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  To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon ! We are joined again by John Kiriakou , the former CIA officer who blew the whistle on the agency’s illegal torture program. Check out: Substack: Loud & Clear with John Kiriakou Deep Focus with John Kiriakou The DeProgram Show Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria...

To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon !   Aaron and Max discuss the 2019 Martin Scorsese film, The Irishman . The film stars Robert DeNiro as an Irish-American hitman and Al Pacino as the notorious Teamster president, Jimmy Hoffa. The film is based on the book, I Heard You Paint Houses, by Charles Brandt....

  Aaron is joined by Ben Thomason . Ben recently earned his doctorate in American Cultural Studies from Bowling Green State University. His dissertation is entitled, Making Democracy Safe for Empire: A History and Political Economy of the National Endowment for Democracy, United States Agency for International Development, and Twenty-First Century Media Imperialism. In this episode, we discuss two...

  To get access to the entire American Exception/Devil's Chess Club library, support our work on Patreon! Aaron is joined by US Army Colonel (Ret.) Lawrence Wilkerson. Wilkerson was chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell during the first George W. Bush administration. Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria , production Casey Moore , graphics Michelle Boley , animated intro Mock Orange , m...

To get access to the entire American Exception/Devil's Chess Club library, support our work on Patreon! Monika Wiesak joins us to give her first interview for her brand new book, Echoes of a Lost America: Unraveling the Murder of JFK . I previously interviewed Monika about her first book, America’s Last President in American Exception Episode 101 . Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria , production Ca...

  To gain access to the archive of the best historical analysis of deep politics, please subscribe to the American Exception podcast on Patreon!   James DiEugenio joins us to discuss the Trump administration’s release of long-withheld JFK-related documents. DiEugenio recently appeared before Congress with friends of the pod, Oliver Stone and Jefferson Morley. The three were there to discuss the JF...

To hear the full episode and to gain access to the archive of the best historical analysis of deep politics, please subscribe to the American Exception podcast on Patreon! Aaron and Max Arvo discuss the 2010 Martin Scorsese film, Shutter Island . The film stars Leonardo DeCaprio and is based on a 2003 novel by Dennis Lehane. We recommend that people watch the film before listening since we don’t a...

  To access the complete library of the best historical deep state research and analysis, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon! Max Parry joins us to speak with us about his new Covert Action Magazine article entitled  “ Did the CIA Covertly Support Chechen Separatist Terrorism? Of Course They Did .” Max Parry is an independent journalist and geopolitical analyst based in Baltimore. His writ...

  To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon ! Jefferson Morley joins us to discuss recent events around the release of many long-withheld or redacted documents pertaining to the JFK assassination—including his appearance in front of Congress with our friends Oliver Stone and James DiEugenio. Jefferson Morley...

To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon !   Aaron and Max Arvo discuss the recent JFK assassination declassification hearings in Washington. Also, Max revisits the Neocon Clean Break Report of 1996! Music: " Hawks Can Go " by Mock Orange Special thanks to Dana Chavarria  for producing the episode!!

To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon !   This is the second half of a two-part discussion with Max Arvo  covering the new JFK document releases in the context of our Gray Alliance series as well as my new article which centers on one of these documents. Check out the article: " James Angleton, Mossad, th...

  This episode features Part 3 of a presentation based on my recent article, “ James Angleton, Mossad, the Syndicate, and the CIA’s 'Cuban Business' .” This episode seeks to explore the historical consequences of Zionism’s role in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria , production Casey Moore , graphics Michelle Boley , animated intro Mock Orange , music

  This episode features Part 2 of a presentation based on my recent article, “ James Angleton, Mossad, the Syndicate, and the CIA’s 'Cuban Business' .” Specifically, this installment examines the nature of the regime which killed JFK as well as Zionism’s role in the assassination. To get access to the complete archive of the best historical research on deep political events and the tripartite stat...

