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In December 1823, US president James Monroe delivered his State of the Union address in which he coined what would become known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was a framework that would later be used to legitimize US intervention up and down the hemisphere. But in those early days, Monroe's statements were applauded by Latin American leaders as supporting their independence struggles. They were even embraced at Simon Bolivar's Panama Congress of 1826.In this episode, host Michael Fox travels to see what's left of the former site of the Panama Congress, and then dives in to the past and present with Yale historian Greg Grandin.They look at Simon Bolivar's Panama Congress, but also Monroe and the legacy of US imperialism in the region until today, including US-backed death squads, the Iran Contra Scandal, Manifest Destiny, and so much more.Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox. This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.Additional info: You can see pictures of the Simon Bolivar monument, in Panama City, here.Follow and support Michael Fox and Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfoxYou can follow historian Greg Grandin, on Twitter, here.Below are links to Greg Grandin's books mentioned in the episode:The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation (2000, Duke University Press Books)Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic (Holt, 2006)The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War (2011, The University of Chicago)Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman (2016, MacMillan)You can find more of Greg's books, here.Theme music by Monte PerdidoMonte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is out now. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you listen to music.Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

In December 1823, US president James Monroe delivered his State of the Union address in which he coined what would become known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was a framework that would later be used to legitimize US intervention up and down the hemisphere. But in those early days, Monroe's statements were applauded by Latin American leaders as supporting their independence struggles. They were even embraced at Simon Bolivar's Panama Congress of 1826.In this episode, host Michael Fox travels to see what's left of the former site of the Panama Congress, and then dives in to the past and present with Yale historian Greg Grandin.They look at Simon Bolivar's Panama Congress, but also Monroe and the legacy of US imperialism in the region until today, including US-backed death squads, the Iran Contra Scandal, Manifest Destiny, and so much more.Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox. This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.Additional info: You can see pictures of the Simon Bolivar monument, in Panama City, here.Follow and support Michael Fox and Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfoxYou can follow historian Greg Grandin, on Twitter, here.Below are links to Greg Grandin's books mentioned in the episode:The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation (2000, Duke University Press Books)Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic (Holt, 2006)The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War (2011, The University of Chicago)Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman (2016, MacMillan)You can find more of Greg's books, here.Theme music by Monte PerdidoMonte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is out now. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you listen to music.Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

In our sixteenth episode as a Gilmore Girls podcast for superfans by superfans, we tackle the final  references in Cinnamon's Wake including:  The most touching moment that no one talks about, the secret affair between Miss Patty and Taylor Doosey, and so much more! If you love fall, Gilmore Girls, fast talking and coffee please make sure to leave us a review and reach out to us on instagram to share all your thoughts with us! We hope to share what we learn from you in future episodes as well so please do message us we cannot wait to talk to you! We cover: Valley of the Dolls Babbet's hobbit sized house I thought about you - Jimmy Van Heusen Oprah Truely Truely - Grant Lee Buffalo Iran Contra Scandal Oliver North Fawn Hall Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton The Big Dipper And so much more! Find us on instagram here: Tyler & Shae - Hosts of a Gilmore Girls podcast (@oywiththepodalready) • Instagram photos and videos

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look back at the Iran Contra scandal, which despite not seeming to have the notoriety of Watergate or the sizzle of Clinton-Lewinsky, was a pretty big deal and one that illustrated both how the U.S. governmental system can be exploited and the mechanisms in the system that allows it to fight back when lines are crossed (01:13).The Iran-Contra Affair (PBS)Iran-Contra Explained: The Wall of Crazy Scandal (YouTube)

Get 15% off zbiotics.com/reach - Wake up feeling great, even if you had a big night out. Episode Keywords: Roy Cohn, Rupert Murdoch, Ronald Reagan, Fox News, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Election Conspiracy Theories, Global Expansion, Iran Contra Scandal, CIA, Project Democracy, Twentieth Century Fox, Metromedia, Mogul, Television Stations, Market, Dave Marcus Episode Summary: In this episode, I discussed the complex connections between Roy Cohn, Rupert Murdoch, and Ronald Reagan and how they helped shape the landscape of the United States. We examined recent revelations involving Murdoch's Fox News network and its role in peddling lies to the American public. Rupert Murdoch's deposition was discussed, and how it does not absolve him or his company of responsibility for their actions. We also discussed Murdoch's influence, Donald Trump's reaction, the alliance between Murdoch and Jared Kushner, and Roy Cohn's impact on Murdoch's success. This episode provided an overview of the complex relationships between powerful figures and their influence on modern political and media landscapes. JOIN our PREMIUM CONTENT CHANNEL on YOUTUBE.COM/@NARATIVTV or Patreon.com/naratv. This week I share my thoughts on why Spy Murdoch has been the most challenging series for me to mount. Dear Friends: All of Narativ's content is supported by Narativ's patrons - Thank you for standing by my work and supporting democracy. Unless many more of you join, I cannot continue producing these shows. Please go to Patreon.com/narativ and sign up today. Thank you, Z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SPY MURDOCH is the origin story of Rupert Murdoch as a spy and the first premium content serial from NARATIV TV.  The first and second episode are available for free.  Future episodes will be available to premium members only at patreon.com/narativ  Get 15% off zbiotics.com/reach - Wake up feeling great, even if you had a big night out.   Episode Keywords: Roy Cohn, Rupert Murdoch, Ronald Reagan, Fox News, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Election Conspiracy Theories, Global Expansion, Iran Contra Scandal, CIA, Project Democracy, Twentieth Century Fox, Metromedia, Mogul, Television Stations, Market, Dave Marcus Episode Summary: In this episode, I discussed the complex connections between Roy Cohn, Rupert Murdoch, and Ronald Reagan and how they helped shape the landscape of the United States. We examined recent revelations involving Murdoch's Fox News network and its role in peddling lies to the American public. Rupert Murdoch's deposition was discussed, and how it does not absolve him or his company of responsibility for their actions. We also discussed Murdoch's influence, Donald Trump's reaction, the alliance between Murdoch and Jared Kushner, and Roy Cohn's impact on Murdoch's success. This episode provided an overview of the complex relationships between powerful figures and their influence on modern political and media landscapes.   JOIN our PREMIUM CONTENT CHANNEL on YOUTUBE.COM/@NARATIVTV or Patreon.com/naratv. This week I share my thoughts on why Spy Murdoch has been the most challenging series for me to mount.   Dear Friends: All of Narativ's content is supported by Narativ's patrons - Thank you for standing by my work and supporting democracy. Unless many more of you join, I cannot continue producing these shows. Please go to Patreon.com/narativ and sign up today. Thank you, Z

