Fourth Reich Archaeology

Fourth Reich Archaeology

Do you ever feel like life in the United States doesn’t make any sense? Is the daily barrage of hypocrisy and lies you’re being fed getting to you? Do you feel sick, agitated, or anxious, and don’t know why? Join your hosts Dick and Don as they excavate the contemporary capitalist hellscape in which we find ourselves in search of the cause of our collective malaise. Follow along as we dig deep into historical persons, places, and events to expose what’s been concealed, and reveal the US-led global order for what it truly is: the Fourth Reich.

  1. hace 21 h

    #110 - Propaganda Madness, Part 3, Side A

    This week’s episode focuses on the Pentagon’s propagandist-in-chief, Sean Parnell.  Parnell is someone we suspect you may never have heard of, but we think, upon thorough examination, he perfectly encapsulates a certain character type that could only really thrive in the Fourth Reich. Parnell is a self-described victim of “horrific” childhood bullying, which led him to an adolescence and young adulthood filled with self-described binge drinking, dirty living, and little awareness of what was even happening around him.   That all ended with 9/11. No, really. The guy actually credits the 9/11 attacks for his political awakening and decision to enlist in the army. So he enlisted and went to Afghanistan and later bragged about how many people his unit killed.  Parnell’s affect is like that of a whinier J.D. Vance. It's like they cooked him up in the same factory as Vance, but he fell off the assembly line before production was complete. You can tell he doesn’t have the Ivy League polish the way Vance does, and he thinks that’s a good thing. But his performance is to act like he is an authentic guy who’s just as smart, if not smarter than the Ivies, when in fact he is tremendously, colossally dumb. He, of course, wrote a memoir with a “co-author” as a pathway to a political or media career before epically failing upward towards his current position as the official spokesperson for the Department of Defense.  In Side A, we set the table on Parnell and provide some much-needed context.  Stay tuned for Side B, in which Don interviews a friend of the pod, Matt Farwell, about his coverage of Parnell.  Let’s Get Digging.

    #110 - Propaganda Madness, Part 3, Side A

  2. 14 ago

    #109 - Contra Iran, Part 5

    Well, it’s been almost 4 months since we’ve issued an episode in our Contra Iran series (not about Iran Contra), and yet it feels like there has been no real change in the status of the so-called “war” in Iran. (Of course, we eschew calling the US/Israeli illegal invasion without provocation a “war” at all.) Things seem trapped in a cycle of - fake ceasefire → stock market bounces → (usually) Israel keeps on bombing, burning, and looting ceasefire be damned → Iran asserts control over the strait of Hormuz → Trump says “no I’m gonna blockade YOU!” → Trump’s threats are empty and he backs down → rinse, repeat. We talk about the actual factual updates that have taken place over the past couple of months to illustrate just how insane this operation really is. We think it is important to have some information at the ready to support the obviously correct communist position against this imperial war.  If we are going to have any success opposing the war from a Marxist perspective, we must first analyze it using the tools of dialectical historical materialism. So that’s just what we do: who’s doing what, who’s benefiting, where are the potential weaknesses in the imperialists’ armor.  We then take stock of where things stand now, the lamentable state of affairs besetting the people of Iran, and the people of Lebanon, of Palestine. And we even get into a little prognostication about what might be coming down the pike. How will the cycle be broken? By peaceful transfer of power away from Trump? We also consider the continuity between both parties, and the recurrence of the type of mendacity we see from the Trump administration throughout history. Don’t miss it!!! Let’s get digging.  www.patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology  Email: fourthreichpod@gmail.com Socials: @fourthreichpod

