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The Long Seventies Podcast

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Dec 31, 2021 • 1h 7min

New Year's Eve Retroperspective

We retroperspect on the last year's episodes and make some long shot predictions about 1970s history podcast episodes in the next year. 
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Dec 20, 2021 • 1h 17min

Joey Coyle: Free Money Ain't Free in Philly

In Feb 1981, Joey Coyle, a Philly longshoreman, found $1.2 million in cash in the middle of the road and decided to keep it. Too bad the money belonged to the Federal Reserve and they wanted it back. 
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Dec 11, 2021 • 1h 54min

MKULTRA: From Mind Control to Marketing

Delve into the murky world of MKUltra with discussions on psychological warfare tactics, covert operations, psychedelics, and the evolution of advertising strategies. Uncover the dark history of CIA involvement in the counterculture movement and explore themes of mind control in American Ultra. From government secrets to modern surveillance, this episode offers a captivating journey through the tangled web of mind manipulation.
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Nov 28, 2021 • 1h 9min

Good Guys Wear Black

We talk about the Chuck Norris classic Good Guys Wear Black and the best stretch jeans on the market. 
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Oct 1, 2021 • 1h 25min

The Acali Experiment: Science On the High Seas

We discuss the Acali Experiment, an "only could have happened in the 70s" adventure/scientific experiment where a scientist sets sail on the high seas with a nubile crew of test subjects to determine how human nature will manifest in the worst of conditions. 
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Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 10min

The Towering Inferno

We talk about the movie The Towering Inferno. 
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May 31, 2021 • 1h 27min

Long Seventies Awards

We do a Long Seventies Award show.
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May 23, 2021 • 1h 44min

From Liberalism to Neoliberalism

We have an off the cuff discussion of the Long Seventies paradigm shift from Liberalism to Neoliberalism witnessed across society and Foreign Relations. 
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Apr 19, 2021 • 1h 28min

Over the Edge: Children of the Suburban Corn

We talk about the 1979 film “Over the Edge.” Misunderstood miscreants, Jr. High School dope dealers, antisocial antiestablishment antimonies take on suburban america in this surreal and absurdist take on youth in America during the Long Seventies. 
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Apr 12, 2021 • 1h 31min

Alcatraz Is Not An Island: The 1969 Indian Occupation

We talk about the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island in SF Bay by the Indians of All Tribes activist group, and provide some important context and background to understand this important event. 

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