Come And See
By Moxy O'Brien
We talk about aliens, magicians, Nazis, cryptids and con artists in an effort to examine just how we got where we are.
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Come And SeeMay 18, 2023
On The Doctrine of Discovery, Imperialism and Neocolonialism
Today we're tracing the history of American Imperialism to its roots in the Catholic Church.
We're also taking a moment to discuss racial disparity in the medical field, highlighted by a recently leaked transcript from UPMC hospital, which can be read here:
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Mox Speaks IV
Our host returns from a brief sojourn in the wild woods, shaven and prepared for work.
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On Timothy McVeigh and The Oklahoma City Bombing
Today we're continuing our look at the 90s with the Oklahoma City Bombing, and where Timothy McVeigh fits into the broader tapestry of the Patriot Militia Movement. We're also talking The Turner Diaries, again, and Uncle Bill, again.
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On America And Guns part 2: Gun Culture
On today's episode of the show we continue our discussion about America and guns by taking a look at the other side of the coin, Gun Culture.
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On America And Guns part 1: Gun Control
Well. Let's talk about it. You see what the title is.
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On The Columbine Massacre and Youth Radicalization
We're back from a short break to discuss school shootings, in particular the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and its implications on the current shooting epidemic. We're also looking at the youth radicalization problem and talking about some potential solutions.
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On Waco and the Branch Davidians
On today's episode of the show we're talking about the Siege at the Mt. Carmel Center, the Branch Davidians, David Koresh and the legacy of Waco.
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On Bohemian Grove
Today we're discussing the Bohemian Club and the alleged strange goings on at Bohemian Grove. Spoiler Alert: There's...a lot of pee.
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On Ruby Ridge
Today we're calling an audible to discuss The Ruby Ridge standoff and all of the misconceptions about it...starting with where it happened.
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On Brainwashing, Mind Control, Cults and the CIA
Today we're continuing our discussion from Monday's episode about the weird history of brain-washing and cult propaganda.
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On Jim Jones and the CIA
On today's episode of the show we're having a look at Jim Jones and the People's Temple, and the probability that Jones was working on behalf of the CIA.
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On Propaganda
Today we're taking a look at propaganda: what it is, what it's for, what it looks like and how to be aware when you're being pitched to. Spoiler Aalert: You are always being pitched to.
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On The History of American Censorship
Today we're discussing another American myth: freedom of speech.
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On Panopticon, Big Brother and Mass Surveillance
Today we're discussing the Panopticon and its implications in the idea of State Surveillance in the US. We'll also talk about 1984 and Big Brother in particular.
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On Drugs And American Cannabis Prohibition
Today we're rounding out our examination of America's relationship with drugs and crime with a look at the domestic prohibition of drugs, cannabis in particular. We'll also discuss Reefer Madness, Go Ask Alice and the weird history of drug propaganda.
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On the Myth of American Crime
On today's episode we're looking at crime; how it's presented and propagandized, what it's ultimately used for, and to whose benefit. We'll also take a few moments to laugh about D.A.R.E.
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On How the United States Funded Global Terrorism with Drug Money
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Mox Speaks 3: Revolutionary Tactics
It's the Season finale, and our host is waxing about activism and the function of a Leftist.
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On ODESSA, Die Spinne, and the Nazis of South America
Today we're talking about the Nazi ratlines, hidden Nazi treasure, and whether or not Hitler really died at the end of the War. It's a return to tin foil hat country.
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On The Night of the Long Knives
Today we're discussing the cultivation and eventual purge of the Left Wing of the Nazi Party, and why people should know that they had one.
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On White Flight and Segregated Education
Today we're discussing the history of segregated education in the United States; it's history, it's brief intermission and it's modern resurgence.
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On The History of the Anti-Vaxx Movement
Today we're taking a look at vaccine skepticism throughout its history and how it's culminated in a weird, militaristic Libertarian extremism in today's political discourse.
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On Culture Wars and the Rise of Transphobia
Today we're having a conversation about the continuing rise of anti-trans violence and the perpetuation of 'culture wars' in America.
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On The John Birch Society
Sort of a Part 2 to our episode about Christofascism, today we're looking at some of the many tendrils attached to Robert Welch and the John Birch Society.
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On Christofascism
Today we're taking a look at the history of christofascism and how it always...always...presages totalitarianism, and why that's relevant for the American listeners.
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On Atlantis, Talokan, Black Panther 2 and Pseudoscience in Hollywood
We're back like we left something with a discussion about Atlantis and how it seems to be...everywhere all of a sudden.
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On The Formation and History of the Ku Klux Klan(s)
Todays a big one. We're going in on the history of the Klans. All...four(ish) of them.
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On David Duke
Today we're discussing the former Imperial Wizard of the KKKK, David Duke. No, that isn't a misspelling. We'll explain in the episode.
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On Hebrews 2 Negroes: Wake Up Black America, (a review of sorts)
On today's special episode of the show we're discussing a film that's been the cause of quite a lot of controversy as of late, 'Hebrews 2 Negroes: Wake Up Black America". It's not what you'd call a 'glowing review'.
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On Vampires
Today we are wrapping up spooky season with a look at one of the most famous creatures of the night, the vampire.
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On Witches (finally)
Today after what's felt like an almost excessive amount of preamble, we spend Halloween getting heavy down on witches. What are they...why do people think they're real? Let's get heavy down on the spooky stuff.
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On Possession and Altered States of Consciousness
Today we're discussing...things that go inside of you and make you do things. But also The Bible quite a bit, snake-handling, and as you'd expect, Ancient Greece. It gets weird.
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Mox Speaks 2
Today we're taking a slight detour so our host can get some things off their chest. Maybe turn the volume down.
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On Zombies, Revenants and Ghouls
Today we're tracing the history of the zombie, both how we ended up at The Walking Dead, and the Haitian cultural phenomenon. In both cases, drugs are involved.
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On Bigfoot, the Yeti and the Missing Link
Today we're getting heavy down on Maybe the most famous cryptid of all, and how it might just be people.
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On The Uinta Basin and Skinwalker Ranch
We're talking all manner of weird on today's episode as we peer into one of the most active paranormal locations in the world: the Uinta Basin in Utah, and specifically, the Skinwalker Ranch.
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On Werewolves
Today we're taking a look at the history of Lycanthropes...and how it ties into witchcraft, the berserkers, the Ancient Celts and Pliny the Elder...again.
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On Ergotism
Today we're discussing ergot poisoning...something that may or may not have been responsible for quite a few astonishing events throughout history.
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On Ouija Boards
Today we're taking a trip back to the 19th century to look at the origin of the Ouija board...which...actually takes us back to Egypt. We're also discussing a highly decorated author who may or may not have actually been a ghost. Spooky Season continues!!
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On The Malleus Maleficarum
Today we're kicking off Spooky Season with a look at the Malleus Maleficarum and how witchcraft evolved from a thing nobody was doing into a thing a lot of people thought Everybody was doing.
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On The Secret Space Program
Today we're having somewhat of a loose discussion about one of the more confounding conspiracies in today's conspiracy sphere, the Secret Space Program.
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On Nazi UFOs, the Wunderwaffe, and Project Paperclip
Today we're going on something of a continuation into our look at UFOs from Monday, and having a discussion about the potential Nazi origins of the Flying Disk Craze of the 1940s. We also explore the Nazis' Wonder Weapon Program, and the thing that ties it all together: Project Paperclip.
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On The Roswell Incident
Today we're discussing the one that started it all...well...sort of. We're talking all things Roswell today, and as you might expect...it gets weird.
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On Alchemy, The Foundation of Modern Chemistry
Today we are discussing the ancient, prescientific art of alchemy, as well as several more people who probably didn't exist, and the prescientific idea of the Humours comes up. This one gets a little strange.
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On Merlin the Wizard
Today we're discussing something that...actually ties in to Monday's episode of the show more than you'd think. We're taking a break from politics today to discuss Merlin the Wizard, and try by God not to butcher Welsh pronunciations too badly.
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On Druids and the Ancient Celts
Today we're looking into something that's been bothering our host since last season...just who exactly are these 'Ancient Celts' people in New Age circles keep referring to? Today, we find out.
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On The Battle of Los Angeles
Today we're getting knee deep in our first 'weird' episode of the season, with talks about Pearl Harbor, US-Japanese relations leading up to WWII, and of course...aliens, airships and weird inexplicable lights in the sky.
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On Heaven's Gate
Today we're discussing what is widely considered to be the world's first Internet cult; as well as a brief look at the history of UFO cults and how they, like everything else we cover on this show, ties back to Theosophy.
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On Propaganda and a Brief History of Conspiracy Radio
Today we're having a look at the history of propaganda and conspiratorial radio; from its roots in the 1920s and its rise in popularity during WWII, to the Patriot Militia Movement, to, of course, Coast to Coast AM and Alex Jones.
It's a lot.
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On The Reptilian Conspiracy
Today we're discussing the Reptilians, The Reptoids, and where this whole 'lizard people' business came from. It gets weird. Come and See.
On Blood Libel, PizzaGate and "Adrenochrome Harvesting"
Today we discuss the (absurdly) long history of the anti-Jewish canard, the blood libel...and it's ties to the modern super-conspiracy, QAnon.
Trigger Warning
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On The Turner Diaries
Today we kick off Season 3 by circling back to something we began to discuss on Season 1: William L. Pierce's novel, The Turner Diaries.
Trigger Warning.
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On Vince McMahon
Today we're discussing one of the more controversial figures we've covered on the show (which is saying something), now Former owner, CEO and Chairman of the WWE, Vince McMahon.
TRIGGER WARNING: today's episode involves discussion about sexual assault.
On The New World Order
Today we are discussing probably one of the oldest, most prominent and influential conspiracies in history. Come and See.
On The Dog-Whistle of Fiscal Conservativism and The Tea Party Movement
Today we're discussing the roots of the 'overburdened tax payer' in American history, and how it feeds directly into what is probably the most obvious contributor to the rise of Donald Trump...the American Tea Party Movement.
On Insurrections, Ali Alexander and Stop the Steal
Today we discuss the only successful insurrection in US history, and how it relates to the Stop the Steal campaign that led to the January 6th riot...as well as the main architect of the January 6th event, Ali Alexander.
On Mermaids (finally)
After several failed attempts, today we finally discuss mermaids...in exhaustive detail. Come and See.
On Radio Waves and Extraterrestrials
Today we're discussing forays into using radio waves to communicate with extraterrestrials...something first discovered (maybe) by Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi in the late 19th century. Come and See.
On The Montauk Project, The Philadelphia Experiment, Project Pegasus and Time Travel
Today we're talking conspiracies with forays into The Montauk Project, which was the original influence for the show Stranger Things. We'll also be discussing the Philadelphia Experiment, and we turn once again to Andrew Basiago and his time-traveling pal, Barry Soetero...who you may know by a different name. Come and See.
On Living Dinosaurs and a Young Earth
Today...we were trying to have a discussion about Mokele Mbembe. As it turns out, in order to Do that, you require a fairly sizable preamble about fundamentalist Christianity. Come and See.
On New Thought, Popular Health, Eugenics and The New Age
Today we continue the dive we began with HPB and turn our sights on alternative health and alternative medicine.
Trigger Warning for today's episode. Our discussion of eugenics gets a bit graphic.
On Police and School Shootings
We're back after a brief intermission to discuss the function of police in regards to "Protecting and Serving". Short answer: They do not. We discuss Warren v. DC as well as School Resource Officers. Come and See.
On Ancient Astronauts and the American Neo-Volkish Movement
Today our study of the history of Aryan superiority in science fiction and the occult continues as we dissect Ancient Alien hypothesis and a lineage of American exceptionalism that mirrors the German Volkish Movement continuing to the present day in the confluence of conspiracy culture and the extreme Far Right. Come and See.
On Vril and the Subterranean Master Race(s) or How I Learned To Love the Rod
Today we're doing sort of an addendum to Friday's episode about Helena Blavatsky and the Root Races to discuss Vril energy and the 19th century novel The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. We'll also be discussing Maria Orsitsch and the mysterious (and most likely imaginary) Vril Society. Things get strange. Come and See.
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and the Seven Root Races
Today we are discussing Helena Blavatsky's Root Race theory and the effect that it had on the creation of the Nazi Party. Come and See.
Mox Speaks
We're taking a detour from our regularly scheduled podcast so our host can...unload about some things on their mind. So today we are engaging in the Bill Cooper tradition of...angrily railing at the audience about social issues.
The Prussian Model and the American Education System: 2 + 2 = 5 part 2
Today we are taking a look at the flawed roots of the American Education System: The Prussian Model, as well as examining No Child Left Behind and how that legislation took a broken system and absolutely smashed it. Come and See.
FOX News and Roger Ailes: 2 + 2 = 5
Today we're talking about how FOX News was conceived of as a propaganda arm of the conservative Right and one of the most dangerous men in modern history: Roger Ailes.
They Buried An Alien in Aurora, TX: Gonzo High Strangeness in the 19th Century
We're taking a break from politics today to discuss a rash of Unidentified Flying Objects in the 1890s, including one strange case that involved a Christian burial for an alien. Come and See.
Abortion and Male Abuse: Let's Talk...
