130: South African Farm Murders and 'White Genocide', with Bianca van Wyk
Release Date: 05/20/2025
Public Bonus: Selling Hitler (1986, 1991)
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Daniel and Jack continue to be haunted by the fetid shade of David Irving as they discuss the 1991 UK television mini-series Selling Hitler (starring Jonathan Pryce, Alexei Sayle, and various once-and-future Doctor Whos)... and also the 1986 non-fiction book by Robert Harris upon which it is based... and thus also the real-life 1983 Stern Magazine fake Hitler diaries scandal which both are about. Content warning: Jack is very enthusiastic about this. The mini-series, free on YouTube: A good article about the real event: Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and...
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134: Denial, Genocide, and the Shadow of David Irving
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In this episode we talk about two dramatic portrayals of a seminal 2000 libel trial, the court case brought by Holocaust denier David Irving against American scholar Deborah Lipstadt: a contemporary UK television drama-documentary 'Holocaust on Trial' and the 2016 film Denial. We then consider the legacy of Irving, his reputation today, how fascists now see him, how they see the 2016 film, the planned republication of his work by Antelope Hill books, and how he is weirdly replicated in current 'rising star' internet Holocaust denier Darryl Cooper. We then consider our own...
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News Roundup: Jeffrey Epstein and the MAGA Civil War; Mehdi Hasan and Jubilee
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It's all in the title, folks. Extra content warnings on this one. Episode Notes: Rebecca Watson on Mehdi Hasan and Jubilee The Bulwark interview with Medhi Hasan. Published as we were recording and saying how much we wanted to know who else was in the birthday book… Jack forgot to mention this excellent article: Who Needs the Epstein Files? Trump’s Modeling Agency Was a Documented Trafficking Operation: Court documents, victim testimony, and immigration records reveal how Trump Model Management systematically exploited teenage girls - while everyone chases phantom...
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UNLOCKED! Bonus Ep38 Absolute Power (1997)
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Originally published 11th April 2024. Our series on 'movies about presidents' continues with a fun discussion of this 1997 'thriller', written by legendary Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman based on the debut novel of David Baldacci, starring/produced/directed by noted chair-interviewer Clint Eastwood, and boasting a splendid cast - including recently-deceased screen legend Gene Hackman - none of whom are given anything very interesting to do. Clint plays a suave cat burglar - with the unlikely name of Luther Whitney - who accidentally witnesses the president of the United States sexually...
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133: The Mamdani Reaction
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After a brief review of Grok becoming 'MechaHitler', we chat about the hysterical meltdown that ensued upon Zohran Mamdani's victory in the Democratic primaries to become candidate for Mayor of New York. Jack brings his researches into the New York Times smear story and the fascist eugenicist blogger Jordan Lasker (AKA Cremieux) who gave the Times the leaked info. Daniel brings clips of Megyn Kelly's unhinged Islamophobic response to Mamdani on her podcast, including a conversation with Charlie Kirk in which racism wars for inanity for supremacy. Content warnings. Episode Notes:...
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News Roundup: Groks and Bills and Alligators
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...oh my. Daniel and Jack talk about the latest lunacy with Musk and Grok, The Big Beautiful Bill, social murder, the expansion of ICE, recent SCOTUS rulings and the assaults on trans rights and birthright citizenship, Alligator Alcatraz, the horrifying flash floods in Texas and the cuts to the National Weather Service, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Big content warnings for this one. Lots of dead children in here. Because that's the news in July 2025. Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full...
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132: Why to Learn Spanish, with Craig Johnson
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We're delighted to welcome back Craig Johnson - of Fifteen Minutes of Fascism - to chat about the politics and value of native English speakers learning other languages, especially Spanish. Episode Notes: Spanish language papers: Pagina12: left Peronist, Argentina: Proceso, Mexico: elDiario.es and Público, Spain: , Again, not an endorsement of these as the best and most perfect news sources in the world, they have their own biases (esp regarding their own domestic left), but good for different perspectives. Craig: . Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the...
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131: Trump and South Africa, Duolingo and AI
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A News Roundup episode, and an episode of two halves. We start with a discussion of the recent public Oval Office meeting between Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, in which Trump harangued the South African president with accusations of 'white genocide' based on 'evidence' which tracks straight back to people in our usual wheelhouse. Then we move on to a chat about the recent decision by language learning app Duolingo to replace loads of their contributors with AI, plus some dismaying news about Babbel, leading to a discussion of the impending AI jobs crisis. Then we cap it off with...
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130: South African Farm Murders and 'White Genocide', with Bianca van Wyk
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Daniel and Jack are joined by special guest, South African anti-disinformation advocate, Bianca van Wyk, to discuss the issue of 'South African farm murders', the reality vs the right-wing narrative, some of the bad actors pushing the fake version of the story, and the links to the 'white genocide' conspiracy theory. Bianca helps us get the whole thing into proper context, especially re South Africa's history and current politics. Also discussed: the recent fast-tracking of refugee status for white South Africans by the Trump administration, the US Right's embrace of the South...
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129: Conclave (2024), the Papacy, and Right-Wing Catholicism
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In this immediately out-of-date episode, Daniel and Jack discuss the 2024 movie Conclave in light of the (at the time of recording) underway 2025 Conclave in the Vatican to choose a new Pope. Both your hosts talk a little about their own religious backgrounds, review the film, and then get onto the politics of the Catholic Church, particularly the integration of right-wing US bishops with American reactionaries. Episode Notes: Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full...
info_outlineDaniel and Jack are joined by special guest, South African anti-disinformation advocate, Bianca van Wyk, to discuss the issue of 'South African farm murders', the reality vs the right-wing narrative, some of the bad actors pushing the fake version of the story, and the links to the 'white genocide' conspiracy theory. Bianca helps us get the whole thing into proper context, especially re South Africa's history and current politics. Also discussed: the recent fast-tracking of refugee status for white South Africans by the Trump administration, the US Right's embrace of the South African far-right's propaganda, the 'Kill the Boer!' chant and what it really means, Elon Musk, and the recent reprogramming of X's AI chatbot Grok.
Content Warnings apply.
Episode Notes:
X @biancavanwyk16
TikTok @BiancaSays3
YouTube @WhiteWhineTalks
Sour Grapes — The Toxic Vintage of White Whine by Bianca https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2024-05-16-bianca-van-wyk-sour-grapes-the-toxic-vintage-of-white-whine/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/us-grants-asylum-to-54-white-afrikaner-south-africans
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-whites-south-africa-us-fdef8e9d4d2186227f75b817d8e1d7eb
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide
https://www.404media.co/why-did-grok-start-talking-about-white-genocide/
https://newrepublic.com/article/195383/trump-south-africans-takes-immigration
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/trump-south-africa-afrikaners.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/white-south-africans-refugees.html
https://www.levernews.com/trump-taps-refugee-fund-to-welcome-white-south-africans-within-days/
https://theconversation.com/south-africas-white-right-the-alt-right-and-the-alternative-103544
https://jacobin.com/2025/03/musk-looks-to-the-motherland
https://jacobin.com/2025/02/musk-south-africa-white-far-right
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyj1198wy3o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45336840
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2q937wlqgo
https://harpers.org/archive/2019/03/the-myth-of-white-genocide-in-south-africa/?curator=alphaideas
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/dangerous-myth-white-genocide-south-africa/
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