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This week we wrap up the tale of Julius Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul. First we will discuss his fun little jaunt over to Britannia, and then we will explore his clashes with the great Gallic leader Vercingetorix, culminating with Caesar’s victory at Alesia, and his plans for returning home to Rome.   Follow the Naked Blue Men: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email enquiries: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang: itgang.bandcamp.com

This week we pick up the story of Gaius Julius Caesar where we left off like… ten months ago. In Episode 50: Julius Caesar Goes on Holiday, we discussed the rise of one of Rome’s greatest generals and politicians, and the shoddy pretext for his invasion of the vast Western European region known to posterity as Gaul. This time, almost one year later, I’m returning to the story to discuss the Caesar’s Book, Comentarii de Bello Gallico, A brief description of Gaul, and the commencement of the actual Wars themselves. A third installment will follow this one IMMEDIATELY, not a year later, and will conclude Caesar’s conquest and return to Rome. Join the Circ’d Dudes, Olé! mailing list on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (and instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email enquiries: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang: itgang.bandcamp.com

In a bit of a different episode for us, we sat down to talk about some recent events, including the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, as well as the wild week (and year) for Kanye West and the coterie of right wing vampires he has chosen to surround himself with. You can defraud investors with the LU boys on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung You can reach out to us at leftunreadpod@gmail.com. Suggestions and hate mail welcome. Theme music by Interesting Times Gang. Check them out at: itgang.bandcamp.com

This week, we sat down once again with Left Unread Extended Universe guests Ian Miller and Patrick to discuss an Oliver Stone flick - this time it was 1995's Nixon, Stone's second film about how the #CIAkilledJFK. As usual, we use the film to look more broadly at the covert operations carried out by the American deep state and the Nixon resignation's relationship to the Kennedy assassination. You can break into the Watergate hotel on Twitter: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung @ptrkbrn @rigsofdad (Ian's podcast Film Basics with Bassists) If you'd like to reach out, feel free on Twitter or at our email: leftunreadpod@gmail.com. Theme music courtesy of Ian's project Interesting Times Gang, as well as all other tracks on this episode from Ian's ITG album The Spirit of Science Fiction. You can stream it anywhere or purchase it at itgang.bandcamp.com.

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Reuploaded due to technical issues.   This week, we sat down to discuss some ghoulish recent events in the news, and then we go through a hauntingly spooky list of True Facts of Truth and close it out with a particularly bizarre story about a haunted US Navy ship and its unfortunate crew. At the top of the episode, Evan recounts a Halloween-themed original re-imagining of Twas the Night Before Christmas. You can follow the spooky scary skeletons on Twitter: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of the fabulous Interesting Times Gang: itgang.bandcamp.com

This week, we explore the latest hip trend that’s sweeping the globe: having your monarch die! Is it just a passing fad, or will dead monarchs become a lasting tradition? We can only hope! Join the House of Windsor on Twitter: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Emails: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of the phenomenal Interesting Times Gang: itgang.bandcamp.com

In the third part of our series on ancient mystery cults, we sat down to talk about the theologia and liturgy of the ancient Mediterranean mystery cults, and then we discussed the understanding of the cults through three lenses: myth, nature allegory, and metaphysics. Finally, we introduce the secretive Cult of Mithras and its anatomy. You can join the castrated Galli priests of Kybele during the Day of Blood on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung You can reach out to us at leftunreadpod@gmail.com. Suggestions and hate mail welcome. Theme music by Interesting Times Gang. Check them out at: itgang.bandcamp.com This week's tunes were all from the new Collapse Culture album, Drag Your Coffin My Lord. Check them out, and please consider purchasing the album at collapseculture.bandcamp.com

This week we discuss the history of, and some of the prevailing conspiracy theories surrounding the Organisation Europeén Pour le Recherche Nucléaire and their Large Hadron Collider, tales of which have captured hearts, minds, and melted brains for decades. Are we all undead lich-people inhabiting a spiritual purgatory since 2012? Find out within! Follow Neelsh Bohr on Twitter: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email inquiries? Enquiries? Einquiries?: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of the wonderful Interesting Times Gang: itgang.bandcamp.com

In the second part of our series on the ancient mystery cults of the Mediterranean, we continue our discussion on the mystery cults in general as we look at how the mysteries shaped and were shaped by their communities, and then we take a deeper look into the eastern mysteries of Anatolia and Egypt. You can peer into the revealed phallus within the liknon on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung You can reach out to us at leftunreadpod@gmail.com. Suggestions and hate mail welcome. Theme music by Interesting Times Gang. Check them out at: itgang.bandcamp.com