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Super Structure with Julian Feeld

Julian Feeld

Super Structure is a podcast about the many shapes of power. The power of propaganda, the power of political repression, and the power of revolutionary struggles the world over.

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#27
August 7 · 1 hr 9 min
Charivari & the History of the KKK feat Devin O’Shea (E27)
We explore the Ku Klux Klan, from its theatrical origins in “charivari” during reconstruction to the Hollywood-inspired white hooded gang most people are familiar with. Our guest is Devin Thomas O’Shea, journalist and author of The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy and the Struggle for St. Louis. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Follow Devin: https://x.com/devintoshea The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis by Devin Thomas O’Shea: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2770-the-veiled-prophet Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Seven Shells by Fred Eaglesmith. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Ku Klux by Elaine Parsons (2015) Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. Du Bois (1935) Lords of Misrule by James Gill (1997) Rabelais and His World by Mikhail Bakhtin (1965) White Terror by Allen W. Trelease (1971) Hyperpolitics by Anton Jäger (2026) American Charivari by Devin Thomas O’Shea for Lapham’s Quarterly (2023)
#26
August 3 · 8 min
The Life and Death of Thomas Sankara (E26) Sample
The Marxist, Pan-Africanist revolutionary from Burkina Faso is our subject. Thomas Sankara was president of the country from 1983 to 1987, but was ultimately betrayed by the man closest to him. His legacy continues to inspire and energize revolutionaries across the world. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode researched and written by Gabriel Rocha Gaspar. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Djougou Toro by Volta Jazz. Other music used in episode: Djôn'maya by Victor Démé. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography The Siege (1998) DJaffré, Bruno. Biographie de Thomas Sankara: La patrie ou la mort… Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2007. Sankara, Thomas. A emancipação das mulheres e a luta de libertação da África. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2025. (Portuguese translation of the 8 March 1987 speech) Jaffré, Bruno (ed.). Thomas Sankara: La liberté contre le destin – Discours rassemblés et présentés par Bruno Jaffré. Paris: Éditions Syllepse, 2017. Murrey, Amber (ed.). A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara. London: Pluto Press, 2018.
#25
July 31 · 1 hr 17 min
The Siege (1998) Movie Night (E25) feat Mathilde Huron
We explore a pre-Bush and pre-9/11 movie about New York being under attack by CIA-trained Palestinian terrorists. Our guest is Mathilde Huron. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Tarha Ebouse Dighe Mane by Etran de L'Aïr. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography The Siege (1998) Directed by Edward Zwick
#24
July 27 · 8 min
The Angola Prison Rodeo & the Louisiana State Penitentiary feat Beck Strah (E24) Sample
We explore the prison rodeo and general history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. Our guest is Beck Strah, cohost of the Prison Breakdown podcast and professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Beck Strah: https://www.instagram.com/beckstrah/ Prison Breakdown Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prison-breakdown/id1690230079 Episode researched and written by Cooter Jones. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Some Got Six Months by Robert Pete Williams. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Reconstruction by Eric Foner Politics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System by Mark Carelton Hard Labor: History and Archaeology at The Old Louisiana State Penitentiary
#23
July 24 · 1 hr 13 min
Uranium Mining, the Navajo & the Nuclear Legacy of New Mexico feat Kurly Tlapoyawa (E23)
We explore the devastating and ongoing effects of uranium mining and testing in New Mexico, especially in connection to the Navajo people. Our guest is Kurly Tlapoyawa, an archeologist, writer and podcaster based in New Mexico. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Kurly Tlapoyawa: https://www.instagram.com/kurly_tlapoyawa/ Tales from Aztlantis Podcast: https://talesfromaztlantis.com Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Mouhamodou Lo and His Children by Wau Wau Collectif. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Anti-Uranium Mapping Project antiuraniummappingproject.com The Atomic Legacy on Route 66, Directed by Katrina Parks (Documentary) "Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos" by Myrriah Gomez "Making of the Atomic Bomb” by Richard Rhodes
