Unregistered with Thaddeus Russell
276 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★ - 667 ratingsA show about what you’re not supposed to say. Thaddeus Russell, author of A Renegade History of the United States, interviews people who break the rules of conventional discourse and expand the realm of the possible.
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Unregistered 176: Geoffrey Shullenberger
August 03, 2021 13:19 - 1 hour - 85 MBI spoke with Geoffrey Shullenberger, an apostate professor at New York University and prominent critic of lockdowns, masking, and vaccine requirements, about the ways in which the state attempts to manage, regulate, and control human bodies. Geoffrey’s website: http://geoffshullenberger.com/ RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS Featuring Scott Horton, Hotep Jesus, Cody Wilson, Deirdre McCloskey, Jack The … Continue reading Unregistered 176: Geoffrey Shullenberger →
Unregistered 175: Trita Parsi
July 26, 2021 22:19 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBBecause I’ve long feared that the next world war will begin in Iran, I spoke with Trita Parsi, considered by many to be the leading scholar of U.S.-Iran relations, about the ongoing conflict between American foreign policy makers and the mullahs who lead the Islamic Republic. Trita’s website: https://www.tritaparsi.com/ RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS Featuring … Continue reading Unregistered 175: Trita Parsi →
Unregistered 174: Anthony Esolen
July 20, 2021 00:47 - 1 hour - 100 MBI was joined by Anthony Esolen, an esteemed critic of the modern world, to discuss the benefits of living in connection to the past. Anthony’s Wikipedia page, which includes a list of his publications: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Esolen RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS Featuring Scott Horton, Hotep Jesus, Cody Wilson, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack The Perfume Nationalist: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/renegade-weekend-texas/ … Continue reading Unregistered 174: Anthony Es...
Unregistered 173: Hamilton Morris
July 14, 2021 03:45 - 1 hour - 100 MBI spoke with Hamilton Morris, host and director of the Vice documentary series Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, which has hastened the revolution of drugs in the United States. Hamilton’s podcast: https://www.patreon.com/HamiltonMorris RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS Featuring Scott Horton, Hotep Jesus, Cody Wilson, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack The Perfume Nationalist: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/renegade-weekend-texas/ UPCOMING RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEBINARS: • A … Continue reading Unre...
Unregistered 172: David Clements
July 09, 2021 22:11 - 2 hours - 148 MBWas it the Big Steal or is it the Big Lie? I spoke with David Clements, a professor of law and business at New Mexico State University, who has led the effort to declare the 2020 presidential election fraudulent. Now, you can decide. David Clements’ “The Professor’s Record” website www.theprofessorsrecord.com RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS … Continue reading Unregistered 172: David Clements →
Unregistered 171: Robert Whitaker
June 26, 2021 01:40 - 1 hour - 246 MBAfter decades of wrestling with and doubting the profession that is ostensibly dedicated to improving my mental health, I decided to talk to the legendary science journalist Robert Whitaker, whose research has blown apart contemporary psychiatry and revealed how catastrophic its mass deployment of psychoactive drugs has been for children, adults, and even people suffering … Continue reading Unregistered 171: Robert Whitaker →
Unregistered 170: Buck Johnson
June 17, 2021 23:25 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBI was joined from the site of the upcoming Renegade University Weekend event in Lockhart, Texas by Buck Johnson, a firefighter since the age of 19, professional drummer, and host of the Counterflow podcast. You’ll see why I chose his podcast to be the first affiliate member of the Renegade Media Network. RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND … Continue reading Unregistered 170: Buck Johnson →
