puppet governments, violent suppression of opposition, and the eerie parallels to authoritarian creep in modern democracies. The episode also explores the cultural fallout of constant violence, Fidel Castro’s formative influences, and the suicid...
2025-07-1022 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #288 – Seven Governments, One Puppetmaster (Cuban Revolution #13)
In this raucous and revelatory episode, Cameron and Ray finally reach the man of the hour: Fulgencio Batista. From humble military stenographer to kingmaker of a chaotic Cuba, Batista’s rise is traced through coups, constitutions, and crushing dissent. Cameron performs a blistering freestyle rap tribute to Ray (“Ray Bear Has No Hair”), then the duo dive into Batista’s reign, the boom years of WWII, puppet governments, violent suppression of opposition, and the eerie parallels to authoritarian creep in modern democracies. The episode also explores the cultural fallout of constant violence, Fidel Castro’s formative influences, and the suicid...
2025-07-1022 minPodcast | Cam & Ray's Cold War PodcastCold War #288 – Seven Governments, One Puppetmaster (Cuban Revolution #13)
In this raucous and revelatory episode, Cameron and Ray finally reach the man of the hour: Fulgencio Batista. From humble military stenographer to kingmaker of a chaotic Cuba, Batista’s rise is traced through coups, constitutions, and crushing dissent. Cameron performs a blistering freestyle rap tribute to Ray (“Ray Bear Has No Hair”), then the duo dive into Batista’s reign, the boom years of WWII, puppet governments, violent suppression of opposition, and the eerie parallels to authoritarian creep in modern democracies. The episode also explores the cultural fallout of constant violence, Fidel Castro’s formative influences, and the suicid...
2025-07-1022 minA COLD WARCS 288 Preview - Seven Governments, One PuppetmasterIn this raucous and revelatory episode of The Cold War Podcast, Cameron and Ray finally reach the man of the hour: Fulgencio Batista. From humble military stenographer to kingmaker of a chaotic Cuba, Batista’s rise is traced through coups, constitutions, and crushing dissent. Cameron performs a blistering freestyle rap tribute to Ray (“Ray Bear Has No Hair”), then the duo dive into Batista’s reign, the boom years of WWII, puppet governments, violent suppression of opposition, and the eerie parallels to authoritarian creep in modern democracies. The episode also explores the cultural fallout of constant violence, Fidel Castro’s formativ...
2025-07-0922 minA COLD WARCW 288 Member - Seven Governments, One PuppetmasterIn this raucous and revelatory episode of The Cold War Podcast, Cameron and Ray finally reach the man of the hour: Fulgencio Batista. From humble military stenographer to kingmaker of a chaotic Cuba, Batista’s rise is traced through coups, constitutions, and crushing dissent. Cameron performs a blistering freestyle rap tribute to Ray (“Ray Bear Has No Hair”), then the duo dive into Batista’s reign, the boom years of WWII, puppet governments, violent suppression of opposition, and the eerie parallels to authoritarian creep in modern democracies. The episode also explores the cultural fallout of constant violence, Fidel Castro’s formativ...
2025-07-0937 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #219 – Jerusalem or Bust (The Crusades part 28)
In Episode 219 of The Renaissance Times, Cameron and Ray are diving deep into the next leg of the First Crusade. They follow Raymond of Toulouse as he reluctantly resumes the crusade toward Jerusalem, dealing with infighting, cannibalism fatigue, and logistical nightmares. The episode paints a vivid picture of political fragmentation within the Muslim world at the time — from the Fatimids in Egypt under Al-Afdal to the squabbling Turkish emirs — and highlights the complex, cynical diplomacy that both sides employed. There’s history, yes, but also siege engines, geopolitical realpolitik, sex jokes, and a warning not to be the last guy holdin...
2025-07-0418 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #219 – Jerusalem or Bust (The Crusades part 28)
In Episode 219 of The Renaissance Times, Cameron and Ray are diving deep into the next leg of the First Crusade. They follow Raymond of Toulouse as he reluctantly resumes the crusade toward Jerusalem, dealing with infighting, cannibalism fatigue, and logistical nightmares. The episode paints a vivid picture of political fragmentation within the Muslim world at the time — from the Fatimids in Egypt under Al-Afdal to the squabbling Turkish emirs — and highlights the complex, cynical diplomacy that both sides employed. There’s history, yes, but also siege engines, geopolitical realpolitik, sex jokes, and a warning not to be the last guy holdin...
