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1947–1991 period of geopolitical tension between the Eastern Bloc and Western Bloc

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NPR's Book of the Day
Two new books take on lesser-known chapters of WWII and Cold War-era Black history

NPR's Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 16:45


Two new books focus on lesser-known chapters of Black history. First, Kings & Pawns tells the story of Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson, who were pitted against each other during the Red Scare. In today's episode, author Howard Bryant, a frequent contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition, speaks with Scott Simon about how the men got caught between patriotism and activism. Then, NPR investigative reporter Cheryl W. Thompson tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about Forgotten Souls, a history of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen who went missing during World War II.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
Is the Post–Cold War Era Over?: Trump, Mark Carney's Speech, and Global Vertigo w/ Deep State Kuba

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 103:47


History Ignited
"Mickey Mantle": The Face of 1950s Americana

History Ignited

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 5:08


In this installment of our We Didn't Start the Fire series, we turn our attention to: Mickey Mantle. We discuss Mantle not just as a baseball player, but as a cultural icon who represented the post-war American dream—power, dominance, and a touch of tragedy. We look at his MVP seasons in 1956 and 1957 and how he became the definitive hero for the Baby Boomer generation. #TheMick #BronxBombers #MLBLegends #1950s #Americana #SportsHistory #Yankees #BaseballPodcast #HistoryPodcast #SwitchHitter #Pinstripes Send us a text

Fronteras
Fronteras: ‘Educating the Enemy' — How Nazi and Mexican children were educated in the Cold War-era borderlands

Fronteras

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 22:05


The book explores the disparities in education between the children of Nazi scientists and the ethnic Mexican children who attended segregated schools in El Paso.

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
A Brilliant New Biography Tells the Story of the Cold War Era UN Secretary General U-Thant

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 34:36


U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations. He assumed the role following the death of Dag Hammarskjöld in a plane crash in the Congo in 1961, and soon became one of the most consequential players in international affairs for over a decade. Thant's contributions to some of the key global challenges of the era were widely celebrated at the time but have since been overlooked—until now. A brilliant new biography, Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World, places the former Secretary-General at the heart of several crucial moments of the 1960s, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, post-colonial struggles in the Congo, and much more. The book is written by Thant Myint-U, a historian who has worked at the United Nations—and who also happens to be U Thant's grandson. In our conversation, Thant describes how his grandfather went from being a schoolteacher in rural Burma to, just 15 years later, playing a key role in mediating the Cuban Missile Crisis as UN Secretary-General. We also discuss Thant's efforts to end the Vietnam War before it escalated, and his work confronting a fascist regime in a breakaway region of the Congo. More broadly, we explore the lessons that the current UN system and its Secretary-General can draw from U Thant's remarkable tenure. Thant Myint-U is the author of Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World.

Seattle's Morning News with Dave Ross
The Cold War-Era Experiments

Seattle's Morning News with Dave Ross

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 31:05


Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Some construction outside the KIRO Radio studios is revealing unexpected history of Eastlake // Luke Duecy with Tech Talk — Meta's user screening, meant to keep dangerous and illegal behavior off of its social media platforms makes a consequential mistake // Paul Holden speaks to the creator of popular video game "Stardew Valley" // Natasha Louves on the Cold War-era experiments that St. Louis residents were unknowingly subjected to in the 1950s and 1960s // Gee Scott on the jobs that are uniquely impacted by AI advancements

Travel Medicine Podcast
TMP Classics-Spy Hard

Travel Medicine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 47:50


In this classic episode from season 7 Dr's J and Santhosh cover the cloak and dagger world of espionage medicine. Along the way they cover Cold War Era soviet medicine, Project Artichoke, Dengue fever, brainwashing, truth serums, anticholinergic syndrome, cyanide pills, hydra agents and henchmen preparedness, and a surprising place to keep an escape kit. So sit back and relax as we debrief you on the secrets of the medical spy world!Sources1) http://factsanddetails.com/russia/Education_Health_Transportation_Energy/sub9_6b/entry-5145.html2)truth serum  https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol5no2/html/v05i2a09p_0001.htm3) http://www.bioethics.net/2016/03/military-suicide-capsules-and-medical-ethics/4)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cia-issued-rectal-tool-kit5)https://www.historyonthenet.com/8-amazing-spy-gadgets-used-during-the-cold-war Supporting us monthly has all sorts of perks! You get ad free episodes, bonus musical parody, behind the scenes conversations not available to regular folks and more!! Your support helps us to pay for more guest interviews, better equipment, and behind the scenes people who know what they are doing! https://plus.acast.com/s/travelmedicinepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AP Audio Stories
Officials to test water from Ohio village near Cold War-era weapons plant after newspaper probe

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 0:54


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on possible radioactive water contamination in a small Ohio town.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
NYT columnist Ross Douthat on Trump and the new post-post-Cold War era

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 52:34


As President Trump wages tariff wars around the world and upends the U.S. alliance with Ukraine, conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and Margaret Hoover discuss the president's actions, his address to Congress, and the future of the GOP.While Douthat defends the Trump administration's goal of achieving an armistice in Ukraine and convincing Europe to take on greater responsibility, he says that calling Zelensky a dictator “is not a good plan.” He also suggests a lasting peace will depend on whether Putin negotiates in good faith and whether the U.S. and Europe can provide a credible security guarantee.Douthat explains why tariffs appeal to Trump, but he says the way the administration has approached threatening and imposing them on allies like Mexico and Canada does not amount to a “coherent, long-term policy plan.”Douthat also talks about his new book on The New York Times bestseller list, “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious." He reflects on signs of growing openness to religion in society, the mystical side of UFO culture, and the stumbling blocks that deter some people from embracing faith. The devout Catholic also comments on the state of the Catholic Church as Pope Francis' health declines.Support for “Firing Line for Margaret Hoover” is provided by Robert Granieri, Vanessa and Henry Cornell, The Fairweather Foundation, Peter and Mark Kalikow, Cliff and Laurel Asness, The Meadowlark Foundation, Charles R. Schwab, Damon Button, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, The Philip I Kent Foundation, Annie Lamont through The Lamont Family Fund, Cheryl Cohen Effron and Blair Effron, and Al and Kathy Hubbard. Corporate funding is provided by Stephens Inc. 

ExplicitNovels
Cáel Leads the Amazon Empire, Book 2: Part 11

ExplicitNovels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025


Good and bad unintended consequences.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.The highest cost of losing a war is the rage of your children."Maybe the Canadian is not so much an 'ex' girlfriend?" Orsi leered. It was the old 'if he is so good that she still wants him back after a colossal screw up, I wanted a taste' expression."Do you think she will help you?" Katalin inquired."She'll help," Pamela huffed playfully. "My grandson has plenty of ex-girlfriends. Most of them want him back, despite his colorful lifestyle. It is one of his more amusing qualities.""Let's get something to eat," I tried to turn the conversation away from my past sexcapades."You are engaged?" Jolan didn't miss a beat."It is complicated," I sighed. "Let's just say I really like her, but she's seven years older, divorced with one young daughter and has a father who hates that I live and breathe.""Do you have any male friends?" Monika joined the Cáel Quiz Bowl."Yes," I replied with confidence. "My roommate Timothy and I are great friends.""He's gay," Pamela pierced their disbelief. "He and Cáel are true brothers-in-arms, I'll give Cáel that much.""Do you have any straight male friends?" Orsi was enjoying taunting me."Do Chaz or Vincent count?" I looked to Pamela."They are straight males, but they don't really know you yet," Pamela failed to be of much help. "I think Vincent insinuated he'd shoot you if you dated any of his three daughters. It was friendly of him to warn you. I supposed that could be construed as liking you.""Are all your acquaintances violent?" Anya seemed worried."Vincent isn't violent. He's with the US FBI," I retorted. Pause. "Okay, he carries a gun and shoots it, he's a law officer. They can do that.""You seem to be stressed," Orsi put an arm around my waist. "Let us ease your worries." Hallelujah!Note: One of History's LessonsIn the last 75 years of military history, airpower had been a decisive factor in every major conflict, save one. Most Americans would think the one exception was US involvement in Vietnam and they'd be wrong: right country, wrong time. Indochina's War of Independence against France was the exception. There, the French Air Force was simply inadequate to the task.Yes, the United States and its allies eventually lost the struggle in Vietnam. But it was their airpower that kept the conflict running as long as it did. For the most part, the Allied and Communist military hardware on the ground were equivalent. While the Allies had superior quantities of supplies, the Communists countered that with numbers, and therein lies the rub.Airpower allowed the Allies to smash large North Vietnamese formations south of the Demilitarized Zone and thus prevented the numerical advantage from coming into play. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong made one serious stab at a conventional militarily challenge to the Allies, the Tet Offensive, and after initial successes, they were crushed.With the NVA unable to flex their superior numbers, the Allies were able to innovate helicopter-borne counter-insurgency operations. The North Vietnam's Army (NVA) was forced to operate in smaller units, so the Allies were able to engage them in troop numbers that helicopters could support. The air forces didn't deliver ultimate victory, but air power alone had never been able to do so on land. It was only when the US lost faith in achieving any positive outcome in Viet Nam and pulled out, that the North was finally able to overrun the South 20 months later. But every major power today understands the lesson.End of Note(Big Trouble in Little China)The military importance of airpower was now haunting the leadership of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Their problem wasn't aircraft. Most of their air fleet consisted of the most advanced models produced during the last two decades. The problem was that 80% of their pilots were dead, or dying. Their ground crews were in the same peril. Even shanghaiing commercial pilots couldn't meet the projected pilot shortfall.Classic PLA defense doctrine was to soak up an enemy (Russian) attack and bog down the aggressor with semi-guerilla warfare (classic small unit tactics backed up with larger, light infantry formations). Then, when the invaders were over-extended and exhausted, the armored / mechanized / motorized forces would counter-attack and destroy their foes. This last bit required air superiority through attrition.The twin enemies of this strategy were the price of technology and the Chinese economic priorities. With the rising cost of the high-tech equipment and a central government focus on developing the overall economy, the Chinese went for an ever smaller counter attack striking force, thus skewing the burden of depth of support far in favor of their relatively static militia/police units.So now, while the PLA / PLAAF's main divisions, brigades and Air Wings were some of the best equipped on the planet, the economic necessities had also meant the militia was financially neglected, remaining little more than early Cold War Era non-mechanized infantry formations. To compensate, the Chinese had placed greater and greater emphasis on the deployment capabilities of their scarcer, technologically advanced formations.When the Anthrax outbreak started, the strike force personnel were the first personnel 'vaccinated'. Now those men and women were coughing out the last days and hours of their lives. Unfortunately, you couldn't simply put a few commercial truck drivers in a T-99 Main Battle Tank and expect them to be anything more than a rolling coffin. The same went for a commercial airline pilot and a Chengdu J-10 multi-role fighter. The best you could hope for was for him/her to make successful takeoffs and landings.A further critical factor was that the Khanate's first strike had also targeted key defense industries. The damage hadn't been irreparable. Most military production would be only a month to six weeks behind schedule. But there would be a gap.It was just becoming clear that roughly 80% of their highly-trained, frontline combatants were going to die anyway. Their Reserves were looking at 30~40% attrition due to the illness as well. In the short term (three months), they would be fighting with whatever they started with. Within the very short term (one week), they were going to have a bunch of high-priced equipment and no one trained to use it. With chilling practicality, the Chinese leaders decided to throw their dying troopers into one immediate, massive counter-offensive against the Khanate.Just as Temujin predicted they would. Things were playing out according to plan.Note: World Events SummaryRound #1 had seen the Khanate unite several countries under one, their, banner. Earth  and  Sky soldiers had rolled across the Chinese border as their Air Force and Missile Regiments had used precision strikes to hammer Chinese bases, sever their transportation network and crippled their civilian infrastructure.Next, the frontier offensive units had been obliterated, the cities bypassed and the Khanate Tumens had sped forward to the geographic junctures between what the Khanate wanted and from whence the PLA had to come. In the last phase of Round #1, the Khanate prepped for the inevitable PLA / PLAAF counter-strike.Round #2 had now begun:Step One: Declare to the World that the Khanate was a nuclear power. As history would later reveal, this was a lie, but no one had any way of initially knowing that. Hell, the Khanate hadn't even existed 72 hours ago. Satellite imagery did show the Khanate had medium-range strategic missiles capable of hitting any location in the People's Republic. In Beijing, a nuclear response was taken off the table.Step Two: Initiate the largest air-battle in the history of Asia. Not just planes either. Both sides flew fleets of UCAV's at one another. It wasn't really even a battle between China and just the Khanate. Virtually all of the UAV technology the Khanate was using was Japanese, South Korean and Taiwanese in origin, plus some US-Russian-shared technology thrown into the mix.When the South Korean design team saw the footage of their bleeding-edge dogfighting UCAVs shooting down their PRC opponents, they were thrilled (their design rocked!), shocked (what was their 'baby' doing dominating Chinese airspace?) and anxious (members of South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration, DAPA, were rushing over to chat with them).Similar things were happening in Japan, Taiwan, Russia and the United States. The Communist Party leadership in Beijing were beginning to seriously consider the possibility that everyone was out to get them. Of course, all the Ambassadors in Beijing were bobbing their heads with the utmost respect while swearing on the lives of their first born sons that their nations had nothing to do with any of this.These foreign diplomats promised to look into these egregious breaches of their scientific integrity and were saying how sorry they were that the PLA and PLAAF were getting ass-raped for the World's viewing pleasure. No, they couldn't stop the Khanate posting such things to the internet, something to do with freedom. Paranoia had been creeping into the Potentates' thoughts since the Pakistan/Aksai Chan incident.As they watched their very expensive jets and UCAV's being obliterated, distrust of the global community became the 800 pound gorilla in the room. To add habaneros