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2025 - Year in Review

2025 - Year in Review

Author: Myth of the 20th Century - "Only the truth is banned." January 7, 2026 Duration: 4:05:44
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Following a wild election in 2024, which included an assassination attempt on then candidate and now President Donald Trump, 2025 was bound to be controversial. Realizing the fears and hopes of millions, the United States began enforcing its borders again, and enacting trade tariffs designed to shore up is dwindling manufacturing base. Geopolitically, attempts were made to wind down the Ukraine war, but other conflicts flared up between India and Pakistan and Iran and Israel. Domestically, the economy continued to hum along on the back of a now extended AI boom, but many people found basic housing unaffordable, and tensions grew as Charlie Kirk was assassinated in front a live audience of students, and citizen journalists showed how complicit and incompetent governments were from the fires in California to the massive fraud in Somalian daycares stealing billions from American taxpayers. Trump’s MAGA, while quick to act in the first 90 days domestically, was slow to respond to many of these real concerns of Americans, and further alienated its base as the administration engaged in two unauthorized attacks on the Iranian nuclear facilities and later on Venezuelan shipping and its president. Tonight, returning guest Borzoi joins us to interpret what forces underlay these events, and where it may take us into 2026.

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- The Crying of Lot 49, Pynchon (1965)

- Team America: World Police, Parker (2004)

- Korean Tiger -- the Park Chung-Hee Era, Myth of the 20th Century (2020) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/korean-tiger-the-park-chung-hee-era/

- The Man Standing Next, Woo (2020)

- Tales of the Sun Eater, Ruocchio (2021)

- Camp of the Feints - India vs. Pakistan, Myth of the 20th Century (2025) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/camp-of-the-feints-india-vs-pakistan/

- The Silencing Of Charlie Kirk - The Tim Dillon Show #461 (2025) -

- Fires, Floods, and FEMA - After Dark, Myth of the 20th Century (2025) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/fires-floods-and-fema-after-dark/

- Sam Hyde Show - This is You, Sam Hyde (2025) -

- The Housing Crisis - with Stormy Waters, Myth of the 20th Century (2025) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/the-housing-crisis-with-stormy-waters/

- Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show, Wilson (2025) - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/15/steve-bannon-jeffrey-epstein-text-messages-publicity

- MIT report: 95% of corporate generative AI pilots fail to deliver returns, Davies (2025) - https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/mit-report-95pc-corporate-generative-ai-pilots-fail

- Trump’s Tariffs Deliver: U.S. Posts $27 Billion Budget Surplus, Arnold (2025) - https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/11/budget-surplus-n2660257

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- Lone Star - a History of Texas, Myth of the 20th Century (2025) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/lone-star-a-history-of-texas/

- Trump’s Capture of Maduro Splits the Right: Is MAGA Dead?, Academic Agent and Jose Nino (2026) -

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Myth of the 20th Century is a show that digs into the stories we think we know and examines the forces that shaped them. Guided by the principle "Only the truth is banned," this podcast peels back the layers of official narratives, exploring the intersections of history, current events, and power. Each episode is a deep dive into the foundational myths-political, social, and cultural-that define our modern world, particularly those emanating from and surrounding the American experience. The analysis is grounded in a belief that what is often presented as settled history is anything but, and that contemporary headlines cannot be fully understood without this crucial context. You'll hear detailed explorations of pivotal events, ideological movements, and the figures who championed or challenged them, all framed by a critical perspective that questions mainstream consensus. This isn't a recitation of dates and names, but a connective investigation into how the past actively informs the present. For those who find standard historical accounts lacking or suspect that news cycles are missing crucial depth, this podcast offers a different lens. It’s for listeners who want their history and politics presented without the usual filters, where the focus is on the underlying patterns and enduring consequences of twentieth-century dogma and ambition. Tune in for a challenging and consistently detailed audit of the century that made us, asking persistently whether the sun truly never sets on the American empire or if that itself is the most potent myth of all.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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The World at War - Part IV - The Eastern Front (Myth20c - Ep297) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:25:13
As the summer of 1941 approached, the geopolitical map of the world hinged around three main power blocs: the Anglo-American alliance, the Soviet Union, and the nascent but growing empires of the fascist world. Having wi…
The World at War - Part III - The Battle of Britain (Myth20c - Ep296) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:42
After jointly declaring war on Germany in September, 1939 and with France capitulating in June, 1940, Great Britain stood alone in its quest to subdue Nazi Germany and prevent its emerging continental empire from eclipsi…
Iran Strike - After Dark (Myth20c - Ep295) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:53
On June 21st, 2025, the United States launched a series of air strikes on Iranian installations allegedly containing facilities and equipment designed for building weapons grade nuclear material. The strikes follow a ser…
The World at War - Part II - The Western Front (Myth20c - Ep294) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:33
The 20th century war between the Western European powers, which began in earnest in 1914 and halted after four bloody years of fighting, resumed again officially in 1939. Following the swift occupation of Poland by Germa…
The World at War - Part I - A New Germany (Myth20c - Ep293) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:15
As the world’s largest scale conflict in terms of active battle space and commitment of men, material, and of course the tragic loss of over 70 million lives, World War II has been a topic this show has touched upon but…
Camp of the Feints - India vs. Pakistan (Ep. 292) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:14
On May 10th, 2025, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, brokered by the United States, after weeks of fighting in one of the bitterest military exchanges in years. This followed an attack on Indian tourists in the d…
Trade War - After Dark (Myth20c - Ep291) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:15:20
On April 2nd, 2025, The Trump Administration announced what they called ‘Liberation Day’ for Americans. Rather than a reference to an occupation from a kinetic war, the White House was referring to liberation from a soci…
Long Term Capital Management - When Genius Failed (Myth20c - Ep289) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:52:34
In 1998, Long Term Capital Management received a $3.6 billion bailout from a private consortium of Wall Street banks. This amount, while staggering to most, belied an even greater $1 trillion in notional liability LTCM w…
Lone Star - a History of Texas (Myth20c - Ep288) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:46:31
As the largest state in the lower 48 of the United States, and the second largest by population, Texas ranks prominently in the economic and political dynamics of the country, with a world leading energy sector and growi…

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