Super Structure with Julian Feeld

French protests heat up. Trump taps Russia for oil as the Iran war continues to drive prices up. ICE keeps metastasizing. Flock cameras continue to be misused for personal reasons by (sometimes former) cops. Israeli settler violence in the Palestinian West Bank accelerates further. Lula suffers electoral setbacks in Brazil. And things fall apart between Eritrea and Ethiopia in Tigray. That’s right, it’s another news episode. Our guest is Jake Rockatansky of the QAA Podcast & Spectral Voyager Mini-series. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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We spoke with writer and journalist Marlon Ettinger about the rise of the far right in France and western Europe more broadly. Your host is Julian Feeld.

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From World War II to the Global War On Terror, the United States has armed the world in various ways. We break down the history of US Arms Exports with Josef Burton, former diplomat, researcher and writer. Your host is Julian Feeld.

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Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is How Can You Say I...

A movie about friendship with a Nicaraguan dictator in the process of being overthrown by revolutionaries. Last Plane Out (1983) is the story of an American journalist being sexy, intrepid, and in support of Anastasio Somoza’s dictatorship. Specifically: Jack Cox, who produced this self-mythologizing movie at the height of Ronald Reagan’s efforts to arm the Nicaraguan counter-revolution. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We conclude our two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of (mostly) anti-communist propaganda under the Suharto administration after the successful coup that deposed Sukarno. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We kick off a two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of “Pancasila”, Indonesia’s official national ideology, and how it was expressed throughout both the Sukarno and — after the coup — Suharto administrations. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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A grotesque and puerile book from 1971 that stoked anti-immigrant panic and inspired such luminaries as Stephen Miller, Marine Le Pen, and Steve Bannon. This episode we explore Jean Raspail’s Camp of the Saints, which helped make “Great Replacement” theory contemporary. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Hayden Tank of the Bible Lore Podcast.

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“The American Empire is more than just a political formation: it’s also a state of mind.” This week’s guest is Daniel Bessner of the American Prestige Podcast. He’s a historian, journalist and the author of Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Daniel Bessner’s Newsletter: https://imperialistrealism.substack.com/

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In 2006, despite the unstoppable ascendancy of liberal-capitalist hegemony in the post-Soviet context, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), completed a successful revolution in one of the poorest countries in the world, overthrowing a nearly 250 year old autocratic monarchy aligned with the United States. We trace a brief chronology of the revolutionary conflict, then discuss how the Maoists were so successful in recruiting the masses to their side, particularly women, peasants, and indigenous groups. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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A story in chapters: we explore the Libertarian movement and its attempts at creating a city (or even nation). Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode edited by Miguel Tanhi. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Deep Shadows by Little Ann.

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Cops continue to use Flock to spy on people they know. Trump steals Venezuelan oil. DHS and ICE expand their violent activities. Canada’s Mark Carney feuds with the United States. The Department of War is unhappy with its media. We bring you some sweet, sweet news. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Liv Agar.

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We examine how the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter while working to keep its contributions to the climate crisis invisible. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guests are Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, directors of Earth’s Greatest Enemy.

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An action movie about a heavily muscled man discovering that communism is bad. But the movie’s production history connects Hollywood directly to the Reagan administration’s proxy wars, the apartheid government of South Africa, and the political career of the infamous Jack Abramoff. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Dooyo by Dur-Dur Band...

We track El Salvador’s development from the era of Spanish rule to Nayib Bukele’s current regime. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. They’re joined by guest Max Palma, co-host of The Drain podcast. You may also know him from Seeking Derangements.

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This is the story of a secret society among Japanese migrants in Brazil, the Shindo Renmei. They adamantly insisted that Japan had won World War II, to the point that they spread propaganda and carried out a series of terrorist attacks to reinforce their belief system. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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We map out the history of Iran’s relationship with the United States (and Israel) leading to the current war. Your host is Julian Feeld with guest Séamus Malekafzali.

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Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Shadia by Yasmine Hamdan.

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In the 1970s and 80s, Guatemala saw a joint effort by a military junta, the United Fruit Company, the CIA and American Evangelicals to suppress an indigenous guerrilla movement. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode researched and written by Hayden Tank. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is A Desalmbrar by Victor Jara.

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After the Civil War, Reconstruction sought to remedy a deeply structurally racist antebellum South. But a movement sprung up dubbed the Lost Cause. It sought to rewrite Reconstruction and restructure the South to maintain white supremacy. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode researched and written by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is S...

The government spies on anti-Flock-camera activists and warns of terrorism. A cop uses Flock to spy on his ex. Spain experiences a suspicious surge of migrants in Ceuta. FEMA gets tasked with pre-crime. The Saudis seek to manipulate Yemeni factions. Mitch McConnell is missing. Centrists and Republicans are losing their mind over the DSA. It’s news time! Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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We explore the Ku Klux Klan, from its theatrical origins in “charivari” during reconstruction to the Hollywood-inspired white hooded gang most people are familiar with. Our guest is Devin Thomas O’Shea, journalist and author of The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy and the Struggle for St. Louis. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis by Dev...

The Marxist, Pan-Africanist revolutionary from Burkina Faso is our subject. Thomas Sankara was president of the country from 1983 to 1987, but was ultimately betrayed by the man closest to him. His legacy continues to inspire and energize revolutionaries across the world. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode researched and written by Gabriel Rocha Gaspar. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is D...

We explore a pre-Bush and pre-9/11 movie about New York being under attack by CIA-trained Palestinian terrorists. Our guest is Mathilde Huron. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Tarha Ebouse Dighe Mane by Etran de L'Aïr.

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We explore the prison rodeo and general history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. Our guest is Beck Strah, cohost of the Prison Breakdown podcast and professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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We explore the devastating and ongoing effects of uranium mining and testing in New Mexico, especially in connection to the Navajo people. Our guest is Kurly Tlapoyawa, an archeologist, writer and podcaster based in New Mexico. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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A vast secret network of armed anti-Communists established in the 40s. We explore the story of how counter-measures to an imagined post-WW2 Soviet invasion turned into the repression of left wing political movements in Western Europe. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Episode researched and written by Ryan McGahan and Josh Messite. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Mama Loi, P...

Bush VS Gore at the turn of the millennium. It involved a J6-like riot, featured many of the most powerful people alive today, and happened right in front of the eyes of the American public. We explore the United States’ presidential election of 2000. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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This episode is the story of how two Black musical styles in Brazil faced the exact same dilemma: dire repression and market integration, which would 'naturally' un-Black them. This is the history of Samba and Funk. It's also the second half of our two-parter on the topic. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Caio Almendra.

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This is the story of how a country, which acts in many ways as a bizarre mirror to the United States, engineered its own toxic brand of white supremacy, and sparked a centuries-long anti-racist struggle fundamentally different from the American experience. This is the story of fascism, racial oppression, and anti-racist resistance in our cousin to the south: Brazil. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Caio Almendra.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme travels to Israel to don a hasidic disguise and beat up cops in Tel Aviv. This movie night sees us exploring The Order (2001) with Hesse Deni & Will Menaker of Movie Mindset / Seeking Derangements / Chapo Trap House. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Israeli propaganda courses, 30 years in prison for moving anarchist zines, Monsanto not liable, Peter Thiel’s secret society leaked, a global heatwave and a surprising socialist sweep in New York. We cover some recent news items with our esteemed guest Liv Agar. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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We explore the roots of the settler-colonial project known as Zionism – which led to the formation of the state of Israel on Palestinian land. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Research and writing by Séamus Malekafzali. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Let My People Go by Darondo.

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The book that defined a generation of right wing racist violence, traces of The Turner Diaries (first published in 1978) can still be found shot through today’s white supremacist circles. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore William Luther Pierce’s psychotic, genocidal work of speculative fiction.

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Research and writing by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Right...

A historic act of domestic terrorism committed by a right-wing crank obsessed with the Turner Diaries, Ruby Ridge and Waco. The Oklahoma City Bombing and Timothy McVeigh deserve a re-exploration due to their relative memory-holing in the wake of 9/11. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus are your hosts.

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Research and writing by Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is There’s No...

An American Neo-Nazi organization active in the 80s, The Order (AKA The Silent Brotherhood) partook in murder, armed robbery, and even declared war on the federal government. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore.

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Research and writing by Spencer Barrows. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Smiling Faces by East of Underground.

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Revolutionary movements in Russia existed before the Bolsheviks. We explore the various groups attempting to topple the Tsar and lift the peasantry out of dire conditions. Notably and beginning in the 1860s: the Narodniks. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Research and writing by Cooter Jones. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Program by Silver Apples.

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Once again under mounting siege, Cuba’s revolution is no stranger to violent meddling by the United States and wealthy Cubans in exile. We explore a “wet work” team of assassins, spies and brutes assembled in 1960 and known as Operation 40. As usual, your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Research and writing by Marty Pynchon Meier. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Canc...

Guerrilla warfare in the 20th century United States? Factions of the Black Power movement made this a reality. Following our episode on the Weather Underground, we tackle the Black Liberation Army and the Republic of New Afrika. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore recent history that now seems farfetched.

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Research and writing by Edwin O’Connell. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is My...

One of the most well-known but least understood movements in the history of the American revolutionary left, the Weather Underground Organization is on our docket in this first of a two-part episode on domestic revolutionary groups in the USA. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore it with you.

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Research and writing by Edwin O’Connell. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Left Me...

What is the function and purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? This turns out to be a question even its founders struggled with. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore NATO’s founding after World War 2.

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Research and writing by Ryan McGahan and Josh Messite. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Ramer Sans Rame by Akofa Akoussah.

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Drug trafficking, the military, foreign interests… Honduras has long been a focus of the anti-communist project in South and Central America. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore the path to Hondurasgate, the latest scandal exposing this particular octopus of corruption.

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Research and writing by Caio Almendra. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Corrido a Honduras by Unknown.

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