Podcasts about Pentagon Papers

On April 12, Paul Jay attended the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, where he discussed his upcoming documentary How to Stop a Nuclear War, based on the book The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. The film, narrated by Emma Thompson, reveals how U.S. nuclear policy was built on secrecy, deception, and the willingness to risk global annihilation—and explores what can be done today to reduce the danger. Jay examines the fabricated threats and Cold War lies that justified the arms race and how these narratives continue to shape policy and public perception today. Jay will also discuss NATO and U.S. President Donald Trump's “Golden Dome."

In this updated and revised edition, James DiEugenio dissects the new Oscar-nominated film, The Post, and how it disingenuously represents the Pentagon Papers saga, to the detriment of the true heroes of the operation. The story of the film stems from the failed attempt of Academy Award–winning actor Tom Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman to make Vincent Bugliosi's mammoth book about the Kennedy assassination, Reclaiming History, into a miniseries. He exposes the questionable origins of Reclaiming History in a dubious mock trial for cable television, in which Bugliosi played the role of an attorney prosecuting Lee Harvey Oswald for murder, and how this formed the basis for the epic tome.JFK: The Evidence Today lists the myriad problems with Bugliosi's book and explores the cooperation of the mainstream press in concealing many facts during the publicity campaign for the book and how this lack of scrutiny led Hanks and Goetzman—cofounders of the production company Playtone—to purchase the film rights. DiEugenio then shows how the failed film adapted from that book, entitled Parkland, does not resemble Bugliosi's book and examines why.This book reveals the connections between Washington and Hollywood, as well as the CIA influence in the film community today. It includes an extended look at the little-known aspects of the lives and careers of Bugliosi, Hanks, and Goetzman. JFK: The Evidence Today sheds light on the Kennedy assassination, New Hollywood, and political influence on media in America.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

From April 22, 2021: Jack Goldsmith sat down with Lee Bollinger, the president of Columbia University, and Geoffrey Stone, the Edward H. Levy Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Law School, to discuss their new book, "National Security, Leaks and Freedom of the Press: The Pentagon Papers Fifty Years On." They discussed the holding and legacy of the Pentagon Papers case, as well as some of the many challenges of applying the Pentagon Papers regime in the modern digital era that is characterized by massive leaks and a very different press landscape than the one that prevailed in 1971.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When I read today that Jeff Goldberg of the Atlantic is possibly going to release more texts from that war plans group chat, it raised a red flag for me. This isn't some ‘Pentagon Papers' moment , this is real war plans texts that should be held confidential for the sake of the United States National Security! More on the story referenced on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up Network: https://trib.al/Z21EKg1

When I read today that Jeff Goldberg of the Atlantic is possibly going to release more texts from that war plans group chat, it raised a red flag for me. This isn't some ‘Pentagon Papers' moment , this is real war plans texts that should be held confidential for the sake of the United States National Security! More on the story referenced on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up Network: https://trib.al/Z21EKg1

Smuggled out of a Santa Monica safe, the top-secret documents that changed American history.New episodes every Tuesday.To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.comVideo episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.

In this episode of Big Shot, we're thrilled to welcome the legendary marketing visionary Lynda Resnick. As the co-owner of The Wonderful Company, Lynda has shaped iconic brands like POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, and FIJI Water into household names. With her husband, Stewart, Lynda also turned The Franklin Mint into a cultural sensation and brought fresh ideas to the floral industry with Teleflora's innovative, long-lasting gifts. Join us as Lynda takes us on a journey through her extraordinary life—from her early days as a child actor to her recent retirement and her hands-on efforts to make communities healthier and stronger through impactful philanthropic initiatives. • How Lynda built a successful business at the age of 19 • Turning The Franklin Mint into a cultural icon and making millions with a deluxe Monopoly game • The incredible story of branding POM Wonderful and FIJI Water • How she sold $150 million worth of Monopoly  • Lynda's commitment to quality  • Why she's never raised any outside capital  • The childhood experience that shaped Lynda's decision to always self-fund her philanthropy • A life-changing epiphany inspired by philosopher Michael Sandel • Lynda's philanthropic work building healthier, safer communities for her workers • The role Judaism plays in her life, her marriage, and advice for young people • And more! — In This Episode We Cover: (00:00) Intro (02:35) Lynda's early years in Pennsylvania (05:14) Lynda Limited, the company Lynda founded at the age of 19 (08:37) Lynda's activism and her involvement with the Pentagon Papers (13:06) Thinking inside the box (15:35) How Lynda reinvented the floral business with Teleflora (19:00) Taking The Franklin Mint beyond coins  (24:00) The story of buying Jackie O's pearls and making reproductions (25:30) Why Lynda and her husband Stewart bought land in the Joaquin Valley (28:58) How Lynda discovered the benefits of pomegranate  (30:20) Building the Pom Wonderful brand, including the packaging (32:18) Early obstacles Pom Wonderful faced, including the court battle  (34:00) Why Lynda insisted on 100% pure pomegranate juice (35:25) How Lynda was able to build brands around commodities (39:11) The story about acquiring Fiji  (43:27) Lynda's philanthropic philosophy  (45:10) Lynda's epiphany inspired by Michael Sandel (49:10) Lynda's philanthropic work building better communities for her workers  (52:50) Lynda's experiences with antisemitism, including rejection from The Campfire Girls (54:43) The role Jewish culture plays in Lynda's life  (56:07) Lynda's time as a child actor—and an early lesson on always being prepared (58:23) Lynda's advice on staying true to your values (59:10) How Lynda and Stewart have maintained their strong marriage and partnership (1:02:40) Lynda's thoughts on building lasting brands (1:03:55) AI's answer to what Lynda's superpower is (1:06:00) How “America's Favorite Mom” got overshadowed by a golf game (1:09:04) Why Lynda doesn't have regrets — Where To Find Lynda Resnick: • Website: https://www.wonderful.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-resnick-04103a101/ — Where To Find Big Shot:  • Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bigshot.show/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@bigshotpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   • TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@bigshotshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bigshotshow/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   • Harley Finkelstein: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/harleyf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • David Segal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tea_maverick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Production and Marketing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://penname.co⁠

Billy Carson, founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge TV, joined guest host Richard Syrett (Twitter) for a conversation on the concept of the universe as a fractal hologram. He described fractals as self-repeating patterns found at every scale in nature and as fundamental to understanding reality. These patterns, seen in structures like galaxies, hurricanes, and even the branching of trees and lungs, reveal a deep interconnectedness throughout the cosmos, he explained. According to Carson, the fractal nature of the universe suggests that the same principles operate from the microscopic to the macroscopic, which underscores the idea of a unified and elegantly structured reality.The holographic principle adds another layer to this understanding, he continued, proposing that the universe functions like a hologram, where every part contains the whole. Carson highlighted discoveries in quantum physics, such as the double-slit experiment, which demonstrates that reality exists as waves of potential until observed by a conscious mind. This observation collapses the potential into tangible reality, much like frames in a video game are generated dynamically as needed. The fractal and holographic nature of the universe, he argued, is driven by mathematical codes, such as the Mandelbrot set, which govern the formation and structure of everything from atoms to galaxies.Carson also delved into how ancient teachings, like Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and Hindu concepts of Maya, align with the idea of a fractal holographic universe. These traditions recognized reality as an illusion, underpinned by a hidden, interconnected structure. He suggested that humans are fractals of divine universal consciousness, collecting experiences that contribute to a greater cosmic understanding. This perspective frames humanity not as isolated individuals but as integral components of a vast, interconnected cosmic design, he noted.------------------------------------------In the second half of the program, filmmaker Kym Staton discussed the Julian Assange story and "The Trust Fall: Julian Assange" documentary. He described Assange's background before WikiLeaks, highlighting his studies in mathematics, science, and computer science at the University of Melbourne. Assange was an encryption expert and utilized his skills to support his studies and develop technologies for whistleblower protection. This vision led to the creation of WikiLeaks in 2005, a groundbreaking platform designed to safeguard whistleblower anonymity. Staton explained how Assange's interest in protecting sources stemmed from learning about whistleblowers like Daniel Ellsberg, who revealed the Pentagon Papers and faced legal repercussions.Staton emphasized WikiLeaks' revolutionary use of encryption, which democratized access to secure communication, previously limited to governments and the elite. Assange's platform ensured whistleblower anonymity through an untraceable dropbox and safeguarded its content via a decentralized server system, making the website resilient against attacks, he reported. Staton underscored how WikiLeaks reshaped global transparency and whistleblower activity, despite facing allegations about risking lives, which were later debunked in court and by independent investigations.He detailed how WikiLeaks' disclosures—like the Collateral Murder video and the DNC email leaks—triggered a backlash from powerful figures. These revelations exposed war crimes, corruption, and controversial government actions, which led to Assange being targeted by the U.S. and other governments. Staton recounted how Assange's years-long confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy and his subsequent imprisonment took a toll on his mental and physical health, illustrating the immense personal cost of his commitment to transparency. Staton also refuted myths surrounding Assange, such as endangering lives or criminal charges in Sweden, and framed him instead as a courageous advocate for truth and justice.

Billy Carson, founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge TV, joined guest host Richard Syrett (Twitter) for a conversation on the concept of the universe as a fractal hologram. He described fractals as self-repeating patterns found at every scale in nature and as fundamental to understanding reality. These patterns, seen in structures like galaxies, hurricanes, and even the branching of trees and lungs, reveal a deep interconnectedness throughout the cosmos, he explained. According to Carson, the fractal nature of the universe suggests that the same principles operate from the microscopic to the macroscopic, which underscores the idea of a unified and elegantly structured reality.The holographic principle adds another layer to this understanding, he continued, proposing that the universe functions like a hologram, where every part contains the whole. Carson highlighted discoveries in quantum physics, such as the double-slit experiment, which demonstrates that reality exists as waves of potential until observed by a conscious mind. This observation collapses the potential into tangible reality, much like frames in a video game are generated dynamically as needed. The fractal and holographic nature of the universe, he argued, is driven by mathematical codes, such as the Mandelbrot set, which govern the formation and structure of everything from atoms to galaxies.Carson also delved into how ancient teachings, like Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and Hindu concepts of Maya, align with the idea of a fractal holographic universe. These traditions recognized reality as an illusion, underpinned by a hidden, interconnected structure. He suggested that humans are fractals of divine universal consciousness, collecting experiences that contribute to a greater cosmic understanding. This perspective frames humanity not as isolated individuals but as integral components of a vast, interconnected cosmic design, he noted.------------------------------------------In the second half of the program, filmmaker Kym Staton discussed the Julian Assange story and "The Trust Fall: Julian Assange" documentary. He described Assange's background before WikiLeaks, highlighting his studies in mathematics, science, and computer science at the University of Melbourne. Assange was an encryption expert and utilized his skills to support his studies and develop technologies for whistleblower protection. This vision led to the creation of WikiLeaks in 2005, a groundbreaking platform designed to safeguard whistleblower anonymity. Staton explained how Assange's interest in protecting sources stemmed from learning about whistleblowers like Daniel Ellsberg, who revealed the Pentagon Papers and faced legal repercussions.Staton emphasized WikiLeaks' revolutionary use of encryption, which democratized access to secure communication, previously limited to governments and the elite. Assange's platform ensured whistleblower anonymity through an untraceable dropbox and safeguarded its content via a decentralized server system, making the website resilient against attacks, he reported. Staton underscored how WikiLeaks reshaped global transparency and whistleblower activity, despite facing allegations about risking lives, which were later debunked in court and by independent investigations.He detailed how WikiLeaks' disclosures—like the Collateral Murder video and the DNC email leaks—triggered a backlash from powerful figures. These revelations exposed war crimes, corruption, and controversial government actions, which led to Assange being targeted by the U.S. and other governments. Staton recounted how Assange's years-long confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy and his subsequent imprisonment took a toll on his mental and physical health, illustrating the immense personal cost of his commitment to transparency. Staton also refuted myths surrounding Assange, such as endangering lives or criminal charges in Sweden, and framed him instead as a courageous advocate for truth

Billy Carson, founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge TV, joined guest host Richard Syrett (Twitter) for a conversation on the concept of the universe as a fractal hologram. He described fractals as self-repeating patterns found at every scale in nature and as fundamental to understanding reality. These patterns, seen in structures like galaxies, hurricanes, and even the branching of trees and lungs, reveal a deep interconnectedness throughout the cosmos, he explained. According to Carson, the fractal nature of the universe suggests that the same principles operate from the microscopic to the macroscopic, which underscores the idea of a unified and elegantly structured reality.The holographic principle adds another layer to this understanding, he continued, proposing that the universe functions like a hologram, where every part contains the whole. Carson highlighted discoveries in quantum physics, such as the double-slit experiment, which demonstrates that reality exists as waves of potential until observed by a conscious mind. This observation collapses the potential into tangible reality, much like frames in a video game are generated dynamically as needed. The fractal and holographic nature of the universe, he argued, is driven by mathematical codes, such as the Mandelbrot set, which govern the formation and structure of everything from atoms to galaxies.Carson also delved into how ancient teachings, like Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and Hindu concepts of Maya, align with the idea of a fractal holographic universe. These traditions recognized reality as an illusion, underpinned by a hidden, interconnected structure. He suggested that humans are fractals of divine universal consciousness, collecting experiences that contribute to a greater cosmic understanding. This perspective frames humanity not as isolated individuals but as integral components of a vast, interconnected cosmic design, he noted.------------------------------------------In the second half of the program, filmmaker Kym Staton discussed the Julian Assange story and "The Trust Fall: Julian Assange" documentary. He described Assange's background before WikiLeaks, highlighting his studies in mathematics, science, and computer science at the University of Melbourne. Assange was an encryption expert and utilized his skills to support his studies and develop technologies for whistleblower protection. This vision led to the creation of WikiLeaks in 2005, a groundbreaking platform designed to safeguard whistleblower anonymity. Staton explained how Assange's interest in protecting sources stemmed from learning about whistleblowers like Daniel Ellsberg, who revealed the Pentagon Papers and faced legal repercussions.Staton emphasized WikiLeaks' revolutionary use of encryption, which democratized access to secure communication, previously limited to governments and the elite. Assange's platform ensured whistleblower anonymity through an untraceable dropbox and safeguarded its content via a decentralized server system, making the website resilient against attacks, he reported. Staton underscored how WikiLeaks reshaped global transparency and whistleblower activity, despite facing allegations about risking lives, which were later debunked in court and by independent investigations.He detailed how WikiLeaks' disclosures—like the Collateral Murder video and the DNC email leaks—triggered a backlash from powerful figures. These revelations exposed war crimes, corruption, and controversial government actions, which led to Assange being targeted by the U.S. and other governments. Staton recounted how Assange's years-long confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy and his subsequent imprisonment took a toll on his mental and physical health, illustrating the immense personal cost of his commitment to transparency. Staton also refuted myths surrounding Assange, such as endangering lives or criminal charges in Sweden, and framed him instead as a courageous advocate for truth and justice.

Billy Carson, founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge TV, joined guest host Richard Syrett (Twitter) for a conversation on the concept of the universe as a fractal hologram. He described fractals as self-repeating patterns found at every scale in nature and as fundamental to understanding reality. These patterns, seen in structures like galaxies, hurricanes, and even the branching of trees and lungs, reveal a deep interconnectedness throughout the cosmos, he explained. According to Carson, the fractal nature of the universe suggests that the same principles operate from the microscopic to the macroscopic, which underscores the idea of a unified and elegantly structured reality.The holographic principle adds another layer to this understanding, he continued, proposing that the universe functions like a hologram, where every part contains the whole. Carson highlighted discoveries in quantum physics, such as the double-slit experiment, which demonstrates that reality exists as waves of potential until observed by a conscious mind. This observation collapses the potential into tangible reality, much like frames in a video game are generated dynamically as needed. The fractal and holographic nature of the universe, he argued, is driven by mathematical codes, such as the Mandelbrot set, which govern the formation and structure of everything from atoms to galaxies.Carson also delved into how ancient teachings, like Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and Hindu concepts of Maya, align with the idea of a fractal holographic universe. These traditions recognized reality as an illusion, underpinned by a hidden, interconnected structure. He suggested that humans are fractals of divine universal consciousness, collecting experiences that contribute to a greater cosmic understanding. This perspective frames humanity not as isolated individuals but as integral components of a vast, interconnected cosmic design, he noted.------------------------------------------In the second half of the program, filmmaker Kym Staton discussed the Julian Assange story and "The Trust Fall: Julian Assange" documentary. He described Assange's background before WikiLeaks, highlighting his studies in mathematics, science, and computer science at the University of Melbourne. Assange was an encryption expert and utilized his skills to support his studies and develop technologies for whistleblower protection. This vision led to the creation of WikiLeaks in 2005, a groundbreaking platform designed to safeguard whistleblower anonymity. Staton explained how Assange's interest in protecting sources stemmed from learning about whistleblowers like Daniel Ellsberg, who revealed the Pentagon Papers and faced legal repercussions.Staton emphasized WikiLeaks' revolutionary use of encryption, which democratized access to secure communication, previously limited to governments and the elite. Assange's platform ensured whistleblower anonymity through an untraceable dropbox and safeguarded its content via a decentralized server system, making the website resilient against attacks, he reported. Staton underscored how WikiLeaks reshaped global transparency and whistleblower activity, despite facing allegations about risking lives, which were later debunked in court and by independent investigations.He detailed how WikiLeaks' disclosures—like the Collateral Murder video and the DNC email leaks—triggered a backlash from powerful figures. These revelations exposed war crimes, corruption, and controversial government actions, which led to Assange being targeted by the U.S. and other governments. Staton recounted how Assange's years-long confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy and his subsequent imprisonment took a toll on his mental and physical health, illustrating the immense personal cost of his commitment to transparency. Staton also refuted myths surrounding Assange, such as endangering lives or criminal charges in Sweden, and framed him instead as a courageous advocate for truth and justice.

Fox Butterfield is a renowned journalist whose distinguished career includes winning a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting. He earned the prestigious award as a team member, uncovering the Pentagon Papers. His experiences as a correspondent in Vietnam during the war further solidified his reputation, as he reported firsthand on the complexities of the conflict. Butterfield's journalistic journey saw him open The New York Times' bureau in China, where he played a pivotal role in covering the rapidly changing political landscape of the country. His remarkable career exemplifies a commitment to telling powerful stories from some of the most significant historical events of the 20th century. Fox is a humble person, with incredible accomplishments and highly inspirational.

Fox Butterfield is a renowned journalist whose distinguished career includes winning a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting. He earned the prestigious award as a team member, uncovering the Pentagon Papers. His experiences as a correspondent in Vietnam during the war further solidified his reputation, as he reported firsthand on the complexities of the conflict. Butterfield's journalistic journey saw him open The New York Times' bureau in China, where he played a pivotal role in covering the rapidly changing political landscape of the country. His remarkable career exemplifies a commitment to telling powerful stories from some of the most significant historical events of the 20th century. Fox is a humble person, with incredible accomplishments and highly inspirational. Transcript

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard attorney who has participated in legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers case, the Watergate Break-In case & Harvard psychologist Dr. John Mack's case. He is currently dedicated to advocating for the public release of information held by the government surrounding the issue of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). EPISODE LINKS - PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey    - MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/   - AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952   GUEST LINKS - X: https://x.com/danielsheehan45  - WEBSITE: https://www.danielpsheehan.com/  FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/   INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/   X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey  JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDorey  - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips    - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily    Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Yale; President Carter UFO Sighting; Jesuit UFO Task Force 9:42 - Iran Hostage Crisis & Iran-Contra 16:50 - Faith & Ethics of Law; Jimmy Carter hires Danny to investigate Vatican UFO Files 24:37 - Vatican/Pope Hierarchy Breakdown; Faith Questioning 36:43 - Catholic Elites, UFO Subject & Biblical Implications 50:01 - Project Blue Book; Inside the Library of Congress 57:23 - Pentagon UFO Crash Retrieval Program; Danny UFO Archives Recovery 1:08:26 - Danny Investigating Photo of UFO; Jimmy Carter & Carl Sagan 1:17:14 - George HW Bush & UFOs; Catholic Church Hiding UFOs/Supernatural Capabilities 1:29:29 - Underwater Alien Bases; Rept1lian Groups 1:42:32 - Birth of AATIP (Pentagon's UFO Program); UFO Crash Retrievals; Intergalactic War 1:51:48 - Gorbachev Deal, Dick Cheney, NATO & UFOs; Christopher Mellon & Conflicting Background 2:04:38 - Intel Agencies & UFO Disclosure; Luis Elizondo; Consciousness 2:19:06 - Pressure for Truth, Potential Nuclear Fallout w/ Russia 2:31:12 - Sinister Implications of UFOs; Dr. John Mack 2:44:48 - Rockefeller-Funded Danny Sheehan & John Mack's UFO research; Abduction Experiencers  2:56:26 - John Mack's Theory 3:13:15 - Shocking Disclosure & What It Means 3:27:42 - New Paradigm Institute CREDITS: - Host, Producer, and Editor: Julian Dorey - In-Studio Producer: Alessi Allaman - https://www.instagram.com/allaman.docyou/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 246 - Danny Sheehan Music by Artlist.io

