From famous founders to capitalist cooks, from sex scandals to the dirtiest blues song, AMERICAN FILTH dives into the filthier side of American history: uncovering people who society has largely excluded from the history books because they were too unconventional, provocative, seedy, dirty, trashy…. Or just plain filthy. And sure, some of these folks made great contributions to history. But that’s not the part of their lives AMERICAN FILTH is interested in. This podcast is here for the drama ...
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The author, Ian MacDonald, narrates the contents of his three novels. A transcript of each chapter will be supplied after its podcast. The first novel to be narrated will be "BEWARE THE ABANDONED". It follows a poor, orphaned boy from Los Angeles who is enlisted by a non-religious capitalist sect in New Mexico. Their objective is to exploit gifted street children for the rest of their lives by turning them into wealthy entrepreneurs. The story moves from Paris to Las Vegas and Delaware with ...
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A polemical view of the left in all of its forms.
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Post-Deleuzian political thinking as an instrument of combat. Unapologetically queer, feminist, anti-capitalist, and abolitionist.
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PODCAST 15 - BEWARE THE ABANDONED - Chapter 24 (Preparation) Chapter 25 (The Day of Reckoning) Chapter 26 (Overboard)
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Religious group? Sex cult? Polyamorous filth? Silverware manufacturer? The Oneida Community had it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Progressive reformers are like, AH WHITE SLAVERY! And they pass a law to protect WHITE LADIES from PROSTITUTION! But then criminals are like, I'm going to exploit this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Mae West brings Sex to Broadway but also...gay people?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Wow, a true crime story!! Did this man kill his wife and daughter in 1845? Or did he kill EVEN MORE PEOPLE?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 14 -Novel - Beware The Abandoned - Chapters 22 and 23 on 25 March 2024
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Touching yourself too much? Have you tried eating some cereal?? John Harvey Kellogg was a chastity crusader who could solve any horned up feelings you have. Come learn how to abstain and get those hands out your own pants! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 13 - Chapter 21 Naomi's Folly - Novel -Beware The Abandoned -6 March 2024
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In 1873, a woman finds a husband from a newspaper ad. But turns out... he sucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 12 -Novel - Beware The Abandoned -Chapter 20 The Heiress - on 11 March 2024
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In a small colonial settlement in Virginia in 1629, an indentured servant is confusing the heck out of everyone. Some people swear the servant is a dude named Thomas. But others are like, no, she's a lady named Thomasine! Follow along with the podcast on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Podcast - 11 - Beware The Abandoned - Chapters 16-17-18 -19 on March 1 or 2024
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Did you know we have gross presidents??? Well, President Grover Cleveland, aka Steve Cleve, was one of the grossest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 10 -Novel Beware The Abandoned - Chapter 15 - Matteo Dafina - 23 Feb 2024
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Podcast 9 - Novel - Beware The Abandoned- Chapter 14 - Success
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Stephanie St. Clair ran Harlem's underground. But she came up against police and other mobsters, and one or twice, she shot her boyfriends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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To get you in the mood for Valentine's Day, let's indulge in some of the filthiest lyrics ever written. And yes, they are from the 1920s and 30s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 8 - Novel BEWARE THE ABANDONED - Chapters 12 -Benji Beach and Chapter 13 -The Club
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PODCAST 7 - Ian Duncan MacDonald's Novel -BEWARE THE ABANDONED - Chapter 10 PHILADELPHIA and Chapter 11 PURGATORY
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When the haters* get you down, douse 'em in some tar and stick on some feathers. *Britain Follow American Filth on INSTAGRAM! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 6 - Chapter 9, The Sanctuary - Beware The Abandoned - 1 of 3 Novels by Ian Duncan MacDonald
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In the mid to late 19th century, the seven Sutherland sisters were the talk of the town. Why?? Because they had a lot of hair. 49 feet in total. If that fell into your soup, there would be no soup left. But their rags to riches story quickly went back to rags. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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At the end of the 20th century, most cities were covered in HORSE POO! It was not only gross but also DIRE! Find out how they dealt with this because it smelt quite bad. Follow the pod on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 5 -Chapter 8, REVENGE - Beware The Abandoned - 3 Novels-23jan24
