Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)

This Day in Esoteric Political History

Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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🗓️ 6 September 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.” All this week, she’s walking through some of her favorite stories from the book, which is available for purchase now.

Today: a story about black helicopters, conspiracy theories, and radicalism in the Pacific Northwest.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this day an esoteric political history from radiotopia.
0:07.0	My name is Jody Avergan.
0:11.0	And we are doing something special this week. We are calling it Partisans Week.
0:15.0	That is because our esteemed co-host Nicole Hemmer of Vanderbilt has a new book out.
0:20.0	It is called Partisans. Round of applause.
0:22.0	Yeah, Bravo. applause, yeah Bravo.
0:23.0	And look, we're making a new rule here.
0:27.0	If you're a co-host of this show and you write a book, you get a week,
0:30.0	okay?
0:31.0	So it is.
0:32.0	But Kelly, you're on notice.
0:34.0	I can't wait.
0:36.0	It is Partisans Week.
0:38.0	Here to kick it off, as always, the author of the new book, Partisans,
0:41.0	Nickle Hammer of Vanderbilt.
0:42.0	Hello Nicki, and congratulations. of the new book partisans, Nikal Hammer of Vanderbilt.
0:42.6	Hello, Nicky, and congratulations.
0:44.7	Thank you, Jody, and hello.
0:47.0	And with us, of course, as always,
0:48.7	Kelly Carter Jackson of Wowsley.
0:50.4	Hello there.
0:51.0	Hey there, and Congats, happy book day.
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