Get 15% off a Ground News subscription with our Affiliate Link! Go to https://check.ground.news/5thgeniw and follow the prompts.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6376503596810240This episode is going to be a slightly different style. We are interviewing 2024 presidential candidate for the US P…

A special episode covering the protests in Bangladesh (we livestreamed the night before the government caved. This covers everything to the government giving into demands and scrapping quotas.

This episode is going to be a slightly different style. The topic of today's video will be the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is not recognised by the United States, and is known as the Taliban, and why people would support their rule over the nation. Neither Jack, John, nor 5thGen condone these points of view, stances, or anything said duri…

This episode, we host Sonja, an activist, organiser, and anarchist based out of Oklahoma. Sonja explains how to organise, how to work as a street medic, and more! Before the interview we cover some headlines, due to a delay on the production of Let Them Eat Cakes this week is more of a May news wrap so, in the wrap, we cover the Catalan elections, …

This episode, we host two activists from Singapore who play an active role in countering the Christian far-right that is slowly taking over their country. Before the interview we cover some headlines, this week we cover the internal Boeing catastrophe, African, Sahel and the Horn, politics, EU and Gaza updates, South American Democracy and more. In…

This episode we host a former British marine and private military contractor who gives us a run down of what it takes to become a private military contractor, alongside telling us stories from his time in the job.Before the interview we cover some headlines, this week we cover democracy updates from recent elections in Africa, South East Asia, and …

This episode we host Sino Talk, a journalist whose focus covers mainly China, but Asia in general, a very knowledgeable person when it comes to China, definitely someone to watch.Before the interview we cover some headlines, this week we cover an AI being weaponised by fascists and conservatives to harass women that post images of their body online…

This episode we host Sino Talk, a journalist whose focus covers mainly China, but Asia in general, a very knowledgeable person when it comes to China, definitely someone to watch.Before the interview we cover some headlines, this week we cover the European Union adopting immigration policy proven not to work, Somaliland port deal with Ethiopia spar…

This episode we host Black Red Guard, a political YouTuber/Streamer, a pragmatic Maoist, and an active member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Before the interview we cover some headlines, this week we cover Toomaj Salehi’s detainment in Iran, The Second Thomas Shoal incident, another democracy update, HTS rebels fighting Assad’s forces, an…

This episode we host Alan, A refugee displaced by the violence of the Assad regime during the Syrian revolution. Before the interview we cover some headlines, this week we covered Xi Jinping's trip to the United States in mid-November, an update on the state of global democracy after a string of very important elections from Argentina to New Zealan…

This episode we host Jordan, the founder of A Better Way 2A, with the goal of solving the issues of toxic gun culture in the United States resulting in an extremely exclusionary hobby. Headlines covered this episode are American and NATO hinting that Ukraine should enter peace agreements with Russia, Pakistan’s forced deportation of 1.7 million afg…

This episode we host Pegah, an Iranian National living outside of the country. We discuss the morality police, life in Iran, how the regime treats its people, especially women, and much more! An extremely timely episode and a great, raw conversation about IranAs always, we are 5thGen, and we hope youenjoy this episode.If you want to support us, you…

This episode we host a Venezuelan national by the name of Enzo, he was involved in the resistance against the Maduro government and Venezuelan police and was lucky enough to have the means to escape. We discuss this, Maduro, how he got out, being a slave under capitalism in Sweden, and much more. It’s quite the discussion and we’ve masked Enzo’s vi…

This episode we host the YouTuber, Bozistan, who primarily makes content and context for the Middle East and its historyOur episode follows these lines and we discuss the Middle East and some choice figures within Islam and the Middle East. As always, we are 5thGen, and we hope you enjoy this episode. if you want to support us, you can do so at Pat…

This is another Let Them Eat Cake special where we cover the recent Kirkuk demonstrations that resulted in the deaths of four Kurds. Our guest and friend of the show, Hevi, is here to break down the imperialist agenda of the Iranian state. This whole issue stems from Donald Trump handing Kirkuk, a Kurdish city, to Qasem Soleimani following the 2017…

This episode we host Kafa, a front line soldier in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from a currently Russian occupied city in Crimea. Kafa is also a queer icon, anarchist and pilot in the UFA.We dive into what it's like fighting a country who has stolen your home, what it's like being a queer soldier in a highly visualised war, motivations and much more…

This episode we host Dustin, a professional piercer and gun enthusiast, from America's North East. Dustin has been involved with leftist wing and queer gun spaces, leftist subculture and the piercing/tattooist culture.We discuss tattooing, piercing, guns and left wing politics and, as always, we are 5thGen, and we hope you enjoy this episode. And, …

This episode we host Jake Hanrahan, best known as the founder of Popular Front, to talk about the Satanist Neo-Nazi group, The Order of the Nine Angles.Although he doesn't like to admit it, he may be the most pre-eminent figure when it comes to knowing the ins and outs of O9A. We dive into the group, their beliefs, their habits and their literature…

This episode we have Antoine Brimbal as the guest, he is the founder of The Modern Insurgent, a grass roots journalistic outfit with their work focusing on insurgencies, rebel organisations, and political movements, notably those which are under-reported.We dive into a select few ongoing insurgency groups with Ace leading this interview. This is An…

This episode we have Adam Fitzgerald as the guest, he hosts "the Darkened Hour" podcast which focuses exclusively on the truth about the attacks that occurred on the United States on September 11th, 2001 and the subsequent push for transparency from the US government, among other related topics.Ultimately, we discuss what the 9/11 truther movement …

This is a special episode, similar to our episode on the Janjaweed, and Kosovo, we go over the history of the Manipur in North Eastern India, potential catalysts to this event, lack of involvement from the Indian government and the ethnic roots to the violence. This is mostly a contextualising episode for all searching for a bit more information ab…

This episode we have the YouTuber, Tacticool Girlfriend, where we discuss how most gun content creators on YouTube are bought by the industry, how toxic American gun culture is for the LGBT communities and briefly gun control. This isn't our first episode about guns but this is our first about American gun culture specifically as well as some techn…

This is a continuation of our episode with Corporal Emma Graves, formerly Malonelord, the subject of one of the US Army's Calling ad campaign. We will be talking to her about her passion for improving the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, aka SHARP, within the US Army. Emma has a passion for this subject and will be focusing her ef…

This episode we talk to one of the US army soldiers chosen to be represented in the GoArmy ad campaign known as "the calling," we speak to Corporal Emma Malonelord about how the advertising campaign impacted her career, social and professional lives while also discussing general life for her in the US Army. The subject is obviously very personal an…

This is a special episode, similar to our episode on the Janjaweed and the Sudan conflict. We go over the history of the Serb majority areas in Northern Kosovo, potential catalysts to this event, the NATO involvement and the Serbian/Albanian conflict around Kosovo. This is mostly a contextualising episode for all searching for a bit more informatio…

This episode we speak to ForceX Canada about life in Ukraine as a volunteer, logistics and teaching Tactical Combat Casualty Care or TCCC.We dive into what it's actually like on the ground from someone who has been there, the toll its taken and the human cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.An incredibly interesting interview and a perspective that…

This episode we spoke to a returning guest MacMillies, we have him on to discuss one of the subgroup of Atomwaffen, the Russian Imperial Network, Wagner, along with the Order of the Nine Angles, who are a loose group organised similarly to anti-fascist groups. Today's episode gets pretty full on but is definitely worth a listen and the tone for the…

Disclaimer: Due to various opsec issues involved with this episode some of the information is outdated, mostly around murdered forest defender, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán. Information will be updated in a later episode. This episode, we cover the ongoing protests against the new Police training centre planned for South-East Atlanta. We discuss the a…

Special Sudan episode brought to you by 5thGen covering a currently unraveling story and this is what we know so far.We go into great detail about the origins and backers of the rebel forces formally known as Janjaweed currently assaulting Sudan.

This episode we spoke to Alec Bertina, he is an analyst for Militant Wire and a part of our ongoing collaboration between 5thGen and MilitantWire. Today's topic dives into how mercenaries operate in the modern world, that they're not exactly what you think they are, and a variety of other topics. Once again we really dive into Wagner PMC out of Rus…

This episode we speak to Uday of MilitantWire, and this interview and discussion is another in the ongoing collaboration between 5thGen and Militant Wire. Today we focus on political literacy and discuss the upcoming elections that could change the face of the Asia-Pacific area with China bearing down upon the area, these elections could be life or…

This episode we spoke to Chris Naganuma of Project Leaflet where we discuss his time serving in the military, the evolution of war from Iraq to Ukraine and how tactics have changes, while also covering the potential future of warfare among other topics. Chris spent time in Iraq as a soldier and Ukraine as a journalist, seeing both sides of conflict…

This episode we spoke about the Taliban, their potential, their issues and their rise to power during the US occupation and after the fall of the republic. Our guest is well versed on the subject and was the right guest for this show. This is a very informative episode and we highly recommend the listen in full. We've altered the format a little bi…

This episode we speak to Tom Lord, a political violence researcher that covers violence from all sides of the spectrum but with particular focus on the European neo fascists. Tom is also a co-found of Militant Wire, and this interview is a part of the ongoing collaboration between 5thGen and Militant Wire. We discuss the root causes of some genocid…

