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)
Hey Joe, nothing wrong with first episodes. If we didn’t like them, you wouldn’t have anyone to complain to.
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.
Damn… and I love his shoes so much
100% Nixon is a head in a jar.
i feel personally attacked by the Car Seat Headrest comment also Tom is correct
As a Jetta owner (twice) I will not be attacked by someone who owned a Prius.
i also owned a jetta once
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.
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
I'm suddenly reminded of the Liberian war criminal that got killed in a robbery gone bad.
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
I love your guys Music knowledge Really came through with the VNasty and Gucci Mane analysis
Full support for Tom's crossfit rage from a garage gym troglodyte.
am i about to learn that my favorite converse shoes are far more problematic than i knew
I hear you on the pot-luck coleslaw made by rando’s
Coney is in NY
Chef John has a great Dublin coddle recipe on youtube
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.
Great episode! It's hilarious how Joe has become the Riley to Tom and Nate's Milo and Alice.
Why can I not see the Gaddafi episode?
I swear I’ve seen that coal rolling Jetta in the Cincinnati area
My brother owns a crossfit gym. Crossfitters suuuuuck
I had an experience like Tom's they are the worst.
I'm surprised no one mentioned the whole thing with "hero" wods and wearing plate carriers
They probably didnt know about that weird shit to be fair lol
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!
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
The Fitters have Tom (and nearly everyone else) quite Cross
Congratulations, Nate and Cynthia!
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
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).
Stalingrad when
