In the last days of 2014, Senator John McCain slipped a few extra words into a sure-to-pass defense bill about a topic that had nothing to do with defense...selling Oak Flat, a section of land sacred to the Apache, to a British Mining Company.
This episode unpacks that situation, starting with an American who attempted to overthrow the Communists in Laos in 2007, and ending with Perscott Bush (George HW's father and George W's grandfather) robbing a grave.
In between, we look at the high failure rate of civil disobedience, the incredible history of the Apache people, torture, and a nearly unkillable leader named Geronimo, who eluded 5,000 American troops and a quarter of the Mexican Army for an incredible 18 months.
The album is available at all digital retailers, on Spotify, and directly from the label's website here:
