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This week, we explore the diverse pre- and early- Christian traditions that have lent themselves to our modern understanding and celebration of the Christmas Holiday. We talk about how those traditions have combined to create the modern holiday that is celebrated by billions of all faiths today, and how much 'Christ' there really is in Christmas to begin with.

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This week we discuss the blooming relationship between Donald J. Trump and New York Mayor-Elect Zohran K. Mamdani. Is it love...or something more pragmatic? We also talk about our love for rock and roll music, and the impending AI bubble burst.

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This week we took some time to catch up on current events which have transpired since our last unscripted recording, including the recent NYC Mayoral Election which saw Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani crush Andrew 'The Sex Pest' Cuomo in all but one borough. I think we all know which one was the holdout.

Cam and Evan take time to discuss their particular views on the role of electoral politics in a socialist project and whether it cans till be useful to take part knowing the limitations inherent.

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Join us for a special Halloween edition of the podcast as we regale you with four tales from beyond the grave. Japanese folklore, Satanic rituals in Northern Ireland, and more all await you within. Listen...if you dare.

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This week we conclude the two episode miniseries we began last week with Dick and Don of Fourth Reich Archaeology. We continue our discussion of Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle and try to make sense of the explosion of violence and fake disclosures that have dominated the first year of the second Trump administration.

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The LU Boys are joined this week by Dick and Don of the Fourth Reich Archaeology podcast for part one of a two part series on Guy Debord’s 1967 work The Society of the Spectacle and his 1988 followup Comments on the Society of the Spectacle. We use these works as a lens to decrypt the first year of the Trump 2 administration and the explosion of violence and confusion that has followed in its wake.

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This week was full of events. Within this episode, those events are discussed. In a fairly measured fashion, for us. Enjoy.

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This week we return to Iberia in the late 11th century to see how our old pal Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is handling his second brush with exile from the royal court of Alfonso VI. He learned a lot during his first brush with freelance mercenary work, and this time we'll see him put those skills to work as he attempts to realize his loftier ambitions.

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And even if it WAS real, I'm not on it.

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This week, we put the pedal to the metal and embrace...THE SPEED.

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This week we settle in to talk movies; specifically, the 1961 historical epic 'El Cid'. Directed by Anthony Mann, and produced by Franco-collaborator Samuel Bronston, this hard-to-find technicolor classic is a prime example of political propaganda on the big screen. Shot largely on-scene in Spain, with 60's heavy-hitters Charlton Heston and Sofia Loren leading a cast that included hundreds of actual Francoist soldiers on loan as extras, there was plenty to admire and critique in equal measure.

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This week we continue our look at the life and times of famed Reconquista-era knight and mercenary Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known to posterity by the epithet El Cid. This week we will discuss the Christian response to the collapse of the Caliphate, the rise of the Almoravids, and begin to explore more deeply El Cid’s life and deeds, insofar as we know of them, and will attempt to sift apart truth from legend.

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This week, we travel back to the Iberian Peninsula in the 11th Century CE and begin our discussion about one of the most formative events in the Western European historical tradition: The Reconquista. Traditionally, at least to Western historians, this has been a tale of the centuries long triumph of Christianity, Civilization, and Enlightened European Values over the despotic domination of the conquering Muslim hordes. This week we will introduce perhaps the most famous culture hero to emerge from this tumultuous era, El Cid, and explore the world into which he was born.

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This week we discuss the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas, and the political and social fallout surrounding that. We also touch on the continuing decline of embattled PA Senator John Fetterman, and our love of Crusader Kings III.

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Get ready. The Great Mole Emergence is Nigh!

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This week, in Part 2 of Cam’s look at the Roanoke Colony, we discuss the realities of colonial life in the Americas, the impact on both the indigenous local peoples and the colonists, and the mysterious disappearance of the Colony, which has never been solved.

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Never get involved in a trade war in Asia.

This week is all about tariffs, growing international antagonism by the Trump administration with a particular focus on China, deportations to Salvadoran prisons, and attempts to force leading US Universities to capitulate to presidential demands. It's fun stuff, folks.

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This week, we head back to the fabled Age of Exploration, when European monarchs were just catching on to the notion that it might be nice to try and exploit the entire world for financial gain. Using the famed disappearance of the Roanoke Colony as our centerpiece, we will explore the social, religious, and economic circumstances surrounding this time period, before digging in to the actual mystery in Part II next week.

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This week, we discuss the inevitable end to the ceasefire in Gaza, the pending increase in the amount of waste allowable in drinking water, how easy it is to make a delicious meal in a hotel bathroom, and much MUCH more!

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Don your ceremonial garb, fanatics, and once more drink of the kykeon. We are again descending into the hallowed sacrificial caverns to explore the nature of the mystery cults on the island of Britannia, and then we shall explore how the cults of the ancient world would give way to the rise of monotheism.

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This week, we discuss restaurant grease traps, the joys of Valentine's Day, Elon Musk's juvenile human shield, and we also say 'obsequious' a lot. Like during editing I realized it's kind of egregious. If you guys correctly count how many times we say it Evan won't go into the light.

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There are really only three great Slayer albums.

We talk about the AI arms race, the state of affairs with Elon, Vivek, and DOGE, and the pros and cons of benevolent rule by Shamans guided from beyond. 

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We bid adieu to the Brandon era.

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Cam continues his Barbarians series by examining the first of our tribal confederacies: The Goths. Picking up where episode 143 left off, we will discuss who these people were, what brought them into conflict with the Roman world, and where and how they appeared as a dominant cultural force in the rapidly changing cultural landscape of Europe in Late Antiquity.

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The return of the Matt Gaetz saga. Pay for play, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency mines, intelligence, dead spooks, autoerotic asphyxiation, Trump’s return to power, the mysterious Nestor, and the chase for Attorney General.

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This week we discuss Hailieilyi Welch's increasingly disastrous career turn as a crypto guru, touch on some developments in the Luigi Mangione assassination case, and go off on some of our favorite books, movies, albums, and video games of 2024. We'll be back soon with Barbarians II, so stay tuned ;)

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This week, in the introductory episode of Cam's long promised series on the 'Fall' of the Western Roman Empire, and the rise of the 'Barbarians' we outline the mission statement for the series as a whole, and discuss the state of the Roman Empire from the late-2nd Century up through the mid-4th Century CE. This includes the Antonine Plague, the Crisis of the 3rd Century, the brief but glorious reign of Emperor Aurelian, the sundering of the Empire by the Emperor Diocletian, and the early introduction of the Goths and their friends.

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This week, we got together to briefly talk about the bizarre failed coup and failed impeachment in South Korea and the events in Syria before diving into whatever the Hell is going on with the assassination of the UHC CEO and the bizarre twists and turns the case has taken so far.

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Today we sat down and talked about a cool new knife Cam got, God Hideo Kojima, Trump's increasingly horrifying cabinet choices, and the escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe during the Biden lame duck period.

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This week we discuss the results of the US Presidential Election which saw Kamala Harris defeated by Donald Trump, who has successfully completed his bid to strip Grover Cleveland of his immortal status as a Bar Trivia answer. We gotta get back to talking history, because woof.

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Your favorite Twisted Twosome of Talk Radio are back to chat about everything from Elon Musk to the hottest Rock and Roll of the EIGHTIES, NINETIES, AUGHTIES, and TODAY on another exciting installment of the Chico & the Scamp Rock Radio Hour, only on LU420 FM, "THE LOO"!

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Happy Halloween, Ghouls and Goblins! This year, we wanted to talk about something truly horrifying. Something utterly bone-chilling. A topic even more horrific than Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which is admittedly a tall order. What is this eerie and macabre subject, you ask? U.S. Electoral Politics, of course! If you want our predictions, you'll have to listen to 40+ minutes of hot takes, so buckle up.

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This week, for a little festive Halloween fun, we watched and discussed the cult classic misfit of the Halloween film franchise: Part III, Season of the Witch. If you've not seen the movie prior to listening, you really ought to check it out. Otherwise, be warned: there are SPOILERS within for a 42 year old flick.

