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[#246] THE LAND BELONGS TO WHOM IT BELONGS, Part 17: Teacher Preacher Soldier Martyr

[#246] THE LAND BELONGS TO WHOM IT BELONGS, Part 17: Teacher Preacher Soldier Martyr



Dimitri and Khalid unpack the life and times of revolutionary imam Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, how his death in 1936 sparked the second Arab Revolt, and why he remains a symbol of Palestinian martyrdom/Ara…


Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

[#244] THE GHOST OF MOLLY MAGUIRE, Part Three: To Kill A Mining Lord

[#244] THE GHOST OF MOLLY MAGUIRE, Part Three: To Kill A Mining Lord



Dimitri and Khalid explore the deadly climax of the Molly Maguire phenomenon in 1870s Pennsylvania coal country, including: Pinkerton spy James McParlan’s exposure and narrow escape from Schuylkill C…


Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

[#242] THE GHOST OF MOLLY MAGUIRE, Part Two: Labor, Capital, & Blood on the Tracks

[#242] THE GHOST OF MOLLY MAGUIRE, Part Two: Labor, Capital, & Blood on the Tracks



Dimitri and Khalid dive into the heart of the Molly Maguire story in 1870s Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, including: the simultaneous rise of the first successful labor union for miners (Irish-Cath…


Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

[#240] THE GHOST OF MOLLY MAGUIRE, Part One: Rituals of Irish Violence in Pennsylvania Coal Country

[#240] THE GHOST OF MOLLY MAGUIRE, Part One: Rituals of Irish Violence in Pennsylvania Coal Country



Dimitri and Khalid embark on a metajourney into a largely forgotten episode of Irish-American history: the rise and fall of an alleged secret society called the “Molly Maguires” in 1870s Pennsylvania…


Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

[#238] THE LAND BELONGS TO WHOM IT BELONGS, Part 16: Zionism in the Age of the Dictators

[#238] THE LAND BELONGS TO WHOM IT BELONGS, Part 16: Zionism in the Age of the Dictators



Dimitri and Khalid explore Lenni Brenner’s 1983 book “Zionism in the Age of the Dictators”, which tracks the ideological and economic connections between the Zionist movement and European fascism in …


Published on 6 months ago

*PREVIEW* [#235] DYLAN & THE DEVIL, Part One: Origins of an American Enigma

*PREVIEW* [#235] DYLAN & THE DEVIL, Part One: Origins of an American Enigma



Dimitri and Khalid commence their long-planned dive into America’s most frustratingly enigmatic boomer icon, Bob Dylan. Topics include: The calculated ambiguity of Dylan’s public, political, and arti…


Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

[#234] GROTTO OF TRUTH Q&A XXX

[#234] GROTTO OF TRUTH Q&A XXX



After catching up on a whirlwind of recent insane news items, Dimitri and Khalid answer questions from the Grotto of Truth Discord about: the Aum Shinrikyo terrorist doomsday cult in Japan, whether s…


Published on 7 months ago

*PREVIEW* [#233] SEKRET MACHINE MUSIC VI: Feminine Synthesis & The Electronic Explosion

*PREVIEW* [#233] SEKRET MACHINE MUSIC VI: Feminine Synthesis & The Electronic Explosion



Dimitri and Khalid resume their dive into the deep history of the synthesizer and electronic music, this time covering the late 1960s-early 1970s explosion of the Moog and Buchla synths into popular …


Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

[#232] THE LAND BELONGS TO WHOM IT BELONGS, Part 15: Religious Boundaries of Communal Violence

[#232] THE LAND BELONGS TO WHOM IT BELONGS, Part 15: Religious Boundaries of Communal Violence



Dimitri and Khalid catch up on recent upheavals in Syria before diving into various dynamics of the 1929 Wailing Wall riots in Jerusalem. For access to premium SJ episodes, upcoming installments of D…


Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

[#230] ENTER THE BIOSPHERE 2: Anatomy of a Thespian Ecocult feat. Reid (Part One)

[#230] ENTER THE BIOSPHERE 2: Anatomy of a Thespian Ecocult feat. Reid (Part One)



Dimitri and Khalid are joined by researcher Reid for a fascinating and bizarre deep dive into Biosphere 2, the ill-fated eco-utopian experiment/media spectacle that briefly captivated the world in th…


Published on 8 months ago





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