Unregistered 169: Curtis Scoon
June 11, 2021 01:34 - 3 hours - 174 MBFew people convey life in the streets of New York during the crack epidemic more clearly and provocatively than Curtis Scoon. After 18 years of being suspected of murdering RUN-DMC legend Jam Master Jay, Scoon is now carving out a place as one of the “realest” public intellectuals in the game. RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN … Continue reading Unregistered 169: Curtis Scoon →
Unregistered 168: Doug Stanhope
June 04, 2021 20:43 - 1 hour - 85 MBI was honored when the great and thoroughly renegade comedian Doug Stanhope took a picture of himself reading A Renegade History at his home in Bisbee, Arizona. I had him on the show to talk about that—and about why he belongs in the book. RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS Featuring Scott Horton, Hotep Jesus, Cody … Continue reading Unregistered 168: Doug Stanhope →
Unregistered 167: Eric Kaufmann
May 30, 2021 03:23 - 2 hours - 124 MBI am fascinated by the global nationalist populist movement—the alliance of the Brexiteers in Britain, Trump and the ascendant MAGA movement in the US, the LePens and National Rally of France, Bolsonaro in Brazil and many other major political parties and leaders across the globe—and so I was very pleased to sit down with Eric … Continue reading Unregistered 167: Eric Kaufmann →
Unregistered 166: Two Filmmakers
May 21, 2021 05:06 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBI spoke with two well-established Hollywood filmmakers who must hide their identities because they’re doing what they’re not supposed to do: make a film that is critical of the COVID lockdowns and mask mandates. SUPPORT THE FILM: https://fundrazr.com/followthescience SOUND MIND CREATIVE GROUP’S WEBSITE: https://soundmindcreativegroup.com/ RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEEKEND IN TEXAS Featuring Scott Horton, Hotep Jesus, Cody … Continue reading Unregistered 166: Two Filmmakers →
Unregistered 165: Ben Burgis
May 13, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 96 MBA fellow red-diaper baby and the author of Give Them An Argument, Ben Burgis joined me to discuss our mutual dissatisfaction with the way Americans argue about politics and our plans to fix that. UPCOMING RENEGADE UNIVERSITY WEBINARS: • LOGIC AND POLITICS: HOW TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT with Ben Burgis: https://renegadeuniversity.com/courses/logic-and-politics-how-to-make-an-argument/ • THE CASE AGAINST … Continue reading Unregistered 165: Ben Burgis →
Unregistered 164: Laney Sweet
May 06, 2021 15:21 - 2 hours - 199 MBI was honored to be joined by Laney Sweet, whose husband Daniel Shaver was shot to death by a Mesa, Arizona police officer in 2016. The officer was acquitted of murder and is now receiving a pension from the Mesa Police Department. To do this date, Laney has received no financial compensation from Mesa or … Continue reading Unregistered 164: Laney Sweet →
Unregistered 163: Warren Farrell
April 29, 2021 15:16 - 1 hour - 161 MBFor my first in-person interview in more than a year, I returned to Warren Farrell’s house to talk about the massive, ongoing and unacknowledged mental health crisis among men and boys and what can be done about it. Warren’s website: https://warrenfarrell.com/ Upcoming Renegade University webinars: LOGIC AND POLITICS: HOW TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT with Ben Burgis: … Continue reading Unregistered 163: Warren Farrell →
Unregistered 162: John Ziegler
April 22, 2021 22:10 - 1 hour - 159 MBThe journalist John Ziegler returned to the show to discuss his ongoing and still thankless campaign to convince Americans that Jerry Sandusky is innocent. Enroll in the upcoming Renegade University webinar THE CASE AGAINST MORALITY with Stephen Kershnar:https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/the-case-against-morality/ Enroll in THE “GREAT BOOKS”: PLATO’S THE REPUBLIC, the upcoming webinar at Renegade University: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/the-great-books-plato-the-republic/ Join ...
