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Left Unread
by Left Unread
Two friends have a nice time discussing history, with a focus on the weird and perverse and occasionally crime and parapolitics.
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188. Revolution Square
This week, Evan discusses his recent journey to Cuba, and shares stories and insights about what he witnessed while there. Evan post-script: I forgot to talk about how good the fruit there is. It's so good! My God, the bananas and guava and orange juice. This week we would like to humbly ask that...
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187. Diaper Daze
This week, we discuss current (and not-so-current) events, spending some time on the devastating ongoing Lindsay Clancy trial, the state of the president's diapers, and the pre-eminence of True Detective's first season. Please consider checking out our Patreon page here…
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186. One Year of the Condor I: We Are No Longer Living MAS
Hop in your time machines, strap into your seats, throw on your headphones, and get ready for a journey back to 2021 as we re-enter the world of LEFT UNREAD Mk. 1. We begin a retrospective of the year 2026 in Latin America with the Trump 2 administration by examining how the New Millennium...
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185. Blood and Thunder
This week Evan and Cam chat and discuss film, as well as the music and history of several bands, notably Mastodon. They then spend some time on current events, including the aimlessness of the Democratic establishment as the second half of the Trump presidency unfolds with a succession of...
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184. The Boy with the Nahtzee Tattoo
EDITOR’S NOTE: at around 3.5 minutes in, Cam erroneously states that the UK is in the process of ‘privatizing’ rail, and that he thinks this is a good thing. He misspoke. What he MEANT to say is ‘nationalizing’. Privatized rail is obviously stupid, and here at LU we do not believe in…
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183. Running AMOC
The LU Boiz continue the Year of the Spectacle by looking at the continuing humiliation ritual that is the Graham Platner campaign. We also discuss The Cool Zone awaiting us with the confluence of a super El Nino, the weakening AMOC Gulf Stream, and the fertilizer shortage caused by the Epstein...
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182. Trumpline Bling
You used to call me on my TrumpMobile phone. This week we discuss the ongoing disaster in Iran, Tesla apologist bumper stickers, hairy truck nuts, the rising tensions around Trump's posturing towards Cuba, and much MUCH more! Please consider checking out our Patreon if you are able:...
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181. Get the Poison Out
This week we discuss that dastardly George Orwell and fair-weather socialism, the recent assassination attempt on Trump, the rise of centrist extremism in the U.S., and the importance of hand relief prior to undertaking a plan. Please consider checking out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread...
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180. El Cid Epilogue: Fascism and Revisionist History
This week we wrap up Cam's series about the legendary Reconquista-era knight Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid. Where the previous episodes focused on a narrative of his life and times, this final installment will discuss the shifting stories which sprang up after his death…
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179. Triple SecDef
This week, we discuss the developing war with Iran, the ongoing bungling of foreign and domestic policy by the Trump administration, and Cam's wistful summer days spent doing manual labor on sunny Cape Cod. Please consider checking out our Patreon if you are able: www.patreon.com/leftunread…
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178. Guns of the Patriots
This week, we talk about the latest disastrous attempt by the Trump administration to rebrand themselves as WARRIORS. With the escalating conflict unfolding in Iran, and the increasingly obvious capitulation by the Epstein State to the will of their foreign overlords, the risk of escalation seems...
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177. Folie à millions
This week we explore the various types of Right Wing Warhawks competing for the increasingly rabid support of the masses in the US, and the resulting attempts that foreign regime change that might very well usher in a new and glorious age of American Violence. Huzzah! Please consider checking out...
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176. How to Open PDF File
The Epstein files, folks. In this episode we discuss mind control, PTK, Whitey Bulger, Christmas Day cravings, British noncery, Brexit insider trading, the fall of the Eastern Bloc, Brett Ratner, and the Society of the Spectacle. No joke for this one. Just follow us on Twitter: @leftunreadpod...
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175. Weeks & Decades
The LU boys kick off 2026 properly by exploring the weeks where decades have happened in US and global politics. We discuss the political maneuvering of the Trump administration against Venezuela, the protests in Iran, the posturing over Greenland, and the Minneapolis anti-Ice protests. You can...
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174. 2025: The Year In Review
Was 2025 the greatest year yet in recorded human history? We break it down minute by minute in this 8.7 thousand hour New Years Special! Don't miss ONE SINGLE SECOND of the action as Devin and Stan walk you through the entirety of the Year of Our Lord 2025. Personal Highs (and Lows), favorite...
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173. The UNREAD Story of Christmas
This week, we explore the diverse pre- and early- Christian traditions that have lent themselves to our modern understanding and celebration of the Christmas Holiday. We talk about how those traditions have combined to create the modern holiday that is celebrated by billions of all faiths today,...
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172. Unchained
This week we discuss the blooming relationship between Donald J. Trump and New York Mayor-Elect Zohran K. Mamdani. Is it love...or something more pragmatic? We also talk about our love for rock and roll music, and the impending AI bubble burst. Please check out our Patreon if you're interested in...
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171. It Ain't October 1917
This week we took some time to catch up on current events which have transpired since our last unscripted recording, including the recent NYC Mayoral Election which saw Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani crush Andrew 'The Sex Pest' Cuomo in all but one borough. I think we all know…
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170. In The Court of the Fish Lipped King
Join us for a special Halloween edition of the podcast as we regale you with four tales from beyond the grave. Japanese folklore, Satanic rituals in Northern Ireland, and more all await you within. Listen...if you dare. Happy Halloween, and of course: Hail Glugulegg-Jeffrey! If you enjoy our…
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169. Spectacle in the Age of the Jackal II feat. Fourth Reich Archaeology
This week we conclude the two episode miniseries we began last week with Dick and Don of Fourth Reich Archaeology. We continue our discussion of Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle and try to make sense of the explosion of violence and fake disclosures that have dominated the first year of...
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168. Spectacle in the Age of the Jackal I feat. Fourth Reich Archaeology
The LU Boys are joined this week by Dick and Don of the Fourth Reich Archaeology podcast for part one of a two part series on Guy Debord’s 1967 work The Society of the Spectacle and his 1988 followup Comments on the Society of the Spectacle. We use these works as a lens to decrypt the first year…
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167. Sorry We Can't Make It To Your Function
We're too busy noticing THE PATTERN Please consider subscribing to our Patreon by following the below URL: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great music...
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166. We Kindly Urge You All To Go Outside
This week was full of events. Within this episode, those events are discussed. In a fairly measured fashion, for us. Enjoy. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music…
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165. Goofus and Gallant
We're a 7 on the Bristol Cool Chart Please consider checking out our Patreon if you're willing and able to render material aid to the show: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times...
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164. LU at the Movies: War of the Worlds (2025)
more like snore of the worlds gottem Please consider checking out our Patreon if you're interested in helping to support this vital project: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times...
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163. El Cid and the Enduring Culture Myth of the Reconquista III: The Apex of Ambition
This week we return to Iberia in the late 11th century to see how our old pal Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is handling his second brush with exile from the royal court of Alfonso VI. He learned a lot during his first brush with freelance mercenary work, and this time we'll see him put those skills to…
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162. The list is fake, you guys.
And even if it WAS real, I'm not on it. Please consider checking out our Patreon page and helping us stay afloat: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of cool...
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161. Speed Metal is Good
This week, we put the pedal to the metal and embrace...THE SPEED. Please consider checking out our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of cool...
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160. LU at the Movies: El Cid (1961)
This week we settle in to talk movies; specifically, the 1961 historical epic 'El Cid'. Directed by Anthony Mann, and produced by Franco-collaborator Samuel Bronston, this hard-to-find technicolor classic is a prime example of political propaganda on the big screen. Shot largely on-scene in…
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159. El Cid and the Enduring Culture Myth of the Reconquista II: El Campeador
This week we continue our look at the life and times of famed Reconquista-era knight and mercenary Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known to posterity by the epithet El Cid. This week we will discuss the Christian response to the collapse of the Caliphate, the rise of the Almoravids, and begin to explore...
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158. El Cid and the Enduring Culture Myth of the Reconquista I: al-Andalus
This week, we travel back to the Iberian Peninsula in the 11th Century CE and begin our discussion about one of the most formative events in the Western European historical tradition: The Reconquista. Traditionally, at least to Western historians, this has been a tale of the centuries long…
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157. EPIC-ly Based
This week we discuss the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas, and the political and social fallout surrounding that. We also touch on the continuing decline of embattled PA Senator John Fetterman, and our love of Crusader Kings III. Please consider checking out our Patreon if you're...
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156. The King of the Mole People
Get ready. The Great Mole Emergence is Nigh! If you're interested in subscribing to our Patreon, you can find all relevant info here: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang…
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155. The Roanoke Mystery II: The Disappearing Colony
This week, in Part 2 of Cam’s look at the Roanoke Colony, we discuss the realities of colonial life in the Americas, the impact on both the indigenous local peoples and the colonists, and the mysterious disappearance of the Colony, which has never been solved. Please consider donating to our...
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154. We've Fallen for One of the Classic Blunders
Never get involved in a trade war in Asia. This week is all about tariffs, growing international antagonism by the Trump administration with a particular focus on China, deportations to Salvadoran prisons, and attempts to force leading US Universities to capitulate to presidential demands. It's…
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153. The Roanoke Mystery I: Sir Humphrey Hatches a Plan
This week, we head back to the fabled Age of Exploration, when European monarchs were just catching on to the notion that it might be nice to try and exploit the entire world for financial gain. Using the famed disappearance of the Roanoke Colony as our centerpiece, we will explore the social,...
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152. Toilet Nachos
This week, we discuss the inevitable end to the ceasefire in Gaza, the pending increase in the amount of waste allowable in drinking water, how easy it is to make a delicious meal in a hotel bathroom, and much MUCH more! Please consider donating to our patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow…
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151. Ancient Mysteries VIII: The Eastern Cults in Britannia and the Rise of Monotheism
Don your ceremonial garb, fanatics, and once more drink of the kykeon. We are again descending into the hallowed sacrificial caverns to explore the nature of the mystery cults on the island of Britannia, and then we shall explore how the cults of the ancient world would give way to the rise of...
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150. And That's the Bottom Line...
...BECAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO. Elon Musk is the worst guy ever. If you agree, please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have many…
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149. The Feast of St. Valentine
This week, we discuss restaurant grease traps, the joys of Valentine's Day, Elon Musk's juvenile human shield, and we also say 'obsequious' a lot. Like during editing I realized it's kind of egregious. If you guys correctly count how many times we say it Evan won't go into the light. P.S. The…
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148. South of Heaven
There are really only three great Slayer albums. We talk about the AI arms race, the state of affairs with Elon, Vivek, and DOGE, and the pros and cons of benevolent rule by Shamans guided from beyond. If you are willing and able, we do have a Patreon account where you can help fund our little...
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147. HyperBrandonization
We bid adieu to the Brandon era. Plz consider supporting us on Patreon, and becoming out Patrons. We desperately crave new Patrons. www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who...
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146. Barbarians II: It's Cool to Be a Goth
Cam continues his Barbarians series by examining the first of our tribal confederacies: The Goths. Picking up where episode 143 left off, we will discuss who these people were, what brought them into conflict with the Roman world, and where and how they appeared as a dominant cultural force in…
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145. Enemy at the Gaetz Redux: Mattocalypse Now
The return of the Matt Gaetz saga. Pay for play, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency mines, intelligence, dead spooks, autoerotic asphyxiation, Trump’s return to power, the mysterious Nestor, and the chase for Attorney General. You can confirm Left Unread as the next AGUSA on Twitter: @leftunreadpod...
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144. Like 'Talk To Her', Get It?
This week we discuss Hailieilyi Welch's increasingly disastrous career turn as a crypto guru, touch on some developments in the Luigi Mangione assassination case, and go off on some of our favorite books, movies, albums, and video games of 2024. We'll be back soon with Barbarians II, so stay…
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143. Barbarians I: Ends and Beginnings
This week, in the introductory episode of Cam's long promised series on the 'Fall' of the Western Roman Empire, and the rise of the 'Barbarians' we outline the mission statement for the series as a whole, and discuss the state of the Roman Empire from the late-2nd Century up through the mid-4th...
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142. Any Relation to Chuck?
This week, we got together to briefly talk about the bizarre failed coup and failed impeachment in South Korea and the events in Syria before diving into whatever the Hell is going on with the assassination of the UHC CEO and the bizarre twists and turns the case has taken so far. You may ride…
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141. Our Thoughts on New Hit Musical Film 'Wicked'
Just kidding, did we clickbait you? Today we sat down and talked about a cool new knife Cam got, God Hideo Kojima, Trump's increasingly horrifying cabinet choices, and the escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe during the Biden lame duck period. Please consider signing up for our humble Patreon...
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140. The Results Are In
This week we discuss the results of the US Presidential Election which saw Kamala Harris defeated by Donald Trump, who has successfully completed his bid to strip Grover Cleveland of his immortal status as a Bar Trivia answer. We gotta get back to talking history, because woof. Please consider...
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139. Chico & the Scamp
Your favorite Twisted Twosome of Talk Radio are back to chat about everything from Elon Musk to the hottest Rock and Roll of the EIGHTIES, NINETIES, AUGHTIES, and TODAY on another exciting installment of the Chico & the Scamp Rock Radio Hour, only on LU420 FM, "THE LOO"! Please consider donating…
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