Today Mox is having some thoughts out loud about the Roe v. Wade memo, and the current social discussion on male and amab abuse. Come and See.
May Day and the Haymarket Affair
Today we're busting out another Four Cornered Room Remix with a recap of the history of May Day and the Haymarket Affair, as well as a conversation about the current state of the American workforce and the revitalization of support for Unions in the US.
The Pennsylvania Paranormal Convention (a recap)
I took a trip to a Paranormal Convention, and met Kathleen Marden, the niece of Betty and Barney Hill. And that was the Least weird experience of the day.
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The Satanic Panic part 3: Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan
The Satanic Panic part 2: "The West Memphis Three Lost Paradise..."
Today we take a look at the tragic case of the West Memphis Three...three teenage boys who spent 18 years in prison after being targeted as murderers during the height of the Satanic Panic. We also discuss The Reid Interrogation Technique and how it has affected a tendency toward coerced false confessions.
The Satanic Panic: Devils Amongst Us All
Trigger Warning: Child Sexual Abuse, and discussions of abuse involving children on today's episode. We're discussing the mass hysteria of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and 90s; as well as taking a look at the grifter "former High Priest of the Church of Satan" Mike Warnke, and Wandering Womb. (Unbelievable). Come and See.
Joe Arpaio: America's Most Racist Sheriff
A Staunch trigger warning for today's episode...things get rough in today's discussion on Maricopa County's infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This story covers everything from Space Tours to Joe's Concentration Camp. Strap in, cadets.
Season's Greetings...
We kick off Season 2 of the podcast with a fireside chat about Alex Jones, Batman and The 48 Laws of Power
George Lincoln Rockwell and The American Nazi Party
Today we wrap up the pilot season of Come and See with a discussion about George Lincoln Rockwell, in many ways the spiritual godfather of the modern American Far Right. Trigger Warning for today's episode, some of the language gets a bit coarse.
BONUS: Allan Pinkerton and The Pinkerton Detective Agency
A St. Patrick's Day gift from us to you - a brief bonus episode about one of history's most famous villains, The Pinkertons.
An Abridged History of American Fascism
Today we're diving into the history of the White Nationalist/Fascist insurgency movements of the United States, with stops along the way to discuss The Order, the Aryan Nations, The Covenant The Sword and The Arm of the Lord, LibertyNet...as well as modern monsters like Nick Fuentes and the Groyper Army. Join me, and Come and See.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (remix)
Today we discuss The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and their continued influence throughout the world. This text has been used by everyone from Henry Ford to Adolf Hitler to Bill Cooper to David Icke. Today we'll be taking a closer look at what has been called the most seminal anti-Semitic text in history.
Parapsychology: Filling In the Gaps With Strange
The Men In Black: Sending You Forget-Me-Nots
Today we're getting real weird with discussions about the Men in Black, psychic manifestations, black helicopters, Aleister Crowley comes up at some point...we're going spelunking down the cavern of the strange, hep cadets. Bring a helmet.
The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction: "Be Not Afraid".
Today we're stepping away from government conspiracies (well...kind of) to discuss aliens, and more specifically alien abductions...as well as a brief overview of the Fermi paradox and Dark Forest theory.
...I promise it's interesting. Dig it.
"You don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows..."
Because their founding manifesto, Prairie Fire is being sold for $450 on Amazon and $900 on eBay, but is available for *free* from the Students for a Democratic Society digital library, Included is a link to the pdf below.
www.sds-1960s.org/PrairieFire-reprint.pdf
Charles Manson and The CIA
Our first one-off episode, today we take a little breather after the heaviness that was the COINTELPRO series to discuss one of my pet conspiracies, the likelihood that Charles Manson was an agent provocateur working on behalf of the CIA.
COINTELPRO pt. 3: "The 20th Century Was Almost Entirely Mine."
Today we conclude our series on COINTELPRO with a look at the man behind the curtain, J. Edgar Hoover.
COINTELPRO pt. 2: AIM and the BPP
Today we are joined by friend of the pod and all around wicked hep cat Lune to discuss the Black Panther Party, the American Indian Movement, and commiserate over the similarities in our People's struggles with the Counter Intelligence Program.
COINTELPRO: A Real Conspiracy
Today we begin our three part miniseries covering the FBI's COINTELPRO operations and the history of anti-Communist hysteria in the United States.
Bill Cooper pt. 3: Bill and Death and Taxes
Bill Cooper pt. 2: "Put the aliens in the middle, and it all makes sense."
