4 chapters across the catalog
The history of the "Panther 21" trial reveals extensive government infiltration of the Black Panther Party, with undercover agents often driving the violent plots they later prosecuted. The hosts draw parallels between Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, and Jussie Smollett's mother, Jeanette, regarding their ties to the movement.
The discussion turns to the history of FBI infiltration, specifically the case of Richard Aoki, an informant who provided weapons to the Black Panther Party. The hosts use this to explain why they are suspicious of modern political groups. They also touch on new reports regarding facial recognition technology's ability to detect political views and sexual orientation.
An undercover nurse and Iraq War veteran exposes alleged "murder" and medical malpractice at Elmhurst Hospital in New York during the COVID-19 peak. She claims that patients were "set up to fail" for Medicaid bonuses and that medical professionals have begun to dehumanize patients. The hosts use this as a parallel to how police officers dehumanize individuals in high-crime environments to cope with grief and stress.
J. Edgar Hoover targeted Marcus Garvey and his "Back to Africa" movement using the first African-American FBI special agent, James Wormley Jones. Jones worked exclusively in an undercover capacity to monitor and discredit Garvey. This segment emphasizes that the FBI has a century-long history of using black agents to infiltrate and neutralize influential black leaders and organizations.