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard attorney who has participated in legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers case, the Watergate Break-In case & Harvard psychologist Dr. John Mack's case. He is currently dedicated to advocating for the public release of information held by the government surrounding the issue of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). EPISODE LINKS - PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey - MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/ - AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952 GUEST LINKS - X: https://x.com/danielsheehan45 - WEBSITE: https://www.danielpsheehan.com/ FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey LISTEN to Julian Dorey Podcast Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/5skaSpDzq94Kh16so3c0uz Apple ▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trendifier-with-julian-dorey/id1531416289 JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP OTHER JDP EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: - Episode 148 - Shawn Ryan: https://youtu.be/ib4atmvMqlk?si=iw3Rc5MUkBhiUpoe - Episode 188 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/3turgHTOS-I?si=7TEfGEtUe_8tPwFU - Episode 189 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/7rerXhVYqNA?si=SSErCojtCIrmbiqO - Episode 136 - Chris Cathers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHBcyufdTw - Episode 137 - Chris Cathers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-GBz-3A3Lk - Episode 117 - Ryan Tate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PxcJSzgRkQ&feature=youtu.be - Episode 198 - Joby Warrick: https://youtu.be/F1fhuwCT9YE?si=prIxtPZEElrYgC5u - Episode 188 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/3turgHTOS-I?si=7TEfGEtUe_8tPwFU - Episode 189 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/7rerXhVYqNA?si=SSErCojtCIrmbiqO - Episode 238 - Taylor Cavanaugh: https://youtu.be/6zsj2CHonQk ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Danny Sheehan Crazy Life & Career, Karen Silkwood Case 08:33 - Working Martin Luther King Riots & Protecting Journalists 14:04 - First Time Introduced to UFOs, French Field Infiltration Story in China 24:12 - Releasing Pentagon Papers Story 40:20 - Protecting Source in Pentagon Papers 49:01 - UFO Attempts to Reveal Secrets 58:46 - Bay of Tonkin, WMDs, Intelligence Agencies Lying to Citizens 01:13:02 - How Agencies Destroy Whistleblowers, Jewish Defense League 01:24:49 - Elite Level/Mega-Powerful Corporate Companies 01:33:13 - Attica Prison Riot Story 01:39:47 - Panther Bombing Case, Who Really Killed Bobby Kennedy 01:47:47 - Being Terminated from Cahill Law Firm 02:05:04 - Danny Working the Watergate Case 02:22:20 - Mafia Involvement in Watergate Issue, Operation 40 02:29:01 - JFK Wins Election over Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev 02:37:28 - The China Lobby, Sinking Ship Story, Frank Sturgis 02:45:03 - Story of Nixon Discovering Watergate Debauchery, 02:52:49 - Roger Morales is the JFK Shooter (Cuban Revolutionary) 03:01:19 - Watergate & Danny Sheehan's Role 03:12:03 - UFO Disclosure & Danny's Insight CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian Dorey - Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 245 - Danny Sheehan Music by Artlist.io

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comWalter is a novelist, literary critic, and journalist. He's written eight books, most famously Up in the Air, which became a film starring George Clooney. He's now the editor-at-large for County Highway and co-hosts a weekly podcast with Matt Taibbi, “America This Week.” Way back in the day, I edited his work for The New Republic, and he guest-blogged for the Dish.For two clips of our convo — on Tim Walz as a “white minstrel” of a Midwesterner, and Walter watching speeches by Obama and Trump on LSD — pop over to our YouTube page. Other topics: Walter's upbringing in rural Minnesota — “a Huckleberry Finn life”; the colorful characters of his small town; the humanist rear-admiral and feminist librarian who mentored him; learning horses from the Amish; his father the “short-haired hippie”; transferring to Princeton — “the coldest bath of my life”; the snobbery of his rich roommates; wanting to be a poet; his scholarship to Oxford; the anti-Americanism there; Shakespeare; drinking culture in London; working as a private eye; teaching immigrants to read in NYC; working at Vanity Fair with Tina Brown and the “Eurotrash elite”; The Great Gatsby; Gore Vidal on homosexuality; the overblown fear of militias in ‘90s America; the Matthew Shepard myths; the history of progressive populism in the Midwest; Gus Hall and Eugene McCarthy; towns decimated by NAFTA; Trump turning on Iraq War; the Pentagon Papers; Harris' interview on 60 Minutes; her passing on Josh Shapiro; the phoniness of Walz; his fascination with China; disinformation and free speech; the Twitter Files; demonizing rural people during Covid; the “information engineering” in the pandemic; Jay Bhattacharya's dissent; sex changes for minors; Helene and FEMA; immigration in small towns; Mickey Kaus; how the elite loathe Vance; Stop the Steal; and Walter living in Montana.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Tina Brown on her new substack, Musa al-Gharbi on wokeness, Sam Harris for our quadrennial chat before Election Day, and Damon Linker on the election results. Wait, there's more: Peggy Noonan on America, Anderson Cooper on grief, Christine Rosen on humanness in a digital world, Mary Matalin on anything but politics, and John Gray on, well, everything.Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

