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The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of Histo ...
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First we follow the Russian rulers from Rurik to Putin. From there, we will cover all aspects of Russian and Soviet history as well as the histories of all of the countries that were part of the USSR and the Russian Empire. Hopefully, the podcast can help you understand the policies of Vladimir Putin, and Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
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Award-winning real stories of the Cold War told by those who were there. Every week we interview an eyewitness of the Cold War. Across soldiers, spies, civilians, and others, we aim to cover the whole range of Cold War experiences. Hosts Ian Sanders, James Chilcott, and Peter Ryan bring your ears into the heart of the Cold War. Reading a history book is one thing, but hearing a human voice, with every breath, hesitation and intonation brings a whole new dimension to understanding what it was ...
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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine, History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning th ...
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The Irregular Warfare Podcast explores an important component of war throughout history. Small wars, drone strikes, special operations forces, counterterrorism, proxies—this podcast covers the full range of topics related to irregular war and features in-depth conversations with guests from the military, academia, and the policy community. The podcast is a collaboration between the Modern War Institute at West Point and Princeton University’s Empirical Studies of Conflict Project.
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History of Persia

Trevor Culley and HoPful Media

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A podcast dedicated to the history of Persia, and the great empires that ruled there beginning with the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great and the foundation of an imperial legacy that directly impacted ancient civilizations from Rome to China, and everywhere in between. Join me as we explore the cultures, militaries, religions, successes, and failures of some of the greatest empires of the ancient world.
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The Munk Debates Podcast

Munk Foundation / iHeartRadio

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The Munk Debates podcast is an extension of the main stage events - in subject, speaker selection, tone and format. It will introduce the iconic brand - and its engaging debates about significant issues of our time. Audiences will hear strong and passionate arguments from both sides of an issue so they will have enough information to make up their own minds about where they stand.
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Unclear and Present Danger

Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz

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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and freelance writer John Ganz delve into the world of 90s post-Cold War thrillers with Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast that explores America in an age of transition to lone superpower, at once triumphant and unsure of its role in the world.
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/siliconcurtain/subscribe A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias. 1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media ...
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This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There has been a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy.This podcast seeks to fill that gap through in-depth interviews on military and diplomatic history. Our guests have included former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis, and China Select Committee chairman Mike Gallagher. We discuss the battlefield commanders, diplomats, strategists, policymakers ...
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The Illuminati - the infamous conspiratorial obsession - wasn't always that way. It was the work of one man that brought the illuminati from obscure to omnipresent - John Todd. In the 1970s, Todd burst into the public eye with tales of secret societies and dark rituals, claiming to be an ex-witch linked to human sacrifices among the elite. But as his tales spread and followers grew, his web of secrets unraveled, and ultimately - he vanished. 'Cover Up: The Conspiracy Tapes' exposes the twist ...
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Cosmopod

Cosmonaut Magazine

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Cosmopod is the official podcast of Cosmonaut Magazine, a project dedicated to expanding the project of scientific socialism in the 21st Century. In our feed we have a combination of podcast episodes and audio articles from our website.
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The Eastern Border

Kristaps Andrejsons

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A podcast about the politics and the history of the eastern Europe - including, but not limited to the current state of Russia, politics of the EU, history of the USSR and the region in general. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lee Wingate and Paul Watson explore the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member states – and sometimes beyond. Join us once a week as round up the global football headlines with a touch of geography, politics, history, culture and food, plus a healthy dose of humour.
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The Unconventional Soldier

