February 12

Bonus Ep. #24: Guns & Gunmen of the Not-So-Civil War, Part 2

Just published: The 24th Supporters-Only bonus DHP episode, “Guns & Gunmen of the Not-So-Civil War, Part 2.” (Almost 2 & 1/2 hours long!)

In this bonus episode, CJ talks in-depth about Civil War sharpshooters, their methods & hardware, as well as some of the other specialized weapons & tactics from the war. (In part 1 of this bonus mini-series, we covered the more standard weapons & tactics of the war.)

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January 19

Ep. 0195: The Manichean Temptation

Here’s something we haven’t seen in a while — a ‘Silver Bullet DHP Episode’ (ie, one in which CJ records a mostly-extemporaneous discussion of a concept from his mobile podcasting studio, the Silver Bullet, while commuting.) Kicking it Old School DHP on this one!

Join CJ on a couple of morning commutes to work for a freewheeling discussion on the Manichean Temptation, some of its dangers and problems, some real-world manifestations of the phenomenon, and related issues like the problem with ‘extremists’ (as CJ defines them here), and the need to think not just about ends, but also about means, as well as some brief info on the ways that cults exploit the Manichean Temptation to the extreme.

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Combating Cult Mind Control: The 1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults by Steven Hassan

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January 8

Ep. 0194: Richard Jewell: A Dangerous History Movie Review

Richard Jewell is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood about events surrounding the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing case, focused around the figure of Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered the bomb and helped evacuate people away from it, but who was soon thereafter implicated by the FBI and elements of the media as a prime suspect.

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • The basics of the Atlanta bombing/Richard Jewell story
  • A little info about the production of the film and a brief synopsis of it
  • Some discussion of the reception the film has received, and some of the controversy surrounding it
  • CJ’s overall take on the film itself, and what both the film & its reception tell us about the FBI & the corporate media

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External Links

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The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen

Richard Jewell (DVD) (2019)

The Report (2019)

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December 22

Ep. 0193: A State of Freedom w/Jason Sorens

In this episode of the Dangerous History Project, CJ is joined by Jason Sorens, the political scientist who devised and founded the Free State Project, an intentional migration enterprise designed to entice large numbers of liberty-minded people from across the United States to move to New Hampshire in order to use their concentrated numbers to build a freer society.

Join CJ & Jason as they discuss:

  • Jason’s academic work related to modern secessionist and decentralist movements
  • How Jason devised the Free State Project back in 2001
  • Other historical examples of intentional migrations
  • Why New Hampshire was chosen as the FSP’s destination, some of the state’s many pluses and advantages, (and a few negatives)
  • Some of the policy achievements of FSP activists in New Hampshire
  • How the FSP has evolved in its nearly two-decade-long existence, and where it’s going from here

Check out the Free State Project!

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Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy by Jason Sorens

Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom

Anarchy, State, and Utopiaby Robert Nozick

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December 4

Ep. 0192: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 3

In this third instalment in the DHP coverage of Woodrow Wilson, we focus on Wilson’s years as President of Princeton University, 1902-1910.

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • The changes and reforms Wilson implemented at Princeton, and others he tried (but failed) to implement
  • His increasingly contentious relationship with some of the trustees, alumni, and administrators, particularly regarding his Quad Plan and the location of the Graduate School
  • A possible affair with Mrs. Mary Allen Peck

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Mr. Wilson’s War: From the Assassination of Mckinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations by John Dos Passos

Wilson by A. Scott Berg

Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr.

Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands

The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made by Patricia O’Toole

Wilson’s War: How Woodrow Wilson’s Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II by Jim Powell

Over Here: The First World War and American Society by David Kennedy

Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto

Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto

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November 27

Ep. 0191: Aftershock: The Human Toll of War w/Mark Jacob

In this episode, CJ talks with Mark Jacob, one of the three co-authors of the recently published book Aftershock: The Human Toll of War (published by CityFiles Press).

This book presents an extensive collection of photos from the last year of World War II (many of which have never been seen before by the public) taken by US military photographers, scanned from the original negatives to give amazing picture quality, providing a unique, unfiltered, and often disturbing glimpse of what the latter phases of the largest total war in human history actually looked like. In many cases the authors have been able to research the backstories of the photos, and have provided descriptive captions that add detail and further humanize the stories told by the images.

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Aftershock: The Human Toll of War: Haunting World War II Images by America’s Soldier Photographers

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November 25

Appearance on Lions of Liberty

While you’re waiting for the next DHP episode to drop, check out my recent appearance on the Lions of Liberty podcast. In this Thanksgiving special, Mark & I discuss the true history of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, the story of Squanto, and the Pilgrims’ destruction of the free-spirited Merry Mount colony that arose near Plymouth in the 1620s.

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October 31

Ep. 190: 2019 DHP Halloween Special, Part 2

Here is part 2 of the 2019 DHP Halloween Special!

Join CJ & Joshua as they discuss each of their top 5 picks, plus a variable number of runners-up/honorable mentions, in each of the following categories:

  • Favorite Horror Novels
  • Favorite Horror Short Stories

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Novels

I Am Legend

Pet Sematary

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Greentown Book 2)

Dracula

The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics)

Summer of Night: A Novel

Every Dead Thing: A Charlie Parker Thriller (1)

The Store

Boy’s Life

The Eyes of the Dragon: A Novel

The Dead Zone

The Trial (Oxford World’s Classics)

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West

Short Story Collections & Anthologies

Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (Modern Library)

The October Country: Stories

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

Night Shift

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

The Road to Madness: Twenty-Nine Tales of Terror

The Lottery and Other Stories (FSG Classics)

Blue World

The Best of Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, and 30 Others

The Collection

Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old and New

The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont, Science Fiction, Adventure

The Best of Richard Matheson (Penguin Classics)

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October 29

Ep. 0189: 2019 DHP Halloween Special, Part 1

For this episode, CJ was delighted to be joined by his good internet buddy Joshua, formerly of the late, lamented Dusty Den podcast, to talk about horror films. (This is part 1 of  a long conversation broken into 2 parts — part 2 will be out soon & will cover horror novels & short stories.)

Join CJ & Joshua as they discuss each of their top 5 picks, plus a variable number of runners-up/honorable mentions, in each of the following categories:

  • Favorite/Best Horror Films
  • Favorite Unsung/Underappreciated Horror Films (somehow, CJ skipped over his own #3 — it was The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), if you’re curious)

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Halloween

Alien

The Exorcist: The Extended Director’s Cut

Night of the Living Dead HD

Birth of the Living Dead

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 40th Anniversary

Jaws

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Plus Bonus Content) (incl. Disney’s Sleepy Hollow)

The Terminator

Twin Peaks: The Television Collection [DVD]

The Exorcist III

They Live

Prince of Darkness

The Evil Dead

The Autopsy of Jane Doe(CJ’s #3 Favorite Underrated Horror film, which he somehow skipped over in the discussion!)

The Thing

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Rear Window

The Cabin In The Woods

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