Episode #2289

Darryl Cooper

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Darryl Cooper, host of the Martyr Made podcast, joins to discuss his approach to historical narrative and the backlash to his nuanced views on WWII. The conversation ranges across labor history, immigration, cults, and the slave trade, touching on historical methodology and parallels between past and present. He also shares personal anecdotes from his military service.

What they talked about

  • Ankalaev vs Pereira technical fight analysis
  • Darryl Cooper's Churchill controversy and Tucker interview
  • Critique of reductionist WWII and Nazi narratives
  • Astroturfing and social media manipulation by NGOs
  • Hitler's anti-Semitism and rise to power
  • American immigration waves and cultural identity
  • Labor movement history and Battle of Blair Mountain
  • Cults, Jim Jones, and Hitler's charismatic leadership

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