theunconventionalsoldier

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A military podcast by two former soldiers from the British Army’s long range Surveillance and Reconnaissance Patrols unit. The first series covers the inception of the unit, the selection of the soldiers, the unique ”stay behind” role during the Cold War and the multiple operational deployments over the last 40 years. In subsequent series we cover first hand accounts of past conflicts from World War 2 to the present day. All podcasts finish off with book & film reviews. Available wherever yo ...
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Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. We probe beyond the hive mind of Washington conventional wisdom on national security and foreign affairs.
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A Podcast Series by Evgeny Morozov. Forget the military or Silicon Valley: we owe our smart technologies - from toothbrushes to beds - to a band of eccentric 1960s hippies. Hidden away in a secretive, privately funded lab on Boston’s waterfront, these visionaries developed intimate, personal technologies a decade before Steve Jobs. But their rebellion was fraught with obstacles: the military-industrial complex, corporate resistance, and the founders’ larger-than-life personalities. As Silico ...
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This is the OLD, defunct Half-Arsed History feed - if you're reading this message, please get in touch with me through the contact form at halfarsedhistory.net and let me know which platform you're using, so I can fix the problem for you! For Podcast Addict listeners: unfortunately, the new feed is inaccessible on Podcast Addict ):
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War has played a key role in the history of the United States from the nation’s founding right down to the present. Wars made the U. S. independent, kept it together, increased its size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America’s wars is essential for understanding American history. In the Key Battles of American History, host James Early discusses American history through the lens of the most important battles of America’s wars. James is an Adjunct Professor of Histo ...
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The US Naval History Podcast features the highlights of our naval history, from John Paul Jones' raids on Scotland to the navy's finest hours in WWII, and beyond to the Cold War and world today. Support the show, get transcripts, and more: usnavalhistory.com
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"History Rage" is a weekly podcast that invites renowned historians to passionately debunk the most pervasive myths and misconceptions about major historical events and figures. Each episode features a historian "raging" about a historical "fact" they wish everyone would just stop believing. From the Victorian era's obsession with sex to the strategies behind Blitzkrieg in World War II, the podcast delves into the real stories behind the legends. With a focus on topics all history from Roman ...
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History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of the American Civil War come alive in each and every episode. Filled with momentous issues and repercussions that still resonate with us today, this series will feature events and people from that period and will strive to make you feel as if you were there.
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Cover Up is a series of investigative stories that take us on a journey into a world of subterfuge and secrecy—a world where the truth is concealed under a blanket of lies. From corrupt individuals to clandestine institutions, Cover Up exposes deceit, deception, and the abuse of power. Season one uncovers the story of The Ministry of Secrets, one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Cold War. At its heart is a missing person — a wartime hero and international celebrity. But that’s just the ...
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Hightailing Through History

Hightailing Through History

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Two sisters get stoned and surprise each other with a story from history's vault of the weird and the wonderful! Covering topics all around the world and all through time that you won't find in your history books!
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Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. Join us, Giselle Donnelly, Iulia Joja, and Dalibor Rohac every week on in o ...
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Join world-renowned economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs for lively conversations with the authors of scintillating, inspiring and remarkably important books about history, social justice, and the challenges of building a decent world. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Produced by Karena Joslin. Audio editing ...
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C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour- long conversations. Find this podcast every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "Lectures in History" and "Q&A" podcasts.
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William Ramsey Investigates, an investigative journalism broadcast covering a variety of subjects including politics, parapolitics, true crime, history, conspiracies, religion, cults, the occult, and more! "We gasp for air among people who believe they are absolutely right, whether it be in their machines or their ideas. And for all who cannot live without dialogue and the friendship of other human beings, this silence is the end of the world." Albert Camus Become a supporter of this podcast ...
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The Latin American History Podcast aims to tell the story of Spanish and Portuguese America from its very beginnings up until the present day. Latin America’s history is home to some of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of adventure and exploration, and this podcast will tell these stories in all their glory. It will examine colonial society, slavery, and what life was like for the region’s inhabitants during this period. We will look at what caused the wars of independence, how the ...
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Weekly long-form conversations with fascinating people at the creative edges of national security. Unscripted. Informal. Always fresh. Chatter guests roll with the punches to describe artistic endeavors related to national security and jump into cutting-edge thinking at the frontiers where defense and foreign policy overlap with technology, intelligence, climate change, history, sports, culture, and beyond. Each week, listeners get a no-holds-barred dialogue at an intersection between Lawfar ...
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The official podcast of T.REX ARMS. Weekly thoughts and conversations between various team members discussing equipment, training, history, politics, and of course, the behind-the-scenes stuff regarding the business and technology of developing and making tactical gear. Produced by Isaac Botkin.
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From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.
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My Fugitive