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This week we sat down to discuss the unveiling of Elon's super cool bartender robots, tipping culture in American restaurants and local ballot questions in that same vein, the potential debunking of the 'Blue Zone' theory, and the U.S. Government's bungling of Hurricane aid following a brutal storm season in the Southeast.

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Dear initiates, come with us on a journey back to the fog-shrouded island of Britannia as we re-enter the landscape of the ancient mysteries on this exotic land at the edge of the Roman Empire. We will take a look at the different forms of worship in the towns and countryside of Britannia after the coming of the Romans, and then we will look at their cosmology. Finally, we will get into the weirder side of rituals and curses, and then take a look at the symbology of these cults.

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Sorry for the delay in getting this episode out, dear listeners. We've had a rough and busy few weeks lately.

We got together to talk about the recent happenings in Trump’s campaign, including Laura Loomer becoming Trump’s Grima Wormtongue, the bizarre second assassination attempt, and finally spend a fair bit of time going over the horrifying escalation of hostilities in Lebanon last week.

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**PSA: This episode was recorded on 9/2/24. Stories discussed within have developed considerably since. Updates pending!**

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If you were an Animorph, what kind of animal would you turn into before being decapitated by RFK Jr.?

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This week we discussed the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Olympiad, and Cam struggled to define his political / patriotic ideals. He is not, it turns out, a transhumanist. We then segue into our favorite subject: ELECTORAL POLITICS, and the nomination of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris's Vice Presidential running mate.

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The degree to which the election landscape has changed since our last update is too wild to summarize. Bye, Genocide Joe. 

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This week we conclude our three-part series chronicling the rise and fall of Belgian King Leopold II and his Congo ‘Free’ State. This week, the cracks that began to show last time become impossible for the world to ignore, and the house of cards Leopold built to support his dreams of Empire come crashing down.

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Isn't it funny that the villain in Megaman X is named 'Sigma'?

This week we discuss the fallout from President Joe Biden's disastrous debate showing, as well as the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. We also throw in a new segment we're calling 'Doggy Style' featuring up-to-the-minute RFK Jr. news.

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This week we were forced against our will to discuss the recent CNN debate between sitting US President Joe Biden and former US President Donald Trump. It was something, huh folks? We also discuss the (potentially fraudulent?) right wing coup attempt in Bolivia which occurred over the weekend. Enjoy!

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In today's episode, we sat down to discuss a botched assassination in the UK between rival boutique clothiers, how much Elden Ring we've been playing, condiments and which ones we enjoy, the floundering Biden campaigns attempts to woo celebs, and some other small items.

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This week we return to the Congo River Basin of the late 19th Century to discuss the establishment of the Congo Free State by Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Part one of this series, episode 118 of Left Unread, laid the groundwork for Leopold's machinations, and this week we start to see his plans take shape as a swathe of brutal violence engulfs the Congo region, and European profits begin to soar. Content Warning: This episode contains frank discussion of pretty brutal violence, racism, and colonialism.

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That's it, folks. He's going to jail. He's finished. Joseph Robinette Biden has accomplished a masterstroke and the bad man is going to prison for life :)

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That's it, folks. This is the final outrage. Our glorious martyr has mirrored Christ in his unjust persecution. Victory is assured. America will be great again :)

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The episode isn't really about RJD. We just love him. We talked about him a little, though. We also discussed accused English serial killer Lucy Letby and the scandalous recent New Yorker article which highlights inconsistencies with her case, updates on the ongoing genocide in Palestine, American supremacy in the world of heavy music, Evan's inconsiderate upstairs neighbors, and much MUCH more!

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This week, Cam has gone into the vaults to resurrect his read-through of the infamous 1970 fantasy novella The Eye of Argon. Now, at last, the entire story is here, with remixed audio, a blisteringly heroic soundtrack, and the...interesting conclusion of the epic tale, newly recorded for your listening pleasure! We hope you enjoy this raucous sword-and-sorcery romp as much as we have.