#22
July 20 · 8 min
Operation Gladio: NATO’s Stay-Behind Armies (E22) Sample
A vast secret network of armed anti-Communists established in the 40s. We explore the story of how counter-measures to an imagined post-WW2 Soviet invasion turned into the repression of left wing political movements in Western Europe. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Episode researched and written by Ryan McGahan and Josh Messite. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Mama Loi, Papa Loi by Exuma. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography [1984] The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class - Kees Van der Pijl [2005] NATO’s Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe - Daniele Ganser [2019] Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order - Timothy A. Sayle Huffington Post Italy - Gianadelio Maletti, più che semplice testimone nel pozzo nero dell’Italia anni 70 by Paolo Morando - https://www.huffingtonpost.it/politica/2021/07/19/news/gianadelio_maletti_piu_che_semplice_testimone_nel_pozzo_nero_dell_italia_anni_70-5251293/ Il Manifesto - Le trame nere di Guérin-Serac by Andrea Sceresini - https://ilmanifesto.it/le-trame-nere-di-guerin-serac Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française - Tueurs du Brabant : fin de l’enquête, les familles des victimes ne cachent pas leur incompréhension - https://www.rtbf.be/article/tueurs-du-brabant-le-parquet-federal-annonce-officiellement-avoir-pris-la-decision-de-cloturer-l-enquete-11396596
#21
July 17 · 1 hr 1 min
The 2000 Election Steal (E21)
Bush VS Gore at the turn of the millennium. It involved a J6-like riot, featured many of the most powerful people alive today, and happened right in front of the eyes of the American public. We explore the United States’ presidential election of 2000. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Caio: https://x.com/CaioAlmendra / https://bsky.app/profile/caioalmendra.bsky.social Episode researched and written by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is This Big Hush by Shriekback. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Andrew Rice, The Year That Broke America Andrew E. Busch and James W. Ceaser, A Perfect Tie Gabriel Sherman, The Loudest Voice in the Room Josh Cohen, “Clintonism Failed” https://www.ettingermentum.news/p/clintonism-failed Kevin Sack, “THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE VICE PRESIDENT; Gore and Lieberman Make Tolerance the Centerpiece” https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/09/us/2000-campaign-vice-president-gore-lieberman-make-tolerance-centerpiece.html?pagewanted=print “Presidential Approval Ratings — Bill Clinton” https://news.gallup.com/poll/116584/presidential-approval-ratings-bill-clinton.aspx Martin Kettle, “Ventura quits Perot's Reform party” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/feb/12/uselections2000.usa
#20
July 13 · 7 min
Race, Samba & Funk in Brazil: Part 2 feat Caio Almendra (E20) Sample
This episode is the story of how two Black musical styles in Brazil faced the exact same dilemma: dire repression and market integration, which would 'naturally' un-Black them. This is the history of Samba and Funk. It's also the second half of our two-parter on the topic. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Caio Almendra. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Caio: https://x.com/CaioAlmendra / https://bsky.app/profile/caioalmendra.bsky.social Episode researched and written by Caio Almendra. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selections of the week are Agoniza mas Não Morre (Ao Vivo) feat Nelson Sargento by Beth Carvalho and Endereço dos Bailes by MC Júnior E MC Leonardo. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Sinners. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2025. Barouh, Pierre, director. Samba. Disques Saravah, 1967. YouTube, uploaded by Saravah, 2014, https://youtu.be/qtGh8QvOuLs. VIANNA, Hermano. O Mistério do Samba. MOURA, Roberto. Tia Ciata e a Pequena África no Rio de Janeiro. FACINA, Adriana. "Não Me Prenda Nem Me Deixe Vacilar: Funk Carioca e Ativismo Cultural." Revista de Antropologia Social, vol. 11, no. 2, 2010. MELO, Demian Bezerra de (Org.). A Miséria da Historiografia: Uma Crítica ao Revisionismo Contemporâneo. PEDRETTI, Lucas. Dançando na Mira da Ditadura: Bailes Soul e Violência Contra a População Negra nos Anos 1970. GOMES CAETANO, Mariana. My Pussy É O Poder: Representação feminina através do funk: identidade, feminismo e indústria cultura.2015 COMISSÃO NACIONAL DA VERDADE. Relatório Final: Volume I. Governo Federal do Brasil, 2014. ANDRADE, Mário de. O Samba Rural Paulista. Special thanks to APAFUNK for reviewing this script and providing great insights, all while fighting the good fight.
