Left Unread

In this episode, the Left Unread United People’s Revolutionary Socialist Labor Alliance take the fight to the remnants of the United States’ Cold War operations in Latin America in the first of an ongoing series on the Cold War - or, really, the United States’ anticommunist crusade and mass murder campaign that followed it throughout the global south. For this episode, we look at the current Presi...

This week, the Left Unread Nice Guy Specialists (L.U.N.G.S.) discuss a monumental historical figure who has been tragically underrepresented in Western historical discourse: Mansa Musa I, fabulously wealthy and powerful leader of the 14th Century West African Mali Empire. Musa’s immeasurable wealth, and the glory and splendor of his realm, are truly the stuff of legends. He was so wealthy that he...

Part 2 of 4 in the History of the Kings of Britain series. In this week’s episode of Left Unread, the LU Boys tackle chapters 2 and 3 in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain. First, we start back up after Corineus and Brutus beat up some giants, and we go through a list of incomprehensible uncles and nephews, including the gallant Rud Hud Hudibras. We eventually get to Julius...

On January 23, 1959, ten experienced student hikers left the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk on a planned expedition into the Ural Mountains. On February 26 of the same year, nine of them were found dead in the wilderness. The ensuing investigation and scientific inquiry yielded no conclusive results, and to this day, the Dyatlov Pass Incident remains officially unsolved… for now. Follow the dingbats on...

Part 1 of 4 in the History of the Kings of Britain series. In this episode, the Left Unread boys begin their series on The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth, a monumentally stupid story about the mythical founding of Britain by some Trojan guy and the subsequent line of kings and Roman occupations leading up through the Arthurian legend. In Part 1, we go over the introduction...

First we get into the Matt Gaetz saga, and this one’s got it all, folks. Pay for play Florida politics, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency mines, the intelligence community, dead spies, Tucker Carlson, and more. Then we talk about the absurd, obscure 19th century Portuguese book English As She Is Spoke by Pedro Carolino. And finally we finish with the Erfurt latrine disaster. You can follow the CIA’s...

Part 2 of 2 in the Tiberius series. In this one, the Left Unread Boys explore the later life and Imperial reign of Tiberius, which is told mostly through his relationships to other major players of the time, and chronicled by a bunch of guys who lived decades after he died and had no problem making up lies about him. So, in short, it's probably all FAKE NEWS, but it's FUN. Enjoy! P.S. If you haven...

We live in a society. Follow the Just Guys League (JGL) on Twitter: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung And I guess also on Letterboxd: @theprinceofmeat @poorfidalgo All music by Interesting Times Gang: https://itgang.bandcamp.com/

Part 1 of 2 in the Tiberius series. In which our intrepid hosts discuss the background and rise of Rome's second Emperor, Tiberius. At it's core, this is just a nice and chill story about a boy and his step-dad having fun and doing politics together.   Follow our mangy asses on Twitter: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung All music by Interesting Times Gang: https://itgang.bandcamp.com/

"Dock, look at the paper! You have to pitch today in San Diego!"  "Nah man, I don’t pitch until Friday." "Dock...it is Friday!"  "What...what happened to yesterday?"   In this episode, the LU Boys discuss former MLB pitcher Dock Ellis and his infamous No Hitter thrown while tripping on LSD. To reach out and share ideas, we cordially invite you to follow us on Twitter! @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @...

The stars at night, are big and bright, especially when the entire power grid collapses. Follow us on Twitter, @leftunreadpod, @PoorFidalgo, @gluten_yung All music by Interesting Times Gang: https://itgang.bandcamp.com/

Now you listen to me, you coarse talking son of a b****. Let me lay it on the line for you and your boss, whoever he is: Carlos Rafael will never get that quota. I don't care how many scallop lobster clam bacalhau cod come out of that boat hull!   Join us as we discuss Carlos Rafael, the Codfather of New Bedford, Massachusetts, his illegal fishing empire, and his downfall at the hands of the FBI....

Disaffected angry youth have always been players in history, and nowhere was this more apparent then Norway in the Early 90's when a particularly dark heavy metal subculture came to dominate the headlines with a rash of arsons, murders, jailbreaks, and just general...well, Mayhem. Evan and Cam really get to geek out about awful metal trivia in this one. Remember, just because it's recent doesn't m...

You've heard of drowning, you've heard of molasses, but have you ever heard of drowning in molasses? We've got you covered. This week we explore the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, which blanketed the North End of the Massachusetts capital with a sweet, sticky wave of, you guessed it: death.   All music by Interesting Times Gang: https://itgang.bandcamp.com/

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to handle volatile radioactive elements with your bare hands? Us too. So, we decided to kick off the show by looking into one of the most fun byproducts of the Manhattan Project: the Demon Core (also known as Rufus the Ticklish Dragon). Sometimes you just don't have the patience to wait for World War III, so you have to start throwing bricks.   All musi...