Vital Dissent with Patrick MacFarlane
Patrick MacFarlane
Show overview
Vital Dissent with Patrick MacFarlane has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 306 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 2021st season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 43 min and 1h 13m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 25% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is still active — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, though releases have slowed compared with earlier in the run. The busiest year was 2018, with 60 episodes published. Published by Patrick MacFarlane.
From the publisher
Vital Dissent seeks to oppose calamitous escalation in US foreign policy by exposing establishment narratives with well-researched documentary content and insightful guest interviews. Topics include: an antiwar foreign policy, historical revisionism, technocracy, eugenics, government & private corruption, & the use & development of propaganda. Host Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute. He is a practicing attorney. His work has appeared on Antiwar.com and Zerohedge.
Latest Episodes
View all 306 episodesTerrence McKenna Warned Us About This Ep. 288
'Gang Weed Conservatism' ft. Marcel Dumas Ep. 287
Talking with Marcel Dumas about his 'Gang Weed Conservatism' series concerning the intertwining of modern conservatism with psychedelics. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Marcel Dumas, PhD, IWSB 🇩🇴🇭🇹 (@anarchyinblack) / X Another Notch in the Spine - Vital Dissent Gang Weed Conservatism series https://x.com/NerdeenKiswani/status/1950980649487044843 Marcel on Kyle Matovcik's show The Anti-Woke to Zionist Pipeline Ep. 271 Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
The Savagery of Man: 'Tender is the Flesh' and 'The Unworthy' Ep. 286
Sharing my thoughts on Agustina Bazterrica's 'Tender is the Flesh,' and 'The Unworthy' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Tender is the Flesh The Unworthy Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
Why People Accept Horrible Fates: 'Never Let Me Go' Ep. 285
Sharing my thoughts on Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Never Let Me Go - Affiliate Link Dark Tales - Affiliate Link Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
Anti-Natalism and 'Children of Men' Ep. 284
Sharing my thoughts on PD James's 'The Children of Men' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
'Dracula' & the Technocratic Nightmare Ep. 283
Sharing my thoughts on Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Vital Dissent - Blood Meridian episode Unhallowed Podcast Ex Machina (2014) - IMDb Amazon - The Passage: A Novel Amazon - Dracula Deluxe Hardbound Edition
'The Giver' & the Loss of Innocence Ep. 282
Sharing my thoughts on Lois Lowry's 'The Giver'. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support Today | The Libertarian Institute The Giver Quartet Box Set Early Liberty Weekly articles and podcasts Stoned Apes & Brave New World Ep. 29
Blood Meridian: War Is God? Ep. 281
Sharing my thoughts on Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support Today | The Libertarian Institute The Greatest, Terrible Book Ever Made - The Story too Disturbing to be a Movie: Blood Meridian Judge Holden Holds Forth on War (Blood Meridian) – Biblioklept Amazon Affiliate Link
Prosecuting Individual Israeli Soldiers for War Crimes Ep. 280
Patrick discusses Non-Profit attempts to prosecute individual soldiers for war crimes in Gaza. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: The Hind Rajab Foundation (@HindRFoundation) / X IDF Soldiers in Amsterdam Face Urgent Arrest for Gaza War Crimes - THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION Hind Rajab Foundation Files Urgent Legal Complaint in France Against Israeli Soldier for Acts of Torture and War Crimes HRF Files Legal Action in Ecuador Against Ecuadorian Citizen who Participated in Assault on Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza - THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION Hind Rajab Foundation Files Complaint Against 1,000 Israeli Soldiers for War Crimes in Gaza Haaretz - Pro-Palestinian Groups Press for Charges Against Israeli Soldiers Who Served in Gaza How the Court works The States Parties to the Rome Statute | International Criminal Court Q&A: The International Criminal Court and the United States | Human Rights Watch Why are Israeli soldiers sharing snuff videos from their genocide in Gaza? | Opinions | Al Jazeera X - Jeremy Kauffman post on healthcare
Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Fight Back with $42 MILLION Verdict Win Ep. 279
Patrick dives into the recent trial which found US company CACI liable for damages from it's work at the Abu Ghraib military prison following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine: Horton, Scott: 9781733647373: Amazon.com Factsheet: Torture at Abu Ghraib and Al Shimari v. CACI | Center for Constitutional Rights Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI | Center for Constitutional Rights Document: Judge in Abu Ghraib Case Denies U.S. Sovereign Immunity for Jus Cogens Norms | Lawfare Shimari v. Caci Premier Tech., Inc., 368 F. Supp. 3d 935 | Casetext Search + Citator https://theintercept.com/2024/11/12/abu-ghraib-torture-caci/ https://vitaldissent.com/real-magna-carta-ep-58 https://vitaldissent.com/lysander-spooner-jury-nullification-ep-56
