What's The Craic?
By Shelton Bumgarner
What's The Craic?Dec 10, 2021
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Imagining America's dark political future.
What would an autocratic managed democracy look like in the US?
Dec 10, 202106:02
Russo-Ukrainian War Scenarios
Gaming out what might happen.
Dec 10, 202106:02
An overview of my creative life at the moment.
Besides writing and developing four novels, I'm working on a number of other creative ideas.
Dec 10, 202106:03
America Faces The Stark Choice of Autocratic Rule or Civil War
Anyone who dismisses the rise of fascism in America is obvious.
May 12, 202115:08
An interesting conversation with a friend from my time in Seoul.
Good times.
Nov 19, 202014:24
Wait, What, I Was Right About a Hunter Biden Deep Fake Popping Out?
Apparently, I was right. Maybe.
Oct 26, 202009:47
The Curious Case of Campaign 2020
Two weeks before election day.
Oct 21, 202011:07
Our Coming Hunter Biden Deep Fake Debacle
Get ready.
Oct 19, 202009:38
The Big Ugly
Manage your expectations for election 2020.
Oct 19, 202010:15
A Very American Coup
TrumpBarr will never leave office.
Oct 17, 202009:57
The Spectrum of America's Political Future
Things are going to be lit no matter what very soon.
Oct 11, 202009:45
October Surprises
A number of ways things could change in a dramatic fashion.
Oct 09, 202009:23
Miley Cyrus & "The New Sound"
I really like Miley Cyrus' new music.
Oct 08, 202007:14
The Great Trumplandia Novel
All about the novel I'm developing and writing.
Oct 07, 202010:01
The New Sound: "Rona Rock."
We need a new sound.
Oct 06, 202008:20
A Problematic Situation
Of 2020's Martha Mitchell.
Oct 06, 202006:54
The Darkest Scenario
What if the worst happens with Trump and COVID19?
Oct 06, 202010:01
Texas: American, Southern or Texan?
Debating the nature and fate of Texas if the United States implodes.
Oct 05, 202006:17
"The Trapped Man"
My pitch for a movie based on real life events I also talk at great length about the novel I'm developing and writing.
Oct 05, 202008:02
American Caligula
Things are lit.
Oct 05, 202009:45
American Caesar
The First American Republic is very similar to the late Roman Republic right now.
Oct 03, 202010:39
"Pray"
Hope that Trump doesn't have COVID19.
Oct 02, 202007:04
Trump's Bad Day
Today was a doozy for Trump.
Oct 02, 202009:59
Trump's Agenda
What's Trump up to?
Oct 01, 202010:16
Trump's Sealed Train
Putin may live to regret helping get Trump elected.
Sep 30, 202010:17
The Pink Elephant
We face a spectrum of fates, with despotism on one end and collapse on the other.
Sep 29, 202009:58
The Tyranny of Instability
What is America, "idea" or "blood and soil?"
Sep 28, 202013:19
The Last Pivot
In this episode, I talk about Trump's taxes, the existential nature of his threat to the Republic and how Trump gives us insight into the rise of Hitler. I also talk some about the allegorical thriller I'm writing.
Sep 28, 202018:58
Manhattan Commune
Imagining revolutionary New York City.
Sep 27, 202010:06
White Noise: The Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett
We have more existential problems to worry about than Amy Coney Barrett.
Sep 27, 202008:18
New Model Army
Women and the potential fall of the American Ancient Regime.
Sep 27, 202011:14
American Ancient Regime
America appears very stable. But is it?
Sep 27, 202010:55
Endgame Enigma
I have no idea what path America is about to take.
Sep 26, 202010:06
This Was Inevitable
The moment Trump came down the escalator to start his campaign, or fate was sealed.
Sep 26, 202007:52
The Tree of Liberty
Thinking the unthinkable.
Sep 26, 202011:54
Patriot, Citizen, Human
It's self-evident that Trump is a tyrant in the classical sense. But I doubt it will matter. We're simply going to slide into autocracy with our eyes wide open. Maybe if we think of ourselves as patriots, citizens and humans instead of Blue or Red, we might have a chance.
Sep 26, 202012:05
A Second American Revolution
Maybe it's not a civil war we should be worried about, but a Revolution.
Sep 25, 202011:06
The Election of 1876
As we careen towards post election shenanigans by House Trump, let's reflect on the contested election of 1876.
Sep 25, 202011:25
Fighting Dirty
Will Nancy Pelosi start to fight dirty?
Sep 25, 202013:28
A Renewed American Covenant
America has two possible fates: autocracy and implosion.
Sep 24, 202018:39
#ETTD
I talk about America's two fates: autocratic rule or implosion.
Sep 23, 202015:38
Mulling Trump's potential election power grab.
In this first episode, I lay out my vision for the podcast and talk some about this fall's election.
Sep 22, 202008:59