TrueAnon

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod. --------- Alan MacLeod from Mint Press News joins us to talk through his new piece on Tucker Carlson (mintpressnews.com/tucker-carlson-biography-nicaragua-cia/279782), the media superstar’s meteoric rise, and the dynamics of manufacturing consent in the social media age.

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod --------- Loose episode on Ukraine/Russia war, possibilities and realities of the conflict, assessing why we got it wrong, and what might happen next.

We talk about the recent tying up of two major Epstein loose ends: Jean-Luc Brunel’s death in prison and Prince Andrew’s princely settlement.

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod ---------- Welcome to the fifth and final chapter of TrueAnon Presents: Keep the Dream Alive. In this episode: facing the inevitable; the sacred and the profane; falling in love with LA; opening in Oakland; embracing digital; on the road again. Interviews with Merrill Garbus, John Congleton, and Tabor Allen. Featured tracks: "cracked pass words" by John Vanderslice, "If" by The Dodos, "Coast to Coast" by Tune-Yards.

We hack into the mainframe and chip away bit by bit at the strange and mind-numbingly stupid story of the couple arrested in connection with the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack. We detail their attempts at laundering close to $3.6 billion worth of coins, try to figure out how this happened, and wrestle with the confusing and weird un-reality of the internet's least favorite scammer: Razzlekhan. See also Episode 180: Untethered (soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/untethered)

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod ---------- 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.

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod ---------- We go back to the Freak Beat and take a look at the kidnapping of Joshua Boyle & Caitlan Coleman by the Haqqani Network in 2012 and the twisted mind of a man forever warped by Wikipedia. Joshua Boyle's Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sherurcij&action=view Jar Jar Binks Wookiepedia page: starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jar_Jar_Binks Biden Admin steals Afghan Central Bank's money to give to Americans: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/world/asia/afghanistan-funds-biden.html

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod ---------- 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 wash ashore on the banks of the Dnieper with Radio War Nerd’s Mark Ames (twitter.com/markamesexiled) for a Special War in Ukraine????? Two Parter. In this second half we get up to speed on the current “crisis,” walk through the expansion of NATO, the rise of Putin, and try to figure out just what the hell the US thinks it’s playing at.

We wash ashore on the banks of the Dnieper with Radio War Nerd’s Mark Ames (twitter.com/markamesexiled) for a Special War in Ukraine????? Two Parter. In this first hour we detail Ukraine’s complicated road to independence, the various oligarchs, gangsters and western leaders jostling for control and the bloody coup that set the stage for todays conflict.