to the open wounds, the United States and the United Kingdom began dropping hints that they had some sort of highly personal communication conduit with the Khanate's secretive and unresponsive leadership. Yes Virginia Wolfe, the Western World was out to get the People's Republic.'Great Mao's Ghost', all that claptrap their grandfathers had babbled on about (1) the Korea War, (2) the Sino-Soviet grudge match, (3) the Sino-Vietnamese conflict and (4) the persistent support for the renegade province of Formosa all being a continuous effort by the liberal democracies and post-colonial imperialist to contain Chinese communism, didn't sound so crazy anymore.Step Three: Plaster all those PLA ground units that had started moving toward them when the air war began and the Chinese envisioned they would control the skies. The T-99 was a great tank. It also blew up rather spectacularly when it was stuck on a rail car (you don't drive your tanks halfway across China, it kills the treads).As Craig Kilborn put into his late night repertoire:"What do you call a Khanate UCAV driver who isn't an ace yet? Late for work.""What's the difference between me coming off a weekend long Las Vegas bender and a Khanate pilot? Not a damn thing. We've both been up for three days straight, yet everyone expects us to work tonight."Some PLA generals decided to make an all-out charge at the Tumens. Genghis's boys and girls were having none of that. They weren't using their Russian-built Khanate tanks to kill Chinese-built PLA tanks. No, their tanks were sneaking around and picking off the Chinese anti-air vehicles.The Chinese tanks and APCs engaged the dismounted Khanate infantry who, as Aksai Chin had shown, possessed some of the latest anti-tank weaponry. In the few cases where the PLA threw caution to the wind, they did some damage to the Khanate by sheer weight of numbers. For the rest, it was death by airpower.With their anti-air shield gone, the battle became little more than a grisly, real-life FPS game. It wasn't 'THE END'. China still had over 2,000,000 troops to call upon versus the roughly 200,000 the Khanate could currently muster. The PLA's new dilemma was how to transport these mostly truck-bound troops anywhere near the front lines without seeing them also exterminated from the air.After the Tumens gobbled up the majority of the PLA's available mobile forces, they resumed their advance toward the provincial boundaries of Xinjiang and Nin Mongol. There was little left to slow them down. The Chinese still held most of the urban centers in Xinjiang and Nei Mongol, yet they were isolated. And Khanate follow-up forces (the national armies they'd 'inherited') were putting the disease-riddled major municipalities under siege.All over the 24/7 World Wide News cycle, talking heads and military gurus were of two minds about the Khanate's offensive. Most harped on the fact that while the Khanate was making great territorial gains, it was barely making a dent in the Chinese population and economy. Uniformly, those people insisted that before the end of November, the Khanate would be crushed and a reordering of Asia was going to be the next great Mandate for the United Nations.A few of the braver unconventional pundits pointed out the same thing, but with the opposite conclusion, arguing:1.There were virtually no military forces in the conquered areas to contend with the Khanate's hold on the regions.2.Their popularity in the rural towns and countryside seriously undercut any hope for a pro-PRC insurgency.3.Driving the Khanate's forces back to their starting points would be a long and difficult endeavor that the World Economy might not be able to endure.When the PLAAF was effectively castrated after thirty-six hours of continuous aerial combat, a lot of experts were left with egg on their faces. One lone commentator asked the most fearful question of all. Where was the Khanate getting the financing, technical know-how and expertise to pull all of this off? There was a reason to be afraid of that answer.And while I was entertaining my six sailor-saviors, there were two other things of a diplomatic nature only just revealing themselves. Publically, Vladimir Putin had graciously offered to mediate the crisis while 'stealthily' increasing the readiness of his Eastern Military District. If there was any confusion, that meant activating a shitload of troops on the Manchurian border, not along the frontiers of the former nations of Mongolia and Kazakhstan.After all, Mongolia was terribly poor. Manchuria/Northeastern China? Manchuria was rich, rich, rich! From the Kremlin, Putin spoke of 'projecting a presence' into the 'lost territory' of Manchuria, citing Russia's long involvement in the region. By his interpretation of history, the Russians (aka the Soviet Union) had rescued Manchukuo (the theoretically INDEPENDENT Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchuria) from the Japanese in 1945. They'd even given it back to the PRC for safekeeping after World War II was concluded.Putin promised Russia was ready and willing to help out the PRC once again, suggesting that maybe a preemptive intervention would forestall the inevitable Khanate attack, thus saving the wealthy, industrialized province from the ravages of war. Surely Putin's Russians could be relied on to withdraw once the Khanate struggle was resolved? Surprisingly, despite being recent beneficiaries of President Putin's promises, the Ukraine remained remiss in their accolades regarding his rectitude.In the other bit of breaking news; an intermediary convinced the Khanate to extend an invitation to the Red Cross, Red Crescent and the WHO to investigate the recently conquered regions in preparations for a humanitarian mission.That intermediary was Hana Sulkanen; for reasons no one could fathom, she alone had the clout to get the otherwise unresponsive new regime to open up and she was using that influence to bring about a desperately needed relief effort to aid the civilians caught up in that dynastic struggle. A Princess indeed. No one was surprised that the PRC protested, claiming that since the territory wasn't conquered, any intervention was a gross violation of Chinese sovereignty.End of Note(To Live and Die in Hun-Gray)Orsi may have been the troupe leader, but Anya needed me more, so she came first."I need a shower before we catch some dinner," I announced as we meandered the streets of Mindszent. My lady friends were all processing that as I wound an arm around Anya's waist and pulled her close. "Shower?" I smiled down at her, she was about 5 foot 7. It took her a few seconds to click on my invitation."Yeah, sure, that would be nice," she reciprocated my casual waist hold. Several of her friends giggled over her delay. We were heading back to the Seven Fishermen's Guest House."Do you do this, picking up strange girls you've barely met for, you know?" she said in Bulgarian, as she looked at me expectantly."Yes and no," I began, in Russian. "I often find myself encountering very intriguing women, for which I know I am a fortunate man. I embrace sensuality. That means I know what I'm doing, but I'm not the 'bring him home to meet the parents' kind of guy.""What of your fiancée? Do you feel bad about cheating on her?" Anya pursued me."Hana is wonderful. I've met her father and it went badly both times," I confessed."How?" Anya looked concerned for me."Would you two speak a language the rest of us can understand?" Monika teased us."Very well," I nodded to Monika, and turned back to Anya, "The first time, his son raped a girl and I threatened the young man's life," I revealed. "Jormo, Hana's father, wasn't happy when I did so. The second time, he hit me twice, once in the gut and once in the head," I continued."Why did he hit you?" Orsi butted in."I'd rather not say. You may think less of me," I confessed. Pamela gave me a wink for playing my audience so well. I'm glad she's family (kinda/sorta)."The boy, he is dead?" Magdalena guessed. "Hana's brother?""I really shouldn't talk about that," I evaded. "It is a family matter." That's right. The family that my grandmother had brought me into as her intern / slayer-in-training. There is no reason to create a new lie when you can embellish a previous one."Do you ever feel bad about what you do?" Katalin asked Pamela. We love movies."As I see it, if I show up looking for you, you've done something to deserve it," Pamela gave her sage philosophy behind being an assassin."Are you, bi-sexual?" Jolan murmured. Pamela smacked me in the chest as I laughed. "Did I say something wrong?" Jolan worried. Pamela was a killer."No, you are fine," Pamela patted Jolan's shoulder. "I'm straight and happily so. It just so happens that most of my co-workers are women. Day in, day out, nothing but sweaty female bodies working out, sparring and grappling together, and afterwards, the massages."That was my Grandma, poking all the lesbian buttons of the women around me. Best of all, she did it with the detached air of a sexually indifferent matron. She was stirring up the lassies while keeping them focused on me. We walked into the courtyard of our guest house."Don't take too long, you two," Orsi teased us."Ha!" Pamela chuckled. "That's like asking the Sun to hurry up and rise, the Moon to set too soon, or the sea to stay at low tide forever.""Anya," I whispered into her ear. "How many orgasms do you want?" Anya's eyes expanded. Her eyes flickered toward her friends, then back to me. She held up one finger, I grinned speculatively. Anya held up two fingers. I kissed her fingers.

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DTD PODCAST
Episode 188: Philip Tuttle "A Cold War Green Beret in Berlin"

DTD PODCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 94:55


-CHAPTERS-00:00 Introduction to Philip Tuttle's Military Journey02:39 The Cold War Era and Special Forces in Berlin08:33 Personal Motivations and Family Influence on Military Career11:49 Transitioning to Special Forces Selection21:45 The Global Military Landscape in the Late 1970s25:00 Tensions and Military Readiness During the Cold War29:37 Crisis in Berlin: The Art Nicholson Incident32:17 Iranian Hostage Crisis: Standby and Alert35:40 The 1980s: Tensions Rise with Reaganomics38:47 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Operations48:51 The Soviet Union's Invasion of Afghanistan58:01 The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Turning Point01:03:56 Post-Cold War Vacuum: New Challenges Ahead01:06:08 The Challenges of Special Operations Missions01:14:36 Family Dynamics in a Military Career01:26:47 Reflections on Life After Service-SUMMARY-In this episode, DJ interviews Philip Tuttle, a former Green Beret with a unique story that spans several decades of military history, including the Cold War, the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and the events leading up to and following 9/11. Philip shares insights into his career, the evolution of Special Forces, and the importance of family and legacy. He reflects on the challenges of balancing military life with being a present father and husband, and discusses the impact of significant historical events on his life and career.

Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson
A Look at a Little-Known Spy Who Played a Major Role in the Cold War Era

Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 29:00


Who was James Jesus Angleton? Why is he important to understanding America in the Cold War era?

To All The Cars I’ve Loved Before
Tales of a Cold War era Trabant 601 in Budapest

To All The Cars I’ve Loved Before

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 0:52


Click here to send a text to Christian and DougAndrew is a close friend of the show and has no shortage of stories about cars. He became a huge fan of the Trabant 601 thanks to visiting his wife's birthplace is Iceland. Listen to the story of how Trabants became a popular rental and subsequent disposal at in Budapest, Hungary. #trabant #trabant601 #budapest #carsloved #carcast #podcast #everycartellsastory #everycarhasaculture #toallthecarsivelovedbeforeRemember to Follow/Subscribe and visit https://linktr.ee/carsloved to find all of our episodes and latest content.

Roots of Reality
#200 A Historian's Experiences in the Cold War Era with Dr. Robert Baumann

Roots of Reality

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 99:06


In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann speaks with Dr. Robert Baumann about growing up during the cold war, the history of the cold war, and his experiences living in the Soviet Union. LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baumann-47858737/ Online Presentations: The Soviet Union in Afghanistan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgIkhXaTBUw Books: Russian-Soviet Unconventional War in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/LP20_Russian-SovietUnconventionalWars.pdf Armed Peacekeepers in Bosnia https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/baumann_bosnia.pdf My Clan Against The World: US And Coalition Forces In Somalia, 1992-1994 https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/Primer-on-Urban-Operation/Documents/My-Clan-Against-the-World.pdf Invasion, Intervention, Intervasion: A Concise History of the U.S. Army in Operation Uphold Democracy https://www.loc.gov/item/2023693137/ Articles: SUBJECT NATIONALITIES IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA: THE CASE OF THE BASHKIRS https://www.jstor.org/stable/2498099 "The Central Army Sports Club (TsSKA): Forging a Military Tradition in Soviet Ice Hockey," The Journal of Sports History, No. 2 (1988), 151-66. https://search.gesis.org/publication/csa-pei-4980127 A Central Asian Perspective on Russian Soft Power The View from Tashkent https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/July-August-2018/Baumann-Asian/ “The Decembrist Revolt and its Aftermath: Values in Conflict,” Interagency Journal, 2019. https://thesimonscenter.org/featured-articles/featured-article-the-decembrist-revolt-and-its-aftermath-2/ Russians Are Busy Hammering Out Their “Ideology of the Future” https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/September-October-2023/Ideology-of-the-Future/ Russia's Latest Historical Revisionism and Reinventing the Future https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Online-Exclusive/2022-OLE/Baumann/ Mobilizing History to Promote Patriotism and a New Past https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/military-review/Archives/English/ND-19/Baumann-Russian-Patriotism.pdf Russian Antiwar Music in American Perspective https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Online-Exclusive/2023-OLE/Baumann/ Support Roots of Reality on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=65707335 Follow Roots of Reality on Substack: rootsofreality.com/substack/ Subscribe for email notifications- rootsofreality.com/podcast/ If you like the podcast, leave a review at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/root…ty/id1466338710 Follow Roots of Reality on Social Media: Facebook- facebook.com/RootsofReality Twitter- twitter.com/_RootsofReality Instagram- instagram.com/rootsofreality/?hl=en YouTube- youtube.com/channel/UCvmG6sKFW9…isable_polymer=true (Views and memories stated by guests in interviews do not represent Roots of Reality)

Heartland Daily Podcast
The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era (Guest: Spencer D. Bakich)

Heartland Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 95:17


Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by Spencer D. Bakich, Professor of International Studies and Director of the National Security Program at the Virginia Military Institute, and Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, to discuss his new book, The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era. They chat about how Bush fashioned a grand strategy to bring about a New World Order designed to transform international politics by focusing on great power cooperation through the United Nations, how Bush's strategic beliefs oriented American statecraft in peace and war, and how the war's outcome exposed faulty assumptions about the international system that underpinned that strategy.Get the book here:  https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636884/the-gulf-war/