July 10 · 1 hr
Race, Samba & Funk in Brazil: Part 1 feat Caio Almendra (E19)
This is the story of how a country, which acts in many ways as a bizarre mirror to the United States, engineered its own toxic brand of white supremacy, and sparked a centuries-long anti-racist struggle fundamentally different from the American experience. This is the story of fascism, racial oppression, and anti-racist resistance in our cousin to the south: Brazil. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Caio Almendra. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Caio: https://x.com/CaioAlmendra / https://bsky.app/profile/caioalmendra.bsky.social Episode researched and written by Caio Almendra. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selections of the week are Histórias Para Ninar Gente Grande by Maria Bethânia and Histórias Para Ninar Gente Grande by Marquinho Art’Samba & Estação Primeira de Mangueira. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography AZEVEDO, Célia Maria Marinho de. Onda Negra, Medo Branco: O Negro no Imaginário das Elites do Século XIX. ALENCASTRO, Luiz Felipe de. O Trato dos Viventes: Formação do Brasil no Atlântico Sul. CARVALHO, José Murilo de. A Construção da Ordem: A Elite Política Imperial. DOMINGUES, Petrônio. A Nova Nova Abolição: O Movimento Negro Brasileiro na Primeira Metade do Século XX. FREYRE, Gilberto. Casa-Grande & Senzala. NASCIMENTO, Abdias. O Genocídio do Negro Brasileiro: Processo de um Racismo Mascarado. SIMAS, Luiz Antonio; RUFINO, Luiz. Fogo no Mato: A Ciência Encantada das Macumbas. ANDRADE, Mário de. Macunaíma: O Herói Sem Nenhum Caráter. ANDRADE, Oswald de. Manifesto Antropófago (In: A Utopia Antropofágica).
#18
July 6 · 7 min
Van Damme Does Tel Aviv feat Hesse Deni & Will Menaker (E18) Sample
Jean-Claude Van Damme travels to Israel to don a hasidic disguise and beat up cops in Tel Aviv. This movie night sees us exploring The Order (2001) with Hesse Deni & Will Menaker of Movie Mindset / Seeking Derangements / Chapo Trap House. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Hesse: https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangements / https://www.patreon.com/cw/TroubleInRiverCity Will: https://www.chapotraphouse.com/ Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Fire By The River by Harumi. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_(2001_film)
#17
July 3 · 1 hr 11 min
News Roundup feat Liv Agar (E17)
Israeli propaganda courses, 30 years in prison for moving anarchist zines, Monsanto not liable, Peter Thiel’s secret society leaked, a global heatwave and a surprising socialist sweep in New York. We cover some recent news items with our esteemed guest Liv Agar. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Liv Agar: https://www.twitch.tv/livagar / https://x.com/liv_agar Research and writing by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Chintamani by Céline Dessberg. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/23/nyc-house-congress-primary-election/d3b31ddc-6eb8-11f1-8730-e7fd0e2a6404_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/weather/europe-extreme-heat-wave-warning.html https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/ https://theintercept.com/2026/06/26/daniel-sanchez-estrada-zines-prairieland-free-speech/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/25/monsanto-supreme-court-pesticide-case https://www.972mag.com/leaked-idf-propaganda-israel-intelligence/
#16
June 29 · 5 min
Origins of Zionism (E16) Sample
We explore the roots of the settler-colonial project known as Zionism – which led to the formation of the state of Israel on Palestinian land. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Séamus Malekafzali. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Let My People Go by Darondo. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography The Foundations of Zionism by Sabri Jiryis On Zionist Literature by Ghassan Kanafani Expulsion of the Palestinians by Nur Masalha The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl The Old New Land by Theodor Herzl The Complete Diaries of Theodor Herzl, edited by Raphael Patai The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand Rome and Jerusalem by Moses Hess The Revival of a Classical Tongue by Jack Feldman Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine by Alan Dowty https://fathomjournal.org/british-christian-zionism-and-george-eliots-daniel-deronda/ https://forward.com/opinion/769291/ararat-jewish-self-governance-new-york/ https://electronicintifada.net/content/alharam-sidna-ali-memory-herzliya/5799 https://www.palquest.org/en/place/16928/ayn-karim https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/history/articles/who-were-the-hasmoneans https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/9/3/72 https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/351500/the-dreyfus-pivot-herzl-confronts-jew-hatred-on-the-march/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/200-years-ago-john-adams-promoted-a-jewish-state-in-the-holy-land/
