Episode 403 - The Sand Creek Massacre

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Lions Led By Donkeys

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys US Forces lie to the people of the Great Plains, convince them they are under the protection of the US government for the purpose of negotiations and commit a crime so horrible that it forces congress to investigate. *correction. Several Medals of Honor have been revoked. Specifically in 1917. This had nothing to do with conduct but rather a changing of criteria of what was considered worthy of the medal. SOURCES: Grinnell, George. Bent, George. The Fighting Cheyennes. Grinnell, George. Bent, George. The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Lifeways. Hatch, Thom (2004). Black Kettle: The Chief Who Sought Peace But Found War. Hoig, Stan (1977). The Sand Creek Massacre. Hoig, Stan (1980). The Peace Chiefs of the Cheyenne Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bensing, Tom. Silas Soule: A Short Eventful Life of Moral Courage. Report of the US Congress Joint Committee On The Conduct of the War. 1865. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=ABY3709.0003.001;rgn=full%20text;view=toc;cc=moa

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1:01.1	I'm Joe.
1:02.3	With me is Tom.
1:03.9	Nate is away working on his debut album, which I insist on calling a mixtape.
1:11.7	Tom, how are you doing?
1:15.1	I'm doing good, man.
1:16.2	I had a week off from recording last week where I got deeply, deeply into playing
1:21.6	Mahjong and I'm currently platinum ranked in the world at Majong.
1:25.6	So today, as of the day of recording, is the Chinese Lunar New Year,
1:31.2	happy year of the horse. Bad times for us. But, uh, damn it. That, that's got to be bad omens.
1:38.2	But, uh, yeah, I'm doing good. It, the weather is starting to get nice in London. Well, despite
1:43.2	the fact it like rained constantly the other day.
1:46.1	But I'm in a good mood.
1:47.9	I've got some good news recently, which I will reveal in due time on the podcast.
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