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Ghost Stories For The End Of The World

ghoststoriesfortheend

100 episodes

An occult history of post-war politics, true crime, corruption, and how we got here.

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  1. 81 The Belgian X-Files 4: Chaos, Fascism and Solar Temples

    · 49 min · Episode 95

    I'm joined by Belgian researcher Nic (@irc_nic) to talk about the post-war far-right in Belgium: what it believed, what it did, how it ensured loyalty, who profited...and who didn't. Paramilitary groups, Gladio, cults,…

  2. 80 - The Belgian X-Files 3: The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull II

    · 1 h 38 min · Episode 94

    We conclude our time in Congo by discussing how they killed Lumumba, colonial ghosts returning to the imperial core, and the politics of forgetting. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd

  3. 79 - TBXF 2: The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull (part i)

    · 6:36 · Episode 93

    Leopold. Congo. Belgium. The neo-aristocracy and generational suffering. The Belgian X-Files 2. TO UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd

  4. 78 - The Belgian X-Files 1: Some Years Ago (1945 - 1960 or so)

    · 1 h 15 min · Episode 92

    We look at Belgium under Nazi occupation and the Royal Question, then discuss the assassination of Communist Party leader Julien Lahaut and the hidden networks in the Belgian establishment.

  5. DULCE MIDNIGHT RADIO 5 ft. Mark Pilkington

    · 1 h 19 min · Episode 91

    Bradley (https://twitter.com/bpleasies) and Mark Pilkington (https://twitter.com/markopilkington) sit down to discuss UFOs, the latest round of "disclosure", Mirage Men, bigfoot erotica, black helicopters and more…

  6. 77 - The Deep Politics of Forrest Gump

    · 23 min · Episode 90

    **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE** https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We discuss Forrest Gump and boomers. The film arrived at a time when competing claims of ownership over the legacy of the 60s and “what it all…

  7. 76 - Clockwork

    · 23 min · Episode 89

    The story of a psyops agent called Colin Wallace, MI5 coups against the British state, Gladio in Northern Ireland and abuse rings sanctioned by the secret city. **TEASER CLIP** UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE HERE:…

  8. 75 - The Gangs of London: Brink’s-Mat, Freemasons, the Met Police and The Long Good Friday

    · 1 h 23 min · Episode 88

    Gold heists, cocaine, gangsters, money laundering, Freemasons, dirty cops, PABLO ESCOBAR, Nazis, the CIA, MI5, MI6 and more. HAVE A BITE. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd

  9. 74 - CARTELWORLD: Coups, pimps, private spooks and collapse

    · 25 min · Episode 87

    **TO UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW CLEAN YOUR BLOOD MONEY HERE**: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We discuss Azerbaijan, MI6, oil, al Qaeda, coups, assassinations, the Turkish deep state, the rise of the private…

  10. 73 - CARTELWORLD: Guns, oil, princes

    · 1 h 13 min · Episode 86

    We use Prince Andrew as an example of the Account Man, the connection between different nodes in the vast circuitry of the Machine. We talk offshore accounts, money laundering, guns and oil. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:…

  11. 72 - The Parapolitics of Britpop 2: Midnight, the Stars and You

    · 6:18 · Episode 85

    The ghosts have broken into the material world, and they are more real than the living. UNLOCK HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:…

  12. 71 - The Parapolitics of Britpop 1: ”But Doctor,” said the United Kingdom, ”I *am* the great clown Pagliacci!”

    · 5:31 · Episode 84

    This is a story about a haunted house. To hear the rest head over to: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd

  13. 70 - Olof Palme 8: Arla Dawn

    · 2 h 55 min · Episode 83

    If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule? Arla Dawn, the Swedish Stay Behind, the reason Olof Palme was murdered. Everything converges, everything ends. Support the show here:…

  14. 69 - Heaven Holds the Faithful Departed (Tripping Up to Boston Remix) **TEASER**

    · 13 min · Episode 82

    [Plug for Patreon page here]: TEASER ONLY! SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE! www.patreon.com/ghoststoriesfortheend [Episode summary designed to intimidate listeners and rivals into believing this shit is possibly too heavy for…

  15. 68 - Olof Palme 7: South Africa

    · 1 h 24 min · Episode 81

    The role of South African intelligence, assorted right-wing networks, slimeball operators and scumbag mercs in the assassination of Olof Palme. We are closing in on the heart of darkness, people. SUPPORT THE SHOW…

