Best Socially Irregular Podcasts (2024)

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Donald Stoker, "Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present" (Cambridge UP, 2019) 46:15

1h ago46:15

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In this provocative challenge to United States policy and strategy, former Professor of Strategy & Policy at the US Naval War College, and author or editor of eleven books, Dr. Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war in strategic terms and he reveals how ideas on limited war a…

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The DGMH Countdown - The Bottom Five, #24-20! 20:56

1h ago20:56

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Hello Great Minds! It is finally time to commence the DGMH Countdown to Great Mind #25, and of course we are starting with the Bottom Five! No previews, no spoilers, save maybe the beaver in the picture... Cheers! Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/dgmhhistory Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code DGMH at Manscaped.com Be sure to follow D…

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Michael De Groot, "Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War" (Cornell UP, 2024) 53:40

4d ago53:40

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In Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the End of the Cold War (Cornell University Press, 2024), Dr. Michael De Groot argues that the global economic upheaval of the 1970s was decisive in ending the Cold War. Both the West and the Soviet bloc struggled with the slowdown of economic growth; chaos in the international monetary sys…

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Countdowns, Records, and Beavers 13:15

8d ago13:15

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Hello Great Minds! How do I sum up this episode... Anglo-South African Beaver! Enough said... The Countdown to the countdown begins... like seven more days or something like that! But, in this episode, Mr. DGMH goes over the style of the DMGH Countdown, shares a fun bit of drinking history, and dives into the surprisingly "DGMH-esque" history over …

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David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare From 1945 to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine" (Harper, 2023) 34:45

20d ago34:45

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In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their diff…

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Robert D. Kaplan, "The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China" (Random House, 2023) 30:02

22d ago30:02

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The Middle East remains one of the world’s most complicated, thorny—and, uncharitably, unstable—parts of the world, as countless headlines make clear. Internal strife, regional competition and external interventions have been the region’s history for the past several decades. Robert Kaplan—author, foreign policy thinker, longtime writer on internat…

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The Season 5 Premiere! 15:10

23d ago15:10

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Hello Great Minds! Welcome back, we are here... Well, I am here! Yes, Mr. DGMH is back with all the details you need to know about Season 5, plus a fun little story about James Madison. Cheers! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code DGMH at Manscaped.com Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/dgmhhistory Cheers! Be sure to follow DGMH on Twitt…

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The DGMH New Year 2024 51:45

23d ago51:45

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Happy DGMH New Year, Great Minds! Cullen, Luke, and Kelly join me to reflect and play a little game to ring in the DGMH New Year for first full episode of Season 5! Cheers! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code DGMH at Manscaped.com Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/dgmhhistory Cheers! Be sure to follow DGMH on Twitter & Instagram @dgmhh…

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Jonathan W. Hackett, "Theory of Irregular War" (McFarland, 2024) 1:06:18

26d ago1:06:18

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From Afghanistan to Angola, Indonesia to Iran, and Colombia to Congo, violent reactions erupt, states collapse, and militaries relentlessly pursue operations doomed to fail. And yet, no useful theory exists to explain this common tragedy. All over the world, people and states clash violently outside their established political systems, as unfulfill…

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Anita R. Gohdes, "Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence" (Oxford UP, 2023) 34:50

1M ago34:50

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Global adoption of the Internet has exploded, yet we are only beginning to understand the Internet's profound political consequences. Authoritarian states are digitally catching up with their democratic counterparts, and both are showing a growing interest in the use of cyber controls--online censorship and surveillance technologies--that allow gov…

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Kevin P. Reihle, "The Russian FSB: A Concise History of the Federal Security Service" (Georgetown UP, 2024) 1:35:26

1M ago1:35:26

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Since its founding in 1995, the FSB, Russia's Federal Security Service, has regained the majority of the domestic security functions of the Soviet-era KGB. Under Vladimir Putin, who served as FSB director just before becoming president, the agency has grown to be one of the most powerful and favored organizations in Russia. The FSB not only conduct…

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Michael Poulshock, "Power Structures in International Politics" (Low 8, 2023) 45:25

2M ago45:25

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Power Structures in International Politics (Low 8, 2023) presents an original perspective on the dynamics underlying world events, approaching international relations through the lens of computational science. It explains how states accumulate political power and how this competition leads to resource conflict, coalition building, imperialism, the …

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Creativity and Leadership 59:39

2M ago59:39

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In this episode, Lt. Col. Thomas Gaines and Dr. Angus Fletcher discuss creativity and leadership. Lt. Col. Gaines is the command's G6 and Dr. Fletcher is a Story Science Professor from Ohio State University. Together the two have done quite a bit of research on creativity and leadership. Enjoy the episode. It's a great one and an interesting conver…

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Paul Scharre, "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (Norton, 2023) 34:30

2M ago34:30

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An award-winning defense expert tells the story of today’s great power rivalry―the struggle to control artificial intelligence. A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives―and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially amo…

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The Future of the Chinese Military: A Discussion with James A. Siebens 39:29

2M ago39:29

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For all the talk of China being a peaceful country with no aggressive intentions, it has behaved like most other rising powers – spending lots of money on its military. But what do we know of how that military is used? James A. Siebens is the editor of China’s Use of Armed Coercion: To Win Without Fighting (Routledge, 2023). Listen to him in conver…

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How to Stage a Coup and Ten Other Lessons from the World of Secret Statecraft 31:54