Pineapple Street Studios and Audacy

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Nina Gilden Seavey was twelve on May 5, 1970, the day an Air Force building in St. Louis burned to the ground. Her dad represented a young man accused of the crime: Howard Mechanic. Facing serious federal time, Howard went on the run and became one of the longest-running fugitives in U.S. history. As an adult, Nina picked up the trail. What ever happened to Howard Mechanic? This eight-part series is the tangled story of her search for answers. Hundreds of Freedom of Information requests. Hun ...
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Let’s sit back, dim the lights and journey to the amazing old time radio shows of yesterday. Join me whilst we listen to some of the great shows from our radio archives right here on the South Coast of the UK. Outside it’s cold and dark, the waves are crashing on the rocks below but we’re sitting in front of a roaring fire with a hot drink, and I have some fantastic stories to share.
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Today I talked to Benjamin Breen about his book Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science (Grand Central, 2024). The generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s and '50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainst…
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Could children be hanged in Victorian Britain? Were the streets of Dickensian London haunted by organised gangs, or opportunistic pickpockets? What tricks and tools did Victorian police have at their disposal? And was it possible to get a fair trial in the 19th century? In our latest Everything You Wanted to Know episode, historian Dr Drew Gray ans…
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In this episode we are joined by our dear friend, a Sci-Fi author, YouTuber and Futurologist John Michael Godier to discuss the future of war. Sattelites with chainsaws, drone warfare and nuclear power. Links to JMG stuff His main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnMichaelGodier Event Horizon: https://www.youtube.com/@EventHorizonShow Our discor…
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Good evening and a huge welcome back to the show, I hope you’ve had a great day and you’re ready to kick back and relax with another episode of Brett’s old time radio show. Hello, I’m Brett your host for this evening and welcome to my home in beautiful Lyme Bay where it’s lovely December night. I hope it’s just as nice where you are. You'll find al…
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In February 1945, Major Rosenthal's plane is shot down over Berlin; he parachutes into no man's land and is rescued by the Red Army. The Germans evacuate Stalag Luft III, forcing the prisoners to march in freezing conditions; they are taken via train to Nuremberg before being interned at Stalag XIII. Cleven and two other officers escape, and Cleven…
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The psychological establishment has long pathologized diverse forms of sexual identity and gender expression. In the mid-century, a brave movement of gays and lesbians fought back and claimed: no, actually, we’re healthy. But in the process, did they define other identities unhealthy? This is episode two of Cited Podcast's returning season, the Rat…
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Cold War RAF pilot Jeremy Lane, shares his gripping experiences, from nuclear bombing missions to a close encounter with a UFO. He was trained to fly the Canberra aircraft on nuclear bombing missions and describes how the American weaponry they would have used required dual control from both the President of the United States and the British Prime …
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1934 Coup Bugaboo, Part 3. Final. From the Vyzygoth Archives. Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume I https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-vyzygoth-archives-volum-95841757/ Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume II https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-vyzygoth-archives-volum-95937378/ Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume III https://www.spreaker.com/show/…
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1934 Coup Bugaboo, Part 2. From the Vyzygoth Archives. Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume I https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-vyzygoth-archives-volum-95841757/ Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume II https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-vyzygoth-archives-volum-95937378/ Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume III https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-vyz…
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1934 Coup Bugaboo, Part 1. From the Vyzygoth Archives. Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume I https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-vyzygoth-archives-volum-95841757/ Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume II https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-vyzygoth-archives-volum-95937378/ Vyzygoth Internet Archives, Volume III https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-vyz…
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Philip Ingram is a journalist and consultant who has built on a long and senior military career as an intelligence, counterintelligence, security officer, and planner. Philip has extensive business experience, especially in steel manufacturing, and has set up companies from scratch, merged companies, taken over companies post sale assets. He also h…
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Good evening and a huge welcome back to the show, I hope you’ve had a great day and you’re ready to kick back and relax with another episode of Brett’s old time radio show. Hello, I’m Brett your host for this evening and welcome to my home in beautiful Lyme Bay where it’s lovely December night. I hope it’s just as nice where you are. You'll find al…
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On this Munk Dialogue we are speaking with one of the most successful and well known entrepreneurs of the past 50 years. John Mackey was a 24 year old self described hippie in 1980 when he opened up a small natural foods store in Austin, Texas. But what started off as a niche, counterculture company transformed into one of the most popular and prof…
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As an exception, we are uploading a bonus podcast that we make for our Patreon community to give our listeners a foretaste of what they will get each week if they sign up - in addition to our blog posts, Discord server access, weekly World Football Newsletter and shirt competitions. Out of respect to our paying patrons, we only upload a bonus episo…
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On the surface of the Sun, spots appear and fade in a predictable cycle, like a great clock in the sky. In medieval Russia, China, and Korea, monks and court astronomers recorded the appearance of these dark shapes, interpreting them as omens of things to come. In Western Europe, by contrast, where a cosmology originating with Aristotle prevailed, …
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In 1894, French artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus was falsely accused of passing military secrets to Germany. These swirling accusations and the subsequent degradation and humiliation suffered by Dreyfus constitutes one of history's most notorious incidents of antisemitism. Maurice Samuels speaks to Danny Bird about why the military top brass were s…