    #109 - Contra Iran, Part 5

  3. 7 ago

    #108 - The Anniversary Episode, Year Two

    It's our birthday! Hooray for year two! And considering the monumental occasion, we decided it is time, yet again, for some R&R. This week, we shut off our lamps, hang up our hard hats, and take some time to reflect on the past year, the present moment, and what’s to come.  We also take this occasion to revisit a highlight reel of some of our favorite mashups, clips, and cold opens from the past year.  Since our very first episode, our view has been that it is high time that we wise up and realize that there is a complete disconnect between the purported ideals of the United States and the reality of the actions taken by the American government, namely the horrific history of enslavement, exploitation, and the series of successive genocides.  It is now, more than ever, difficult to square the American ideals of truth, justice, and equality with the American actions of slavery, genocide, and forced migration. In this episode, we take it back to the basics and reflect on what this project means to us and what we consider its core values.  As a result, we think this episode is another good one to help new listeners dip their toes in our project.  Because we walk through the foundational pillars, new listeners will leave with a capsule course on what Fourth Reich Archaeology is all about.  And what it is all about is friendship. As we say many times in this episode, this project is powered by friendship–the friendship shared between Dick and Don, but equally important is the friendship we've forged with all of you who tune in week after week and, dare we say it, year after year.  Here is to a happy birthday and to many returns!

    #108 - The Anniversary Episode, Year Two

  4. 31 jul

    #107 - She Harvey Oswald, Part 9, Side B

    We are back this week with Side B of our ninth installment of She Harvey Oswald. And as we laid out in Side A, from here on out our series-within-a-series on the two would-be female assassins who set their sites on President Gerald Ford is going to get increasingly and precipitously weirder.  In Side B we pick up just as Sara Jane’s marriage to her suss ass second husband–a Captain in the U.S. Air Force with connections to the psy-war Sydney Lewis Manning–was on the rocks. We continue connecting dots that others who’ve covered the assassination attempt didn’t even see.             Before signing off on this one we read into the record excerpts from the 1979 prison interview (on file with the hosts), which offer the only record evidence of Sara Jane addressing the issue of her early life and marriages. Her answers may lead much to be desired in factual content, but they may give insights into how her mind works.  We think you will really enjoy this one, and humbly submit it as one of our most eye opening episodes to date.  Let’s get digging.  www.patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology  Email: fourthreichpod@gmail.com Socials: @fourthreichpod

    #107 - She Harvey Oswald, Part 9, Side B

  5. 24 jul

    #106 - Red Scare 3.0

    This week we’re back in the hellworld of 2026 where the US government has launched the greatest (if dumbest) crusade against communism in over half a century. We dig into the historical roots of the latest iteration of the red scare and cover the landscape of current anticommunist action from the Trump administration. In particular, we examine how (and why) a generation of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discourse developed in the global war on terror has been repurposed to put communists back in the crosshairs of the state. Spoiler alert: the line goes straight through Palestine. We then take a survey of some of the latest outrages that have come out of this administration in the name of anticommunism, including the further demonization of Cuba by the State Department and the persecution of Fergie Chambers. Will this overreach finally spur some resistance? We consider the question, and much more. Dig in! www.patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology  Email: fourthreichpod@gmail.com Socials: @fourthreichpod

    #106 - Red Scare 3.0

  6. 17 jul

    #105 - She Harvey Oswald, Part 9, Side A

    We are back this week with another installment of She Harvey Oswald. Buckle up friends, because from here on out our series-within-a-series on the two would-be female assassins who set their sites on President Gerald Ford is going to get increasingly and precipitously weirder.  In this episode we start with a little scene setting by covering Project Bluebird—that Cold War era CIA backed mind control program that was the predecessor to Project Artichoke, which then evolved into the infamous Project MKULTRA. Remember, our protagonist, Sara Jane Moore (nee Kahn), presented a highly interesting psychological/neurological profile: she suffered recurrent fainting spells, followed by bouts of amnesia. And given her enlistment in the military-affiliated Civil Air Patrol at the tender age of 15 (not to mention her dad’s employment with weapons manufacturer DuPont Chemical), she was on Uncle Sam’s radar from jump.  During the time period covered in this episode, Sara Jane Kahn Anderson divorces her first husband, Wally Anderson, shortly after her White House amnesia episode. At just about the same time, she starts a relationship with a man 17 years her senior, a Captain in the U.S. Air Force with connections to the psy-war of his own… Sydney Lewis Manning.  This episode presents probably the single deepest dive on Manning, the father of FOUR of Sara Jane’s forgotten children. We’re connecting dots that others who’ve covered the assassination attempt didn’t even see. And it tells the story of what happened to those kids, and to Sara Jane’s role as mother to them, as she makes her way out to Kkkalifornia. Before signing off on this one we read into the record excerpts from the 1979 prison interview (on file with the hosts), which offer the only record evidence of Sara Jane addressing the issue of her early life and marriages. Her answers may lead much to be desired in factual content, but they may give insights into how her mind works.  We think you will really enjoy this one, and humbly submit it as one of our most eye opening episodes to date.  Let’s get digging.  www.patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology  Email: fourthreichpod@gmail.com Socials: @fourthreichpod

