Rogue State
3 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -A political true crime podcast that covers events past, present and future from a progressive leftist perspective. Coups, revolutions, scandals, conspiracies, the 2020 Election - join us to get politically down and dirty.
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Episodes
Ep 3 - Third Party's the Charm
October 16, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBFirst, Haley tells of her harrowing experience after she caught the 'rona. Then, Austin and Haley have a wide-reaching and spicy (ghost-pepper-level) discussion about how they each plan to vote in 2020 (you may be surprised), the case for 3rd party vs Biden, the metaphysical implications of moral relativity and good vs evil, the abuses of our military industrial complex and why we need a truly anti-war candidate, and more. Heads up: we'll put out another pre-election episode so leave us an...
Ep 2 - The Lithium War
June 28, 2020 19:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode, Haley tries to break up a homeless fight, we discuss why Vietnam doesn't have a single McDonald's, and Austin breaks down the recent happenings in Bolivia - home to some of the largest lithium deposits in the world - where a democratic president is ousted and a far-right politician seizes power with the support of the Trump administration. Was it a fair transition of power, or was it something more nefarious - a Cold War-style military coup? Listen in to find out!
Ep.1: The Minneapolis Uprising
June 07, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBPlease excuse the audio quality as we are still working out some mic issues :) Timestamps and topics: 4:40 - comments on the protests 19:57 - dispelling myths around the "protesting vs looting" argument 34:21 - the militarization of police (lots of crazy gadgets) 43:22 - the myth of privacy + how the military created Signal and the Dark Web 51:18 - comparing Iron Man to cops - the "super hero" myth 1:02:56 - countering the conservative argument around curfew 1:12:29 - the "outside agitato...