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From the Desk of Glen

From the Desk of Glen is a podcast by Glen Gibbs, formerly of The Lesser Bonapartes.

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Standoff Series: Ruby Ridge pt. I

Standoff Series: Ruby Ridge pt. I

Hey there, folks! Loneliness is a very special place - - and it can make you do crazy things. This episode starts a new ... Read more

26 Aug 2018

21mins

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The Taiping Rebellion I - Confucius is Sects

The Taiping Rebellion I - Confucius is Sects

On this, the first episode of Bry's first official series The Boners dive into the late Qing Dynasty and the early days ... Read more

7 Oct 2017

58mins

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The Plantagenet Dynasty I - And then there's Maude!

The Plantagenet Dynasty I - And then there's Maude!

On this episode, our first in our series on the Plantagenet Dynasty. Regan and Glen console each other while trying to f... Read more

6 May 2017

1hr 10mins

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Standoff Series: Ruby Ridge pt. II

Standoff Series: Ruby Ridge pt. II

Ladies and Gentlemen, we're back with the Standoff Series! This time Glen reaches his inner old man and is nostalgic abo... Read more

4 Sep 2018

23mins

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Listener Request Month: KGC & the Sunshine Band

Listener Request Month: KGC & the Sunshine Band

Listener Request Month continues as Bry and Glen try to find the truth behind the Knights of the Golden Circle! There re... Read more

16 Sep 2017

56mins

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Listener Request Month - Just Shake Your Rumps!

Listener Request Month - Just Shake Your Rumps!

The week LISTENER REQUEST MONTH ROLLS ON with Bry and Glen discussing historical Micro-States! They ARE the real thing!

23 Sep 2017

54mins

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Listener Request Month: Oyo! Oyo! Oyo Empire!

Listener Request Month: Oyo! Oyo! Oyo Empire!

This week Bry and Glen dive into LISTENER REQUEST MONTH and discuss the West African OYO EMPIRE! 

2 Sep 2017

1hr 8mins

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The Yugoslavian Civil War V - The Siege of Sarajevo

The Yugoslavian Civil War V - The Siege of Sarajevo

Lighter on the jokes this week, but Bry and Glen soldier on for a discussion on one of history's bleakest events: The Si... Read more

19 Aug 2017

54mins

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Standoff Series: Ruby Ridge pt. III

Standoff Series: Ruby Ridge pt. III

Spoiler alert: The dog Dies.

10 Sep 2018

21mins

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The Mossi Kingdoms I - Tenkodogo Breakin' My Heart

The Mossi Kingdoms I - Tenkodogo Breakin' My Heart

On this episode David and Glen traverse the frustrating but fascinating sources for the foundation of the Mossi Kingdoms... Read more

1 Apr 2017

58mins

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Twentieth-Century Afghanistan V - Cargo 200

Twentieth-Century Afghanistan V - Cargo 200

Three Cheers to the three gentlement discussing today's morbid stories about the Afghanistan war, involving the Soviet U... Read more

3 Mar 2017

59mins

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Twentieth-Century Afghanistan VI - Send Morrison-Knudsen

Twentieth-Century Afghanistan VI - Send Morrison-Knudsen

A little more lambskin in the game this week and David and Glen discuss the "Golden Age" of Afghanistan and the tragic c... Read more

8 Mar 2017

53mins

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Branch Davidians

Branch Davidians

Welcome to the desk of Glen! We have a wild bouquet of goodies in this episode, including peeing in the sink, breaking t... Read more

17 Oct 2018

22mins

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Ruby Ridge pt. V: Ruby Anatomy

Ruby Ridge pt. V: Ruby Anatomy

Howdy, folks! In this episode of the Standoff Series we delve deeper into the tragic events from 1992 with some medical ... Read more

1 Oct 2018

22mins

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The Mossi Kingdoms II - The Moghos: We Got the Beat

The Mossi Kingdoms II - The Moghos: We Got the Beat

On this episode David and Glen discuss Government and Culture in the Mossi Kingdoms.

8 Apr 2017

1hr 14mins

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Ruby Ridge IV: They can shoot you

Ruby Ridge IV: They can shoot you

And they shot Vicky Weaver.  That and more in tonight s Desk of Glen at 5!

24 Sep 2018

21mins

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The Lesser Bonus-Partes - Afghan Legends!

The Lesser Bonus-Partes - Afghan Legends!

Before the finale this Saturday enjoy a laid-back "hats backward" episode with David as we discuss some more Pashtun myt... Read more

15 Mar 2017

53mins

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Games, Workshopped

Games, Workshopped

It's spring break! WOOOOOOOOOO! And the boys need a break in-between series! So they talked about their favorite stupid ... Read more

25 Mar 2017

1hr 26mins

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Twentieth-Century Afghanistan VIII - Revolution #9

Twentieth-Century Afghanistan VIII - Revolution #9

On this episode Glen and Kris discuss the end of the Soviet/Afghanistan war, the rise of the Taliban, and how this relat... Read more

18 Mar 2017

58mins

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The Violent Femmes III - The Regan Administration

The Violent Femmes III - The Regan Administration

On this episode we introduce newest member of the LB family Regan Jones! And she joins Glen to discuss her favorite wome... Read more

29 Apr 2017

1hr 7mins

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