2025-07-0418 minThe BS Filter#134: Section 70302: The Quiet Coup
Cameron and Ray crack open the popcorn for a free-wheeling hour on the sudden Musk-Trump bromance breakup and the “one big beautiful bill” (HR 1). They riff on Roman triumvirates, oligarch knife-fights, and the sneaky Section 70302 that could neuter America’s courts overnight. Along the way they detour through the Byrd Rule, unleash dystopian what-ifs about AI, and ask whether the U.S. can out-collapse ancient Rome for speed. It’s equal parts history lesson, constitutional autopsy, and late-night pub rant—served with extra swearing and zero deference.
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2025-06-0625 minThe Bullshit FilterBS 134 (free) - Section 70302: The Quiet CoupCameron and Ray crack open the popcorn for a free-wheeling hour on the sudden Musk-Trump bromance breakup and the “one big beautiful bill” (HR 1). They riff on Roman triumvirates, oligarch knife-fights, and the sneaky Section 70302 that could neuter America’s courts overnight. Along the way they detour through the Byrd Rule, unleash dystopian what-ifs about AI, and ask whether the U.S. can out-collapse ancient Rome for speed. It’s equal parts history lesson, constitutional autopsy, and late-night pub rant—served with extra swearing and zero deference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-06-0625 minThe Bullshit FilterBullshit 134 - Section 70302: The Quiet CoupCameron and Ray crack open the popcorn for a free-wheeling hour on the sudden Musk-Trump bromance breakup and the “one big beautiful bill” (HR 1). They riff on Roman triumvirates, oligarch knife-fights, and the sneaky Section 70302 that could neuter America’s courts overnight. Along the way they detour through the Byrd Rule, unleash dystopian what-ifs about AI, and ask whether the U.S. can out-collapse ancient Rome for speed. It’s equal parts history lesson, constitutional autopsy, and late-night pub rant—served with extra swearing and zero deference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-06-061h 01The Bullshit FilterBullshit Filter 133 - The Donut Shop EconomyIn this episode of The Bullshit Filter, Cameron and Ray unpack the mythology around Donald Trump’s tariff policies, the real story behind the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the long, hypocritical game the U.S. has played when it comes to global trade. Cameron breaks down the roots of China’s role as the world’s factory, how the U.S. engineered it, and why Americans are now whining about the monster they created. There’s historical context, biting analogies, and a rant or two about Australia’s rejection of MAGA-style politics in their latest federal election. If you’ve eve...
2025-05-101h 44The Bullshit FilterThe Bullshit Filter - Episode 132: Greenland, JFK Files & The Network StateIn this wide-ranging episode, Cameron and Ray dive deep into two major topics. First, they dissect the recently released, unredacted JFK assassination files. They discuss the mainstream media's muted reaction, the historical context of powerful groups (the Mafia, CIA, J. Edgar Hoover, LBJ) who disliked the Kennedys, the frustratingly unsearchable format of the file dump, and specific revelations about the CIA's prior knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald. Second, they tackle the geopolitical implications of Trump's stated interest in acquiring Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. This leads to a discussion on the strategic importance of Greenland (rare earth minerals...
2025-04-071h 52The Renaissance TimesRenaissance #210 – Jesus Starves (The Crusades part 19)
By Christmas of 1097, the Crusaders continued to lay siege to Antioch but it has gone on so long they are running out of supplies. One out of every seven men was dying of hunger. Even a greater percentage of horses were also dying. Because Jesus loved them. Both sides continued to hope for the arrival of reinforcements to turn the tables.
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2025-02-1052 minThe Renaissance TimesRenaissance #210 – Jesus Starves (The Crusades part 19)
By Christmas of 1097, the Crusaders continued to lay siege to Antioch but it has gone on so long they are running out of supplies. One out of every seven men was dying of hunger. Even a greater percentage of horses were also dying. Because Jesus loved them. Both sides continued to hope for the arrival of reinforcements to turn the tables.
There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an audio player or something.
If you want to listen to one of our many free episodes, go here.
F...
2025-02-1052 minThe BS FilterIt's The Stupid, Stupid
As I’ve been saying for years – Trump isn’t the problem. He’s just a symptom of the problem. The actual problem is stupid people. And they are justifiably angry. But to think billionaires are going to solve the problem is just stupid. It’s billionaires and the politicians they control that got the U.S. into this situation in the first place.
Welcome to late stage capitalism.
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Bullshit 129
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2024-11-081h 43The BS FilterThe Truth About the TikTok Ban
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Today we delve into the ACTUAL reasons behind the US attempts to ban / force a sale of TikTok. And we also look at some newspaper headlines and break them apart.