Born in Cuba, Prado and his family were caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, and fledtheir war-torn home for a better life in the U.S. Fifty years after that daring escape, he retiredfrom the CIA as the agency's equivalent of a Two-Star General. During his two-and-a-halfdecade career, he was one of the agency's best and most dedicated Black Ops specialists.Early in his career he served as a paramilitary officer in the agency's elite Special ActivitiesGroup, where he fought alongside the Contras in the U.S.'s clandestine war against Nicaragua'sSandinistas. Through his heroism and dedicated service there, he was awarded the CIA'sIntelligence Medal of Merit. As soon as he returned stateside, however, he faced the politicalfiring squad of the Iran-Contra Scandal.His career took him around the globe in duty stations in Central and South America as well asthe Philippines. Following those posts, Prado joined the highest echelons of the CIAheadquarters in Langley, VA. Toward the end of 1995, Prado was appointed Deputy Chief ofStation and co-founding member of the Bin Laden Task Force, followed by three years as headof Korean Operations. It was at that point that he took on one of the most dangerous missions ofhis career, re-establishing a once-abandoned CIA station inside a hostile nation long sinceconsidered a front line of the fight against Islamic terrorism. Prado carried out covert operationsand developed assets that proved pivotal in the coming War on Terror. As Chief of Operationsfor the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, he was one of the architects of the agency's covert war todestroy Al Qaeda in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Real Deal Media Presents: The LOUNGE 'The Mysteries of Iran' Episode: The Mysteries or Iran 10/12/22 Starring Dean Ryan - Lisa Duthie - Jalumbo & Jim Fetzer P.h.D. - The RDM Cast takes a Deep dive into the History of Iran - 1953 installment of the show, - the 1979 revolution -Bush Sr. Relationship to Ayatollah Khomeini, -Iran Contra Scandal of. the 1980's - - What Happened to Journalist Gary Webb? - What's currently Happening to the Women of Iran - Iran's Relationship to China and now Saudi Arabia __________________________________________________ LIVE Broadcasting (Mon-Thurs/Sat) 10pm EST www.RealDealMedia.TV Rumble.com/user/RealDealMedia YouTube.com/DeanRyanTV Facebook.com/TheRealDeanRyan Facebook.com/RealDealMedia __________________________________________________ Prevent Anxiety and other ailments by using Real Deal Kratom Visit www.RealDealMedia.TV/kratom __________________________________________________ Help us keep Real Deal Media Alive.. Donate Today! ...Join the fight against Censorship ** @PayPal.me/TheRealDeanRyan ** Cash App $TheRealDeanRyan * Venmo @TheRealDeanRyan __________________________________________________ Real Deal Online Store For all your Real Deal Retail NEEDS Visit our Online Store @ RealDealMedia.TV/store Your Purchase Fuels This Broadcast! __________________________________________________ ~Real Deal Memberships~ Become a Real Deal Member Today! Join Today at RealDealMedia.TV/membership Members get Exclusive Content, including Additional Shows, Podcasts, RDM Original Films, Music Videos and Backstage LIVE Chat. RDM Members are the architects of this Operation. __________________________________________________ Real Deal HealthGet All your Health & Wellness supplies by visiting RealDealMedia.TV/brighteonstore __________________________________________________ RDM Social Media Outlets twitter.com/TheRealDeanRyan Instagram.com/TheRealDealMedia Gab.com @DeanRyan Gettr.com/user/Jalumbo Facebook.com/TheRealDeanRyan Instagram.com/LisaDuthieOfficial Facebook.com/RealDealMediaTonight Flote.app/RealDealMedia __________________________________________________ Real Deal Media Shows are archived @ https://www.RealDealMedia.TV/videowww.Rumble.com/user/realdealmedia www.Brighteon . com/channels/realdealmedia __________________________________________________ Real Deal Media Official Podcast Ch. www.RealDealMedia.TV/podcast __________________________________________________ Get Real Deal Media's 1st Ever Musical Album 'Urban Chimes vol.1 ' Get Your Copy Today at RealDealMedia.TV/music For More Visit: www.RealDealMedia.TV --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/realdealmedia/support