It was fun seeing Fox Butterfield, the first New York Times correspondent in China since 1949, in Portland, Oregon back in July. I last visited Portland in 2022, and you never quite get over the sight of Mount Hood dominating the horizon on a clear summer day in its awesome fashion.Fox welcomed me to his home, perched on a small hill in a modestly upscale suburb. A history enthusiast, he has lived through and witnessed some of the most pivotal moments in modern history: from meeting Harry Truman as a teenager with his grandfather, to studying under John Fairbank, the progenitor of Chinese studies in America, to reporting on the Vietnam War and helping expose the Pentagon Papers, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Though trained as a China specialist, he only began his reporting inside China in the late '70s, culminating in his book China: Alive in the Bitter Sea. This bestseller set a benchmark for generations of China correspondents. Later in his career, Fox shifted his focus to domestic issues of race and crime, writing acclaimed works like All God's Children and In My Father's House.Talking to Fox was a breeze. I was pleasantly surprised that his spoken Chinese remains impressively sharp — his tones and pronunciations are still spot-on. Of course, we did most of our chatting in English. This piece will explore his early experiences, particularly his family background, his time at Harvard, and his reporting during the Vietnam War. While the bulk of the piece may not focus directly on China, it offers a glimpse into the intellectual formation of one of America's most prominent China watchers and how both domestic and global forces shape U.S. perceptions of China.Enjoy!LeoIndexSeeing China with Joe Biden and John McCain in the 70sCyrus Eaton, Lenin Prize and family legacy in Cold War“Rice Paddies”, and studying under John Fairbank at HarvardFrom Pentagon Papers to VietnamReporting on the frontlines in Vietnam Seeing China with Joe Biden and John McCain in the 70sCould you talk about your first trip to China?I was the Hong Kong correspondent for The New York Times from 1975 to 1979 because that's where we covered China in those days. I couldn't go to China until 1978, when I attended the Canton Trade Fair. That was my first trip to China; I can barely remember it.My second trip to China was much more memorable. In 1979, when the U.S. and China were about to normalize relations, China invited the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to visit, and I was invited as a New York Times correspondent. In those days, China had a shortage of hotel rooms, at least for foreigners, so they made everybody room with somebody else. The Chinese government assigned me to room with the naval liaison to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who was a Navy captain named John McCain.For two weeks, John McCain and I were roommates. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner together and traveled everywhere. McCain's best friend on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was Joe Biden. So, the three of us did almost everything together for two weeks. That one is easy to remember. What was your impression of Joe Biden?Joe Biden was a nice man, very earnest, but he was a typical career politician that when he approached somebody, he always grabbed them by the hand. He was tall, had a strong handshake, and would give them a big smile and grab their hands. He kept doing this to the Chinese, who didn't really know what was going on because they're not used to being touched that way, especially not somebody almost breaking their hand.So I finally said to him, “Senator.” And he'd say, “No, call me Joe.” I said, “Okay, Joe, please don't grab Chinese by the hand. It's kind of rude and offensive to them, and they don't understand it.” He would say, “Well, why not?” And I said, “Because that's not their custom.” He'd say, “Okay, thank you very much.” And then, five minutes later, he'd do the same thing over and over again.John McCain and I became good friends, especially because I had seen McCain in prison in Hanoi when I first started working for The New York Times, and we bonded over that shared history during our trip to China. They allowed me to go into his prison in 1969, and I was the first reporter to find out that John McCain was still alive when his jet fighter was shot down over Hanoi.I saw him then and as roommates 10 years later in China. We had a great time, and I would take him out and say, “Let's sneak away from our handlers and see how Chinese really live and what they really say.” We just went out and talked to people, and he thought this was a lot of fun.“He said something straightforward and obvious, but I had never thought about it. He said China is the oldest country in the world with by far the largest population. It's a big, important place.”That's a wonderful tale. What made you initially interested in China?When I was a sophomore at Harvard as an undergraduate in 1958, there was a fear that the United States was going to have to go to war with China over those two little islands, which Americans call ‘Quemoy' and ‘Matsu' and Chinese people call ‘Jinmen' and ‘Mazu'.America's leading sinologist and Harvard professor of Chinese studies, John Fairbank, decided to give a public lecture about the danger of the United States going to war for those two little islands.I attended his lecture. He said something straightforward and obvious, but I had never thought about it. He said China is the oldest country in the world with by far the largest population. It's a big, important place. Why would the United States want to go to war with China over those two little islands? It made no sense logically. And we had just finished the war in Korea. As I listened to him, I realized, “Gee, I don't know anything about that place.”So I began to audit his introductory class on the history of East Asia. And in the spring, I decided to take a second class in Chinese history that Fairbank was teaching. As a Harvard undergraduate, I would find out my exam grades at the end of year from a postcard you put in the exam booklet. When I received my postcard back from the final exam, it said: “please come to see me in my office, tomorrow morning at 10.” “Oh no,” I thought I really screwed up my exam. So I went to see John Fairbank. I was nervous, especially because he was a great man, a big figure on campus, and the Dean of Chinese studies in the United States. So I went in, and he said, “Fox, you wrote a wonderful exam. Have you considered majoring in Chinese history?” I went, “oh, no, I had not considered it.” I was so relieved that I had written a good exam.He said, “Well, if you are, you must immediately begin studying Chinese.” At that time, Harvard did not teach spoken Chinese, only classical written Chinese, and there were just about 10 people, all graduate students.So Fairbank said, “here's what you do. Going down to Yale, they have a special program that teaches spoken Chinese in the summer because they have a contract with the Air Force to teach 18-year-old Air Force recruits how to speak Chinese so they can listen to and monitor Chinese air force traffic.”So I spent the summer at Yale studying Chinese with air force recruits. I took classical written Chinese classes when I returned to Harvard that fall. Luckily, I got a Fulbright Fellowship to go to Taiwan after I graduated, so I studied in the best spoken Chinese program at the time run by Cornell University.Cyrus Eaton, Lenin Prize and family legacy in Cold WarI wonder whether there's any family influence on your China journey. Your father was the historian and editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers, and your maternal grandfather, Cyrus Eaton, was one of the most prominent financiers and philanthropists in the Midwest. Could you speak on the impact of family legacy on your China journey?My father certainly instilled a love of history in me. That was always my favourite subject in school and the one I did best in. Eventually, my major at Harvard was Chinese history. My father didn't know anything about China and never went. My mother visited Taiwan and stayed with me for ten days in the 60s.My maternal grandfather, Cyrus Eaton, would fit the Chinese notion of a rags-to-riches success story. He grew up in a small fishing village in Nova Scotia, Canada, and went to college in Toronto with the help of an older cousin. This cousin went on to become a Baptist minister in Cleveland, Ohio, across the lake. Among the people in his parish was a man named John D. Rockefeller — yes, the original John D. Rockefeller.The cousin invited my grandfather and said he had a job for him. So my grandfather started off as a golf caddy for John D. Rockefeller and then a messenger. Ultimately, he founded his own electric power company in Cleveland — Ohio Electric Power — and became quite influential. He had multiple companies but then lost everything in the Great Depression.During World War II, my grandfather heard about a large iron ore under a lake in Ontario through his Canadian connections. By then, he had already formed connections with President Roosevelt and then Truman, so he said, “If you can give me some money and help underwrite this, I can get Canadian permission to drain the lake for the iron ore deposit,” which became the world's richest iron ore mine, Steep Rock Iron Ore. That's how he got back into business. Truman and my grandfather ended up having a close connection, and he used my grandfather's train to campaign for re-election in 1948. My grandfather was an unusual man. He had a real vision about things.He was trading metals with the Soviet Union as well.I don't know the details, but when Khrushchev came to power, my grandfather became interested in trying to work out some arrangement between the United States and Russia, which is where the Pugwash movement came from. He was inviting Russian and American scientists to meet. They couldn't meet in the U.S. because it was against American law, but he arranged for them to meet in his hometown of Pugwash, Nova Scotia. We had American and Russian nuclear physicists meeting to discuss nuclear weapons in this little village. Eventually, he invited some Chinese people to come.At one of these conferences, I met Harrison Salisbury, an editor of The New York Times and the first NYT Moscow Correspondent. I was just starting out as a stringer for The Washington Post, but Salisbury saw something in me and suggested I send him a story. That connection eventually led to my job at The New York Times.He must have known people pretty high up in China too.I don't know the China connections; he didn't know Mao or Zhou Enlai. He did have a close relationship with Khrushchev, to the extent you could. It started with the Pugwash movement.He just sent a telegram to Khrushchev and became friends?Yes. What do you call that, guanxi?I guess so. Do you remember when he won the Lenin Peace Prize?I do. I think I was in Taiwan at the time. I didn't go to the ceremony.How did you feel about his activities growing up?I was never too sure what was going on. My mother had the intelligence of her father—in fact, she looked remarkably like him—but she was skeptical because she always felt that he was making all these big deals but wasn't looking out for his own family.What was your mom like?My mother was a smart woman. She went to Bryn Mawr during the Depression, but my grandfather refused to let her take a scholarship because it would signal he had no money. She worked full-time while in school and graduated near the top of her class. She was angry at him for making her life difficult for his own pride.My mother worked all her life. By the time I reached college, she was working at Harvard University, which was unusual for the time. She started as a secretary but eventually became the registrar in charge of all the records. When she died in 1978, the Harvard Crimson published a tribute saying she had been the most helpful person to many undergraduates.What did you want to become as a teenager?I wanted to be a baseball player. Yes, for a long time my life revolved around baseball. I thought I was pretty serious. Some time in college, I realized I wasn't going to become a major league baseball player, and I became much more interested in the life of the mind.“Rice Paddies”, and studying under John Fairbank at HarvardDid you think of Asia growing up?There was really almost nothing until I mentioned, in my sophomore year, when I was 19, beginning in 1958 as an undergraduate at Harvard studying with John Fairbank. No courses offered at high school that I could have gone to. Even at Harvard, the Chinese history class was almost all graduate students. Harvard undergraduates could take an introduction class to the history of East Asia, which included China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Harvard students nicknamed this course “Rice Paddies.”That's the famous course by Fairbank and Reischauer. What was it like studying with those two legends?Well, they were both significant people in every way. Fairbank helped start the field of Chinese history in the United States. Reischauer certainly started studying Japanese history.In my first year, they had just finished a textbook for the Rice Patties course. It had not been published as a book yet, just a mimeograph form. They gave us these big books you had to carry around, like carrying one of those old store catalogues with hundreds of pages printed on one side. You would bring these things into class. One was called East Asia: The Great Tradition, and the other East Asia: The Modern Transformation.What was John Fairbank like as a person?Intimidating. He was a tall, bald man, always looking over his glasses at you. But he was charming and friendly, and if he sensed that you were interested in his field, he would do almost anything for you. He reached out to students in a way that few other faculty members did.“He was an academic entrepreneur and missionary for Chinese studies, and was creating the field of Chinese history in the United States. Before him, Chinese history didn't exist for most Americans to study.”And he had regular gatherings at his house.Yes. His house was a little yellow wooden house dating back to the 18th century, right in the middle of the campus. Harvard had given it to him, and every Thursday afternoon, anybody interested in China who was in Cambridge that day was invited. You never knew who you were going to meet. Fairbank was a kind of social secretary. When you walked in, he'd greet you with a handshake and then take you around to introduce you to some people. He did that all the time with people. He was an academic entrepreneur and missionary for Chinese studies and was creating the field of Chinese history in the United States. Before him, Chinese history didn't exist for most Americans to study. I always wanted to major in history. That subject appealed to me and was my strongest area of study. I took some American history and intellectual history classes, but the Chinese history class became the one that I really focused on. I couldn't tell you exactly why, but it was interesting to me. The more I read, the more I liked it. After that first Fairbank class, I signed up for the more intensive modern Chinese history class and whatever else Harvard had. I signed up for a Japanese history class, too. At the end of my senior year, John Kennedy named my professor Edwin Reischauer his ambassador to Tokyo. So, on my way to Taiwan as a Fulbright scholar, I stopped in Tokyo to meet Reischauer at the US Embassy, and two of Reischauer's grown children took me around Tokyo. I reported in Tokyo later in my career.Was Ezra Vogel working on Japan at the time?Yes, Ezra had. Ezra was in my Spanish class in the first year. He hadn't yet decided what he would focus on then. We sat next to each other. We were always personal friends even though he was a bit older. He was a nice man and became a professor later. I sat in the same classroom with several other older people who went on to teach about China, including Dorothy Borg. Even then, she had white hair. She worked for the Council on Foreign Relations in New York but was taking classes at Harvard. When I first went to China, she was still involved with China.So, from that group of Americans studying China at Harvard at that time, many went on to do things related to China, including Orville Schell, Andy Nathan and me. I did not know Perry Link while in Harvard.Many major figures in China studies today were at Harvard with you.Yale had Mary and Arthur Wright, but they were graduate students at Harvard with me and went on to become full professors at Yale. This must be because that was a place where Fairbank was an evangelical figure that people gravitated towards, and he was preaching this new faith of Chinese studies.From Pentagon Papers to VietnamWhat did you do after Harvard?I spent a year in Taiwan when I graduated. I wanted to stay, but Fairbank hurried me up to get back to graduate school.Did you listen to Fairbank?I was going to get my PhD at Harvard and teach Chinese history, but after five years, I became less interested in actually studying Chinese history.During the 1960s, the Vietnam War happened. Vietnam is kind of a cousin of China, so I started reading everything I could about Vietnam. I even started a course on Vietnam so that Harvard undergraduate and graduate students could learn about Vietnam.I got a fellowship to return to Taiwan to work on my dissertation about Hu Hanmin. At that time, many American GIs were coming to Taiwan on what we call R&R — “rest and recreation.” The U.S. government made a deal with the American military that anyone who served in Vietnam for a year had an automatic R&R, a paid week leave to go anywhere in Southeast Asia. Many chose Taiwan to chase pretty young Chinese girls. So, GIs would show up in Taiwan and didn't know what they were doing. I would see them on the street, go up and talk to them.I became more interested in Vietnam over time. A friend told me, “You're spending so much time reading newspapers about Vietnam, you should become a journalist.” It hadn't occurred to me. By chance, I met a correspondent from The Washington Post, Stanley Karnow, who was the Hong Kong correspondent for the Post and covered Vietnam for quite a while. He asked me to be his stringer, a part-time assistant. So I would send my story to him, but he'd never do anything with it.I was discouraged, and that's when I met Harrison Salisbury through my grandfather in Montreal. Salisbury asked me to send stories to The New York Times. I thought I was a traitor to my job with The Washington Post. But it wasn't really a job; it was in my imagination. When I sent Salisbury my first story, I received a cable from the foreign editor of The New York Times saying they had put my story on the front page and given me a byline. My parents at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts saw it that morning, and they wondered, what is Fox doing?” They thought I was working on my PhD dissertation.