I think the Obama process [of normalizing relations with Cuba] in 2014 created a real problem where he initiated something and then left it in suspension. Books used throughout Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer, 2005 Fidel: A Critical Portrait, Tad Szulc, 1983 Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story, Peter Wyden, 1979 note: CubaNet is a non-profit media outlet that says its dedicated to promoting the alternative press in Cuba and sharing information about the reality of the island.] If you go to CubaNet and say, Where do they get their money from? They get it from the National Endowment for Democracy, which is the U.S. government. by noted film historian Joseph McBride, who said he had this conversation with Pakula.] Unfortunately the Blowback podcast is going to be on hold as the team tries to properly self-isolate during the Covid-19 pandemic. Barring those who knew the man personally, Rumsfeld did not benefit from the hagiographic grace period thats usually allowed even the most controversial public figures in the wake of their death. The myth about organized crime during World War II is that the wise guys and the cops put down the salami sandwiches and nightsticks to get along and protect our beautiful ports. Like the multiple attempted hits on Fidel Castro by Sam Giancana and Johnny Roselli in partnership with the CIA. Iraq is a target as rich as Watergate: both events are metonymic with the erosion of trust in American institutions thats led us to our current uncertain moment. Communism is a world historical movement thats been maligned in our country, and theres a lot to go into with that. What do you hope people take away from this season in terms of following Americas current exploits abroad? James: Well, occasionally too many footprints are left and we have a decent idea of how things transpired in certain moments. The Blowback is a semi-regular, hour-long podcast featuring four transplants from the South, West, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest to New York, giving their insights and irreverent opinions on the funniest, most interesting and unusual news stories of the day. In this case, the CIA wanted to murder Fidel Castro and others in leadership and roll back an entire revolution which is quite a hubristic assumption, because people will tell you that killing Castro would have been a tragedy, but there were CIA estimates at the time that said it wouldnt have rolled back the revolution in and of itself. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices. The neo-colonial method is to present a front of neutrality to countries that are really under the American thumb due to economic, social, and political pressures we force on them. The armistice in Korea is supposed to be temporary. Decades of military rule and a genocide that by the Nineties, by all mainstream accounts, kills 200,000 people chiefly indigenous people in a very small country. Blowback Podcast John Street Productions, The USCHoops.com Blowback Podcast: The Curse Sneak Peak (April 8, 2018), The USCHoops.com Blowback Podcast: April 14, 2018, The Blowback Quiz Game Podcast (March 10, 2018), Game of Thrones Talk (HBO): Season 5, Episode 1. We have such an embedded commitment to rooting out communism, that were still comfortable having harbored all these nasty terrorists. I really couldn't afford to buy all the episodes (25 bucks it's pretty much expensive here in my country). note: This story was shared by noted film historian Joseph McBride, who said he had this conversation with Pakula.] That same quality, however, makes the series less revelatory than it is cathartic. The difference might seem stylistic, not substantial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, The media episode, breaking down some of the journalistic fuck-ups and pundit idiocy that steered us toward war in Iraq. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly suggested that Noah Kulwin had egged on his followers to attack the new season of Slow Burn., egged on by influential lefty-world media figures. Ill save everyone the listening time: EVERY (and I mean every) action taken by America and all western countries since at least 1944 was pure evil; and EVERY action taken by the always peace loving, egalitarian, democratic, pacifist communist nations is justified, rational and for the good of the world. Chase and Chris discuss the so-called Curse of USC basketball in a sneak peak of the podcast to come. The 100 Best Albums of 2022. But a peace treaty never comes. Brendan James and Noah Kulwin travel back to the most significant events of the 20th century to unveil how they were influenced by the US and how they still affect us today. Each story takes on something essential about California -- its progressiveness, its reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places -- and each season breaks it down into multiple 20-40 minute episodes that will be released sequentially. Any questions? A little less than a year before that, the left-wing journalists and respective Vice and Chapo Trap House alums Noah Kulwin and Brendan James released Blowback, an unapologetically left-wing re-examination of the wars many causes and ongoing effects. Review our. Kulwin: Were trying to find a way to write him into season three his people are difficult but well see how it goes. A five-part series from the makers of Serial and The New York Times. Its first season both begins and ends with the audio equivalent of its two hosts turning to the camera and delivering their neat characterization of the wars causes and consequences. The Blowback is a semi-regular, hour-long podcast featuring four transplants from the South, West, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest to New York, giving their insights and irreverent opinions on the funniest, most interesting and unusual news stories of the day. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, The war before the war on a self-reliant island off South Korea. And its because our government does an enormous amount of work. Thats something we saw in Iraq the escalating calamity provided for escalating opportunities to further dominate and control that region of the world, and a long line of people profited from it. Hosts Brendan James and Noah Kulwin discuss the CIA's dalliances with organized crime, interviewing Cubans about the Revolution, and challenging America's canned narratives. There are millions of people who, with executive action, could have their lives improved drastically. It shows the war as the outgrowth of a society-wide, post-9/11 madness that led even those otherwise inclined toward dovishness to fervor. But it doesnt map neatly along ideological lines influential thinkers and activists from the far left to the far right share the Blowback-ian conception of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq as a Year Zero for the post-Cold War era. It was CIA propaganda. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, Welcome to the Green Zone, where America rules from Saddams old palace. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, With a rightwing, US-backed klepto-case to his South, Kim Il-Sung bets the house. Filmmaker Dan Taberski was a Slimmons regular and a friend of Richards. As decades. The military history podcast specialists, looking at all aspects of war through the ages. It might. podcast pages. Truthfully, I dont remember his exact words, neither do I care. Thats not something the Blowback hosts need be self-conscious about. Blowback, a podcast from Brendan James and Noah Kulwin, gives a rich history of both. Season 3 tells us how being sentenced to ten years in a North Korean prison camp (along with all of your family) was a breeze as there was plenty of rodents to hunt and sometimes you got released (ep 10). in Havana that have no basis in reality. The neo-colonial method is to present a front of neutrality to countries that are really under the American thumb due to economic, social, and political pressures we force on them. One would be wrong. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, A brief overview of how American nuclear weapons strategy ran parallel to the story in our main narrative. . We will be uploaing "Secret Noise" segments weekly during the regular upload times. As decades roll on, the war becomes permanent.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, Stalemate on the battlefield does not stop the United States from obliterating North Korea.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, President Truman and his Big General in the Far East enter their final standoff over the war.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, The US threatens to cross the Yalu. Its a myth that in the Kennedy era there was this liberal, enlightened government that was trying to I dont know kill Castro the right way, or the moral way, and the CIA were just the dirty guys getting too crass about it. Brendan James. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images | Getty Images. Blowback, as its hosts explain in their introductory episode, is history with a perspective. a couple of years ago that had a young ex-pat Venezuelan comedian say like, Hey, all you Twitter bro-cialists, stop trying to tell me whether or not America should invade my country. It hit all the right notes to paint anyone I mean, Noah and I are disgusting, bro-cialist guys from Brooklyn, but discount that for a second who makes any case against American imperialism as white dudes who have too much time on their hands. Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/4e9hkmGdDhycmgcGKe3bF0?si=d97_H1fvS5CV84ZvcEhZqQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, After a flash of hope post-WWII Korea is divided into North and South.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, A pocket-sized history of the Korean peninsula, the upstart US and Japanese empires, and World War II. Amir, Chase & Doug discuss Amirs social skills in the first ever Blowback podcast. By Blowback. Chase & Chris discuss USC basketball in the first ever, full-length USCHoops.com podcast. The US occupation begins the destruction of Iraq, Rudy Giuliani almost becomes Viceroy, and Halliburton hunts and kills baby kittens.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy, Somehow not expecting it, the Americans now face an insurgency problem, as both Sunni and Shi'a militants emerge to kick us out. Were not political organizers, but if were channeling any message, its to say, Your anti-imperialist antenna should always be raised.. http://johnstreetproductions.com/category/blowback-podcast/feed/, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blowback-podcast-john-street-productions/id972448277. 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