Podcasts about Skullduggery

Sarah and Anoosh join Ira this week to discuss changes to the Citizen's Petition process and the May Day Protest in Ybor City.

The people of Thunder Pass make their final stand against Preacher Cassidy and the Skullduggers. Wyatt catches a glimpse of the Flame. Hayden calls out to the moon. Salome duels a dangerous dance partner. Clementine seeks her revenge. Featuring guest player Jasmin Malave of Off-Broadway's Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern. CW: Explosion and gunshot sounds, undead, body horror, descriptions of gore, attempted child murder, grief/mention of child loss, burning, mild sexist language, poverty and exploitation, corpse desecration, suggestive humor. Find out more about the Twenty-Sided Tavern here! Join us on Patreon and get early access to future merch drops as well as our after-show talkback, Mage Hand Down Low.   Merch is now available now at magehandhighfive.com/store!   Leave us a review; if you do, we may shout you out on the show!   DM: Casey Papas Clementine: Jasmin Malave Salome: Rowan McStay Hayden: Robin Langenhop Wyatt: Max Weinberg   Music by Jacob Kerzner   Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop Sound design by Rowan McStay Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith   magehandhighfive.com Follow your new third-favorite actual play podcast on our socials: Discord Facebook Instagram TikTok Bluesky

Mark and Dan Passarelli from Market Taker Mentoring discuss a variety of listener questions and market scenarios. They cover the recent market activities, including a specific query about the unusual options trading in Apache Corp stock before a major market movement. The duo also delve into the intricacies of trading iron condors and the unique challenges and differences when trading futures options compared to equity options. This episode aims at enhancing listeners' understanding and trading strategies in the volatile and complex options market.   01:04 Welcome to Options Bootcamp 01:37 Special Early Edition and Pro Q&A Highlights 03:41 Listener Mail Call and Market Analysis 04:06 NVIDIA and Apple Options Discussion 08:59 Zero-Day Options and VIX Predictions 12:54 Listener Questions and Market Insights 17:12 Market Chaos and Insider Information 18:25 Trading Pit Anecdotes 23:02 Iron Condors: Strategies and Use Cases 27:14 Futures Options: Key Differences and Challenges 33:06 Conclusion and Resources  

Mark and Dan Passarelli from Market Taker Mentoring discuss a variety of listener questions and market scenarios. They cover the recent market activities, including a specific query about the unusual options trading in Apache Corp stock before a major market movement. The duo also delve into the intricacies of trading iron condors and the unique challenges and differences when trading futures options compared to equity options. This episode aims at enhancing listeners' understanding and trading strategies in the volatile and complex options market.   01:04 Welcome to Options Bootcamp 01:37 Special Early Edition and Pro Q&A Highlights 03:41 Listener Mail Call and Market Analysis 04:06 NVIDIA and Apple Options Discussion 08:59 Zero-Day Options and VIX Predictions 12:54 Listener Questions and Market Insights 17:12 Market Chaos and Insider Information 18:25 Trading Pit Anecdotes 23:02 Iron Condors: Strategies and Use Cases 27:14 Futures Options: Key Differences and Challenges 33:06 Conclusion and Resources  

Dive into the murky waters of American presidential transitions in this episode of Dave Does History. From John Adams' infamous "midnight judges" to the executive maneuvers of Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and even Donald Trump, Dave unravels the calculated actions taken by outgoing presidents to constrain or influence their successors. Alongside Bill Mick, Dave explores the motivations, controversies, and unintended consequences of these transitional tactics, revealing how they've shaped U.S. history—and what lessons they hold for today's political landscape. Tune in for a fascinating, insightful, and occasionally humorous take on the not-so-peaceful transfer of power.

Aaron and Darlene watch some classic sci-fi from the 1950s and '60s, good and bad. They talk about what makes these films memorable and fun, and if you should take a trip back in time and enjoy these films as well.Feedback for the show?:Email: feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekSubscribe to our feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3571037/episodes/feediTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lit2bzebJXMTIv7j7fkqqWebsite: https://www.thisweekingeek.net

National Treasure (2004) is lowkey an American history lesson disguised as a heist movie—or vice versa? Either way, there are no cavemen in it, so we have invited Kyle from the History According to Hollywood Podcast to help us Commonwealth citizens understand the American obsession with faded old documents, broken bells, and Benjamin Franklin. Listen to the History According to Hollywood Podcast – maybe the episode where Josh joined them to discuss 10,000 B.C.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBdkfjssevo&list=PLMIHuz5VH0Xdk_w8feD8qJiLM0ygQ-eBl&index=2 Get in touch with us: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The Silence Dogood Letters: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-0008 The Charlotte: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_(1784_ship) Revolutionary War codes and invisible ink: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/spy-techniques-of-the-revolutionary-war Symbols on American Money: https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/frbp/assets/institutional/education/publications/symbols-on-american-money.pdf Ben Franklin didn't invent Daylight Saving Time: https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/daylight-savings-time George Washington Inaugural Buttons & Medalets 1789 & 1793 by J. Harold Cobb C.P.A.: https://kirkmitchell.tripod.com/CobbGW/GWIBM.pdf Treasure hunting laws: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130306-finders-keepers-treasure-hunting-law-uk-us The Repatriation of Egyptian Art: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jtlp Treasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold and covered it up: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104823285/treasure-hunters-fbi-gold-civil-war Metal detectorist who stole £3m Viking hoard jailed for five more years: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/metal-detectorist-who-stole-3m-viking-hoard-jailed-for-five-more-years Amistad (1997): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/ Skullduggery (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEyACQ0Yvy0