Constitutional Reform Podcast
The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era (Guest: Spencer D. Bakich)

Constitutional Reform Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 95:17


Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by Spencer D. Bakich, Professor of International Studies and Director of the National Security Program at the Virginia Military Institute, and Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, to discuss his new book, The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era. They chat about how Bush fashioned a grand strategy to bring about a New World Order designed to transform international politics by focusing on great power cooperation through the United Nations, how Bush's strategic beliefs oriented American statecraft in peace and war, and how the war's outcome exposed faulty assumptions about the international system that underpinned that strategy.Get the book here:  https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636884/the-gulf-war/

How to Fix Democracy
Democracy and Foreign Policy: Elites, Power, and Accountability in the Cold War Era |Featuring Elizabeth Saunders

How to Fix Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 50:06


Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and author of The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace, speaks with Andrew Keen about democracy and foreign policy. The conversation focuses on the tension between elites and democracy, power and accountability and domestic priorities and global responsibilities between the 1950s and 1970s. In the era between the Korean War and Vietnam domestic tensions reverberated through foreign policy decisions made to promote democracy in the cold war era.

Tully's Take On History
340 Summer Cold War Era

Tully's Take On History

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 85:16


340 Summer Cold War Era by A history podcast from professor Stu Tully

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Friends & Fellow Citizens
#145: Cold War-era Pioneers of American Conservative Policies Toward China and Taiwan

Friends & Fellow Citizens

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 44:30


Send us a Text Message.Nowadays, American conservative political leaders have foreign policy platforms that call for greater toughness against China. But they are not the first generation of conservatism that wanted stronger U.S. foreign policy and security in the wake of Communist China. Learn more about two formerly prominent but now forgotten Members of Congress, CA Sen. William Knowland and MN Rep. Walter Judd, who warned about the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party and sowed the seeds for U.S. support of Taiwan.Thumbnail picture: U.S. Rep. Walter Judd (R-MN 1943-1963)Support the Show.Visit georgewashingtoninstitute.org for the one-stop shop of all things Friends & Fellow Citizens and George Washington Institute!JOIN as a Patreon supporter and receive a FREE Friends & Fellow Citizens mug at the $25 membership level!NEW MERCH STORE! Click HERE to get your podcast mug now!NOTE: All views expressed by the host are presented in his personal capacity and do not officially represent the views of any affiliated organizations. All views by guests are solely those of the interviewees and may or may not reflect the views of the host or Friends & Fellow Citizens.

KQED’s Forum
Have We Entered Into a New Cold War Era?

KQED’s Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 55:43


In the decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union, U.S. foreign policy coalesced around the idea that Russia – and later China – would integrate into a western world order, leaving American power “fundamentally unchallenged.” But in fact, the military, economic and technological threats posed by those countries have drawn the U.S. toward a new cold war era – one that New York Times reporter David Sanger calls “more complex and dangerous” than we have confronted in nearly 100 years. We talk to Sanger, who's covered U.S. national security for decades, about why the U.S. misjudged threats to its power and how it might reshape its global influence. His new book is “New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West.” Guests: David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, New York Times

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)
How a Cold War-Era Submarine Ended Up in This Ontario Town

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 11:56


For the past decade, HMCS Ojibwa, a Cold War-era submarine, has welcomed hundreds of tourists to Port Burwell, Ontario since the decommissioned sub was converted into a tourist attraction. After more than 30 years of service, the submarine was destined for the salvage yard, but was saved by the Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas. As host Jeyan Jeganathan explains, financial troubles associated with the submarine are putting another of Port Burwell's historic landmarks at risk of crumbling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hub Dialogues
Hub Dialogues: David Betz on the twenty-first century's guarded age and the failed promise of the post-Cold War era

Hub Dialogues

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 47:02


David Betz, a professor of modern warfare at King's College London, discusses his interesting book, The Guarded Age: Fortification in the Twenty-First Century.The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Then and Now History Podcast: Global History and Culture

(Bonus) The post–Cold War era is a period of history that follows the end of the Cold War, which represents history after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. This period saw many former Soviet republics become sovereign nations, as well as the introduction of market economies in eastern Europe. This period also marked the United States becoming the world's sole superpower. Relatively to the Cold War, the period is characterized by stabilization and disarmament. Both the United States and Russia significantly reduced their nuclear stockpiles. The former Eastern Bloc became democratic and was integrated into world economy. Most of former Soviet satellites and three former Baltic Republics were integrated into the European Union and NATO. In the first two decades of the period, NATO underwent three series of enlargement and France reintegrated into the NATO command.

The Thomas Jefferson Hour
#1584 The Red Barber Program

The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 52:44


Clay is joined by Dr. Kurt Kemper of Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, and our west coast Enlightenment correspondent David Nicandri. Both are deeply interested in American sports, both for the sport per se, but also for the window they provide on the larger dynamics of American life. This week's topics: outsized college coach salaries; the madcap world of Bill Walton; the problematic temperament of Draymond Green; and the death of intercollegiality in American college sports. Dr. Kemper is the author of College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era. David Nicandri has written highly regarded books on Lewis and Clark and Captain James Cook.

The Thomas Jefferson Hour
#1583 College Football as Cultural Lens

The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 46:42


Clay is joined by two guests, David Nicandri the West Coast Enlightenment correspondent for Listening to America and Dr. Kurt Kemper of Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. Kemper is the author of College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era. Kemper and Nicandri believe that larger themes in American culture find expression in the world of sports. Much of the discussion surrounds the famous 1962 Rose Bowl—in which the faculty of Ohio State University voted not to send the football team to the celebrated New Year's game because it would distract from the academic mission of the university. The result was a riot in Columbus, Ohio, with lots of property damage and in which faculty members and the university president were burned in effigy. In the end, UCLA played the University of Minnesota in the Rose Bowl. The program also explores the ways in which the Civil Rights Movement roiled college football in the 1950s and 60s.

Poprika Podcast
Cold War Era Ghost

Poprika Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 49:19


The Adventure Squad's journeys through pop culture related questions submitted by the listeners.

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Cosmic Top Secret
The Role of NATO in the Post-Cold War Era and the Current Conflict in Ukraine with Ambassador Dennis Ross

Cosmic Top Secret

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 58:46


Professor Michael John Williams engages with Ambassador Dennis Ross in a comprehensive discussion about NATO's role in shaping post-Cold War geopolitics. With a distinguished diplomatic career, Ambassador Ross shares his insights on various historical events, including the reunification of Germany, NATO's enlargement, and current tensions in Ukraine.Key Topics Discussed:German Unification and NATO: The episode begins with analyzing Germany's reunification and integration into NATO, emphasizing the strategic decisions and negotiations involved.NATO's Enlargement and Russia: The conversation shifts to NATO's eastward expansion and its effects on U.S.-Russia relations, including the responses from leaders like Yeltsin and Putin.Current Conflict in Ukraine: Ambassador Ross provides his perspective on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, discussing its historical context and potential resolutions.Diplomacy and Statecraft: Throughout the episode, Ambassador Ross emphasizes the importance of diplomacy, statecraft, and the complex relationship dynamics among global leaders.This episode offers a deep dive into NATO's evolving role in international relations, providing historical context and expert analysis of current geopolitical challenges, particularly the conflict in Ukraine.Music is considered “royalty-free” and discovered on Story Blocks.Technical Podcast Support by Jon Keur at Wayfare Recording Co.

