Best Upton Sinclair Podcasts (2024)

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Conspiracy Theory (1997) - FLNWO #43 59:49

8M ago59:49

59:49

In this special surprise edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, James joins the Big Puff Podcast to discuss Conspiracy Theory, the 1997 action drama starring Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts and Patrick Stewart. As silly as the movie may be, it actually makes for a very interesting discussion. Enjoy.…

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Aesop's Fables - FLNWO #42 22:31

5y ago22:31

22:31

On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, James examines Aesop's Fables for some of the timeless wisdom that we can still benefit from here in the 21st century.By The Corbett Report

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"...And Then There Were None" - FLNWO #41 59:28

6+ y ago59:28

59:28

Take Us To Your Leader! is the science fiction cliche...but what if there's no leader to be taken to, and no one to do the leading? In this edition of the Film, Literature and the New World Order series, James examines the philosophy of Eric Frank Russell's 1951 story And Then There Were None, and unlocks the secret of the most dangerous weapon.…

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James Ellroy's American Tabloid - FLNWO #40 50:00

7+ y ago50:00

50:00

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order, James is joined by Prof CJ of the Dangerous History podcast to explore James Elroy’s “American Tabloid.” What do you get when you have a novel with fictional FBI/CIA/Mafia/Anti-Castro Cuban stooges become embroiled in a years-long mess that ends up with the assassination of the president? A mo…

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Being There – FLNWO #39 59:12

8y ago59:12

59:12

Julian Charles of TheMindRenewed.com joins us this month to discuss Being There, the 1979 film by director Hal Ashby that follows the story of Chance the Gardener, a simple man with no experience of the outside world who is suddenly thrust onto the national political stage. Despite his complete lack of knowledge and experience (or precisely because…

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The Purge: Election Year – FLNWO #38 40:27

8y ago40:27

40:27

The sElection is upon us and the tensions are rising as the summer of rage gives way to the autumn of our discontent. And wouldn’t you know it, Hollywood is already programming purges, legalized murder and anarchy into the population. This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order James Evan Pilato joins James Corbett to discuss The Purge: …

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Rambo 3 – FLNWO #37 39:32

8y ago39:32

39:32

Rambo III is silly popcorn entertainment. But it is silly popcorn entertainment that is set during the Soviet-Afghan war, and as such it reflects the standard propaganda narrative that was being fed to the American public at that time? So what do we make of this silly propaganda today, after 9/11 and the conquest of the brave freedomfighters of Afg…

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The Poetry of F.R. Scott – FLNWO #36 54:39

8y ago54:39

54:39

Francis Reginald Scott was a celebrated Canadian lawyer, constitutional expert, translator and scholar. And he was also the father of Peter Dale Scott. And the man who advised Pierre Elliot Trudeau to invoke the War Measures Act in 1970. Join us for this exploration of the poetry, life and fascinating career of F.R. Scott with the world’s foremost …

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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle - FLNWO #35 51:15

8y ago51:15

51:15

You've probably heard all about Upton Sinclair's 1906 expose of the turn-of-the-century American meatpacking industry and the Chicago stockyards...but everything you've heard about it is wrong. The book wasn't an expose of the meatpackers, the legislation it inspired served to help the industry it sought to punish, and Sinclair himself hated the en…

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Three Days of the Condor - FLNWO #34 53:47

8+ y ago53:47

53:47

On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order we talk to Sibel Edmonds of BoilingFrogsPost.com about the 1975 spy thriller, Three Days of the Condor. We explore the context of the film's release, the possible CIA involvement with the production itself, and what the film's ambiguous ending tells us about the nature of the deep state an…

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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress – FLNWO #33 39:34

8+ y ago39:34

39:34

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order David Friedman joins us to discuss Robert Heinlein’s science fiction classic, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. We discuss the power of Heinlein’s example of an anarchistic society and examine that society’s devolution into democracy. We also talk about whether books like this have value as metapho…

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The Big Short – FLNWO #32 49:02

8+ y ago49:02

49:02

The Big Short purports to tell the story of the housing bubble of the last decade and the subsequent global financial collapse…and it actually isn’t as terrible as you might think. Join James on this week’s edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order as we talk to Robert Wenzel of EconomicPolicyJournal.com about what The Big Short gets righ…

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The Manchurian Candidate – FLNWO #31 45:24

8+ y ago45:24

45:24

The Film, Literature and the New World Order podcast returns to its regular schedule after a brief hiatus with a conversation with Tim Kelly of the Our Interesting Times podcast about the 1962 film adaptation of Richard Condon’s 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate. We discuss the details of the MK-ULTRA mind control program of the CIA that were sti…

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The Prestige - FLNWO #30 42:14

9y ago42:14

42:14

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order we talk to Jay Dyer of JaysAnalysis.com about his review of the 2006 Christopher Nolan film, The Prestige. Topics discussed include twilight language and the revelation of the method, what Nikola Tesla signifies in the story, the art of misdirection, the similarities between stagecraft and stat…

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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man - FLNWO #29 54:37

9y ago54:37

54:37

In this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order James is joined by author, artist, podcaster and researcher Thomas Sheridan of ThomasSheridanArts.com. Together they tackle James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man...and the entirety of the Joycean ouevre. Is Joyce the ultimate anti-imperialist, post-colonial, iconoclastic ex…

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Daredevil – FLNWO #28 39:02

9y ago39:02

39:02

With their new Netflix original series, "Daredevil," the Marvel Entertainment juggernaut of recent years looks set to grow even bigger. But given that Marvel is now owned by Disney, and given the long history of comic books being used for propaganda, and given the documented ties between Marvel and the Pentagon, what kind of cultural conditioning i…

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The Library of Babel – FLNWO #27 47:25

9y ago47:25

47:25

The universe is the internet is the library is the internet is the universe. Or is it? And if so, who are the librarians? And if we have all the information we can ever want, does that mean we have knowledge or wisdom? If not, how do we make it? Or who will make it for us? Join James this month for a Film, Literature and the New World Order examina…

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Brazil - FLNWO #26 37:02

9y ago37:02

37:02

Satire? Farce? Romance? Comedy? Documentary? Dream? Mundane reality? A subversive critique of the system, or merely more predictive programming of an inescapable tyranny? Join us on this month's edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order as we attempt to answer the deceptively simple question: What is Brazil?…

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Pink Cadillac - FLNWO #25 50:00

9+ y ago50:00

50:00

"Pink Cadillac" is a silly and forgettable "action"/"comedy" flick starring Dirty Harry himself, Clint Eastwood. So what on earth does this cornball 1989 film have to do with the FBI's "Patriot Conspiracy," Timothy McVeigh and the OKC Bombing? Find out in this month's exploration of Film, Literature and the New World Order.…

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Narcissus and Goldmund – FLNWO #24 55:56

9+ y ago55:56

55:56

Logic and emotion. Language and image. Discipline and instinct. In his classic 1930 novel, Narcissus and Goldmund, Herman Hesse captures the essence of the duality of the human spirit. But while this duality is everywhere evident within us and those around us, is there a higher level of consciousness that combines both Narcissus’ and Goldmunds’ str…

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Philip Dru - FLNWO #23 50:00

9+ y ago50:00

50:00

Richard Grove of TragedyandHope.com and PeaceRevolution.org joins us on this month's edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order to discuss "Philip Dru: Administrator" by Edward Mandell House. We examine the man behind the work and how the novel presages House's time as the power behind the throne of the Wilson presidency.…

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A Christmas Carol - FLNWO #22 43:42

9+ y ago43:42

43:42

On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order we are joined by Roderick Long of the Austro-Athenian Empire blog to discuss Charles Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol." Is Ebeneezer Scrooge a model of the modern libertarian, or is this image a distortion of what it means to be libertarian? Join us for this very philosophical examinat…

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Tora, Tora, Tora! - FLNWO #21 1:06:12

