9 episodes
The Last Resort Interval Presents
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- Society & Culture
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3.9 • 154 Ratings
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What if California seceded from the United States? If it did, what would happen? Would it usher in a new era of peace and prosperity? Or plunge the US into a new civil war?
This is The Last Resort, a new documentary podcast following the rise, fall, and rebirth of CAL EXIT: the campaign for Californian Independence.
It’s a story about a dream for a new progressive utopia on the West Coast. It’s about the fight for America’s future. And it’s also a tale of two friends who started on the political fringe and ended up in the middle of a still-unfolding global criminal conspiracy involving the FBI and Russian Intelligence.
Coming October 18th from Interval Presents and Awfully Nice. Narrated by Xiuhtezcatl.
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1 | The Tipping Point
Could California really secede from the United States? A group of activists believe it’s not just possible – it’s inevitable. They call their movement CAL EXIT.
Sources:
The Washington Post
PBS NewsHour
The New Yorker
ABC7 News
@sophiabollag on Twitter
CGTN America
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
ABC7 News
@Phil_Lewis_ on Twitter
Pigeons & Planes
BBC Music
NewsNation
BRUT
Bloomberg
The Washington Post
News 5 Cleveland
Newsweek
Associated Press
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jesse Dollemore on YouTube
MSNBC
CrowderBits
The Daily Wire
Fox News
Netflix
Earth Guardians
Skavlan
United Nations
Fox News
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2 | The Ballad of Marcus & Louis
Meet your new Founding Fathers: Marcus Ruiz-Evans & Louis Marinelli. Who are they? And how did they take CAL EXIT from the political fringe to the national news?Sources:
The Seasteading Institute
@SophiaBollag on Twitter
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
Fox News
PBS SoCal
Kayla Moon on YouTube
Yes California Calexit Campaign
Donald J Trump on YouTube
Good Morning Britain
CGTN America
truth videos on YouTube
Fox News
Fox News
Fox News
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3 | After The Gold Rush
California has always attracted dreamers. But the California dream had a dark side. From this complicated history, Marcus & Louis saw an opportunity to grow their movement. Sources:
OHS Film and Video Archives
CBS News
Fox News
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4 | The Great State of Jefferson
California is perceived as a liberal state but the truth is a lot more complicated. No place better epitomizes that truth than Shasta County, where far-right activists are plotting a government takeover.Sources:
Doni Chamberlain / anewscafe.com
Associated Press
TMZ
Action News Now
CNN
Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
MMFA | InfoWars
truth videos
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5 | The Land of Flowing Water
Marcus & Louis file to get CAL EXIT on the ballot. But for CAL EXIT to happen, other states would have to agree. One big reason why they might? Water. Sources:
FOX Weather
PBS (Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature)
BBC News
CBS News
The Sacramento Bee
ABC 30 News
Paramount Pictures (Chinatown)
travelfilmarchive
ABC News
NBC News
The Next News Network
Slavic Sacramento
MSNBC
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6 | Civil War
Shocking revelations about Louis threaten to derail the CAL EXIT movement. Can it survive the civil war within its ranks?Sources:
CNBC
CNN
The Guardian
PBS NewsHour
@samadams593 on TikTok
@sheepdogs17762.0 on TikTok
The Next News Network
MSBNC
ABC 7 News
MSNBC
CSPAN
Reddebrek on YouTube
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Customer Reviews
Good Entry Point into Calexit
The show covers broad strokes into some of the many factors, historical backdrop and potential implications of what a secession would look like.
A couple of things I want to remark on some of the reviews.
Some of the one star reviews clearly show trolling behavior. Those “people” didn’t even listen to the show, but through their bias gave it a one star review in aims to sway others from listening.
The shows offers personal interviews from the people behind the calexit movement. It’s meant to be a character study and offer some perspective on the motivations of the people, along with his own, on what Californians feel about calexit. Including conservative AND liberal takes.
Yes, the narrator is of indigenous background, musician and activist. He mentions it in the first show and makes mention of production credits at the end of each show, which if you know about documentaries and shows, give production credits to those involved. Not sure why others “complained” about that.
Yes, it isn’t a thorough overview of every single line item of calexit. The narrator makes mention that content surrounding the very particulars already exists.
This show is meant to offer a personal take, into the social backdrop and the motivations of the people behind the movement.
Yes, there is sprinkle of personal views AND facts. The narrator does not try to hide that. He also sites his sources within the shows so you know where he is getting his info from.
The show is a nice springboard into this fascinating and divisive subject matter.
Well done.
Well Done
This is very well done, it’s an excellent listen and very interesting. Thank you!
Informative and Helpful with learning perspectives of those impacted
Love the music! Lots of culture in this podcast. The presentation of the content is engaging. Thanks for having the courage to let these voices be heard