Podcast for the New American Century

A geopolitics podcast by the terminally online, for the terminally online.

Grim Tones - Paycheck (ft. PNAC) 05/01/2024

Grim Tones - Paycheck (ft. PNAC) Ben is off reverse-engineering Baldur's Gate 3 to have even more girlfriends, so Erik and Tim are joined by PD to discuss John Woo's Paycheck. The PKD novel with the girl with the twin in her stomach is indeed Dr. Bloodmoney. The opening music is an excerpt from "Combat Cocktail" by Ville Kaillo from Cruelty Squad, the closing is "Starbucks, Dr. Seussism, and While Your Mac Is Sleeping" by James Ferraro /episode/index/show/podnac/id/31073768

Ep. 38 Reconnecting the Dots (8:15 AM - 8:46 AM) 04/20/2024

Ep. 38 Reconnecting the Dots (8:15 AM - 8:46 AM) This one goes out to Betty Ong and Amy Sweeney. Two brave women who were heroes for as long as they were able to be. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/30909283

Grim Tones - Minority Report (ft. PNAC) 04/02/2024

Grim Tones - Minority Report (ft. PNAC) We're continuing to host Super Producer Tim's show here on our feed because we want to and it rules and you should listen to him. So here we present: The first entry in Blue And White 00s Computer Movies! Spielberg and Tom Cruise team up to create the finest feature length Looney Tunes episode adapted from a Philip K. Dick story. Tune in to find out whether Fargo is a good movie. Intro Music: Only (Richard X Mix) by Nine Inch Nails. Outro Music: The Hand That Feeds (Photek Straight Mix) by Nine Inch Nails. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/30643988

Ep. 37 Reconnecting the Dots (6:30 AM - 8 AM) 03/30/2024

Ep. 37 Reconnecting the Dots (6:30 AM - 8 AM) We recorded this one back in 2023 so I have no idea what gets covered besides a wild ass story involving Jackie Chan. Also, I was wrong in the intro and after 100 hours can say Baldur’s Gate 3 owns. We will return with another PNAC after Easter and then get back to the movies after that. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/30605463

Bonus: Cyberpod 2077: Phantom Podcast 03/27/2024

Bonus: Cyberpod 2077: Phantom Podcast Jesus, I promised no more of these but if Starfield warranted one so did this. Journey back in time a month or so and listen to Ben and Tim sit down for a freewheeling discussing on the Cyberpunk universe, 2077 and it's 2.0 update along with the DLC Phantom Liberty. We spoil the shit out of everything so if it's still stuck in your backlog know that an actual episode of 9/11 will be back out next. Until then I gotta delta, stay nova my choom. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/30566028

Grim Tones - Strange Days (Feat. PNAC) 03/27/2024

Grim Tones - Strange Days (Feat. PNAC) In part 2 of this epic, cyberpunk double feature we talk about good friend of the show and possible CIA asset Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 masterpiece Strange Days. This is one of Ben's favorite movies and he thinks you should watch it immediately if you have not seen it before. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/30565988

Grim Tones - Johnny Mnemonic (Feat. PNAC) 03/27/2024

Grim Tones - Johnny Mnemonic (Feat. PNAC) Consider this proof of life. The PNAC boys still can't get a flight out of Khartoum after negotiations for our first live show went.... well not the way we wanted them to go. As we work tirelessly with the State Department here is some bonus content of the boys having a deliriously long conversation with producer Tim about 1995's Johnny Mnemonic for his show about computer movies Grim Tones. This was recorded like a year ago so I can't summarize shit but it was a lot of fun and you should listen. Look for more previously recorded content to drip out this weekend along with the last finished PNAC episode we recorded prior to this whole mess starting sometime within the week. Regular programming ought to resume shortly, thanks for sticking with us as always in the meantime. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/30565948

Watching The End of History Ep. 15 Only God Forgives (2013) x My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn (2014) 12/19/2023

Watching The End of History Ep. 15 Only God Forgives (2013) x My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn (2014) If you find this an unpleasant bummer just remember it could have been The Devil’s Rejects. Also, this was recorded mere days before the A24 Death Stranding movie was announced and Ben and Tim are very excited while Erik still doesn’t understand what you actually do in that game. Next episode we are going back to where this show started, Tim Burton’s psychosexual Christmas time melodrama that boldly asks “Tim, you know this is a movie for kids right?”, Batman Returns (1992). /episode/index/show/podnac/id/29151283

Ep. 36 Reconnecting the Dots (12 AM - 6:30 AM) 12/06/2023

Ep. 36 Reconnecting the Dots (12 AM - 6:30 AM) Welcome to a new season of PNAC! The boys are done with games and baby stuff and focus their attention back to the big wedding itself. We go back to the good ol days and sit down with the History Commens timeline and start by covering the day of 9/11/011 from midnight to ~6:30 AM EST. We repeat some stuff that's come up on prior episodes but have plenty of riffs and some real eyebrow raisers to set the table for what's to come. All that plus some nuanced ass rememberace of Henry Kissinger including an aside from Ben about Anthony Bourdain everyone can yell at Erik at. Also, we recorded this on 11/30 and REALLY jinxed the then ongoing ceasefire, our bad. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28962523

BONUS: Metal Gear Solid: An Introduction 11/27/2023

BONUS: Metal Gear Solid: An Introduction Oh, you thought you were just starting with the game? You sweet summer child..... /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28812988

Watching the End of History Ep. 14 Noah (2014) 11/20/2023

Watching the End of History Ep. 14 Noah (2014) Tim gets to pick his first movie for our show and..... man where do we even begin. Join us as we lose our minds over the new craziest Biblical epic we have tackled to date. Our next two films will be Only God Forgives (2013) along with it's sister making of documentary My Life Directed By Nicholas Winding Refn (2014). You should really watch both the doc is like 50 minutes long and so damn funny. Next month we will be doing a Ben's Birthday pick with Rob Zombie's war on terror masterpiece The Devil's Rejects (2005). The first Metal Gear episode is done and will be out the week of Thanksgiving and a final, Christmas movie to end the year is still up in the air at the point. We hope you enjoy these as much as we enjoy making them and the 9/11 shit is coming back real soon, I'm already putting the notes together and will drive Erik absolutely mad. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28713008

A Special Ben Announcement 11/15/2023

A Special Ben Announcement I am so sorry but hey, at least it's free? /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28645548

Ep 35. What Else Can We Talk About? 11/04/2023

Ep 35. What Else Can We Talk About? Class is postponed bc the boys are too pissed off at the war that Israel has been waging war on the Palestinian people since Hamas committed their audacious attacks back on 10/7. With no end the killing in the boys talk about the attack itself, whistle signatures, the appalling Israeli response and the cowardly reaction by and large from the West. It’s still PNAC so we still find time to talk Verdi tuning, Alan Wake 2, Abu Nidal and our plans for the rest of 2023 including another attempt at manifesting a Judith Miller guest appearance. From the river to the sea. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28515470

Watching The End of History Ep. 13 Sunshine (2007) 11/02/2023

Watching The End of History Ep. 13 Sunshine (2007) Once again the boys are back and joined by friend of the show/WTEH third mic, Tim, to stare directly into the sun (Erik was reportedly staring directly into Cillian Murphy's eyes, actually) and lose our minds over Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 2007 thriller, Sunshine. If any references seem dated, it's because we recorded this thing back in like August. Erik and Ben will be back on the PNAC ish sooner rather than later and we'll have another WTEH out in a couple weeks on Darren Aronofsky's absolutely INSANE 2014 epic, Noah. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28501433

A Very Important PNAC Announcement 10/12/2023

A Very Important PNAC Announcement Friend of the show Jonah joins lone wolf Ben for a light chat that went way too long. They are calling this the worst episode in PNAC history. Unfortunately, stick around for some news about the future of the show (still not ending, sorry) /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28294157

Ep. 34 What Could Go Right? 10/12/2023

Ep. 34 What Could Go Right? Finally liberated from a CIA black site in Poland the boys are speaking their truth. Honestly, this was recorded so long ago I don’t remember much but we will be asking the biggest question yet: what if a president gave a speech. Next movie episode soon and look for an update about the future of PNAC within the next week or so! /episode/index/show/podnac/id/28294106

Ep. 33 Ground Control to Captain Tom 08/02/2023

Ep. 33 Ground Control to Captain Tom Bonus episode! The boys talk about the somewhat recent TMZ produced tv documentary about another plane that narrowly avoided being hijacked on 9/11. In the back half we are talking Turki and some recent disclosures that tie back to all our best friends of the show. All that plus the worst cold open we have done in nearly 2 years of the show. We will be having a Crisis of Confidence later this week so stick around and don’t panic, the President has read a self-help book. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/27636132

