The Empire Never Ended

TENE discuses the latest news about Dark Foreigner going to prison, the Base reappearing and getting ready to send people to prison + Aleksandr Dugin's view of the ongoing anti-government protests in Serbia, and TENE introducing a new character: Zak Novak. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod  

TENE discusses the massive Neo-Fascist concert in Zagreb, updates on the O9A in Montenegro, and Rob Rundo self-identifying as fictional CIA agent Jason Bourne.  Subscribe to: patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

TENE discusses the massive Neo-Fascist concert in Zagreb, updates on the O9A in Montenegro, and Rob Rundo self-identifying as fictional CIA agent Jason Bourne. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social + x.com/tenepod

In a desperate attempt at a last stand to halt the Rwandan backed army of Laurent Desire Kabila, Mobutu hires mercenaries composed of members of the infamous 10th Sabotage Detachment of the Bosnian Serb army, responsible for some of the worst atrocities in the Bosnian war, under the command of French intelligence asset "Yugo Dominic". Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  + x.com/tenepod

TENE and friend watch the star studded 1978 action film The Wild Geese. Richard Burton and Roger Moore (James Bond) play a romanticized versions of Mad Mike and his racist mercenaries, except now they're good guys who just want to teach us how the West should forgive Africans for being corrupt. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  + x.com/tenepod

Boris gives us a brief overview of Mobutu's reign in Congo/Zaire from 1960s-1990s and examines his role as the ultimate Cold Warrior. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  + x.com/tenepod

We finally sit down with Spencer Sunshine to talk about his book "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason's Siege" (2024). Support Spencer at: https://www.patreon.com/spencersunshine Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  + x.com/tenepod

Rey walks us through the first part of David Austin Walsh's book Taking America Back, which is centered around Hart's career in the 1933-1953 period. Merwin was a "liminal figure of the US right-wing", able to meet the president in the White House, but also to work together with known fascist "crackpots" (Coughlin, G. L. K. Smith, Wesley Swift...). Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  + x.com/tenepod

In part one of a series on mercenaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Boris explores the strange history of the (ex)Nazis and racist psychopaths who helped install the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko following the assassination of Patrice Lumumba.   Reading: Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja - The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People’s History Ending music: Vicky Longomba-Vive Patrice Lumumba Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  + x.com/tenepod

Dive into the intriguing world of extremism as the discussion unpacks the dangerous allure of apocalyptic fantasies. Explore how youthful rebellion intertwines with extremist ideologies, revealing the troubling mix of nihilism and ambition. The podcast also features a biting take on Michael Moynihan, critiqued by none other than Charles Manson. Get ready for a captivating analysis of contemporary radical narratives!