On this spooky season edition, join us for the Filipino legend of the Aswang, and the CIA agent who used it as psychological warfare!

Sources:

Clark, Jordan. “The Maximo Ramos Taxonomical Classifications of the Aswang • the ASWANG PROJECT.” THE ASWANG PROJECT, 1 Oct. 2023, www.aswangproject.com/ramos_aswang/.

Blum, William. Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions since World War II. London, Zed Books, 2014.

Boot, Max. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. Liveright Publishing, 9 Jan. 2018.

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Lansdale, Edward Geary. In the Midst of Wars: An American’s Mission to Southeast Asia. New York, Fordham University Press, 1991.

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The Marquis de Sade was a libertine French author and “philosopher” who penned “the most impure tale ever written since the world began”, The 120 Days of Sodom. His life was so outrageous and criminal that it landed him in multiple prisons, asylums, and a famous oubliette. Join us for the life of one of the most controversial historical figures in history!

Sources:

Sade, Marquis De, et al. The 120 Days of Sodom. 1785. London, Penguin Classics, 2016.

Warner, Joel. The Curse of the Marquis de Sade. Crown, 21 Feb. 2023.

The United Fruit Company has directly shaped the course of history in every country in Middle America. All for bananas.

THIS ONE IS FOR BEAU

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-beaus-family-be-by-his-side

Sources:

Chapman, Peter. Bananas. Canongate Books, 15 Dec. 2022.

“Jorge Ubico | President of Guatemala | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/biography/Jorge-Ubico.

McCann, Thomas P. An American Company. 1976.

‌“United Fruit Company | American Company.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/topic/United-Fruit-Company.

Vaughan, Don. “Banana Massacre | Colombia, Strike, Description, & Facts | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, 29 Nov. 2023, www.britannica.com/event/Banana-Massacre.