Left Unread

The LU boys kick off 2026 properly by exploring the weeks where decades have happened in US and global politics. We discuss the political maneuvering of the Trump administration against Venezuela, the protests in Iran, the posturing over Greenland, and the Minneapolis anti-Ice protests. You can join the LU Liberation Army of Greenland on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung You can subscribe to us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/LeftUnread You can reach out to us at leftunreadpod@gmail.com. Suggestions, questions, and hate mail welcome. Theme music by Interesting Times Gang. Check them out at: itgang.bandcamp.com.

Was 2025 the greatest year yet in recorded human history? We break it down minute by minute in this 8.7 thousand hour New Years Special! Don't miss ONE SINGLE SECOND of the action as Devin and Stan walk you through the entirety of the Year of Our Lord 2025. Personal Highs (and Lows), favorite films, Geese of the Year; it's all here folks! Buckle up, and enjoy!   Please consider making us a part of your New Years Resolution by donating to our Patreon, which can be found here: www.patreon.com/leftunread   Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung   Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com   Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of sick tunes here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com   Happy New Year!

This week, we explore the diverse pre- and early- Christian traditions that have lent themselves to our modern understanding and celebration of the Christmas Holiday. We talk about how those traditions have combined to create the modern holiday that is celebrated by billions of all faiths today, and how much 'Christ' there really is in Christmas to begin with.   Please consider joining our Patreon to provide material support as we work on our Easter episode: www.patreon.com/leftunread   Follow us: @leftunreadpod @gluten_yung @poorfidalgo   Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com   Theme music courtesy of the inimitable Interesting Times Gang: www.itgang.bandcamp.com   Happy Holidays LU Fam! We Love you!

This week we discuss the blooming relationship between Donald J. Trump and New York Mayor-Elect Zohran K. Mamdani. Is it love...or something more pragmatic? We also talk about our love for rock and roll music, and the impending AI bubble burst. Please check out our Patreon if you're interested in supporting this vital discourse: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of the inimitable Interesting Times Gang, who comnpile their works here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com ;)

This week we took some time to catch up on current events which have transpired since our last unscripted recording, including the recent NYC Mayoral Election which saw Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani crush Andrew 'The Sex Pest' Cuomo in all but one borough. I think we all know which one was the holdout. Cam and Evan take time to discuss their particular views on the role of electoral politics in a socialist project and whether it cans till be useful to take part knowing the limitations inherent. Please consider donating to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of the wonderful Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of cool tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com ;)

Join us for a special Halloween edition of the podcast as we regale you with four tales from beyond the grave. Japanese folklore, Satanic rituals in Northern Ireland, and more all await you within. Listen...if you dare.   Happy Halloween, and of course: Hail Glugulegg-Jeffrey!   If you enjoy our spooky hijinks, please consider subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread   Follow us on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung   Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com   Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com   <3

This week we conclude the two episode miniseries we began last week with Dick and Don of Fourth Reich Archaeology. We continue our discussion of Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle and try to make sense of the explosion of violence and fake disclosures that have dominated the first year of the second Trump administration.   All interstitial music provided by the excellent Angleton’s Orchids (Don).   You can gaze into the heart of the Spectacle on Twitter: @fourthreichpod (Twitter and Instagram) @angletonorchids @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung   You can subscribe to us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/LeftUnread   You can reach out to us at leftunreadpod@gmail.com. Suggestions, questions, and hate mail welcome.   Theme music by Interesting Times Gang. Check them out at: itgang.bandcamp.com

The LU Boys are joined this week by Dick and Don of the Fourth Reich Archaeology podcast for part one of a two part series on Guy Debord’s 1967 work The Society of the Spectacle and his 1988 followup Comments on the Society of the Spectacle. We use these works as a lens to decrypt the first year of the Trump 2 administration and the explosion of violence and confusion that has followed in its wake.   All interstitial music provided by the excellent Angleton’s Orchids (Don).   You can unearth the secrets of the Fourth Reich on Twitter: @fourthreichpod @angletonorchids @leftunreadpod (Twitter and Instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung   You can subscribe to us on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/LeftUnread   You can reach out to us at: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Suggestions, questions, and hate mail welcome.   Theme music by Interesting Times Gang. Check them out at: itgang.bandcamp.com

We're too busy noticing THE PATTERN   Please consider subscribing to our Patreon by following the below URL: www.patreon.com/leftunread   Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung   Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com   Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great music available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com   ;)  

This week was full of events. Within this episode, those events are discussed. In a fairly measured fashion, for us. Enjoy.   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who offer tons of great tunes here: www.itgang.bandcamp,com <3

We're a 7 on the Bristol Cool Chart   Please consider checking out our Patreon if you're willing and able to render material aid to the show: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who offer tons of cool tunes here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

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This week we return to Iberia in the late 11th century to see how our old pal Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is handling his second brush with exile from the royal court of Alfonso VI. He learned a lot during his first brush with freelance mercenary work, and this time we'll see him put those skills to work as he attempts to realize his loftier ambitions. If you are a fan of this series and want to see more like it, please consider signing up for our Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com And I swear, that isn't my real nickname :'(

And even if it WAS real, I'm not on it. Please consider checking out our Patreon page and helping us stay afloat: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of cool tunes for sale here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

This week, we put the pedal to the metal and embrace...THE SPEED.   Please consider checking out our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/leftunread   Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung   Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com   Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of cool tunes for sale here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com  

This week we settle in to talk movies; specifically, the 1961 historical epic 'El Cid'. Directed by Anthony Mann, and produced by Franco-collaborator Samuel Bronston, this hard-to-find technicolor classic is a prime example of political propaganda on the big screen. Shot largely on-scene in Spain, with 60's heavy-hitters Charlton Heston and Sofia Loren leading a cast that included hundreds of actual Francoist soldiers on loan as extras, there was plenty to admire and critique in equal measure. Please consider checking out our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us (on Letterboxd!): PoorFidalgo - Evan theprinceofmeat - Cam Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes for sale here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com \m/(>_<)\m/

This week we continue our look at the life and times of famed Reconquista-era knight and mercenary Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known to posterity by the epithet El Cid. This week we will discuss the Christian response to the collapse of the Caliphate, the rise of the Almoravids, and begin to explore more deeply El Cid’s life and deeds, insofar as we know of them, and will attempt to sift apart truth from legend. Please consider checking out our Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who offer tons of great tunes for purchase here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com <3

This week, we travel back to the Iberian Peninsula in the 11th Century CE and begin our discussion about one of the most formative events in the Western European historical tradition: The Reconquista. Traditionally, at least to Western historians, this has been a tale of the centuries long triumph of Christianity, Civilization, and Enlightened European Values over the despotic domination of the conquering Muslim hordes. This week we will introduce perhaps the most famous culture hero to emerge from this tumultuous era, El Cid, and explore the world into which he was born.   Please consider checking out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of cool tunes for sale here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com Happy Juneteenth :)

This week we discuss the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas, and the political and social fallout surrounding that. We also touch on the continuing decline of embattled PA Senator John Fetterman, and our love of Crusader Kings III. Please consider checking out our Patreon if you're interested in funding our research: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who share their music here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

Get ready. The Great Mole Emergence is Nigh!   If you're interested in subscribing to our Patreon, you can find all relevant info here: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: leftunreadpod@gmail.com Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)