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BS 124
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2024-03-221h 53The BS FilterThe Carlson / Putin Interview
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My guest co-host today is Tony Kynaston from the QAV Investing Podcast. We’re talking about the Tucker Carlson interview with Putin and breaking down the lies, distortions and misinformation ABOUT the interview that we’re reading in the mainstream media, and asking why there is a need to distort Putin’s words in the We...
2024-02-231h 44The BS FilterIsrael Genocide, Houthi, Pakistan, Iran
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This episode we’re looking at South Africa’s case against Israel in the World Court, accusing them of committing genocide in Gaza, the reasons for the cross-border tensions between Pakistan and Iran in Baluchistan, and why the Houthi are attacking ships in the Red Sea.
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2024-01-2659 minThe BS FilterJ. David Markham / Ukraine
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My old friend and colleague J. David Markham joined me today to talk about Russia and Ukraine. We planned to get to other topics, but ran out of time. Although we agree on most things related to Napoleon, David and I disagree on nearly everything else related to geopolitics, so this was a fun...
2023-12-291h 24The BS FilterBullshit - The Panama Papers (part 3) How do these shell companies get used? We provide some examples. We also talk about the fallout of the Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash, the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Galizia, why Americans didn’t show up in the Panama Papers as much as we might have expected, and how some of the world’s largest banks used Mossack Fonseca to profit from “arms dealers, bag men for Third World dictators, traffickers in blood diamonds and other international outlaws”.
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2019-07-121h 13The BS FilterBullshit - The Panama Papers (part 2)After more than a year of analysis, the first news stories were published on April 3, 2016, by SZ and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
Some 4.8 million leaked files were emails, 3 million were database entries, 2.2 million PDFs, 1.2 million images, 320,000 text files, and 2242 files in other formats.
Edward Snowden described the release in a Twitter message as the “biggest leak in the history of data journalism”.
Some of the earliest stories reported on involved Siemens’ secret $500 million South American slush fund, and billions of dollars of transactions involving Sergei Roldugin, Russian virtuoso cellist… who happens...
2019-07-051h 13The BS FilterBullshit - The Panama Papers (part 1)In 2015, journalist Bastian Obermayer from the Süddeutsche Zeitung , a Southern German Newspaper, was approached online by an anonymous source. He or she provided him with a database from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
They are the Panama Papers. Named in the leak were 12 current or former world leaders, 128 other public officials and politicians, and hundreds of celebrities, businessmen and other wealthy individuals of over 200 countries. They made it clear how the world’s elite hides their wealth from the people, avoids paying taxes, and launders their money.
Today we start a series about money launde...
2019-06-3055 minThe BS FilterBFTN 46 - The Gulf Of OmanIran stands accused by the US of attacking two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. But should we accept the US’s claims at face value? Or is there more to the story?
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2019-06-181h 11The BS FilterBFTN 45 - The Australian StasiAustralian journalists are under attack for publishing stories on domestic spying and our military. What kind of protections should we have in place for whistleblowers and journalists in a democracy? That’s what today’s show is about.
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2019-06-111h 14The BS FilterBFTN 44Should we believe South Korean news reports about North Korean executions?
Should we believe reports about marijuana-related illness and deaths?
Should we believe American reports about Iran’s nuclear ambitions?
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2019-06-061h 09The BS FilterBFTN 43Is the United States waging a war on journalism? Can we trust the OPCW reports on Syria’s chemical war attacks?Does the Pentagon produce fake terrorist propaganda films?
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2019-05-281h 08The BS FilterANTIVAXWe wrap up our antivax mini-series by looking at another antivax claim: “All vaccines contain a number of toxic poisons and chemicals that are linked to serious neurological damage”. We talk about Robert Kennedy Jr, thimerosal, and the difference between methyl vs ethyl mercury.
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2019-05-161h 07The BS FilterBFTN 42 - Julian AssangeOn this episode we discuss the arrest of Julian Assange, break down a recent NYT story about him, and look at other various bits of disinformation that people are blindly repeating.
Below are some links that you might find useful reading.
Detailed breakdown of the Swedish sexual misconduct allegations by Celia Farber, half-Swedish journalist.
Sweden blow by blow timeline
Wikileaks won the highest award given to journalism in Australia in 2011 – the “Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism” Walkley award.
Why the prosecution of Julian Assange is troubling for press freedom, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists
According to James Goodale, the veteran lawy...
2019-04-161h 19The BS FilterBSF NEWS #41Today we break down what we know – and don’t know – about the Mueller Report and ask why for the last two years we’ve heard so much about Trump – Russian collusion when there is apparently no evidence to support it.
