Left Unread

Mar 26 2025 154 ep. 79 mins 196

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Two friends have a nice time discussing history, with a focus on the weird and perverse and occasionally crime and parapolitics.

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153. The Roanoke Mystery I: Sir Humphrey Hatches a Plan

Mar 26 2025 82 mins

This week, we head back to the fabled Age of Exploration, when European monarchs were just catching on to the notion that it might be nice to try and exploit the entire world for financial gain. Using the famed disappearance of the Roanoke Colony as our centerpiece, we will explore the social, religious, and economic circumstances surrounding this time period, before digging in to

152. Toilet Nachos

Mar 20 2025 67 mins

This week, we discuss the inevitable end to the ceasefire in Gaza, the pending increase in the amount of waste allowable in drinking water, how easy it is to make a delicious meal in a hotel bathroom, and much MUCH more! Please consider donating to our patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @gluten_yung @poorfidalgo Email us: [email protected] Theme mus

151. Ancient Mysteries VIII: The Eastern Cults in Britannia and the Rise of Monotheism

Mar 12 2025 100 mins

Don your ceremonial garb, fanatics, and once more drink of the kykeon. We are again descending into the hallowed sacrificial caverns to explore the nature of the mystery cults on the island of Britannia, and then we shall explore how the cults of the ancient world would give way to the rise of monotheism. You may once again streak across the night sky in the Mithraic chariot on Twi

150. And That's the Bottom Line...

Feb 26 2025 66 mins

...BECAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO. Elon Musk is the worst guy ever. If you agree, please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have many cool tunes available here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com \m/(>_<)\m/

149. The Feast of St. Valentine

Feb 16 2025 70 mins

This week, we discuss restaurant grease traps, the joys of Valentine's Day, Elon Musk's juvenile human shield, and we also say 'obsequious' a lot. Like during editing I realized it's kind of egregious. If you guys correctly count how many times we say it Evan won't go into the light. P.S. The music is bad on purpose in this one I swear. We do have a Patreon, if you're interested in

148. South of Heaven

Feb 06 2025 69 mins

There are really only three great Slayer albums. We talk about the AI arms race, the state of affairs with Elon, Vivek, and DOGE, and the pros and cons of benevolent rule by Shamans guided from beyond. If you are willing and able, we do have a Patreon account where you can help fund our little podcasting habit ;) www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @g

147. HyperBrandonization

Jan 24 2025 79 mins

We bid adieu to the Brandon era. Plz consider supporting us on Patreon, and becoming out Patrons. We desperately crave new Patrons. www.patreon.com/leftunread Follow us: @leftunreadpod @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung Email us: [email protected] Theme music courtesy of Interesting Times Gang, who have tons of great tunes for sale here: www.itgang.bandcamp.com :)

146. Barbarians II: It's Cool to Be a Goth

Jan 16 2025 98 mins

Cam continues his Barbarians series by examining the first of our tribal confederacies: The Goths. Picking up where episode 143 left off, we will discuss who these people were, what brought them into conflict with the Roman world, and where and how they appeared as a dominant cultural force in the rapidly changing cultural landscape of Europe in Late Antiquity. Please consider chec

145. Enemy at the Gaetz Redux: Mattocalypse Now

Jan 07 2025 96 mins

The return of the Matt Gaetz saga. Pay for play, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency mines, intelligence, dead spooks, autoerotic asphyxiation, Trump’s return to power, the mysterious Nestor, and the chase for Attorney General. You can confirm Left Unread as the next AGUSA on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (and instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung If you can afford it, please consider subsc

144. Like 'Talk To Her', Get It?

Dec 19 2024 83 mins

This week we discuss Hailieilyi Welch's increasingly disastrous career turn as a crypto guru, touch on some developments in the Luigi Mangione assassination case, and go off on some of our favorite books, movies, albums, and video games of 2024. We'll be back soon with Barbarians II, so stay tuned ;) Find our Patreon here, if you are interested and able to donate. We love you and a