Intellectual Insurgency ft. Adam Fitzgerald Ep. 278
Adam Fitzgerald is a geopolitical researcher, writer, and a leading expert regarding the events of 9/11, as well as the host of The Darkened Hour podcast. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Adam Fitzgerald on X be sure to subscribe to Adam's new YouTube channel Adam's previous Vital Dissent appearances
Butchering Our Sacred Cows ft. Richard Cox Ep. 277
In the conspiracy community, it's often taken for granted that Wall Street secretly funded Nazi Germany and the Bolshevik Revolution. These assertions are taken as truth based on the work of a professor named Antony Sutton. But who was Sutton and what does it mean if he was wrong? Moreover, what place should conspiracy have in our worldview based on errors in our understanding of Sutton's work? Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute's Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: Deep State Consciousness Richard's Books - Writing | Deep State Consciousness The Energy of Empire 18. The Russian Revolution The Curious Case of Anthony Sutton What You Need to Know About Kosovo ft. Richard Cox Ep. 243 - Vital Dissent
Israel's AI Kill List ft. Kelley Vlahos Ep. 276
Patrick is joined by Kelley Vlahos, Senior Advisor at the Quincy Institute and Editorial Director at Responsible Statecraft, to discuss Israel's use of Palantir's AI program Lavender to target supposed Hamas militants. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute's Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ Peter Thiel: 'I defer to Israel' | Responsible Statecraft Kelley Beaucar Vlahos Responsible Statecraft Kelley Vlahos on X Grassroots Realism ft. Kelley Vlahos Ep. 257 - Vital Dissent
These Two Moments Changed the World Ep. 275
The latest on the upcoming sequel to The Truth About Oppenheimer, and more. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute's Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: The Truth About Oppenheimer / Part One
Israel's Secret War Against the International Criminal Court Ep. 274
Patrick dives into the fight between Israel/US and the UN International Criminal Court over the ongoing conflicts between the Israeli state and Palestinians. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute's Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: US Working To Prevent ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu | News From Antiwar.com Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu America's Ugly History with the International Criminal Court - Antiwar.com ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders | News From Antiwar.com Republican Senators Threaten ICC: 'Target Israel and We Will Target You' | News From Antiwar.com https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/icc-must-be-allowed-to-work--without-intimidation---say-93-m Ex-Mossad head threatened ICC chief to abandon IOF war crimes probe | Al Mayadeen English ICC arrest warrants put international law to test: WaPo | Al Mayadeen English https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/the-court https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/how-the-court-works Discussions from the Austrian School : Minimalist and Anarcho-Capitalist Approaches To and Critiques Of Public International Law https://www.vitaldissent.club/
Did Assange's Plea Just Doom Journalism? Ep. 273
Patrick breaks down what the Julian Assange plea deal means for the future of journalism. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: JULIAN ASSANGE IS FINALLY FREE Justin Raimondo RIP I learned something today
'Haitian Cannibal' Extravaganza! Ep. 272
Patrick breaks down his latest article on the Haitian cannibalism hysteria. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Culture Warriors Spread Disinfo on 'Haitian Cannibals By Patrick MacFarlane Original "Haitian Cannibalism" Report from Daily Express US Dom Lucre Misframed Haitian Cannibal Video Email Update with links to the Twitter Space Dan Cohen's Haiti Documentary
The Anti-Woke to Zionist Pipeline Ep. 271
Patrick discusses his latest article at the Libertarian Institute about the links between anti-wokism and zionism in the modern online conservative movement. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.libertyweekly.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: The Anti-Woke to Zionist Pipeline | The Libertarian Institute
Assange Fights for Freedom ft. Misty Winston Ep. 270
Misty Winston joins Patrick to talk about the latest in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fight for freedom. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Misty Winston on X
How Libertarians Should View Foreign Policy Ep. 269
How should libertarians go about discussing real world foreign policy issues while keeping true to libertarian values? Patrick shares his views while looking back on the work of Antiwar.com founder Justin Raimondo. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD1 Show Notes: Looking at the 'Big Picture' - Antiwar.co Libertarianism In One Country - Antiwar.com Why Governments Make War - Antiwar.com Original How Not To Be a CIA Propagandist | Daniel McAdams Grassroots Realism ft. Kelley Vlahos Ep. 257