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  • The Years of Great Silence – Ethnic Germans in the USSR

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Mar 31st 2025 3:43am EDT

    In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany broke the peace and trade agreement they signed in 1939 with Moscow and invaded the Soviet Union in the largest land military operation the world had ever seen. Over the next four years as these two superpowers brutally killed each other, over 1 million ethnic Germans living in […]

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  • The Years of Great Silence – Ethnic Germans in the USSR (Myth20c – Ep290)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Mar 31st 2025 1:48am EDT

    In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany broke the peace and trade agreement they signed in 1939 with Moscow and invaded the Soviet Union in the largest land military operation the world had ever seen. Over the next four years as these two superpowers brutally killed each other, over 1 million ethnic Germans living in […]

  • Long Term Capital Management – When Genius Failed

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Mar 17th 2025 10:34pm EDT

    In 1998, Long Term Capital Management received a $3.6 billion bailout from a private consortium of Wall Street banks. This amount, while staggering to most, belied an even greater $1 trillion in notional liability LTCM was facing if circumstances had worsened. What led to the firm’s insolvency was a confluence of extreme events in the […]

  • Long Term Capital Management – When Genius Failed (Myth20c – Ep289)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Mar 17th 2025 4:35am EDT

    In 1998, Long Term Capital Management received a $3.6 billion bailout from a private consortium of Wall Street banks. This amount, while staggering to most, belied an even greater $1 trillion in notional liability LTCM was facing if circumstances had worsened. What led to the firm’s insolvency was a confluence of extreme events in the […]

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  • Lone Star – a History of Texas

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Feb 24th 2025 8:07pm EST

    As the largest state in the lower 48 of the United States, and the second largest by population, Texas ranks prominently in the economic and political dynamics of the country, with a world leading energy sector and growing cities. Attracting people from all over the world looking for a place that balances independence with opportunity, […]

  • Lone Star – a History of Texas (Myth20c – Ep288)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Feb 24th 2025 3:37pm EST

    As the largest state in the lower 48 of the United States, and the second largest by population, Texas ranks prominently in the economic and political dynamics of the country, with a world leading energy sector and growing cities. Attracting people from all over the world looking for a place that balances independence with opportunity, […]

  • Shadow Banking – with Stormy Waters – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Feb 10th 2025 1:26am EST

    If the financial world were an iceberg, the tip would be our day to day experience at the checkout, what we read in the business press, and what even our own government tells us. The bulk of the financial system, however, is largely hidden, tucked away in offshore bank accounts, secret agreements between top bankers […]

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  • Shadow Banking – with Stormy Waters – After Dark (Myth20c – 287)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Feb 9th 2025 11:47pm EST

    If the financial world were an iceberg, the tip would be our day to day experience at the checkout, what we read in the business press, and what even our own government tells us. The bulk of the financial system, however, is largely hidden, tucked away in offshore bank accounts, secret agreements between top bankers […]

  • Fires, Floods, and FEMA – After Dark (Myth20c – Ep286)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Feb 3rd 2025 3:46am EST

    With the recent fires in Los Angeles capturing international headlines, with some estimates placing the property damage above that of Hurricane Katrina, America’s previous record holder for natural disasters, discussion is returning to the competency crisis in our elected officials and government services provided by the likes of FEMA, which have been slow to respond […]

  • Alexander the Great – with James LaFond (Myth20c – Ep285)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jan 18th 2025 7:23pm EST

    Born into royalty in 356BC and tutored by none other than Aristotle himself, Alexander the Great was born into power and privilege. While lesser men would have opted for a life of ease and erudition – Alexander set out on a path that would change history forever. From the day he assumed power after witnessing […]

  • 2024 – Year in Review

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jan 7th 2025 3:43am EST

    Plutarch, who lived in a Greek province during the height of the Roman Empire, is widely regarded for his biographies of great leaders in the ancient world. In his work on Tiberius Gracchus, a Roman politician killed for his advocacy of land reform, Plutarch wrote, “The rich men of the neighborhood contrived to get these […]

  • 2024 – Year in Review (Myth20c – Ep284)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jan 6th 2025 6:10pm EST

    Plutarch, who lived in a Greek province during the height of the Roman Empire, is widely regarded for his biographies of great leaders in the ancient world. In his work on Tiberius Gracchus, a Roman politician killed for his advocacy of land reform, Plutarch wrote, “The rich men of the neighborhood contrived to get these […]

