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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Grim Tones - Serenity (2019)
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
or "World on a Wire for stupid people". This is Grim Tones because Ben and Tim needed to do an emergency mini episode about "Beyond: Citadel" aka COOM...
70 - WTEH XXV: Assassin's Creed (2016)
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Fassbender, the link between heredity and crime.
69 - WTEH XXIV: The Devil's Rejects (2005)
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy ThanKKK$giving you hogs Next on Watching the End of History: Tim and Ben return to the true muse of the pod, Michael Fassbender as we discuss J...
68 - WTEH XXIII: Challengers (2024)/Infinite Jest (1996)/Tennis as a Sport
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is still gone so the horrors of the past and present will be waiting a little longer! In the meantime, Ben and Tim are lucky enough to be joined ...
67 - WTEH XXII: The Counselor (2013)
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tim and Ben during a happier time (before Israel killed Nasrallah) for the conclusion of Ridley Scott Summer. You know the drill, everyone thinks...
66 - Another 9/11
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erik, Ben and Tim are all together to celebrate another 9/11 along with the less crazy but still wild three year anniversary of the podcast. Everyone ...
65 - Jawbreaker
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the week of 9/11, and the third anniversary of PNAC pod! As a special treat this week, we're releasing a bit of a prototype episode in whic...
64 - Boiling The Frog ft. Séamus Malekafzali
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Erik are joined all the way from Beiruit by independent journalist Séamus Malekafzali (@seamus_malek) to get a firsthand report of a week whe...
63 - Dishing, Dashing
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Classico PNAC, the boys get together to spin a yarn about a very cool Saudi businessman with 9/11 ties and some very cool kids and grandkids. This sto...
62 - WTEH XXI: Prometheus (2012)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're not exactly sure how this happened, but it seems like most of twitter decided to watch Prometheus at the same time Ben and Tim decided to do an ...
61 - Some Current Events
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Erik are back to discuss a round-up of best remembered current events from the last 3 weeks as the boys have been away. We actually buckled do...
60 - Reconnecting The Dots (8:46-8:54am Part II??)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What even is time, anyway? Apologies for the choppiness throughout, we were both experiencing connection issues while recording. Super producer Eri...
59 - WTEH XX: Tár (2022)
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Or "The Woman Who Was Cool". The boys sit down with good friend of the show Gus to remind you that Todd Field invented Big League Chew and also that h...
58 - Reconnecting the Dots (8:46-8:54am [kinda, not really lol])
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oh shit. Oh no. No no no. Oh shit, fuck fuck fuck. Holy fuck, this ain't good. Ben also formally apologizes to our listening public for repeatedl...
Grim Tones - Southland Tales (supplemental materials)
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim read an ungodly amount of background material about Southland Tales, so we can consider this a followup to PNAC ep. 23 on Richard Kelly's masterpi...
57 - Reconnecting The Dots (8:15am - 8:46am part 2)
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apologies for our delay in releasing the second part of this episode, we got extradited yet again and lost wifi.
Grim Tones - Paycheck (ft. PNAC)
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is off reverse-engineering Baldur's Gate 3 to have even more girlfriends, so Erik and Tim are joined by PD to discuss John Woo's Paycheck. The PKD...
56 - Reconnecting the Dots (8:15 AM - 8:46 AM)
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This one goes out to Betty Ong and Amy Sweeney. Two brave women who were heroes for as long as they were able to be.
Grim Tones - Minority Report (ft. PNAC)
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're continuing to host Super Producer Tim's show here on our feed because we want to and it rules and you should listen to him. So here we present: ...
55 - Reconnecting the Dots (6:30 AM - 8 AM)
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded this one back in 2023 so I have no idea what gets covered besides a wild ass story involving Jackie Chan. Also, I was wrong in the intro a...
54 - Cyberpod 2077: Phantom Podcast
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus, I promised no more of these but if Starfield warranted one so did this. Journey back in time a month or so and listen to Ben and Tim sit down f...
Grim Tones - Strange Days (Feat. PNAC)
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of this epic, cyberpunk double feature we talk about good friend of the show and possible CIA asset Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 masterpiece Stran...
Grim Tones - Johnny Mnemonic (Feat. PNAC)
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Consider this proof of life. The PNAC boys still can't get a flight out of Khartoum after negotiations for our first live show went.... well not the w...
53 - WTEH XIX Only God Forgives (2013) x My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn (2014)
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you find this an unpleasant bummer just remember it could have been The Devil's Rejects. Also, this was recorded mere days before the A24 Death Str...
52 - Reconnecting the Dots (12 AM - 6:30 AM)
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new season of PNAC! The boys are done with games and baby stuff and focus their attention back to the big wedding itself. We go back to t...
51 - Metal Gear Solid: An Introduction
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, you thought you were just starting with the game? You sweet summer child.....
50 - WTEH XVIII: Noah (2014)
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim gets to pick his first movie for our show and..... man where do we even begin. Join us as we lose our minds over the new craziest Biblical epic we...
A Special Ben Announcement
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am so sorry but hey, at least it's free?
49 - What Else Can We Talk About?
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Class is postponed bc the boys are too pissed off at the war that Israel has been waging war on the Palestinian people since Hamas committed their aud...
48 - WTEH XVII: Sunshine (2007)
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once again the boys are back and joined by friend of the show/WTEH third mic, Tim, to stare directly into the sun (Erik was reportedly staring directl...
47 - A Very Important PNAC Announcement
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the show Jonah joins lone wolf Ben for a light chat that went way too long. They are calling this the worst episode in PNAC history. Unfortu...
46 - What Could Go Right?
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finally liberated from a CIA black site in Poland the boys are speaking their truth. Honestly, this was recorded so long ago I don't remember much but...
45 - Ground Control to Captain Tom
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus episode! The boys talk about the somewhat recent TMZ produced tv documentary about another plane that narrowly avoided being hijacked on 9/11. I...
44 - WTEH XVI: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In October of 1994, three student podcasters disappeared in the woods near Burkitsville, Maryland while recording an episode. A year later their audio...
43 - Genuine Political Despair
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'd like to take a moment to apologize....TO ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE! PNAC BOYS DO WHATEVER WE WANT!! We keep reading Reaganland and go over the 1979 energy...
42 - WTEH XV: The Guest (2014)
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are doubling up on WTEH this week because it's been too goddamn hot to organize our thoughts into a coherent proper episode! We will be back VERY s...
41 - WTEH XIV: Miami Vice (2006)
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hola, chica. The boys finally return with the Summer of Bangers. We are joined by Michael Mann scholar and good friend Connor to talk about Mann's aud...
40 - The Moral Majority
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The boys return for a loose holiday weekend dive back into 1979 with a look into the rise of the evgangelical right. We talk more shit about Tim Lahey...
39 - WTEH XIII: Margaret (2011)
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The boys put on their cowboy hats and get on the bus to talk about one of Ben's all time favorite movies: Kenneth Lonergan's 2011 coming-of-age tale o...
38 - The Bad Guys Won
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 3. In which Erik and Ben go toe to toe with end boss Bush/Cheney/Rummy etc. We power walk down memory lane catching you up on world ...
37 - WTEH XII: Watchmen (2009)
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just when you thought he was out, he's back in: Tha Sexual Chessmaster aka PD is back with the PNAC crew to discuss Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen. Next ...
36 - Let That "Sink" In
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Canadian correspondent and good friend of the show Ambrose Sylvan to discuss their new article on Saudi Arabia, Qatar and their ties ...
35 - WTEH XI: The Passion of the Christ (2004)
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Golgotha it is the PNAC boys. We celebrate Easter the only way we know how, by dipping into Mel Gibson's deranged Bush era snuff film The Pa...
34 - Dancing in the Streets
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And in the second half of our double header we have podcast dad Adam Fitzgerald back to wrap up our season 2 investigation as we separate fact from fi...
33 - Reconnecting the Dots ft. @housetrotter
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back and this time are joined by the man who first put the sickness that is Richard Blee's name into our heads all those years ago Ben Ho...
32 - WTEH X: Margin Call (2011)
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back with a slightly wonky show order the boys use the recent headlines as an excuse to dive into JC Chandor's 2011 debut Margin Call. We also fondly ...
31 - WTEH IX: 13 Hours (2016)
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben didn't give me show notes, but we talked about the TRUE STORY of Benghzai as only Michael Bay could deliver. Join us in discussing the SOY CIA, ou...
30 - DEA GROUPS
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the back of a panel van parked across the street from the FBI's Dallas field office it's the PNAC boys. We continue diving into the Shea Mem...
29 - WTEH VIII: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined this time around by good friend of the show Tim for an "Oops! All Tangents" romp through Renny Harlan and Shane Black's wild 1996 Lady J...
28 - WTEH VII: Natural Born Killers (1994)
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the counter of a New Mexico roadside dinner the boys are back and talking Oliver Stone's 1994 psycho killing love story Natural Born Killers. We ...
27 - From the River to the Sea
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As always on PNAC, in order to go forward we must go back. So we invited a friend to join us and discuss the broad history of Palestinian settlement a...
26 - WTEH 6: Nocturama (2016)
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erik & Ben are back at the movies with something that could not be more in our combined wheelhouse. We dig into Bertrand Bonello's Nocturama, a style ...
25 - The Gerald Shea Memo
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 baby!! We kick off our new investigation by beginning our deep dive into the 2004 Gerald Shea Memo which asks the question: "What the hell wa...