The Iran-Contra Scandal was a significant moment of the Reagan Administration and the 80's, but its rarely seen from the other country's side. In Iran, the event was not insignificant. A mix of unreleased content and some long-lost episodes that were quite popular in their time and still have some points today on this podcast. We are part of Airwave Media Network. Interested in advertising on the podcast? Contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This story was so fascinating they even made a movie out of it starring Tom Cruise, American Made. Barry Seal was one of the most renowned American dealers that smuggled weapons and drugs in the USA Barry Seal became an aviator at only 16 years old, and as soon as he received his pilot licence, he started smuggling weapons He had strong relations with the Madellín Cartel, i.e. the Colombian drug cartel led by Pablo Escobar Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/02/28/legacy-of-a-slain-drug-informer/41b5c1bf-ba53-48f4-87d8-afd6bcbc15ce/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Seal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhG2-dz6LVc https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/mena-intermountain-municipal-airport-4070/ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/19/activities-at-airport-in-mena-detailed/ https://armoneyandpolitics.com/the-digs-of-the-deal-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport-tails-to-tell-economic-engine-to-drive/ https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/who-was-barry-seal-1502485914.html https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/09/american-made-true-story-barry-seal-death-wife-family-movie https://www.amazon.com/Kings-of-Cocaine-audiobook/dp/B07FTMDZ8R Leveritt, Mara. All Quiet at Mena: A Reporter's Memoir of Buried Investigations. Little Rock: Bird Call Press, 202 Bowden, Bill. “Activities at Airport in Mena Detailed.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, July 19, 2020, pp. 1B, 5B http://www.walterlippmann.com/docs184.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 11 years since its founding, WeWork has had a wild ride. At its core, it's a real estate company that subleases trendy office spaces to other businesses. But the workers at the company, lead by their charismatic CEO Adam Neumann and intoxicated by a $47 billion valuation, partied like it was a rebellious tech startup. Behind all the kombucha taps in WeWork's offices was a culture of extravagant splurging, furious hedonism, and questionable business decisions. The bad behavior persisted for a decade before it all came crashing down. This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell, the Wall Street Journal reporters who helped reveal the absurd shenanigans that led to the downfall of WeWork. Their new book, The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion, is a chronicle of the company's rollicking journey. Show Notes:  The Cult of We comes out July 20. You can preorder it here. And be sure to follow all of Eliot and Maureen's reporting at The Wall Street Journal. Recommendations:  Maureen recommends the show Schitt's Creek. Eliot recommends the podcast Fiasco, specifically season two, which is about the Iran Contra Scandal. Lauren recommends the Listings Project, a community newsletter for people looking for temporary housing. Mike recommends Mixcloud for discovering new music through DJ sets. Maureen Farrell can be found on Twitter @maureenmfarrell. Eliot Brown is @eliotwb. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys. If you have feedback about the show, or just want to enter to win a $50 gift card, take our brief listener survey here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join me for a brief history of cocaine, an overview of the biopharmacology, and roadmap for how to undo the damage done by the war on drugs. Crack cocaine is just cocaine. The only difference is it can be smoked, which means it kicks in harder and wears off faster. And because of that, it can also be sold in small doses. These differences, which aren't differences, have been used to defend a racist war on drugs. More than 80% of Reagan-era crack sentences were given to black men, even though black folks don't use or sell drugs at rates any higher than white folks. In this episode I cover the history of crack in the United States from the late 1970s up to the present, including Richard Pryor's accident, Len Bias's (alleged) overdose, Freeway Ricky Ross, the Iran-Contra Scandal, Oliver North, the Rampart Scandal, and stereotypes about crack.

In the last years of Jimmy Carter's presidency, the ruthless Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua was overthrown by the Sandinista revolutionaries, a coalition of the moderate and revolutionary left. The incoming Reagan administration in 1981 immediately froze aid to the Nicaragua and began to arm the anti Sandinista rebels, the Contras. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys think it's time for another history-oriented episode, and this time they're trying to decide who is worse between two relatively obscure dictators. Manuel Noriega or Augusto Pinochet? Ben takes the side of Chile's Pinochet, while Ryan argues for Panama's Noriega, both highlighting the atrocities that these two have dealt out over the years. Nick, as this week's judge, tries to determine the worse of the two. Discussion points include: Kevin Smith's "Jersey Girl," "accidental" plane crashes, exiles, drug smuggling, crony capitalism, secret police, state-sponsored terrorism, The CIA, the Panama Canal, the Iran Contra Scandal, and free helicopter rides.

President Reagan stunned reporters — and the world — at a press briefing weeks after a Lebanese magazine reported the U.S. had sold weapons to Iran. Guest hosted by Molly Brandenburg of Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. 

Trump and Nixon: Two self-labelled 'law-and-order' presidents - who both were/are crooks. And publicly denied/deny it. Throw in Ronald Reagan, our third modern-day law-and-order president, with his Iran-Contra Scandal and the cocaine smuggling along with guns and money and our supposed enemy in the Ayatollah Khomeini reign of the 1980s, the country of Iran. All three presidents acted as if they were above the law. Trump and Nixon actually had a correspondence going on pre-social media, with handwritten letters. Many of these are being preserved in the Richard Nixon Library. The letter exchange continued for about ten years in the 1980s into early 1994, when Nixon died in April. They shared a distrust of the media, a desire to maximize TV ratings, the idea of using people as 'props,' etc.* John Dean, a central figure in revealing the depth and deceit of the Watergate election scandal of 1972 and thereafter, was Nixon's White House counselor. He thinks these cronies were 'two authoritarian personalities who would have a natural affinity for each other."** If you look a little deeper, Trump wanted to convince Nixon to move into his Trump Tower building (TT) on Fifth Avenue. To make it look more attractive to other wealthy possible patrons. Nixon was living in NYC at the time, about four miles away from TT. Nixon never did make the move, as his wife Pat had a stroke during the time Trump was working on him to do so. Trump did not attend Nixon's funeral. Deep Throat was Bernstein and Woodward's secret Watergate contact during that scandal. They would meet under cover of night or the concrete in underground parking garages at 2 in the morning. * and ** 'Trump-Nixon Letters Highlight Unique Relationship' Sept 23, 2020 News/Elections Aljazeera