National Treasure (2004) is lowkey an American history lesson disguised as a heist movie—or vice versa? Either way, there are no cavemen in it, so we have invited Kyle from the History According to Hollywood Podcast to help us Commonwealth citizens understand the American obsession with faded old documents, broken bells, and Benjamin Franklin.Listen to the History According to Hollywood Podcast – maybe the episode where Josh joined them to discuss 10,000 B.C.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBdkfjssevo&list=PLMIHuz5VH0Xdk_w8feD8qJiLM0ygQ-eBl&index=2Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The Silence Dogood Letters: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-0008The Charlotte: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_(1784_ship)Revolutionary War codes and invisible ink: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/spy-techniques-of-the-revolutionary-warSymbols on American Money: https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/frbp/assets/institutional/education/publications/symbols-on-american-money.pdfBen Franklin didn't invent Daylight Saving Time: https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/daylight-savings-timeGeorge Washington Inaugural Buttons & Medalets 1789 & 1793 by J. Harold Cobb C.P.A.: https://kirkmitchell.tripod.com/CobbGW/GWIBM.pdfTreasure hunting laws: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130306-finders-keepers-treasure-hunting-law-uk-usThe Repatriation of Egyptian Art: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jtlpTreasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold and covered it up: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104823285/treasure-hunters-fbi-gold-civil-warMetal detectorist who stole £3m Viking hoard jailed for five more years: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/metal-detectorist-who-stole-3m-viking-hoard-jailed-for-five-more-yearsAmistad (1997): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/Skullduggery (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEyACQ0Yvy0

Undersea internet cables “sabotaged” and fingers pointed at Russia; Hong Kong 47 jailed for pushing democracy; a “cursed palace up for sale in Venice. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Undersea internet cables “sabotaged” and fingers pointed at Russia; Hong Kong 47 jailed for pushing democracy; a “cursed palace up for sale in Venice. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Bongani Bingwa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Undersea internet cables “sabotaged” and fingers pointed at Russia; Hong Kong 47 jailed for pushing democracy; a “cursed palace up for sale in Venice. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Bongani Bingwa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Undersea internet cables “sabotaged” and fingers pointed at Russia; Hong Kong 47 jailed for pushing democracy; a “cursed palace up for sale in Venice. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allow us to introduce you to an aquatic bacteria that uses grappling hooks and cannons to kill its prey. [Pirate Bacteria Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpVLBimTx2M&feature=youtu.behttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241017173150.htmdx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adp0614Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

On this episode we discuss Diddy's arrest + fallout, Peewee Longway, the current state of Atlanta Hip Hop, St. Lunatics suing Nelly, 2004 Hip-Hop albums, Woj retiring + MORE! TUNE IN

[SEGMENT 2-1] A few observations We must shine the light on the lies of the Democrats. And you can't do this with civility in the classic sense. You must represent yourselves, Conservatives. Judeo-Christians. Don't be fooled by Leftism. It's truly the epitome of evil.   Alan Dershowitz officially Democrats are mad that the “hushmoney” case was postponed. Have you heard the Steven Crowder clip where the DOJ admits that the cases against Trump are complete BS… An authorized Harris commercial credits Trump for Project 2025 and they know it's not his.  [SEGMENT 2-2] Telling it like it is [X] SB – Pastor tells Democrats to leave his church   [X] SB – Comedian handles black female heckler  [SEGMENT 2-3] News Leftists won't like NYC is offering illegals $4K to move out of shelters. This will cover them for about a week in Manhattan US economy added 142,000 Massive protest in Brazil against their government…NO MEDIA COVERAGE from CNN, AP, Reuters, or the NYT. It if weren't for Twitter, we would not know it was happening   [X] SB – Man on the Street – Black woman interviews Black people  [SEGMENT 2-4] Trump warns cheaters [X] SB – Joe Biden asked about Tara Reade by MSNBC     CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential Election. It was a Disgrace to our Nation! Therefore, the 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again. We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON'T! Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. Those involved in unscrupulous behavior will be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

The first full week of College football and the Skullduggery continues in college athletics. A new position has been created around the country without a true job description. Why Iowa's H/C was missing for week one. The schools are to to put the toothpaste back in the tube to get some control back from the athletes, by shrinking the opportunities to transfer to other schools. Will it lead to more court time for the NCAA? Red shirt may become a thing of the past. More ways to earn money by the athletes. Title Sponsor: minnesotapersonalinjury.com Sponsor: www.linkzart.com www.jaybeesgloverepair.com Contact us: jaybee780@comcast.net   #NCAA #kirkferentz #redshirt #transferportal #payforplay

The conversation covers a range of topics including personal updates, mental health, family dynamics, video games, and movie reviews. It delves into the host's experiences with anxiety, medication, and family relationships, as well as their children's activities and interests. The discussion also includes a review of the movie 'Skullduggery' and the anticipation of a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. The conversation covers two movies, 'Skullduggery' and 'The Last Movie Star,' both starring Burt Reynolds. 'Skullduggery' is a 1970 film with a plot involving adventure, deception, and a courtroom drama. 'The Last Movie Star' is about an aging movie star coming to terms with his past and present. The conversation delves into the themes, characters, and overall impact of both films. The conversation covers a review of the movie 'The Last Movie Star', a discussion of the 'Wrong Turn' series, and a review of the movie 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'. The hosts share their thoughts on the characters, plot, and overall impact of the movies, providing insights and critiques.

Just in time for next month's Godzilla vs Music Box and the big green guy's 70th anniversary, Kyle Cubr guests on a new episode of Windy City Ballyhoo to talk about a creature feature kiddie matinee—War of the Gargantuas (1966), Monster Zero (1965), & Skullduggery (1970)—that opened at the Congress Theatre on October 2, 1970. Topics include Chicago's secret connection to the Godzilla franchise, Chuck Berry, the underrated talent of Ishiro Hondo, kaiju battles, alien invaders, missing links, Burt Reynolds, American actors in Japan, and more Chicago history than you'll know what to do with.

Hello Horror Heads! Sean and Joe are back this week. Unfortunately the movie they chose was a real SKULLDUGGERY. Get it? Because the movie is called Skullduggery and Skullduggery is also a real word that no one on earth has ever used. Anyway, enjoy! 0:00 Welcome to the Horror Show 1:58 Live Show Recap and Skullduggery Introduction 16:23 Listener Shoutouts and Movie Recommendations 20:17 Oklahoma Smugglers and Ota Richter 21:39 Skullduggery Begins - Medieval Flashback 26:50 Trottelville, USA and Slussar Zuck Costume House 31:38 Strange Encounters at the Talent Show 37:38 Odd Moments and Absurdities in the Movie 42:44 Skullduggery Discussion 43:47 The Psychiatrist and the Fortune Teller 1:06:58 Adam's Rampage 1:09:24 Skullduggery and Elves Plans 1:17:21 Letterboxd Reviews Analysis 1:27:28 Wrapping Up Skullduggery

Acomi and Turk182 roll the dice on a the low budget Canadian fantasy, horror(?) film Skullduggery (1983). A college student, whose family line is cursed, is tricked into believing the fantasy role-playing game he plays in is real and the people around him need to be killed. You know, Skullduggery (1983). Join Acomi and Turk as they try to make sense out of this convoluted and boring mess of a wannabe horror film. Acomi and Turk182, along the occasional special guest, provide running commentary of awfulsome movie and TV shows. The hosts select movies that either one, or both, have never seen. All jokes and comments are improvised. NO PREPARED JOKES OR COMMENTS! During recording, the movies are watched at a low volume and with the subtitles on. Viewers may want to turn subtitles on as well to enhance the viewing experience. So, cue up the audio, ready the movie, and hit play when we say so. Note: This is commentary recorded by Acomi and Turk182. The commentary can be enjoyed on its own, but if you want to experience the Let's Watch! in all its glory, you'll need your own copy of the movie. Most of the movies viewed can be streamed online for free. #OMTWF #KorovaEntertainment #LetsWatch #LW #Acomi #Turk182 #awfulsome #Skullduggery Follow Acomi on Twitter at @AcomiDraws and on Instagram at AcomiDraws. Follow Turk182 on Twitter at @Turk182_KE and on Instagram at Turk182_KE.

Damien and Ali get In The Conversation about mindfulness, Cam Newton, and buying new old shit. Twitter.com/dlemoncomedy // Twitter.com/mrmuhammad Keep up with the conversation on Instagram www.instagram.com/intheconversation

Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk life after Carter Hart, the 2024-25 goalie tandem, is throwing Ersson into the starting role a good thing? trusting the front office to make moves, Farabee's even strength scoring, keep or trade TK, more!

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we continue to shine a spotlight on building one of the most intriguing classes in the game: the Rogue. With their sneaky tactics and manipulative ways, Rogues add an essential element of mystery and cunning to any adventuring party. Join us as we break down the key components of building a successful Rogue character, and learn how to level up your game with this second part of our two-part series on Rogues. HANDBOOKS FROM RPGBOT.net Rogue 5e: DnD 5th Edition Class Guide - RPGBOT Rogue Subclass Breakdown Rogue Races Breakdown DnD 5e Rogue Subclasses Breakdown – Updated subclass assessments and improved advice Rogue Handbook: Pathfinder Class Guide Assassin Rogue Handbook: DnD 5e Subclass Guide DnD 5e - New Arcane Trickster Rogue Handbook Arcane Trickster Rogue Spells 5e: Guide to the Best Arcane Trickster Spells BG3 Rogue Handbook: Baldur's Gate 3 Class Guide DnD 5e - New Assassin Rogue Handbook The Rogue Handbook - DnD 3.5 Baldur's Gate 3 - New Warlock Handbook BG3 Warlock Handbook: Baldur's Gate 3 Class Guide DnD 5e Poisoner, Poison, and Poisoning: A Practical Guide DnD 5e – New Practical Guide to Poisoner, Poison and Poisoning RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes Fighters! Unleashing Your Inner Warrior - RPGBOT.Podcast Making Ingested And Absorbed Toxins In TTRPGs Fun Again If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra Twitter: @RPGBOTDOTNET Facebook: rpgbotbotdotnet Bluesky:rpgbot.bsky.social Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games Twitter: @GravenAshes YouTube@ashravenmedia Randall James @JackAmateur Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE, MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: THE LATEST IN THE OPTIONS MARKETS MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCL MARA UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN ERIC, PAGS, XRX STICK WITH YOUR PLAN WHEN STRIKE PRICE GOES HIGHER IN COVERED CALL WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE, MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: THE LATEST IN THE OPTIONS MARKETS MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCL MARA UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN ERIC, PAGS, XRX STICK WITH YOUR PLAN WHEN STRIKE PRICE GOES HIGHER IN COVERED CALL WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE

On this edition of Parallax Views, muckraking journalist Ken Silverstein, the man who covers the seedy, sleazy side of beltway politics he calls "Washington Babylon, returns to discuss a potpourri of topics. We begin with a discussion of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza that has occurred in response to the Oct. 7th Hamas attack and has incurred a terrible loss of Palestinian civilian lives. Ken is openly calling it a genocide. We discuss why as well as his feelings about all of that has occurred in the past few months with regards to Israel/Palestine from his perspective as an antifascist Jew. We then switch to number of different topics including the role Ken played in publicizing and popularizing the now infamous photos of the recently deceased Henry Kissinger seemingly picking his nose in public and eating his boogers. We also revisit the story of Ken's late friend/collaborator, former Counterpunch head honcho, and Village Voice "Beat the Devil" columnist's Alexander Cockburn's troubles with the Israel Lobby. We look at this story in the context of criticism of Israel in the current day and fears of criticism being shutdown. Before closing out Ken tells us about his latest story for The New Republic, Did "Bob Menendez's Donors Know They Were Paying for $64 Steaks?", and how politicians live the luxurious high life thanks to the failures of campaign finance law.

Norm and Kavita are back! Republicans at both the state and national level have continued to chip away at abortion rights, with a case in Texas drawing national attention and the ire of the state's AG, Ken Paxton. In addition, Senate Republicans have blocked Ukraine funding, demanding border action. Join us as we break down all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norm and Kavita are back! Republicans at both the state and national level have continued to chip away at abortion rights, with a case in Texas drawing national attention and the ire of the state's AG, Ken Paxton. In addition, Senate Republicans have blocked Ukraine funding, demanding border action. Join us as we break down all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norm and Kavita are back! Republicans at both the state and national level have continued to chip away at abortion rights, with a case in Texas drawing national attention and the ire of the state's AG, Ken Paxton. In addition, Senate Republicans have blocked Ukraine funding, demanding border action. Join us as we break down all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, your intrepid host falls down a rabbit hole while doing research for one thing, and ends up discovering something "new" that must be investigated further, the 1987 action/comedy Oklahoma Smugglers. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   You were probably expecting the third part of the Miramax Films in the 1980s series, and we will get to that one the next episode. But as often happens while I'm researching, I'll fall down a rabbit hole that piques my interest, and this time, it was not only discovering a film I had never heard of, but it fits within a larger discussion about disappearing media.   But before we get started, I need to send out a thank you to Matthew Martin, who contacted me via email after our previous episode. I had mentioned I couldn't find any American playdates for the Brian Trenchard-Smith movie The Quest around the time of its supposed release date of May 1st, 1986. Matthew sent me an ad from the local Spokane newspaper The Spokesman-Review dated July 18th, 1986, which shows the movie playing on two screens in Spokane, including a drive-in where it shared a screen with “co-hit” Young Sherlock Holmes. With that help, I was also able to find The Quest playing on five screens in the Seattle/Tacoma area and two in Spokane on July 11th, where it grossed a not very impressive $14,200. In its second week in the region, it would drop down to just three screens, and the gross would fall to just $2800, before disappearing at the end of that second week. Thank you to Matthew for that find, which gave me an idea.   On a lark, I tried searching for the movie again, this time using the director's last name and any day in 1986, and ended up finding 35 playdates for The Quest in Los Angeles, matinees only on Saturday, October 25th and Sunday, October 26th, one to three shows each day on just those two days.   Miramax did not report grosses.   And this is probably the most anyone has talked about The Quest and its lack of American box office. And with that, we're done with it. For now.   On this episode, we're going to talk about one of the many movies from the 1980s that has literally disappeared from the landscape. What I mean by that is that it was an independently made film that was given a Southern regional release in the South in 1987, has never been released on video since its sole VHS release in 1988, and isn't available on any currently widely used video platform, physical or streaming.   I'll try to talk about this movie, Oklahoma Smugglers, as much as I can in a moment, but this problem of disappearing movies has been a problem for nearly a century. I highlight this as there has been a number of announcements recently about streaming-only shows and movies being removed from their exclusive streaming platform, some just seven weeks after their premieres.   This is a problem.   Let me throw some statistics at you.   Film Foundation, a non-profit organization co-founded by Martin Scorsese in 1990 that is dedicated to film preservation and the exhibition of restored and classic cinema, has estimated that half of all the films ever made before 1950 no longer exist in any form, and that only 10% of the films produced before the dawn of the sound era of films are gone forever. The Deutsche Kinemathek, a major film archive founded in Berlin in 1963, also estimates that 80-90% of all silent films ever have been lost, a number that's a bit higher than the US Library of Congress's estimation that 75% of all silent film are gone. That includes more than 300 of Georges Méliès' 500 movies, a 1926 film, The Mountain Eagle, that was the second film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and London After Midnight, considered by many film historians to be “the holy grail” of lost films. A number of films from directors like Michael Curtiz, Allan Dwan, and Leo McCarey are gone. And The Betrayal, the final film from pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, is no longer with us.    There are a number of reasons why many of these early movies are gone. Until the early 1950s, movies were often shot and printed on nitrate film, a highly flammable substance that can continue to burn even if completely submersed in water. During the earlier years of Hollywood, there were a number of fires on studio lots and in film vaults were original negatives of films were stored. Sometimes, studios would purposely incinerate old prints of films to salvage the silver particles within the nitrate film. Occasionally, a studio would destroy an older film when they remade that film with a new cast and director. And sometimes films, like Orson Welles' original cut of The Magnificent Ambersons, would be dumped into the ocean off the Southern California coast, when studios no longer wanted to pay to store these elements.   Except Oklahoma Smugglers does not fit into any of those scenarios. It's less than forty years old, in color, with a synchronized soundtrack. It's crime was being a small budgeted independently distributed movie from an independent production company that was only released in a small section of the United States, and never got any traction outside of that region.   Not that this alone is why it disappeared.   You may recall hearing about David Zaslav, the head of the mega entertainment conglomerate Warner Brothers Discovery, cancelling the release of two completed films, a Batgirl movie that would have featured Michael Keaton's return as Batman a full year before The Flash, and a sequel to a fairly successful Scooby Doo animated movie. Warner Brothers had spent more than $200m between the two films. They were shot, edited and scored, and ready for release. Then Zaslav decided these were of the quality he expected for Warner Brothers movies, and wrote them off for the tax break. Unless someone at Warners somewhere down the line decides to pay back the tax incentive to the Fed, these two movies will never legally be allowed to be shown, effectively making them lost films.   