TrueAnon

In this episode: capitalism makes you crazy; numbers shrinking; relationships spiraling; losing family; giving up on touring; the beginning of the end. Interviews with James Riotto, Samantha Crain, and Danielle Goldsmith. Featured tracks: "Fangless" by Sleater-KInney, "Paint" by Samantha Crain, and "Harlequin Press" by John Vanderslice.

In this episode: the calendar gets full; sticking with tape; working with big bands; musical conservatism; owning the means of production; women in recording; love on tour. Interviews with: Daniel Handler, Beau Sorenson, and Maryam Qudus. Featured tracks: "Holy Roller" by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, "Trance Manual" by John Vanderslice, and "Buck and Judy" by Deerhoof.

We sit down with journalist Matt Farwell to talk through his time in Afghanistan, life after the war, hunting down Tom Clancy, and the author's influence on the New American Century. The Hunt for Tom Clancy: http://thehuntfortomclancy.substack.com

We sit down with the congresswoman from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for a wide-ranging interview focusing on the triumphs and failures of the post-Bernie left, the transformative potential of a truly inclusive Green New Deal, and what it might look like to take up space to take on power. And just maybe a little bit of chat on Building 7 :)

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod -------- We trace California’s Dorner Days, the shootings by Dorner and the LAPD, the manhunt, the odd saga of the “manifesto,” and the legacy he left.

We take a look at the origin story of Christopher Dorner, his life, career, and claims against the LAPD. Christopher Gettler deposition: youtube.com/watch?v=LFZR6tjeu-A Annotated Manifesto: researchdestroy.com/dorner-communique-from-an-ex-cop.pdf

We examine the rise of mobile gambling in America, the push to legalize sports betting, big data's drive to create infinite markets, and the digital superstorm of machine-engineered psychosis.

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod ---------- After the Cold War, NATO needed to reinvent itself politically for the post-Soviet world. For the final installment of our three-part series, we welcome back Ben Howard to talk through the collapse of the USSR, the rise and fall of the Partnership for Peace, and NATO interventions from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan, and we try to figure out just what Article V really means. Kamala press conference video: twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1501904857749405699

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod ---------- Throughout the Cold War, NATO conducted large-scale terror campaigns in several European countries using a network of secret agents and neo-Nazis. We take the examples of Italy & Belgium and tie them into the larger NATO project.

We’re joined by independent researcher Ben (twitter.com/housetrotter) for a multi-part series exploring the theory and practice of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Part One is about the creation of NATO and the early years of the organization.