Presidential Scandal of the Past!Ike has a Pence fly come at him in this episode. And Misty isn't taking off her Kamala Harris t-shirt until the election. It smells like Hopes and Dreams.What did we consider a scandal back when??Andrew and Rachel Jackson- she was STILL MARRIED when they got married! It affected his presidential campaign 30 years later!! The scandal also is what he believed killed Rachel 2 months before he took office.Ulysses S Grant- Black FridayThe Whiskey Ring- Grant AGAIN!The whiskey taxes are for the people! Grover Cleveland- affair with a widow who had a child. She said it was Grovers and made the child go to an orphanage as Maria was unfit. Ma Ma, Where's My Pa?Make America Orphanage AgainWarren G Harding- The Teapot Dome ScandalSold the oil rights in Teapot, WyomingYa'll wanna buy Yosemite or something?Iran Contra Scandal is very, very confusing and Misty sure still doesn't understand it.Playing with ovals in the Oval Office getting some WhoHa in the WhiHo.Why do they switch out the couch in the Oval Office every 4 years? And where did the Resolute Desk come from and whats the story behind it? And is the desk older than Misty or not?Presidential Affairs- Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky, JFK/Marilyn Monroe- blah blah blah. Nan Britton had an affair with Warren G...Harding. And they had sex in the White House Coat Closet and later on...had a daughter. And lets get on into Franklin Roosevelts affair AND Elenor Roosevelts affair!The White House swimming pool is now closed. It's beneath the floor of the press center.We leave out the 8,000 dumb things that have happened in the last 4 years.

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We are less than 30 days away from Election Day 2020, True Believers. Make sure you're registered to vote and that you have a plan!! This is the Uticast, Episode #276, and this week we are joined by debuting GFOP, Luke Radel, of Elected News!! On Tap This Week: Kevin and Sam start off with some Quick Thoughts about King Kong vs. Godzilla, Masque of the Red Death and tech issues, before breaking down the biggest news of the week, including the Worst Debate of All-Time, Trump contacting COVID and all the fallout that entails. Then, Sam sits down with new GFOP, Luke Radel, of Elected News to discuss the 2020 Brindisi-Tenney rematch, His uncomfortable confrontation at the Herkimer VFW and the perils of being a "Kid Reporter". Finally, the Lads come together for history lessons and some brief conversations about the Iran-Contra Scandal, the Reno Brothers and Permafrost Pathogens. Plus, SUBWAY ISN'T BREAD!!! This is The Uticast and we're here to tell you a story. #JoinTheClub #MadeInUtica UTICAST.COM Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Soundcloud Made In Utica Handshake.City

