July 17, 2023

EARLY EPISODE: Chuckie Taylor, the Nerd Turned War Criminal

Everyone has heard of Charles Taylor, the brutal dictator of Liberia. This is the story of his son, Chuckie Taylor, an American born nerd turned head of Liberian national security, international diamond smuggler, and one of the worst war criminals in Liberian history.

Sources:

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/chucky-taylor-liberias-other-monster/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/09/charles-taylor-jr-torture-liberia

https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2009/January/09-crm-021.html

Johnny Dwer. American Warlord: A True Story.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/23/liberia-war-crimes-chucky-taylor

Comments (32)

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Hammerthrust Von Sexron · July 31, 2023

Hey Joe, nothing wrong with first episodes. If we didn’t like them, you wouldn’t have anyone to complain to.

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Ishmael Kant · July 23, 2023

My mother use to threaten to send me back to Sudan all the time when I got in trouble. As if we didn’t escape it as refugees. Every African immigrant has that story of being told they’ll be send home. The only successful times were my Nigerian friends cause the country was fairly stable.

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Illya Lypyak · July 23, 2023

Damn… and I love his shoes so much

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Adam P. · July 19, 2023

100% Nixon is a head in a jar.

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Karl Childers · July 18, 2023

i feel personally attacked by the Car Seat Headrest comment also Tom is correct

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I_like_planes_and_cities · July 18, 2023

As a Jetta owner (twice) I will not be attacked by someone who owned a Prius.

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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast · July 19, 2023

i also owned a jetta once

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Olafo Waffle · July 18, 2023

In the upper peninsula pasties are the more regional dish, which is basically a pot pie in calzone form. One thing I really hate for the Wisconsin side is beef tartar. I like me a rare steak but not raw hamburger.

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Dick Smith · July 18, 2023

I skipped all the chat at the beginning and caught the end then realized y’all were bitching about CrossFiters in the gym and had to rewind it so I could bitch along with you. I quit planet fitness because of CrossFit asshats

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Jonathan Grafton · July 18, 2023

I'm suddenly reminded of the Liberian war criminal that got killed in a robbery gone bad.

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Rusty · July 18, 2023

I remember at my last job, there was a Crossfit gym on the other side of the parking lot. If youre pulling in, there's a blindspot on the right side. I've had maybe 5 close calls where I've almost run over a crossfitter because they were sprinting in the parking lot

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Thadde · July 17, 2023

I love your guys Music knowledge Really came through with the VNasty and Gucci Mane analysis

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Manchineel · July 17, 2023

Full support for Tom's crossfit rage from a garage gym troglodyte.

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Karl Childers · July 17, 2023

am i about to learn that my favorite converse shoes are far more problematic than i knew

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Mitch Guerrerio · July 17, 2023

I hear you on the pot-luck coleslaw made by rando’s

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Mitch Guerrerio · July 17, 2023

Coney is in NY

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Mitch Guerrerio · July 17, 2023

Chef John has a great Dublin coddle recipe on youtube

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James Cézanne-Taipale · July 17, 2023

Oh god. You guys just made me remember the summer that Len song was all over MTV and now I’m having flashbacks to that sitcom that they aired about a boy band where the joke was that none of the singers matched the stereotypes they’re supposed to be. This is the most you guys have ever upset me…. I just remembered Say What Karaoke.

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IronNosy · July 17, 2023

Great episode! It's hilarious how Joe has become the Riley to Tom and Nate's Milo and Alice.

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Bellum · July 17, 2023

Why can I not see the Gaddafi episode?

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Mae Berens · July 17, 2023

I swear I’ve seen that coal rolling Jetta in the Cincinnati area

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Alex Varrus · July 17, 2023

My brother owns a crossfit gym. Crossfitters suuuuuck

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Hey mind your business, name's not important · July 24, 2023

I had an experience like Tom's they are the worst.

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Angel-of-Deadlifts · July 17, 2023

I'm surprised no one mentioned the whole thing with "hero" wods and wearing plate carriers

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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast · July 17, 2023

They probably didnt know about that weird shit to be fair lol

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Angel-of-Deadlifts · July 17, 2023

I join the patreon, and the first thing I hear is a rant against crossfit 😔 those guy's sound like idiots tho. Just join a crossfit box!

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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast · July 17, 2023

I agree! I did crossfit for years and helped manage 2 different boxes in texas. Nothing wrong with working out however you want and makes you happy but go to the place made for it. i'd happily join another, but there are none in Armenia

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Mathieu Tremblay · July 17, 2023

The Fitters have Tom (and nearly everyone else) quite Cross

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Final Bond Girl · July 17, 2023

Congratulations, Nate and Cynthia!

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S.O. Khan · July 17, 2023

Fun fact (not related to Liberia): I know someone who worked with Moxy Fruvous. He said everyone in the band was great, except for Jian, who was awful and entitled and had a weird chip on his shoulder. When we all heard what he did no one who knew him was surprised

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J · July 17, 2023

One of the best ways to prepare pork broth is to strain away all the blood and scum, and then later mix in chicken stock. A lot of Chinese recipes use a blend of pork and chicken broth. Ginger also helps cover the the stink (and goes great with chicken soup in general).

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OgodaiHan · July 17, 2023

Stalingrad when