Thaddeus RussellEducation
Thaddeus RussellEducation

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A show about what you’re not supposed to say. Thaddeus Russell, author of A Renegade History of the United States, interviews people who break the rules of conventional discourse and expand the realm of the possible.

  • Unregistered 273: Michael Tracey
    One of few journalists to have reported from Russia and Israel during the wars, Michael Tracey joined me to discuss his dissatisfaction with major figures in "alt-media" who claim to be for peace but have taken the side of war. Tickets for ICARUS FEST...
  • Unregistered 272: Jeremy Loffredo
    I was joined by Jeremy Loffredo, virtually the only American journalist to report directly from Gaza, Israel, and Russia, to discuss how his reporting challenges the official narratives of the U.S. government. New course at Unregistered...
  • Unregistered 271: Daniel Bessner
    I was joined by Daniel Bessner, former foreign policy advisor to the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign and professor of international relations at the University of Washington, to make the case that the "American Century" of US global dominance...
  • Unregistered 270: Glenn Diesen
    One of the leading realist scholars of international relations and author of The Ukraine World and the Eurasian World Order, Glenn Diesen joined me to discuss his thesis that the defeat of Ukraine on the battlefields represents the end of global...
  • Unregistered 269: Einat Gerlitz and Iddo Elam
    I was joined by two young Israelis—Einat Gerlitz, who spent 87 days in prison for refusing to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces, and Iddo Elam, a 17-year-old draft resister who will go to prison this summer after he graduates from high school....
  • Unregistered 268: Max Blumenthal
    I was joined by Max Blumenthal of The Grayzone, whose investigations into the events of October 7 have challenged the narrative put forward by the Israeli government and its supporters in the US and have called into question the very justification for...
  • Unregistered 267: Jack Mason (Teaser)
    Full episode available at patreon.com/unregistered At the Icarus Fringe and Film Festival, Jack Mason of the Perfume Nationalist podcast joined me to discuss the history, politics, and aesthetic qualities of the great and canceled film Gone With...
  • Unregistered 266: Zachary Foster (Unlocked)
    I was joined by Zachary Foster, a historian of Palestine, to place the events of October 7 in historical context. Enroll in the special 1-part live course on Israel and Palestine and the Origins of the Gaza War at Unregistered Academy: ...
  • Unregistered 266: Zachary Foster (Trailer)
    Full episode available at patreon.com/unregistered I was joined by Zachary Foster, a historian of Palestine, to place the events of October 7 in historical context. Enroll in the special 1-part live course on Israel and Palestine and the...
  • Unregistered 263: Killer Mike (UNLOCKED)
    Seven years ago I was interviewed by the rapper and public intellectual Killer Mike for his podcast on the history of Reconstruction and black responses to white racist violence. That podcast was never aired, but the producers have just given me the...
  • Unregistered 265: Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro
    As criticisms of Israel's war on Gaza are called antisemitic, Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro joined me to present the argument that Zionism is actually a repudiation of Judaism and that a criticism of Israel is a defense of Jews. Enroll in the special...
  • Unregistered 264: Dan Cohen
    I was joined by Dan Cohen, co-producer of the documentary film Killing Gaza, to discuss life, death, and resistance in Palestine. Enroll in the special 1-part live course on Israel and Palestine and the Origins of the Gaza War at Parallax Media:...
  • Unregistered 263: Killer Mike (Teaser)
    Full episode available on patreon.com/unregistered Seven years ago I was interviewed by the rapper and public intellectual Killer Mike for his podcast on the history of Reconstruction and black responses to white racist violence. That podcast was...
  • Unregistered 262: Richard Hanania
    I was joined by Richard Hanania, whose new book The Origins of Woke argues that the politics of "wokeness" is neither new nor spontaneous. Enroll in the 4-part live course on Foucault at Unregistered Academy: BECOME A MEMBER OF...
  • Unregistered 261: Gerald Sussman
    As the Ukraine war entered its 18th month, Gerald Sussman joined me at Unregistered Academy to discuss the history of US agencies seeking regime change in Eastern European through "democracy promotion" and so-called "color revolutions." This interview...
  • Unregistered 260: Kit Klarenberg
    Three months after he was detained and interrogated by the British government, investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg of the Grayzone joined me to discuss his work exposing the myths of the Ukraine war, the CIA's connection to the 9/11 hijackers, the...
  • Unregistered 259: Meg Smaker, Max Blumenthal, Aaron Maté, Michael Tracey & Clint Russell
    Following a screening of "the most controversial film of the year" the Icarus Festival panel of dissident journalists sat down with the filmmaker, Meg Smaker, to talk about her work with former Islamic jihadis, America's War on Terror, and the life of...
  • Unregistered 258: Sam Husseini Live From Icarus Fest
    The independent investigative journalist Sam Husseini, who has led the call for inquiries into U.S. funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of Covid, sat down with me at Icarus Fest to tell the untold history of the U.S. biological...
  • Unregistered 257: Geoff Shullenberger and Jack Mason
    At Icarus Fest I was joined by Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist podcast and Geoff Shullenberger of Compact magazine to discuss the aesthetics of what is called the neoliberal era. This panel followed a screening of the 1995 Todd Haines film Safe....
  • Unregistered 256: Michael Malice
    The inimitable Michael Malice, author of The White Pill, returned to the show to talk about the past and future of totalitarian regimes. BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at for access to live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell...