1317 Empire of Lies: The Wars They Erased—and the Truth They Can’t Bury

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EP. #1317 Empire of Lies: The Wars They Erased—and the Truth They Can’t Bury

Tonight on Strange Planet, Richard Syrett opens the memory hole with Charles Goyette, author of Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole. This isn’t left versus right—it’s empire versus truth. From Iraq and Libya to Ukraine, Goyette argues modern power survives not by winning wars, but by erasing them—burying catastrophe beneath slogans and manufactured consensus. A former Armed Forces Radio anchor who once helped tell the official story, he now exposes the machinery behind it: a compliant press, a political class addicted to conflict, and a public conditioned to forget. What happens when the lies multiply… and belief finally collapses?

GUEST: Charles Goyette is a veteran broadcaster, former Armed Forces Radio news anchor, and New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole. A recipient of the U.S. Army Commendation Medal, Goyette spent years inside the media and military information apparatus before breaking ranks to expose what he calls the “engineered forgetting” that sustains modern empire. Blending investigative rigor with historical analysis, his work examines war propaganda, media complicity, and the psychology of power—arguing that today’s global conflicts are sustained as much by narrative control as by military force.

WEBSITE:

https://charlesgoyette.com

BOOK:

Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole

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