Martyr Made (Darryl Cooper) - "#22 Whose America? ep 1 : Rough Extraction" and "#23 Whose America? ep 2"

Amazing story about the miners in West Virginia.

Part two is quite different, about the racial tension and fights in New York, LA, and others from 1950 on.

Six hours, ending with Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Martyrmade - "Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem"

Amazing podcast.

How partially fear of a global dark power was intentionally instigated to pressure countries in creating a new state.

Weissman (?) who brokered the deal for Israel in the UK government.

The Arabs fighting in WW 2, sometimes against each other, as proxy wars.

How "laws" in the bible, such as a man can just pay the family of a woman he has assaulted as she'll become his wife, were necessary at the time to prevent escalating bloodfeuts between tribes or families: there was no policy, there was no system to judge.

All you had was your honour and your word. When someone was chosen as arbiter, they were chosen because of how people perceived their honour. Still reflected in current day's courts where the judge is called "your honour".