Myth of the 20th Century: 2019 – Year in Review

If 2019 could be summed up in a single phrase, it might be the year that conspiracy theories became mainstream. With the very public arrest of Wikileaks’s founder Julian Assange and the still unexplained burning of the world’s most well known Cathedral in Notre Dame, things came to a head when convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, billionaire of murky origin and operator of a private island known for shuttling public figures to it on the ‘Lolita Express’ was allegedly found dead in his cell of an apparent suicide. In a rare coming together of the Left and Right, the slogan “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself” began appearing on the bottom of coffee cups and in public spaces, demonstrating a new form of ‘Samizdat’ in America more reminiscent of Soviet Russia and the intrigues of living under a totalitarian regime than the supposed land of the free and the home of the brave. Tonight we are joined by esteemed guests Borzoi and Titus to reminisce about an incredibly surreal year and make predictions about the outlook of the empire in the coming one.

— Brought to you by —

Very special guest Borzoi
@EdwardBChang

and Titus
@mirthismight

The Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 151 – 2019 – Year in Review

— Selected Stories —

January – Shadow Stat Unemployment Numbers
February – Blackwater Mercenary Prince Has a New $1 Trillion Chinese Boss
March – Hijab-wearing New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern hailed for expressing solidarity with Muslims
April – Julian Assange faces US extradition after arrest at Ecuadorian embassy
May – Non-citizens commit 42% of federal crimes, despite being 7% of population
June – Google Exec Jen Gennai Caught Admitting Company Is Taking Measures to Prevent “The Next Trump Situation”
July – Gallup: More Americans than ever call immigration America’s top problem
August – Epstein dead or alive? Body photos raise questions
September – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces formal withdrawal of the extradition bill and sets up a platform to look into key causes of protest crisis
October – Millions Brace for Unprecedented Power Cuts in California
November – Giant, Climate-Killing Mural Of Greta Thunberg Now Graces Downtown San Francisco
December – The Afghanistan Report

— References —

– 100th Episode – Ryan Landry, Myth of the 20th Century (2018)
– Serotonin, Houellebecq (2019)