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Unregistered with Thaddeus Russell Thaddeus Russell
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4.4 • 625 Ratings
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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.
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Unregistered 212: David Beito
I was joined by the greatest unknown historian of the United States, David Beito, to discuss his books on the history of tax revolts and mutual aid among the poor and working class, self-help and armed self-defense among African Americans under Jim Crow, and Franklin Roosevelt's war on civil liberties. BECOME A PATRON OF UNREGISTERED and get this:
Unregistered Academy courses and conferences, including Thaddeus Russell's upcoming World War II: The Great Blowback 4-part live webinar
Bonus episodes of Unregistered, including recent interviews with The Fedpost, Cody Wilson, Michael Malice, and Hotep Jesus
Unreported, a monthly show in which Thad reacts to news videos
Ask Me Anything, a monthly show in which Thad answers questions from patrons
Unregistered Live, a live weekly interactive Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons
Discord private discussion group exclusively for patrons
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Unregistered 211: Christian Parenti
In a wide-ranging conversation about the recent history of the political left, Christian Parenti and I examine how the movement we both grew up in abandoned the cause of freedom and have embraced not only authoritarian policies but also outright racism in the name of social justice.
BECOME A PATRON OF UNREGISTERED and get this:
Unregistered Academy courses and conferences, including the upcoming Religious Right: Its Rise, Fall, and Resurrection with Neil J. Young and Gio Pennacchietti, and Thaddeus Russell's World War II: The Great Blowback
Bonus episodes of Unregistered, including recent interviews with The Fedpost, Cody Wilson, Michael Malice, and Hotep Jesus
Unreported, a monthly show in which Thad reacts to news videos
Ask Me Anything, a monthly show in which Thad answers questions from patrons
Unregistered Live, a live weekly interactive Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons
Discord private discussion group exclusively for patrons
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Unregistered 210: Tony G *TEASER*
I had become a fan of the beautifully named DrugCultGang podcast and its host, Tony G, long before I knew anything about his remarkable and remarkably young life. It turns out that public intellectuals can come from the street.
BECOME A PATRON OF UNREGISTERED and get this:
Unregistered Academy courses and conferences, including the upcoming Religious Right: Its Rise, Fall, and Resurrection with Neil J. Young and Gio Pennacchietti, and Thaddeus Russell's World War II: The Great Blowback
Bonus episodes of Unregistered, including recent interviews with The Fedpost, Cody Wilson, Michael Malice, and Hotep Jesus
Unreported, a monthly show in which Thad reacts to news videos
Ask Me Anything, a monthly show in which Thad answers questions from patrons
Unregistered Live, a live weekly interactive Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons
Discord private discussion group exclusively for patrons
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Unregistered 209: The Blackbird Interview
I appeared on The Blackbird podcast to discuss the decline of black culture, how the alleged "Don't Say Gay" bill doesn't go far enough, the rise and fall of CNN, the real history of sexual liberation, the declining work ethic in hip-hop, the coming Dave Smith revolution, how the moon landing is like 9-11, the grooming hysteria, the rise of the religious right, the real history of the Holocaust, and how the drug war recently got personal for me. BECOME A PATRON OF UNREGISTERED and get this:
Unregistered Academy courses, including the upcoming History of NATO with Scott Ritter and Thaddeus Russell's World War II: The Great Blowback
Bonus episodes of Unregistered, including recent interviews with The Fedpost, Cody Wilson, Michael Malice, and Hotep Jesus
Unreported, a monthly show in which Thad reacts to news videos
Ask Me Anything, a monthly show in which Thad answers questions from patrons
Unregistered Live, a live weekly interactive Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons
Discord and Facebook private discussion groups exclusively for patrons
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/unregistered -
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Unregistered 208: The Fedpost *TEASER*
CRK, COH, and Slav of The Fedpost podcast came on the show to talk about the relationship between economics and culture and the individual and society. Full episode available at patreon.com/unregistered
BECOME A PATRON OF UNREGISTERED and get this:
Unregistered Academy courses, including the upcoming History of NATO with Scott Ritter and Thaddeus Russell's World War II: The Great Blowback
Bonus episodes of Unregistered, including recent interviews with Cody Wilson, Michael Malice, and Hotep Jesus
Unreported, a monthly show in which Thad reacts to news videos Ask Me Anything, a monthly show in which Thad answers questions from patrons
Unregistered Live, a live weekly interactive Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons
Discord and Facebook private discussion groups exclusively for patrons
Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/unregistered
Don't miss our history of NATO course with Scott Ritter!
Monday May 2nd at 7:00pm Eastern
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New Course: The History Of NATO with Scott Ritter *Teaser*
Available at patreon.com/unregistered and thaddeusrussell.com/courses/nato.
As Russians and Ukrainians are fighting and dying over the existence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)—the military alliance established at the beginning of the Cold War to “keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down”—in this live interactive webinar Scott Ritter and Thaddeus Russell will place the war in context through an analysis of the founding, operations, and rapid expansion of the organization that became "Putin's worst nightmare."
The webinar will include a presentation and Q&A with Scott Ritter on May 2 and a discussion led by Thaddeus Russell on May 9.
Scott Ritter served as a Marine intelligence officer in the former Soviet Union, implementing arms control agreements, and on the staff of General Norman Schwartzkopf during the Gulf War, where he played a central role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. From 1991 until 1998, he served as a Chief Inspector for the United Nations in Iraq, leading the search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and was one of the most prominent critics of the American decision to go to war with Iraq. Ritter rose to fame for correctly insisting that Iraq had no significant weapons of mass destruction when the Bush administration claimed otherwise. He has published eight books, including most recently Scorpion King: America's Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump.
Thaddeus Russell is the founder of Unregistered Academy, host of the Unregistered podcast, and author of a Renegade History of the United States. He received his PhD in United States history from Columbia University and taught history and international relations at Columbia, Barnard College, The New School for Social Research, and Occidental College. He is completing a history of American relations with the world for Grove Atlantic.
Schedule
Monday May 2
7:00 PM Eastern
Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and the history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Presentation and Q&A with Scott Ritter
Monday May 9
7:00 PM Eastern
The war in Ukraine and the politics of NATO expansion
Q&A and discussion with Thaddeus Russell
Customer Reviews
Unique Perspective
Really great range of interviews even though there’s a political/historical core to this podcast. I’ve learned a lot and can definitely say my understanding has changed or become more nuanced on various subjects. Thad has a very open mind though I’m taking a star away because I feel he’s a bit addicted to bashing the left. To be fair, he does keep things pretty balanced when push comes to shove but he’s a former socialist so I think some of the repetitive anti-left takes come from being tired/bored of criticizing the right after so many years of doing so and a sort of subversive glee in making people squirm a bit as they try and fit him into a box. The arguments are what they are, not gonna address any of that, just coming from like an entertainment perspective.
Curtis Yarvin
How stupid is Curtis Yarvin!
Can’t support pedophilia
Was a fan until the guests defending sex with children started. Now with the info that Thaddeus has been advocating for teachers having sex with their students his whole career, I hope he gets the Freddy Krueger treatment. SEX WITH CHILDREN IS NOT OK.