Few big budget studio films since the 1970s exemplify the trichotomy of Luis Puenzo's 1989 historical drama / romance adventure / political treatise masquerading as pulp OLD GRINGO. The eagerly anticipated adaptation of Carlos Fuentes' lauded 1985 novel “Gringo Viejo” (which took him 20 years off and on to complete), and from the director of the equally acclaimed 1985 Oscar winning film THE OFFICIAL STORY starred Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck and Jimmy Smits in a three-person-point of view narrative which brought together an American school teacher, a General in the Army of Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, and aging legendary journalist / novelist Ambrose Bierce (a fictional version of him anyway) in the final days of his life … . The film took a long and winding road to the screen, premiered out of competition at the Cannes film festival - where it was booed, suffered a delayed then incomplete release in the U.S., and ended up as one of the most critically lambasted box office disappointments of the year. But then again so did other films which have since gone on to become essential cinema - among them John Frankenheimer's SECONDS (also booed at Cannes), David Lean's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO - a huge critical piñata when it first opened, and others from FANTASIA and BRINGING UP BABY to BLADE RUNNER and THE THING - all of which were not box office / audience hits upon their initial releases, but which grew in popularity over the years. Does OLD GRINGO deserve such a place in cinema history? We don't know. But we've always felt it was treated incredibly unfair by critics of the day who failed to notice what was really going on below the surface - among the many subtextual themes it's analogy to the Iran-Contra Scandal of the day and more. We also believe that, like SECONDS, BLADE RUNNER et all, it will eventually find it's audience appreciative of it‘s multi-layered cinematic brilliance and bravado, ... which is kind of why we're here in general. ;) ______________________________________________________________________________THE MOVIE SNEAK PODCAST is part of The GullCottage/Sandlot - a film blog, cinema magazine, growing reference library and online network "Celebrating The Art of Cinema, ... And Cinema As Art".Explore the GULLCOTTAGE / SANDLOT @ www.gullcottageonline.comRights to film / TV clips and other audio excerpts held by copyright owners. Presented here for educational and criticism purposes.

In the second part of their Tom Cruise double feature, Christian and Zach watch "American Made," the story of Barry Seal, a pilot who allegedly flew some questionable products on behalf of the CIA. The Iran-Contra Scandal also features prominently. Listen to our hosts' spoiler-filled take on the film. You can find the Spy-Fi Guys at the following social media links: https://www.facebook.com/thespyfiguys/

On this episode JD, Uncle Steve and Pauly Fentanyl speak with the legend himself James "Smokey" West. West speaks to us about growing up tough, **joining the army and becoming a martial arts Instructor for CAG operators**. Smokey also speaks on training and arming rebels in the Iran-Contra Scandal and his martial art skills which took him to amazing places and exposed him to well known names of which he's personally trained with. Needless to say this episode is turned up to the max, Smokey don't mess around. **SOF Bad Monkey mis-wrote that Jim West was an original CAG member...that is our bust..Jim had nothing to do with the drafting of the description, nor did he mention in the interview that he was an original CAG member....those of you who are trolling him using this typo as ammunition, I must remind you HE WILL KICK YOUR ASS!....- aint nothing phony about this OG.

Peter Kornbluh has spent his life working to shed light on US covert operations abroad. Along with his colleagues at the National Security Archive, Peter has helped to declassify documents related to the Bay of Pigs (1961) and Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), the coup against Chile's democratically elected government (1973) and the Iran-Contra Scandal (1980s). As it turns out, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives and many prominent politicians have a lot to hide. In this episode, Bob and Ben speak with Peter Kornbluh about the National Security Archive and how he and others have used the Freedom of Information Act to ensure that citizens have access to information about their government. Peter also explains the impact that these documents have had on modern politics at home and abroad, the difference between his work and that of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange (Wikileaks), and why he believes that access to government documents is essential to a strong democracy. He also shares one of the greatest “how I got here” stories we've ever heard on The Road to Now! Peter Kornbluh has worked at the Archive since April 1986. He currently directs the Archive's Cuba and Chile Documentation Projects. He was co-director of the Iran-Contra documentation project and director of the Archive's project on U.S. policy toward Nicaragua. He is the author of multiple books, the most recent of which, Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana (w/ William M. LeoGrande; UNC Press, 2014), received multiple honors and was a Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year. You can get Back Channel to Cuba on audiobook through libro.fm! Click here and use promo code RTN to get three audiobooks for just $15 as a new libro.fm member. You can support The Road to Now, our guest, and your local bookstore, all while you learn more about the past! The Road to Now is part of the Osiris Podcast Network. For more on this and all other episodes, visit our website: www.TheRoadToNow.com.