  • The Cultured Thug Handbook

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Dec 16th 2024 2:28am EST

    In the history of Western civilization, there have been periods of relative peace, followed by stagnation, war and rebirth. This cycle has repeated multiple times, and is seemingly brought about by inexorable cultural processes. Many have speculated the West is in a period of decline, but signs of a rebirth are not completely absent. Tonight’s […]

  • The Cultured Thug Handbook (Myth20c – Ep283)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Dec 15th 2024 9:48pm EST

    In the history of Western civilization, there have been periods of relative peace, followed by stagnation, war and rebirth. This cycle has repeated multiple times, and is seemingly brought about by inexorable cultural processes. Many have speculated the West is in a period of decline, but signs of a rebirth are not completely absent. Tonight’s […]

  • Charles Haywood – The Worthy House (Myth20c – Ep282)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Dec 8th 2024 11:52pm EST

    In the arena of competing ideas of the political right, some have argued for allowing the rot in the system to fall away and collapse, while others have advocated for taking a chainsaw to the problems. Our guest, Mr. Charles Haywood, unambiguously favors the latter. From his vantage point of having worked successfully in the […]

  • Elon Musk

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 25th 2024 12:26am EST

    Legend has it that before setting out for the Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914, Ernest Shackleton posted an ad in a London newspaper proclaiming, “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” If there is a parallel to the audacity […]

  • Elon Musk (Myth20c – Ep281)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 24th 2024 11:47pm EST

    Legend has it that before setting out for the Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914, Ernest Shackleton posted an ad in a London newspaper proclaiming, “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” If there is a parallel to the audacity […]

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  • Return of the Champion – James LaFond – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 11th 2024 10:45pm EST

    America has a relatively short modern history, often glossed over by historians more interested in the old and ancient world. To author and independent historian James LaFond, however, this has created an opportunity to uncover some of the more fascinating yet often unspoken truths spanning from the history of slavery, combat and sports culture, and […]

  • Return of the Champion – James LaFond – After Dark (Myth20c – 280)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 11th 2024 8:34pm EST

    America has a relatively short modern history, often glossed over by historians more interested in the old and ancient world. To author and independent historian James LaFond, however, this has created an opportunity to uncover some of the more fascinating yet often unspoken truths spanning from the history of slavery, combat and sports culture, and […]

  • Masters of Doom – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Oct 28th 2024 4:56am EDT

    On December 10th, 1993, Id Software released the video game Doom, unleashing a wave of digital monsters on millions of plasma rifle wielding gamers eagerly awaiting this genre-piercing work of action horror. Considered the Godfather of first-person shooters, the game inspired hundreds of imitators in this category over the years, propelled by advances in graphics […]

  • Masters of Doom – After Dark (Myth20c – Ep279)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Oct 28th 2024 3:18am EDT

    On December 10th, 1993, Id Software released the video game Doom, unleashing a wave of digital monsters on millions of plasma rifle wielding gamers eagerly awaiting this genre-piercing work of action horror. Considered the Godfather of first-person shooters, the game inspired hundreds of imitators in this category over the years, propelled by advances in graphics […]

  • Enron – The Smartest Guys in the Room (Myth20c – Ep278)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Oct 13th 2024 2:46am EDT

    Capitalism, like any large scale socioeconomic system, has had its share of successes and failures. But the story of Enron, which went from the ranks of the Fortune 500 and darling of Wall Street to bankruptcy in a matter of months in late 2001, served as a lowmark for American business culture in terms of […]

  • Prisoners of Geography (Myth20c – Ep277)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Sep 29th 2024 1:30am EDT

    Geography is the study of how people and place interact. In our modern, interconnected world, with globe-spanning supply chains and near-light speed internet, it becomes easy to forget just how critical the land we inhabit has shaped our civilization’s culture, technology, economy, and over time the very people that call these places home. Tonight, we […]

  • Editing Humanity – Part II – American Genomics and the Truth about CRISPR

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Sep 13th 2024 1:38am EDT

    Recently we spoke with Corey from the Stone Choir podcast to talk about the moral, legal and societal ramifications of the CRISPR gene editing technology. Tonight we are honored to have a genetic researcher offer his technical expertise and experience with the inner workings of the biotechnology field, including areas ranging from the increasing computational […]

  • Editing Humanity – Part II – American Genomics and the Truth about CRISPR (Myth20c – Ep276)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Sep 13th 2024 12:23am EDT

    Recently we spoke with Corey from the Stone Choir podcast to talk about the moral, legal and societal ramifications of the CRISPR gene editing technology. Tonight we are honored to have a genetic researcher offer his technical expertise and experience with the inner workings of the biotechnology field, including areas ranging from the increasing computational […]

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