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INNER CITY POSSE GOT THE DOG BEATS, ICP, WE GOT THE DOG BEATS

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This week we had our old homie Dr. Alex Herbert on to discuss a wide range of topics broadly related to his work as a historian and Marxist activist and organizer. As always, it was a great time, and you can find more info about his various projects below:

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Today, we sat down to discuss the Ippei Mizuraha and Shohei Ohtani sports betting story even further. With the release of the 37 page criminal complaint by IRS agent Chris Seymour, there is a lot to dig in to talk about. We also get into the sports betting scandal in the NBA that saw a lifetime ban handed down to Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for his own meager-in-comparison sports betting scandal.

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This week, in part one of a new series, we discuss one of the greatest cons ever perpetrated in the modern age: The 19th century formation of the Congo ‘Free’ State under King Leopold of the Belgians. While in Europe Leopold was lauded as a progressive, modernist monarch, his legacy in Central Africa is one of brutality, suffering, and the wanton slaughter of millions; all in the singular pursuit of profit and financial gain. Buckle up, buckaroos. We’re in for a rough one.

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The LU Boys are experiencing what we like to call "poor guy problems," so now you, dear listeners, get a poor guy episode.

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This week we discuss Kate Middleton's big cancer reveal, the dire situation in the Haitian capitol of Port-au-Prince, and the recent financial controversy involving Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani.

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This week we discuss the mysterious doctoring of royal photos, the death of beloved manga artist Akira Toriyama, the lovely film Dune 2, the Oscars and the ongoing hypocrisy surrounding the Western narrative on the genocide in Palestine.

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We continue our long running Ancient Mysteries series this week with the beginning of a deep dive into Roman Britain and its rituals and customs. Today we begin by looking at the Druids of Britannia in the 1st Century BCE before the coming of the Romans and look at the attitudes of the Romans to the Druids during and after the conquest of Britannia. Then, we will discuss how the Roman era of Britannia brought new cults to the island and its traditions.

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This week, we had to set some time aside to discuss the latest season of one of our favorite television programs of all time: True Detective. The finale of season 4, Night Country just aired last night, and we uh... we have some thoughts. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

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This week, we pick up our narrative of the life and times of Genghis Khan as our protagonist leads his horde into the lands of the Muslim Sultans, spreading the Mongol Peace ever Westward in search of glory and riches for his growing realm. During all of this, the Great Khan realizes that he will not live forever, and turns his attention to matters of the family in an effort to prevent a crisis in the event of his untimely demise.

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This week we discuss the recent patricide of a federal employee in Pennsylvania (content warning), as well as the appearance of lead in Stanley cups, Bryan Johnson's quest for immortality, and used tires.

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Today, folks, we will be discussing a very dark, God-forsaken corner of the cosmetic surgery world. A world of monsters and demons. A world in which the light of Christ has gone out.

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This week, we return to the life and times of the mighty Genghis Khan. This episode is a continuation of a series last visited in episode 96 of this podcast. It is recommended that you listen in order, as we won’t devote a huge amount of time to recap. All of our series are compiled in the Spotify playlist LU Series for ease of access.

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This week we discuss the (not so) mysterious disappearance of baseball wunderkind turned international fugitive pedophile Wander Franco, as well as the latest international migrant worker caravan making their way North through Mexico, the Houthi blockade of the Red Sea, the death of Gaston Glock, Javier Milei's relationship with his sister, and how worms know where to go when it rains.

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Join us this week as we as we discuss the bizarre winter hurricane here in New England, some senatorial penetration, whether it's Io or lo Saturnalia, some recent events in Europe and on golf courses, Israel and Gaza, and more. We pinky promise to get back to our history series once our lives have calmed down in January.

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This week we discussed the recent Ridley Scott epic Napoleon and tried our best to figure out if it was any good or not. Turns out it's...complicated.

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We're back with some discussion about Tom O'Neill's Manson Murder expose Chaos, the death of Henry Kissinger, Sacha Baron Cohen being a dork, and the unfortunate reality of an over-salted Hungarian Goulash :(

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This week we discuss the widely purported Israeli Seed Collection initiative, our automobile history, and Argentinean President-elect Javier Milei being a cool and normal guy who definitely f*cks. Oh,and Evan claims he's never thought about what his ideal Medieval warrior loadout would be (an obvious lie, who does he think he's talking to here? And then he says 'battle-axe' like he's not clearly a sneaky double daggers guy? Like he wouldn't be our thief-assassin? I'm sorry dude but you're not the tank of the party I mean melee rogue MAYBE but let's not get crazy here. Although...

