On April 4-8, 2019 researchers and attendees gathered in the small town of Olney, IL to discuss "Political Assassinations of the 1960s." Professor David Denton, Ed Tatro, Walt Boyce and the staff of Olney Central College served as the gracious hosts for what was a spectacular weekend of research, presentations, brainstorming, and planning. This is the recap of the 2019 JFK Historical Group Conference in Olney. Go to MidnightWriterNews.com for our free archives!
Apr 17, 2019•46 min
Walt Brown, PhD, the author of Treachery in Dallas , The People v Lee Harvey Oswald , The Warren Omission , and The Kennedy Execution , joins S.T. Patrick once again to discuss the JFK assassination. In tonight's episode, Brown discusses Dallas in 1963 as a "hostile environment," what Gov. John Connally screamed out in the car - and what it meant, the serious errors of the Dallas PD in the handling of the presidential trip to Dallas and the case itself, mortality and where his own research may g...
Mar 24, 2019•1 hr 25 min
Rob Clark, host of The Lone Gunman Podcast , sits in to discuss the man who drove Lee Harvey Oswald to work on November 22, 1963, Buell Wesley Frazier. Rob brings his dogged search for factual information on the JFK assassination to MWN once again to give us the absolute truths behind the story of Buell Wesley Frazier. Go to MidnightWriterNews.com for our FREE archives.
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Author and Filmmaker John Potash joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the ways in which the CIA has used drugs to de-radicalize musicians and activists. On this episode, Potash discusses the opium trade and how it influenced the Ivy League universities, the rise of secret societies, how and why the CIA got into the culture business, Acid Tests, Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, Eldridge Cleaver, why Timothy Leary went to Algeria, how the Black Panthers were infiltrated by Elaine Brown, and more on the suspicio...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr
Author and researcher Larry Rivera joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the most controversial photographic evidence of the JFK assassination. Rivera, the author of The JFK Horsemen , describes his history in the JFK assassination field and how that merged with his interest in photography. Also addressed are the topics of Lee Harvey Oswald's backyard photo, Roscoe White, the Doorway Man controversy, Oswald vs Lovelady, LBJ's actions in the Altgens photos, Prayer Man, Badge Man, Dale Myers, the identiti...
Feb 19, 2019•2 hr 5 min
In this, the current installment of the MWN Legends Series, we listen to excerpts of three Mae Brussell episodes from 1981. We begin with an amazing bit of foreshadowing, an episode Mae recorded days before the attempt on Reagan's life (March 30, 1981). Then we move to episodes recorded less than six weeks after the shooting. Mae talks about the history of Alexander Haig, including his far-right sponsorships and ties, as well as his close relationship to Alexander Butterfield. We also listen to ...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 57 min
TrineDay's Kris Millegan joins S.T. Patrick to discuss Edward Landsdale, CIA drug programs, Skull & Bones, and much more. Millegan is the owner of TrineDay Publishing, maybe the best alternative publisher existing today. Tonight, we discuss the origin of TrineDay (the company and the name), how the decision is made to publish controversial books, what it's like to deal with the critics who challenge the works he publishes, the flak he has taken from publishing Judyth Vary Baker's Me & Le...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Professor David Denton of the JFK Historical Group and the Center for Deep Political research joins S.T. Patrick to discuss his entry into the JFK assassination community, the April 5-7, 2019 conference at Olney Central College, the origin of the JFK Historical Group, The Inheritance, the 2017-2018 JFK document releases, and teaching a class on the political assassinations of the 1960s. Go to MidnightWriterNews.com for our FREE archives.
Jan 27, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Author Geoff Shepard is back with S.T Patrick to continue their discussion of Watergate. In tonight's episode, Shepard covers, in depth, the problems of the Watergate-era biographies, how and why the Nixon tapes are misunderstood so often, the infamous 18 1/2-minute gap, the "smoking gun" tape, why Dean accused Nixon of stonewalling after Dean himself had encouraged Nixon to stonewall throughout the process, the pre-Watergate history of John Dean, the origin of "Deep Throat" and how and why the ...
Jan 23, 2019•2 hr 5 min
Douglas Horne joins S.T. Patrick on the first episode of 2019 to discuss the debate over Zapruder Film alteration. Horne is the author of the five-volume Inside the Assassination Records Review Board: The U.S. Government's Final Attempt to Reconcile the Conflicting Medical Evidence in the Assassination of JFK , JFK's War with the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy Was Assassinated , and the two-volume Deception, Intrigue, and the Road to War , which discusses FDR's actions leading up t...
