Super Structure with Julian Feeld

French protests heat up. Trump taps Russia for oil as the Iran war continues to drive prices up. ICE keeps metastasizing. Flock cameras continue to be misused for personal reasons by (sometimes former) cops. Israeli settler violence in the Palestinian West Bank accelerates further. Lula suffers electoral setbacks in Brazil. And things fall apart between Eritrea and Ethiopia in Tigray. That’s right, it’s another news episode. Our guest is Jake Rockatansky of the QAA Podcast & Spectral Voyager Mini-series. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with...

We spoke with writer and journalist Marlon Ettinger about the rise of the far right in France and western Europe more broadly. Your host is Julian Feeld. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Follow Marlon Ettinger: https://x.com/MarlonEttingerListen to Sacré Bleu: The French Presidential Election Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacre-bleu-the-french-presidential-election-podcast/id1752354722Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Fi...

From World War II to the Global War On Terror, the United States has armed the world in various ways. We break down the history of US Arms Exports with Josef Burton, former diplomat, researcher and writer. Your host is Julian Feeld. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Follow Josef Burton: https://x.com/PinstripeBungleEpisode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is How Can You Say I...

A movie about friendship with a Nicaraguan dictator in the process of being overthrown by revolutionaries. Last Plane Out (1983) is the story of an American journalist being sexy, intrepid, and in support of Anastasio Somoza’s dictatorship. Specifically: Jack Cox, who produced this self-mythologizing movie at the height of Ronald Reagan’s efforts to arm the Nicaraguan counter-revolution. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art b...

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We conclude our two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of (mostly) anti-communist propaganda under the Suharto administration after the successful coup that deposed Sukarno. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by TooSlick. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of t...

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We kick off a two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of “Pancasila”, Indonesia’s official national ideology, and how it was expressed throughout both the Sukarno and — after the coup — Suharto administrations. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by TooSlick. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Rube...

A grotesque and puerile book from 1971 that stoked anti-immigrant panic and inspired such luminaries as Stephen Miller, Marine Le Pen, and Steve Bannon. This episode we explore Jean Raspail’s Camp of the Saints, which helped make “Great Replacement” theory contemporary. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Hayden Tank of the Bible Lore Podcast.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.The Bible Lore Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BibleLorePodcastEpisode researched and written by Spencer Barrows and Gr...

“The American Empire is more than just a political formation: it’s also a state of mind.” This week’s guest is Daniel Bessner of the American Prestige Podcast. He’s a historian, journalist and the author of Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Daniel Bessner’s Newsletter: https://imperialistrealism.substack.com/Buy the book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Imperialist-Realism/Daniel-Bessner/9781803414805America...

In 2006, despite the unstoppable ascendancy of liberal-capitalist hegemony in the post-Soviet context, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), completed a successful revolution in one of the poorest countries in the world, overthrowing a nearly 250 year old autocratic monarchy aligned with the United States. We trace a brief chronology of the revolutionary conflict, then discuss how the Maoists were so successful in recruiting the masses to their side, particularly women, peasants, and indigenous groups. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a...

A story in chapters: we explore the Libertarian movement and its attempts at creating a city (or even nation). Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode edited by Miguel Tanhi. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Deep Shadows by Little Ann.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.com BibliographyBrian Doherty, Radicals For CapitalismGregory L...

Cops continue to use Flock to spy on people they know. Trump steals Venezuelan oil. DHS and ICE expand their violent activities. Canada’s Mark Carney feuds with the United States. The Department of War is unhappy with its media. We bring you some sweet, sweet news. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Liv Agar.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Liv’s Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/livagarEpisode edited by Miguel Tanhi. Theme song by Thia...

We examine how the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter while working to keep its contributions to the climate crisis invisible. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guests are Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, directors of Earth’s Greatest Enemy.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Empire Files: https://empirefiles.tv/Earth’s Greatest Enemy: https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super S...

An action movie about a heavily muscled man discovering that communism is bad. But the movie’s production history connects Hollywood directly to the Reagan administration’s proxy wars, the apartheid government of South Africa, and the political career of the infamous Jack Abramoff. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Dooyo by Dur-Dur Band...

We track El Salvador’s development from the era of Spanish rule to Nayib Bukele’s current regime. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. They’re joined by guest Max Palma, co-host of The Drain podcast. You may also know him from Seeking Derangements.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.The Drain Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/thedrain./Seeking Derangements: https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangementsEpisode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Rube...

This is the story of a secret society among Japanese migrants in Brazil, the Shindo Renmei. They adamantly insisted that Japan had won World War II, to the point that they spread propaganda and carried out a series of terrorist attacks to reinforce their belief system. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode written and researched by Caio Almendra. It was edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. S...

We map out the history of Iran’s relationship with the United States (and Israel) leading to the current war. Your host is Julian Feeld with guest Séamus Malekafzali.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Séamus Malekafzali Newsletter: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Shadia by Yasmine Hamdan.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/super...

In the 1970s and 80s, Guatemala saw a joint effort by a military junta, the United Fruit Company, the CIA and American Evangelicals to suppress an indigenous guerrilla movement. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by Hayden Tank. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is A Desalmbrar by Victor Jara.Follow Super Structure on I...

After the Civil War, Reconstruction sought to remedy a deeply structurally racist antebellum South. But a movement sprung up dubbed the Lost Cause. It sought to rewrite Reconstruction and restructure the South to maintain white supremacy. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Episode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is S...

The government spies on anti-Flock-camera activists and warns of terrorism. A cop uses Flock to spy on his ex. Spain experiences a suspicious surge of migrants in Ceuta. FEMA gets tasked with pre-crime. The Saudis seek to manipulate Yemeni factions. Mitch McConnell is missing. Centrists and Republicans are losing their mind over the DSA. It’s news time! Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Episode ed...

We explore the Ku Klux Klan, from its theatrical origins in “charivari” during reconstruction to the Hollywood-inspired white hooded gang most people are familiar with. Our guest is Devin Thomas O’Shea, journalist and author of The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy and the Struggle for St. Louis. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Follow Devin: https://x.com/devintosheaThe Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis by Dev...