National Security Law Today
Revolutions and Rifts: Iran's Complex Path to the Present

National Security Law Today

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 54:02


To gain a deeper understanding into today's conflicts within the Middle East, our focus sharpens on two pivotal forces: Iran and Saudi Arabia, whose roles hold paramount significance in shaping the region's contemporary landscape. This week host Elisa revisits two key conversations from our archive. First, Dr. Roham Alvandi of the London School of Economics and Political Science discusses the shift in Iran's governing structures from the coup in 1953 to the revolution in 1979. Next, Ray Takeyh of the Council on Foreign Relations dives into the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and how the 1979 Iranian Revolution marked a critical turning point in US-Iran relations. Dr. Roham Alvandi is Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science: https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-history/people/academicstaff/alvandi/alvandi Ray Takeyh is Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/expert/ray-takeyh References: NSLT Ep. 231, Iran Series: Coups and the Cold War Era with Dr. Roham Alvandi (Part 1): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-security-law-today/id1276946676?i=1000588399346 NSLT Ep. 229, Iran Series: The Rise of the Islamic Republic with Ray Takeyh (Part 1): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-security-law-today/id1276946676?i=1000585769361 Alvandi, Roham. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah the United States and Iran in the Cold War. Oxford University Press, 2016: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nixon-kissinger-and-the-shah-9780190610685?prevSortField=9&q=*&resultsPerPage=100&lang=en&cc=gb# Alvandi, Roham. The Age of Aryamer: Late Pahlavi Iran and Its Global Entanglements. The Gingko Library, 2018: https://www.gingko.org.uk/publishing/books/the-age-of-aryamehr/?fbclid=IwAR0Xbu7sDHE8wbin2QUeMxaAfVMa32U24FUrsUY3FEScx3XPFM_NzgOfrVQ Takeyh, Ray. The Last Shah: America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty. Yale University Press, 2021: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300264654/the-last-shah/

AP Audio Stories
NATO announces formal suspension of Cold War-era security treaty after Russia's pullout

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 0:49


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Russia Cold War Treaty.

Knewz
Inside the Ghostly Cold War-Era Amusement Park Whose Last Owner Was Jailed for Smuggling Cocaine

Knewz

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 3:27


The once iconic but now decrepit Berlin funfair, Spreepark, is set to be resurrected after years of abandonment and decay.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Y in History
Episode 67: Cold War Era-Eastern Europe Uprisings

The Y in History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 21:54


The East German uprising of 1953 began as a series of strikes and protests at living standards; it soon turned political, with town halls being stormed amid vocal demands for German reunification. The Soviets had to intervene with military force to quell the rebellion. On August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague, thereby ending the Prague Spring which had started in January of 1968.

KERA's Think
The alliances and rivalries of Cold War-era journalists

KERA's Think

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 45:48


During the early years of the Cold War, the Washington press corps was quick to deliver the U.S. company line without much public skepticism. Kathryn J. McGarr is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the media after WWII often presented a monolithic view of the world while keeping their readers and listeners in the dark about the truth. Her book is “City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington.”

Suburban Underground
Episode 367 - COLD WAR SONGS!

Suburban Underground

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 59:39


The specter of a nuclear mushroom cloud was a constant fixture for a few decades, not the least of which, the 1980s.  Most of the songs in this show are from the 1980s and ALL of the songs are about fears during the Cold War Era. You will hear artists Rush, Fishbone, The Rezillos, Greg Lake, Pink Floyd, Planet P Project, Depeche Mode, CCCP, Front 242, The Sisters Of Mercy and XTC.   On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream live at http://209.95.50.189:8178/stream Stream on-demand most recent episodes at https://wbnh1051.podbean.com/category/suburban-underground/ And available on demand on your favorite podcast app! Twitter: @SUBedford1051  ***    Facebook: SuburbanUndergroundRadio   ***    Instagram: SuburbanUnderground   ***    #newwave #altrock #alternativerock #punkrock #indierock    

Higher Density Living Podcast
UFO Investigation in Cold War America

Higher Density Living Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 30:16


Welcome back to Higher Density Living! For this episode, we continue the discussion of well-known contemporary German conspiracy theories. This will be a running segment in the show as Alexander and Jason tackle the subject of history, the side of the story which has never been in the limelight of historical narratives as they give their purview. Their urge is to see the important application of decentralizing power from conventional stories and perspectives.   We revisit familiar themes of classic Cold War Era security issues. This episode put forward the discussion about nuclear weapon and its scientific study and technological developments at the time. The early Cold War years was the primetime of debates on  nuclear policy and strategy. Unlike the ground, air, and naval domains of warfare, nuclear warfare inflicts instantaneous and decisive victory,  like the year-long wars before like World War II, the age of nuclear weapons could bring close to a war within a few days. That its potential devastation to destroy population centers and key industries would “transcend all tactical issues” . These supposed “absolute weapons” were meant to be clandestine under the “ Manhattan Project” but fell into public attention with the Trinity Test.   This led to the development of America's The Cold War Missile Defense establishment, a massive industry of military business outsourcing, political profiteering, and leaked Alien Technology. The increased frequency of UFO incidents in the mid 20th century is largely credited to these technological advancements. However, higher wisdom signals higher restraints warned mankind of a possible future of man-made armageddon and total annihilation.   As always, Higher Density Living reserves no dogma because only the truth prevails in the universe. History is judged by enlightened communities, and the Higher Density Living podcast is committed to the same cause. You are the center of the universe. Let us join Alexander and Jason as they discuss the atomic age and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. www.higherdensityliving.com

Roundhouse Crosstalk
Nuclear Disarmament: The White Train Movement

Roundhouse Crosstalk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 25:56


Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! This week we interview CSRM intern Desun Oka about his work on a digital exhibit about the White Train Movement. The White Train Movement was instrumental in the fight for nuclear disarmament during the Cold War Era. In this podcast we learn about their tactics, government response, and what the activists did after the end of the Cold War. Digital Exhibit: https://express.adobe.com/page/E5nxBSyx4ZQP3/

National Security Law Today
Iran Series: Coups and the Cold War Era with Dr. Roham Alvandi (Part 2)

