8 episodes
Behind the Police Cool Zone Media
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4.4 • 24 Ratings
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How did American police get so violent? The answer to that question goes back centuries, to the earliest days of this nation. On this special podcast miniseries hosts Robert Evans and rap artist Propaganda (Jason Petty) draw a straight line from the darkest days of slavery, to the murder of George Floyd and the mass violence American police meted out to their citizens this summer.
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Introducing: 'Behind the Insurrections'
In the wake of the January 6th insurrection in D.C., Robert Evans and co-host Propaganda take a look at fascist insurrections throughout history. They also unpack the evolution, successes, and failures of antifascists in Italy, Germany, and Spain.
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How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
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How Police Unions Made Cops Even Deadlier
How Police Unions Made Cops Even Deadlier
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How The Police Defeated Lynching Via Torture
Lynching was the sharpest blade in the arsenal of white supremacy for decades, until American police replaced it with the death penalty. In this episode, Prop and Robert trace the evolution of police torture, and how the legacy of 'the third degree' persists in law enforcement to this day.
FOOTNOTES:
History of the KKK in Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot
Tulsa Timeline
The Color of the Third Degree: Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930–1955
ACCUSED TORTURER JON BURGE DIED LAST WEEK, BUT HIS LEGACY OF BRUTAL, RACIST POLICING LIVES ON IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE: EXPLAINED
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The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan
The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan
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How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich
How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich
Customer Reviews
Fascinatingly Outraging
Robert Evans strikes again with an in depth look into the roots of modern policing and its disturbing origins as a way to suppress labour, break up unions and brutalise people of colour. Mandatory listening in these perilous times.
Anti-Police Propaganda
1 star
annoying
a bunch of bros just cackling, so annoying.