Podcast appearances and mentions of Max Hastings

In Episode #60, we dive into one of the most brutal and decisive phases of World War II. What made the Battle of Stalingrad a nightmare for Hitler? How did the desert warfare in North Africa shape the fate of the war? And what was Operation Torch—and why was it a game-changer? From the fierce house-to-house fighting on the Eastern Front to Rommel's tactical genius in the sands of Libya, and the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria, this episode unravels the battles that marked the beginning of the end for the Axis powers.Reference Material:The Second World War by John Keegan - https://www.amazon.com/Second-World-W...Hitler's Table Talk by Heinrich Heim - https://www.amazon.com/dp/191564514X?...The Second World War by Antony Beevor - https://a.co/d/buiOkUXInferno: The World at War by Max Hastings - https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-World-...The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts - https://a.co/d/eiI4n3ZWorld War II: The Definitive Visual History by DK & Smithsonian Institution - https://a.co/d/eUNHC1xThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RF19SJD?...The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003X4R6GQ?...Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler - https://a.co/d/iSX2XkrThe Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War by Dr. Yasmin Khan - https://a.co/d/4dtZEC5The Second World War by Martin Gilbert - https://a.co/d/cdYTb7rThe World at War Documentary  - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/ Dan Carlin Hardcore History - https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes and is based on historical research and open-source materials. It is not intended to glorify war or promote any political agenda.Keywords: ਸਟਾਲਿਨਗ੍ਰਾਦ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ, ਰੂਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੰਗ, ਉੱਤਰ ਅਫਰੀਕਾ ਯੁੱਧ, ਰੋਮਮਲ, ਡੇਜ਼ਰਟ ਫੌਕਸ, ਓਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਟੌਰਚ, ਅਫਰੀਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੈਂਡਿੰਗ, ਭਾਰਤੀ ਫੌਜੀ WW2, ਦੂਜੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੰਗ ਦੇ ਮੋੜ, ਐਲਾਈਡ ਹਮਲੇ, ਨਾਜੀ ਜਰਮਨੀ, ਰੂਸ ਜੰਗ 1942, ਸਟਾਲਿਨ, ਹਿਟਲਰ ਦੀ ਨਾਕਾਮੀ, Punjabi podcast WW2, ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਪੋਡਕਾਸਟ, ਸਿੱਖ ਸੂਬੇਦਾਰ, Punjabi history podcast, WW2 turning points, Operation Torch Explained, Battle of Stalingrad podcast, North Africa WW2, Indian troops in Africa, #WW2History #Stalingrad #OperationTorch #Rommel #NorthAfricaWWII #IndianSoldiersWW2 #WWIIPodcast #PunjabiHistory #DesertFox #ThoughtProvoking #BestPunjabiPodcast #SecondWorldWar

In this episode #59, What really happened when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor? Why did Hitler launch Operation Typhoon toward Moscow ? Why was Mussolini fighting in Libya? In this episode, we uncover gripping stories from World War II: war dogs on the front lines, brave Indian soldiers in distant lands, and forgotten operations that shaped history. From the burning deserts of Africa to frozen Russian winters—this war was global, brutal, and full of surprises.Reference Material:The Second World War by John Keegan - https://www.amazon.com/Second-World-W...Hitler's Table Talk by Heinrich Heim - https://www.amazon.com/dp/191564514X?...The Second World War by Antony Beevor - https://a.co/d/buiOkUXInferno: The World at War by Max Hastings - https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-World-...The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts - https://a.co/d/eiI4n3ZWorld War II: The Definitive Visual History by DK & Smithsonian Institution - https://a.co/d/eUNHC1xThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RF19SJD?...The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003X4R6GQ?...Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler - https://a.co/d/iSX2XkrThe Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War by Dr. Yasmin Khan - https://a.co/d/4dtZEC5The Second World War by Martin Gilbert - https://a.co/d/cdYTb7rThe World at War Documentary  - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. It aims to provide historical insights based on research and analysis. The content is not intended to promote any political ideology or agenda. Keywords : ਦੂਜੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੰਗ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ, ਬੈਟਲ ਆਫ ਬ੍ਰਿਟੇਨ, ਬਲਿੱਟਜ਼, ਓਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਸੀ ਲਾਇਨ, ਹਿਟਲਰ ਦੇ ਹਮਲੇ, ਓਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਬਾਰਬਰੋਸਾ, ਨਾਜੀ ਜਰਮਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਵੀਅਤ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ, ਹਿਟਲਰ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਨਾਕਾਮੀ, ਬ੍ਰਿਟੇਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਲਿੱਟਜ਼, ਦੂਜੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੰਗ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੋੜ, ਰੂਸ ਤੇ ਸੈਨਾ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ, ਵੱਡੀ ਜੰਗ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ, ਹਿਟਲਰ ਦੀ ਗਲਤੀ, ਰੂਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੰਗ 1941, ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਪੋਡਕਾਸਟ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, ਜੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ, ਓਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਬਾਰਬਰੋਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਿਸਥਾਰ, ਜੰਗ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਸੈਨਾ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ, ਹਿਟਲਰ ਦੀ ਰੂਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ, Barbarossa invasion of Russia, Hitler's failed invasion of Britain, WWII podcasts, History podcasts on World War 2, Operation Barbarossa documentary, ਦੂਸਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਯੁੱਧ , #WW2Stories #OperationTyphoon #PearlHarborAttack #MussoliniInLibya #IndianSoldiersWW2 #WarDogs #WWIIHistory #SecondWorldWar #ਜੰਗਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ #ਦੂਜੀਜੰਗ #ਭਾਰਤੀਸੂਰਮੇ #ਮੁਸੋਲੀਨੀ #ਪੇਰਲਹਾਰਬਰ #ਆਪਰੇਸ਼ਨਟਾਈਫੂਨ #ਜੰਗੀਕੁੱਤੇ#ThoughtProvoking #PunjabiDiscussions #UniquePerspectives #ExpandYourHorizons #bestpunjabipodcast #punjabivlog #punjab #educational #ww2 #worldwar2 #education #ਦੂਸਰਾਵਿਸ਼ਵਯੁੱਧ

For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain was right to fight in the First World War, a tragedy that laid the foundations for decades of destructive upheaval and violence across Europe. To debate the issue, we invited leading historians Margaret MacMillan, Max Hastings, John Charmley and Dominic Sandbrook to an event hosted by journalist, columnist and national security expert, Edward Lucas.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People of various political stripes in many countries (particularly those countries where various political stripes are allowed) have been arguing about the Vietnam War for a long time. The participants in these debates were (and are) always quick to assign blame in what seems to be an endless attempt to justify “their side” and vilify “the other side.” In this context, Max Hastings' new book Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (HarperCollins, 2018) comes as something of a relief, for he essentially says that all the “sides” in the war made a moral mess of things. According to Hastings, the North Vietnamese, the South Vietnamese, the French, and the Americans were all guilty as sin of cynically starting, ruthlessly fighting, and stubbornly continuing a conflict that was, if not “unnecessary,” at least not worth it for any of them. In Hastings' very readable account, everyone gets their hands very dirty indeed. Listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

People of various political stripes in many countries (particularly those countries where various political stripes are allowed) have been arguing about the Vietnam War for a long time. The participants in these debates were (and are) always quick to assign blame in what seems to be an endless attempt to justify “their side” and vilify “the other side.” In this context, Max Hastings' new book Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (HarperCollins, 2018) comes as something of a relief, for he essentially says that all the “sides” in the war made a moral mess of things. According to Hastings, the North Vietnamese, the South Vietnamese, the French, and the Americans were all guilty as sin of cynically starting, ruthlessly fighting, and stubbornly continuing a conflict that was, if not “unnecessary,” at least not worth it for any of them. In Hastings' very readable account, everyone gets their hands very dirty indeed. Listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

People of various political stripes in many countries (particularly those countries where various political stripes are allowed) have been arguing about the Vietnam War for a long time. The participants in these debates were (and are) always quick to assign blame in what seems to be an endless attempt to justify “their side” and vilify “the other side.” In this context, Max Hastings' new book Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (HarperCollins, 2018) comes as something of a relief, for he essentially says that all the “sides” in the war made a moral mess of things. According to Hastings, the North Vietnamese, the South Vietnamese, the French, and the Americans were all guilty as sin of cynically starting, ruthlessly fighting, and stubbornly continuing a conflict that was, if not “unnecessary,” at least not worth it for any of them. In Hastings' very readable account, everyone gets their hands very dirty indeed. Listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode #58, In this explosive episode, we unpack a crucial chapter of WWII history. Britain fights for survival in the skies during the Battle of Britain, civilians endure the terror of the Blitz, and Hitler's planned invasion—Operation Sea Lion—crumbles. But the real storm is yet to come. We end with the most ambitious and catastrophic military gamble of the war: Operation Barbarossa (Largest Military Operation)—the massive Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union that would change everything. A campaign so bold, brutal, and bloody, it shattered Hitler's momentum and redrew the fate of the world.Reference Material:The Second World War by John Keegan - https://www.amazon.com/Second-World-War-John-Keegan/dp/0143035738Hitler's Table Talk by Heinrich Heim - https://www.amazon.com/dp/191564514X?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_ZSR5EFNA2XDKRGJFM9JTThe Second World War by Antony Beevor - https://a.co/d/buiOkUXInferno: The World at War by Max Hastings - https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-World-at-War-1939-1945/dp/0307475530The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts - https://a.co/d/eiI4n3ZWorld War II: The Definitive Visual History by DK & Smithsonian Institution - https://a.co/d/eUNHC1xThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RF19SJD?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F2YKBC10QNPEK1KH8ZA9The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003X4R6GQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_342S2V7392AXWTF40D59Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler - https://a.co/d/iSX2XkrThe World at War Documentary  - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/

Episode 57: The Storm Unleashed - In 1939-1940, World War II escalated as Germany invaded Poland, triggering the conflict. Soon after, Russia entered Finland, and Germany turned its sights on Scandinavia and France. This episode unpacks the fall of France, the dramatic Dunkirk evacuation, and how Britain stood on the brink—preparing for the battle to come.Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. It aims to provide historical insights based on research and analysis. The content is not intended to promote any political ideology or agenda. Reference Material:The Second World War by John Keegan - https://www.amazon.com/Second-World-War-John-Keegan/dp/0143035738The Second World War by Antony Beevor - https://a.co/d/buiOkUXInferno: The World at War by Max Hastings - https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-World-at-War-1939-1945/dp/0307475530Hitler's Table Talk by Heinrich Heim - https://www.amazon.com/dp/191564514X?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_ZSR5EFNA2XDKRGJFM9JTThe Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts - https://a.co/d/eiI4n3ZThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RF19SJD?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_F2YKBC10QNPEK1KH8ZA9The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003X4R6GQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_342S2V7392AXWTF40D59Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler - https://a.co/d/iSX2XkrThe World at War Documentary  - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/

Pocas guerras han marcado tanto una época y a un país como la de Vietnam. La época fue la década de los sesenta, el país Estados Unidos. Pero no fue propiamente una guerra, sino tres que se encadenaron de forma inclemente durante más de dos décadas y desangraron a este país del sudeste asiático. La primera comenzó tras la rendición de Japón en 1945. Vietnam, parte entonces de la Indochina francesa, reclamó su independencia mediante una guerra de guerrillas contra la potencia colonial. Esta guerra concluyó con la retirada francesa tras la derrota en la batalla de Dien Bien Phu en 1954. Aquello trajo aparejada una solución a la coreana, es decir, la división del país en dos Estados: el Norte, con un gobierno comunista presidido por Ho Chi Minh y con capital en Hanói, y el Sur, con un régimen pro occidental y con capital en la ciudad histórica de Saigón, antigua sede de la administración colonial francesa. De este modo, lo que había sido una simple colonia europea un tanto marginal se colocó en el centro de los intereses geopolíticos de las dos superpotencias de la época. Para evitar que estallase una guerra civil los acuerdos de Ginebra que pusieron fin a la ocupación francesa preveían convocar en 1958 un referéndum para la unificación, pero nunca se llevó a cabo. Los soviéticos y los chinos tomaron posiciones en el Norte y Estados Unidos, temeroso del "efecto dominó" y la expansión del comunismo en el sudeste asiático, incrementó su apoyo al Gobierno del Sur enviando asesores militares y ayuda económica. Pero en el Norte no estaban por la labor de mantener el statu quo. Sus líderes ambicionaban unificar el país acabando con el Vietnam del Sur, al que consideraban un títere de Estados Unidos. Dio así comienzo la temida guerra civil auspiciada por guerrillas comunistas lideradas por el Frente Nacional de Liberación de Vietnam o Viet Cong. Fueron ganando terreno y poniendo en serios aprietos al Gobierno de Saigón, lo que provocó que la implicación estadounidense sobre el terreno fuese a más. El incidente del Golfo de Tonkin en 1964 proporcionó el pretexto para una intervención militar directa. Bajo la presidencia de Lyndon B. Johnson, Estados Unidos desplegó masivamente tropas en Vietnam, iniciando una escalada bélica que marcaría el comienzo de la tercera guerra, esta vez ya completamente internacionalizada. Los del Norte recibieron apoyo de la Unión Soviética y la China Popular, los de Sur del ejército de Estados Unidos, que en el punto álgido de la contienda llegó a desplegar en Vietnam más de medio millón de efectivos dotados de armamento moderno. La estrategia estadounidense se basaba en la superioridad aérea y la potencia de fuego. El bombardeo masivo de Vietnam del Norte y el uso de agentes químicos como el napalm y el agente naranja, buscaban doblegar la voluntad del enemigo emboscado en la selva. Pero aquello era muy diferente a otras guerras que habían librado los estadounidenses. El Viet Cong tenía un profundo conocimiento del terreno, el apoyo de buena parte de la población local y el respaldo del Norte. La guerra se convirtió en una sangrienta refriega entre dos modelos de combate: la guerra convencional estadounidense, basada en la tecnología y la búsqueda de una batalla decisiva, y la guerra de guerrillas del Viet Cong, caracterizada por la movilidad, el camuflaje, las emboscadas y el sabotaje. El ejército estadounidense, a pesar de su poderío, se vio atrapado en una guerra de desgaste, enfrentándose a un enemigo escurridizo que se diluía entre la población civil. La guerra de Vietnam duró, como decía antes, más de dos décadas y, al ser tan reciente, está muy bien documentada. Por eso le voy a dedicar dos programas, este y el de la semana próxima. En esta primera entrega entenderemos sus orígenes y nos adentraremos en la intervención estadounidense hasta la ofensiva del Tet en 1968, un punto de inflexión que preludió su última y definitiva fase. En El ContraSello: 0:00 Introducción 4:28 Las guerras de Vietnam 1:27:15 Romanos en Canarias 1:34:03 La invasiones húngaras Bibliografía: - "La guerra de Vietnam: Una tragedia épica" de Max Hastings - https://amzn.to/3CeTv8e - "NAM" de Mark Baker - https://amzn.to/3NZeE93 - "La otra historia de la guerra de Vietnam" de Jonathan Neale - https://amzn.to/3NYCcuP - "Breve historia de la guerra de Vietnam" de Raquel Barrios Ramos - https://amzn.to/48CYjk5 · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. 