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Whatever mistakes he has made in the war Vladimir Putin has retained the Escalation Initiative, always proving he can push the war to a new level of brutality, with the Western allies constantly playing catch-up, and in many ways placing restrictions and delays on Ukraine in terms of how it fights back. What are the implications of this dynamic for…
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Good evening and a huge welcome back to the show, I hope you’ve had a great day and you’re ready to kick back and relax with another episode of Brett’s old time radio show. Hello, I’m Brett your host for this evening and welcome to my home in beautiful Lyme Bay where it’s lovely December night. I hope it’s just as nice where you are. You'll find al…
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Happy 4th of July! This is the trailer for the next mini-series on the western campaign of the Civil War which culminated with the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4th, 1863. This was the first true joint (Army-Navy closely working together) campaign in American history and one that I really have enjoyed researching. Stay tuned over the next few week…
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In early 1953, Churchill initiated a plan with the CIA to overthrow Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh, involving key figures like General Sahedi and the Rashidian brothers. Aided by disinformation campaigns, the Shah fled Iran, stirring public outcry. Despite initial resistance from Eisenhower, pressure from the Dulles brothers and ongoing chaos in …
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Live from the Chalke History Festival, History Rage returns with a blistering episode featuring the indomitable Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams. Broadcasting from the picturesque Broad Chalke countryside, we dive into the complex legacy of Winston Churchill, unmasking the man behind the myth. Dr. Caddick-Adams, a titan of military history, joins us to rage…
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The suffragettes’ relationship with the British establishment was fractious to say the least. As well as experiencing police brutality on the streets, the activists were subjected to violent force-feeding in response to hunger strikes in prison. But, as we reveal in the fourth episode of our new series Deeds not words, when faced with this oppositi…
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Tom Keatinge is the founding Director of the Centre for Finance & Security (CFS) at RUSI. According to The Economist, Tom Keatinge is one of a small group of '‘White collar vigilantes and poachers-turned-gamekeepers’. Tom’s research focuses on matters at the intersection of finance and security, including the use of finance as a tool of intelligenc…
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Good evening and a huge welcome back to the show, I hope you’ve had a great day and you’re ready to kick back and relax with another episode of Brett’s old time radio show. Hello, I’m Brett your host for this evening and welcome to my home in beautiful Lyme Bay where it’s just lovely! I hope it’s just as nice where you are. You'll find all of my li…
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We the Presidents: How American Presidents Shaped the Last Century, with Author Ronald Gruner. (2021) From the WRI Archives. Author Websites: www.Ronaldgruner.com www.wethepresidents.us Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.By William Ramsey
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Facing coordinated aggression from Russia, China, and Iran, NATO must update its strategy to counter the threats facing the alliance and its allies. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia detail the plan for NATO's strategy moving forward that they outlined in their new report NATO Beyond 75: The Task That Remains Before …
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Ukraine Must Win: pre-election panel conversation with the participation of: - Edward Lucas- Paul Mason - Macer Giffordand moderated by Jonathan Fink (Silicon Curtain)----------Organiser: SupportUkraine.UK (Instagram @supportukraine.uk). Thanks to the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) London Branch for hosting the event.All funds ra…
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In 1842, Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois after a stormy romance. Despite their many differences, the couple bonded over a shared passion for politics. Less than two decades later, Mary fulfilled her greatest ambition when she entered the White House as First Lady. Unlike many of her predecessors, Mary relished public life…
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Did you know that while Mark Antony was having an affair with Cleopatra, his wife, Fulvia, was fighting a battle on his behalf in Rome? Or that the first named author was a woman? What about the fact that the first female victor of the Olympic Games competed in her fifties? Speaking to Lauren Good, Daisy Dunn shines a light on these women in antiqu…
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With the UEFA club competition qualifying rounds getting under way this week, it’s time for a full Sweeper preview of the action in Part 1 – in the form of a trivia quiz, of course! Join us and play along in our three rounds – Multiple Choice, Odd One Out & The Right Order – as we look ahead to the Champions, Europa & Conference League qualifiers: …
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The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder with Author Tony DeStefano. (2022) From the WRI Archives. Author Website: www.tonydestefano.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.By William Ramsey
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Broadway Butterfly: Vivian Gordon, the Lady Gangster of Jazz Age New York, the New Book by Author Anthony M. DeStefano. Author Website: https://tonydestefano.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.By William Ramsey
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Good evening and a huge welcome back to the show, I hope you’ve had a great day and you’re ready to kick back and relax with another episode of Brett’s old time radio show. Hello, I’m Brett your host for this evening and welcome to my home in beautiful Lyme Bay where it’s just perfect. I hope it’s just as nice where you are. You'll find all of my l…
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Ukraine Must Win: pre-election panel event - Audience Q&A - with the participation of: - Edward Lucas - Paul Mason - Macer Gifford and moderated by Jonathan Fink (Silicon Curtain) ---------- Organiser: SupportUkraine.UK (Instagram @supportukraine.uk). Thanks to the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) London Branch for hosting the even…
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John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute and host of the Urban Warfare Project, joins the show to talk about urban combat and how Israel is fighting an unprecedented war against Hamas with justice and humanity. ▪️ Times • 01:50 Introduction • 02:08 Fighting and teaching • 09:31 Changes in urban warfare • 17:14 Terrai…
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