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New Orleans used to have a legal red light district, and it was THRIVING at the turn of the 20th century. But then, of course, war happened and messed it all up!!! Stupid war! Follow American Filth on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Podcast 4 of the novel BEWARE THE ABANDONED chapter 7 on 16 January 2023
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Podcast 3 Chapters 5 and 6 Beware The Abandoned 12 January 24 Three Suspense Novels
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Oh my god, can you believe it? Here we got another case of a husband cheating on his wife with his wife's younger sister!! Yuck! But this time, it features a laudanum overdose and America's first novel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Welcome to 2024! To mark this momentous occasion, let's start off with a bang. And who liked banging more than Benjamin Franklin?? Allegedly. But there was one person he didn't seem to want to bang. His wife! Today's episode is filled to the brim with hot (re: questionable) takes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Podcast 2 of the novel Beware the Abandoned Chapters 3 and 4
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BEWARE THE ABANDONED....Chapters#1 She Tried to Scream....Chapter #2 Paris
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The stinky puritans are at it again! This time instead of executing people over hog banging, they are canceling Christmas ONCE AND FOR ALL! Well...until they un-cancel it. Find out WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Two presidents received an odd gift: a big-ass wheel of cheese. Why?? How?? From whomst??? Listen to find of these curdled mysteries. (PS...follow the pod on Instagram IF YOU DARE!!!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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A millionaire shoots an architect at the premiere of a really bad musical in 1906. And yeah, it's probably because that millionaire has terrible mental health. But he says that he did it for his wife, Evelyn Nesbit. Listen to learn about how this murder came to be! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Did you run out of food on your sea voyage? No worries. It is totally fine to eat your fellow sailors. It's the CUSTOM OF THE SEA! Today's episode, the sinking of the whaling ship the Essex, the real history that inspired Moby-Dick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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During the Spanish-American War, a bunch of our boys got sick and died... not from the war but maybe from some nasty meat. Or maybe not. But it did smell and taste really bad! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Noted thief and sex worker Mary Jones stole countless men's wallets in the 1830s and 40s. Robert Haslem was one of those "victims," and he had no shame taking her to court! ! ! Follow along with the pod on Instagram at @AmericanFilthPod!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration is known for all sorts of stuff, like the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965, the creation of public radio and television, food stamps, and Medicare and Medicaid. And, of course, escalating the Vietnam War. Lyndon did all that...while whipping his dick out all the time. And his wiener? He named it Jumbo!…
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This episode starts with a frothing vat of piss. And the story set in the 1980s, sorry guys, that is history now. Worse than all of that, this episode is about FINE ART. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Happy Halloween! Trying to get over that consumption cough?? Have you tried digging up your dead grandma and BURNING HER?! Follow American Filth on Instagram @americanfilthpod! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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James Garfield gets shot, and some doctors stick their nasty fingies in the wound. Yum! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Before James Garfield was (briefly) president, he had a fun hobby of cheating on his wife. But it's okay because he felt SO BAD about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Union soldiers won't stop banging, so they hire a boat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Finally, an episode featuring incest. Before she married Founding Daddy Gouverneur Morris, Ann Cary "Nancy" Randolph got accused of not just incest but also infanticide! Neat! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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FDR hates gay sex. Well, sort of. (Also, I don't think I made seamen/semen joke in this episode, which is a real oversight.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Watch out for your eyes! MAIN SOURCES: Elliott J. Gorn, "Gouge and Bite, Pull Hair and Scratch,” Thomas Ashe, "Travels in America Performed in 1806." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Bang a sow! Hang a man! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Founding Daddy Gouverneur Morris is coming for (and on) your wife. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Reading Group: Exploits On June 7th, Quiver considered the topic of “Exploits.” How should we respond to what we oppose? Quiver considered the technical dimension of what is intolerable about the world, and how to locate vulnerabilities within it. The first reading was from a book that sets out to imagine radical politics after Deleuze’s suggestion…
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