1110 - A City Upon a Hill

A man stands in a Boulder courtroom, polite and cooperative, wearing a beanie he says gives him strength. The judge admits he doesn’t understand, calls it manipulation and holds him in contempt, while sitting in a black robe of his own.Tomorrow we’re putting the hat on trial, and the court too.🎩 The original Contempt of Hat: London, 1670. A courtroom forced two Quakers to wear their hats, then fined them for it, and the jury that refused to convict ended up changing the law.⚖️ Who decides what you believe? From flag salutes to armbands, yarmulkes, hijabs and natural hair, every one of them was once somebody else’s idea of “correct.”🗣️ The “correct English” trap: how the way you speak can decide whether a court even hears you.🚗 Hillsboro: masked federal agents slash a family’s tires on camera. The man in the hat answered on the spot. Will they ever answer at all?🔥 Plus: the Eagle’s Nest fire. Hitler’s mountaintop house in the Bavarian Alps is burning. Its history goes back long before the Nazis. We cover what Hitler built there, what started the fire, and why the locals have mixed feelings about the place.Your beliefs are your wardrobe. Wear them. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The most famous monster footage ever shot has been “unmasked.” A lost 1966 reel turned up in a safe. The man who says he wore the suit is talking, and so is Roger Patterson’s son. After 59 years, the 1967 Bluff Creek film is supposed to be solved.So why does solving it feel like going blind?🔥 Bigfoot unmasked: 1966 rehearsal reel, the suit, the son🛸 Wonders in the Sky: the phenomenon’s changing costume☀️ White Sun review: why myth needs more torque now🤼 Kayfabe: hype, rockets and war as pro wrestling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

How the billion-dollar fitness empire makes a press secretary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Finding demons is easy. It’s always the last place you look. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Why does Pete Hegseth want you to watch a public execution? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Amish Measles in PA and goat rabies in NC. Some thoughts on immunity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The Sibyl of Dionysus becomes the Oracle of Delphi thanks to Apollo and his new Sanctuary. We cover the first Sacred War, the sacking of Krissa, the creation of the Pythian Games, and the purpose of Manumission. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Culture declares insanity a form of innocence. Why do we live in a world where you have to be conscious of what you are doing before it counts? Plus: Dolly Parton. RF Measles Jr. and NIH-philia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The origins of Delphi reveal an ancient mountain with a shameful past that's difficult to swallow. These stories go beyond mythology, erasing the borders of sanity and morality.Long before the orderly rise of Apollo, a feral psyche clung to the cliffs of Parnassus, practicing the chaotic magic of Dionysus.Today's episode uncovers the raw, forgotten pre-history of the Oracle of Delphi. We will strip away the layers of bureaucracy, wealth, and politics to explore the primal environment that birthed the world's most famous sanctuary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Did you know the U.S. Military invades foreign soil every 1.7 years and it loses nearly every time. Violence is our soil's chief export. The Department of Defense is the nation's largest employer. Winning wars would prove an economic disaster to an economy like ours where peace is a threat to national security. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe