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The Empire Never Ended is a weekly podcast about fascist freaks and Balkan (anti)nationalist history. We mostly cover horrible things. All in great detail. Something like that... Hosted by Boris Mamlëz and Rey Katula. Subscribe to our Patreon for weekly premium episodes! And check out our social media for updates and whatnot on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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The Empire Never Ended is a weekly podcast about fascist freaks and Balkan (anti)nationalist history. We mostly cover horrible things. All in great detail. Something like that... Hosted by Boris Mamlëz and Rey Katula. Subscribe to our Patreon for weekly premium episodes! And check out our social media for updates and whatnot on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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@tenepod

Language:

English


Episodes
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348: Conservative Revolution in Germany pt. 1a - "Cosmic Pessimism" - The 19th Century Roots of CR (Teaser)

11/21/2025
Rey attempts to tell the story of the Young Conservative current of CR in Germany 1918-1932 (as per Armin Mohler), but fails and gets sucked in by the vortex of the 19th century (our old foe), and manages to talk only about their predecessors. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:03:31

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347: Conservative Revolution in Germany pt. 0 - Armin Mohler and His Book (Teaser)

11/14/2025
In the first episode of the series on the book "Conservative Revolution in Germany 1918-1932," Rey talks about the writer and the book itself, including everyone involved in the 2018 U.S. edition of the book: Karlheinz Weissman, Paul E. Gottfried, F. Roger Devlin, Nina Kouprianova and Richard Spencer. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:04:04

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345: TENE Film Club - Eddington (Teaser)

11/6/2025
We didn't get to talk about Ari Aster's Eddington in our last TENE film club, so it gets its own episode.. Music Credits: Bulat Okudzhava - Molitva Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:02:20

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346: Meir Kahane pt. 3: Ballad of the JDL

11/6/2025
In part three of our series on Meir Kahane, Boris explores the explosive beginnings of the JDL and meets some familiar faces along the way... Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:32:36

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344: Rabbi Meir Kahane pt. 2: Mr. King Goes to Washington (Teaser)

10/27/2025
In episode 2 of the TENE series on Rabbi Meir Kahane, Boris discusses Kahane's pre-Jewish Defense League career as an anticommunist lobbyist, intelligence asset and John Birch Society member under the alias of Michael King. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:05:07

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343: Meir Kahane, an American Jewish Far-Rightest pt. 1

10/23/2025
Boris begins a new series looking at Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League, as a figure of the American far right. In part 1, we examine Kahane's early life and discuss the influence of his idol Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Revisionist Zionism. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:05:37

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342: TENE Film Club: One Battle After Another

10/16/2025
TENE discuss the new 2025 Paul Thomas Anderson film "One Battle After Another." Music credits: "Algiers November 1, 1954" – Ennio Morricone And Gillo Pontecorvo – Battle Of Algiers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1967) "Zyklus" – Karlheinz Stockhausen – Cycle For One Percussionist (In Two Different Versions) / Klavierstück No. X (1970) "Mao-Mao" – Claude Channes – La Chinoise (1967) Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:03:25

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341: Traditionalism Pt.3: Julius Evola - The Fascist Warlock

10/8/2025
Rey concludes the three part series on Traditionalism by talking about the "super-fascist" fake baron Julius Evola. Before WW2, Evola was trying to ideologically influence both Italian fascism and German National-Socialism, and after the war he became the ideologue of Neo-Fascist terrorist groups. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:12:05

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340 Traditionalism Pt.2: Frithjof Schuon - The Cultist

9/30/2025
We continue with the brief biographical overview of the Traditionalist leaders. Frithjof Schuon was the founder of the Maryamiyya Sufi order, the most successful Traditionalist initiatic organization, which developed into a cult. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:05:23

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339: Traditionalism pt. 1: René Guénon - The Occultist

9/24/2025
We start our 3 part series on the so-called Traditionalist movement by reading Mark Sedgwick's 2004 book Against the Modern World, and examining the life and activities of the very weird Frenchman called Rene Guenon, who is considered to be the founder of this very modern anti-modern tendency. Previous episode mentioned: Episode 217: Kali Yuga Reading Room - René Guénon's Crisis of the Modern World https://www.patreon.com/posts/217-kali-yuga-of-86555130 Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:19:35

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338: NEWS: Charlie Kirk Assassination and the Global Right-Wing Grifters

9/18/2025
The crew examines current events and how the worst people are reacting to Charlie Kirk's assassination. Music: DJ Sliink - Football Anthem (Jersey Club) Extended NFL Hornz Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:06:11

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337: Order of Nine Angles - From Combat 18 to 764

9/9/2025
TENE returns to the Order of Nine Angles (O9A) for a much requested concise history of the Nazi Satanist group from its origins in the 1970s, to its various permutations such as the Tempel ov Blood in the US and the internet abuse network of 764. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:38:28

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336: Death to good music: DTTW musical roundup

9/5/2025
Boris, Sal, and Rey kick back and relax and listen to the Death to the world recommended Playlist. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:05:08

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335: Eurasianism Pt.3 - Revolution and State

8/29/2025
We conclude our series on the original Eurasianist movement by more closely examining how it viewed the October Revolution and the question of the future eurasianist state. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:05:20

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334 Eurasianism Pt.2 - Ideology

8/26/2025
We continue our examination of the original Eurasianist movement of 1920s and 30s by further elaborating on their ideology, which divided the White Russian emigre communities. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:26:17

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333: Punks to Monks--Poser Weirdo Cultists (Teaser)

8/21/2025
TENE revisits the Orthodox Christian "punk zine" Death to the World, by reviewing the 2025 book Punk to Monks: The Story of Death to the World 'Zine. Boris compares the official narrative to the far more grim reality of abuse, cover-ups, fake churches and a surprising connection to a 1960s New Age cult. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:05:45

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332: Eurasianism Pt. 1 - Outline of the Movement

8/12/2025
Rey provides the basic outline of the Eurasianist movement founded in 1922 by Pyotr Savitsky, Georges Florovsky, Nikolai Trubetzkoy and Pyotr Suvchinsky. The movement had a specific view of the October revolution which differentiated them from other White Russian emigres, which got them entangled with Soviet intelligence and ultimately led to their downfall. Music: Sergei Prokofiev -Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Op. 38 (a work dedicated to one of Eurasianism's founders, Pyotr Suvchinsky, written in 1923) Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:26:11

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Eurasianism Pt. 1 - Outline of the Movement

8/12/2025
Rey provides the basic outline of the Eurasianist movement founded in 1922 by Pyotr Savitsky, Georges Florovsky, Nikolai Trubetzkoy and Pyotr Suvchinsky. The movement had a specific view of the October revolution which differentiated them from other White Russian emigres, which got them entangled with Soviet intelligence and ultimately led to their downfall. Music: Sergei Prokofiev -Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Op. 38 (a work dedicated to one of Eurasianism's founders, Pyotr Suvchinsky, written in 1923) Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:01:54:34

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331: Arc Wrap-up: The Many Faces of Americanism (Teaser)

8/7/2025
After 50+ episodes, TENE brings arc 5 to a close by discussing the multifaceted nature of "Americanism" and the American right wing. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:06:19

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Ep 330: Tzintzar Occupied Government (Teaser)

7/31/2025
Boris goes on a sidequest to explore the bizarre racial theories of French spy and mercenary Col. Yugo Dominic, exposing the surprising revelation that the Aromanian nation has been running things all this time. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

Duration:00:03:13