151. Vuvuzula Part 2!

This week, David and Madeline talk about the Armenian genocide.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: Genocide and Persecution: The Armenian Genocide, ed. Noah BerlatskyRoving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian ...  Show more

This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine, part 4!PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: ⁠⁠⁠ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/azov-ban-lifted/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6652⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://responsiblest ...  Show more

One of the largest covert operations in history occurred in Lebanon, where exploding pagers and walkie-talkies injured thousands - prompting disturbing, dangerous questions. Japan's corporate culture makes it so difficult to resign that people are hiring third-party 'resignation ...  Show more

Cake writes in with recommendations for Australian cinema. Spooky Pants prompts a conversation about the infamous Barksdale Bubble. Starship Home (aka Sugar Homie, aka Supercool Homie) prompts a far-reaching exploration of dictatorships, El Salvador, the US's responsibility for t ...  Show more

In the latest Venezuelan election, the U.S. brought out its imperialist toolkit of lies and propaganda to try to overturn the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro. But so far it hasn’t worked, with hundreds of thousands mobilizing to defend the government and th ...

In Case You Missed It: Daniel Andrews has unveiled his four-step plan to ease Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown. People living alone will be able to nominate a friend or family member to form a bubble that allows visits. So what’s the etiquette around bubbles? And what happens when ...  Show more