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2019-03-261h 05The BS FilterBFTN #25 2018-11-19
On our news show this week:
1. Ray updates us on hate crime stats
2. CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
3. French Polynesia leader admits nuclear lie
4. Facebook cover-up
5. The U.S. Government May Be Charging Julian Assange
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The Bullshit FilterBFTN #25 2018-11-19[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bullshitfilter/BFTN_25.mp3″ ] On our news show this week: 1. Ray updates us on hate crime stats 2. CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's assassination 3. French Polynesia leader admits nuclear lie 4. Facebook cover-up 5. The U.S. Government May Be Charging Julian Assange Follow Cameron on Facebook Follow Ray on Facebook. (yes we [...]The post BFTN #25 2018-11-19 appeared first on The BS Filter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-191h 16The BS FilterBFTN #23 2018-11-05On BULLSHIT FILTER THE NEWS this week:
Cameron gets hacked.
Monsanto, Roundup, glyphosate & cancer.
Khashoggi updates.
Christian terrorism in the United States.
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2018-11-0551 min
The Bullshit FilterBFTN #23 2018-11-05[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bullshitfilter/BFTN23.mp3″ ] On BULLSHIT FILTER THE NEWS this week: Cameron gets hacked. Monsanto, Roundup, glyphosate & cancer. Khashoggi updates. Christian terrorism in the United States. Follow Cameron on Facebook. Follow Ray on Facebook.The post BFTN #23 2018-11-05 appeared first on The BS Filter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-0551 minThe BS FilterBFTN #21 2018-10-10
On BULLSHIT FILTER THE NEWS this week:
Welcome to day 625 of the Trump presidency. And Cameron’s birthday.
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father
The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
A leading Holocaust historian just seriously compared the US to Nazi Germany
Banksy Painting Self Destructs
Girl pulls 1,500-year-old sword from lake
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2018-10-101h 04The BS FilterBFTN #3 2018-04-23
On BULLSHIT FILTER THE NEWS this week:
Special guest Sherlock Ortiz comes on to school us about political correctness. Or does he?
Cameron rants about the “Whataboutism” Vs Tu Quoque
Allison Mack, Smallville actress, charged over Nxivm sex trafficking
Read more about NXIVM
Raul Castro, President of Cuba retires
But the U.S. MSM still can’t tell a straight story
Meanwhile… The U.S. Provides Military Assistance to 73 Percent of the World’s Dictatorships
Finally… Alex Jones, Backtracking, Now Says Sandy Hook Shooting Did Happen
Alex also said Trump crapped all over “us”. Because he bombed Syria.
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2018-04-231h 05
Life Of Alexander The GreatSubscribing To RenaissanceThe Dark Ages are ending!
As you may have realized, we published our very last Alexander episode last week!
Now some of you might be wondering what to do now?
Well, I had hoped I’d be able to just transfer your Alexander subscriptions over to the new series, but, alas, the entrails from our last sacrifice portended bad omens in that regard.
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2017-11-2704 min
Life Of CaesarAugustus Caesar #08 – Robert HarrisToday we are joined by the one and only Robert Harris – author of many bestsellers, including FATHERLAND and his CICERO trilogy. The final chapter of the Cicero trilogy, DICTATOR, is available now. You can buy it as an audiobook from Audible. Get your free copy today by using our signup page!
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2015-12-101h 03Life Of CaesarAugustus Caesar #08 – Robert HarrisToday we are joined by the one and only Robert Harris – author of many bestsellers, including FATHERLAND and his CICERO trilogy. The final chapter of the Cicero trilogy, DICTATOR, is available now. You can buy it as an audiobook from Audible. Get your free copy today by using our signup page!
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2015-12-101h 03
Life Of Caesar Premium PodcastsJulius Caesar – 2000 Likes Special EditionWell we have FINALLY hit the milestone of 2000 likes on our Facebook page! And to celebrate, I put together something a little special for you. Have you ever wanted to have a quiet private conversation with Ray Harris? Would you like to be able to lie alone in the dark, with your earbuds in, and […]
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2015-08-0502 minLife Of CaesarJulius Caesar – 2000 Likes Special EditionWell we have FINALLY hit the milestone of 2000 likes on our Facebook page! And to celebrate, I put together something a little special for you. Have you ever wanted to have a quiet private conversation with Ray Harris? Would you like to be able to lie alone in the dark, with your earbuds in, and […]
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2015-08-0502 minLife Of CaesarJulius Caesar – 2000 Likes Special EditionWell we have FINALLY hit the milestone of 2000 likes on our Facebook page! And to celebrate, I put together something a little special for you. Have you ever wanted to have a quiet private conversation with Ray Harris? Would you like to be able to lie alone in the dark, with your earbuds in, and […]
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2015-08-0502 min