Again, there are many ways for a film to become lost.   In our case, it seems that Oklahoma Smugglers is an unfortunate victim of being the one and only film to be produced by Cambridge Entertainment Corporation, based in Needham MA. The company was founded on September 10th, 1986 and went into involuntary dissolution on December 31st, 1990, so it's very likely that the company went bankrupt and no company was interested in picking up the assets of a small independent production company with only one tangible asset, this movie.   So here is what I could find about Oklahoma Smugglers.   The film was produced and directed by Ota Richter, whose only previous film work was writing, producing a directing a horror comedy called Skullduggery in 1982. The film has its fans, but they are few and far between. Three years later, in 1985, Richter would work with a first time screenwriter named Sven Simon to come up with the story for Oklahoma Smugglers. When the script was completed, Richter would raise the money he would need to shoot the movie in Toronto with a no-name cast lead by George Buzz and John Novak, and a four week production schedule between February 24th and March 21st, 1986. One can presume the film was locked before September 10th, 1986, when Cambridge Entertainment Corporation was founded, with Ota Rickter as its treasurer. The other two members of the Cambridge board, company President Neil T. Evans, and company Secretary Robert G. Parks, appear to have not had any involvement with the making of the movie, and according to the Open Corporates database, the men had never worked together before and never worked together again after this company.   But what Neil Evans did have, amongst the six companies he was operating in and around the Boston area at the time, was a independent distribution company called Sharp Features, which he had founded in April of 1981, and had already distributed five other movies, including the Dick Shawn comedy Good-bye Cruel World, which apparently only played in Nashville TN in September 1982, and a 1985 documentary about The Beach Boys.   So after a year of shopping the film around the major studios and bigger independent distributors, the Cambridge team decided to just release it themselves through Sharp Features. They would place an ad in the September 16th, 1987 issue of Variety, announcing the film, quote unquote, opens the Southeast on September 18th, just two days later.   Now, you'll notice I was able to find a lot of information about the people behind the film. About the companies they created or had already created to push the film out into the market. The dates it filmed, and where it filmed. I have a lot of sources both online and in my office with more data about almost every film ever released. But what I can't tell you is if the film actually did open on September 18th, 1987. Or how many theatres it played in. Or how much it grossed that first weekend. Or if any theatres retained it for a second week. Or any reviews of the movie from any contemporary newspaper or magazine. Outside of the same one single sentence synopsis of the movie, I had to turn to a Finnish VHS release of the film for a more detailed synopsis, which roughly translates back into English as such:   “Former Marines Hugo and Skip are living the best days of their lives. Hugo is a real country boy and Skip again from a "better family." Together they are a perfect pair: where Skip throws, Hugo hurls his fists. Mr. Milk, who offers security services, takes them on. Mr. Milk's biggest dream is to get hold of his nemesis "Oklahoma Smuggler" Taip's most cherished asset - a lucrative casino. Mr. Taip is not only a casino owner, but he handles everything possible, from arms smuggling to drugs. The fight for the ownership of the Oklahoma Smuggler casino is a humorous mix of fistfights, intrigues and dynamite where Hugo and Skip get the hero's part. What happens to the casino is another matter.”   Okay, that sounds like absolute crap.   But here's the thing.   I actually enjoy checking out low budget movies that might not be very good but are at least trying to be something.   I would be very interested in seeing a movie like Oklahoma Smugglers. But I can't the darn thing anywhere. It's not posted to YouTube or Vimeo or any video sharing service I know of. It's not on The Internet Archive. It's not on any of the Russian video sites that I occasionally find otherwise hard to find movies.   There's no entry for the film on Wikipedia or on Rotten Tomatoes. There is an IMDb page for the film, with a grand total of one user rating and one user review, both from the same person. There's also only one rating and mini-review of it on Letterboxd, also from the same person. There is a page for the film on the Plex website, but no one has the actual film.   This film has, for all intents and purposes, vanished.   Is that a good thing?   Absolutely not.   While it's highly likely Oklahoma Smugglers is not a very good movie, there's also a chance it might actually be stupid, goofy fun, and even if its a low quality dupe off a VHS tape, it should be available for viewing. There should be some kind of movie repository that has every movie still around that is in the public domain be available for viewing. Or if the owners of a movie with a still enforceable copyright have basically abandoned said copyright by not making the film available for consumption after a certain amount of time or for a certain amount of time, it also become available. This would not only help films like Oklahoma Smugglers be discovered, but it would also give film lovers the chance to see many movies they've heard about but have never had the opportunity to see. Even the original theatrical version of the first three Star Wars movies are no longer available commercially. Outside of a transfer of the early 1990s laserdisc to DVD in 2004, no one has been able to see the original versions in nearly twenty years. The closest one can get now are fan created “Despecialized” editions on the internet.   Film fans tend to think of film as a forever medium, but it's becoming ever increasingly clear that it far from that. And we're not just talking about American movies either. When I said it is estimated that half the films ever made are considered lost, that includes movies from all corners of the globe, across several generations. From Angola and Australia to the former Yugoslavia and Zambia. Gone forever.   But every once in a while, a forgotten film can come back to life. Case in point, The Exiles, a 1958 film written, produced and directed by Kent Mackenzie, about a group of Native Americans who have left their reservation in search of a new life in Los Angeles' Bunker Hill neighborhood. After premiering at the 1961 Venice Film Festival, the film was never picked up for theatrical distribution, and for many years, the only way to see it was the occasional screening of the film as some college film society screening of the one 16mm print of the film that was still around. Cinephiles were aware of the film, but it wouldn't be until the exceptional 2004 video essay Los Angeles Plays Itself by Thom Anderson that many, including myself, even learned of the film's existence. It would take another four years of legal maneuvering for Milestone Films to finally give The Exiles a proper theatrical and home video release. The following year, in 2009, with new public exposure to the film, the Library of Congress included The Exiles on their National Film Registry, for being of culturally, historically or aesthetically" significance. In the case of The Exiles, much of Bunker Hill was torn down shortly after the making of the film, so in many ways, The Exiles is a living visual history of an area of Los Angeles that no longer exists in that way. It's a good film regardless, but as a native Angelino, I find The Exiles to be fascinating for all these places that disappeared in just a few short years before my own birth.   So, that's the episode for this week.   Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again next week, when we continue our miniseries on Miramax Films in the 1980s.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Oklahoma Smugglers.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.  