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The battle for Vietnam waged between the communist-ruled North of the country, and the US-backed south, lasted almost 20 years, from 1955. It spilled over into neighbouring countries, and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 3.8 million people - half of them civilians. It was a brutal, un-winnable conflict, which reshaped global geopolitics. But how did what might have been a little local trouble in Southeast Asia evolve into an international conflict? Why did the rise of an anti-colonial, national movement prompt such a ferocious playing out of the Cold War? And what were its consequences? This is a Short History Of The Vietnam War. A Noiser Production, written by Dan Smith. With thanks to Max Hastings, a historian of the Vietnam War, and a former foreign correspondent in the country. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VBC Scuttlebutt Open Conversation poses the question: does the term “combat veteran” demean the service of “rear echelon” soldiers, sailors, and Marines? Author and Vietnam veteran Marc Leepson thinks it does. We discuss this question.  Leepson published an article in Vietnam magazine in 2019, recently reprinted on Vietnam War website cherrieswriter.com, titled “What Did You Do in Vietnam?” Leepson writes: I admire and respect every Vietnam veteran who served in the combat arms. . . . . But using “combat veteran” obliquely demeans the service of all of us clerks, cooks, truck drivers and other rear-echelon types. I realize that most people who use that term don't intend to minimize or mock the wartime service of hundreds of thousands of other veterans, but that's exactly what it does. I was astonished to see British journalist Max Hastings go out of his way in his recent, big history of the war, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975, to deride the service of anyone who wasn't humping the boonies in Vietnam. How else to interpret this snarky, condescending sentence in which he sums up all rear echeloners' war service: “Maybe two-thirds of the men who came home calling themselves veterans—entitled to wear the medal and talk about their PTSD troubles—had been exposed to no greater risk than a man might incur from ill-judged sex or ‘bad shit' drugs.” I understand that infantrymen could have negative feelings about us rear echeloners, but we were doing the jobs the military asked us to. And in Vietnam, contrary to Hastings' ridiculous generalization, you were in danger no matter where you were. Although there are no official statistics, the best estimate is that 75 to 90 percent of those who served in Vietnam were in support units. That's more than 2 million men and women who came home without the label “combat veteran.” My suggestion to fellow veterans and those who never put on the uniform: Please consider dropping “combat veteran” from your vocabulary and replace it with “war veteran.” Or “Vietnam War veteran.” Or “Iraq War veteran” or “Afghanistan War veteran.” We're curious to know how many in our Veterans Breakfast Club group feel similarly. We'd also like to hear from those who think that distinguishing between comabt and non-combat service is a reasonable and even necessary way of acknowledging the different kinds of Armed Forces service. The VBC has a strong and long track record of serious and civil conversations that divide the veterans and military community, and this conversation will be no different. And, of course, we'll also talk about any other subjects you might like to bring up. So, join our friendly, interactive gathering of veterans, friends of veterans, and history nerds discussing whatever aspects of military service, past or present, or the veterans community that are on your minds. Join us to swap stories, good and bad, at home and overseas, old and new. At the VBC, veterans from every era and branch are drawn together by the warm glow of shared purpose. These stories aren't just for veterans; they're for everyone who wants to understand the lives of those who served. Whether you're a veteran seeking camaraderie, a civilian wanting to learn, or simply someone who appreciates the value of service, the VBC welcomes you with open arms. Join us online – become part of their mission to honor stories, build bridges, and ensure that every day is Veterans Day. #combatveteran   #veterans #usmc  #veteran #militaryhistory #interview #vietnam #vet #veteransbreakfastclub #vbc #virtualevents #virtual #zoom #zoomevents #liveevent #webinar #military #army #usarmy #navy #usnavy #marinecorps #marines #airforce #pilot #aviators #coastguard #nonprofit #501c3 #history #militaryveterans #veteransstories #veteranshistory #veteraninterview #veteranshistoryproject #veteransoralhistory #veteranowned #militaryretirees #armyretirees #navyretirees #warstories #vietnam #vietnamwar #vietnamveterans #koreanwar #coldwar #greatestgeneration #wwii #ww2 #worldwarii #worldwar2 #war #americanhistory #oralhistory #podcast #scuttlebutt #thescuttlebutt #humor #storytelling #headlines #news #roundtable #breakfast #generation911

