Podcasts by Eyes Left Podcast

Refuse to Fight for Israel's Genocide in Gaza from 2023-10-28T05:06:50

Biden plays with fire sponsoring the Gaza genocide, as US troops get hit with blowback, reinforcements rush to the Middle East, and the Pentagon escalates by bombing Iranian forces. Iran, Hezbol...

Turncoats: The American POWs Who Joined Their Captors [Radical Military History] from 2023-09-25T18:19:37

Dozens of American soldiers captured during intense fighting in the Korean War came to understand the true reason for the US invasion, and sympathized with their so-called enemies. 24 chose to s...

The Vultures Circling Camp Lejeune Victims from 2023-08-31T20:11:31

After decades of fighting, victims of the Marine Corps mass poisoning at Camp Lejeune will finally get settlements–so an array of billionaires, hedge funds, and their far-right attorneys have wo...

WAKE UPS #2 - Throwing Away the Green Beret w/ SSG Evan Brown from 2023-06-12T23:35:14

The story of how a Special Forces soldier quit his legendary unit to join the anti-racist mass movement in the streets.

EYES LEFT is a project of The Empire Files, a 501(c)(3) media non-...

EXCLUSIVE: New DeSantis Torture Victim Speaks from 2023-05-08T12:00:54

Six months after EYES LEFT broke the Ron DeSantis GITMO torture story (which has now become a national scandal for the presidential hopeful) we have exclusive new eyewitness corroboration of his...

Wake Ups #1 - PO3 Erica Gordon & The Hidden War from 2023-01-20T17:38:08

In this first installment of our “Wake Ups” series, former Navy Petty Officer Erica Gordon shares her journey from a homeless shelter, to a hidden war, to creative forms of resistance while stil...

Good Morning, Global Empire - 12/22 from 2022-12-23T05:15:40

In this debut episode of our new monthly segment, Mike Prysner and SFC (Ret.) Jeff Sauter cover a range of stories that deal with the economic hardships facing active-duty troops and potential r...

Ron DeSantis's Military Secrets: Torture & War Crimes from 2022-11-18T17:27:40

A journey into Ron DeSantis's shadowy military career reveals shocking new details about his complicity in illegal torture. Featuring exclusive never-before-heard testimony from former Guantanam...

Eyes Left is back from 2022-11-11T11:32:17

After a long absence, let's talk about where the show went and where it is going.

Prisoner of Conscience: The Kevin Benderman Story from 2020-12-22T17:18:53

Interview with Sergeant Kevin Benderman, sentenced to 15 months in military prison for refusing to return to Iraq on moral grounds.

The VA Covid Prison + The Reign Of Terror from 2020-12-09T06:38:26

The harrowing story of a VA long-term care facility where veterans watched friends die of Covid, then sentenced to a solitary-confinement lockdown. Special guest Spencer Ackerman joins to discus...

Looking Inward, Going Forward from 2020-11-01T01:21:42

Spenser and Mike discuss the BLM upsurge, the role of the National Guard in suppression, and looking inward to find new paths. 

PLUS: Radical Military History - The story of the 'For...

How the West Point Mafia Runs Washington from 2020-07-05T17:17:11

Retired Major Danny Sjursen joins Eyes Left for part II of his interview, explaining his research uncovering the West Point Class of 1986 and the powerful positions it's alumni control in the Tr...

Army Major to the Anti-War Movement from 2020-06-11T00:15:55

Spenser and Mike interview Army Major Danny Sjursen about his journey from West Point officer in Iraq and Afghanistan to an anti-war author, commentator and activist. 

Sjursen is hos...

PANDEMIC VISION from 2020-05-27T04:48:34

Spenser & Mike get deep in pandemic brain with philosophy and updates on COVID warfare at home & abroad.

Show notes:
- Join upcoming May 30 national actions to Cancel The Rent...

After Bernie from 2020-04-10T05:09:29

Spenser and Mike discuss Bernie leaving the presidential race: why & what's next for the movement

Solidarity In The Time Of COVID-19 from 2020-03-18T05:22:57

Spenser & Mike discuss the science of COVID-19, the political implications of the pandemic, and the need to come together as a community (just, not in person please!)

Super Tuesday with Bernie Campaign Political Director from 2020-03-03T04:05:16

On the eve of Super Tuesday, Spenser and Mike are joined by Miguel Medrano, Iraq war veteran and Southeast Political Director for the Bernie campaign. 

No Rich Man's War On Iran! Featuring Rory Fanning from 2020-01-08T17:51:21

As the the potential for major US war in the Middle East looms greater than the days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner are joined by former Army Ranger, Afghanist...