National Security Law Today

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 29:24


Part 2 of 2 – While many have had their eyes on the midterms and the World Cup, hundreds have been killed during protests in the Islamic Republic. This week, host Elisa continues our Iran series with guest Dr. Roham Alvandi, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Together they discuss the critical shifts in Iran's governing structures from the coup in 1953 to the revolution in 1979. What shifted in Iran to allow for the revolution in 1979? And today, as the country progresses into increased political and cultural upheaval, what do we see happening next?  Dr. Roham Alvandi is Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science:https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-history/people/academicstaff/alvandi/alvandi References: Alvandi, Roham. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah the United States and Iran in the Cold War. Oxford University Press, 2016: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nixon-kissinger-and-the-shah-9780190610685?prevSortField=9&q=*&resultsPerPage=100&lang=en&cc=gb# Alvandi, Roham. The Age of Aryamer: Late Pahlavi Iran and Its Global Entanglements. The Gingko Library, 2018:https://www.gingko.org.uk/publishing/books/the-age-of-aryamehr/?fbclid=IwAR0Xbu7sDHE8wbin2QUeMxaAfVMa32U24FUrsUY3FEScx3XPFM_NzgOfrVQ

National Security Law Today
Iran Series: Coups and the Cold War Era with Dr. Roham Alvandi (Part 1)

National Security Law Today

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 27:08


While many have had their eyes on the midterms and the World Cup, hundreds have been killed during protests in the Islamic Republic. This week, host Elisa continues our Iran series with guest Dr. Roham Alvandi, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Together they discuss the critical shifts in Iran's governing structures from the coup in 1953 to the revolution in 1979. How did U.S. involvement play a role in these early coups? How did the Iranian view of the Pahlavis change between the 50's and 60's? And how did U.S. counsel, particularly under Henry Kissinger, change our relationship with Iran? Dr. Roham Alvandi is Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science: https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-history/people/academicstaff/alvandi/alvandi References: Alvandi, Roham. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah the United States and Iran in the Cold War. Oxford University Press, 2016: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nixon-kissinger-and-the-shah-9780190610685?prevSortField=9&q=*&resultsPerPage=100&lang=en&cc=gb# Alvandi, Roham. The Age of Aryamer: Late Pahlavi Iran and Its Global Entanglements. The Gingko Library, 2018: https://www.gingko.org.uk/publishing/books/the-age-of-aryamehr/?fbclid=IwAR0Xbu7sDHE8wbin2QUeMxaAfVMa32U24FUrsUY3FEScx3XPFM_NzgOfrVQ

Your History Your Story
S6 Ep09 Black Ops - The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

Your History Your Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 85:06


In this episode of Your History Your Story, we will be speaking with Enrique “Ric” Prado, author of New York Times bestselling book “Black Ops, The Life of a Shadow Warrior”. Ric, who was born to a middle class family in Cuba, was ten years old when his family sent him alone to the United States to save him from the abuses of Fidel Castro's Marxist regime. Ric's parents, whose property and business had been confiscated by that regime, would not be able to join their son in the US for eights long months, during which time Ric lived in a Colorado orphanage. Once reunited with his parents, he and his family quickly embraced the US as their new home, settling in Florida. Ric will be sharing many exciting stories about his life and twenty four year career with the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), where he operated in the shadows at various locations in the world during the Cold War Era and the Age of Terrorism. Ric eventually achieved the rank of CIA Counterterrorist Chief of Operations, the CIA equivalent of a two star general. This is Ric's story of incredible dedication, patriotism and courage. Photo(s) Courtesy of Ric Prado and YHYS Podcast Music: "With Loved Ones" Jay Man Your History Your Story links: https://linktr.ee/yhyspodcast Black Ops book on Amazon (our affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3CrXPPF Time Stamps 2:20 Ric's early years in Cuba, parent's coffee roasting business 6:00 Castro's regime moves in and family moves to Havana 11:20 Ric leaves Cuba with the Peter Pan program at age 10, memories of leaving parents at airport, Orphanage in Pueblo, CO, Reunited with parents after eight months. 19:00 Family settles in Florida, moving forward in the US, Ric's education and becoming citizens of the US. 23:45 High School days and getting in the "wrong crowd", hippie story & the American Flag 31:30 Paramedic / EMT / Fire and Rescue training, Applying to the CIA. 38:30 What does Black Ops mean?, Keeping his cover and assignments all over the world, Spy school. 47:00 Scary moments & staying alert, being aware of your surroundings. 51:00 Shift from communism to terrorism, Bin Laden task force, 9/11 and witnessing the planes hitting the WTC towers. 1h 7m End of Ric's career with the CIA, retirement and reflection. Why Ric wrote Black Ops, 139 stars on wall of fallen CIA agents.

Keen On Democracy
Benjamin Cunningham: The Wife-Swapping Czech Double Agent Whose Sad Saga Captured the Nihilism of the Cold War Era

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 38:25


Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Benjamin Cunningham, author of The Liar: How a Double Agent in the CIA Became the Cold War's Last Honest Man. Benjamin Cunningham is a Barcelona-based writer. He is a former correspondent for The Economist, editor in chief of the Prague Post, and copy boy at the Saginaw News. In addition he contributes to The Guardian, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Aspen Review, Le Monde Diplomatique, and is an opinion columnist for Sme, Slovakia's main daily newspaper. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Whorrors!
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers Franchise

The Whorrors!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 62:30


“Alexa, queue Body by Megan Thee Stallion & Snatched by Big Boss Vette” This week, we're tackling the Invasion of the Body Snatchers franchise, where the flowers can't be trusted, sleep is the enemy, and an emotionally unavailable boyfriend might actually save your life. Big thanks to our friend Jason D of @jasondshotsauce for suggesting this one! Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.com Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License Works Referenced: The Legacy of Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jim Knipfel: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-legacy-of-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers/ Howe, Andrew (2015). "Monstrous Flora: Dangerous Cinematic Plants of the Cold War Era". In Patrícia Vieira; Monica Gagliano; John Charles Ryan (eds.). The Green Thread: Dialogues with the Vegetal World. Lanham: Lexington Books. pp. 147–166. ISBN 978-1498510608. Invasion of the Body Snatchers Wikis:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pod_People_(Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Snatchers_(1993_film)#CITEREFKn%C3%B6ppler2017 Knöppler, Christian (2017). The Monster Always Returns: American Horror Films and Their Remakes. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3839437353. Horror Timelines Episode 73 : Invasion of the Body Snatchers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wBEBkTEJ7U

Before I Forget…
Aviation Jargon (feat: Andy Liebeknecht)

Before I Forget…

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 89:34


Hey, Buddy... Go grab your mirrored Aviator Shades and head on down to your local Blockbuster and grab a copy of "Top Gun", and take a trip back to the Cold War Era of military life. Sit back and grab a coffee and listen to LTC(Ret) Andy Liebeknecht. Kevin is very familiar with these stories... and he should be, for good reason.  Bonus Points if you can keep up with the Tech speech.... Please Listen, Like and Subscribe! SHARE? ...yeah, you'll share. Don't worry about it... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beforeiforget/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beforeiforget/support

Crawdads and Taters: Red State Rebels
Ukraine Part 1 - A US-Proxy for the New Cold War Era