Dr. Carl Hart is a neuroscientist at Columbia University who researches drugs and their effects on the human brain. After decades of research, Hart concluded that drugs aren't nearly as dangerous as we're taught to believe. Since then, he's published best-selling books like "High Price" and "Drug Use for Grown Ups" that share his findings on drug and also his personal history of drug use, including his current use of h*roin. In this episode, he shares his views about overcounted drug deaths, morphine vs. heroin, adderall vs. meth, the opioid crisis myth, Prohibition, the crack cocaine epidemic that never was, and so much more.   As is tradition on We The 66, we like to hear a range of viewpoints. After our conversation with Ben Westhoff, the author of "Fentanyl Inc.," we thought it would be valuable to hear an alternative viewpoint. 0:00 - Preview 0:01:35 - Carl Hart intro 0:03:15 - CARL HART INTERVIEW 0:04:10 - Carl Hart's story 0:10:00 - Opioid crisis a myth? 0:22:55 - Truth about addiction 0:26:56 - American to do drugs? 0:37:25 - Myth of Anthony Bourdain 0:40:10 - Politicization of drugs 0:48:25 - Who shouldn't take drugs? 0:56:20 - Drug trials with illegal drugs 1:02:36 - Carl on Kamala Harris 1:08:21 - BACKEND SEGMENTS 1:10:30 - Watch Read Listen 1:16:48 - Frost trivia 1:22:00 - Farewell Max F's "Watch Read Listen" recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-Tragedy-1945-1975-Max-Hastings/dp/0062405667 Max T's "Watch Read Listen" recommendation: https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-march-of-dimes-syndrome Please comment your thoughts / questions or email us at wethe66@rocanews.com.

On a cold and dark night in February 1942, a company of paratroopers dropped on snow covered occupied France - their target: the Würzburg radar. Max Hastings joins to discuss the thrilling raid, the personalities involved and its impact on the British bombing effort. Max Hastings Links Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar Aspects of History Links Latest Issue out - Annual Subscription to Aspects of History Magazine only $9.99/£9.99 Ollie on X Aspects of History on Instagram Get in touch: history@aspectsofhistory.com Thank you to our sponsor Incogni. Check them out at incogni.com/aspectsofhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence and special forces in great power conflict. Drawing from his new book Operation Biting: The 1942 Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar, Hastings discusses how this almost forgotten operation helped turn the tide of the war and how modern intelligence and special forces continue to shape the conflicts and wars we see in the world today. Joining Hastings live onstage in conversation is Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History at Oxford University. This is the second episode of a three-part conversation. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all three parts now plus all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence and special forces in great power conflict. Drawing from his new book Operation Biting: The 1942 Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar, Hastings discusses how this almost forgotten operation helped turn the tide of the war and how modern intelligence and special forces continue to shape the conflicts and wars we see in the world today. Joining Hastings live onstage in conversation is Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History at Oxford University. This is the first instalment of a three-part conversation. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all three parts now plus all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JFK was een idealist, daar was iedereen het over eens. Dat hij wel eens een scheve schaats reed, willen velen hem nog wel vergeven. Maar zijn affaires gingen verder dan je denkt, tot de vriendin van een maffiabaas en een Russische spion aan toe.In deze eerste aflevering van Geschiedenis Inside houden Thomas en Gijs het (vermoedelijk) onbreekbare imago van de Amerikaanse president tegen het licht. Wat is waarheid, en wat is regelrecht fake news?Bronnen voor deze aflevering: An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, Robert Dallek; The Abyss, Max Hastings. Geproduceerd door Tonny Media Volg ons op Instagram & TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

L'esercito austroungarico subisce una delle peggiori disfatte militari della sua storia. Le perdite ammontano a centinaia di migliaia, e un'intera regione, con la sua capitale, una delle città più importanti dell'impero, viene occupata dai Russi. Più a nord, in Prussia Orientale, Ludendorff prepara la resa dei conti contro la 1a armata russa di Von Rennenkampf.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoCon la partecipazione di Mattia Cappello, Zeno Du Ban e Matteo RibolliFonti dell'episodio:Robert B. Asprey, L'Alto comando tedesco, Rizzoli, 1993 S. N. Bazanov, Фронтовые пути русских армий (Front paths of the Russian Armies), Voyenno-istorichesky zhurnal (Military-Historical Journal), 1996. Prit Buttar, Collision of Empires, The War on the Eastern Front in 1914, Osprey, 2016 Hermann Cron, Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle, Helion & Co., 2002 Der Weltkrieg 1914. Die wahrheit ins Ausland, 1914 Jason C. Engle, "This monstrous front will devour us all”: The Austro-Hungarian Soldier Experience, 1914-15, 1914: Austria-Hungary, the Origins, and the First Year of World War I, University of New Orleans Press, 2014 Edmund Glaise von Horstenau, Österreich-Ungarns letzter Krieg 1914 – 1918, Verl. der Militärwissenschaft, 1932 Peter Hart, La grande storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale, Newton & Compton, 2013 Max Hastings, Catastrofe 1914, Neri Pozza Editore, 2014 J. M. Larionov, Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918, 1936 Günther Kronenbitter, Krieg im Frieden. Die Führung der k.u.k. Armee und die Großmachtpolitik Österreich-Ungarns 1906–1914, Verlag Oldenbourg, 2003 Richard Lein, A Train Ride to Disaster: The Austro-Hungarian Eastern Front in 1914, 1914: Austria-Hungary, the Origins, and the First Year of World War I, University of New Orleans Press, 2014 Indy Neidell, Taxi To The Front – The First Battle of the Marne, The Great War, 2014 S. G. Nelipovic, Два похода, 2020 Paolo Rumiz, Come cavalli che dormono in piedi, Feltrinelli, 2014 Constantin I. Stan, Viața în tranșee în anii Primului Război Mondial (1914-1918), Analele Universității Dunarea de Jos din Galați, 2010 Norman Stone, The Eastern Front 1914-1917, Penguin Global, 2004 S. Tucker, The Great War, 1914-1918 Routledge, 2002 Max Von Gallwitz, Meine fuerertaetigkeit im Weltkriege 1914/1916, 1929 H. P. Willmott, La Prima Guerra Mondiale, DK, 2006In copertina: una foto del cimitero di guerra n. 123 a Łużna, oggi in Polonia, realizzato nel 1915. Al suo interno riposano i resti di 1204 soldati: 912 austroungarici, 227 russi e 65 tedeschi. I cimiteri di guerra galiziani vengono considerati fra i più toccanti e i meglio conservati d'Europa (Tarnow-In your pocket).

