Super Structure with Julian Feeld

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We kick off a two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of “Pancasila”, Indonesia’s official national ideology, and how it was expressed throughout both the Sukarno and — after the coup — Suharto administrations. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go...

A grotesque and puerile book from 1971 that stoked anti-immigrant panic and inspired such luminaries as Stephen Miller, Marine Le Pen, and Steve Bannon. This episode we explore Jean Raspail’s Camp of the Saints , which helped make “Great Replacement” theory contemporary. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Hayden Tank of the Bible Lore Podcast. Go to patreon.com/superstructure...

“The American Empire is more than just a political formation: it’s also a state of mind.” This week’s guest is Daniel Bessner of the American Prestige Podcast. He’s a historian, journalist and the author of Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes...

In 2006, despite the unstoppable ascendancy of liberal-capitalist hegemony in the post-Soviet context, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), completed a successful revolution in one of the poorest countries in the world, overthrowing a nearly 250 year old autocratic monarchy aligned with the United States. We trace a brief chronology of the revolutionary conflict, then discuss how the Maoists wer...

A story in chapters: we explore the Libertarian movement and its attempts at creating a city (or even nation). Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode edited by Miguel Tanhi. Theme song by Thiago França . Cover art by Ruben Gerard . Super Structure selection of the week is Deep Shadows by Littl...

Cops continue to use Flock to spy on people they know. Trump steals Venezuelan oil. DHS and ICE expand their violent activities. Canada’s Mark Carney feuds with the United States. The Department of War is unhappy with its media. We bring you some sweet, sweet news. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Liv Agar. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the epis...

We examine how the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter while working to keep its contributions to the climate crisis invisible. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guests are Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, directors of Earth’s Greatest Enemy . Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Empire Files: https://empi...

An action movie about a heavily muscled man discovering that communism is bad. But the movie’s production history connects Hollywood directly to the Reagan administration’s proxy wars, the apartheid government of South Africa, and the political career of the infamous Jack Abramoff. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes f...

We track El Salvador’s development from the era of Spanish rule to Nayib Bukele’s current regime. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. They’re joined by guest Max Palma, co-host of The Drain podcast. You may also know him from Seeking Derangements. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. The Drain Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/thedrain...

This is the story of a secret society among Japanese migrants in Brazil, the Shindo Renmei . They adamantly insisted that Japan had won World War II, to the point that they spread propaganda and carried out a series of terrorist attacks to reinforce their belief system. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a...

We map out the history of Iran’s relationship with the United States (and Israel) leading to the current war. Your host is Julian Feeld with guest Séamus Malekafzali. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Séamus Malekafzali Newsletter: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/ Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França . Cover art by Rub...

In the 1970s and 80s, Guatemala saw a joint effort by a military junta, the United Fruit Company, the CIA and American Evangelicals to suppress an indigenous guerrilla movement. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode researched and written by Hayden Tank. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song...

After the Civil War, Reconstruction sought to remedy a deeply structurally racist antebellum South. But a movement sprung up dubbed the Lost Cause. It sought to rewrite Reconstruction and restructure the South to maintain white supremacy. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode researched and w...

The government spies on anti-Flock-camera activists and warns of terrorism. A cop uses Flock to spy on his ex. Spain experiences a suspicious surge of migrants in Ceuta. FEMA gets tasked with pre-crime. The Saudis seek to manipulate Yemeni factions. Mitch McConnell is missing. Centrists and Republicans are losing their mind over the DSA. It’s news time! Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus....

We explore the Ku Klux Klan, from its theatrical origins in “charivari” during reconstruction to the Hollywood-inspired white hooded gang most people are familiar with. Our guest is Devin Thomas O’Shea, journalist and author of The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy and the Struggle for St. Louis . Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a...

The Marxist, Pan-Africanist revolutionary from Burkina Faso is our subject. Thomas Sankara was president of the country from 1983 to 1987, but was ultimately betrayed by the man closest to him. His legacy continues to inspire and energize revolutionaries across the world. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5...

We explore a pre-Bush and pre-9/11 movie about New York being under attack by CIA-trained Palestinian terrorists. Our guest is Mathilde Huron. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França . Cover art by Ruben Gerard . Super Structure selection of the we...

We explore the prison rodeo and general history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. Our guest is Beck Strah, cohost of the Prison Breakdown podcast and professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Beck Strah: https://www.instag...

We explore the devastating and ongoing effects of uranium mining and testing in New Mexico, especially in connection to the Navajo people. Our guest is Kurly Tlapoyawa, an archeologist, writer and podcaster based in New Mexico. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Kurly Tlapoyawa: https://www.instag...

A vast secret network of armed anti-Communists established in the 40s. We explore the story of how counter-measures to an imagined post-WW2 Soviet invasion turned into the repression of left wing political movements in Western Europe. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode researched and writt...

Bush VS Gore at the turn of the millennium. It involved a J6-like riot, featured many of the most powerful people alive today, and happened right in front of the eyes of the American public. We explore the United States’ presidential election of 2000. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Caio: https...

This episode is the story of how two Black musical styles in Brazil faced the exact same dilemma: dire repression and market integration, which would 'naturally' un-Black them. This is the history of Samba and Funk. It's also the second half of our two-parter on the topic. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Caio Almendra. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for jus...

This is the story of how a country, which acts in many ways as a bizarre mirror to the United States, engineered its own toxic brand of white supremacy, and sparked a centuries-long anti-racist struggle fundamentally different from the American experience. This is the story of fascism, racial oppression, and anti-racist resistance in our cousin to the south: Brazil. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and...

Jean-Claude Van Damme travels to Israel to don a hasidic disguise and beat up cops in Tel Aviv. This movie night sees us exploring The Order (2001) with Hesse Deni & Will Menaker of Movie Mindset / Seeking Derangements / Chapo Trap House. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Hesse: https://www.p...

Israeli propaganda courses, 30 years in prison for moving anarchist zines, Monsanto not liable, Peter Thiel’s secret society leaked, a global heatwave and a surprising socialist sweep in New York. We cover some recent news items with our esteemed guest Liv Agar. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month....