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Half True History – #50 – What is the Congo Conference?

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkIn episode 50 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) about the Congo Conference of 1884 and the various events and geopolitics that led to the European corporate capitalist machine divide up Africa and royally screw the entire place up for a very long time to come. Learn about the Songhai Empire selling slaves, abolitionism ending that revenue stream, the birth of Liberia, the unconquering of Ethiopia, the founding of Rhodesia and the De Beers diamond company, and more!

Half True History – #49 – What is God?

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkIn episode 49 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) about the interesting parallels between concurrent and subsequent religions throughout the years, starting with the explosion of ideas and philosophies around 500 B.C. and the dominance of The Golden Rule. Dan also talks about the Creator God & the Destroyer God, the flood myths from Gilgamesh to Noah, the Garden of Eden, and the thing that unified the Devil, the Peacock Angel, Prometheus, and Loki, so enjoy this week’s show and learn something about world religions for once.

Half True History – #48 – Who Were The Aztecs?

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkIn episode 48 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) about the history of the Aztecs and how they became a theological dictatorship that didn’t exactly end well for anyone involved. Who was the Great Feathered Serpent?  Why was there increased sacrifices? Was the whole culture based on re-education and indoctrination? How accurate are Mel Gibson movies? All of these questions get answered in this week’s show!

Half True History – #47 – Can Protests Be Peaceful?

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkIn episode 47 of Half True History, Dan Parrella talks to Pedro Lima (and producer Chris Crespo) about protesting throughout history, and whether or not progress can be achieved peacefully. Dan goes over the parallels between the French and American Revolutions, the German anti-Nazi group The White Rose, the history of the police, radical suffragettes, and more!