In the second episode of our deep dive into the months prior to Stalingrad, reading Max Hastings' "All Hell Let Loose," we shift our gaze to a pivotal moment in 1942. This was a year marked by startling contrasts between the strategic decision-making processes in the Kremlin and the Führerbunker.We explore how the relentless calamities faced by the Red Army on the Eastern Front became a powerful catalyst for change. Recognizing the fatal errors of his overbearing control, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin took a step back. He acknowledged the necessity of delegating military decisions to his generals - a move that would later prove decisive for the USSR's war efforts.On the other side of the front, Adolf Hitler took a strikingly different course of action. Overwhelmed by hubris, he firmly believed in his unrivalled command prowess. Disregarding the wise counsel of his experienced generals, Hitler chose to marginalize these critical voices within the German High Command. This grave mistake set the stage for what would eventually become the most catastrophic military blunder of the war: the assault on Stalingrad.The German war machine, fuelled by Hitler's ambition, rolled onwards in the summer of 1942, spanning an imposing 500-mile front. Hitler's decision to seize Leningrad - deviating from the initial plan of enforcing a siege to starve the city into submission - forced additional resources to be redirected northwards.In this episode, we examine these strategic blunders and their far-reaching repercussions, as we continue to navigate the labyrinthine path of World War II history through the lens of Max Hastings' insightful narrative. Tune in to explore how the ideological tunnel vision of these leaders dictated the course of the war and sealed the fate of countless lives. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Explaining History, we dive into the tumultuous events of World War II's Eastern Front, focusing on the German victories in the Caucasus region during the spring and summer of 1942. Drawing upon insights from Max Hastings's masterful book, "All Hell Let Loose," we present a comprehensive account of this critical phase of the war.Our exploration begins with the German Wehrmacht's ambitious summer offensive, Case Blue, aimed at seizing the oil-rich Caucasus and the strategic city of Stalingrad. Guided by Hastings's meticulous research, we dissect the military strategies and battlefield manoeuvres that allowed Germany to achieve initial successes in this gruelling campaign.However, these victories didn't come without significant costs. We delve into the tremendous human toll and logistical challenges that the Wehrmacht faced in the unforgiving terrain and climate of the Caucasus. We further examine how these victories sowed the seeds for the catastrophic German defeat in Stalingrad, marking a turning point in the war.Our conversation also illuminates the larger context of the war, including the strategic importance of the Caucasus for both Axis and Soviet forces, and how the battles in this region influenced the broader trajectory of World War II.Whether you're a seasoned history buff, a military enthusiast, or a student eager to delve into the intricate dynamics of the Second World War, this episode promises a wealth of insights. Join us as we navigate through the intricate details of the German Caucasus campaign, shedding light on the human stories and strategic decisions that shaped this pivotal period of the war. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max Hastings, journalist, military historian, and author most recently of Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962, joins the show to talk about the world's brush with World War III.  ▪️ Times      •    01:41 Introduction      •    01:59 From journalism to history     •    07:06 Recollections     •    09:40 Castro and the Bay of Pigs     •   19:46 Overflights      •    26:46 Quarantine and blockade      •    33:45 Russian floundering     •    35:52 Dealmaking      •   40:07 Uncomfortable proximity      •    42:36 Spheres of influence Follow along on Instagram

In this episode, Uzair talks to Mahim Maher about her career in journalism and digital media, what she found covering the problems of Karachi, and things that aspiring and young journalists should focus on. Mahim most recently served as a digital editor at Aaj and has several years of experience across multiple news organizations in Pakistan. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:50 Mahim's career trajectory 11:43 What ails Karachi? 32:04 State of digital media in Pakistan 48:40 Advice for aspiring journalists Reading Recommendations: For giving yourself permission to write detail: White Noise by Don Delillo A Sport and Pastime by James Salter Anything by Ian McEwan For the nuts and bolts of journalism: Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters Now by Alan Rusbridger who oversaw The Guardian's digital transformation Editor: An Inside Story of Newspapers by Max Hastings for what to look for in an editor or how to mould one's principles to become one For deeper study of writing and editing: Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction by Jack Hart for an advanced study of how to approach longform in a sophisticated way The Accidental Life: An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers by Terry McDonell for behind the scenes wisdom on editing writers

As a consequence of trying out a SRAM 1x set up, we had to overcome some technical glitches before battling the final brutal slopes to bring you the latest show. Mark Cavendish then has the audacity to interrupt our gushing over the Stage 20 Time Trial by winning his final Giro stage. The cheek of the man. David dishes the dirt on where Eddy and Louis are this week and we also have a special guest. LINKS Vive le Velo - https://www.vivelevelo.cc Saint Piran - https://saintpiranprocycling.com RECOMMENDATIONS 1. "An Eye for a Killing" - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lkxp/episodes/player 2. "The Shining Mountain", Peter Boardman - https://amzn.eu/d/bgo1oQy 3. "Savage Arena", Joe Tasker - https://amzn.eu/d/bgo1oQy 4. Arc browser for Mac - https://arc.net/ 5. "The Happiness Equation", Neil Pasricha - https://amzn.eu/d/asrfSxH 6. The Rich Roll podcast - https://www.richroll.com/all-episodes/ 7. Huberman Lab - https://hubermanlab.com/ 8. Easy Bagger - https://amzn.eu/d/8NFYrxT 9. Hiver Beers - https://www.madeofengland.co.uk 10. "Abyss", Max Hastings - https://amzn.eu/d/duA9dYa

