March, 2018 | The Dangerous History Podcast

Ep. 0159: A Modern-Day Grunt’s Perspective, Part 3

Once again, CJ is joined by US Army veteran BT to talk about BT’s experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Join CJ & BT as they discuss:

Thoughts on various people using veterans (or “the troops”) as pawns in their ideological narratives, such as the NFL/kneeling-during-the-anthem controversy
Some stories from BT’s first deployment to Iraq, during which time he was a Cavalry Scout in and around Mosul
Some stories from BT’s second deployment to Iraq, during which time he was a Blackhawk crew chief and mechanic in Baghdad
Some stories from BT’s deployment to Afghanistan, again working on Blackhawks
Multiple cases in which BT got in trouble for pointing out safety issues with the helicopters
Some of the negative fallout to his mental and physical health, and the damage to his relationship with his family, due to his military service

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For this episode of the DHP, CJ is joined by researcher, writer, and podcaster Tom Secker, the man behind the website SpyCulture.com and the podcast Clandestime, in a conversation primarily about Tom’s research into the national security state’s massive influence on movies and television.

Join CJ & Tom as they discuss:

Being a ‘moderate conspiracy theorist’
A bit about Tom’s background and how he got into researching these topics
‘Entertainment Liaison Offices’ (or ELOs), and how these offices influence the entertainment industry on behalf of the military, the CIA, FBI, and NSA
A bit about Tom’s research methods
Some of the more surprising things Tom has discovered in his research
The significance of the security state’s influence on popular entertainment

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