9+ y ago1:06:12

1:06:12

On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order James Perloff, author of The Shadows of Power and Truth Is A Lonely Warrior, joins us to discuss the 1970 Hollywood/Japanese production, Tora, Tora Tora! We discuss Perloff's recent article on the Pearl Harbor deception, "Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt’s 9/11" and the pieces of the Pearl Harbor p…

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Grave of the Fireflies - FLNWO #20 58:16

10y ago58:16

58:16

On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order James and Broc West of APPerspective.net discuss Grave of the Fireflies, the 1988 animated film from Studio Ghibli that just may be the greatest war movie ever made. Break out the tissues and prepare for some tears as we hash out the psychological scars this film leaves and examine the mov…

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Contagion - FLNWO #19 53:46

10y ago53:46

53:46

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order, Tim Kilkenny of RevelationsRadioNews joins us to discuss the 2011 propaganda film, "Contagion." We examine "Participant Media," the media venture of billionaire Jeff Skoll that produces "social action campaigns" for each of its 55 films and seeks to shape public debate in five main target area…

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”They Live” – FLNWO #18 44:38

10y ago44:38

44:38

This month on the Film, Literature and New World Order podcast, James talks to Guillermo Jimenez of TracesofReality.com about "They Live," John Carpenter's surprisingly prescient 1988 film about a society hypnotized and controlled by an alien species that cannot be seen directly. We discuss the film as a metaphor for the modern day "truth movement"…

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B.F. Skinner’s “Walden Two” – FLNWO #17 1:09:06

10y ago1:09:06

1:09:06

This month on the Film, Literature and New World Order podcast, James explores B.F. Skinner’s 1948 utopian novel, “Walden Two.” We discuss Skinner’s ideas of behavioural engineering, how they are employed in the novel, and why this raises the ire of the general reading public. We also interrogate the roots of behavioural “science” and find it to be…

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Charlie Wilson's War - FLNWO #16 1:06:27

10y ago1:06:27

1:06:27

How and why did the Afghan-Soviet war start? What was the CIA's involvement in the affair? Who did they support and what were they aiming at? If you're interested in the answers to these questions you won't find them in 2007's Hollywood drama, Charlie Wilson's War, but you will hear them discussed on this podcast. Join us today for another edition …

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Aldous Huxley’s “Island” – FLNWO #15 51:44

10y ago51:44

51:44

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order we’re joined by Will Morgan of The Sync Book to discuss Aldous Huxley’s final novel, Island. A philosophical exploration of Huxley’s imagined utopia, Island raises the question of what paradise looks like and how it can be achieved. Join James and Will for this exploration of the subject from t…

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Citizen Kane - FLNWO #14 51:36

10+ y ago51:36

51:36

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order James teams up with James Evan Pilato of MediaMonarchy.com to dissect the man, the myth and the legend of Citizen Kane. From the brilliance of the film's production to an examination of the Hearst/Kane/Welles parallels to a discussion about art attacking power, this wide-ranging podcast covers …

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Leap of Faith - FLNWO #13 38:28

10+ y ago38:28

38:28

In this month's edition we talk to Sibel Edmonds of BoilingFrogsPost.com about "Leap of Faith," the 1992 Hollywood flick starring Steve Martin. We talk about conmen and suckers, how and why people allow themselves to get fooled, and how the movie exposes (and reinforces?) the power of belief.By The Corbett Report

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This Is What We Do – FLNWO #12 39:12

10+ y ago39:12

39:12

Jack Blood of Deadlinelive.info joins us for this month’s edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, where we discuss Tom Hansen’s 2013 novel, This Is What We Do. We talk about the themes raised in the book, including the idea of a global leaderless revolution. We also discuss the role of violence in revolution and why such a revolution h…

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Wall Street / Money Never Sleeps - FLNWO #11 1:07:19

10+ y ago1:07:19

1:07:19

Today on the Film, Literature and New World Order series, James and Richard Grove of the Tragedy and Hope community and the Peace Revolution podcast discuss Oliver Stone's 1987 flick, Wall Street, and its 2010 follow-up, Money Never Sleeps. We discuss the movies' historical context and significance, as well as how they relate to Grove's own Wall St…

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Trollhunter - FLNWO #10 38:35

10+ y ago38:35

38:35

In this month's edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, Tom Secker joins us to talk about Trollhunter, a 2010 Norwegian found footage mockumentary about a secret government agency that is dedicated to disposing of (and concealing evidence of) trolls. We talk about the mockumentary genre, conspiritainment, how socialist societies deal w…

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Kipling's "Kim" - FLNWO #09 37:23

10+ y ago37:23

37:23

In his 1901 novel "Kim" (audiobook here) Rudyard Kipling paints a vivid portrait of an orphaned vagabond in 19th century India. After joining himself to a Tibetan lama on a spiritual quest, Kim stumbles into the middle of the Great Game for imperial conquest of Central Asia between Russia and Britain. Joining us to examine the continuing importance…

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Gaslight 40:54

11y ago40:54

40:54

In this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order we welcome Thomas Sheridan, author of The Anvil of the Psyche, to discuss Gaslight, the 1940 British psychological thriller that introduced us to the concept of 'gaslighting.' In the discussion we point out how common gaslighting is, ask "Are you being gaslighted?", talk about techniques f…

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The Lord of the Rings - FLNWO #07 49:28

11y ago49:28

49:28

The Lord of the Rings is an epic tale of good and evil, centering around a lowly hobbit's quest to destroy the One Ring with its magical power before it falls into the hands of Sauron, the dark lord. The story is well-known by now, if not in its own right then from the popular Hollywood adaptations of the tale. But what is the deeper significance o…

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Enemy of the State - FLNWO #06 36:15

11y ago36:15

36:15

Enemy of the State is a typical Jerry Bruckheimer Hollywood blockbuster, including a Hollywood A-list cast and enough chases and explosions to keep even the most easily distracted fixated on the screen. But beneath the Hollywood gloss there is a remarkably prescient story about total government surveillance...and the risks associated with that powe…

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The Catcher in the Rye - FLNWO #05 35:30

11y ago35:30

35:30

The Catcher in the Rye. Since it's publication in 1951, it has become an iconic work of American literature. In its gritty idiomatic style, it has captured the imagination of generations of disaffected young boys. But is there something more to the novel than young teenage angst? Today on the program we explore the appearance of this book in the as…

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Soylent Green - FLNWO #04 47:49

11+ y ago47:49

47:49

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order we talk to James Evan Pilato of MediaMonarchy.com about Soylent Green, the 1973 sci-fi movie based on the 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison. We discuss the differences between the book and the movie, the eminent personage who wrote the introduction to the book, and how the stor…

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The Secret Agent - FLNWO #03 51:38

11+ y ago51:38

51:38

This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order we talk to Tom Secker of SpyCulture.com about Joseph Conrad’s 1907 classic, The Secret Agent. From anarchy to agent provocateurs and shady police dealings, Conrad’s work has been hailed as a chillingly accurate prediction of terrorism in the 20th century…not to mention the 21st. Don’t miss this…

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Syriana - FLNWO #02 51:52

11+ y ago51:52

51:52

Syriana is a rarity in the land of Hollywood fluff and schlock; a political thriller that revolves around plot and character, not car chases and explosions. The movie pushes the boundary of mainstream moviemaking, with no clear good guys, no easy answers and no happy ending. But for all its complexity, does the story fall back on liberal establishm…

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The Call of the Wild - FLNWO #01 39:26

11+ y ago39:26

39:26

In the inaugural edition of this Film, Literature and the New World Order series, we examine The Call of the Wild, the 1903 novel by Jack London. Joined by Aaron Franz of TheAgeofTransitions.com, we examine the book in relation to eugenics, social Darwinism, and the possibility of breaking our social conditioning. Aaron also reveals the author's co…

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