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Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin laid out the four criminal referrals the January 6th Committee made to the DOJ recommending that Donald J. Trump and others be investigated for the events relating to the attack on the US Capitol. The report included some startling new disclosures including testimony from a former White House staffer that is a potential case of witness tampering. How do we assess the report from the Jan 6 Committee and where do the investigations go from here? We talk to Rep. Raskin and one of the Committee's star witnesses, retired Federal Appellate Court Judge J. Michael Luttig.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the Pantheon of American conspiracy theories, the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy is the gift that keeps on giving. For nearly 60 years it has been dissected and debated by partisans of countless conspiracy theories. So what does the newly released material on the matter show? And what are they still keeping secret? We talk to two leading experts on the subject, former New York Times reporter Phil Shenon and former Washington Post Reporter Jeff Morley.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Ron Deibert, who runs the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, to discuss the “mercenary spyware” industry - and its proclivity for providing “almost god-like” spyware programs to governments who've been proven to use them to surveil “opposition politicians, human rights activists, journalists, academics, embassy workers, and political dissidents.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The violent insurrection at the Capitol last year was a sobering day for American democracy, and yet many people thought that - at the very least - it would break the fever that had overcome the Republican Party and push it to separate itself from Trump and move on from his repeated lies with respect to “the big steal.”That is not what happened - instead, the past two years represented a pivot point between “this is not normal “ and “this is dangerous and not going away” as we've all been witness to GOP taking the “plunge deeper into a Trumpian cult of compulsive dissembling and conspiracy mongering,” falling “hostage to the party's most fevered extremists” as “the usual partisan differences [have given] way to an existential call to arms.”So writes journalist Robert Draper in his recently published “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost its Mind,” an account of how a “new breed” of Republicans - the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn - far from moving on from Trump, have taken the “politics of hysteria” to even greater extremes.Through his extraordinarily intrepid cross-country reporting, Draper chronicles the ascent of these faces of the “new GOP” among the Republican base and within Congress, rendering unforgettable portraits of how “Greene and her ilk” came hold such sway over the GOP, shaping its terms of engagement to an extent that the GOP establishment - likes of Kevin McCarthy - would only begrudgingly admit.On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Draper to talk about just how the GOP has, as he says, “lost its mind.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“I have been accused of having obstructed the war. I admit it. I abhor war. I would oppose the war if I stood alone. I believe in free speech, in war as well as in peace.” So said Eugene Debs on September 12th, 1918 to members of a jury tasked with deciding whether he had, as prosecutors argued, during a speech given a few weeks earlier to a crowd of socialists attempted “to promote insubordination [in the military]” and “propagate obstruction to the [military] draft.” Debs - a socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of, among many leftist groups, the Socialist Party of America - would be convicted of and handy a lengthy prison sentence for violating the Espionage Act, pushed through Congress the year prior by former President Woodrow Wilson - just after the United States entered into the war in Europe.Upon signing the Act - which made criminal dissent against the war - into law, Wilson, at once, began to use it to go after opposition to the establishment - communists, socialists, trade unionists - and continued to do so even after the war had ended.This is just one of the many subjects of American Midnight, journalist and historian Adam Hochschild's recent book, in which he examines a period during which the United States saw a swell of patriotic frenzy and political repression that makes McCarthyism look almost subtle by comparison - 1917-21.On this episode of “Buried Treasure,” we sit down with Hochschild to look back on this all too often unremembered period that gave birth to the Espionage Act - some of the “darkest years of the republic” in which the government and political establishment weren't at all opposed to blatantly illiberal approaches to achieving their desired outcomes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Every so often over the past quarter-century, analysts have predicted that Iran was on the cusp of major change. They always turned out to be wrong. Now, unrest is engulfing the country yet again.” So writes Jason Rezeian in a recent piece for the Washington Post about the threats the Iranian government is facing, what people are saying - and why this time could be different. For the past three months, Iran has been rocked by protests prompted by the death of a young woman - Mahsa Amini - while in the custody of Iran's “morality police” for the alleged crime of wearing an improper hijab. Images of Amini - bruised and on life support - spread on social media, and her name has become the latest rallying cry in what have been largely women-powered protests against the government's repression and misogyny.It has been estimated by human rights organisations that - over the course of the protests - hundreds have died, thousands have been injured, and yet thousands more detained - upwards of 18,000 people.Rezaian, the global opinions writer for the Washington Post, served as the Post's bureau chief in Tehran from 2012 to mid 2015, before he was arrested and convicted on bogus espionage charges and held in an Iranian prison for a year and half before being released in early 2016 as a part of a prisoner exchange with the United States. Rezaian joins us