“Oh, that looked like our son there.”The story was about Chiang Kai-shek's son, Chiang Ching-kuo, who was becoming Chiang Kai-shek's successor. I wrote about how he was going about it. That was a good news story, so The New York Times sent me a message and said, “If you'd like to work for us, we'll be happy to take more stories.”So I started sending them stories once or twice a week, and after four or five months, they gave me a job offer in New York. That was just one of those lucky breaks. I guess The New York Times correspondent who made that initial contact with me, Harrison Salisbury, who had won several Pulitzer Prizes, must have seen something in me.What's your relationship with your editors over the years? Generally pretty good. They certainly intimidated me at the beginning. The person who actually hired me was the foreign editor at The New York Times, James Greenfield. When I returned to New York, it was New Year's Day, the end of 1971. James asked me about my training and asked me to spend the next couple of months sitting at the foreign desk to watch how they do things. I couldn't even write stories for a while; I just handed them the copy that came up. I later got promoted to news assistant and was asked to find something interesting and write one story a week. I wrote some stories about Asia for the newspaper. They wouldn't give me a byline at first as I wasn't a reporter. My first assignment was to Newark, New Jersey, which had gone through a series of terrible race riots in the late 1960s. I was going to be the correspondent in Newark.This was after they hired you and during those two years of training? Yes. One day, I was covering a story. The new mayor of Newark — the first black mayor of a major American city — called a meeting in city hall to see if he could stop the riots.He was trying to bring people together: white, black and Hispanic. Within ten seconds, everybody was having a fistfight. People were knocking each other out with the police and mayor in front of them. The mayor yelled at people to stop, and they still kept punching and hitting each other with big pieces of wood right in City Hall. And I was there. Two very large black men grabbed my arms behind my back. The nasty term for white people in those days was “honky”. They said, “What are you doing here, honky?” They began punching me in the stomach and hitting me in the head. I thought I was going to die right there before I finally broke free. I got to my office to send my story of the city hall by telephone across New York City. And they put that story on the front page.Your second front page at The New York Times. So the editor of The New York Times was a very intimidating man, Abe Rosenthal, a gifted correspondent who'd won several Pulitzer Prizes. He won a Pulitzer Prize in Poland and Germany. I got this message saying, “Mr. Rosenthal wants to see you in his office immediately.”I thought, “oh jeez I'm getting fired.” I just got beaten up in City Hall and they're going to fire me. So I walked in, and he said, “Fox, that was a really nice story.” He said, “you did a really good job on that story. We have another assignment for you. I want you to go over to the New York Hilton Hotel”, which was about ten blocks away.He told me that one of our correspondents, Neil Sheehan, had gotten a secret government document, the Pentagon Papers, which were boxes and boxes of government documents. Neil couldn't read all that by himself, so I had to go and read it with him. Besides, I knew about Asia. By that point, I had read as much as I could about Vietnam. I also knew Neil Sheen because I had helped him come to Harvard to give a talk about Vietnam while I was a graduate student. So we actually had a good relationship. I spent the next two months in Neil's hotel room reading documents, but two of us were not enough, so a third and eventually a fourth correspondent were brought in. Did you understand the risk you were taking working with the classifieds? You could be arrested. Right, yes. I had to tell my parents, “I can't tell you anything about what I'm doing.”When we finally started publishing, I wrote three of the seven installments, which was amazing because I was a junior person. Abe Rosenthal called me back into his office after we finished, and said, “Fox, you did a nice job on this, so we're sending you somewhere. We're sending you to Vietnam.” He said, “I want you to go immediately.” So I went from the Pentagon Papers to Saigon. That was a surprise. That was not where I wanted to go. In fact, what I really wanted was to go to cover China, but that would have meant Hong Kong. But Vietnam turned out to be fascinating. There was always something happening.Reporting on the frontlines in VietnamCan you talk about your Vietnam experience?It was an experience at many levels. Intellectually, it was seductive because there was so much going on, people getting shot every day. The only way to truly understand it was to be there.You could divide the correspondents into those who stayed in Saigon and those who went out to the field. I wanted to be in the field as much as possible. I spent time on Navy ships and even in a fighter plane, hitting what appeared to be factories.The GIs, or “grunts”, wanted to know what we wrote about them, and some would come to our office in Saigon. Sometimes they were angry. A few correspondents received threats, but we mostly had a good relationship. The more you were willing to go out into the field, the more respect you earned. I was out there from the beginning.Vietnam was more complicated than I initially thought. If you were strictly anti-war or pro-government, you missed the full picture.You had been against the war before. How did you feel once you were there?I was part of the anti-war movement and then found myself in the middle of the war. I got to know many ordinary Vietnamese who were actually happy to have Americans there because the communist soldiers would threaten to confiscate their property. Vietnam was more complicated than I initially thought. If you were strictly anti-war or pro-government, you missed the full picture.What was the relevance of the Pentagon Papers then?The Pentagon Papers showed that the U.S. government was deceiving the public, but we were also helping some people. It was more complex than the extreme positions made it seem.Were you at risk of being arrested for the Pentagon Papers?Possibly, yes. My name was on the case, but by that time, I was in Vietnam. I put it out of my mind.How long were you in Vietnam?I was in Vietnam from 1971 to 1975, with breaks in Japan. The New York Times didn't let anyone stay more than two years at a time because of the exhaustion of war. But I kept going back and stayed until the last day of the war in 1975 when I left on a helicopter to a Navy ship.I took the place of a brilliant female correspondent, Gloria Emerson. I inherited her apartment, and Vietnam was as exciting a place as it could be. There was always something to do, something to see, something that you shouldn't see but wanted to see. Vietnam was all that I talked about for four years. I stayed until the last day of the war, April 30th, 1975.Did you get hurt during the war?I was hit by mortar fragments and lost my hearing for almost a month. Once, I was left behind after the unit I accompanied ran into an ambush. I had to walk three hours to get back to safety.Vietnam absorbed all parts of your brain, your mind, your body, and your psyche. It just took over.How did the war experience change you?It depends on the individual. Some correspondents loved Vietnam and never wanted to leave. Others were terrified and left without a word. Even today, I still belong to an online Google group of ex-correspondents in Vietnam, and I still get dozens of messages every day. They always want to discuss Vietnam.Back in the day, some got afraid and just left. I had several friends who would literally just leave a message at their desk saying, “Please pack my belongings and send them back to New York.” It's hard to generalise and have an ironclad rule about. It was different from regular assignments in most other countries.Well, Vietnam was certainly special.Vietnam absorbed all parts of your brain, your mind, your body, and your psyche. It just took over. When the war ended, I came out on a helicopter that landed on a Navy ship. The captain said I could make one phone call. I called my editor in New York and said, “I'm out, I'm safe.” He replied, “Good, because we're sending you to Hong Kong.”Recommended ReadingsFox Butterfield, 1982, China: Alive in the Bitter SeaJohn Fairbank, Edwin Reischauer and Albert Craig, 1965, East Asia: The Modern Transformation, George Allen & UnwinEdwin Reischauer & John Fairbank, 1958, East Asia: The Great Tradition, Houghton MifflinAcknowledgementThis newsletter is edited by Caiwei Chen. The transcription and podcast editing is by Aorui Pi. I thank them for their support!About usPeking Hotel is a bilingual online publication that take you down memory lane of recent history in China and narrate China's reality through the personal tales of China experts. Through biweekly podcasts and newsletters, we present colourful first-person accounts of seasoned China experts. The project grew out of Leo's research at Hoover Institution where he collects oral history of prominent China watchers in the west. Peking Hotel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Lastly…We also have a Chinese-language Substack. It has been a privilege to speak to these thoughtful individuals and share their stories with you. The stories they share often remind me of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. I hope to publish more conversations like this one, so stay tuned!Correction note: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly referred to sinologists Mary and Henry Wright as "Fords." We thank reader Robert Kapp for bringing this to our attention. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Francine Prose, “1974: A Personal History” Francine Prose, author of “1974, A Personal History” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of twenty novels and ten books of non fiction, Francine Prose is best known for such novels as “Lovers at the Chameleon Club, 1932,” “The Vixen,” “Household Saints” and “Mister Monkey,” and non-fiction such as “Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, The Afterlife,” Francine Prose has also written two short story collections , and a picture book. Two of her novels have become films, and one, “The Glorious Ones,” became a Broadway musical. In this book, she recalls her time hanging out with Anthony Russo, who along with Daniel Ellsberg, was responsible for The Pentagon Papers, in San Francisco in 1974 and then a few months later, in New York, capturing the vibe of what it was like to live in that time and place, and differences between then and now. Complete Interview.   Josh Costello, Artistic Director, Aurora Theatre Company Josh Costello, the Artistic Director of Aurora Theatre in Berkeley since 2019, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Second of two parts. Before taking on the role of Artistic Director at Aurora, Josh Costello was the founding Artistic Director of Impact Theatre and Artistic Director of Explanded Programs at Marin Theatre Company. He directed several plays at Aurora prior to becoming Artistic Director, and was Director of “Eureka Day,” which is opening on Broadway in a few months. Recorded August 22. 2024 in the KPFA studios. Complete Interview.   Review of “Private Lives” by Noel Coward, directed by KJ Sanchez, at ACT Tony Rembe (Geary) Theater through October 6, 2024.   Review of “Mexodus” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through October 20, 2024.     Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. See website for specific days and times, and for staged readings at LaVal's Subterranean Theater. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  See website for upcoming readings. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre Noel Coward's Private Lives, September 12 – October 6, Toni Rembe Theatre. A Whynot Christmas Carol, November 26-December 24, Toni Rembe Theatre. Aurora Theatre  Fallen Angels by Noel Coward, October 19 – November 17. Awesome Theatre Company. Por La Noche (By Night), October 11 – 26, 2024. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. Mexodus, September 13 – October 20, Peets Theatre. The Matchbox Magic Flute, October 18 – December 9, Roda Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company. See website for upcoming shows. Boxcar Theatre. Nightmare House on Franklin Street, October 18 – November 1. New Years Eve at the Speakeasy, Jan. 1, 2025. Magic Man, Jan 3 – June 2, Palace Theatre. Brava Theatre Center: New Roots Theatre Festival, November 14-17. See calendar for current and upcoming productions. BroadwaySF: Wicked, August 28 – October 13, Orpheum. See website for events at the Orpheum, Curran and Golden Gate. Peter Pan, October 29 – November 3, Golden Gate. Kimberley Akimbo, November 6 – December 1, Golden Gate. See website for special events. Broadway San Jose:  Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse in Concert, October 9-10. 2024. Clue, October 29 – November 3, 2024. California Shakespeare Theatre Upcoming season to be announced. Center Rep: Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring September 8 -29.  Dragon Lady, written and performed by Sara Porkalob, October 27 – November 24. Central Works  The Contest by Gary Graves, Oct. 19 – Nov. 17. Cinnabar Theatre. Gutenberg! The Musical January 17-26, 2025, Warren Theatre, Sonoma State University. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre See website for upcoming shows. Curran Theater: See website for special events.. Custom Made Theatre. In hibernation. Cutting Ball Theatre. See website for information and notice of a final production. 42nd Street Moon. See website for upcoming productions. Golden Thread  11 Reflections: San Francisco, October 4-5, Brava Theatre Center. See website for other events. Hillbarn Theatre: Wait Until Dark, October 17 – November 3. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body by Lisa B. Thompson, directed by Margo Hall. 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Everybody's Talking about Jamie,  October 26-November 3, Hoover Theatre. San Jose. Presidio Theatre. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: The Rocky Horror Show, October 10-31, Oasis Nightclub. See website for Spotlight Cabaret Series at Feinstein's at the Nikko. San Francisco Playhouse. The Play That Goes Wrong, September 21 – November 9. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for upcoming schedule. Shotgun Players.  Choir Boy by Tarrell Alvin McCraney. September 24 – October 26 (extended). South Bay Musical Theatre: No, No Nanette,  Sept 28 – Oct. 19. Saratoga Civic Theater. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions. Theatre Rhino  Cabaret, November 21 – December 15. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. King James by Rajiv Joseph, October 9 – November 3,  2024. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org                                   . The post October 3, 2024: Francine Prose, Reflections on 1974 and the Pentagon Papers appeared first on KPFA.

