About this episode
Eric von Essex interviews Donald Jeffries about hidden history and media narratives surrounding pivotal events.
In this lively episode of Fockem Hall, I’m joined by American author and researcher Donald Jeffries for a sweeping conversation on hidden history, state power, and media narratives. We dig into Donald’s trilogy on “Hidden History”, from JFK and court historians to World War I and II myths, allied atrocities, and the post-war “memory hole.” Donald shares why he believes we’ve been systematically misled about pivotal events—JFK, Pearl Harbor, Lusitania, Gulf of Tonkin, COVID orthodoxy—and how gatekeepers narrow debate, especially around Israel, Zionism, and U.S. foreign policy. We range across January 6, free speech, the right to protest, and the erosion of civil liberties; the boom-and-bust arc of post-war America; weaponised “fake news”; and the social fallout of lockdowns and mandates. We also touch on RFK and Roy Cohn, Angleton and Mossad, Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic mysteries, the Titanic/Olympic switch theory, and the burdens borne by veterans and their families. Drawing on my late father’s WWII experience and book, we compare official histories with frontline reality—desertions, friendly fire, logistics failures, and how “seasoned troops” were used—and discuss why so much of…
People in this episode
Host: Eric von Essex
Guest: Donald Jeffries
Topics covered
- hidden history
- state power
- media narratives
- civil liberties
- free speech
- U.S. foreign policy
- psychological operations
Keywords
- hidden history
- JFK
- civil liberties
- media narratives
- COVID
- U.S. foreign policy
- January 6
- free speech
- veterans
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mossad
Books & works: Hidden History
Places: Antarctic, Titanic, Olympic
More episodes of Fockham Hall
- Live Ben Emlyn-Jones alongside co-host Anorak · June 10, 2026 · 2h 43m
- The Horrors of D-Day · June 10, 2026 · 2h 14m
- Morphic Resonance! · June 3, 2026 · 2h 24m
- Ducking Nutters! · May 31, 2026 · 2h 13m
- Thieving Stunts! · May 31, 2026 · 2h 3m
- The Sucking Force! · May 30, 2026 · 2h 39m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Fockham Hall podcast page.