Premium Episode 52 - Faked Deaths, Mercenaries, Spies, WIGMO, Expat Cubans, OSS / CIA Operations in the Congo, Diamond and Uranium Smuggling, Toxic Dumps, and Wakanda, feat. Roger Peet

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English - May 08, 2024 14:02 - 2 hours - 141 MB - ★★★★★ - 183 ratings
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[originally published on Patreon Nov 21, 2022]

Today's an interesting one as I'm joined by the artist Roger Peet to discuss family history and the murky world of mercenary work in the African continent. Peet walks us through the story of his father which touches on a dozen interesting topics ranging from faking your own death, mercenaries, factions of Cubans fighting in Africa, spying, colonialism and so-called post-colonialism, uranium mining, and the nuclear arms race.

Links:

https://toosphexy.carrd.co/

https://justseeds.org/artist/rogerpeet/

Songs:

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Sorrow Tears and Blood by Fela Kuti

Beasts Of No Nation by Fela Kuti

V.I.P (Vagabonds In Power) by Fela Kuti