Unregistered 161: James Corbett
April 12, 2021 23:10 - 1 hour - 107 MBI was joined by James Corbett of The Corbett Report, which was just taken down from Youtube, to discuss open vs. closed conspiracies, the history of eugenics and other forms of social engineering, the ideology of scientism, and the world’s deadliest weapon—narrative. Enroll in the upcoming Renegade University webinar THE CASE AGAINST MORALITY with Stephen … Continue reading Unregistered 161: James Corbett →
Unregistered 160: Daniel McCarthy
April 06, 2021 00:05 - 1 hour - 94 MBI spoke with one of the last real conservatives in America, Daniel McCarthy, about the internal logic of liberalism, the meaning of Trump’s nationalist populism, and the fading ideal of freedom. Daniel is the editor of Modern Age journal. Enroll in THE “GREAT BOOKS”: PLATO’S THE REPUBLIC, the upcoming webinar at Renegade University: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/the-great-books-plato-the-republic/ Enroll … Continue reading Unregistered 160: Daniel McCarthy →
Unregistered 159: Jason Brennan
March 30, 2021 00:36 - 1 hour - 106 MBI sat down with Jason Brennan, co-author of Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education and the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, to discuss the sole source of “legitimate” information in our society: … Continue reading Unregistered 159: Jason Brennan →
Unregistered 158: Jack the Perfume Nationalist
March 22, 2021 22:51 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBIn his triumphant and hilarious return to the show, Jack of the Perfume Nationalist podcast schooled me on the myriad evils of neoliberal culture. Enroll in the upcoming Renegade University webinar FROM SATOSHI TO FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOCURRENCY: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/introduction-to-cryptocurrency/ Join Renegade University: https://www.renegadeuniversity.com/ Join the Unregistered Underground supporting listeners group: https://unregisteredundergroun...
Unregistered 157: Johann Hari
March 15, 2021 22:07 - 3 hours - 320 MBThe bestselling author Johann Hari joined me from London to discuss his books on addiction and mental illness, his film The United States vs. Billie Holiday, and his prescription of love. Enroll in the upcoming Renegade University webinar FROM SATOSHI TO FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOCURRENCY: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/introduction-to-cryptocurrency/ Join Renegade University: https://www.renegadeuniversity.com/ Join the Unregistered … Continue reading Unregister...
Unregistered 156: Sonnie Johnson
March 09, 2021 23:47 - 1 hour - 145 MBI spoke with Sonnie Johnson, whose unique brand of conservatism—especially her views on racism, criminal justice, the war on drugs, and the Republican Party—could make a lot of leftists happy if they were to actually listen to her. Sonnie is the host of Sonnie’s Corner on SiriusXM and the Did She Say That podcast. Sonnie’s … Continue reading Unregistered 156: Sonnie Johnson →
Unregistered 155: Vin Armani
March 03, 2021 23:08 - 2 hours - 135 MBVin Armani joined me from his new home in the paradise of Saipan to discuss the global revolutionary effects of cryptocurrency, the current “dim age” of Western civilization, his career as a celebrity sex worker, and his upcoming course for Renegade University. Enroll in Vin Armani’s upcoming webinar FROM SATOSHI TO FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY: AN INTRODUCTION … Continue reading Unregistered 155: Vin Armani →
Unregistered 154: Dasha Nekrasova
February 23, 2021 00:41 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBI had the opportunity to speak with one of my all-time favorite podcasters and public intellectuals, Dasha Nekrasova, who co-hosts with Anna Khachiyan the singular, highly popular, and often controversial Red Scare podcast. It’s rare to encounter someone like Dasha, whose analyses of art, culture, and psychology are as original and astute as her brilliant … Continue reading Unregistered 154: Dasha Nekrasova →
Unregistered 153: Magnus Panvidya