Crawdads and Taters: Red State Rebels

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 103:40


In Part I of our Ukraine series, we take a deep dive into the history of US interventionism in Ukraine from the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the present. We feel that this history provides essential context for understanding the current US position in reigniting a Cold War with Russia (and China). As leftists, we know that capitalist wars are always waged on behalf of the ruling class and against the world's poor and working classes, and against the natural world. The fact that this crucial political history is omitted by the mainstream corporate media is no accident. It is deliberately missing, and anyone who dares to bring it up will be shadow-banned on social media, de-platformed, outright censored, or labelled as a Kremlin propagandist-- all of this in order to prevent the public from understanding the true geopolitical and capitalist nature of the US proxy war in Ukraine, as a staging ground for a potentially decades-long global war against people and the planet. The first casualty of war is the truth, and we are in the midst of a Media Cold War. As independent journalists, Crawdads & Taters is asking for your support. The corporate media has shut down all critical debate and become a megaphone for the "uni-party"-- Democrats and Republicans (neo-liberals and neo-conservatives) all representing the same for-profit interests of the military industrial complex. This uni-party has pulled off a massive PR feat. It has weaponized public sympathy toward Ukrainians in order to reinvigorate a Cold War of unprecedented historical and financial dimensions, and unprecedented global risks: WWIII, nuclear war, and an imminent climate collapse that is already in progress, but will be accelerated with the expanded use of fossil-fuels-- something that war always requires. So join us for this critical discussion and become a patron to support our rebellious work at https://www.patreon.com/crawdadsandtaters. We can do this with you, but not without you. Related Material Colonel Doug MacGregor on the Grayzone A US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War Calling Russia's Attack ‘Unprovoked' Lets US Off the Hook ‘Not One Inch Eastward:' How the War in Ukraine Could Have Been Prevented Decades Ago The IMF connection with the Ukraine crisis Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts The Battle for Ukraine, with ex-UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter Ukrainegate Impeachment Saga Worsens US-Russia Cold War Ukraine as a Pawn w/ Vijay Prashad Ukraine on Fire w/Oliver Stone Revealing Ukraine w/Oliver Stone The Masks of the Revolution by Paul Moreira

World Business Report
US considers Cold War-era defense law to boost mining

World Business Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 26:26


U.S. President Joe Biden could reportedly invoke a Cold War-era defense law to encourage domestic production of minerals. Josh Siegel of Politico explains why. Also in the show, amid concern about supply from Russia, Germany has invoked its emergency gas plan. Carsten Brzeski is global head of macro research at ING, and tells us what the move actually means. Sri Lanka has introduced enforced 10 hour power cuts. Dimuthu Attanayake is a journalist in the capital Colombo, and discusses the impact the power cuts are having. With high inflation causing problems for people all over the world, the BBC's Dan O'Brien reports from Wiltshire in southwest England, on the challenges farmers are facing with rapidly rising prices for energy and fertiliser. Plus, we have an extended report from Vivienne Nunes on a row brewing in Australia over a proposed new gas field in the Timor Sea. (Picture: A gas compressor station in Germany. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

14th & G
Ukraine: The Post Post-Cold War Era Begins w/ Bruce Mehlman and the Q1 Slide Deck

14th & G

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 24:02


Dean is joined by his colleague Bruce Mehlman to discuss this quarter's slide deck. They break down what the Russo-Ukrainian War means for the world and our own politics here at home. You can find the Q1 Slide Deck HERE. The post Ukraine: The Post Post-Cold War Era Begins w/ Bruce Mehlman and the Q1 Slide Deck appeared first on Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas.

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14th & G
Ukraine: The Post Post-Cold War Era Begins w/ Bruce Mehlman and the Q1 Slide Deck

14th & G

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 24:01


Dean is joined by his colleague Bruce Mehlman to discuss this quarter's slide deck.  They break down what the Russo-Ukrainian War means for the world and our own politics here at home.  

The Real News Podcast
Art for the End Times: How Cold War-era Hollywood movies rotted our brains

The Real News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 54:56


As the horrific Russian invasion of Ukraine continues and anti-Russian sentiments are boiling over, Americans have found themselves hearkening back to the moral and narrative frames that defined Cold War-era cinema to make sense of this moment and our role in it. From Red Dawn to Rocky IV, Hollywood depictions of the pitched battle between the scrappy, freedom-loving West and the cold, monstrous Other in the East made for great movie watching, but it also had curious and long-lasting effects on the American psyche.In the latest installment of Art for the End Times, Lyta speaks with writer and media critic Adam Johnson about some of their favorite ‘80s Cold War-era action movies, how they shaped the ways we think, how they're problematic, and how sometimes we like them anyway. Adam Johnson is the cohost of Citations Needed, “a podcast on the media, power, PR and the history of bullshit,” and author of The Column on Substack.Pre-Production/Studio/Post-Production: Dwayne GladdenRead the transcript of this podcast:Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

On Point
Are we entering a new Cold War era?

On Point

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 47:32


The Cold War was defined by the fear of mutually assured destruction. Does Russia's invasion of Ukraine signal a new Cold War? Mary Elise Sarotte, Jack Beatty and William Braun join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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Deep State Radio
The Day the Post Cold War Era Ended

Deep State Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 32:26


The west had long ignored warnings from Eastern European states about the continued threat posed by Russia. Now, that threat is impossible to ignore. David Rothkopf spoke with former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves about the war in Ukraine, the Putin regime's anti-western bias, and the view from Eastern Europe. Is Russia's revanchism and foreign policy adventurism inherent to Russia or a result of its leaders? How concerned are the baltic states about the Russian threat now? What are the chances that Ukraine joins the EU and NATO? Find out the answer to these and other questions in this fascinating conversation. Join us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deep State Radio
The Day the Post Cold War Era Ended

Deep State Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 32:26


The west had long ignored warnings from Eastern European states about the continued threat posed by Russia. Now, that threat is impossible to ignore. David Rothkopf spoke with former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves about the war in Ukraine, the Putin regime's anti-western bias, and the view from Eastern Europe. Is Russia's revanchism and foreign policy adventurism inherent to Russia or a result of its leaders? How concerned are the baltic states about the Russian threat now? What are the chances that Ukraine joins the EU and NATO? Find out the answer to these and other questions in this fascinating conversation. Join us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Power Problems
The End of the Post-Cold War Era?

Power Problems

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 32:08


Atlantic Council senior fellow Emma Ashford discusses how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has played out so far, what the broader implications for international security and the global economy will be, and what comes after the conflict for the United States, Europe, Russia, and China. Emma Ashford bioEmma Ashford, “It's Official: The Post-Cold War Era Is Over,”New York Times, February 24, 2022.Emma Ashford and Matthew Burrows, “Reality Check #4: Focus on Interests, not on Human Rights with Russia,” Atlantic Council, March 5, 2021.Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig, “Is Belarus Putin's Next Target?”Foreign Policy, August 14, 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.