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Black Britain and Roots
In this episode of Explaining History, we explore how the 1970s became a turning point for Black Britain. Drawing on Eddie Chambers’ Roots and Cultur…
8 months, 1 week ago
What Plato can teach us about the crises of the 21st Century
What Plato Can Teach Us About the Crises of the 21st Century — with Professor Angie Hobbs
In this special episode of Explaining History, I’m joined by…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
War Reporting in Vietnam
In this episode of Explaining History, we explore the fraught world of war reporting in Vietnam during the decade before full-scale U.S. involvement.…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Fascist Yoga: The far right and its intersections with the wellness movement
In this episode I speak with writer and cultural critic Stewart Home about his new book Fascist Yoga. Our conversation traces the modern origins of y…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Zionism and Palestine
In this episode, I draw on My Palestine by Mohammad Tarbush to examine two often-overlooked episodes in the history of Zionism and its global recepti…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Liberalism and the Global South
In this episode, I read from Pankaj Mishra’s Bland Fanatics, a searing critique of liberalism and its reception beyond the West. Mishra explores how,…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Rentier Capitalism and neo feudalism
Is modern capitalism beginning to resemble a feudal system? This episode of Explaining History explores the provocative argument, drawn from the work…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Nation In Arms: Lessons from Five Armies That Made Europe
What can the Roman legions of Constantine, the Ottoman forces of Mehmet the Conqueror, and the US Army of World War II teach us about modern military…
9 months, 1 week ago
Anglo American rivalries in the Middle East
At the heart of Britain's war time alliance was a deep wariness at what the outcome of the war would portend. Churchill was desperate for the USA to …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Economic Sanctions: Crimes against humanity.
In this episode, we tear away the euphemisms and expose a grim reality: sanctions kill.
Drawing on a 2025 study from The Lancet Global Health, we sho…
9 months, 2 weeks ago