February 15, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 236 MBOn January 17 a group of self-identified “Boogaloo Boys” held an armed demonstration outside the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan. I spoke with Magnus Panvidya, a member of that group, about the surprising politics of one of the most feared and hated political movements in the United States. Video credit: https://twitter.com/AlexMesterBlade Enroll in “Make Your … Continue reading Unregistered 153: Magnus Panvidya →
Unregistered 152: Scott Horton
February 09, 2021 00:57 - 1 hour - 217 MBEvery time I talk with Scott Horton, who in my opinion is the best expert on U.S. foreign relations from an antiwar perspective, I learn more than I did from taking entire university courses on the subject. I can virtually guarantee that you will possess new ways of thinking about the wars in Yemen and … Continue reading Unregistered 152: Scott Horton →
Unregistered 151: Cedric Johnson
February 02, 2021 00:43 - 2 hours - 119 MBBorn and raised at the end of Jim Crow in Opelousas, Louisiana and now a professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Cedric Johnson joined me to discuss his origins in black institutions in the post-segregation South and his brilliantly provocative scholarly work attacking the very ideas of race, “whiteness,” “blackness” … Continue reading Unregistered 151: Cedric Johnson →
Unregistered 150: Alexander Bard
January 24, 2021 12:15 - 2 hours - 118 MBI was joined by the historian, philosopher, and rock star Alexander Bard from his home in Stockholm to discuss the ways in which academia, capitalism, traditional politics, and the nation-state are being replaced by digital freedom. Renegade University webinar: TALKIN’ SHIT: THE HISTORY OF HIP-HOP with Kamasi Hill: https://renegadeuniversity.com/product/talkin-shit-the-history-of-hip-hop/ 25% off all CBD products at: … Continue reading Unregistered 150: Alexander Bard →
Unregistered 149: Mark Crispin Miller
January 21, 2021 00:40 - 2 hours - 123 MBI spoke with Mark Crispin Miller, a distinguished professor of media studies at New York University whose work I’ve known for decades, about the efforts by administrators at NYU and colleagues in his own department to censor, punish, and remove him. Miller’s crime has been “excessive skepticism” about such things as COVID lockdowns and the … Continue reading Unregistered 149: Mark Crispin Miller →
Unregistered 148: Katie Herzog
January 17, 2021 02:22 - 1 hour - 197 MBI sat down with one of the last real journalists in the United States, Katie Herzog, formerly a highly controversial staff writer at the alt-weekly newspaper The Stranger and now a less controversial but freer and highly successful podcaster as the co-host of Blocked and Reported with Jesse Singal. We discussed Trump’s claims of electoral … Continue reading Unregistered 148: Katie Herzog →
Unregistered 147: Ivor Cummins
January 08, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBI spoke with Ivor Cummins, one of the leading critics in the world on the efficacy of lockdowns and masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19. I can now walk outside without a mask and denounce the soul-killing lockdowns and know that plenty of science is on my side. Ivor Cummins’s “The Fat Emperor” website: … Continue reading Unregistered 147: Ivor Cummins →
Unregistered 146: Curtis Yarvin
December 29, 2020 18:18 - 2 hours - 236 MBThe renowned blogger Curtis Yarvin, also known by his former pen name Mencius Moldbug, returned to the podcast to bend my mind on the politics of COVID, the meaning of a Biden presidency, and a host of other issues that I thought I knew well. No one makes me think harder. Sign up to participate … Continue reading Unregistered 146: Curtis Yarvin →
Unregistered 145: James Carden
December 22, 2020 17:27 - 1 hour - 193 MBHow many people in other countries has Trump killed? What will Biden do to the rest of the world? Do Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping want to conquer America? The journalist James Carden, who served as policy adviser to the Special Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Russia Affairs at the US State … Continue reading Unregistered 145: James Carden →
Unregistered 144: CTRLPew, Jeff Rodriguez, and Ivan
