Left Unread

15. Alberto Fujimori: A Cold War Retrospective

In this episode, the Left Unread United People’s Revolutionary Socialist Labor Alliance take the fight to the remnants of the United States’ Cold War operations in Latin America in the first of an ongoing series on the Cold War - or, really, the United States’ anticommunist crusade and mass murder campaign that followed it throughout the global south. For this episode, we look at the current Presidential Election in Peru, pitting socialist Pedro Castillo against far-right neoliberal Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, whose career we then walk through as one of the last vestiges of Operation Condor after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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14. Mansa Musa, the Lion of Mali

This week, the Left Unread Nice Guy Specialists (L.U.N.G.S.) discuss a monumental historical figure who has been tragically underrepresented in Western historical discourse: Mansa Musa I, fabulously wealthy and powerful leader of the 14th Century West African Mali Empire. Musa’s immeasurable wealth, and the glory and splendor of his realm, are truly the stuff of legends. He was so wealthy that he single handedly undermined the value of gold in the entire Mediterranean with just one road trip. 

Also, the lads discuss seltzer, 'spresso, Star Trek, and SUPER-NOT-CHILL-Eurocentrism-and-racism-in-Western-discussion-of-history (The four S's).

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13. The History of the Kings of Britain, pt. 2: Roman Boogaloo

Part 2 of 4 in the History of the Kings of Britain series.

In this week’s episode of Left Unread, the LU Boys tackle chapters 2 and 3 in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain. First, we start back up after Corineus and Brutus beat up some giants, and we go through a list of incomprehensible uncles and nephews, including the gallant Rud Hud Hudibras. We eventually get to Julius Caesar and his landing in Rome, and that’s when things get really stupid.

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12. The Dyatlov Pass Incident

On January 23, 1959, ten experienced student hikers left the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk on a planned expedition into the Ural Mountains. On February 26 of the same year, nine of them were found dead in the wilderness. The ensuing investigation and scientific inquiry yielded no conclusive results, and to this day, the Dyatlov Pass Incident remains officially unsolved… for now.

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11. The History of the Kings of Britain, pt. 1: Wait, They‘re Trojan?

Part 1 of 4 in the History of the Kings of Britain series.

In this episode, the Left Unread boys begin their series on The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth, a monumentally stupid story about the mythical founding of Britain by some Trojan guy and the subsequent line of kings and Roman occupations leading up through the Arthurian legend.

In Part 1, we go over the introduction to the Penguin Classics version of the book by Lewis Thorpe and tackle the first chapter, wherein Brutus lays waste across Europe before beating the shit out of a bunch of giants on the island of Albion.

We also get into some more Matt Gaetz drama at the top of the episode.

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10. Enemy at the Gaetz

First we get into the Matt Gaetz saga, and this one’s got it all, folks. Pay for play Florida politics, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency mines, the intelligence community, dead spies, Tucker Carlson, and more.

Then we talk about the absurd, obscure 19th century Portuguese book English As She Is Spoke by Pedro Carolino.

And finally we finish with the Erfurt latrine disaster.

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9. Tiberius, pt. 2: What Kind Of Guy Are You Are?

Part 2 of 2 in the Tiberius series.

In this one, the Left Unread Boys explore the later life and Imperial reign of Tiberius, which is told mostly through his relationships to other major players of the time, and chronicled by a bunch of guys who lived decades after he died and had no problem making up lies about him. So, in short, it's probably all FAKE NEWS, but it's FUN. Enjoy!

P.S. If you haven't already, we suggest listening to Episode 7 first, since this is part 2 of a series.

 

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8. Movie Night: The Snyder Cut and the DCEU

We live in a society.

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7. Tiberius, pt. 1: Just a Normal Human Man

Part 1 of 2 in the Tiberius series.

In which our intrepid hosts discuss the background and rise of Rome's second Emperor, Tiberius. At it's core, this is just a nice and chill story about a boy and his step-dad having fun and doing politics together.

 

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6. The Dock is In

"Dock, look at the paper! You have to pitch today in San Diego!" 

"Nah man, I don’t pitch until Friday."

"Dock...it is Friday!" 

"What...what happened to yesterday?"

 

In this episode, the LU Boys discuss former MLB pitcher Dock Ellis and his infamous No Hitter thrown while tripping on LSD.

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