A fair but irreverent look at some of our most dubious cultural heroes. Written and performed by Richard Sinex (CIA, FBI, ex-NATO Special Forces, Space Force, and Miramax Studios) and William Engels (History of Philosophy Audio Archive).
Bad Role Models
Claim This Podcastby William Engels and Richard Sinex
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A fair but irreverent look at some of our most dubious cultural heroes. Written and performed by Richard Sinex (CIA, FBI, ex-NATO Special Forces, Space Force, and Miramax Studios) and William Engels (History of Philosophy Audio Archive).
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7/21/2025
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December 12, 2025
SAURON INCORPORATED: A Corporate History of Palantir Part 1: Peter Thiel Crawls Out of an Apartheid-Era Uranium Mine and into the White House
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/nwbkNz_lOHo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SOUND CREDIT: The Chamber Stage (YouTube)</a></p><p>Support the boys (Thomas Vanek & Richard Sinex) and I on YouTube:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt</a></p><p>Because someone will ask: the Nixon tape is from Feb 1st 1972 and features the Reverend Billy Graham giving his fascinating interpretation of the Jewish Question in the Oval Office. Nixon concludes (its' a little garbled on the tape) by saying "I believe it. I can't say it but I believe it."</p><p><a href="https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/662/conversation-662-004" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/662/conversation-662-004</a></p><p>The books in question are "The Contrarian" by Max Chafkin (the better book, for the record) and "The Philosopher in the Valley" by Michael Steinberger.</p><p>If you are interested in browsing the internet <strong>without </strong>Palantir et. al. surveilling you, I would highly recommend you look into the Tor Project, and specifically the Tor Browser:</p><p><a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.torproject.org/download/</a></p><p></p>
November 13, 2025
Duuuuuuuuune (Part 2) - Thomas and Richard Melt Will's Spice-Dusted Brain with Frank Herbert's Cursed Lore [BRM9]
<p>Worm gods, ayahuasca babies, megadeath, the conquest of the universe, gross protuberances, white saviors, seeing the future, declining immortality, accepting immortality, liberating the universe, and most importantly: always keeping the spice flowing.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/yuWcQaxH1jM?si=MxHlPdpK0rVhJ__z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Check us out on YouTube</a></p>
November 1, 2025
Duuuuuuuuune (Part 1) - Thomas and Richard Melt Will's Spice-Dusted Brain with Frank Herbert's Cursed Lore [BRM8]
<p>He who can destroy a thing (Will's sanity) controls a thing.</p><p>On this episode, Thomas and Richard flap their hands and shriek for 2 hours about Dune and Dune: Messiah lore. If you've only seen the movies (Will) prepare to get dunked on.</p><p>Arrakis will bloom again.</p>
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