Failed State Update
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Stories and conversations from the end of America. Subscribe to the newsletter: https://lennyflatley.substack.com My book NEW AGE GRIFTER: THE TRUE STORY OF GABRIEL OF URANTIA AND HIS COSMIC FAMILY is available for preorder *now* from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/new-age-grifter-the-true-story-of-gabriel-of-urantia-and-his-cosmic-family/9781627311106 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/failedstateupdate/support
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Stories and conversations from the end of America. Subscribe to the newsletter: https://lennyflatley.substack.com My book NEW AGE GRIFTER: THE TRUE STORY OF GABRIEL OF URANTIA AND HIS COSMIC FAMILY is available for preorder *now* from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/new-age-grifter-the-true-story-of-gabriel-of-urantia-and-his-cosmic-family/9781627311106 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/failedstateupdate/support
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Episodes
75. The Occult Aspects of the Failed State: Livestream w/Anima Noira
9/7/2022
The United States is failing fast, taking many of its most storied institutions with it. As a child of the former Soviet Union, occult artist @AnimaNoira has seen this all before. Watch us discuss magick and decline live tonight!
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glqt06mGrco
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Duration:01:10:18
74. The King of Stolen Valor and Other Weird Stories w/Oki
6/30/2022
Oki is a Canadian documentarian with a keen eye for unusual subject matter. We spoke to him back in January when he infiltrated a cabal of conspiracy theorists who use hypnosis to "prove" that there is a secret space program operating throughout the universe. His latest doc, The King of Stolen Valor, is a must-see. It is the story of Jonathan "Jack" Idema, a former U.S. Army non-commissioned officer who was found guilty of running a private prison in Afghanistan and torturing Afghan...
Duration:00:53:41
73. Ravi, Mind Control Victim in Silicon Valley
6/29/2022
Ravi lives in Silicon Valley, he's a former Google employee, and he’s a Targeted Individual. That is, he believes he has been the subject of high-tech surveillance and harassment.
Whatever the cause of the trauma he has experienced, the trauma is very real. “I felt like committing a crime” at one point, he says. “I felt like avenging what happened to me.” But after learning that there is a whole community of people like him out there, he doesn’t feel so alone anymore. Besides, to do...
Duration:00:42:02
72. Lucien Greaves on the Satanic Temple, fire bombing, modern day witch hunts, and more
6/24/2022
Long-time friend of the show Lucien Greaves will be on FSU tonight. What will be talking about? The arson at the Satanic Temple's HQ? Probably. Sovereign Citizen death threats? Youbetcha. Satanic Panic? That is to be expected.
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Duration:01:09:43
71. A Failed Coup and a Failed Reality TV Show with Rocco Castoro and Emily Molli
6/16/2022
We keep hoping that the Trump administration will become old news, but the stories of its incompetence and corruption keep coming. One of our favorites is Seven Days in January, a new podcast about Mark Burnett and Elizabeth Koch's failed attempt to turn the Presidential Inauguration into a reality series for Amazon Studios. According to our guests, the deal "evaporated as quickly as it appeared, leaving ominous questions to linger around F.T.C. oversight of Amazon’s $8.5 billion MGM Studios...
Duration:01:26:59
70. Jack Brewer's UFO Trail (livestream)
6/13/2022
Jack Brewer is a freelance writer with a longtime interest in the UFO genre. He maintains the blog "The UFO Trail," where he posts credible info on incredible topics. Brewer is the author of "The Greys Have Been Framed: Exploitation in the UFO Community," in which he explores how public perception of the UFO phenomenon has been distorted by the intelligence community and suspect researchers. Neither a debunker nor a believer, Brewer integrates objectivity and critical thinking into his...
Duration:01:03:09
69. Douglas P. Horne on Operation Northwoods and lies the Pentagon tells us
6/9/2022
Douglas P. Horne is a former staffer for the Assassination Records Review Board and the author of several books, including Inside the Assassination Records Review Board. In this episode of Failed State Update, J.G. and Douglas discuss Operation Northwoods, the Pentagon's (very real) plan to down aircraft, blow up ships, or possibly kill American civilians as a pretext for an invasion of Cuba. President Kennedy, wisely, thought the whole thing was nuts and prevented it from...
Duration:01:09:03
68. Gabriel of Urantia Warns of the Apocalypse… But This Time We're Afraid He Means It
5/6/2022
In Tumacácori, Arizona, a stone’s throw from the U.S. border with Mexico, roughly 85 “destiny reservists” await their fate. They are the followers of Gabriel of Urantia. Born Anthony J. Delevin in Pittsburgh in 1946, Gabriel’s life work is a community known as the Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA). They live in a compound in the desert where they raise animals, harvest hemp, and study their prophet’s teachings. This is all in preparation for the end of this world, and the...
Duration:00:50:46
67. Failed State (Cult) Jukebox with Mark Jacobson (Pale Horse Rider) and Shy Boyz
4/22/2022
We had so much fun doing the Failed State Jukebox a few weeks ago that we thought we'd try it again. Thanks to my (Lenny's) terrific administrative skills, J.G. Michael wasn't on the call. But don't worry, he'll be back next week!
With author and journalist Mark Jacobson as our guide, we prevailed through 90 minutes of cult music, including:
TaliasVan & the Bright & Morning Star Band: Let's Be Lovers (live)
Jeremy Spencer: Can You Hear The Song
Charles Manson: Cease to Exist
The Beach...
