Welcome, dear readers, to Forged Bonds! I am your humble narrator, Calliope, here to talk you through our show. Starting out with what this is: Forged Bonds is a myth-bending retelling of the story of Aphrodite and Hephaestus. In traditional mythology, they are forced into a marriage together leading to Aphrodite cheating with Ares. What if Aphrodite and Ares were best friends forced into a political marriage? What if Aphrodite started to fall in love with Hephaestus? What if Hephaestus was ...
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Pine Gonzalez Podcasts
The Keeper is charged with maintaining balance between all of the various realities. Their job is to put those who have fallen out of place back where they belong with the help of their magical AI, Minerva. When a lost soul finds its way onto the Fringes with the Keeper, it's their job to put this wanderer back where they belong while also trying to maintain balance between the various realities.
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A weekly conspiracy theory podcast hosted by comedian and writer Adam Tod Brown! Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/conspiracytheshow/subscribe
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COINTELPRO Pt. 3: Leonard Peltier and the Pine Ridge Shootout
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56:04Adam and guest co-host Zach Johnston talk about that time the FBI funded an insurgency on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, the shootout it led to, and the highly suspicious criminal trial that sent American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier to prison for 50 years at the end of it all. Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/ctsoglala…
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But still, here I am, considering it. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Landon 'Lemon' Whisnant as Homer, Jenah as Arachne, and Louis Wolf as Athena. Our theme music was provided by AthansMusic. You can hear more from him on Spotify or by che…
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Banned Media Report: The Spook Who Sat By the Door
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1:08:35Adam and guest co-host Jawn Louis review an obscure book and movie that someone, probably the federal government, managed to hide from the public for decades until a '70s sitcom star found a copy in a vault and brought it back to life. Movie: https://youtu.be/HG-56GKbPtk?si=YlI4IDyEQPhPpUPv DVD Commentary: https://youtu.be/qldPfazp_Gc?si=UR9zXRGBva…
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The RFK Assassination Files Pt. 5: Controlling the Narrative
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48:52Adam and Connor dive back into the RFK assassination files! This time around we discuss the US government's seemingly massive and meticulous effort to monitor and control the way other countries talked about the death of RFK Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/3v0zw7i
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Alright what was so important that I– Oh. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Mike LeBeau as Dionysus, Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus, Tatiana Gefter as Aphrodite, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Cody Heath as Hermes, Nichole …
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You may recall, dear listeners, that this is a love story. It’s actually several love stories stacked on top of each other in a trenchcoat, but that’s besides the point. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Cody Heath …
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COINTELPRO Pt. 2: The Murder of Fred Hampton
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59:24Adam and guest Logan Trent discuss that 1969 murder of civil rights activist and Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton at the hands of the Chicago PD during a raid ordered by the FBI. Documentary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kOlQKQXWRlE?si=kt1t5nybtVKDBKTY
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You’ve gotten much sneakier since you started living here, you know. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Lyssa Jay as Persephone, Khai Truong as Hades, Nichole Goodnight as Hera, and Alasdair Stuart as Zeus. Our theme…
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Adam and Connor talk to YouTube sensation Jawn Louis about a notorious and long-running FBI surveillance program designed to uphold the status quo in the United States at any and all costs. Show notes: https://youdontshow.link/ctscoin1
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It will be fun, Arte. It’s all people you know anyway, it’s not like I’m dragging you to a party of strangers. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Marguerite Kenner as Artemis, Leon Egan as Apollo, Mike LeBeau as Dion…
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The RFK Assassination Files Pt. 4: The Pruszynski Recording
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52:15Adam and Connor delve into the key piece of evidence cited in RFK Jr's 2012 request to have the investigation into his father's murder reopened. Show Notes: https://rebrand.ly/ctsep342
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Oh yeah? Is that a challenge? Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Cody Heath as Hermes, Tatiana Gefter as Aphrodite, and Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus. Our theme music was provided by AthansMus…
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The RFK Assassination Files Pt. 3: The Second Gun
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51:49Adam and Connor welcome guest Jenn Scott to discuss a long-forgotten (but Golden Globe Nominated) 1973 documentary that points to the possible involvement of another shooter in the RFK assassination. Documentary link: https://youtu.be/bjOjsOKS4gs?si=DPhN0BehwbuyOxNS
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Your gay panic hasn’t worn out the carpet that badly, don’t worry. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus, Cody Heath as Hermes, Marguerite Kenner as Artemis, Leon Egan as Apollo, Mike LeBeau…
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The RFK Assassination Files Pt. 2: Who Is Crispin Curiel Gonzalez?
