Podcast Episodes

The rise and fall of American soft power

What is soft power? It was a term conceptualised by Joseph Nye at the end of the Cold War to encapsulate America's moral and cultural appeal to the world. The current decline in the use of soft power…

Published on 10 months ago

Globalisation since the 1990s

What is globalisation? In its current incarnation, it is the now collapsing system of quasi free markets established by the US and its allies after the Second World War that ensured a degree of stabi…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Trump's Strategic Problems (January '25)

It's been less than two weeks since Donald Trump returned to the White House. What can we make of the flurry of edicts and presidential decrees signed, the actions of Elon Musk and how do we look bey…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 part 14

This episode is part of our study series AQA - Revolution and Dictatorship - Russia 1917-53. In this episode we look at the first part of Stalin's foreign policy, relating to China and Germany.

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Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Franco's March on Madrid

In 1936 after the election of a Popular Front Government and a social revolution that spread across Spain, the general's counter revolution began with the help of fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Holocaust Remembrance and Auschwitz

Eighty years ago today, Red Army soldiers liberated the surviving prisoners at Auschwitz, one of many Nazi death camps but now an enduring symbol of the Holocaust. Today, there will be no Russian rep…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Anarchism: A beginners guide Part Three

This episode is the third in our isms and ologies series on Anarchism and gives an explanation of anarchist thought on society, the state, communism and how the state and individuals interact.

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

America's boom years - 1950 to 1970 (part two)

This is part two of our exploration of America's boom years in the 1950s and 1960s. What factors led to an unprecedented improvement in living standards for white American families during the post wa…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 part 13

In this episode of the podcast we continue with our study of the AQA syllabus - Russia 1917-53: Revolution and Dictatorship. We explore the nature of Stalinist culture during the period 1928-41

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry and the British Press - a media history

The British right wing print media has enjoyed extraordinary power to shape politics and public affairs in the UK in the past half century. They have influenced the outcome of elections, their owners…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago