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Special Update: Report from the coup August 2019
This is an unprecedented podcast for Explaining History, but in 2019 here in Britain we're in uncharted constitutional territory. I try not to engage…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Origins of Fascism: Part Three
Continuing the study of the background to European fascist thinking, this episode focuses on the impact of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche on fascis…
6 years, 7 months ago
Stalinist social cleansing 1929-37
The Stalinist regime, in the mid 1930s brutally purged towns and cities of those they considered to be socially deviant. Beggars, gypsies, prostitute…
6 years, 7 months ago
British Society on the eve of World War Two (Part Two)
This podcast continues the examination of Britain's social, economic and political circumstances on the eve of the First World War.
Explaining Histo…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Aftermath of Pearl Harbour 1941
Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7th 1941, the strategic decision making of America, Japan, Germany and Britain shaped the …
6 years, 7 months ago
Maoist social cleansing 1949
In the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War, the beginnings of dramatic and brutal social change in China were evident in Mao's attitudes towards the u…
6 years, 7 months ago
Eastern Europe's 'little Stalins' - Ulbricht, Beirut, Rakosi
The origins of Stalin's imitators, admirers and henchmen in Eastern Europe is explored in this podcast. Walter Ulbricht of East Germany, Boleslaw Bei…
6 years, 8 months ago
Talking History: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
A new feature on the Explaining History Podcast, Talking History is our opportunity to hear from teachers, researchers, writers and academics about t…
6 years, 8 months ago
British society during the 1930s
By the eve of the Second World War, Great Britain had been economically eclipsed by the USA, but it was still the most industrialised and urbanised n…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Nazi Cultural Revolution 1933-39
Seizing political power was just the beginning of the Nazi programme, creating a profound and lasting cultural change among Germans to undo the perce…
6 years, 8 months ago