Episode 283: Falun Gong Part 1: Shen Yun

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04/13/23 • 64 min

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We take a trip to Lincoln Center to finally answer the question: “Wait, what actually is Shen Yun?” Featuring: drunk monks, uncanny valley Colin Jost, fog machines, the Covid-19 virus, and the torrential storm of the apocalypse. Welcome to part one of our series on the mysterious and freaky Falun Gong.

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Episode 282: Fighting Times

We’re joined by Jonathan Melrod (twitter.com/JonathanMelrod), author of the new autobiography “Fighting Times” (pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1289). We talk about the factory turn of the 1960s, SDS/RYM II, encounters with the Red Squad, and his 13 years fighting in American auto plants and as an activist in the UAW. Jonathan's FBI file: static1.squarespace.com/static/605d7866711508185e437efe/t/629e3e73925c4d39eb5082fe/1654537863547/Jon+Melrod+FBI+file_Redacted.pdf

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Episode 284: Falun Gong Part 2: Qigong Fever

We take a trip to China to uncover the origins of the Falun Gong, the contradictions between superstition and science, rural ear reading, levitation, and Qigong fever.