Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts
Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.
A Guide to Surviving Life, Love, and Capitalism. By Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts. Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
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Sep 28, 2026
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Episodes
171. The Korean War, Part 8! 28.09.2026 2:03:01
This week, Madeline and David finish our MEGA 8-part session on the Korean War! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf https://d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/pdfs/9781501767319.pdf https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issu...
170. The Korean War, Part 7! 22.09.2026 2:10:16
This week, Madeline and David discuss our second installment of the Korean War itself in our deep dive series! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf https://d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/pdfs/9781501767319.pdf https://www.thedia...
169. The Korean War, Part 6! 14.09.2026 2:00:18
This week, Madeline and David discuss the first two months of the Korean War! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf https://d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/pdfs/9781501767319.pdf https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-ko...
168. The Korean War, Part 5! 06.08.2026 1:33:22
This week, Madeline and David get into 1949-1950 leading up to the Korean War! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacre https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_L...
167. The Korean War, Part 4! 23.07.2026 2:09:16
This week, David talk about the period of 1947-1948 leading up to the Korean War. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacre https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martia...
166. The Korean War, Part 3! 15.07.2026 2:14:58
This week, David and Madeline get into the year 1946! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacre https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_Law_Declaration_and_Necro...
165. The Korean War, Part 2! 07.07.2026 2:04:14
This week, David and Madeline get into the intra-war period of 1945-1950 in Korea! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacre https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Mar...
BONUS: Interview with Nat from Collective Action Comics Podcast 29.06.2026 1:35:40
This week, get a taste of the bonus content over on our Patreon! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Check out Nat's podcast here! https://linktr.ee/CollectiveActionComics
164. The Korean War - Pt. 1! 16.06.2026 1:56:25
This week, Madeline and David talk about imperial Japanese control over Korea! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/KoreasPlaceInTheSunBruceCumings/Korea%27s%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun%20-%20Bruce%20Cumings.pdf https://dokumen.pub/download/everyday-life-in-the-north-korean-revolution-19451950-9780801469367.html https://www.jstor.org/sta...
163. Yugoslavia - Pt. 4! 12.05.2026 2:17:04
This week, Madeline and David talk about the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the completion of Balkanization. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu...
162. Yugoslavia - Pt. 3! 04.05.2026 2:08:36
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Bosnian genocide and the build up to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/ar...
161. Yugoslavia - Pt. 2! 14.04.2026 1:40:12
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Tito-Stalin split and the IMF sinking its teeth into Yugoslavia! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/article/slob...
160. Yugoslavia - Pt. 1! 06.04.2026 1:20:32
This week, Madeline and David talk about the foundation of socialist Yugoslavia! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslavia https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11875449 https://www.politico.eu/article/slobodan-milosevic-and-the-heroic-quest-...
159. What is to be done, 2.0! Feat. Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro 30.03.2026 1:37:42
This week, Madeline was in Cuba on the Nuestra America Convoy so David interviewed PhD candidate Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro about the state of American neoliberalism, the despair of American liberals, and what exactly is to be done! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared
158. The Armenian Genocide - Pt. 3! 10.03.2026 1:45:33
This week, David and Madeline do part 3 of our episode series on the Armenian genocide! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: see part 1
157. The Armenian Genocide - Pt. 2! 24.02.2026 1:40:45
This week, David and Madeline do part 2 of our episode series on the Armenian genocide! PATREON (for bonus content related to this episode): https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: see part 1 :)
156. The Armenian Genocide - Pt. 1 06.01.2026 1:33:07
This week, David and Madeline talk about the Armenian genocide. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: Genocide and Persecution: The Armenian Genocide, ed. Noah Berlatsky Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds, Houri Berberian Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, Grigoris Balakian The Ar...
155. Nazis, Cookies, and Ronald Reagan -- Pt. 4 15.12.2025 2:00:21
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 4! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controv...
154. Nazis, Cookies, and Ronald Reagan -- Pt. 3 09.12.2025 2:13:21
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 3! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-...
153. Nazis, Cookies, and Ronald Reagan -- Pt. 2 18.11.2025 1:56:23
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 2! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukraini...
152. Nazis, Cookies, and Ronald Reagan -- Pt. 1 03.11.2025 1:57:43
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/putin-willing-negotiate/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-link...
151. Vuvuzula Part 2! 20.10.2025 1:43:59
This week, Madeline & David finish up our two-parter on Venezuela, including conversations about Maduro, the Peace & Freedom website, and why it doesn't matter who is wearing a captain's hat and selling fentanyl to your kids! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00927A004600120002-9.pdf https://www.jstor.o...
150. But What About Vuvuzula? 14.10.2025 1:58:55
This week, Madeline and David talk about Venezuela, Chavez, and mustaches! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: ttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00927A004600120002-9.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/45329740.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F419409CE36569D0BBC81389843FBDCB/S0023879100024845a.pdf/cattle-corruption-an...
149. Adrian Zenz Wants to Hit Children & Destroy China! 06.10.2025 2:40:53
This week, Madeline and David talk about Xinjiang, the Uyghurs, Donald Trump, and BDSM clubs in Taiwan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmgLBs4h20BYpty5svAQZ3nI4GxM7vhDM2gWPA6f9QY/edit?tab=t.0
148. Dark Money, Influencers, and Republican Trolls 15.09.2025 2:29:38
This week, Madeline and David talk about campaign financing and dark money! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/using-personal-funds-candidate/ https://www.usa.gov/campaign-finance-laws https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/contribution-limits/ https://ww...
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