3M ago31:54

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Why do states engage in secret statecraft and covert action? How different are these secret and covert state activities in real world settings compared to their popular culture representations? And what effect do they have on democracy both globally and in individual states? Join Rory Cormac as he talks to Petra Alderman about his book How to Stage…

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Timothy A. Sayle, "Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order" (Cornell UP, 2019) 53:48

3M ago53:48

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization regularly appears in newspapers and political science scholarship. Surprisingly, historians have yet to devote the attention that the organization’s history merits. Timothy A. Sayle, an Assistant Professor of history at the University of Toronto, attempts to correct this. His fascinating new book, Enduring All…

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Florence Mok, "Covert Colonialism: Governance, Surveillance and Political Culture in British Hong Kong, c.1966-97" (Manchester UP, 2023) 1:03:16

3M ago1:03:16

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Florence Mok's book Covert Colonialism: Governance, Surveillance and Political Culture in British Hong Kong, c.1966-97 (Manchester UP, 2023) is timely and exciting for those who are interested in colonial governance and autonomy of the colonial polity. This is a long-ignored area in which colonial historians have made major interventions. Moving aw…

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Wendy Cheng, "Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism" (U Washington Press, 2023) 54:22

3M ago54:22

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This episode, which is co-hosted with Tandee Wang, features a conversation with Dr. Wendy Cheng, author of Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism. Published in November 2023 by the University of Washington Press, Island X delves into the compelling political lives of Taiwanese migrants who came to the United State…

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John Horgan, "Terrorist Minds: The Psychology of Violent Extremism from Al-Qaeda to the Far Right" ( Columbia UP, 2023) 36:27

3M ago36:27

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What makes a person want to become a terrorist? Who becomes involved in terrorism, and why? In what ways does participating in violent extremism change someone? And how can people become deradicalized? John Horgan―one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of terrorism―takes readers on a globe-spanning journey into the terrorist mindset. …

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Beatrice Heuser, "War: A Genealogy of Western Ideas and Practices" (Oxford UP, 2022) 1:04:16

3M ago1:04:16

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War is often thought of mainly the concern of professional soldiers and maybe politicians as well. However, philosophers and theorists of varying types have addressed the issue of war in its many aspects. This is because war has numerous political, ethical, philosophical, and even legal elements. When is the right time to go to war? What is a legit…

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J. Overton, "Seapower by Other Means: Naval Contributions to National Objectives Beyond Sea Control, Power Projection, and Traditional Service Missions" (Nomos, 2023) 46:31

3M ago46:31

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Naval forces exist to control the seas and project power, often through the use of violence. This does not, however, include everything they have done or can do. Navies have always spent much of their time and resources engaged in operations that fall outside the traditional definitions of sea power. These activities have at times contributed far m…

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Curtis Fox, "Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition and Conventional Military Conflict" (30 Press Publishing, 2023) 1:31:49

3M ago1:31:49

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The on-going war in Ukraine continues to highlight the distinct differences between how Russia operates large-scale military operations from the usual manner NATO military forces often engage themselves. What accounts for the Russian way of war? A common term used to describe Russian military strategy in the 21st century is "hybrid warfare" that se…

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Calder Walton, "Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West" (Simon & Schuster, 2024) 44:39

3M ago44:39

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Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West (Simon & Schuster, 2024) is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin's means to equalize the imbalance of resources between the East and West before, during, and after the Cold War. There was noth…

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Paddy Walker and Peter Roberts, "War's Changed Landscape?: A Primer on Conflict's Forms and Norms" (Howgate, 2023) 1:30:24

3M ago1:30:24

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Throughout much of the 21st century thus far, the common argument among military pundits was that war has or will soon be radically changed in manners that exist beyond imagination. The main catalyst for such extraordinary changes would be new advancements in technology and weaponry. With the on-going war in Ukraine, one fundamental surprise that h…

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Command Team Update: Meme Lords and ARSOF Integration 1:02:15

3M ago1:02:15

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We're back! It's another episode of the Indigenous Approach. This time we sit down with the command team and have a candid conversation on vision and ARSOF Integration.By 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)

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Mithridates & The Season 4 Finale 16:51

4M ago16:51

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Hello Great Minds! It's the end of Season 4, why not go out with another Poisonous tale, the story of Mithridates, King of Pontus. And, if you don't always find yourself thinking of the Roman Empire, then this episode will give you a chance to... Key Topics: Roman Republic, Mithridates, Pontus, Poison Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code DGM…

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Matthew Levitt, "Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad" (Yale UP, 2008) 36:10

4M ago36:10

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The world is reeling from the savage terror attack that brutalized, raped, murdered and kidnapped Israelis and civilians from at least 25 other countries, continuing to hold many of them hostage – and from the ongoing war that followed. After Hamas took over Gaza in 2007, some thought it would become more moderate. That was wishful thinking. The ba…

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Jeffrey A. Friedman, "The Commander-in-Chief Test: Public Opinion and the Politics of Image-Making in US Foreign Policy" (Cornell UP, 2023) 40:22

4M ago40:22

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Americans frequently criticize US foreign policy for being overly costly and excessively militaristic. With its rising defense budgets and open-ended "forever wars," US foreign policy often appears disconnected from public opinion, reflecting the views of elites and special interests rather than the attitudes of ordinary citizens. The Commander-in-…

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