Super Structure with Julian Feeld

Ruby Ridge (E5)

A family beset by religious mania, white supremacist obsessions, and deep paranoia about the government. Federal agencies causing multiple deaths through a bungled attempt at apprehending Randy and Vicki Weaver. Ruby Ridge is a central flashpoint of the paranoid nineties. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus walk you through it. Go to patreon.com/superstructure [http://patreon.com/superstructure] to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França [https://thiagofranca.bandcamp.com/]. Cover art by Ruben Gerard [https://www.instagram.com/rubengerard/]. Super Structure selection of the week is I Shall Not Be Moved by Shirley Ann Lee. Superstructurepodcast.com [http://Superstructurepodcast.com] Bibliography Radley Balko, Rise of the Warrior Cop John Ganz, When the Clock Broke Jess Walter, Ruby Ridge Chris Jennings, End of Days https://nebraskastudies.org/en/1975-1999/foreclosures-lead-to-violence/posse-comitatus/ [https://nebraskastudies.org/en/1975-1999/foreclosures-lead-to-violence/posse-comitatus/] https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/aryan-nations/ [https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/aryan-nations/]

Plato’s Run (Movie Night) 1997 (E4) Sample

Retired Navy Seal Gary Busey heads to Cuba to get trapped in a web of violence and intrigue by a landmine baron and a KGB-trained Cuban spy in this straight-to-video movie from 1997. Half-hearted propaganda ensues. Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus lead you through this delightful romp in Super Structure’s first movie night. Go to patreon.com/superstructure [http://patreon.com/superstructure] to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França [https://thiagofranca.bandcamp.com/]. Cover art by Ruben Gerard [https://www.instagram.com/rubengerard/]. Super Structure selection of the week is Tougnafo by Mama Keita. Superstructurepodcast.com [http://Superstructurepodcast.com] Filmography * Plato’s Run (1997)

Ted Shackley Jr: The CIA’s Forrest Gump (E3)

We explore CIA interventionism through Ted Shackley Jr, an agent involved in many of the more cruel and dramatic episodes over the course of three decades. From Operation Paperclip to the Cuban missile crisis to the toppling of Allende in Chile and even Iran-Contra, Shackley was there for it all. Go to patreon.com/superstructure [http://patreon.com/superstructure] to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Marty Pynchon Meyer and Ryan McGahan. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França [https://thiagofranca.bandcamp.com/]. Cover art by Ruben Gerard [https://www.instagram.com/rubengerard/]. Super Structure selection of the week is You Don’t Know What’s Going On by Exuma. Superstructurepodcast.com [http://Superstructurepodcast.com] Bibliography * Blond Ghost by David Corn

Origins of ICE (E2) Sample

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become a huge problem under Trump, but what led us here? How did we end up with a network of concentration camps for migrants, extrajudicial disappearances, and outright murder? Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus trace the United States’ relationship with immigration and deportation all the way back to the 19th century. Go to patreon.com/superstructure [http://patreon.com/superstructure] to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Park. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França [https://thiagofranca.bandcamp.com/]. Cover art by Ruben Gerard [https://www.instagram.com/rubengerard/]. Superstructurepodcast.com [http://Superstructurepodcast.com] Bibliography * The Deportation Machine by Adam Goodman * Everyone Who Is Here is Gone by Jonathan Blitzer * The Contrarian by Max Chafkin * The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration by Brianna Nofil * Detention, deportation, devolution and immigrant incapacitation in the US, post 9/11 by Mathew Coleman and Austin Kocher * 9/11 and the Transformation of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy by Deepa Iyer and Jayesh M. Rathod * https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/immigration-act-1882 [https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/immigration-act-1882] * https://www.vox.com/videos/479915/ice-history-video [https://www.vox.com/videos/479915/ice-history-video] * https://immigrationvisaattorney.com/what-do-dhs-uscis-cbp-and-ice-do/ [https://immigrationvisaattorney.com/what-do-dhs-uscis-cbp-and-ice-do/] * https://immigrationhistory.org/item/page-act/ [https://immigrationhistory.org/item/page-act/] * https://immigrationhistory.org/item/geary-act/ [https://immigrationhistory.org/item/geary-act/]

Mossadegh & the Anglo-American Coup (E1)

In the 50’s, Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh presaged a different future for the country. But he made a crucial mistake: he nationalized oil and attempted to lift his people out of poverty through social programs. This led to a CIA- and MI6-led coup and years of tumult for the country that has long been an American boogeyman. Julian Feeld and John Gabrus explore. Go to patreon.com/superstructure [http://patreon.com/superstructure] to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Séamus Malekafzali [https://x.com/Seamus_Malek]. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França [https://thiagofranca.bandcamp.com/]. Cover art by Ruben Gerard [https://www.instagram.com/rubengerard/]. Super Structure selection of the week is Saraabe Toe by Kourosh Yaghmaei. Superstructurepodcast.com [http://Superstructurepodcast.com] Bibliography * All the Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer * The Coup by Ervand Abrahamian * A History of Modern Iran by Ervand Abrahamian * The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy by Masoud Kazemzadeh * Khomeinism by Ervand Abrahamian * Iran’s Political Economy Since the Revolution by Suzanne Maloney * Mossadegh in Military Court by Jalil Bozorgmehr * Musaddiq and the Struggle for Power in Iran by Homa Katouzian * https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/28/archives/mossadegh-prophet-or-buffoon-his-place-in-history-may-be-determined.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/28/archives/mossadegh-prophet-or-buffoon-his-place-in-history-may-be-determined.html] * https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fedaian-e-esla/ [https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fedaian-e-esla/] * https://www.mohammadmossadegh.com/news/indian-express/mossadeq-wants-monarchy-to-stay/ [https://www.mohammadmossadegh.com/news/indian-express/mossadeq-wants-monarchy-to-stay/] * https://dayan.org/content/worker-street-mosaddegh-street-struggle-over-collective-memory-iranian-prime-minister [https://dayan.org/content/worker-street-mosaddegh-street-struggle-over-collective-memory-iranian-prime-minister] * https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/24/newly_declassified_documents_confirm_us_backed [https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/24/newly_declassified_documents_confirm_us_backed] * https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afgani-jamal-al-din/ [https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afgani-jamal-al-din/]