The Afghanistan Papers from 2019-12-16T19:43:32

Spenser and Mike discuss the bombshell Afghanistan Papers, proving the depth to which the US government has been lying to keep us in the senseless war. 

A Highway of Death, From Sykes-Picot to Al-Baghdadi from 2019-11-01T07:01:18

Your Halloween treat, on the killing of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, the Army's new recruitment strategy, and more video games.

PLUS Radical Military History on lost stories from the Gulf War...

Catching Up on Epstein, Space and Drugs from 2019-09-06T06:07:50

Spenser and Mike catch up after a month-long break to talk about Gaza, what the Epstein case reveals about the ruling class, Trump’s very large purchase of Ketamine for veterans, communist sci-f...

Trump's VA: Brain Zapping & Gyroscopes - Interview w/ Veterans' Affairs Investigator from 2019-07-21T18:58:13

Trump's appointed a "beer mogul" to revamp PTSD treatment... and he's into some really weird pseudoscience.  

Eyes Left interviews investigative journalist Jasper Craven—who investig...

Bernie is the only one from 2019-07-19T18:52:22

Spenser and Mike discuss the Democratic Party Primary candidates, Bernie Sanders, and Trump's war criminal pardons; PLUS: Afghanistan War Update & Radical Military History

War On Iran / War On Trans Troops from 2019-06-05T19:54:43

Trump ramps up wars on two fronts: his Christian extremist war on Trans people, and his Blood For Oil war on Iran. Spenser and Mike discuss why we must oppose both.

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War On Iraq: 16 Years & Counting from 2019-03-30T09:21:39

Spenser and Mike mark the 16th anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq

Demystifying Contemporary Fascism in the Wake of Christchurch from 2019-03-23T02:47:26

With another white nationalist terror attack taking the lives of at least 50 Muslims, Spenser and Mike explore the many expressions of neo-Naziism today: from 4chan, to Ben Shapiro, MAGA-ism and...

Venezuela: Refuse to Fight Another Oil War from 2019-02-01T21:19:30

John Bolton sent 5,000 of us to die for oil in Iraq. Elliott Abrams oversaw genocide in Guatemala. Now they've teamed with Trump to launch another oil war in Venezuela. Spenser Rapone and Mike P...

Major Tulsi Gabbard, Reporting For Duty! from 2019-01-17T02:02:11

Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner discuss the Army Captain who waved a Trump flag in uniform, the sociopath Marine General Jim Mattis, and Army Major Tulsi Gabbard entering the 2020 race

Army Recruiters Infiltrate Gaming from 2018-12-08T19:22:07

Nowhere is safe from the US Army; not even your video games. Learn about how Twitch has joined the Military Industrial Complex—putting recruiters in your headsets—among other new tactics to recruit...

"Faithful Patriot" Border Deployment: What It Means, How We Got Here from 2018-11-06T03:28:39

As Trump send upwards of 15,000 US troops to three states, Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner discuss what's behind the deployment, it's relation to a rising right-wing movement, your rights if you're...

Bush's Real Legacy "Serving Veterans" from 2018-10-16T08:32:02

George W. Bush will soon be presented with an award for his "commitment to veterans" despite unprecedented neglect and cuts under his administration. We explore his true legacy and how he is respon...

Andy Stapp and the American Servicemen's Union from 2018-09-28T19:38:32

In a special full episode of Radical Military History we explore the life and legacy of Private Andy Stapp, honoring the fourth anniversary of his death. Stapp joined the Army during the Vietnam Wa...

Afghanistan War Update: Defeated Generals Boast of Success from 2018-09-19T04:08:16

How much are the Pentagon Generals lying about the war in Afghanistan? Much more than you thought. With new US casualties to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as well as record fatalities f...

"You'd Better Stay At Home" - The Clifton Hicks Story from 2018-09-01T19:59:21

War crimes. Freakouts. Drugs. Rebellion. A narrative of the Iraq war buried by the media and politicians, told through the incredible oral history of Clifton Hicks--a tank crewman in Iraq who refus...

New ‘Defense’ Budget is a Class War Budget | The VA’s ‘Shadow Rulers’ from 2018-08-15T03:20:34

In this episode: In Brief: Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner analyze the curious incident of a US Marine receiving a Purple Heart for combat wounds in an “undisclosed location.” (Begins at 02:52) T...

GOP Hypocrites Join Taliban | Racist New Army Policy from 2018-08-04T00:28:59

In this episode: Afghanistan War Update: Major announcement that the Trump Administration will enter into direct talks with the Taliban, what it exposes about the endless war, and the latest US an...

Debut Episode w/ Spenser Rapone & Mike Prysner from 2018-07-30T07:04:54

In this debut episode of Eyes Left, hosts Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner discuss the vision and goal of the podcast, how their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan led them to become socialists, an...