This episode we hold our second round table discussion with the 5thGen Information Warfare team covering a little bit of Egyptian culture, we discuss gambling and ancient civilisations. Same formula as Episode 14, just in an effort to give a more relaxed approach and give everyone a break from the heavy topics like Fascism and genocide. As always, …

This episode we spoke to one of the current active members of NAFO, someone who has been personally involved in the study and understanding of fascism. That being the reason we had him on, we discuss the 10 points and/or features of fascism, as he sees it. We also discuss topics adjacent to fascism and how it may or may not return in the modern era…

This episode we speak to Richard Hannay, who also goes by George. He is a masters student studying international relations and a Twitch streamer. He has a background in history in civil wars and Greek politics. Greece is the most polarised country on right/left spectrum. The anarchists and communists unify against fascism, and if you remember a few…

This episode we speak to War_Noir, a weapons researcher who has been closely tracking the weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine War. We also see the return of some previous guests in this discussion about firearms and weapons smuggling among others. As always, we are 5thGen and you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @5thGenIW Thank you for listeni…

This episode we hold a round table discussion with the 5thGen team surrounding current geopolitical issues and something a bit lighter than our recent topics.This is a new formula we are trying just to break up some of the Lorre serious issues around the world.As always, we are 5thGen and you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @5thGenIWThank yo…

This episode we spoke to Scott Richards, a man with extensive background in anti corruption after spending nearly a decade inside Afghanistan advising the republic. We speak to him about Afghanistan, the terror-crime nexus and other extremely important topics. We speak to him about Afghanistan, the state of the Taliban, their viability and more sur…

This episode we spoke to James Griffin, a Defence analyst and shit poster for NAFO. We talk about China, their threat, how they'd fare against Taiwan and the US, the capabilities of the major powers and many other defence topics. You can find James at @SpawnOfKahn on Twitter. As always, we are 5thGen. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @5th…

This episode we speak to two current members, Ronahi and Raperin, of the Women’s Protection Units or YPJ, an all-female militia that is closely affiliated with the YPG and part of the the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava. Our guests are two international fighters who travelled to Rojava to participate …

This episode, we are talking to @Ace.Report, a collaborative member of the 5thGen team. We discuss the uptick in arms sales through to the Russian unjustified invasion and occupation of Ukraine and her people. We also discuss like the Yom Kippur War and how it led to the arming of the Taliban and al-Qaeda. This is a fun, less structured talk and sh…

This episode will discuss Ukraine and Russia with a fellow grassroots Journalist who has a focus on Ukraine, more specifically Wagner, the effects of corruption, a dash of Putin and we briefly touch on the war. As Russian influence both militarily and propagandistically is quite vast there was only so much that we could talk about but this will not…

This episode will discuss Pakistani tribal zone and Waziristan, the areas that border Pakistan and Afghanistan. The tribal zones and Waziristan were the home of America’s drone war, disrupting life in the area for the last roughly 20 years. This is the area which the Taliban fled to during America’s occupation of Afghanistan and where the Pakistani…

This is Episode seven of Let Them Eat Cake, this episode will be a continuation of our last episode discussing the build up to genocide in Tigray, Ethiopia. Although, we will be discussing the conditions of the genocide, how the Ethiopian government is enacting it among this episode Just like last episode, we will be speaking with a Tigrayan who ha…

This episode we will be talking to a member of the social media group called Horn Anarchists about current genocide happening in Tigray in the north of Ethiopia, the member we spoke to is originally from Tigray and has a wealth of insight into the conflict. This will be the first of two parts covering Tigray. Part one will discuss the build-up and …

This episode we will be talking to one of the revolution leaders from Lebanon, the 154th most corrupt country out of 180. Lebanon has plunged from 28 on the Corruption Perceptions Index to 24 in three short years, ranking around countries like Iran, Iraq, and Eritrea. The country has been ravaged by hyperinflation and the Lebanese people that can’t…

In this, the fourth episode of Let Them Eat Cake we are doing a follow up interview to Kurdistan. We spoke to an American born Kurd from California about how growing up as a Kurd was, language surrounding the Kurds in regular life and the media among other topics related to the region of Kurdistan. If you're seeing this but haven't listened to the …

This episode is being blocked by spotify in Iraq, please watch on YouTube here https://youtu.be/QP-Ncc-f7JQ In this episode we talk to two guests from Kurdistan, a region in Western Asia that is home to the Kurdish people and culture that spans across Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran. They are a stateless people and considered the largest ethnic group …