Francine Prose, author of “1974, A Personal History” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of twenty novels and ten books of non fiction, Francine Prose is best known for such novels as “Lovers at the Chameleon Club, 1932,” “The Vixen,” “Household Saints” and “Mister Monkey,” and non-fiction such as “Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, The Afterlife,” Francine Prose has also written two short story collections , and a picture book. Two of her novels have become films, and one, “The Glorious Ones,” became a Broadway musical. In this book, she recalls her time hanging out with Anthony Russo, who along with Daniel Ellsberg, was responsible for The Pentagon Papers, in San Francisco in 1974 and then a few months later, in New York, capturing the vibe of what it was like to live in that time and place, and differences between then and now. The post Francine Prose: “1974, A Personal History,” 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

UFO/UAP Disclosure and Your Right to Know with Daniel Sheehan Famed civil rights attorney Daniel Sheehan addresses UFO/UAP disclosure, technology, and biology, and American citizens' constitutional rights to know. Attorney Sheehan's deep litigation experience in American constitutional watersheds from Watergate to the Pentagon Papers, the Iran-Contra affair, Karen Silkwood, the Lakota Tribe at Standing Rock … Continue reading "UFO/UAP Disclosure and Your Right to Know with Daniel Sheehan"

Novelist Francine Prose joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, 1974: A Personal History. Prose talks about her relationship with Tony Russo, who in collaboration with Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, a whistleblowing act which revealed decades of government lies about U.S. involvement in Vietnam; how the politics and progressive activism of today compare to those of half a century ago; and why that year was politically pivotal. She also reflects on how in 1974, the idea of government dishonesty was shocking, whereas today it's a given. Prose reads from the book. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This episode of the podcast was produced by Anne Kniggendorf. Francine Prose 1974: A Personal History A Changed Man Blue Angel Anne Frank: the Book, The Life, the Afterlife Others: The Heritage Foundation The Sixties: Big Ideas, Small Books by Jenny Diski Opus Dei J.D. Vance Patty Hearst RAND Corporation Daniel Ellsberg Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 6, Episode 46: “Samuel G. Freedman on What Hubert Humphrey's Fight for Civil Rights Can Teach Us Today” Ground Truth | NPR Journey to Italy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Cato Institute Pentagon Papers Espionage Act Comstock Act Wag the Dog Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francine Prose is the author of over 30 books. Her 12 novels include My New American Life, A Changed Man and Blue Angel, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her nonfiction works include the indispensable Reading Like a Writer; Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles; and The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired, a New York Times Notable Book for 2002. She's a contributing editor at Harper's, and her essays, reviews, and criticism have appeared in New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian, among other publications. She's a past president of PEN America, a distinguished writer in residence at Bard College, and a recipient of the 2008 Edith Wharton Achievement Award for Literature. Her latest book—and first memoir—is called 1974: A Personal History.In this conversation, Greg Olear talks to Francine Prose about her new memoir, 1974. They discuss the challenges of writing about oneself, the impetus for the book, Tony Russo and the Pentagon Papers, whistleblowers, “Vertigo,” the role of literature in society, the bias against women writers, the state of fiction writing, the impact of AI, the dangers of self-censorship, the current political climate, and more.Plus: a new Zoom!Buy her book:https://www.harpercollins.com/products/1974-francine-prose?variant=41105435459618Her Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/FrancineProseAuthor/Her Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/prose.francine/ Subscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg's new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short

Patrick is joined by lawyer Danny Sheehan for a second time. The discussion focuses on Eminent Domain and his disagreement with Brandon Fugal, Trump v. Biden and who is better for disclosure of UFOs, Crash Retrievals, whistleblowers and what New Paradigm Institute is doing for disclosure.He is a constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker, political activist and educator.He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1970 and has been hard at work in legal battles ever since. He's been involved with the Pentagon Papers, Watergate and Iran Contra to name a few. He famously represented John Mack against a Harvard committee to review his work, the Harvard Phycologist who studied the effects of Alien Abduction Cases famously interviewing the witnesses from the Ariel School UFO Event in Zimbabwe where school children saw a UFO land near their school and aliens exited the craft. And most recently he has represented the disclosure project for Dr. Steven Greer and currently he represents Lue Elizondo, former head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program otherwise known as ATTIP. He also runs The New Paradigm Institute, a non-profit designed to facilitate disclosure for the public offering a wide range of services.

Today, we focus on Judge Aileen Cannon's controversial dismissal of the secret documents case against Trump.Our host takes you on a historical journey, starting with the Vietnam War and the Pentagon Papers, to draw parallels with today's legal battles. We revisit the case of Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, and explore the Nixon administration's reaction, leading to the infamous Watergate scandal. The episode then transitions to the current legal landscape, examining Judge Cannon's decision and its implications.Dive deep into the legal intricacies, from the Supreme Court's stance on special prosecutors to the potential consequences of Cannon's ruling. Our host also dissects the broader context, including the echoes of Nixon's tactics in Trump's actions and the looming threat of Project 2025.Join us as we unravel the complexities of these legal maneuvers and their impact on American democracy. Will Trump's legal team succeed in delaying justice until after the next election? Tune in to find out.Chapters- 0:00 - Introduction and the Rise of Christian Nationalism- 5:00 - The Pentagon Papers and Daniel Ellsberg- 15:00 - Nixon's Reaction and the Formation of the Plumbers- 25:00 - The Watergate Scandal Unfolds- 35:00 - Special Prosecutors and Supreme Court Precedents- 45:00 - Judge Eileen Cannon's Controversial Ruling- 55:00 - The Implications for Trump's Legal Battles- 1:05:00 - Project 2025 and the Future of American Democracy- 1:15:00 - Conclusion and Call to ActionIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider liking and subscribing. Visit our website, thecrossexaminer.net, for more information and additional content. Stay informed and stay engaged.

Darrell Castle talks about the ordeal of Julian Assange and what his case tells us about what it means to be a real journalist in today's world. Transcription / Notes THE DARK SECRETS OF WAR Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday the 12th day of July in the year of our Lord 2024. I will be talking about the ordeal of Julian Assange but also what his case tells us about what it means to be a real journalist in today's world. In essence his case tells us that the truth no longer sets us free and telling the truth has become a crime. Before we get into the matter of Assange perhaps a little background is in order. A free press is vitally important to American freedom and if I can convey nothing else to you today it is that the press, and by that, I mean real, genuine, journalism is there to inform the people of what their government is doing. Those in government should be looking out for and expecting the press to expose their works of darkness, if they have any. That sentiment has been spoken by many from the founders all the way to the Supreme Court in the modern era. I will illustrate my words with a quote from Justice Hugo Black in the case of The New York Times versus The United States decided in 1971. His quote came to me from an article written by Scott Ritter in his newsletter Scott Ritter Extra. “The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose the deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.” That quote is one of the most important in American history because it is fundamental to liberty. The press is supposed to be the servant of the people, not a wholly owned subsidiary of the government itself, and certainly not of any one political party. The case quoting Justice Black goes back to the Vietnam days of Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg was not a journalist but an employee of the U.S. Department of Defense working in the Pentagon. He was involved in the production of a report ordered by secretary of Defense Robert McNamara that was a history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968. The Times printed the report on its front pages and further stated that the report showed that the Johnson administration had lied systemically to Congress and the American people about U.S. entry into and conduct of the Vietnam War. McNamara claimed that he only had the report prepared because he wanted to leave a written record for future policy makers to prevent them from making the same mistake. The report revealed lots of things the government was lying about including U.S. troops raiding into North Vietnam, etc. The optimistic picture of the war presented by the government was false and the government knew the war was unwinnable and a waste of lives. It was top secret information and although Ellsberg was not a journalist he was disturbed by the report and he violated his security clearance by sending it to the Times who then chose to publish it on the front page. I lived through that time so I remember it well. I was not happy that Ellsberg released classified information and I wanted to see him punished. I admit now that I really didn't understand what was happening and what was at stake. Ellsberg sent the information to the New York Times but that paper made the decision on its own to publish it. The Times was perhaps not an affiliate of the Democrat Party at that time as it is now and also the Times along with other media was generally hostile to the war...

Where do we stand with Joe Biden – today? More Democrats are saying Biden needs to step down – Harold Meyerson comments.Also: During the Supreme Court term that just ended, the conservative majority granted new constitutional rights to hedge fund managers, big business—and Donald Trump. David Cole explains the shocking decisions that have transformed our government. Plus: 1974, the new memoir by Francine Prose, recalls the year when “the '60s” came to a definitive end, when it became clear that the changes we'd wanted, the changes we'd fought for, were not going to happen. She spent that year in San Francisco, where she got to know Tony Russo of the Pentagon Papers case.

I was again inspired again by that scene in the Hunger Games. All around us, there's signs that the party is absolutely panicking. First of all, what was the deal made? Who got paid off? Something happened to get Julien Assange out of prison. You can say, "Hey, being in his embassy is not in prison." The truth is, being locked in a building for all these years, that's prison. What did Juliet Assange do to deserve any of this? And a death sentence? Mike Pompeo wanted him dead. He did exactly what the people who wrote the Pentagon Papers did. He got government information and made it available to folks. That's journalism. So why him? Or why Andrew Bridgen? He is now speaking out about human trafficking. And he, of course, is being sidelined in British politics. And Tommy Robinson was in Canada,  scheduled to give a speech when they arrested him for an outstanding immigration warrant… Weird. He'd never been to Canada. What does God's Word say? Philippians 2:10-1110 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,    to the glory of God the Father.Episode 1,694 Links:Julian Assange is about to be released from prison. Ever wondered why Julian Assange spent more time in jail than all Epstein clients combined?REPORT: Julian Assange spent $500k for his flight out of the UK to avoid landing on the American homeland after he was released from prison.British Member of Parliament Andrew Bridgen claims he has given the United Kingdom government hundreds of names of people involved in child s*x trafficking.@TRobinsonNewEra was arrested last night in Calgary after his free speech event on an “outstanding immigration warrant,” even though he has been never been to Canada and he already cleared immigration! He has to hand over his passport, show up at the police station every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and is prohibited from traveling outsid e southern Alberta! Julian Assange is about to be released from prison. Ever wondered why Julian Assange spent more time in jail than all Epstein clients combined?REPORT: Julian Assange spent $500k for his flight out of the UK to avoid landing on the American homeland after he was released from prison.British Member of Parliament Andrew Bridgen claims he has given the United Kingdom government hundreds of names of people involved in child s*x trafficking.@TRobinsonNewEra was arrested last night in Calgary after his free speech event on an “outstanding immigration warrant,” even though he has been never been to Canada and he already cleared immigration! He has to hand over his passport, show up at the police station every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and is prohibited from traveling outsid e southern Alberta! Alan's Soapshttps://alanssoaps.com/TODDUse coupon code ‘TODD' to save an additional 10% off the bundle price.Bioptimizershttps://magbreakthrough.com/toddfreeVisit this website to get your 30-capsule bottle of Magnesium Breakthrough for FREE today!  No promo code needed.Bonefroghttps://bonefrogcoffee.com/toddUse code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your first purchase and 15% on subscriptions.Bulwark Capital Bulwark Capital Management (bulwarkcapitalmgmt.com)Sign up today for Zach's free webinar Thursday July 25th at 3:30pm PDT at KnowYourRiskRadio.com.GreenHaven Interactive Web Marketinghttps://greenhaveninteractive.comNeed more customers for your business? Contact Dave today!Native Pathhttps://nativepathkrill.com/toddGet an ocean of benefits from Antarctic Krill from Native Path.  Renue Healthcarehttps://renue.healthcare/toddYour journey to a better life starts at Renue Healthcare.  Visit renue.healthcare/Todd

In an interview on the Freedom Pact Podcast, renowned attorney Daniel Sheehan reveals groundbreaking information about the U.S. government's secret UFO programs and the upcoming release of classified documents. With a storied career including cases like the Pentagon Papers and Iran-Contra, Sheehan brings unparalleled insight into the world of UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) disclosure. Discover the truth about extraterrestrial evidence, government cover-ups, and what to expect as the October 18, 2024, deadline for document release approaches. Don't miss this eye-opening conversation!Published on 01 Jume 2024.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lehto-files-investigating-uaps--5990774/support.

Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the SCOTUS ruling in Fischer, which threw out obstruction charges faced by a J6 rioter, explain why it should not affect Trump's case, and look ahead to the Court's immunity decision. Then, the #Sisters cover the overturning of the Chevron deference doctrine, decode how it will impact our rights and the ability of Congress to enact legislation, and spell out how the decision reinforces the death of stare decisis.  They also examine Julian Assange's guilty plea to violating the Espionage Act at WikiLeaks, explore the similarities to Trump's MAL case, and weigh whether Assange's actions were an act of journalism relatable to publishing the Pentagon Papers. Get your #SistersInLaw merchandise at politicon.com/merch Mentioned By The #Sisters: Project 2025's Leadership & Organization Jill With Daniel Ellsberg WEBSITE & TRANSCRIPT Email: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcast Get text updates from Politicon.  Please Support This Week's Sponsors: Wild Grain:  Get $30 off and free croissants in every box when you start your subscription to delicious quick-bake artisanal pastries, pasta, and bread at wildgrain.com/sisters with promo code: SISTERS Rhone: Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use SISTERS to save 20% at www.rhone.com/sisters HoneyLove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to honeylove.com/sisters! #honeylovepod Helix: Get up to 30% off all mattress orders and two free pillows for our listeners! Go to helixsleep.com/sisters  Get Barb's New Book:  Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America Barb's Book Tour  Get More From #SistersInLaw Joyce Vance: Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC | Civil Discourse Substack Jill Wine-Banks: Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President Kimberly Atkins Stohr: Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | Unbound Newsletter Barb McQuade: Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC

Ojai author and playwright Robin Gerber recently returned from New York City where her play about Katherine Graham's tumultuous and consequential life was performed by the inimitable Sharon Lawrence. Afterwards, Robin hosted a panel discussion about domestic violence with Gloria Steinem. It's been quite a journey for Gerber, whose one-woman work about Graham was developed at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2017. It's been performed several times since with Lawrence on stage and Michelle Joyner directing. Graham's husband Phil, publisher of the Washington Post, was a confidante and close personal friends to JFK and other men of power. He was also abusive toward Katherine; he was mentally ill and ended his life with a shotgun blast. Graham, despite efforts by Washington Post board members to sideline her, went on to become a formidable publisher herself, publishing the Pentagon Papers and Watergate investigations. The deeply personal play bears witness to the tortured inner life of this remarkable woman, who went from abused spouse to become one the leading lights of the 20th century. We talked about Robin's biography of Ruth Handler, the inventor of Barbie, her inspiring book on Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership wisdom, and her next project, about caretaking her husband through his Parkinson's experience. We also talked our shared experience with Cary Odes' standup comedy class. We did not talk about Amazonian bio-char, Adelaide penguins or ancient flint-knapping technologies. You can check out more about Robin and her impressive body of work at her publishers' - HarperCollins.com and on Facebook. Robin is a professional public speaker and her website is RobinGerber.com.

What do we mean by the word “hero?” Is it not a person of extraordinary courage, putting the good of the country above his or her own safety? That’s Daniel Ellsberg, most famous for the Pentagon Papers which he released The post Dan Ellsberg Died One Year Ago. Long May He Live. appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

“1974,” the new memoir by Francine Prose, recalls the year when “the sixties” came to a definitive end, when it became clear that the changes we'd wanted, the changes we'd fought for, were not going to happen. She spent that year in San Francisco, where she got to know Tony Russo of the Pentagon Papers case.Also: On May 31, Joe Biden declared, “It is time for this war to end.” But the leaders of both Israel and Hamas seem content for the war in Gaza to grind on into the indefinite future. Hussein Ibish explains why.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

“1974,” the new memoir by Francine Prose, recalls the year when “the sixties” came to a definitive end, when it became clear that the changes we'd wanted, the changes we'd fought for, were not going to happen. She spent that year in San Francisco, where she got to know Tony Russo of the Pentagon Papers case.Also: On May 31, Joe Biden declared, “It is time for this war to end.” But the leaders of both Israel and Hamas seem content for the war in Gaza to grind on into the indefinite future. Hussein Ibish explains why.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit public.substack.comOne of the most famous moments in American journalism occurred in 1971 when The New York Times and The Washington Post published excerpts of what would be known as “The Pentagon Papers.” Daniel Ellsberg, a Defense Department analyst working for the RAND Corporation, had given the two newspapers top-secret documents. They showed not only that the US was losing the war in Vietnam but that the Pentagon had known the US couldn't win the war for many years and kept fighting it anyway. The Pentagon had tried to prevent the publication of the documents, but the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protected newspapers' right to publish them, even though Ellsberg had broken the law by leaking them. Thanks to the Twitter Files, we learned that individuals with links to US military and intelligence organizations have tried for years to convince reporters that they should no longer follow the Pentagon Papers principle, ostensibly since doing so could help foreign adversaries. They used this argument at the same moment that they were attempting to “pre-bunk” the Hunter Biden laptop, months before The New York Post published articles about its existence. Now, a judge in Tennesse may violate the Supreme Court's famous Pentagon Papers ruling and order a reporter in Nashville named Michael Patrick Leahy to reveal the source of documents leaked to him. The leaked documents in question came from a trans-identified woman named Audrey Hale, who killed six people at a Christian school last year.Today, June 17, Leahy, the editor of The Tennessee Star, will appear in court for what is known as a "show cause hearing." The judge will consider his arguments for why Leahy should not be held in contempt of court for having published excerpts from Hale's writings. The FBI had blocked the release of the documents, ostensibly fearing copycat killings by a "segment of the population more vulnerable or open to conspiracy theories." Someone leaked them to Leahy anyway, and he published articles that quoted from them.The case is important for anyone who cares about free speech, a free press, and the Pentagon Papers principle. Leahy's attorney filed an emergency motion last week, arguing that the Judge's order would violate the First Amendment and Tennesee state law.

Today on the Show, Honoring North Star and our friend, legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg, one year after his passing. We'll premier the song North Star by Adey Bell, who composed it to honor the life and work of her family-friend, hero, Dan Ellsberg, as he lay dying. We'll also be joined for the hour by Dan's wife and life partner, Patricia, his son Michael Ellsberg and his longtime friend, poet & psychotherapist Anita Barrows The post Honoring Daniel Ellsberg, One Year After His Passing + The Premier of “North Star” by Adey Bell appeared first on KPFA.

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What if the press wasn't free to report on government actions? Imagine a world where the government controlled the flow of information. This episode of United She Stands takes you on a journey through the essential role of freedom of the press as enshrined in the First Amendment. We kick off with a refresher on the First Amendment's five fundamental freedoms, with a spotlight on why the founders deemed the freedom of the press crucial for democracy. From the early days of newspapers to the modern digital age, learn how this clause has evolved to encompass all forms of media.Join us as we recount the gripping Pentagon Papers case and its significant implications for press freedom, where classified Vietnam War documents leaked by Daniel Ellsberg led to a groundbreaking Supreme Court decision. Explore the distinctions between public figures and private citizens in libel cases, and the responsibilities of journalists and private citizens alike in today's media landscape. We also revisit the 1940s Hutchins Commission's call for the media's moral obligations, diving into contemporary challenges like fake news and the ongoing threats to press freedom. Tune in to understand the enduring power and responsibility of the press in safeguarding our democracy.Connect with USS: United SHE Stands InstagramReferences: First Amendment | Contents, Freedoms, Rights, & Facts | BritannicaU.S. Constitution - First Amendment | Resources | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of CongressThe 1st Amendment - Freedom of the Press — Civics 101: A Podcast (civics101podcast.org)Freedom of the Press (history.com)Freedom of the press: What you need to know (mtsu.edu)Prior Restraint - The Free Speech Center (mtsu.edu)Grosjean v. American Press Co. (1936) - The Free Speech Center (mtsu.edu)New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) - The Free Speech Center (mtsu.edu)Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia (1980) - The Free Speech Center (mtsu.edu)New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) - The Free Speech Center (mtsu.edu)Freedom of the Press: Part 1 — Civics 101: A Podcast (civics101podcast.org)This episode was edited by Kevin Tanner. Learn more about him and his services here:Website: https://www.kevwyxin.com/Instagram: @kevwyxinIf you purchase from any links to resources or products, the show may make a small commission.If you purchase from any links to resources or products, the show may make a small commission.

Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard College, Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School–trained Constitutional Litigation and Appellate Attorney. He has worked on some of the biggest cases of public interest including the Pentagon Papers, the Karen Silkwood Case, the Iran/contra case and many more. In this conversation, Daniel speaks to Lewis about what the government are hiding from the public, why major info is set to come out on October 18th 2024, how the world would react to proof of extraterrestrial life and much more. Connect with Daniel: https://www.danielpsheehan.com https://newparadigminstitute.org Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

This week on The Persuasion Occasion, we welcome noted First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams as he recounts his representation of the New York Times in the historic legal battle over the publication of the Pentagon Papers. This 1971 case led to a groundbreaking U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting freedom of the press. Floyd's captivating storytelling and description reveals how this fight about fundamental constitutional issues unfolded in a charged political environment.

Frank talks with Celia Farber, a print journalist and author who interviewed O.J. Simpson extensively and is featured in the award winning 30 for 30 documentary about him, as they talk about Simpson's passing. Celia Farber writes a popular Substack called The Truth Barrier. celiafarber.substack.com Her book that was re-issued in 2023 is called Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS.  In her distant past, she wrote for Harper's, Esquire, Rolling Stone, SPIN and a bunch of other magazines and newspapers. She is a contributing writer at The Epoch Times. Praise for Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS "I was astonished to discover Celia Farber's work on the lost history of AIDS…Farber's research gives context to the Covid catastrophe, which she all but predicted. Despite the medical cartel's brutal crusade to silence and vilify her, Farber never compromised. I have found no missteps in her analysis, and I'm happy she has lived to experience her own utter vindication. I also love her writing style." —Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Serious Adverse Events is not just a dramatic and mesmerizing piece of work, it is deeply scholarly." "Farber's work is equal to the best of Seymour Hersh's and as important as the Pentagon Papers. I repeat this, as important as the Pentagon Papers." Elizabeth Nickson, Welcome To Absurdistan Substack "Farber's work is journalism at its best—solid, lucid, and humane, attacking wrongs that few dare touch, and thereby helping right them." —Mark Crispin Miller "If you want to understand the real history of AIDS and why it mattered, Celia Farber is the main journalist who bore witness to it all, and took the blows accordingly. Her book is essential reading." —Vera Sharav   "I encourage all who are curious about their world, and interested in becoming more informed, to buy and read this book." Heather Heying, Natural Selections Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE #1028 UFO DISCLOSURE WITH DANIEL SHEEHAN  Richard speaks with civil rights attorney Daniel Sheehan who updates his work on UFO disclosure efforts, and the compelling evidence that the US military and the Defense Dept. have recovered more than one crashed UFO, and they've been deconstructing and back-engineering the technology. GUEST: Daniel Sheehan carries degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Danny has helped lead multiple lawsuits of historic importance, including three Supreme Court cases, the Iran Contra Lawsuit, the Three mile Island litigation, and the first Sanctuary defense case. Prior to forming the Christic Institute in Washington D.C, he litigated a number of high-profile cases including establishing the right of news journalists to protect their sources, the Pentagon Papers case for the NYT, the Watergate Burglary case, and the Wounded Knee occupation case for the ACLU. He directed the New Paradigm Initiative at the State of the World Forum, and authored his book The People's Advocate. Daniel will be a speaker at the Contact and Disclosure Symposium Saturday April 20th, 2024 in Toronto  https://contactanddisclosuresymposium.com Daniel will be a speaker at Contact in the Desert in California May 30th - June 3rd, 2024  https://contactinthedesert.com/speaker/daniel-sheehan WEBSITES: http://www.newparadigminstitute.org https://romeroinstitute.org https://www.danielpsheehan.com BOOK: The People's Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America's Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! BIRCH GOLD GROUP - The Precious Metal IRA Specialists Diversify a portion of your savings into GOLD with Birch Gold Group. Gold is your hedge against inflation, and Birch Gold makes it EASY to own. Text STRANGE to 989898 and get your free info-kit on gold, then talk to a precious metals specialist on how to protect your savings from persistent inflation with gold. Text STRANGE to 989898 now. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Over more than half a century as a writer for the London Daily Express and the Times of London, British-born Ivor Davis covered major stories in North America. He penned a weekly entertainment column for the New York Times Syndicate for over 15 years, interviewing some of the biggest names in show business, from Cary Grant to Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton to Tom Cruise and Muhammad Ali. In 1962 he was smuggled onto the campus of the riot-torn University of Mississippi when James Meredith became the first black student to be enrolled --accompanied by 127 --yes 127-- US attorneys--Days of rioting followed with two killed--including one foreign journalist. Three years later Davis  was in the front lines as Los Angeles' Watts riots erupted. In l964, Davis was the only British daily newspaper correspondent to cover The Beatles' first American tour from start to finish, given unparalleled access to John, Paul, George and Ringo on the road, in their hotel, and during long nights of card and Monopoly games as they talked frankly about their bizarre new life. He also ghosted a regular newspaper column for George Harrison. His first-hand, insider's memoir, the award-winning The Beatles and Me On Tour, 60th Anniversary Book, was published  in February. It is a fascinating journey back in time where for the first time he chronicles, frankly and humorously, 34 days with the world's most famous band on the road—at a critical moment in the history of rock. The anniversary edition was published on Feb 9th this year. Davis covered Robert Kennedy's 1968 presidential bid and was in the kitchen in the Ambassador Hotel the night Senator Kennedy was assassinated.  He was one of the Boys on the Bus chronicling the life of actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan, first in his campaign for governor of California, then for president. He was a co-author of the 1969 political book Divided They Stand, which chronicled the Presidential election; and witnessed some of the biggest trials in American history: Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Bobby Kennedy in 1969; black-power militant Angela Davis, acquitted of murder in l972; a year later, Daniel Ellsberg's trial for leaking the Pentagon Papers, and, in 1976, he was in San Francisco to see heiress Patty Hearst convicted of robbery after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.   His new true crime book, “The Devil in My Friend: The Inside Story of a Malibu Murder.”  It is an account of the famous Eighties trial of Malibu engineer Frederick George Roehler,  who was convicted of the murder of his wife and young stepson after an almost year-long trial in the Santa Barbara Courthouse in May l982. The killings took place close by—at Santa Cruz Island. The new book will be published this year on May 7th.   https://ivordavisbooks.com/ Connect more:  https://www.chonacas.com/podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/shesallovertheplacepodcast/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiechonacas/   I hope you enjoyed the episode, please share with one person! Please leave a 5 star & review on Apple Podcasts as it supports me as an Independent Podcaster :) Thank you!  Katie xo     

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon PapersDaniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation.Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.http://www.amazon.com/The-Peoples-Advocate-America%C2%92s-Fearless/dp/1619021722/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=Q4SBWRBCYA5HMVCM&creativeASIN=1619021722If you enjoy the show please consider a PayPal.com donation to keep the show on the air OppermanReport@Gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Watch the after show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard attorney who has participated in legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers case, the Watergate Break-In case & Harvard psychologist Dr. John Mack's case. He is currently dedicated to advocating for the public release of information held by the government surrounding the issue of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). SPONSORS https://bubsnaturals.com/DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. https://rocketmoney.com/djp - Stop wasting money on things you don't use. https://babbel.com/danny - Get 50% off a one-time payment for a lifetime subscription. EPISODE LINKS https://newparadigminstitute.org https://twitter.com/danielsheehan45 FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Involvement in UFO legislation 09:01 - Search warrant for UFOs 12:34 - The Vatican archives 15:46 - John Mack case 38:49 - Catholic Church case 50:26 - Vandenberg rocket witness 53:23 - Disinformation 01:04:50 - Watergate case 01:11:00 - Santos Trafficante 01:12:20 - Death squad behind Watergate break in 01:14:10 - Nixon & Howard Hughes 01:22:11 - Felix Rodriguez 01:34:09 - Inside the Cuban Missile Crisis 01:41:08 - Cuban Exile Anti-Castro assassins 01:47:04 - Funding the 3rd Reich 01:53:46 - Nuclear war 01:57:33 - S-force, Kiki Camarena & Castro 02:08:39 - Future of America 02:15:32 - Yamashita's gold 02:30:41 - Government power 02:40:38 - Iran Contra 02:49:05 - EG&G engineer; Roswell crash 02:58:37 - Congress wants UFOs 03:23:28 - UFO disclosure; weaponizing alien tech

Journalism in America was a highly profitable business for more than a century until the internet – and other factors – disrupted the traditional business model resulting in decades of declining advertising and subscription revenue. Last week, the Los Angeles Times cut about 20 percent of its staff, adding to a growing list of news organizations making cuts in the past few months: The Washington Post, Business Insider, Sports Illustrated and NBC News. Meanwhile, hedge funds and private equity firms buying up newspapers has also changed the industry – a trend Bay Area filmmaker Rick Goldsmith examines in his new documentary, “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.” We'll talk about the demise of local newspapers, efforts to revive the news business, and what it means for democracy. Guests: Rick Goldsmith, documentary filmmaker; director, "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" (2023), "Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press" (1996) and "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" (2009) Julie Reynolds, freelance journalist; producer, Gray Area - a podcast about justice and redemption; part-time associate editor, The Imprint S. Mitra Kalita, CEO, URL Media - a network of Black and Brown community news outlets that share content and revenue; publisher, Epicenter-NYC; veteran journalist; media executive; prolific commentator and author Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO, San Jose Spotlight

Daniel Ellsberg, the famed whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the Washington Post, died six months ago. On this week's On the Media, hear about his life, how the Pentagon Papers made it to print, and the impact he had on generations of whistleblowers. Plus, the women who covered the War in Vietnam.  1. Tom Devine, legal director for the Government Accountability Project, on Daniel Ellsberg's legacy and the ways he changed public perception of whistleblowers in the U.S. Listen. 2. Les Gelb, former columnist and former Defense Department official, on his experience leading the team that wrote the Pentagon Papers, subject of the Hollywood drama, "The Post." Listen. 3. Seymour Hersh, on how he broke the story of My Lai — the massacre now regarded as the single most notorious atrocity of the Vietnam war. Listen. 4. Reporters Kate Webb, Jurate Kazickas [@juratekazickas], and Laura Palmer on how they covered the Vietnam War and why they went. Listen.  

Daniel Ellsberg, the famed whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the Washington Post, died six months ago. On this week's On the Media, hear about his life, how the Pentagon Papers made it to print, and the impact he had on generations of whistleblowers. Plus, the women who covered the War in Vietnam.  1. Tom Devine, legal director for the Government Accountability Project, on Daniel Ellsberg's legacy and the ways he changed public perception of whistleblowers in the U.S. Listen. 2. Les Gelb, former columnist and former Defense Department official, on his experience leading the team that wrote the Pentagon Papers, subject of the Hollywood drama, "The Post." Listen. 3. Seymour Hersh, on how he broke the story of My Lai — the massacre now regarded as the single most notorious atrocity of the Vietnam war. Listen. 4. Reporters Kate Webb, Jurate Kazickas [@juratekazickas], and Laura Palmer on how they covered the Vietnam War and why they went. Listen.  

Secret Police, CIA operatives, The Pentagon Papers, and The Most Dangerous Man in America. There was a time in the not-so-distant past, when the nightly news changed the game in how Americans felt about the war in Vietnam, the first “television war.” What was more of a shock to some though, was the realization that the American public had been lied to for decades by the U.S. government, spanning four presidential administrations. How did this influence the Watergate scandal? And how did the lavish “gathering of the Century” in Iran, attended by Vice President Agnew, tie into future allegations of broad political corruption?Writer, Host, and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahonAudio Producer: Jenny SnyderWriters and Researchers: Amy Watkin, Mandy Reid, and Kari AntonProduction Coordinator: Andrea Champoux Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We remember Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971, in hopes they would help end the Vietnam War. He died last week at the age of 92. We'll listen to our 2017 interview with him. "I identify more with Chelsea Manning and with Edward Snowden than with any other people on earth," he told Dave Davies. "We all faced the same question which is, who will put this information out if I don't?" Also New York Times correspondent Charlie Savage shares a story about Ellsberg continuing to battle government secrecy when he was 90.Also, David Bianculli reviews the new reality TV competition show Morimoto's Sushi Master on the Roku channel.