Watching The End of History Ep. 12 The Blair Witch Project (1999) 07/21/2023

Watching The End of History Ep. 12 The Blair Witch Project (1999) In October of 1994, three student podcasters disappeared in the woods near Burkitsville, Maryland while recording an episode. A year later their audio was found. Ben Erik Tim Have all been missing and presumed dead ever since. If you have any information about their disappearance please visit BringBenHomeAlive.biz. Also in 2 weeks we continue our summer of bangers with Danny Boyle’s Sunshine which is quickly shaping to be our most contentious episode to date. PS: Link to the referenced NIN video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gV8yQc0m7g&pp=ygUNbmluIGhhcmQgY29weQ%3D%3D /episode/index/show/podnac/id/27526521

Ep. 32 Genuine Political Despair 07/17/2023

Ep. 32 Genuine Political Despair I'd like to take a moment to apologize....TO ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE! PNAC BOYS DO WHATEVER WE WANT!! We keep reading Reaganland and go over the 1979 energy crisis. Next week we'll talk Iranian Revolution and Crisis of Confidence. I'm not writing anymore goddamn show notes. Ben, this is your job. I hope "having a gf" was worth it. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/27481974

Watching The End of History Ep. 11 The Guest (2014) 07/09/2023

Watching The End of History Ep. 11 The Guest (2014) We are doubling up on WTEH this week because it's been too goddamn hot to organize our thoughts into a coherent proper episode! We will be back VERY soon to talk about gas shortages, nuclear, and Jane Fonda; we'll also be going over a bit of the Prince Turki news. Look for the new PNAC early next week. For now, here is Erik and Ben with friend of the show Collin going over Adam Wingard's 2014 BANGER, The Guest starring Cousin Matthew, that girl from It Follows, and the kid who looks homeless from The OA. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/27408861

Watching The End of History Ep. 10 Miami Vice (2006) 07/03/2023

Watching The End of History Ep. 10 Miami Vice (2006) Hola, chica. The boys finally return with the Summer of Bangers. We are joined by Michael Mann scholar and good friend Connor to talk about Mann’s audacious, gritty reimagining of his classic 80s tv show. We also talk go-fast boats, Nazis, bespoke suits, and Grand Theft Auto. Also a lot of moaning and groaning while trying to explain how impossibly beautiful this movie is. Later this week the catch up continues when another friend joins us to discuss the bugfuck insane 2013 horror/thriller The Guest. Ben also gets the song wrong during the boat scene to Cuba it’s actually Moby and Patti LaBelle. We recorded late and I’ll do better. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/27350754

Ep. 31 The Moral Majority 06/02/2023

Ep. 31 The Moral Majority The boys return for a loose holiday weekend dive back into 1979 with a look into the rise of the evgangelical right. We talk more shit about Tim Lahey, go even harder on Anita Bryant and talk megachurches, homophobia and Orson Welles and the concept of eternal return. All that plus the murder of Harvey Milk, the Twinkie defense, admitting Jim Jones had sauce and remembering yet again "holy shit, Dianne Feinstein is so old". Watching the End of History's Summer of Bangers will start this weekend with another good friend joining us to talk Michael Mann's 2006 vibes based masterpiece Miami Vice (theatrical cut). /episode/index/show/podnac/id/27027537

Watching The End of History: Ep. 9 Margaret (2011) 05/18/2023

Watching The End of History: Ep. 9 Margaret (2011) The boys put on their cowboy hats and get on the bus to talk about one of Ben’s all time favorite movies: Kenneth Lonergan’s 2011 coming-of-age tale of trauma, Margaret. We get into PTSD, realizing your life isn’t a movie, and #ReleaseTheMartyCut; along with The Girlfriend Experience, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Zizek-pilled Jean Reno, and generally just get unbelievably real on this. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26882622

Ep. 30 The Bad Guys Won 05/09/2023

Ep. 30 The Bad Guys Won Welcome to season 3. In which Erik and Ben go toe to toe with end boss Bush/Cheney/Rummy etc. We power walk down memory lane catching you up on world history since the end of the Second World War. Spider networks, World War 3, anti communist extermination campaigns all bring us to the fateful year where the wheels truly start to come off the bus. Plus we talk Adam Curtis, the NBA playoffs, and reach back into the PNAC vault to read some throwback election analysis from friend of the show and former twitter user "not the real Marina Oswald". Pardon Erik's moronic and incessant laughter throughout the episode, he was strung out on no sleep and fresh morning air after recently adopting a stray kitten. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26788491

Watching The End of History: Ep. 8 Watchmen (2009) 04/29/2023

Watching The End of History: Ep. 8 Watchmen (2009) Just when you thought he was out, he's back in: Tha Sexual Chessmaster aka PD is back with the PNAC crew to discuss Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen. Next WTEH will be Margaret (2011) and we'll be back soon with PNAC as we get into a jaunt down the year of 1979 and all the insane shit that happened that year. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26691693

Ep. 29 Let That "Sink" In 04/17/2023

Ep. 29 Let That "Sink" In We are joined by Canadian correspondent and good friend of the show Ambrose Sylvan to discuss their new article on Saudi Arabia, Qatar and their ties to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter last year. We ask what the Canadian 9/11 was and talk Arab Spring, Saudi sportswashing and get get into Jack Teixeira and the Discord Papers. We also make fun of Matt Taibbi, cancel Hitler, and decide if Ben can change Noor Bin Laden. Ambrose's CovertAction Magazine article: For more of Ambrose's writing, visit their site "Liminal States": /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26570373

Watching The End of History: Ep. 7 The Passion of the Christ (2004) 04/10/2023

Watching The End of History: Ep. 7 The Passion of the Christ (2004) Live from Golgotha it is the PNAC boys. We celebrate Easter the only way we know how, by dipping into Mel Gibson’s deranged Bush era snuff film The Passion of Christ. Plus this time around we are also talking S Craig Zahler, Terri Schiavo, Left Behind along with holding Mel accountable for some frankly unbelievably antisemitic content. In 2 weeks we have returning champion/sexual chess master PD joining us to talk Zach Snyder’s Watchmen and Ben is so ready to be yelled at. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26502153

Ep. 28 Dancing in the Streets 04/02/2023

Ep. 28 Dancing in the Streets And in the second half of our double header we have podcast dad Adam Fitzgerald back to wrap up our season 2 investigation as we separate fact from fiction with regards to Urban Moving Systems, the infamous Dancing Israelis and further links between Mossad and the larger 9/11 universe. Plus we look back at 20 years since the invasion of Iraq and Ben gets really pissed off at NPR as a result. We are back to our regular schedule and will be blessing you next Easter Weekend with a new Watching The End of History on Mel Gibson’s 2004 snuff film The Passion of the Christ. Keep an eye out for a preview in the coming week or so for our next investigation because in order to fight our greatest battle we must first gaze backwards into the abyss of the past. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26418213

Ep. 27 Reconnecting the Dots 04/02/2023

Ep. 27 Reconnecting the Dots The boys are back and this time are joined by the man who first put the sickness that is Richard Blee’s name into our heads all those years ago Ben Howard (@housetrotter). We dig into a newly unredacted and often very spicy filing from the Guantanamo 9/11 hearings. We are catching up on all your favorites here folks; Bandar, Omar, Alec Station and of course a return to the bad food restaurant. All that and a super import update on the immediate future from Ben to kick off the show. Links: Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/housetrotter Seth Hettena article in SpyTalk: Ben's article with Peter Dale Scott and Aaron Good in CovertAction Magazine: Pt. 1: Pt. 2: Pt. 3: https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/09/27/stepping-out-of-the-shadow-of-9-11-start-by-ending-the-post-9-11-states-of-emergency/ /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26415159

Watching The End of History: Ep. 6 Margin Call (2011) 03/23/2023

Watching The End of History: Ep. 6 Margin Call (2011) Back with a slightly wonky show order the boys use the recent headlines as an excuse to dive into JC Chandor’s 2011 debut Margin Call. We also fondly recall NBC’s The Slap, lament Kevin Spacey’s insane heel turn, along with the nosedive that became Chandor’s career. All that plus a fight over whether or not Frances Ha sucks that gets so intense, the show nearly ends for good. But we will be back Easter weekend with Mel Gibson’s ode to ass kickings: The Passion of the Christ from 2004. /episode/index/show/podnac/id/26314194

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