The Last Resort
What if California seceded from the United States? If it did, what would happen? Would it usher in a new era of peace and prosperity? Or plunge the US into a new civil war? This is The Last Resort, a new documentary podcast following the rise, fall, and rebirth of CAL EXIT: the campaign for Californian Independence. It’s a story about a dream for a new progressive utopia on the West Coast. It’s about the fight for America’s future. And it’s also a tale of two friends who started on the political fringe and ended up in the middle of a still-unfolding global criminal conspiracy involving the FBI and Russian Intelligence. Narrated by Xiuhtezcatl.
Episodes
Could California secede from the United States? That’s the goal of activists behind the movement known as CAL EXIT. The Last Resort is a new 8 part series about their story. And it takes us to some wild places: from a far-right political revolution in upstate California to an international criminal conspiracy in Russia. Narrated by Xiuhtezcatl. Coming October 18th.
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Could California really secede from the United States? A group of activists believe it’s not just possible – it’s inevitable. They call their movement CAL EXIT.
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Meet your new Founding Fathers: Marcus Ruiz-Evans & Louis Marinelli. Who are they? And how did they take CAL EXIT from the political fringe to the national news? Sources:
California has always attracted dreamers. But the California dream had a dark side. From this complicated history, Marcus & Louis saw an opportunity to grow their movement. Sources:
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California is perceived as a liberal state but the truth is a lot more complicated. No place better epitomizes that truth than Shasta County, where far-right activists are plotting a government takeover. Sources:
- Doni Chamberlain / anewscafe.com
- Associated Press
- TMZ
- Action News Now
- CNN
- Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
- MMFA | InfoWars
- truth videos
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Marcus & Louis file to get CAL EXIT on the ballot. But for CAL EXIT to happen, other states would have to agree. One big reason why they might? Water. Sources:
- FOX Weather
- PBS (Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature)
- BBC News
- CBS News
- The Sacramento Bee
- ABC 30 News
- Paramount Pictures (Chinatown)
- travelfilmarchive
- ABC News
- NBC News
- The Next News Network
- Slavic Sacramento
- MSNBC
Shocking revelations about Louis threaten to derail the CAL EXIT movement. Can it survive the civil war within its ranks?Sources:
- CNBC
- CNN
- The Guardian
- PBS NewsHour
- @samadams593 on TikTok
- @sheepdogs17762.0 on TikTok
- The Next News Network
- MSBNC
- ABC 7 News
- MSNBC
- CSPAN
- Reddebrek on YouTube
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CAL EXIT is in disarray. But secession movements don’t happen in a straight line. In this episode, we tell the story of the Zapatistas. They fought for autonomy for decades. And in the 90s – it finally happened. Sources:
- ABC
- MIT
- Gerardo Uam on YouTube
- Radio Zapata
- Rage Against the Machine
- 20th Century Studios
- EZLN
- WGN News
- CNN
- NPR
- UVA Miller Center
- Associated Press
- ABC
- Bloomberg
- CNN
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Marcus tries to rebuild the CAL EXIT movement, but sabotage from Louis creates new jeopardy. Then, the FBI ensnares a supporter. Can CAL EXIT escape its complicated past? And we ask: how do we chart a new path forward for America? Sources:
- Young Broadcasting of San Francisco, Inc.
- ABC Action News
- Slavic Sacramento
- MSBNC
- MSBNC
- The Rubin Report
- Fox Business
- American Archive of Public Broadcasting
- NBC News Archives
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