to discuss the protests, Iran's worsening relations with the West, and what he thinks the future holds for the Islamic republicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday announced what amounts to a legal bombshell in the two most high profile investigations being carried out by his department. He's appointing a Special Council to oversee the ongoing probes into whether Donald Trump illegally sought to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election. And whether he violated federal law by taking classified documents from the White House and then refused to turn them over in response to a court approved subpoena. Garland named Jack Smith, a career department prosecutor who once headed the Justice Department's Integrity Section to the job of determining Trump should be prosecuted. And yet Garland still has ultimate power to approve or reject whatever Smith decides. What does this move mean for Trump's future and the integrity of the Justice Department? We talk to Michael Zeldin, a former career prosecutor and Independent Council himself. And then we check in with Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of the human rights group D.A.W.N. about the State Department's controversial decision to recommend shielding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from a lawsuit.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump on Tuesday night announced to no one's surprise that he will once again run for President. By Trumpian standards he seemed subdued as he described America's decent into war, crime, and economic catastrophe ever since he left the White House twenty-two long months ago and Joe Biden took office. And yet the timing seemed curious. And to many Republicans infuriating. The party had just suffered un-expecting setbacks in the midterms. Once again losing the Senate and it seems just barely taking back the House as Trump endorsed candidates fell by the wayside one by one. And if that wasn't enough, GOP leaders were still determined to eek out a win in a Georgia run-off and are desperate to have him stay out of the headlines. How much of a threat to Republicans stability and future success as Trump's candidacy? We talk to Yahoo News correspondent Alex Nazaryan who was at Mar-a-Lago for the big announcement. And then we check in with Molly Jong-Fast, a popular liberal podcaster and social media influencer about what she makes of Trump's candidacy and the unexpected midterm results.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Even while still reeling from their disappointing performance in Tuesday's election, Republicans are bracing for more turmoil, as they prepare to likely take over the House of Representatives with the thinest of majorities. Instead of celebrating the election results as he had expected, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is now facing serious unrest within his ranks, threatening his prospects of taking the gavel from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when the new congress convenes Jan. 3rd. And even if he does ultimately prevail, how much power will McCarthy actually have? And what should we expect from a Republican controlled House in which the hard-right Freedom Caucus has new power. We talk to one of the reporters most plugged in to the House GOP Caucus, Juliegrace Brufke of The Washington Examiner.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For weeks the conventional wisdom in Washington couldn't have been clearer. There was a red wave coming that would sweep Republicans to a historic victory. Winning back control of the US House by wide margin and potentially control of the Senate as well. But then the voters spoke and the conventional wisdom of the pollsters and pundits was wrong once again. As we sit on Wednesday the GOP seems likely to win control of the House after all, but by an exceedingly fine margin that could prove a nightmare for presumptive speaker Kevin McCarthy. And the Senate seems that it could once again depend on the results of a run-off in Georgia where the party's Donald Trump backed candidate Hershel Walker will have huge challenges in his hopes of unseating incumbent Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock. What do the election results say about what passes for the conventional wisdom in American politics? And what do they mean for a 2024 Presidential contest that could well begin as early as next week. We talk to Yahoo News Political Reporter Andrew Romano and Washington Post columnist Matt Bai.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Vivian Schiller signed on as a Senior Executive at Twitter in 2013, she was excited to be joining a company that seemed poised to remake the world. It was a heavy time for the social media start-up. Just a few years early, it had been messages on Twitter that connected Democracy activists throughout the Middle East leading to a revolutionary moment known as the Arab Spring. But Schiller soon became disillusioned and has long since left the company. In the years since, Twitter was increasingly hi-jacked by purveyors of hate and disinformation, fouling democracy instead of spreading it. Now, billionaire Elon Musk has taken over twitter, fired half its workforce, and signaled plans to revise if not roll back the content moderation policies that lead the company to kick Donald Trump off the platform for spreading election lies. We talk to Vivian Schiller about what we should make of the Musk takeover and what it portends for the future of Twitter, social media, and American Democracy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, thunderous explosions rocked the Ukrainian Capitol of Kiev, as Russian forces unleashed another blistering attack of cruise missiles on the city and other regions throughout the country. The attacks targeted energy facilities and other critical infrastructure, cutting off the water supply for 80% of Kiev's residents. It was yet another reminder that despite recent gains by Ukrainians on the battlefield the brutal war that Russia launched last February shows no signs of abating, even as the risks of escalation seem to grow by the day. Is there any hope for diplomacy? Or is the world stuck watching a bloody stalemate in a conflict that has no end in sight? We talk to the CIA former top Russia analyst, George Beebe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There may be no institution in American more consequential or divisive