John Birch Society | Conservative Group Behind a Failed Gold Heist

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/tillnpodcast The John Birch Society was a controversial right-wing political group founded in 1958 by wealthy businessman Robert Welch. Named after John Birch, an American missionary and military intelligence officer killed by Chinese communists in 1945, the group was staunchly anti-communist and promoted limited government and states' rights. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Episode link: https://tilln.com/johnbirch Want to Support TILLN: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Watch the Kersey Time Slip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz9bX4bJkJA&t=50s Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:22.9	Hey, this episode's about the John Birch Society. It's a political action group that was founded in the 50s that founded a lot of crazy ideas that are still exist today and also got involved into some kind of weird, muddy, sketchy waters. And we're going to look into all of those different things that has happened throughout its history. This is Tilling podcast, we're a comedy podcast where we talk about something that's like somewhat educational. You're going to learn a little bit. But more than anything, we're going to have fun. We're going to make fun of some stuff. We're going to laugh. It's going to be a good time.
0:25.5	So thanks for watching this show. Let's jump right into it.
0:30.7	Hey, ma'am. What's going on? Have you ever heard of the John Birch Society? Yes. Have you? Really? Yeah.
0:37.9	This, genuinely knowing who you are, you might know this.
0:41.3	You're into this kind of stuff.
0:42.9	Like, you're into learning.
0:43.9	And you're not into this kind of stuff.
0:45.2	I should be clear.
0:46.0	You're into learning about this kind of stuff.
0:47.4	John Birch Society.
0:49.4	Yeah.
0:49.7	Is a cult.
0:50.8	Yeah.
0:51.2	And it is, I'm guessing.
1:00.0	And it is in the, it's in California.
1:02.2	Technically in a way.
1:05.3	Like, I mean, they have people there that are a part of it.
1:05.7	All right.
1:06.4	Well, just go into it. It is a cult, though?
1:08.4	Yeah.
1:08.8	Yeah.
1:08.9	I love cold episodes.
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