December 15, 2020 15:57 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBA life-long big-city gun-phobe, I spoke with three of the leading distributors of information on DIY and 3D-printed guns: CTRLPew, Jeff Rodriguez, and Ivan. There are now untold numbers of unregistered home-made guns in the United States, possibly in the hundreds of millions, which supplement the 400 million legally registered firearms owned by Americans. My … Continue reading Unregistered 144: CTRLPew, Jeff Rodriguez, and Ivan →
Unregistered 143: Gustavo Arellano
December 11, 2020 16:28 - 1 hour - 107 MBI was joined by Gustavo Arellano—author of Ask A Mexican and Taco USA, formerly the sage of the OC Weekly, and now a columnist for the Los Angeles Times—to discuss why Trump got so many Latino votes, the plight of immigrants in the pandemic and under lockdowns, the rich and complex history of Mexico, and … Continue reading Unregistered 143: Gustavo Arellano →
Unregistered 142: Stephen Kershnar
December 05, 2020 21:06 - 2 hours - 153 MBStephen Kershnar is a professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Fredonia and the most renegade academic I have found. We talked about his many books in which he argues with scholarly rigor and precision that veterans don’t deserve our gratitude, that if it were logically consistent the pro-life movement would … Continue reading Unregistered 142: Stephen Kershnar →
Unregistered 141: Dave Smith
November 24, 2020 14:34 - 1 hour - 193 MBMy favorite comedian and political commentator joined me again for a discussion about fatherhood, indoctrination in families, the benefit of reading neo-Nazis, the libertarian conundrum on immigration, the “rich people’s politics” of most Americans, and how we both resent being associated with a president we both consider to be a mass murderer. Talkin’ Shit: The … Continue reading Unregistered 141: Dave Smith →
Unregistered 140: Matt Welch
November 16, 2020 22:21 - 2 hours - 239 MBMatt Welch joined me to talk about his remarkable and—from my point of view—enviable career in journalism. After founding a counter-cultural newspaper in post-Communist Prague he went on to write columns for the Los Angeles Times, serve as Editor-in-Chief of Reason magazine, and co-host a short-lived but stunningly intelligent cable news show (The Independents). He … Continue reading Unregistered 140: Matt Welch →
Unregistered 139: Justin Weiss
November 09, 2020 20:28 - 2 hours - 106 MBJustin Weiss became addicted to heroin and methamphetamine as a young teenager. Over the next decade he was made a ward of the state and incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities, adult prisons, and a series of brutal “rehabilitation” centers. He lived on the street and in trap houses. Now, as a recovering addict and a … Continue reading Unregistered 139: Justin Weiss →
Unregistered 138: Coolee Bravo
November 01, 2020 21:27 - 1 hour - 197 MBI sat down with Chicago rapper and Vice Lords member Coolee Bravo to discuss life on the streets, in a gang, in prisons, in the Army, and under Joe Biden’s crime bill of 1994. Coolee also explains why a majority of black people “are not liberals.” Coolee Bravo’s albums “45” and “20 Minutes in Chicago”: … Continue reading Unregistered 138: Coolee Bravo →
Unregistered 137: Stephen Wertheim
October 26, 2020 19:06 - 2 hours - 245 MBStephen Wertheim, a fellow U.S. history PhD from Columbia and a director of the anti-war Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, engaged me in a wonderful debate over the history of American imperialism and the pivotal era of World War II, when American policymakers secretly laid the plans for the United States to emerge from the … Continue reading Unregistered 137: Stephen Wertheim →
Unregistered 136: JJ Boogie
October 20, 2020 21:15 - 1 hour - 181 MBI spoke with Jason “JJ Boogie” Reichert about his life of transgressing racial boundaries while trafficking in joy. The recipient of a 2019 Black Music Honors Award, Jay is the guitarist as well as a producer and writer for the historic hip-hop group Arrested Development, one of my favorite musical acts of all time. He … Continue reading Unregistered 136: JJ Boogie →
Unregistered 135: Jesse Walker
