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  • The World at War – Part IV – The Eastern Front

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jul 19th 2025 6:23pm EDT

    As the summer of 1941 approached, the geopolitical map of the world hinged around three main power blocs: the Anglo-American alliance, the Soviet Union, and the nascent but growing empires of the fascist world. Having witnessed the rapid expansion of Nazi Germany into occupying France, Norway, the low countries and portions of Eastern Europe, the […]

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  • The World at War – Part IV – The Eastern Front (Myth20c – Ep297)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jul 19th 2025 5:41pm EDT

    As the summer of 1941 approached, the geopolitical map of the world hinged around three main power blocs: the Anglo-American alliance, the Soviet Union, and the nascent but growing empires of the fascist world. Having witnessed the rapid expansion of Nazi Germany into occupying France, Norway, the low countries and portions of Eastern Europe, the […]

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  • The World at War – Part III – The Battle of Britain

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jul 1st 2025 5:45am EDT

    After jointly declaring war on Germany in September, 1939 and with France capitulating in June, 1940, Great Britain stood alone in its quest to subdue Nazi Germany and prevent its emerging continental empire from eclipsing Britain’s global one. Winston Churchill in particular proved decisive in refusing peace offers from Adolf Hitler, and despite protests from […]

  • The World at War – Part III – The Battle of Britain (Myth20c – Ep296)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jul 1st 2025 3:38am EDT

    After jointly declaring war on Germany in September, 1939 and with France capitulating in June, 1940, Great Britain stood alone in its quest to subdue Nazi Germany and prevent its emerging continental empire from eclipsing Britain’s global one. Winston Churchill in particular proved decisive in refusing peace offers from Adolf Hitler, and despite protests from […]

  • Iran Strike – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 23rd 2025 2:48am EDT

    On June 21st, 2025, the United States launched a series of air strikes on Iranian installations allegedly containing facilities and equipment designed for building weapons grade nuclear material. The strikes follow a series of missile exchanges between Tel Aviv and Tehran over the past few weeks, which again follow a long standing series of proxy […]

  • Iran Strike – After Dark (Myth20c – Ep295)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 23rd 2025 2:27am EDT

    On June 21st, 2025, the United States launched a series of air strikes on Iranian installations allegedly containing facilities and equipment designed for building weapons grade nuclear material. The strikes follow a series of missile exchanges between Tel Aviv and Tehran over the past few weeks, which again follow a long standing series of proxy […]

  • The World at War – Part II – The Western Front

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 10th 2025 4:33am EDT

    The 20th century war between the Western European powers, which began in earnest in 1914 and halted after four bloody years of fighting, resumed again officially in 1939. Following the swift occupation of Poland by Germany and the USSR, Britain and France declared war on Germany, but limited their actual fighting to leafleting and a […]

  • The World at War – Part II – The Western Front (Myth20c – Ep294)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 10th 2025 2:17am EDT

    The 20th century war between the Western European powers, which began in earnest in 1914 and halted after four bloody years of fighting, resumed again officially in 1939. Following the swift occupation of Poland by Germany and the USSR, Britain and France declared war on Germany, but limited their actual fighting to leafleting and a […]

  • The World at War – Part I – A New Germany (Myth20c – Ep293)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - May 29th 2025 1:06pm EDT

    As the world’s largest scale conflict in terms of active battle space and commitment of men, material, and of course the tragic loss of over 70 million lives, World War II has been a topic this show has touched upon but never fully addressed. As this year is the 80th anniversary of the end of […]

  • Camp of the Feints – India vs. Pakistan (Ep. 292)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - May 12th 2025 2:07am EDT

    On May 10th, 2025, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, brokered by the United States, after weeks of fighting in one of the bitterest military exchanges in years. This followed an attack on Indian tourists in the disputed region of Kashmir where Pakistani militants executed 26 Indian civilians, and follows decades of border skirmishes […]

  • Trade War – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Apr 20th 2025 11:07pm EDT

    On April 2nd, 2025, The Trump Administration announced what they called ‘Liberation Day’ for Americans. Rather than a reference to an occupation from a kinetic war, the White House was referring to liberation from a sociopolitical regime waging an economic war. The announcement focused on a series of tariffs designed to redress serious trade imbalances […]

  • Trade War – After Dark (Myth20c – Ep291)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Apr 20th 2025 10:09pm EDT

    On April 2nd, 2025, The Trump Administration announced what they called ‘Liberation Day’ for Americans. Rather than a reference to an occupation from a kinetic war, the White House was referring to liberation from a sociopolitical regime waging an economic war. The announcement focused on a series of tariffs designed to redress serious trade imbalances […]

  • 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 […]