    #105 - She Harvey Oswald, Part 9, Side A

  7. 10 jul

    #104 - Having A Ball w/ Brother Isaac

    This week, we take another hard turn into uncharted territory as we welcome Brother Isaac from the Coexist, Inc. Podcast to talk ball. Well, not exactly, but that is the through line in this episode, in which Dick is joined by Isaac to discuss the 2026 World Cup and the mafia that runs it—FIFA. In what we are sure you will find a delightful, refreshing, and entertaining change of pace, Dick and Isaac chop it up about FIFA’s history of scandal and brazen corruption, its track record of aligning with fascists and despots, and its sports washing of obvious human rights violations. The fellas also spend some time on Video Assisted Review (VAR) and how it is yet another example of how technology is being deployed as a tool for oppression. Don’t fret because there's also quite a bit of talk about the tournament itself and its players as we head into the quarterfinals. We had fun with this one, and we are sure you will too. Listen now and let us know what you think.  Find more from Isaac at: patreon.com/cw/u6112951  Join the 4RA Patreon at: patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology

    #104 - Having A Ball w/ Brother Isaac

  8. 3 jul

    #103 - Fourth Reich of July, Year Two

    It’s that time of year again, this time with the pathetic spectacle of Trump-Amerika’s 250th birthday bonanza in the background. But rather than just taking the easy pot-shots at the absolute horror and humiliation on display, we discuss a few of the concrete failures of this “experiment” in “democracy” that inform our consideration of whether there is anything to salvage of the institutions atop this melting glacier of an empire.  We begin, predictably, with the utter failure of the empire’s aggression against the people of Iran. Trump lives in a world where his say-so makes it true that the U.S. military “did an amazing job” and the like, and millions of people choose to join him there, whether out of old-fashioned greed, or out of some bizarre lust for humiliation, or maybe just because we are so conditioned to confer authorities unto the powers that be without question… Since Trump couldn’t defeat Iran in War, he tortured their soccer team.  We also cover a few of the Supreme Court cases showing what a failure “the courts” are against abuses of power, both presidential and corporate. This term alone, the Supreme Court has (1) gutted the voting rights act, (2) aided in the mass expulsion of TPS immigrants, (3) expanded presidential control over regulatory agencies, (4) given (IG Farben) Bayer/Monsanto a licence to poison people with RoundUp, and much more. With checks and balances like these, who needs checks and balances? We end on a positive note. Do data center protests - encapsulating so well the deserved sense of anger against tech-surveillance-pervert-billionaire freaks - light a path forward? Maybe, we’d like to think so. Happy holidays, one quarter-century is quite enough, thank you. We need to start this thing over again, but this time NOT on the basis of genocide and slavery–on justice and liberation. We can do this; we can declare independence.

    #103 - Fourth Reich of July, Year Two
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Do you ever feel like life in the United States doesn’t make any sense? Is the daily barrage of hypocrisy and lies you’re being fed getting to you? Do you feel sick, agitated, or anxious, and don’t know why? Join your hosts Dick and Don as they excavate the contemporary capitalist hellscape in which we find ourselves in search of the cause of our collective malaise. Follow along as we dig deep into historical persons, places, and events to expose what’s been concealed, and reveal the US-led global order for what it truly is: the Fourth Reich.

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