The Schmizm

Ireland Part 3 - Troubles Brewing

After two years of sitting on my hard drive unedited, the Schmizm brings you the thrilling conclusion to the Ireland series! My recorded intro didn't come through for some reason, so ignore the weird quiet minute at the beginning. In this episode we cover the 20th century from the Easter Rising to the Good Friday agreement. There could probably be another whole episode on Brexit, but you should just find someone who knows that situation better and listen to them. Partial Sources: Limerick Soviet [https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/when-limerick-workers-seized-the-city-for-two-weeks-1.3742342]  Full Chronology of the Troubles [https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch69.htm]  Some photos from a civil right march in 1972 https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/rukeyser/rukeyser-newry/content/William_L_Rukeyser__c__R2N06_E019_large.html [https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/rukeyser/rukeyser-newry/content/William_L_Rukeyser__c__R2N06_E019_large.html] Derry Fleagh documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhPeNv90co&feature=youtu.be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhPeNv90co&feature=youtu.be] Further Recommended Reading: Ian McBride (8 November 2001). History and Memory in Modern Ireland. Cambridge University Press Bardon, James (2005). A History of Ulster: New Updated Edition [https://archive.org/details/historyofulster00jona] (2 Joanne McEvoy The Politics of Northern Ireland (University of Edinburgh Press)

Famine and Fenianism - Ireland Part 2 w/ Niko Aberle

We're back! Niko and I recorded this episode way back in January, but I didn't get around to editing it until six months later. Sorry for the delay. In this episode we cover the famines of the 19th century and the radical political movements that arose in there wake. We wrap up with the 1916 Easter Rising, where the story picks up once again in Part 3. Some Sources: Thomas Francis Meagher [https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/from-dublin-to-montana-timothy-egan-on-his-new-book-the-immortal-irishman/] Guinnane, T. and R. Miller. “The Limits to Land Reform: The Land Acts in Ireland, 1870–1909*.” Economic Development and Cultural Change 45 (1997): 591 - 612. Ian McBride (8 November 2001). History and Memory in Modern Ireland. Cambridge University Press Bardon, James (2005). A History of Ulster: New Updated Edition [https://archive.org/details/historyofulster00jona] Sir Charles Gavan Duffy. Four Years of Irish History, 1845-1849. Cassell, Petter, Galpin, 1883. Harvard University

Broken Windows - A panel discussion on the efficacy of violence feat. Jana Wipf, Niko Aberle, and Ryan Knight

Season 2, episode 2 - the first schmizm panel show! (unless you count that Star Wars one, lol)  With all that's been going on this year, I have been thinking a lot about non-violence and social change topics which I studied in depth years ago. So I brought together a few of the people (Niko Aberle, Jana Wipf, Ryan Knight) that I used to talk to about peace, justice, and revolution when I was in college (the first time) to discuss the morality and efficacy of nonviolence. We recorded this not long after the Capitol Hill Riot, so we spent some time speculating about that strange event. More information has come out in the past week, and I'm sure even more will be known later as well. If you want better analysis of that whole affair, listen to Q-Anon Anonymous, or one of the several news shows. At the end of this recording Ryan suggested this episode be dedicated to Patrick Van Inwegen. Patrick was a beloved professor who taught and mentored all four of us who passed away last year from cancer. I know he would be glad to hear that we are continuing to debate non-violent defense and conflict resolution, although I'm certain he would dismantle all of the justifications Niko and I made for the violent revolutions of the past. He is also the one who brought me to Ireland and introduced me to the people working toward a lasting peace there. Parts 2 & 3 of the Ireland episode will be finished soon.  Enjoy this first panel show, and feel free to contact me at schmizms@gmail.com to me know if you want to hear more of them,  If you want to be on the show, or if you want to suggest a topic. Articles referenced:  https://anabaptisthistorians.org/2017/09/28/can-violence-build-gods-kingdom/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/01/18/how-the-world-is-proving-mlk-right-about-nonviolence/

Colonialism: Origins - Ireland Part 1 w/ Niko Aberle

It's Schmizm Season 2 baby! In the first episode back from our long hiatus, I sat down with Niko Aberle to talk about all of Irish history. In this episode we cover everything from the stone age through the 1798 Uprising.  From religious conflicts to the origins of capitalism and colonization, the Irish story is integral to world history. Stay tuned for the following episode in which we discuss Home Rule, Land Reform, Independence, Civil War, and The Troubles. Follow Niko on Twitter @nikoaberle Sources: Prehistoric Genocide in Ireland? [https://web.archive.org/web/20190411233025/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mace-lab/genetic-ancestry/guff_documents/Genocide_in_Ireland.pdf] Arrival of Celts in Ireland [https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-arrival-of-the-celts-in-ireland/] Catholic Encyclopedia St. Palladius [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/St._Palladius] Britannica St Columba [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Columba,_Saint] The Copyright war [https://opensource.com/law/11/6/story-st-columba-modern-copyright-battle-sixth-century-ireland] Library Ireland [https://www.libraryireland.com/IrishPictures/IX-Derry-History.php] Smyth, Jim. "The Men of No Popery: The Origins of the Orange Order." History Ireland 3, no. 3 (1995): 48-53. Accessed October 17, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27724271 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/27724271]. Further Recommended Reading: Ian McBride (8 November 2001). History and Memory in Modern Ireland. Cambridge University Press Bardon, James (2005). A History of Ulster: New Updated Edition [https://archive.org/details/historyofulster00jona]

Micronation Microcast #1 Hutt River Province

We're introducing a new miniseries on The Schmizm where my partner Faith and I talk about micronations. On these episodes, I will present a new backyard republic, imaginary kingdom, or libertarian tax scam island to Faith in a shorter Schmizm. We are starting with the Hutt River Province, one of the original modern micronations. Learn how a fight over wheat quotas turned into a 50 year project questioning the legitimacy of the Australian government and even led to the US Navy seizing a ship in Hong Kong. For sources, and some great bonus content, subscribe on patreon.com/schmizm