Jan 08, 2019•3 hr 26 min
This is the 2018 theme song for the Midnight Writer News Show. There will be new clips in 2019, so stay tuned. For our free archives, go to www.MidnightWriterNews.com . See you all in 2019!
Dec 30, 2018•1 min
Barbara Honegger joins S.T. Patrick to discuss her book The October Surprise: Did the Reagan-Bush Election Campaign Sabotage President Carter's Attempts to Free the American Hostages in Iran? Honegger discusses her work and associations within the 1980 Reagan-Bush campaign and her position at the White House from 1981-1983. Why is the October Surprise important today? Whom did she most admire in the Reagan White House? When did she first suspect a secret deal had been made? Was there a 53rd host...
Dec 22, 2018•1 hr 46 min
Andrew Kreig, the director of the Justice Integrity Project and the author of Presidential Puppetry , joins S.T. Patrick to discuss presidential politics of the last 40 years. What should we have known about George H.W. Bush, Bill & Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, John Kerry, John Edwards, and John McCain? Krieg takes a non-partisan approach to dissecting the pros, cons, misdeeds, and motivations of American presidential and vice-presidential candidates, dating back decades. In the intervie...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Who was the real David Ferrie? Mythologized by Joe Pesci's hyper-paranoid portrayal in Olive Stone's JFK (1991), the real David Ferrie was more complex than we knew - that is, until the recent file releases provided more depth. Rob Clark, the host of The Lone Gunman Podcast, returns to guest host an in-depth study of the real David Ferrie. Rob Clark can be heard on The Lone Gunman Podcast archives . For the archives to the Midnight Writer News Show, go to MidnightWriterNews.com....
Dec 15, 2018•1 hr 51 min
Author and researcher Robert Groden joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the controversy over Zapruder film alteration. In this episode, Groden lays out his reasons for believing the Z-film has not been altered at any time. Also discussed is the chain of custody for the Zapruder film, the story of its recording, differentiating tampering from alteration, "jiggle analysis," the details regarding the specific film used by Zapruder, the work done by Thom Whitehead and Sydney Wilkinson, whether or not W&am...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Author, attorney, and Nixon administration insider Geoff Shepard joins S.T. Patrick to reassess the figures and events of the Watergate era. Shepard, the author of The Real Watergate Scandal: Collusion, Conspiracy, and the Plot That Brought Nixon Down , is an expert on the legal malfeasance of the public figures involved, but he also knew many of the administration officials that were so demonized by the media and historical establishment. What were John Ehrlichman, H.R. Haldeman, John Mitchell,...
Dec 06, 2018•2 hr 5 min
Dave Ratcliffe is a preservationist of valuable information. As the architect and operator of Ratical.org, Dave has made available, once again, important works such as False Mystery by Vincent J. Salandria. A friend of Salandria, Fletcher Prouty, John Judge, and so many of the other first and second generation JFK assassination researchers, he joins S.T. Patrick on episode 101 of the Midnight Writer News Show to discuss whether or not the Internet has realized its potential and purpose, intervie...
Dec 05, 2018•2 hr 7 min
Author Gary Fannin and Juliet Toth, the guests from episode 001, return for the 100th episode of the Midnight Writer News Show. And with episode 100, we return to the subject of Lee Harvey Oswald. Juliet Toth conducts Oswald-centric tours of New Orleans, visiting the places LHO worked and live throughout his stay in the Big Easy. Gary Fannin is the author of The Innocence of Oswald and the director of the documentary with the same name. Tonight, Fannin joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the successes...
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 4 min
S.T. Patrick reviews one long drive and four wonderful days in Dallas attending the 6th Annual JFK Assassination Conference. For more on next year's conference, keep checking back to JFKDallasConference.com . For information on the April 2019 conference in Olney, IL., go to JFKHistorical.com .
Nov 27, 2018•33 min
Dr. Jim Fetzer joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the JFK assassination research. On this episode, part of the second annual Midnight Writer News JFK Month, Fetzer discusses his newest contribution to the JFK community, JFK: Who, How, and Why. Fetzer co-edited and contributed to the work from Moon Rock Books. Tonight, he discusses his own entrance into the community, the identities of the shooters and whether it matters, alteration of the Zapruder film, the anti-LBJ theories, who ultimately bears res...
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 43 min
President John F. Kennedy has been a part of our popular culture from the moment he decided to run for president in 1960. From the Kennedy campaign song, "High Hopes," by Frank Sinatra to Jimmy Dean's "PT109" to the 1973 film Executive Action to comedian Bill Hicks to Oliver Stone's JFK and more, Kennedy has been a part of America and its field of entertainment. On this episode of the "Midnight Writer News Show," we look at a few of those examples. You can access our archives for FREE at Midnigh...
Nov 12, 2018•48 min
Researcher Chris Gallop joins S.T Patrick to discuss the JFK Assassination. Gallop had an interesting school-aged entry into the assassination, an event further impacted by a revelation from his grandfather. Tonight, he discusses his mentor Gary Shaw, the research on Roscoe White, the Texas research community, the most important witnesses, the medical mistakes, and the 6th annual JFK Assassination Luncheon/Symposium, which he will host on Monday, November 19th, 2018 from 11am-5pm. Go to Midnight...
Nov 06, 2018•53 min
On November 19, 2016, author Jim Marrs presented at his final JFK assassination conference. His work Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy had been one of the two books on which Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK was based. This was a special day as not many knew the illnesses with which Jim would battle throughout 2017 until his passing on August 2, 2017. On this day, conference attendees just enjoyed Jim Marrs. This would be his final appearance. Go to MidnightWriterNews.com for our FREE archives....
Nov 04, 2018•58 min
On the first episode of the second annual Midnight Writer News JFK Month, researcher and author Dr. Walt Brown joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the JFK assassination. Dr. Brown addresses his own entrance into the community, Lee Harvey Oswald's chances for acquittal had their been a trial, his correspondence with Vincent Bugliosi, whether Clay Shawn owned a 1962 Rambler station wagon, the Russian presence surrounding the Oswalds in Dallas, creating the Global Index to the JFK Assassination, compilin...
Nov 02, 2018•1 hr 44 min
Researcher and author Donald Jeffries joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the high strangeness and media confusion around the plane crash of John F. Kennedy Jr. on July 16, 1999. Jeffries, the author or Hidden History and Survival of the Richest , did some early investigative work on the case and spoke to many of the particulars who surround the early witness accounts. Tonight he addresses the details of those conversations, JFK Jr.'s potential run for office, a refreshing turn that George magazine wa...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Whether you loved him or hated him, it is hard to deny that Milton William (Bill) Cooper, the author / compiler of Behold a Pale Horse had an impact on the truth communities that exist today. In this episode of the Midnight Writer Legends Series, the seventh such installment, we listen to some of the more famous and infamous clips that made Bill Cooper into the symbol of what he is today. We listen to clips of his 9/11 prediction from June 2001, the 9/11 broadcast, the battle with Alex Jones, th...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 43 min
Brian Lloyd joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the shootings in Las Vegas, one year later. Lloyd had previously appeared on episode 024, weeks after the shootings, and meticulously discussed the facts as we knew them then, as well as the anomalies at other hotels up and down Las Vegas Boulevard (aka The Strip). Tonight, one year after the mass murders, he joins the Midnight Writer News Show to again discuss what we currently know, especially now that Las Vegas Metro has ended their investigation and ...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 59 min
Author Carmine Savastano joins S.T. Patrick to discuss Allen Dulles, J. Edgar Hoover, Marina Oswald, James Files, and John Henry Hill. Savastano, the author of Two Princes and a King: A Concise Review of Three Political Assassinations , brings his research to the program as he and S.T. discuss the origin of the Dulles-Kennedy conflict, the former CIA director's inclusion on the Warren Commission, the Dulles relationship with Hoover, why Hoover wasn't included on Justice Earl Warren's commission,...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Author and director Nikolas Schreck joined S.T. Patrick to discuss the life and legacy of Charles Manson and the former members of his commune. Schreck discusses the update to his mammoth book, The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman . He also addresses the bizarre fight over Manson's remains and estate, as well as how trash TV producers used the funeral for a documentary. When discussing his legacy, Schreck and Patrick talk about how Reagan-era California impacted the story and ho...
Oct 03, 2018•3 hr 31 min
DR. JIM FETZER joined S.T. Patrick to discuss 9/11.... and much more. Dr. Fetzer was a founder of the Scholars for 9/11 Truth, and he has been on the 9/11 case since it occurred. Fetzer discusses, at length, the origin of the 9/11 Truth Community, what the addition of Alex Jones meant to it, the dissension that eventually occurred, and the fracturing that is ever-present now. We also discuss the events of September 11, 2001, and what the story has meant to his life and career. Download our archi...
Sep 12, 2018•2 hr 16 min