Connor and Jack talk about Carolyn Forche's elegy "Because One Is Always Forgotten" digging into the troubled history of the United States' involvement in South and Central America -- many times being on the wrong side of (and in some cases starting) brutal conflicts. This episode comes out the same week that Oliver North, the man indicted in the Iran-Contra Scandal, was named president of the NRA: proof that this 30+ year old poem's themes of remembrance and resistance are eerily relevant. Find us on facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking Find us on twitter at: twitter.com/closetalking You can always send us an e-mail with thoughts on this or any of our previous podcasts, as well as suggestions for future shows, at closetalkingpoetry@gmail.com. Because One Is Always Forgotten By: Carolyn Forche In memoriam Jose Rudolfo Viera 1939-1981: El Salvador When Viera was buried we knew it had come to an end, his coffin rocking into the ground like a boat or a cradle. I could take my heart, he said, and give it to a campesino and he would cut it up and give it back: You can’t eat heart in those four dark chambers where a man can be kept years. A boy soldier in the bone-hot sun works his knife to peel the face from a dead man and hang it from the branch of a tree flowering with such faces. The heart is the toughest part of the body. Tenderness is in the hands.

Ep. 34: Mitch and Chris debate the merits of Ghosting vs. face to face breakups from a listener email, discuss whether or not fame can drive you crazy, and how much we can take, and where the bro-code lines get drawn. Oh and there's like 7 minutes about the Iran-Contra Scandal and the NRA/CIA so like, that's fun too. As Always, Like/Share/Follow/Subscribe whereever you get your podcasts! Get @ Us! On Twitter: @_Late2Work, @MitchGayns & @OnlyChrisAllen - On IG: @MitchGayns & @OnlyChrisAllen - On Facebook: @Late2Work - On iTunes, SoundCloud, Sticher: @Late2Work - Questions or Bookings: Late2Workpodcast@gmail.com - Chris’ Stand-up Dates & Booking: OnlyChrisAllen.com Find The Show On Your Favorite Podcast Platform: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/L2Wep34s iTunes: http://bit.ly/L2WiTunes Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=163731 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9W30iqQWT8FbLQ_BTGBxA

Listen to us struggle through legal jargon as we break our rule about not being a political podcast! Well, sort of. We’re also sorting through the drama of the Iran-Contra Scandal of the ‘80s. Who the hey are Oliver North and Fawn Hall? How does Lorelai keeping her romantic life a secret make her like them? And where does Max Medina fit into this complicated (and maybe contrived) metaphor? We judge our final rulings before this ep is through! LISTEN TO THE EP Apple Podcasts Google Play Stitcher You’re the Best/You’re the Worst: Gilmore Girls court cases SO IT’S A SONG? Christmas music medley from GG 110! Other pop culture we ref: The Majestic, Law & Order, The Amanda Show, fembots, Off Book podcast, Secret Life of Weddings podcast, Stranger Things 2

William Buckley, Terry Anderson, the Lebanon Hostage Crisis and the Iran Contra Scandal...On This Day.   Additional Music: 06 Ghosts l by NIN

ON THIS EPISODE OF THE LIVE FROM 285 PODCAST FORMER LA DRUG KINGPIN FREEWAY RICK ROSS STOPS BY THE SHOW TO CHOP IT UP WITH B,HIGH TO DISCUSS HIS KEYS TO SUCCESS, HIS FAVORITE BOOKS, THE IRAN CONTRA SCANDAL, REPORTER GARY WEBB, MAKING MILLIONS A DAY, BEATING A LIFE SENTENCE, AND ECONOMICS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY

Friday, November 24, 2006.  A meeting at the White House twenty years ago today set the tone for how the Reagan Administration would handle the scandal.  I look at some of the details of that meeting and the press conference that took place the next day.Today's music is from "Warlock," by Scott Shannon.  Theme music composed and performed by Marc Rose.

Twenty years ago today, there were a lot of documents being shredded in the offices of the NSA.  I take a look at who was doing the shredding, and why ... and exactly what I think of the whole idea.Extra special thanks to Joe Medina of Ollin Productions for his help in getting the sound effects and editing done for this episode.Theme music is composed and performed by Marc Rose.

Has President Reagan redeemed himself in the eyes of the public after taking responsibility for the arms for hostages deal made with Iran?

America reacts to revelations of a US arms for hostages deal with Iran. Arbitrageur Ivan Boesky admits insider trading on Wall Street and is fined $100 million.