#15
June 26 · 1 hr 14 min
The Turner Diaries (E15)
The book that defined a generation of right wing racist violence, traces of The Turner Diaries (first published in 1978) can still be found shot through today’s white supremacist circles. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore William Luther Pierce’s psychotic, genocidal work of speculative fiction. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Right On For The Darkness by Willie Wright. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography The Turner Diaries, William Luther Pierce https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/william-pierce/
#14
June 22 · 7 min
The Oklahoma City Bombing (E14) Sample
A historic act of domestic terrorism committed by a right-wing crank obsessed with the Turner Diaries, Ruby Ridge and Waco. The Oklahoma City Bombing and Timothy McVeigh deserve a re-exploration due to their relative memory-holing in the wake of 9/11. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus are your hosts. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is There’s No Answer Without You by Love Apple. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography American Terrorist - Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing by Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck
#13
June 19 · 53 min
The Order (E13)
An American Neo-Nazi organization active in the 80s, The Order (AKA The Silent Brotherhood) partook in murder, armed robbery, and even declared war on the federal government. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Spencer Barrows. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Smiling Faces by East of Underground. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Martin A. Lee, The Beast Reawakens Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, The Order: Inside America’s Racist Underground
#12
June 15 · 7 min
Russian Populism & the Narodniks (E12) Sample
Revolutionary movements in Russia existed before the Bolsheviks. We explore the various groups attempting to topple the Tsar and lift the peasantry out of dire conditions. Notably and beginning in the 1860s: the Narodniks. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Cooter Jones. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Program by Silver Apples. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Roots of Revolution: A History of the Populist and Socialist Movements in 19" Century Russia by Franco Venturi Peasant Economy, Culture, and Politics of European Russia, -- Esther Kingston-Mann (editor), Timothy Mixter (editor) Alexander Herzen and the Birth of Russian Socialism, --by Martin E Malia The Oxford History of Russia, Volume 2 Russian Populism: A History by Christopher Ely The Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party Before the First World War by Manfred Hildemeier The Socialist Alternative to Bolshevik Russia - The Socialist Revolutionary Party 1921-1939 by Elizabeth White New Mecca, New Babylon: Paris and the Russian Exiles, 1920-1945 by Robert H Johnston
#11
June 13 · 1 hr 1 min
Operation 40 & the Anti-Castro Cubans (E11)
Once again under mounting siege, Cuba’s revolution is no stranger to violent meddling by the United States and wealthy Cubans in exile. We explore a “wet work” team of assassins, spies and brutes assembled in 1960 and known as Operation 40. As usual, your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Marty Pynchon Meier. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Canción del Elegido by Silvio Rodriguez. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Daniel Hopsicker - Barry and the Boys: The CIA, the Mob, and America’s Secret History Fabian Escalante - JFK: The Cuba Files and The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba (1959 - 1962) Reinaldo Taladrid and Lazaro Baredo - The Bush Family and the Kennedy Assassination Don Bohning - The Castro Obsession: US Covert Operations against Cuba, 1959 - 1965 Roben Farzad - Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami Sean Oliver and Ricardo A. Morales Jr. - Monkey Morales: The True Story of a Mythic Cuban Exile, Assassin, CIA Operative, FBI Informant, Smuggler, and Dad Larry Hancock - Someone Would Have Talked: Documented! the Assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Conspiracy to Mislead History Lesley Gill - The School of the Americas John Dinges & Saul Landau - Assassination on Embassy Row Spartacus Educational encyclopedia entry on Operation 40 CRS Report for Congress - “U.S. Army School of the Americas: Background and Congressional Concerns” (Updated April 16, 2001) Manuel Roig-Franzia for WaPo - “Exile to Reveal Plan for Post-Castro Cuba: Goal is Indictment of Leader’s Successor” National Security Archive - FAA Email from Cecilia Capestany, “Cuban Unauthorized Flights” (1966; Brothers to the Rescue) Joe Walsh, CBS News - “The story of Cuba’s 1996 shootdown that led to Raul Castro’s indictment” New Hampshire Public Radio - “Former U.S. Ambassador Charged with Being An Agent for Cuba” David Wise, NYT: “Dark Side Up” (William Colby & Phoenix Casualties) George Venturini - The First 9/11: Kissinger, Operación Condor, Pinochet CIA Reading Room - “‘63 FBI Memo Ties Bush to Intelligence Agency” Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales - “Operation Condor: A criminal conspiracy to forcibly disappear people”
