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Oliver Anthony

Christopher Anthony Lunsford, professionally known as Oliver Anthony, is an American singer and songwriter from Farmville, Virginia. He gained widespread recognition in August 2023 with the independent release of his single "Rich Men North of Richmond."

Singer-songwriterKnown for "Rich Men North of Richmond", Independent music release, Billboard Hot 100 debutOfficial site

Common themes for Oliver Anthony include history.

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LatestJun 13, 2025
Podcasts featuring Oliver Anthony
Joe Rogan Experience
2 episodes · latest Jun 13, 2025
Lex Fridman Podcast
1 episode · latest May 19, 2025
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manipulation of protests (2)society and evil motivations (2)

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Joe Rogan Experience
#2337 - Oliver Anthony
Jun 13, 2025

that's why Smedley brought Butler wrote, wrote war is a racket in 1933

War Is a Racket · manipulation of protests
Joe Rogan Experience
#2337 - Oliver Anthony
Jun 13, 2025

I've went back and listened to the, to the maps, maps of meaning on audible and it's one of Jordan's earlier works, you know, and he's talking about society and how it's structured and basically talks about like the motivations and the origins of why people always resort to evil.

Maps of Meaning · society and evil motivations
Joe Rogan Experience
#2337 - Oliver Anthony
Jun 13, 2025

I'm reading a book about it right now. Um, a fiction book, one of the gray man books. Um, that is it. It's specifically about, uh, using autonomous weapons.

The Chaos Agent · autonomous weapons and AI
Joe Rogan Experience
#2337 - Oliver Anthony
Jun 13, 2025

that's why Smedley brought Butler wrote, wrote war is a racket in 1933

War Is a Racket · manipulation of protests

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