The Fear Business!

In this episode I was joined by Patrick and later by Donald Jeffries for a wide-ranging conversation that began with Charles Lindbergh’s family history and quickly opened out into banking power, the Federal Reserve, Titanic lore, the Kennedy dynasty, world wars, and the way official history is shaped. We spent a good stretch on Charles Lindbergh Sr.’s opposition to the money trust, the strange turns surrounding the Lindbergh family, and how these stories connect to broader themes of empire, finance, propaganda and political myth-making.

From there we wandered, as we often do, into everything from agriculture, American industry and old manufacturing brands to watches, Swiss Army knives, films, schooling, usury, media control, and the collapse of public trust. Donald brought in his research on the Kennedys, Marilyn Monroe, Watergate, Joseph P. Kennedy, and the deeper power structures behind modern politics, while Patrick added family stories, historical links and a fascinating musical coda with Woody Guthrie’s anti-Lindbergh song. A sprawling, lively and often provocative discussion about hidden history, memory, power and the stories nations tell themselves.

• Charles Lindbergh, "WE": https://archive.org/details/we0000char/page/n7/mode/2up
• Donald Jeffries Substack ("I Protest"): https://donaldjeffries.substack.com/
• Donald Jeffries, Hidden History: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510705371/hidden-history/
• Donald Jeffries, American Memory Hole: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510781955/american-memory-hole/
• James Perloff: https://jamesperloff.net/about/
• The Duran: https://theduran.com/
• The Joe Rogan Experience: https://www.joerogan.com/about
• H. G. Wells, The Open Conspiracy: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75786
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family: https://www.harvard.com/book/9780060848354
• Michael Collins Piper, Final Judgment: https://afpstore.americanfreepress.net/product-category/michael-collins-piper/
• Bank of England: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/governance-and-funding
• JCB: https://www.jcb.com/en-US/products/
• John Deere: https://www.deere.com/en/
• 3M: https://www.3m.com/
• Pillsbury: https://www.pillsbury.com/about-us
• Martin-Baker: https://martin-baker.com/
• Parker Hannifin: https://investors.parker.com/company-information
• Victorinox Swiss Army Knives: https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/c/SAK/
• Seiko Watches: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/
• Lorus Watches: https://www.loruswatches.com/
• SureFire: https://www.surefire.com/
• Sharpie: https://www.sharpie.com/
• White Castle: https://www.whitecastle.com/
• Costco: https://www.costco.com/
• Wendy’s: https://www.wendys.com/
• Poundland: https://www.poundland.co.uk/
• B&M: https://www.bmstores.co.uk/stores?lang=en-gb