The Massacre at Tiananmen Square

In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them.See omnystudio.com/listen ...  Show more

The Japanese Cherry Blossom is a sight to behold. But how did they get to Washington D.C.?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today we revisit a 2013 episode about the Boston Massacre. That sounds like the slaughter of many innocents, but the reality is smaller and not nearly so one-sided. But there's a reason why we call it a massacre. And that reason is propaganda. Learn more about your ad-choices at ...  Show more

Today we talk with Aum Shinrikyo expert Sarah Hightower about the increasing danger of Qanon, how cults grow, and what we can possibly do to help people lost to them. We recorded this a day before some genius asked the president about it in public and he responded how cool they a ...  Show more

In today's episode, we discuss the wide range of protests that happened over the weekend: the proud boys, QAnon, and black lives matter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The protests in Tiananmen Square were immortalized by a photo that has become iconic. You may have seen this famous photo depicting a man with plastic grocery bags in his hands and standing in front of a line of tanks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Ho ...  Show more