October 13, 2020 16:45 - 1 hour - 214 MBJesse Walker has studied conspiracy theories, fringe political movements, moral panics, and mass hysterias for most of his life. He is the books editor at Reason magazine and the author of The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory. Now was the time to talk to him. Join the Unregistered Underground supporting listeners group: https://renegadeuniversity.com/unregistered-underground … Continue reading Unregistered 135: Jesse Walker →
Unregistered 134: David Harsanyi
October 05, 2020 20:23 - 1 hour - 176 MBI sat down with a nice Jewish boy from New York City who grew up to become a champion of gun rights and an opponent of democracy: David Harsanyi, senior writer at National Review, former founding editor of The Federalist, and the author of First Freedom: A Ride Through America’s Enduring History with the Gun … Continue reading Unregistered 134: David Harsanyi →
Unregistered 133: Tom Woods
September 28, 2020 19:41 - 2 hours - 226 MBI finally sat down with Tom Woods, author of numerous bestselling books, host of the long-running and enormously successful Tom Woods Show podcast, arguably the most important living libertarian other than Ron Paul, and the best economics teacher I’ve ever had. We discuss Tom’s history of alienation from his school peers, our very different experiences … Continue reading Unregistered 133: Tom Woods →
Unregistered 132: Barbara Fields and Adam Rothman
September 22, 2020 18:11 - 1 hour - 202 MBI was joined by two old friends and colleagues, the eminent historians Barbara Fields of Columbia University and Adam Rothman of Georgetown University, who in my mind are two of the most brilliant analysts of the history and politics of race and racism in the United States. We begin with a discussion of their recent … Continue reading Unregistered 132: Barbara Fields and Adam Rothman →
Unregistered 131: Ask Me Anything
September 14, 2020 23:54 - 1 hour - 194 MBIn this AMA episode hosted by Landry Harmon, we discuss my history of hating teachers, why libertarians are hostile to postmodernism, the dishonesty of Black Lives Matter, my ever-growing dislike of democracy, the Christian basis of left-wing politics, how liberalism became morally “good” among American elites, why no one cares about Trump’s genocidal war in … Continue reading Unregistered 131: Ask Me Anything →
Unregistered 130: Michael Bell Sr.
September 08, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour - 123 MBIn November 2004 Michael Bell Jr., a blond-haired and blue-eyed 21-year-old son of an Air Force lieutenant colonel, was murdered execution-style by police officers in Kenosha, WI. I talked with Michael Bell Sr. about his phenomenally successful 16-year campaign to reform police departments across the country. Michael Bell’s “Plea for Change” website: https://michaelbell.info/ Join the … Continue reading Unregistered 130: Michael Bell Sr. →
Unregistered 129: Lily Forester
August 31, 2020 20:25 - 1 hour - 169 MBA few weeks before her first appearance on Unregistered, Lily Forester’s husband John Galt was shot to death at their home in Acapulco, Mexico. They had been on the run from felony cannabis charges in Ohio and had fled across the border into Mexico, where they established a life among a small expat anarchist community … Continue reading Unregistered 129: Lily Forester →
Unregistered 128: Jack the Perfume Nationalist
August 24, 2020 16:23 - 1 hour - 218 MBI spoke with Jack, the co-host of the uniquely provocative podcast The Perfume Nationalist, about aesthetics and politics, Camille Paglia, my mother’s perfume, the myth of misogyny, the decline of McDonald’s, and “the 2010s, the worst decade in American history.” The Perfume Nationalist podcast: https://theperfumenationalist.libsyn.com/ Join the Unregistered Underground: https://unregisteredunderground.com/ 25% off all CBD products … Continue reading Unregistered 128: Jack the Perfume Nationa...
Unregistered 127: Maj. Danny Sjursen
August 17, 2020 19:49 - 2 hours - 93.6 MBThe ongoing US wars are as far from the news as ever, which is why I brought combat veteran and antiwar journalist Danny Sjursen onto the show. We discussed his road from a working-class Staten Island family of right-wing cops and firefighters to West Point and then leading scout platoons with Armored Cavalry regiments in … Continue reading Unregistered 127: Maj. Danny Sjursen →