This episode features a presentation based on my recent article, “ James Angleton, Mossad, the Syndicate, and the CIA’s 'Cuban Business' .” About a year ago I discovered a page in James Angleton’s 1975 Church Committee testimony that the CIA tried to hide by deleting in subsequent releases. The 86ed page—which happened to be page 86—shows that CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton did not t...

  This episode features my recent speaking appearance at Wayne State University. Deep appreciation for to Professor Khari Brown as well as the Wayne State Sociology, African-American Studies, and History departments---and to Wiley Michelle Boley for filming and editing! To get access to the complete archive of the best historical research on deep political events and the tripartite state, subscrib...

  This is the first of a two-part series with Max Arvo  covering the new JFK document releases in the context of our Gray Alliance series as well as my new article which centers on one of these documents. Check out the article: " James Angleton, Mossad, the Syndicate, and the CIA’s 'Cuban Business' " Music: " Hawks Can Go " by Mock Orange Special thanks to Dana Chavarria  for producing the episode...

Christian Parenti joins us to discuss a number of his recent articles, each of which addresses aspects of the feckless, co-opted US Left. Christian Parenti is Professor of Economics at John Jay College, CUNY. His academic work focuses on: American economic history, environmental history, and the history of capitalism; climate change and sustainable energy; as well as war, policing, and political v...

  Max Arvo  joins Aaron to discuss the disastrous Netflix “adaptation” of Tom O’Neill’s masterpiece, Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties . Check out these interviews, any of which are better than Errol Morris’ passive-aggressive Netflix farce: Audio & Video for CHAOS Music: "Chrome Alligator"  by Mock Orange Special thanks to Dana Chavarria  for producing the...

  Aaron and Bryce devote the episode to answering patron questions that we couldn't get to in the monthly American Exception Zoom session. Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria , production Casey Moore , graphics Michelle Boley , animated intro Mock Orange , music

  Aaron is joined again by prolific anti-imperialist journalist and forensic historian, Kit Klarenberg . His work explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. In the episode, Kit and Aaron discuss Kit's recent article " Britain: Operation Gladio's Secret 'Headquarters' " along with related subjects. Check out his work at: Global Delinquents Active Measures Grayzo...

  Max Arvo  and I are back for the fourth and final (?) episode in our series on Max’s important and groundbreaking articles on Jack Ruby. After he killed Lee Oswald, Jack Ruby’s life became a nightmare from which he could never be allowed to escape...until he died from an extremely aggressive cancer case which progressed so rapidly as to seem almost unnatural. Check out the articles here: Jack Ru...

  Bryce Greene and Aaron discuss unfolding events here at the twilight of the American Century: Trump’s “Truth” tweet which turns US policy on Russia and NATO 180 degrees Vice President JD Vance’s speech to EU leaders…Will history remember it as the “Munich Massacre”? Bernie Sanders 2025 version looking bad how the bull market for gold may portend the end of the post-Bretton Woods Rumpelstiltskin...

To hear the full episode, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon! February 18   Max Arvo  and I are back for the third of four episodes discussing Max’s important and groundbreaking articles on Jack Ruby which were published by our friend Jim DiEugenio over at Kennedys and King. Max’s research and articles detail how Jack Ruby was cast down, by his own legal team, into a CIA-MKULTRA labyrinth...

  Support the work of Aaron Good by subscribing to American Exception on Patreon! Aaron is joined by Ben Thomason . Ben recently earned his doctorate in American Cultural Studies from Bowling Green State University. His dissertation title is Making Democracy Safe for Empire: A History and Political Economy of the National Endowment for Democracy, United States Agency for International Development,...

  To hear the full episode, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon! Max Arvo  and I are back for the second of four episodes covering Max’s important and groundbreaking articles on Jack Ruby. The articles detail how Jack Ruby was cast down, by his own defense lawyers, into a CIA-MKULTRA labyrinth of clandestine lawfare and brain warfare—a horror show from which he could never be allowed to esc...