This week, Cam explores the long and fascinating history of humans messing around with their own pee. For medicinal purposes, not kink stuff. Because people do that too, obviously. But that’s not what this is about. This is about the people that think it's good for you, which is apparently a lot of you. Awesome.

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This week, we examine the ongoing war in Ukraine, and discuss the changes in the outlook on that war since it began. We also take a deeper look into the ongoing horrors taking place in Gaza, and explore the human toll conflict in both regions has exacted. 

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We're officially in triple digits, baby! We got together to talk a bit about our mascot, and also to announce the formation of our new Patreon, which we're super excited about! We're looking to grow the show in a few cool ways, but we need your help if we're going to make that happen. More details within, and to come in future weeks, but you can find the page here if you want to check it out:

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Since the time that this episode was recorded on 13 October 2023, the situation in Gaza has ramped up considerably in both scale and scope. As the death toll and wanton destruction continue to rise, it remains clear that we must remain firm in our opposition to oppression, racism, religious discrimination, and genocide in all their forms. Regardless of the perpetrator or the target, Left Unread stands resolutely with all those combating the nascent evils of colonialism and fighting for the right to exist.

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Welcome back, vaunted initiate, to the ancient mysteries of Mithras. Join us this week as we dive deeper into the doctrines and rites of Mithras, and also briefly examine Mithraic revivalism. So don your ceremonial garb, sharpen your knives for the taurobolium, and come venture into the mithraeum with us as we will gaze upon the visage of Mithras himself today.

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We're talkin' jet crashes, video games, Jeffrey Epstein, basically everything BUT what we said we'd be talkin' about. It was a fun one, though. Enjoy!

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This week we return to our ongoing series on the rise of Genghis Khan and the forging of the Great Mongol Empire. This episode will focus primarily on the process by which Temujin, the newly minted Genghis Khan, forged the state that would administer his new realm. What does every state need? That’s right: laws! And don’t you worry, Genghis has a few ideas about how things ought to run. Also, we will discuss the rapid rise and brutal fall of the Khan’s personal shaman, Teb Tengri. Buckle up, folks, it’s a good’un.

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Folks, we are re-entering the depths of the North Atlantic today to discuss a recent deep dive in Vanity Fair on the doomed OceanGate submersible Titan, its…ahem…enigmatic CEO and pilot Stockton Rush, and the implosion years in the making. We also follow this trail to some other gruesome events below the epipelagic.

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This week we discuss the coup in Niger and the implications of modern Imperialist ambitions in the region, as well as some general discussion about films, and ending with the most shocking manatee-related story you've ever heard.

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This week, the LU Boiz take on the REAL ISSUES, like Aliens, and Barbie, and POT BEING BAD. It's a barn-burner, folks. Just don't spark up that smelly doob near us!

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This week, we pick up Cam’s series on the Mongols where we left off in Episode 84, with Temujin having rescued his wife Borte from her Merkid captors with the aid of his childhood blood-brother Jamuka. Together under the patronage of Ong Khan, ruler of the Kereyid Tribe, the two old friends set out to establish a new order in the Mongol Lands; but will the good times last, or will a new rivalry arise to bring more bloodshed to the steppe?

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This week, the boys discuss the record breaking heat wave sweeping the planet, updates on OceanGate and the Russian Coup, and rank our excitement for upcoming summer blockbusters Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Mission Impossible 69. Episode Brought to you by Dan Gelo's & Fellows Family Restaurants.

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This week the LU Boys sat down with one of our favorite return guests, Dr. Alex Herbert to discuss the Wagner (not that Wagner, the other Wagner) situation that unfolded in Russia last week, as well as the burgeoning punk scene in Georgia (not that Georgia, the other Georgia) which has sprung up as increasing numbers of Russians leave their homeland and emigrate to the small Caucasian (not that Caucasian, the other Caucasian) nation. always a blast having Dr. Herbert come through, we hope you enjoy!