24 - PNAC Presents: Watching the End of History, a Formal Introduction (WTEH 5)
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
EYES WIDE SHUT (1999), or, Episode One: Life Goes On...Until It Doesn't! Your good friends at PNAC Productions are happy to present: "Watching The End...
TEASER PNAC: Reactivation.
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lord help us, we are unbelievably back on our bullshit. (Stay tuned for something completely different later this week as well!)
23 - (WTEH 4??) Pimps Don't Commit Suicide
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's Ben's birthday again and that means PNAC is going back to the movies! Join us as we dig way too deeply into Richard Kelly's 2006 magnum opus Sout...
22 - Three Out of Four Pinocchios
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are finally back and joined by super fan/Slavic intern Sammy to dig into the recently published, long awaited interview notes between W, Dick...
21 - Touching the Orb
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is poolside at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh this week for a chat with journalist and writer Brian McGlinchey (28Pages.org, Stark Realities). W...
20 - Satan Worshipping Doom Podcasting
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Previously recorded at the tail end of spooky season the boys are joined by friend of the show pd to dive into SK Bain's "The Most Dangerous Book In t...
19 - Good Job, Great Effort
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back after a brief hiatus, the Russia material at the start hit at the time okay, and we are finally done reconnecting the dots this time...
18 - Someday, Someone Will Die
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"If this guy is in the country, it's not because he's going to fucking Disneyland!" Coleen Rowley Memo: https://web.archive.org/web/20161205021024/...
17 - (WTEH 3??) Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This one started out as a movie episode but the news just does not stop folks. Encore, do you want more? We are catching up over the latest FBI releas...
16 - Sons of John
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast dad and host of The Darkened Hour Adam Fitzgerald is back with the boys on the eve of 21 years since The Big Wedding. We are talking about the...
15 - Ladies and Gentleman, We Got Him
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI arrests Zacarias Moussaoui at last and congratulations! By listening to a podcast you have stopped 9/11 from happening, you should be very pro...
14 - The Name Is Tangotango, Zuluman Tangotango...
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
PNAC is back: We're reporting live from London, England and Norman, OK respectively and it's Erik (codename: Shaquil) and Ben (codename Zuluman Tangot...
13 - (WTEH 2??) The Boys Go To Syriana
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
PNAC is back...Ben's off watching footie, so I have the pleasure of writing this weeks shownotes. We watched Syriana and it took us nearly the length ...
12 - They're "Coming" Here
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The news doesn't stop and there is a lot to talk about this week on PNAC. The boys say goodbye to the good doctor Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who died like a d...
11 - A Boy Named Soup
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is back from his day job at the CIA, we recorded this before Ayman al-Zawahiri died like a dog but make sure to thank him for his service on Twit...
10 - An Interview with Nelson Martins aka DJ Thermal Detonator
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erik's return to PNAC is short lived as he has been returned to the Haqqani Network for being too annoying. In his place Ben is joined for an in depth...
09 - The Most Extraordinary Coincidences in the History of Mankind with Sean P. McCarthy
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are joined by comedian and brother in podcasting arms Sean P McCarthy to talk about insider trading and all of the dirty money swirling aroun...
08 - All My Homies Hate Tom Wilshire
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
PNAC is back and the boys are pissed off! We are continuing to build up the wall of madness around us as we talk wormy spook Tom Wilshere, the New Gir...
07 - Baby, It's Cold Outside with Darin Harvey
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, we lost Erik. While I try to negotiate his release the show must go on and we have another guest! Writer and researcher Darin Harvey takes us u...
06 - The Thin Denim Line
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back and this time around we have our deboonking hats on as we check out some 9/11 urban legends that fall under the category of "huh, I ...
05 - Cold Calling Ramzi Yousef with Adam Fitzgerald
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
PNAC is back and we are justifying our hiatus with one hell of an interview. We are joined by the host of The Darkened Hour, Adam Fitzgerald to talk ...
04 - (WTEH 1) The Canaries
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and Ben go to the movies! Live from their respective FEMA camp quarantine cells the boys catch up before getting back into the swing of things wi...
03 - Papers, Please! Ms. Steinger Goes to Jeddah
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Erik are back and squatting in a conference room at the American consulate in Jeddah. Instead of countries, agencies or organizations we take ...
02 - Once Upon a Time in Langley or the CIA's Other Manson Family
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remote station chiefs Erik and Ben liaison for another episode and check in with the Central Intelligence Agency and what it was up to in the 90s when...
01 - Omar Al-Bayoumi And The Bad Food Restaurant
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Erik are back, live from their black site detention centers in Poland and Lithuania respectively. The boys talk about some timely new tranches...
00 - What We Talk About When We Talk About "Doing 9/11"
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and Ben step off their first class flight from Bangkok to LAX and start back down the Road to 9/11. We reflect on the brightest, bluest Tuesday i...