Super Structure with Julian Feeld

From World War II to the Global War On Terror, the United States has armed the world in various ways. We break down the history of US Arms Exports with Josef Burton, former diplomat, researcher and writer. Your host is Julian Feeld. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Follow Josef Burton: https://x.com/PinstripeBungleEpisode edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is How Can You Say It by Gloria Ann Taylor.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.com

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We conclude our two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of (mostly) anti-communist propaganda under the Suharto administration after the successful coup that deposed Sukarno. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by TooSlick. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Dendang Remaja by A. Romzi and The Hooks.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.comBibliographyM. C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300Milton Osborne, Southeast Asia: An Introductory HistoryDavid van Reybrouk, Revolusi Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern WorldVincent Bevins, The Jakarta MethodTheodore Friend, Indonesian DestiniesElisabeth Jackson, “‘Warring Words’: Students and the state in New Order Indonesia, 1966-1998”Joshua Oppenheimer, The Act of Killing (2012)

A grotesque and puerile book from 1971 that stoked anti-immigrant panic and inspired such luminaries as Stephen Miller, Marine Le Pen, and Steve Bannon. This episode we explore Jean Raspail’s Camp of the Saints, which helped make “Great Replacement” theory contemporary. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus. Our guest is Hayden Tank of the Bible Lore Podcast.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.The Bible Lore Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BibleLorePodcastEpisode researched and written by Spencer Barrows and Grace Cathedral Jones. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Survivor by Klaus Weiss.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.com

In 2006, despite the unstoppable ascendancy of liberal-capitalist hegemony in the post-Soviet context, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), completed a successful revolution in one of the poorest countries in the world, overthrowing a nearly 250 year old autocratic monarchy aligned with the United States. We trace a brief chronology of the revolutionary conflict, then discuss how the Maoists were so successful in recruiting the masses to their side, particularly women, peasants, and indigenous groups. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by Edwin O’Connell. Edited by Miguel Tanhi. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Ku-Isa Tama Laug by David Darling & The Wulu Bunun.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.com

The Marxist, Pan-Africanist revolutionary from Burkina Faso is our subject. Thomas Sankara was president of the country from 1983 to 1987, but was ultimately betrayed by the man closest to him. His legacy continues to inspire and energize revolutionaries across the world. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by Gabriel Rocha Gaspar. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Djougou Toro by Volta Jazz. Other music used in episode: Djôn'maya by Victor Démé.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.comBibliographyThe Siege (1998) DJaffré, Bruno. Biographie de Thomas Sankara: La patrie ou la mort… Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2007.Sankara, Thomas. A emancipação das mulheres e a luta de libertação da África. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2025. (Portuguese translation of the 8 March 1987 speech)Jaffré, Bruno (ed.). Thomas Sankara: La liberté contre le destin – Discours rassemblés et présentés par Bruno Jaffré. Paris: Éditions Syllepse, 2017.Murrey, Amber (ed.). A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara. London: Pluto Press, 2018.

We explore the prison rodeo and general history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. Our guest is Beck Strah, cohost of the Prison Breakdown podcast and professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Beck Strah: https://www.instagram.com/beckstrah/Prison Breakdown Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prison-breakdown/id1690230079Episode researched and written by Cooter Jones. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Some Got Six Months by Robert Pete Williams.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.comBibliographyReconstruction by Eric FonerPolitics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System by Mark Carelton Hard Labor: History and Archaeology at The Old Louisiana State Penitentiary

A vast secret network of armed anti-Communists established in the 40s. We explore the story of how counter-measures to an imagined post-WW2 Soviet invasion turned into the repression of left wing political movements in Western Europe. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Episode researched and written by Ryan McGahan and Josh Messite. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Mama Loi, Papa Loi by Exuma.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.comBibliography[1984] The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class - Kees Van der Pijl[2005] NATO’s Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe - Daniele Ganser[2019] Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order - Timothy A. SayleHuffington Post Italy - Gianadelio Maletti, più che semplice testimone nel pozzo nero dell’Italia anni 70 by Paolo Morando - https://www.huffingtonpost.it/politica/2021/07/19/news/gianadelio_maletti_piu_che_semplice_testimone_nel_pozzo_nero_dell_italia_anni_70-5251293/Il Manifesto - Le trame nere di Guérin-Serac by Andrea Sceresini - https://ilmanifesto.it/le-trame-nere-di-guerin-seracRadio-télévision belge de la Communauté française - Tueurs du Brabant : fin de l’enquête, les familles des victimes ne cachent pas leur incompréhension - https://www.rtbf.be/article/tueurs-du-brabant-le-parquet-federal-annonce-officiellement-avoir-pris-la-decision-de-cloturer-l-enquete-11396596

This episode is the story of how two Black musical styles in Brazil faced the exact same dilemma: dire repression and market integration, which would 'naturally' un-Black them. This is the history of Samba and Funk. It's also the second half of our two-parter on the topic. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Caio Almendra.Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month.Caio: https://x.com/CaioAlmendra / https://bsky.app/profile/caioalmendra.bsky.socialEpisode researched and written by Caio Almendra. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selections of the week are Agoniza mas Não Morre (Ao Vivo) feat Nelson Sargento by Beth Carvalho and Endereço dos Bailes by MC Júnior E MC Leonardo.Follow Super Structure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superstructurepodcast/Superstructurepodcast.comBibliographySinners. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2025.Barouh, Pierre, director. Samba. Disques Saravah, 1967. YouTube, uploaded by Saravah, 2014, https://youtu.be/qtGh8QvOuLs.VIANNA, Hermano. O Mistério do Samba.MOURA, Roberto. Tia Ciata e a Pequena África no Rio de Janeiro.FACINA, Adriana. "Não Me Prenda Nem Me Deixe Vacilar: Funk Carioca e Ativismo Cultural." Revista de Antropologia Social, vol. 11, no. 2, 2010.MELO, Demian Bezerra de (Org.). A Miséria da Historiografia: Uma Crítica ao Revisionismo Contemporâneo.PEDRETTI, Lucas. Dançando na Mira da Ditadura: Bailes Soul e Violência Contra a População Negra nos Anos 1970.GOMES CAETANO, Mariana. My Pussy É O Poder: Representação feminina através do funk: identidade, feminismo e indústria cultura.2015COMISSÃO NACIONAL DA VERDADE. Relatório Final: Volume I. Governo Federal do Brasil, 2014.ANDRADE, Mário de. O Samba Rural Paulista.Special thanks to APAFUNK for reviewing this script and providing great insights, all while fighting the good fight.