Left Unread

In the second part of our series on the ancient mystery cults of the Mediterranean, we continue our discussion on the mystery cults in general as we look at how the mysteries shaped and were shaped by their communities, and then we take a deeper look into the eastern mysteries of Anatolia and Egypt. You can peer into the revealed phallus within the liknon on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and In...

This week, in a King Sized XXL Doublewide episode, we wrap up our trilogy of episodes concerning the destruction of the Mesoamerican Aztec Empire at the hands of Hernán Cortés and his cobbled-together conquistador ‘army’. We also discover that our trilogy will actually be… a quadrilogy, and the joke is on all of us, because it's not wrapped up at all. Gotcha. Follow the Mesoamerican History Fan Cl...

This week, we begin a short series on the ancient mystery cults of the Mediterranean. In this episode, we go over what an ancient mystery is, who it was practiced by, where the cults could be found, and what sorts of practices and rites were in these cults. Then, we go over in particular a few of the Greek mysteries, including the Eleusinian and Dionysian cults. You can become inducted into the Cu...

This week, in part 2/3 in our series on the Aztecs, we discuss the end of the Reconquista, the come-up of Imperial Spain, and the meteoric rise of some of the most bloodthirsty, greed-filled, destructive bastards in modern history: the Conquistadores. Follow the Fifth Sons: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, suppo...

Here, for your listening pleasure, we have part 2 of our conversation with Jimmy Falun Gong, host of the Programmed to Chill podcast. This half of the conversation definitely leans more heavily into serial murder, so once again, blanket content warning for this one. It was a great time, and we hope you all enjoy the second half of the interview! Get programmed to chill here: @jimmyfalungong @p2chi...

This week, we feature part one of our interview with Jimmy Falun Gong, host of the excellent 'Programmed to Chill' podcast. We talked mainly about author David McGowan's fascinating and controversial 2004 book Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder, and got to pick Jimmy's brain about a wide variety of topics. It was super fun for us, so we hope you enjoy. Part 2 will be uploaded next w...

This week, in part one of a three parter, the LU Boys journey to the New World of the 16th Century, and discuss the two key players in one of history’s most tragic events. We will examine the flourishing Mesoamerican Mexica civilization, and set the stage for one of modern history’s most tragic conflicts. Follow the Priests of Xipe Totec here: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email enquiri...

The conclusion of our 5 part series, Allen Dulles’ American Utopia. Episodes 24, 28, 40, and 51 make up the first 4 parts, with companion episodes in 31, 35, and 54. To round out the series, we discuss the Gehlen Organization, Gladio, MKULTRA, Cuba, the Godfather Part II, the rise of JFK, and the death of Patrice Lumumba. We will eventually discuss some of these at much greater length in future ep...

This week, in a companion piece to last week's Falun Gong episode, we discuss the various fraudsters who have infiltrated the world of Martial Arts. We also spend a good chunk of the episode discussing the recent tragic events in Uvalde, TX.  Contact the Green Dragon Society's School of Red Scorpion Blue Lizard Brown Puddle Martial Arts Society of the Purple Lotus here: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo...

This week the LU boys return from their time in the desert to explore the Chinese spiritual and political group Falun Gong, and the various ways in which they have evolved and spread since the 90’s. Ever seen a poster for Shen Yun? Well, you’ve been touched… by Falun Gong. Reach the Practitioners here: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung email us with questions or ideas or whatever at: leftun...

A brief update on the current status of the podcast, the road ahead, and some musings on how absolutely terrible everything is here in the good ol' U S of A. We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming soon enough. Until then... You can follow the covert operation known as the Evan Files on the Muskverse: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Send tips on poss...

In 1952, American prisoners of war in Korea began to make public comments about war crimes being committed by the United States, up to and including the use of outlawed biological and chemical weapons. While they were written off in the press as being given under duress and through torture and brainwashing by the communists in China and North Korea, the American military and intelligence communiti...

