Best Angry Historians Podcasts (2024)

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Doomsday Machines With Nuclear Historian Alex Wellserstein 1:15:34

4d ago1:15:34

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ Nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein stops by Angry Planet this week to tell us all about his new project Doomsday Machines. It’s a deep dive into the weird post-nuclear futures we’ve built in pop culture. How Warcraft orcs got ICBMs Matthew confuses Camus and Sartre Food poisoning…

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JUST THE TIP with Andy Cohen! 10:34

7d ago10:34

10:34

Enjoy this little preview of our most recent episode with Andy! Well won’t God do it. Making his Garbage World debut is Mr. Andy Cohen! Fresh off the heels of the explosive Jersey finale, Andy discusses the dinner from hell and the future of Jersey. We also dive into Shannon’s most calm ( for her) season yet. God is Good. To listen to the rest go t…

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How Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon 55:41

15d ago55:41

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ Facing a friendly audience at an AI expo earlier this year, Palantir CEO Alex Karp let loose on a list of controversial topics. He talked about Israel, Gaza, and campus protests. “The peace activists are war activists,” Karp said. “We are the peace activists.” Palantir, Karp’s co…

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JUST THE TIP: The Love Island Edition 10:51

29d ago10:51

10:51

Enjoy a lil taste of Garbage World’s Love Island Episode! Casey and Danielle are joined by Michelle Collins for a very special Love Island Episode. They have watched all 362 episodes and love it as much as Rob loves D on D (dick on denim). To listen to the rest go to: www.caseyanddaniellesgarbageworld.com…

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On Presidential Assassins and the RNC With Rick Perlstein 1:02:44

26d ago1:02:44

1:02:44

Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ Ronald Reagan carried a gun in his briefcase when he was president. According to Edmund Morris’ pseudo-historical memoir of Reagan, Dutch, Reagan got the gun in Iowa. “It is a fact … that RR did acquire a 1934 Walther PPK .380 pocket-sized police pistol early in his stay in Des M…

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So What Happens to SEAL Team 6 If They Do Assassinations for the President? 1:13:11

29d ago1:13:11

1:13:11

Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ On July 1, 2024 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that American presidents have immunity for “official acts” committed while in office. In the dissent opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised an interesting hypothetical. “When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’…

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Hello Again Old Friend 1:03:50

2M ago1:03:50

1:03:50

Casey and Danielle are back in your feed to wish you a happy 4th and show you what they've been up to over at Garbage World. Spoiler, Jax may make an appearance. To join us for more go to CaseyandDaniellesgarbageworld.comBy Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider

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The Hard Limits of Cyber War and Subversion Operations 1:05:19

1M ago1:05:19

1:05:19

Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ Influence campaigns, both subtle and unsubtle, are as old as statecraft. Agencies like the CIA, KGB, and Israel’s Mossad have all attempted to force friends and rivals to change. It doesn’t work as often as you’d think. Subversion campaigns are often so secretive that their effec…

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Inside the Congressional Nuclear Bunker 57:27

2M ago57:27

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ We used to build things in America, things like fallout shelters. There’s a luxury hotel on the border between Virginia and West Virginia that’s been a favorite retreat of the D.C. elite for generations. After the fall of the atom bombs in World War II, Washington commissioned an…

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TEASER: Getting Away With Murder in Texas 11:36

2M ago11:36

11:36

Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. A direct link to the episode on Substack. Back in 2020, Daniel Perry was driving for Uber to make ends meet. He ran a red light and dove his car into a crowd at a Black Lives Matter protest. Garret Foster was there to protect the crowd and he’d brought an AK-47 along to do it.…

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How to Count Nuclear Weapons 59:42

2M ago59:42

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/ No one is really sure how many nuclear weapons are out there. Every number you see is a best guess. Russia and the U.S. have the most, sitting at around 5,000 each. France has just under 200, China has about 500 (and is probably building more), and North Korea has around 50. The …

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TEASER: Checking In On the Online Nazis With Jason Wilson 13:35

2M ago13:35

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Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. A direct link to the episode on Substack. American politics was bizarre in 2016. Alt-right figures dominated many news cycles and shared pictures of cartoon frogs online. A lot of those personalities, like Baked Alaska and Richard Spencer, flamed out and vanished from the scen…

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The FBI’s Chat App and the Biggest Sting Operation In History 53:12

2M ago53:12

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International criminal organizations are more concerned about message security than the average citizen. The end-to-end encryption of WhatsApp or Signal is great, but drug traffickers are looking for a little extra. Enter services like Anom, EncroChat, Sky, and Phantom Secure— discrete messaging services that charged big bucks and promised criminal…

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Ships: America Doesn't Build Them Like It Used To (Or at All) 1:00:13

3M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

A lot goes into keeping a navy afloat. There’s ship husbanding, maintenance, and buckets of haze gray. The U.S. used to be good at this, but it hasn’t been on an active war-footing for a long time and the manufacturing base that created its massive navy has seen better days. So what happens if there’s a war and America doesn’t have enough welders, …

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TEASER: The Case for World War III Breaking Out This Summer 12:18

3M ago12:18

12:18

Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. A direct link to the episode on Substack. The big picture in Europe doesn’t look good. Russia is moving to encircle key cities in Ukraine and is shaking its nuclear saber at the West. Ukraine’s nearest neighbors are, understandably, concerned about Moscow’s aggression and mili…

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The Horrors Behind Your Frozen Shrimp 48:59

3M ago48:59

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Americans love shrimp. They love it so much they don’t think too hard about where it comes from—or the virtual slaves who are farming them. Joshua Farinella doesn’t have that luxury. A few years ago, Farinella took a job working for a shrimp production company in India. The money they were paying would set his family up for a long time to come, but…

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The Art of Small Talk 1:25:11

3M ago1:25:11

1:25:11

Casey and Danielle sit down with their BFF’s Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael for a very special Deep Dive/Bitch Sesh crossover to discuss Casey and Jessica’s soon to be Pulitzer Prize winning audio book, The Art of Small Talk! Out today! Enjoy! Listen to THE ART OF SMALL TALK wherever you get your audiobooks. Audible: https://www.audible.c…

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TEASER: Russian Murderers Who Go to War and Come Home to Kill Again 11:15

3M ago11:15

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Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. A direct link to the episode on Substack. In Russia there’s a revolving door between prisons and the frontlines. What began as a Wanger program is now official: the Kremlin will pardon nearly any crime if the convict agrees to serve on the front lines in Ukraine. After a six m…

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Americans in Ukraine Looking for ‘Daybreak’ 1:01:55

4M ago1:01:55

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Luke Paxton and Han Lee know a good cause when they see one. When Russia invades Ukraine in 2022, the American vets know what they need to do. Their time in Afghanistan has given them the skills to help fight a war and the moral clarity needed to know when a cause is just. But are they going to fight in Ukraine for the right reason? Do Ukrainians w…

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An Insider's Critique of Israel 1:03:07

4M ago1:03:07

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The war between Israel and Hamas, which began on Oct. 7 when terrorists overran the Gaza frontier and killed more than 1,200 Israelis, is now more than six months old. More than 100 Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza. Israel, in return, has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians, with two thirds of that number likely to be civilians, inclu…

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TEASER: Crawl Out Through the ‘Fallout’ 18:51

4M ago18:51

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Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. A direct link to the episode on Substack. A successful TV adaptation of the Fallout video game franchise has everyone excited about the post-apocalypse again so we thought it was a good time to finally do a bonus episode we’ve been threatening for a long time. Cultural critic,…

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What Happens to the World When China and the U.S. ‘Face Off’? 1:02:06

4M ago1:02:06

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Go here to listen to Face-Off Jane Perlez is a veteran foreign correspondent, the former Bejing Bureau Chief for The New York Times, and host of the new podcast “Face-Off.” She’s on Angry Planet today to talk to us about the show and her experiences reporting on China. “Face-Off” is all about America’s complicated relationship with China. Perlez sa…

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The Origins of Haiti’s Gangs and What Comes Next 44:05

4M ago44:05

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Violence thrives in countries where political solutions to conflict have failed. On this episode of Angry Planet, Jeffsky Poincy comes on the show to walk us through the origins of Haiti’s gang problems and lay out the complicated history that gave rise to them. Poincy, who is Haitian, is a program manager at PartnersGlobal, an NGO that helps foste…

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TEASER: Haiti. Life in Empire's Shadow 10:24

4M ago10:24

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Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. Recorded 4/4/24 The U.S. State Department has been working hard to get Americans out of Haiti. The island nation’s government is in shambles and gangs run much of the urban center of Port-au-Prince. Haitians have struggled for hundreds of years at the hands of gangs, brutal au…

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TEASER: The Shockingly Sophisticated Arsenal of the Houthis 11:38

5M ago11:38

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Yemen has become a battlefield of technological firsts. The Houthis have turned the Red Sea into a proving ground for Iranian weapons, and Tehran is learning what works and what doesn’t. It’s become a place where the Khamenei and his crew can test new technologies and new strategies. It’s a win for Iran and a win for the Houthis in the short-term, …

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How Palantir Is Using AI in Ukraine 58:00

5M ago58:00

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Defense contractors and governments can run a thousand simulations, but the data they get will never be as good as what’s generated on a battlefield. When Russia invaded Ukraine, tech companies saw an opportunity. A land war in Europe presented a unique chance to test cutting-edge technologies. That’s why, a few months after the 2022 invasion, Pala…

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TEASER: War Literature as Culture War Fodder 12:22

5M ago12:22

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Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode. Writing, even fiction writing, about war provides a clear-eyed and honest view of conflict that the best movies and television shows can’t replicate. Civilians and soldiers on all sides of conflicts have always turned to poetry and prose to express feelings that are hard to ar…

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Nuclear War and Imagining the Unimaginable 1:02:18

5M ago1:02:18

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The U.S. is spending $2 trillion to overhaul its nuclear weapons. China is building ICBM silos in the desert. Russia has spent the last ten years talking about its fancy new nukes. After decades of drawdown, the world’s great powers are reversing course and rebuilding their nuclear arsenals. We have forgotten the power and terror of these weapons. …

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What Would an End Game Look Like in Gaza? 59:58

5M ago59:58

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It's easy to say the words "two-state solution" between Israel and the Palestinians, but as Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations explains, there are plenty of reasons why there hasn't been one so far. We also take another look at "moral" war in a tight space. What's the difference between collateral damage and a war crime? And has world …

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Bitch Sesh Preview! "Throws the rock then hides the hand" 1:12:29

5M ago1:12:29

1:12:29

Enjoy the most recent Bitch Sesh with star guest (and guest at Kyle’s White Party!) Nischelle Turner. If you haven’t yet joined our powerful collective, we offer our generous, low, heavy bosoms for you to rest your weary heads upon. We hope this episode gives you a taste of the glorious dumb fun happening in Garbage World. Much like Porscha's retur…

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America’s Fight in the Red Sea 1:06:25

5M ago1:06:25

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Since the middle of December, a U.S.-led coalition has been trading munitions with Houthis in Yemen. The day after Christmas, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower began participating in strikes against targets along the coast. It hasn’t left since and the conflict between a group of international allies and the Houthis has continued. On this episode of Angry P…

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It’s Time to Retire the Term ‘Proxy War’ 58:44

6M ago58:44

58:44

One of the persistent themes of Angry Planet has been that smaller countries in the spheres of influence of great powers have far greater control over their destinies than it would appear. If the recent fighting in the Middle East has taught us anything, it’s that local partners have plans of their own and it’s impossible for a patron to have compl…

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Can You Fight a Moral War in a Tight Space? 1:00:02

6M ago1:00:02

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Retired Colonel John Spencer, who is a combat veteran who now teaches at West Point, joins Matthew and Jason for a second time. This time we're not talking about how to carry out urban warfare, but we're looking at how you fight morally under impossible circumstances. John recently wrote a piece for Newsweek (Jason's day job), making the controvers…

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What's going on in Garbage World! - Mortifying Stories, Naked Attraction, & Traitors 40:45

6M ago40:45

40:45

We're back to drop a little sneak peek into Garbage World and what's been going on the last few months! Please enjoy clips from a recent episode where Casey and Danielle share some embarrassing stories, Andrea Savage discusses the show Naked Attraction, and Paul Scheer's Garbage Sesh episode about Traitors!! More episodes and incredible content at …

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Ore Is the New Oil 49:04

7M ago49:04

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Oil makes the world go ‘round, for now. But rare earth minerals such as lithium are increasingly in demand and, as a result, the source of conflict. With us on the show today is Reuters journalist Ernest Scheyder. His new book The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives explores the new resource war that’s sucking in co…

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How Ukraine Wins 56:08

7M ago56:08

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Joining your faithful Angry Planet crew this week are Rose Gottemoeller and Michael Ryan, both national security experts and both with a strong view that the war in Ukraine can still be won. And they'll even tell you how, if you listen to this week's show. You can read more of their thoughts in Foreign Policy: Ukraine Has a Pathway to Victory Angry…

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One Year Reporting in Russia 57:44

7M ago57:44

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Vice News reporter Any Hayward spent the better part of the last year in Russia reporting on the domestic situation there. His work has appeared in various segments on Vice’s website, but he’s got a new documentary coming out on the anniversary of fullscale invasion called Warped by War. Hayward is here to walk us through what he saw, who he talked…

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TENESHA is here!! - Garbage World Sneak Peak 9:56

7M ago9:56

9:56

Here's a sneak peak of what's going on in Garbage World!! Listen to the rest of the 37 min episode at www.caseyanddaniellesgarbageworld.com The name on everybody’s lips since last week's SLC finale has been Tenesha and here she is. Casey and Danielle sit down with Tenesha Luckett for the biggest interview of their careers to talk Reality Von Tease,…

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A Throw of the Dice: Games the Pentagon Plays 57:51

7M ago57:51

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Welcome to the new year at Angry Planet. For the last 100 years, American defense policy has been aided by elaborate war games. SIGMA, the Cold War Game, and the Millenium Challenge are just some of the most famous. Sometimes these games are played with dice and boards, other times they’re purely electronic. Why do we do this, when did we start, an…

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The Night Before Christmas, as read by Paul Wilson 4:03

8M ago4:03

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Have a wonderful holiday everyone!By Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider

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Holiday Garbage World Preview - GARBAGE SESH WITH ZIWE! 1:07:59

8M ago1:07:59

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Happy Holidays everyone! Please enjoy this special message from Santa and a peak at a very popular episode from this year with Ziwe! Casey and Danielle sit down with the always *iconic* thought leader and visionary, Ziwe about her hilarious and poignant new book Black Best Friend and they get her equally hilarious and poignant takes on RHONY, Salt …

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