Duration:01:32:43
66. Daniel Muessig, "real-life Saul Goodman" going to prison
4/8/2022
Daniel Muessig is a Pittsburgh folk hero, mostly because of his over-the-top ad for his law practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_iaugcJW7Q
Any day now he will go to prison for five years for conspiring to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and possession of marijuana. He was busted by an FBI task force who ID'd him through a wiretap.
Of course he broke the law, but should we be sending anyone to jail over marijuana?
The fact is, even though we live in a world where...
Duration:02:11:14
65. Edward Ahmed Mitchell on the Private Surveillance of Muslim-Americans
3/24/2022
In this episode of Failed State Update, J.G. Michael speaks with Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about a scandal involving CAIR's Ohio chapter and a right-wing outfit called the Investigative Project on Terrorism. There is evidence that IPT has been spying on Muslim-American activists and working with the state of Israel to target American students activists. It's a bombshell story, one that's only going to get crazier as more details...
Duration:00:42:42
64. Failed State Jukebox with Charles Ochelli and J.G. Michael
3/10/2022
Failed State Jukebox is a regular item on the Failed State Update website where we look at dystopian pop music. Usually, it's far-right or conspiracy-themed, which is both disturbing and hilarious. These are fun articles, but there's a point to them. The right-wing culture industry tells us something about a sector of the American public usually ignored by the mainstream.
In today's episode of the podcast, co-hosts J.G. Michael and Joseph L. Flatley are joined by Charles Ochelli, the host...
Duration:01:00:27
63. Fuck A War with Eric Draitser, J.G. Michael
2/25/2022
Russia has invaded Ukraine, and what more is there to be said, besides: Fuck war and fuck imperialism.
(Well, there is a little more than that to be said, and J.G. Michael has Eric Draitser on the show to say it.)
Eric Draitser is an independent political analyst and host of CounterPunch Radio. You can find his exclusive content including articles, podcasts, audio commentaries, poetry, and more at patreon.com/ericdraitser. He can be reached at @stopimperialism on Twitter.
Please be sure...
Duration:00:42:56
62. Wayne Madsen on Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, and the Fascist Fourth Reich
2/24/2022
Wayne Madsen is an investigative journalist, the author of twenty-one books, and the publisher of The Wayne Madsen Report. His latest book is The Rise of the Fascist Fourth Reich: The Era of Trumpism and the New Far-Right.
Stories about Wayne Madsen on Failed State Update:
"Did Wayne Madsen uncover a 2016 ‘Stop the Steal’ Plot?"
"Wayne Madsen on the New Fourth Reich"
Make sure you check out J.G.'s other podcast, Parallax Views.
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Duration:01:16:09
JG and Lenny stop by the Ochelli Communications Worldwide Studio
2/11/2022
On February 10, Failed State Update co-hosts Joseph L. Flatley and JG Michael appeared on The Ochelli Effect live to discuss current events, conspiracy theories, JFK, Ozzy Osbourne, and more. Unfortunately, someone messed up the recording of the after-show that we did (that person being Joseph L. Flatley), but we do have the show itself here for your listening pleasure. If you dig it, please check out Chuck Ochelli's podcast, The Ochelli Effect, live at ochelli.com or on your podcast app of...
Duration:00:58:30
61. the CIA, FBI, UFOs and NICAP... and Jack Brewer
2/10/2022
What do UFOs, the CIA, the conflict in Ukraine, and the Philadelphia Experiment have in common? Tune in to find out!
Jack Brewer writes "The UFO Trail", a blog dedicated to publishing credible info on incredible topics. Brewer's research interests include the UFO subculture, the intelligence community, and related social dynamics, and he's here to discuss all these topics as well as his new book Wayward Sons: NICAP and the IC.
NEW! INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT:...
Duration:01:08:56
60. The Finders: The Movie featuring Boys' Bible Study (the podcast) (BONUS EPISODE)
2/8/2022
In this episode of Failed State Update, Joseph L. "Lenny" Flatley goes toe-to-toe with the hosts of the Boys' Bible Study podcast. The Bible Boys, as we like to call them, wade deep into the murky waters of the Christian pop culture industry, reviewing the weirdest and most interesting independently produced films with a certain message. Since that message often includes far-right and Christian nationalist propaganda, their reviews should be of particular interest to Failed State Update...
Duration:01:01:19
59. Spencer Sunshine on Oath Keepers, militias, and left antisemitism
1/27/2022
You're in for a treat! For this edition of Failed State Update: The Podcast, J.G. Michael interviews author and extremism expert Spencer Sunshine on the Oath Keepers' role in January 6, the militia movement in general, and what happens when antisemites infiltrate leftist politics.
Also, Joseph L. Flatley tells you about his recent reporting on sovereign citizens (and Satanists), and JG tells you what you can find on his other podcast, Parallax Views.
Failed State Update: The Website:...
Duration:01:21:47
58. Alfred W. McCoy: To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change
1/11/2022
Regular listeners of Failed State Update are in for a real treat. Our guest, Alfred W. McCoy, is an American historian and educator. Currently the Fred Harvey Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he specializes in the history of the Philippines, foreign policy of the United States, European colonization of Southeast Asia, the illegal drug trade, and CIA covert operations. His most recent book is To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic...
Duration:01:06:23
57. John Zerzan: When We Are Human
12/19/2021
Is the United States collapsing, or is all of civilization collapsing? To explore that question we bring you John Zerzan, an anarchist and primitivist author whose work has been compared to Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, of all people. His books offer an alternative vision of history that focuses on the destructive nature of technology. And more importantly — and this is why we spoke to him — his work suggests a possible future free of the alienation and control of capitalism-run-amok.
His most...
Duration:00:53:28