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Evan and Matt continue the story of CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton, including discussing the Golitsyn/Nosenko affair, Angleton's Israeli ties, and the downfall of The Ghost himself.

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This week, in a special mid-series release, the LU Boys hop on to talk about the one topic that has dominated the airwaves (and the meme-waves) all week: those silly billionaires and their silly submarine. Also, we rank Rudy Giuliani's perverted ramblings, and talk a little about what a freak RFK Jr. is turning out to be.

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Evan sits down with a glass of whiskey and Matt from Ghost Stories for the End of the World to get inundated in ANGLETON MINDSET. Evan and Matt discuss the former CIA spymaster James Angleton's early life and career in part 1, culminating in his friend and mentor Kim Philby's defection to the Soviet Union and Angleton's subsequent descent into madness.

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This week, we goof on Ron DeSantis's beefed presidential bid announcement, digress many times into the realm of bodily functions and potty humor, and talk about Cam's overseas research expedition in Central America.

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This week we continue our series on the Mongol Empire with a look at young Temujin’s shift from adolescence to adulthood. Having murdered his older brother and been forced to leave his family, Temujin is going to have plenty more adventures before he gains the famous title we all know and love. Buckle up, it’s about to be a bit of a sticky one, yeah?

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This week, the LU Boys bounce around, discussing the death of Jerry Springer, the suspect dealings of some Air National Guard members, Chili, Body Parts, Ron DeSantis's chronic dumb face, etc etc.

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Join us this week as we explore new and exciting ways in which those who rule us are complete sickos, such as the Dalai Lama allegedly harassing a child and Republican mega-donor and Justice Clarence Thomas benefactor Harlan Crow keeping Nazi memorabilia. We also discuss the horrifying current explosion of artificial intelligence.

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This week we zoom in after our tour of the 12th century and examine the origins and early life of one of History’s greatest individuals: Genghis Khan. From an early life spent eating rats in the tundra, we will examine the foundational experiences that forged one of the most prolific conquerors the World has ever known. What was childhood like for the baddest man on the planet?

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This week we discuss the very real and true events surrounding the arrest and imprisonment of former President Donald J. Trump. We also talk about Bethany SHONDARK Mandel. She must be a socialist, the way she got PUBLICALLY OWNED. There's some laughs, some tears, and a smattering of Tucker Carlson dog whistling for good measure. Enjoy!

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This week, Cam is beginning a series on one of his all time favorite topics in history: the Mongol Conquests / Empire. There’s a lot of ground to cover, but first, we think it’s important to take the lay of the land and examine the world within which our story will gradually unfold. So this week, we begin a little tour of the mid- 12th Century to see who was up to what, and where!

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This week, Cam begins a series on one of his all time favorite topics in history: the Mongol Conquests / Empire. There’s a lot of ground to cover, but first, we think it’s important to take the lay of the land and examine the world within which our story will gradually unfold. So this week, we begin a little tour of the mid- 12th Century to see who was up to what, and where!

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For today’s episode, we sat down to talk about a variety of topics in the news recently, including Scott Adams shenanigans, more East Palestine, Ohio news, drinking the Devil’s milkshake, the CIA forcing prisoners to buttchug, and the unfortunate news that more Lord of the Rings content will be made.

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This week we discuss current events, including the heinous Ohio chemical spill and 'Chinese Spy Balloons', and present the first of Cam's readings from the infamous public domain sword and sorcery garbage fire The Eye of Argon. Have fun with this one, folks, because we won't be doing eps like this for free forever ;)

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This week, while we’re in the LU Lab whipping up some big stuff for the coming weeks, we thought it might be nice to set some time aside and answer some personal questions we’ve received in an effort to get a little closer to our audience. Promise to be as open and honest as possible.

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At the top of this week’s episode, we discuss the two videos that were released recently of Tyre Nichols and Paul Pelosi.

Then, we get into a light-hearted (and light-researched) discussion of actor Woody Harrelson and his mercurial father Charles Voyde Harrelson, mafia hitman and alleged JFK assassination-hanger-on. We also discuss some of Woody Harrelson’s excellent roles with parapolitical tilts to them.

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