Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys
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Apr 12, 2021 • 1h 10min

Episode 150 - This Genocide is Brought to You by Fanta

The non exhaustive story of how the corporate world supported the Nazis as they committed the worst crimes in human history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://timeline.com/fanta-coca-cola-nazi-845ee7e513af https://www.businessinsider.com/how-coca-cola-invented-fanta-in-nazi-germany-2019-11 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fanta-soda-origins-nazi-germany Edwin Black. IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation https://historycollection.com/10-famous-companies-collaborated-nazi-germany/6/
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Apr 5, 2021 • 1h 5min

Episode 149 - War Duck

A return of the animal episode! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
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Mar 29, 2021 • 1h 39min

Episode 148 - The Time a Pyramid Scheme Caused a Civil War

Bunkers! Fraud! A guy robbing a bank with a rocket launcher! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2000/03/jarvis.htm https://unherd.com/2022/01/how-albania-became-a-pyramid-scheme/ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/albania/articles/the-pyramid-crisis-in-albania/ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/albania.htm
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Mar 22, 2021 • 2h 9min

Episode 147 - The Terrible History of the Nauvoo Legion

Joe is Joined by the crew of the Brigham Young Money Podcast as they regale him with the story of militant mormonism. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
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Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 24min

Episode 146 - The Jewish Avengers

"A nation for a nation" Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys sources: https://apnews.com/article/tel-aviv-international-news-israel-ap-top-news-69cb4cdfab7d416a968b95aef87d18c1 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-an-eye-for-an-eye-jews-who-sought-to-kill-germans-in-revenge-for-the-holocaust-1.8094962 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/26/second.world.war Lang, Berel (1996). "Holocaust Memory and Revenge: The Presence of the Past". Jewish Social Studies
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Mar 8, 2021 • 1h 16min

Episode 145 - Monte Melkonian Part 3: Commander Avo

Monte becomes one of the greatest military commanders in Armenian history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
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Mar 1, 2021 • 53min

Episode 144 - Monte Melkonian Part 2: Most Wanted

Monte joins the Armenian Secret Army and sets off on an international mission of "armed propaganda" Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
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Feb 22, 2021 • 1h 7min

Episode 143 - Monte Melkonian Part 1: The Boy Scout Revolutionary

The story of how a regular kid from a California suburb ended up as a military hero of Armenia. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Melkonian, Markar. My Brother's Road: An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia
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Feb 15, 2021 • 1h 18min

Episode 142 - Castle Itter

Kerry Shockey, a regular contributor and co-host, dives into one of WWII's most bizarre battles at Castle Itter. They explore how a group of French POWs, with unexpected allies from both American troops and Wehrmacht soldiers, defended against a furious SS attack. The episode highlights the chaos as the commandant flees, prisoners arm themselves, and a Czech partisan races to find help. With dramatic stories of unity, daring rescues, and a tennis star's heroic dash, Castle Itter emerges as a unique tale of camaraderie amidst war.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 60min

Episode 141 - The Last Stand of the Danzig Mailmen

When the nazis stormed into Poland at the opening stages of World War II it was not soldiers, trench lines, or pill boxes that they had to conquer first. Instead, it was the Danzig Post Office. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/employees-danzig-post-office-fought-germans-15-hours-invasion-poland-captured htmlhttps://libcom.org/history/defence-polish-post-office-danzig https://web.archive.org/web/20060502021616/http://www.1939.pl/epizody/poczta_gdansk.htm

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