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Totally Unrelated: History, books & banter among friends

Totally Unrelated: History, books & banter among friends

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 A bunch of Eastern European friends blabbing about history, books, labor issues and such. Occasional venting sessions. Episodes drop every other week, on Wednesday. Shoot us an email at the.totally.unrelated.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TUnrelated Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totally_unrelated_pod/Totally Unrelated Art Literary History & Criticism World
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  • Fiction, Conspiracies & Lies - From Espionage to Conspirituality

    Fiction, Conspiracies & Lies - From Espionage to Conspirituality
    Nov 2 2023
    Pavel Coruț was a member of a counter-espionage unit. Then, after the fall of the communist regime in Romania, he started writing spy novels, blurring the line between fact and fiction and introducing a series of conspiracy theories into the public discourse regarding the country's recent past. At the same time, Romanians' appetite for all things religious, spiritual and esoteric was growing at a steady pace. Sensing an opportunity, other former secret service members re-branded themselves as spiritual healers and conspiracy peddlers, becoming key players within the emerging conspirituality movement. 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕤: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/15/russia-kgb-psychic-oleg-kashin https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/19/archives/emigre-tells-of-research-in-soviet-in-parapsychology-for-military.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09668130802630870 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nationalistic-spy-novels-strike-chord-in-romania-1506123.html Use a translation tool for the following Romanian-language sources: https://www.scena9.ro/article/niste-bubuli https://www.scena9.ro/article/pavel-corut-conspiratie-biografie https://www.scena9.ro/article/pavel-corut-conspiratii-securitate-carti 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔: Music: Rainy Dusk Groove [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11861-rainy-dusk-groove-full-version Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Inspiring Noir Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8785-inspiring-noir-piano-waltz Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: The Big Adventure by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/431-the-big-adventure Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Foreign Worlds by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10862-foreign-worlds Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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    29 mins
  • Debt-for-Nature Swaps & The Environmentalism of the Rich

    Debt-for-Nature Swaps & The Environmentalism of the Rich
    Jun 22 2023

    What is conservation financing? And do rich people really care about the environment? We'll explore the story of James Goldsmith, hostile takeover baron who was among the first promoters of the idea of debt-for-nature swaps. Would the face-eating leopard play nice outside the world of business or is nature just business as usual?

    Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/L4LlmtQuWXc

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    Late Night Radio by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7613-late-night-radio License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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    22 mins
  • The Balkanazi on Broadway & His Communist Friends: Nicolae Malaxa

    The Balkanazi on Broadway & His Communist Friends: Nicolae Malaxa
    Feb 1 2023

    Nicolae Malaxa was the quintessential Romanian robber baron: building his fortune by securing lucrative deals with the state, schmoozing with royalty and fascists alike. Heck, he even took his chance for a few years behind the Iron Curtain, bribing Romanian Communist Party officials. And then, he went to America!

    Diana and Eliza discuss all the man's shenanigans and how he has benefited from a significant reputation laundering within the current discourse in Romania.

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    Lo-Fi Hip-Hop 03 by WinnieTheMoog

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    48 mins

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