than the United States Supreme Court. Under the leadership of Justice John Roberts, the court has upended campaign finance laws, undermined the 1965 voting rights act, affirmed a previously unrecognized constitutional right to gun ownership, and this year embolden by its new 6-3 conservative majority struck down the constitutional right to abortion. Decisions that have had a profound impact on our politics, not to mention the daily lives of millions of Americans. But there is more coming up. This coming Monday, on Halloween, the Supreme Court will revisit another politically charged issue. Should affirmative action continue to play a role in college admissions? And coming soon, Senator Lindsay Graham have to testify in a Fulton County investigation into Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. We discuss with two longterm court watchers, Leah Litman a Law Professor at the University of Michigan and Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A few month ago, Democrats were upbeat, believing fervently that they had a decent chance of beating the historical odds and retaining the control of the United States congress. The Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade had energized women across the country, while President Biden scored some major legislative successes. Most notably a climate change bill, that they a bit deceptively labeled, the Inflation Reduction Act. But today, with the midterms less than two weeks away, a new gloom hangs over the party's prospects. The polls consistently show rising prices, the economy, and crime to be the dominant issues preoccupying voters, playing to the GOP advantage. Where do things now stand? We talk to Democratic pollster Mark Mellman to get his state-by-state breakdown. And then we check in with Republican consultant Brian Robinson on two showcase races in Georgia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"We don't have a client, we weren't here to move some legislative agenda item. We were here to kick the s**t out of Donald Trump." That's from veteran political consultant Rick Wilson talking in a new five part documentary about the groundbreaking SuperPac he and a handful of other Republican consultants founded called The Lincoln Project. The group raised nearly 90 million dollars during the 2020 election, using the cash to create devastating attack ads hammering Donald Trump and his MAGA allies. As election day approached two years ago, The Lincoln Project was getting tons of attention, and Wilson and his confederates were congratulating themselves on their ability to use their attack dog skills to stop the threat to democracy posed by the then President. But how effective really was The Lincoln Project? The documentary now airing on Showtime takes an unblinking look at the controversies surrounding the group and brings up important questions about what they say about the state of modern politics. We talk to the film makers Karim Amer and Fisher Stevens. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With three weeks before the midterms, the outlook for control of the US Senate and possibly even the House, remains as it's been for some time. A jump ball in which either party can yet prevail. But there is little doubt that there is growing anxiety among Democrats, with inflation, gas prices, and crime, consistently ranking as the top concern among voters, outranking the fallout from January 6th or the alarming number of Republicans running for office who still endorse Donald Trump's election denying nonsense. But are Democrats talking about the right issues? And crafting their messages in ways that connect with that segment of the electorate that actually determines the outcome of elections. veteran Democratic consultant Lis Smith says no, and she's got some advice for them in her new book, "Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story." We talk to her about how she sees the midterms and what she's learned as a female advisor to a parade of Democrats from John Edwards to Elliott Spitzer to Andrew Cuomo, all of whom have had problems over their relationships to women. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Liz Cheney, Wyoming's Congresswoman, revealed the January 6th Committee's final card at yesterday's hearing. Subpoena to Donald Trump to testify and to provide documents about his role in the events that lead to the attack on the US Capitol. It was a surprise move by the panel at the end of its final public hearing in which it revealed some new details about alarming intelligence warnings to the secret service about the potential for violence that day, as well as compelling footage that day as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer huddled about how to get to the business of the day certifying Joe Biden's victory in the Presidential election back on track. The hearing, like all the earlier ones, got gavel to gavel coverage on cable TV and played big in major newspapers across the country, but it hasn't moved the needle it terms of public opinion. And just as important, hasn't brought the Justice Department any closer to bringing criminal charges to against the former President. We discuss with Matt Miller, former Chief of Public Affairs of the Justice Department under Democratic Attorney General Eric Holder.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President Biden in an exchange with CNN's Jake Tapper, vowed there will be consequences for Saudi Arabia in light of their decision to join with Russia in cutting back oil production, a move guaranteed to help Vladimir Putin and his war with Ukraine, while at the same time, jacking up gas prices for American consumers. The Saudi move jolted the White House, coming barely three months after Biden famously fist-bumped the country's de facto ruler Mohammed Bin Salma, the very same Crown Prince, who according to US intelligence, approved the operation that brutally murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But what should those consequences for the Saudis actually be? Biden didn't say. But one Senator, who has been one of the most outspoken on the issue is Connecticut's Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. We talk to him about the US-Saudi relationship and the war in Ukraine as well as this week's nearly billion dollar verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for his lies about the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.