#10
June 8 · 10 min
The Black Liberation Army & Republic of New Afrika (E10) Sample
Guerrilla warfare in the 20th century United States? Factions of the Black Power movement made this a reality. Following our episode on the Weather Underground, we tackle the Black Liberation Army and the Republic of New Afrika. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore recent history that now seems farfetched. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Edwin O’Connell. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is My People… Hold On by Eddie Kendricks. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Anti-War Activist by William Ayers Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence by Bryan Burrough “From COINTELPRO to Snowden, the FBI Burglars Speak Out After 43 Years of Silence” in Democracy Now! by Amy Goodman False Nationalism False Internationalism by E. Tani and Kaé Sera “Weather Underground: Driving down a dead end street” by George Tyler Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism by the Weather Underground Flying Too Close To The Sun by Cathy Wilkerson “Chicago: Law and Disorder” by the Chicago History Museum “Black History, And The Weather Underground Organization in America, a story” by the African American Registry The Road to Radicalization: Tracking the Development of the Weather Underground’s Ideology (an honors thesis) by Rachel McKee “The Crazy True Story Of The Weather Underground” in Grunge by K. Wells ““Free the Land!”: Fifty Years of the Republic of New Afrika” in Black Perspectives by Daniel Berger Negroes with Guns by Robert F. Williams “ASSATA SHAKUR The Interview” in The Talking Drum “Miss Chesimard Flees Jersey Prison, Helped By 3 Armed ‘Visitors’” in The New York Times “We Made a Village for the Kids: Reflections on the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee” by Mickey Ellinger in Viewpoint Magazine
#9
June 8 · 50 min
The Weather Underground (E9)
One of the most well-known but least understood movements in the history of the American revolutionary left, the Weather Underground Organization is on our docket in this first of a two-part episode on domestic revolutionary groups in the USA. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus explore it with you. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Edwin O’Connell. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Left Me With a Memory by The Montgomery Express. Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/ Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Anti-War Activist by William Ayers Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence by Bryan Burrough “Meet The Weather Underground’s Bomb Guru” in Vanity Fair by Bryan Burrough Bad Moon Rising How the Weather Underground Beat the FBI and Lost the Revolution by Arthur M. Eckstein Love and Struggle: My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground, and Beyond by David Gilbert “From COINTELPRO to Snowden, the FBI Burglars Speak Out After 43 Years of Silence” in Democracy Now! by Amy Goodman SDS/WUO: Students For A Democratic Society And The Weather Underground Organization by David Gilbert “Chicago's Forgotten 'Days of Rage'” in WTTW by Daniel Hautzinger “Harvard Bomb Blast Damages Center for International Affairs” in the New York Times by Robert Reinhold Underground: My Life with SDS and the Weathermen – A Gripping Memoir of Political Awakening and Seven Years as a FBI Most Wanted Fugitive by Mark Rudd False Nationalism False Internationalism by E. Tani and Kaé Sera “Weather Underground: Driving down a dead end street” by George Tyler Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism by the Weather Underground You Don’t Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows by the Weather Underground Flying Too Close To The Sun by Cathy Wilkerson “Chicago: Law and Disorder” by the Chicago History Museum “Black History, And The Weather Underground Organization in America, a story” by the African American Registry The Road to Radicalization: Tracking the Development of the Weather Underground’s Ideology (an honors thesis) by Rachel McKee “The Crazy True Story Of The Weather Underground” in Grunge by K. Wells

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