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1:04:45Adam and guest Kym Kral discuss more findings from the recently released RFK assassination files, including a highly suspicious teen whose story seems to have been lost to history, a tip about the possible identity of the "Girl In the Polka Dot Dress" that investigators refused to respond to, and a strange story about Sirhan Sirhan going to see a m…
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Sometimes, despite our better judgement, we have to check in on Zeus and whatever schemes he is putting into place. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Alasdair Stuart as Zeus, Tatiana Gefter …
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Adam and guest Jenn Scott discuss the untimely death of Virginia Giuffre, the woman who implicated Prince Andrew in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scheme Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/6nkxrz7
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Aren’t they over this already? Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Tatiana Gefter as Aphrodite, Marguerite Kenner as Artemis, Leon Egan as Apollo, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Cody Heath as Hermes, and Skylar Johnson as H…
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The RFK Assassination Files Pt. 1: Sandra Serrano
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49:55Adam and Connor talk to comedian Jenn Scott for the first of (probably) several episodes about the recently declassified files about the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. On this episode, the talk centers around files about a weird radio broadcast weeks before the assassination, who decided what way Kennedy should go when he left the…
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Of course. What else are friends for? Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Mike LeBeau as Dionysus, Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus, Cody Heath as Hermes, Lyssa Jay as Persephone, Khai Truong as H…
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Adam and Connor talk to comedian Cory Robinson about that dark moment in American history when the government was snatching people off the street and sending them to foreign prisons with no due process. Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/ctsep336
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You’re an absolute bastard, you know that? Making me feel all emotional on a Tuesday morning? Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus, Tatiana Gefter as Aphrodite, Nichole Goodnight as Hera, K…
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Adam and Connor welcome guest Sam Sweets to talk about the OTHER Guantanamo ... The Guantanamo Migrant Operations Center. Show Notes: https://rebrand.ly/sf6dghz
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Just let me ask one question. And then I’m gone, I swear on the Styx. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Marguerite Kenner as Artemis, Alasdair Stuart as Zeus, Leon Egan as Apollo, Mike LeBeau as Dionysus, Lyssa Jay …
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Adam and Connor discuss RFK Jr's first meeting with the FDA, a weird Nazi plot to kill Trump, a not-all-that-mysterious object spotted at Area 51, the scary plight of former UFC champion BJ Penn, and so much more! Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/CTSep333
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I just thought that once we did this stupid wedding, that’d be it. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Tatiana Gefter as Aphrodite, Mike LeBeau as Dionysus, Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus, Cody …
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Adam and Connor discuss an obscure documentary that makes a highly convincing argument that Jim Morrison, front man of legendary rock band The Doors, faked his death in the early-70s and is still alive.
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Shinzo Abe: The Most Effective Assassination In History
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55:44Adam and guest Danger Van Gorder discuss the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the impact it had on a highly controversial church that financially exploited its members in Japan for decades. Show notes: https://conspirapod.link/ep330
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What’s the catch? And don’t try to tell me there isn’t one, I know there is. Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Landon 'Lemon' Whisnant as Homer, Jenah as Arachne, Louis Wolf as Athena, and Delaney Sutton as Hestia. Our theme music was provide…
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Adam and Connor welcome YouTube sensation Jawn Louis to talk about the crackdown on USAID, the legitimate concerns people have with the organization, and the most likely explanation for why it's in the crosshairs of the Trump administration now. Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/ctsep328
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Adam and guests Keith Carey and Subhah Agarwal talk about a Boston-based brothel network and the controversy over whether its (sorta) rich and powerful alleged clients should have their names revealed to the public. Show notes: https://conspirapod.link/ep327
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Citizens of Olympia! It is my honor to present to you the newly married Ares and Aphrodite! Transcript Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Taylor Michaels as Ares, Tatiana Gefter as Aphrodite, Mike LeBeau as Dionysus, Skylar Joh…
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Guest Zach Johnston talks to Adam and comedian Hana Michels about the idea that Bigfoot being real isn't as crazy as you think
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