This week we take a break from the past to discuss current events. Our buddy and previous guest Alexander Herbert joins us from St. Petersburg, Russia to discuss the unfolding situation in Ukraine. We also delve briefly into the recent Nazi assault outside the Red Ink Community Library in Providence which occurred last week. We had a great time talking to Alex, as always, and we hope you'll enjoy...

This week, the LU Boys return to the world of Cryptozoology to discuss the pervasive human Wild Man myth. Present in multiple cultures across the globe, and perhaps most famously in the North American Sasquatch and Himalayan Yeti myths, tales of giant, hairy, ‘missing link’ type creatures has long captured our imaginations…for better or worse. Follow the Squatch Hunters here: @leftunreadpod @poorf...

In our return to the American Utopia series, we discuss the ascension of the Eisenhower-Nixon-Dulles administration in 1952, the consolidation of power by the power elite, Joseph McCarthy’s red-baiting crusade in Washington, and the CIA coups in Iran in 1953 and Guatemala in 1954 led by Allen Dulles once he took control of the CIA as Director of Central Intelligence. You can travel to the scenic B...

In this episode, we’re going to talk about a person virtually everyone has heard of: Gaius Julius Caesar. You’ve seen the ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’ chest tattoos. You’ve had the salad and the $5 pizzas, but this week we’re going to discuss the series of conquests and conflicts that turned Caesar from an ambitious young upstart into one of the most powerful military leaders Rome had ever seen. And, you gu...

On this week’s episode, Cam and Evan discuss the Roman-Macedonian Wars that coincided with Rome’s rise to imperial status in its conquest of the Mediterranean. At the start of the conflict, Rome was still just one of the major powers in the Mediterranean. Once the dust would settle from their Punic and Macedonian Wars, however, the Roman Republic would become the dominant force in the area on the...

This week, Left Unread makes a departure from glorification of old white men to discuss one of the oldest and most foul of human institutions: slavery. The enslavement of fellow human beings by the Romans is well attested, and in many ways laid the foundation for understanding of that wretched practice in the Western World at large. It was also, however, unique in many ways, and so this episode wi...

For the remainder of the month of January and into February, we’re going to be doing a series of episodes focusing on Ancient Rome. To start off, we’re discussing the tumultuous Year of Four Emperors during the first century C.E. that culminates in Rome’s second dynasty, the Flavians, taking over. We will give some brief background on Vespasian and his first son Titus, but we will mainly focus on...

In this episode, we return from Cam's fevered sojourn in the Covid-19 wilderness to discuss the unification of Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, his failed (sorry, spoiler) invasion of Korea, and then set the stage for the next phase in Japanese history. It's a real hum-dinger. Follow the Go-Tairo here: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Theme music courtesy of the inimitable Interesting Times...

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In this episode, we explore the rise of the great Unifiers, starting with the unexpected Underdog Oda Nobunaga, and ending with the ascendency of his low-born lieutenant, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and their quest to unify the Japanese Islands once again under one government. It’s gonna be fun, folks. Follow the Ikko-ikki here: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Drop us an email for any reason here...

This week, we begin a three part exploration of the Sengoku Jidai, The Japanese Warring States Period. During this approximately 150 year period of Japanese history, nearly constant conflict enveloped the island nation, shaping the culture and the people of that land and catapulting them towards their current state. Needless to say, this time of upheaval, warfare and intrigue is jam-packed with in...

Part 2 of our second American Haunting story.   Join us for the second installment on the Son of Sam as we cover his arrest, his confounding confession, and then the web of conspiracy that would begin to unravel around David Berkowitz and implicate the Process Church of the Final Judgment, a Satanic offshoot of Scientology that became famous in the countercultural movement of the late 60s and earl...

Re-uploaded due to technical issues. This week, the LU Boys are joined once again by friends of the pod Patrick and Ian to discuss the monstrously long director's cut of Oliver Stone's JFK, a film that explores how the #CIAkilledJFK with some baffling elements thrown in. We also discuss Oliver Stone's new documentary JFK Revisited, Don DeLillo's novel Libra, and our own ideas and fascinations with...