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Episode 14: JFK and the Diem Coup w/James DiEugenio
In this seventh episode of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, Aaron talks with James DiEugenio, the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone's new documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed, the four-hour cut of the film coming to the US in late February. Jim is also the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case and The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. Additionally, he runs the fantastic website Kennedys and King and makes regular appearances on Len Os...
Episode 13: Oliver Stone's America
Hailey and Aaron are joined by Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University. Kuznick is the author numerous books and articles. Perhaps most notably, he is the co-creator (with Oliver Stone) of The Untold History of the United States--a 12-part documentary series that first played on Showtime. There’s also an excellent book version of The Untold History of the United States, now in its second edition.Hailey and Aaron discuss Kuznick's American University history course, Oliver St...
Episode 12: JFK's Vietnam Withdrawal Plan
In this sixth episode of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, Aaron continues his discussion with Professors John Newman and James Galbraith. John Newman is the author of JFK and Vietnam: Deception, Intrigue, and the Struggle for Power. James Galbraith is the author of a number of books, including The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too. His longest article on JFK and Vietnam is Exit Strategy: In 1963, JFK ordered a complete withdrawal from Vietnam.Please check out:Abby Martin...
Episode 11: The CIA and the Deep State w/Ray McGovern
This episode features Aaron and his Peace Studies of the American Century students in conversation with retired CIA officer Ray McGovern. The discussion ranges across Ray’s experiences as a CIA officer from the Kennedy administration to first George Bush administration—as well as his post-CIA work as a peace activist weighing in on Iraq WMD, CIA torture, Julian Assange, and the Russiagate hoax.Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Grow Your Soul Away" by Mock Orange
Episode 10: JFK and Vietnam w/John Newman and James Galbraith
In this fifth episode of our Destiny Betrayed series, Aaron discusses John Kennedy's Vietnam policies with two towering figures in the field--Professors John Newman and James Galbraith. John Newman is the author of the orthodoxy-shattering JFK and Vietnam: Deception, Intrigue, and the Struggle for Power. James Galbraith is the author of numerous articles and books including Exit Strategy: In 1963, JFK ordered a complete withdrawal from Vietnam and The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too. T...
Episode 9: Oliver Stone on History, Film, and Politics
In this episode, Oliver Stone talks with Aaron and his Peace Studies of the American Century students about US history, the media, nuclear war, Platoon, JFK, Nixon, and other topics.Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!Music: "Payroll" by Mock Orange
American Exception - December Zoom
This is the audio from the first AE Zoom Update and Q&A session. Casey, Dana, Ben, Hailey, and I were joined by some Light Bringers to talk about...the state of Exception, if I may make a terribly dorky political science pun. A new episode featuring Oliver Stone should be posted soon, likely right after Christmas to give us some holiday time.Happy Holidays, and my sincere thanks for your support!
Episode 8: Blowing the Whistle on the FBI's 9/11 Failures
Aaron and guest co-host Ben Howard are joined by Time magazine's 2002 co-person of the year, FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley. They discuss the inexplicable FBI failures that surrounding the 9/11 terror spectacle--in particular, Rowley's unsuccessful efforts to obtain a search warrant for the laptop of the extremely suspicious Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called "20th hijacker." Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and J.G. Michael for the sound engineering!Music by Mock Orange
Episode 7: Deep Events and the Doomsday Network w/Peter Dale Scott
Aaron continues his discussion with Professor Peter Dale Scott about 'deep politics' and his 50+ years of historical research into the JFK assassination. In this installment, Professor Scott talks about COG or the "Doomsday Network," JFK's Vietnam withdrawal, The Dallas-Watergate connections, and the commonplace denial of deep events. Part 4 of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, this episode also features a postscript segment with Ben Howard.Peter Dale Scott is the author of Deep Politics and the Death of ...
It's coming... (AE #7)
The episode is being engineered. I'm hoping it will be done soon. It features Peter Dale Scott and me, along with a postscript that I am very pleased with--featuring Ben Howard and me.By the way, Oliver postponed the Rogan appearance because Rogan wanted to watch the four hour cut of the JFK documentary first. (I am in that version of the film!) This is very cool news!A new system is being put into place here and it should streamline this engineering process going forward... Thank you for your patience!
Episode 6: 9/11 & the US Empire w/Lawrence Wilkerson
Aaron talks with Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson is also a retired US Army Colonel and currently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary. This discussion was recorded around September 11th. We discussed his experiences related to the events of that anniversary along with other important issues. After that, Aaron is joined by the insightful and entertaining Hailey Rounsaville. The two of them discuss Lawrence Wilkerson’s rece...
Oliver Stone's JFK - Rider U. Panel Discussion (2013)
This is audio from a panel discussion featuring Professor Joan Mellen and Aaron Good--and moderated by Professor James Castagnera. This was where I first met Oliver. He asked me for the paper I had presented. I gave it to him and then he emailed me about it a few days later. The panel begins with the great Joan Mellen and I come in at around 23:53.Below is a write up on the conference from the Rider University website: Rider Marks JFK Anniversary With Conversation and Academic Studyby Adam GrybowskiA slate of events and classes drew students in...
Episode 5: Peter Dale Scott's 'Deep Politics and the Death of JFK'
Aaron talks with Professor Peter Dale Scott about 'deep politics' and his 50+ years of historical research into the JFK assassination. Part 3 of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, this episode also features a postscript segment with Ben Howard. Peter Dale Scott is the author of Deep Politics and the Death of JFK and Dallas '63: The First Deep State Revolt Against the White House.Please check out:James DiEugenio's fantastic website: Kennedys and KingAaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep Stat...
Tribute to Lance deHaven-Smith
A tribute to Professor Lance deHaven-Smith with Mark Crispin Miller, Matthew With, and Aaron Good at the 2016 Project Censored Conference. Big thanks to the indefatigable Mickey Huff for putting this conference together!Lance deHaven-Smith is a retired professor of public administration. He was one of the top experts on Florida politics before turning late in his career to the study of state criminality. Among other things, he is notable for coining the term state crimes against democracy (SCADs). This was Lance's last public appearance, as...
Episode 4: Poetry, Terror, and Suppressed Memory--A Tribute to Peter Dale Scott
This features a surprise tribute to the great Peter Dale Scott which also includes the iconic Daniel Ellsberg and acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer! In addition to the segments with Scott, Ellsberg, and Oppenheimer, this episode has an introduction with some historical background--as well as a postscript discussion with Ben Howard.Music by Mock OrangeBig thanks to J.G. Michael for audio engineering, Dana Chavarria for remastering, and Casey Moore for the episode art!
Daniel Ellsberg: The Pentagon Papers, the Doomsday Machine, and the National Security State
Daniel Ellsberg in conversation with Aaron Good. The event was recorded on the 50th anniversary of the the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination.
Episode 3: David Talbot's 'Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years'
This episode has now been remastered for American Exception!In this second episode of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, Aaron talks with journalist and historian David Talbot about his masterpiece, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years. Based on dozens of interviews with virtually all the surviving key members of the Kennedy administration, Brothers traces the history of JFK's presidency, as well as RFK's tragic quest to bring his brother's killers to justice.This episode also includes contributions f...
Episode 2: The 9/9/2001 Massoud Assassination
This episode has now been remastered for American Exception!Peter Dale Scott, Pepe Escobar, John Kiriakou, and Aaron Good discuss the September 9, 2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud assassination, an event that paved the way for the long-planned US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Other topics covered include the US deployment of jihadis in the Central Asian "Great Game" as well as the significance of Xinjiang and China's New Silk Road.Here are the articles that were discussed in this episode:"Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man...
American Exception: Hegemony and the Dissimulation of the State
This is my article in Administration & Society, first published online in 2015. To my knowledge, it was the first article on the deep state to get published in a mainstream US academic journal. It grew into my dissertation and then into the Skyhorse book. And then it mutated into a podcast! Getting this article published in a respected journal before I had passed my PhD exams was a big coup for me... Big thanks to Lance deHaven-Smith, Matt Witt, Kym Thorne, Gary Wamsley, and Sean Yom for their help at this crucial juncture in my academic career...
Episode 1: Oliver Stone's JFK w/Zach Sklar & Jim DiEugenio
Newly remastered, this episode is the first of the Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination. It features a discussion with Zachary Sklar, co-screenwriter of Oliver Stone's 1991 masterpiece, JFK.This episode also includes contributions from the great Abby Martin of The Empire Files.Please check out:James DiEugenio's fantastic website: Kennedys and KingAaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep StateProject Censored HomepageThe American Truth and Reconciliation CommitteeMusic by Mock Orange
