

Left Unread
Left Unread
A podcast about history, politics, leftism, weirdness, and crime by two friends trying to make each other laugh.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 1h 22min
158. El Cid and the Enduring Culture Myth of the Reconquista I: al-Andalus
The discussion ventures into 11th-century Iberia, spotlighting the legendary figure El Cid. The hosts unravel the intricate political tapestry of Islamic rule and emerging Christian kingdoms. They explore cultural advances in Al-Andalus, including language and arts. Engaging anecdotes depict the pragmatic cooperation and conflicts between Muslims and Christians. The evolution of the Christian kingdoms amidst this turmoil creates a vibrant backdrop for El Cid's tumultuous career, setting the stage for future installments.

May 31, 2025 • 1h 4min
157. EPIC-ly Based
This week we discuss the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas, and the political and social fallout surrounding that. We also touch on the continuing decline of embattled PA Senator John Fetterman, and our love of Crusader Kings III.
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May 16, 2025 • 1h 5min
156. The King of the Mole People
Get ready. The Great Mole Emergence is Nigh!
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May 1, 2025 • 1h 13min
155. The Roanoke Mystery II: The Disappearing Colony
This week, in Part 2 of Cam’s look at the Roanoke Colony, we discuss the realities of colonial life in the Americas, the impact on both the indigenous local peoples and the colonists, and the mysterious disappearance of the Colony, which has never been solved.
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Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 3min
154. We've Fallen for One of the Classic Blunders
Never get involved in a trade war in Asia.
This week is all about tariffs, growing international antagonism by the Trump administration with a particular focus on China, deportations to Salvadoran prisons, and attempts to force leading US Universities to capitulate to presidential demands. It's fun stuff, folks.
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Mar 26, 2025 • 1h 22min
153. The Roanoke Mystery I: Sir Humphrey Hatches a Plan
This week, we head back to the fabled Age of Exploration, when European monarchs were just catching on to the notion that it might be nice to try and exploit the entire world for financial gain. Using the famed disappearance of the Roanoke Colony as our centerpiece, we will explore the social, religious, and economic circumstances surrounding this time period, before digging in to the actual mystery in Part II next week.
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Mar 20, 2025 • 1h 7min
152. Toilet Nachos
This week, we discuss the inevitable end to the ceasefire in Gaza, the pending increase in the amount of waste allowable in drinking water, how easy it is to make a delicious meal in a hotel bathroom, and much MUCH more!
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Mar 12, 2025 • 1h 41min
151. Ancient Mysteries VIII: The Eastern Cults in Britannia and the Rise of Monotheism
Don your ceremonial garb, fanatics, and once more drink of the kykeon. We are again descending into the hallowed sacrificial caverns to explore the nature of the mystery cults on the island of Britannia, and then we shall explore how the cults of the ancient world would give way to the rise of monotheism.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 7min
150. And That's the Bottom Line...
...BECAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 10min
149. The Feast of St. Valentine
This week, we discuss restaurant grease traps, the joys of Valentine's Day, Elon Musk's juvenile human shield, and we also say 'obsequious' a lot. Like during editing I realized it's kind of egregious. If you guys correctly count how many times we say it Evan won't go into the light.
P.S. The music is bad on purpose in this one I swear.
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