Episode 6: From the Mediterranean to Northern Europe Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson

Western civilization was born in Greece and Rome, but today Greeks and Italians must defer to Europe’s northern nations, especially Germany. Power shift northward because the south for centuries was locked in a life-or-death struggle with Islam, leaving the north free to develop cohesive nation-states – and to embrace the Protestant Reformation, which viewed capitalism with more enthusiasm than did the mostly Catholic south. And the north looked out on the Atlantic, the pathway to global trade, while the enclosed and embattled Mediterranean world ossified into a backwater. 6/8

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Episode 5: Byzantium and the Agents of the Renaissance Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson

When something is characterized as “byzantine,” it’s generally not a compliment. But Byzantium, a.k.a. Constantinople, gets a bad rap it doesn’t deserve. After Rome, the city, fell in 476, Rome the empire lived on in the eastern Mediterranean for another 1,000 years with Constantinople as its capital, preserving Western civilization through the so-called Dark Age, and serving as a Christian bulwark against the onslaught of Islam. And, when Constantinople finally fell to the Turks, Byzantine scholars fled west and planted the seeds that would flower as the Renaissance. 5/8

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Episode 4: Rome’s Fall: Continuation or a new Dark Age? Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson

Rome thrived by gradually Romanizing the Mediterranean world: absorbing and assimilating conquered peoples and turning them into Roman citizens. But eventually Rome became a victim of its own success. As the empire grew ever larger, the homogenization process broke down. In the countryside, small farms gave way to vast estates worked by slaves, whose patrician owners eventually controlled most of the empire’s wealth. The yeoman farmers migrated to the cities and became a mob, to be pacified with bread and circuses. Shorn of its republican virtues, Rome lost its fighting edge. Soon the barbarians were at the gates, and Rome no longer had the strength – or the will – to resist. The city finally fell in 476 A.D. But was that really the end of Rome? Ep 4/8

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In this episode of Parresia, the American Freedom Alliance's podcast dedicated to amplifying bold voices, host Karen Siegemund sits down with renowned constitutional scholar Dr. John Eastman. Set to be honored with AFA's inaugural Hineni Award at our gala dinner on September 6th in Los Angeles for his unwavering commitment to defending America's foundational institutions, Dr. Eastman shares his firsthand experiences in the fight for election integrity and the rule of law. Dr. Eastman recounts his involvement in the 2020 election challenges, including his advisory role to President Trump in navigating legal strategies amid widespread allegations of election irregularities and judicial dismissals. He discusses the Texas v. Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, the impact of 2020 riots on judicial decisions, and the constitutional questions surrounding the vice president's role in certifying electoral votes. Delving into the "lawfare" waged against him, Dr. Eastman details the 18 legal actions he's faced—including indictments in Georgia and Arizona, a bar disciplinary proceeding in California, and being named an unindicted co-conspirator in federal cases—totaling over $1.6 million in legal fees. The conversation explores broader threats to democracy, such as the deep state's influence, the Russia hoax, and recent developments like the Tulsi Gabbard referral and investigations into election officials. Dr. Eastman also reflects on institutional support, his ongoing work with the Claremont Institute, and his determination to protect constitutional principles for future generations, inspired by the biblical call of "Hineni" ("Here I am"). Join us for this riveting discussion on standing firm against tyranny, the pursuit of accountability, and the path forward for America's constitutional republic.

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Dr. John C. Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute. He served as a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court (1996-1997) and was a professor and dean (2007-2010) at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law. Dr. Eastman has represented parties in numerous Supreme Court cases and is a prolific author on constitutional law. He earned his B.A. from the University of Dallas, M.A. and Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School, and J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

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Episode 3: The Ancient Mediterranean Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson

The Mediterranean Sea functioned as antiquity’s superhighway, connecting Asia, Africa and Europe in ways that allowed for a dynamic exchange of goods and ideas. Blessed with relatively calm weather and with numerous islands to serve as way stations, the sea was readily navigable. First Athens and then Carthage built maritime empires, but it was Rome that finally turned the Mediterranean into mare nostrum – “our sea.” By the first century A.D., the Romans’ dominance of the Mediterranean allowed them to create an integrated empire state that stretched some 2,400 miles from Spain to the Levant.

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Episode 2: The Individual Versus the State Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson

Greece’s two most powerful city-states offered competing models. Sparta was more authoritarian, limiting its democracy to an oligarchic elite supported by serfs. Athens extended citizenship to a wider group, but often fell prey to the tyranny of the majority. It was Rome that finally managed to square the circle, by combining the best elements of both approaches. The Romans rejected oligarchy, but created a republican system with checks and balances that reined in democratic excesses. Ep 2/8

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Episode 1: The Origins of Western Civilization Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson

The West arose in a particular time and place, Greece in the eighth century B.C., during the dark age that followed the collapse of Mycenaean civilization. An agricultural revolution gave rise to the autonomous yeoman farmer, backbone of the democratic city-state. Their innovations included constitutional government, free-market economics, private property and individual liberty – concepts unknown in Mycenae, not to mention Egypt and Mesopotamia. Here the West begins. Ep 1/8

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Dr. Simone Gold, MD, JD, is one of the heroes who emerged during the Virus-related "crisis." Because of her commitment to science, to healing, to the truth and to the right to free speech, she became a prime target of countless government organizations, culminating in raids, threats and prison, among other cruelties hurled at her by an enraged and weaponized government.

Selective Persecution: The Legalization of American Fascism weaves a narrative from Dr. Gold’s personal experience as a frontline doctor, and her forty-eight minutes inside the US Capitol Building on January 6. The author walks readers through an array of COVID lies and corruption, the course of January 6 itself, and the unfathomable progression of fascist government abuse that followed. She endured a violent FBI raid, extreme malice and misconduct by the Department of Justice, and was sentenced to federal prison amid shocking corruption in the judiciary. She was then further persecuted by the California Medical Board, the New York Bar, congressional committees, the TSA, and was widely defamed by the press and most of the world—all for the crime of daring to speak the truth. Purchase on Amazon https://a.co/d/akYWtBe

Simone Gold, MD, JD is an experienced emergency physician and attorney, and the visionary who led the pivotal press conference event that broke the spell of the coronavirus panic in 2020. Creating the most viral moment in modern media history, Dr. Gold became the founder of America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS), the nation’s leading medical and civil liberties organization. The mission of AFLDS is to provide independent information from the world’s top experts in medicine and law, empowering people to protect their health and exercise their inalienable and constitutionally guaranteed rights. Dr. Gold is also a mom, the CEO of GoldCare.com, and a best-selling author. She graduated from Chicago Medical School before earning her Juris Doctorate degree at Stanford University Law School, and then served minority communities as an ER doctor for over 20 years, without a single malpractice complaint. She has worked in Washington, D.C. for the Surgeon General, as well as for the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee.

Recorded in Los Angeles CA 6th August 2025

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