  16. 67 - Olof Palme 6: Swedish Guns

    · 1 h 02 min · Episode 80

    GUNS. LOTS OF GUNS. Let's talk Bofors, Bush, bastards, bullets, bombs, bribes, and blackmail. It's a rogues gallery, a compendium of intrigue, a thesis statement about the fallen world in which we live. Support the…

  17. 66 - Olof Palme 5 - Skandiamannen

    · 21 min · Episode 79

    **TEASER** - UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd I'm joined again by Marcus and Sebastian to take a look at reactionary oddball and graphic designer STIG ENGSTROM, from his…

  18. 65 - Olof Palme 4: More Usual Suspects

    · 1 h 15 min · Episode 78

    More theories, more suspects, more SWEDES. Nazi cops, Kurdish leftists, crooked spooks, shady politicians, wild theories. It's all happening. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd…

  19. 64 - Olof Palme 3: The Usual Suspects

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 77

    Marcus of Return of the Repressed once again joins me to explore how the police handled the immediate aftermath of the Palme hit and the troubling witness accounts that undermined the early attempts to establish an…

  20. 63 - Olof Palme 2: Masquerade **TEASER**

    · 8:55 · Episode 76

    We step back from the Palme murder to explore the Palme family and the rise and rise of Olof in Swedish politics. Also there are psychics and nazis in this one. UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE:…

  21. 62 - Olof Palme 1: Come and See

    · 1 h 29 min · Episode 75

    SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd When he had opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, "Come and see." And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name…

  22. 61 - The Horror of Police with Travis Linnemann

    · 1 h 38 min · Episode 74

    I'm joined this evening by friend of the show Travis Linnemann - author, academic and associate professor at Kansas University - to discuss the cops, the uncanny, the weird and the eerie. Travis is the author of THE…

  23. LETO II: THE TRUTHENING **TRAILER**

    · 39 min · Episode 73

    Unlock here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd

  24. 60 - THE OCTOPUS: Epilogue

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 72

    SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd This was actually supposed to be up on Friday just gone but technical issues delayed release. A chill discussion about the journey, and our final…

  25. 59 - THE OCTOPUS 13: The Future is History

    · 2 h 58 min · Episode 71

    https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd "Back in the days of hippie simplicity, people liked to blame 'the CIA' or 'a secret rogue operation.' But this is a new enemy, unnameable, locatable on no organization…

  26. 58 - THE OCTOPUS 12: Arkansas part II

    · 1 h 29 min · Episode 70

    SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE: https://ghoststoriesfortheendoftheworld.bandcamp.com/album/the-octopus-music-and-atmospheres-from-the-sea-floor We…

  27. 57 - THE OCTOPUS 11: Arkansas part 1

    · 11 min · Episode 69

    *TEASER* - UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE BY LAUNDERING MONEY HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE: https://ghoststoriesfortheendoftheworld.bandcamp.com/releases Poppy Bush…

  28. 56 - THE OCTOPUS 10: Disintegrating at the End of History

    · 2 h 33 min · Episode 68

    WE ARE BACK. Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We talked to Bill Hamilton and our tiny minds were blown, so many thanks to him for answering our questions. We begin with a look at…

  29. 55 - THE OCTOPUS 9: Robert Maxwell and the Dancing Hare

    · 13 min · Episode 67

    TO UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We explore the fall of Robert Maxwell, the spread of PROMIS, the rise of the new operators, and 20 years of financial voodoo…

  30. 54 - THE OCTOPUS 8: The Enterprise

    · 2 h 01 min · Episode 66

    Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We try to understand The Enterprise, exploring Poppy Bush's time as Vice President and the way Iran-Contra was quickly transformed into a limited…

  31. 53 -THE OCTOPUS 7: The Bodies

    · 1 h 18 min · Episode 65

    Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We talk about a few other issues surrounding Danny Casolaro's last days, and discuss other mysterious deaths connected to the Inslaw Affair. We…

  32. TALES FROM THE GRAVEYARD BUNKER III

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 64

    Support the show by laundering some money here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Technical issues and last minute edits have held up the new special but here it is, baby. All Saints Day is upon us, so…

  33. HALLOWEEN TALES: Kill List (2011, Dir: Ben Wheatley)

    · 1 h 21 min · Episode 63

    A first for the show, as we explore a modern horror classic that has a lot to say about psychopathic hitmen, parapolitical cults and what it's like to need a new jacuzzi in austerity-era Britain.

  34. 52 - The Octopus 6: The Death of Danny Casolaro

    · 1 h 37 min · Episode 62

    Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Danny Casolaro's investigation into The Octopus ends in a West Virginia motel room in brutal fashion. We try to piece together his last days and…

  35. 51 - THE OCTOPUS 5: The Company

    · 5:30 · Episode 61

    Cocaine bears, Kentucky drug runners, CIA gunmen and mercs aplenty. UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd

  36. 50 - THE OCTOPUS 4: A Pale Horse

    · 1 h 47 min · Episode 60

    Danny pursues his story to the California desert, encountering desperadoes, contract killers, dope runners and CIA assets. He also makes the acquaintance of one Robert Booth Nichols, a man with a lot of stories to…

  37. The Invisible Empire: A Tunnel in Paris

    · 54 min · Episode 59

    For no particular reason, this episode is now !UNLOCKED! MI6, the ruins of empire, the Royal Family, arms trafficking, terrorism, oligarchs, the gangster state and more converged on a tunnel in Paris one horrifying…

  38. 49 - THE OCTOPUS 3: Danger Man

    · 3:02 · Episode 58

    **TEASER** UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Danny Casolaro's pursuit of the Octopus brings him into contact with a geek burnout and spook fixer called Michael Riconosciuto.…

  39. 48 - THE OCTOPUS 2: Danny Casolaro in Wonderland

    · 1 h 25 min · Episode 57

    Danny Casolaro is a freelance journalist on the hunt for a scoop when he hears about the Inslaw Affair. Bill Hamilton has a hell of a tale to tell him: a horror story about grinding bureaucracy, corruption in high…

  40. 47 - The Octopus 1: The Perfect Spy

    · 1 h 36 min · Episode 56

    Inslaw Inc developed a version of a software package called PROMIS that was leaps and bounds beyond anything comparable at the time. It was stolen by the US government and allegedly distributed to clients around the…

  41. 47 - The Octopus 1: The Perfect Spy

    · 1 h 36 min · Episode 55

    Inslaw Inc developed a version of a software package called PROMIS that was leaps and bounds beyond anything comparable at the time. It was stolen by the US government and allegedly distributed to clients around the…

  42. 47 - The Octopus 1: The Perfect Spy

    · 1 h 36 min · Episode 55

    Inslaw Inc developed a version of a software package called PROMIS that was leaps and bounds beyond anything comparable at the time. It was stolen by the US government and allegedly distributed to clients around the…

  43. 46 - MKNAOMI and 70 Years of Bioterror

    · 1 h 45 min · Episode 54

    SUPPORT THE SHOW BY LAUNDERING SOME MONEY HERE: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Tonight we present a tragicomedy in 4 acts. Act 1: Devils Tearing Your Life Away Unit 731, bioweapons in the Korean War,…

  44. !UNLOCKED! Cartelworld: Drugs, Banking, Empire and Terrorism in the Last Days

    · 2 h 01 min · Episode 53

    Support Ghost Stories to unlock other goodies and listen to our Patreon-only series Books of War: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Had some issues…

  45. 45 - CASINO 5: Godfathers of the Deep State

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 52

    **TEASER** To unlock the full episode, go to: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd The final, Beast-length installment of CASINO. We talk Ronald Reagan: actor, dreamweaver, visionary, plus President, and we…

  46. Dulce Midnight Radio III ft Robert Skvarla

    · 1 h 36 min · Episode 51

    We talk to Robert Skvarla about his excellent new series "The cover-up behind 'UFO Cover up? Live!'", available over on Diabolique. We discuss disinformation, spooks. the UFO community and why we shouldn't expect too…

  47. Dulce Midnight Radio III ft. Robert Skvarla

    · 1 h 36 min · Episode 50

    Our friend Robert Skvarla (@robertskvarla) joins us to discuss his excellent new series about a UFO TV show from the 80s over at Diabolique, and we also get into the recent UFO hearings, disclosure and disinformation,…

  48. 44 - CASINO 4: Shotgun Safari (BCCI, Safari Club, and the Second CIA)

    · 1 h 11 min · Episode 49

    We have reached the midpoint of our CASINO series, friends and neighbours. Tonight we look at some other aspects of George HW Bush's time as CIA Director, the moment when he became the Godfather of the Amerikan Deep…

  49. 43 - CASINO 3: It’s a Small World After All **TEASER**

    · 2:14 · Episode 48

    **TEASER** To unlock the episode, subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Our CASINO miniseries continues. We chase the money and Cuban exiles across 30 years of intrigue and corruption,…

  50. 42 -CASINO 2: The House of the Rising Sun

    · 1 h 14 min · Episode 47

    Support the show by laundering some money here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd Twitter: @ghoststoriesend The CIA is under new management. As the skim operation and the links between the mob and the…

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