With the Russian army struggling to make gains in Eastern Ukraine and the devastating impact of the war taking its toll, many are wondering if Vladimir Putin's war may be nearing an end point, and what a realistic end to this conflict may look like. In part one of this live event the BBC's Clive Myrie, was joined by four leading historians, Orlando Figes, Max Hastings, Anne Applebaum, and Olesya Khromeychuk, to discuss when - and how - this almost decade-long conflict could end. Part two and three of this event are available ad free, for subscribers now. And for our listeners who don't subscribe part 2 will be available in our next episode.  This conversation took place in March 2023 and is part of Intelligence Squared's live debate partnership with the Southbank Centre. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency.  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part two of our live event on the end of the war in Ukraine. In March 2023, the BBC's Clive Myrie, was joined by four leading historians, Orlando Figes, Max Hastings, Anne Applebaum, and Olesya Khromeychuk, to discuss when - and how - this almost decade-long conflict could end. Part two and three of this event are available ad free, for subscribers now. And for our listeners who don't subscribe part 2 will be available in our next episode.  This conversation is part of Intelligence Squared's live debate partnership with the Southbank Centre. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

80 years ago, in the late hours of May 16th 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson fearlessly commanded the 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force to execute a daring bombing mission. Their aim - to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley - Germany's vital industrial hub. This top-secret operation was known as 'Chastise', but we know them today as the 'Dambusters'. But why has this famed mission, that was so vital to the allied war effort, become so controversial? And 80 years on, what new information do we have about these pilots?In this episode, James chats to Sir Max Hastings to help explain just who the Dambusters were and what they did. With decades of Max's research, including first hand accounts from the men who were there, there's a lot to be learnt 80 years on. Examining the controversies surrounding operation Chastise, and looking at the monuments erected in memoriam of those lost - what can we learn about the men, and the victims, of Second World War bombing raids?Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie. The Assistant Producer was Annie Coloe. Edited by Aidan Lonergan.For more Warfare content, subscribe to our Warfare newsletter here.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download, go to Android or Apple store Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain was right to fight in the First World War, a tragedy that laid the foundations for decades of destructive upheaval and violence across Europe. To debate the issue, we invited leading historians Margaret MacMillan, Max Hastings, John Charmley and Dominic Sandbrook to an event hosted by journalist, columnist and national security expert, Edward Lucas.  We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com.  At Intelligence Squared we've got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we'd love you to give it a go. It's packed with more than 20 years' worth of video debates and conversations on the world's most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry is speaking to Ian Brodie, Thomas Juneau, Eugene Lang, and Vincent Rigby about the makings of defence policies Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Davie Shipyard. Participants bios Ian Brodie is Professor in the Department of Political Science, a Fellow at the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, and CGAI's Program Director. https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/ian-brodie Thomas Juneau is associate professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/thomas_juneau Eugene Lang is Assistant Professor in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University and a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/eugene_lang Vincent Rigby is a non-resident senior adviser with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. https://www.csis.org/people/vincent-rigby Host Bio Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/david_perry What our guests are reading Doom by Niall Ferguson – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/668960/doom-by-niall-ferguson/ Private Power, Public Purpose by Thomas d'Aquino – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/702756/private-power-public-purpose-by-thomas-daquino/9780771000737 25 Days to Aden by Michael Knights – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/25-days-to-aden-michael-knights/1141985230 The Abyss by Max Hastings – https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-abyss-max-hastings?variant=40072929935394 Recording Date: 24 Mar 2023 Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

John Hopkins's rich, dramatic voice suits Max Hastings's account of the 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world was on the verge of a nuclear catastrophe. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss how Hopkins narrates this dramatic and crucial moment in history, now more than 60 years ago. Here is an audiobook for those who relish detailed and dramatic history, those who want to know how we got to where we are today with the Russians, or those who simply appreciate cliff-hanger situations narrated with exceptional skill. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Rob White's THE MAESTRO MONOLOGUE from PUNCH AUDIO, creators of first-class audiobooks for independent authors the world over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kriget om Falklandsöarna mellan Argentina och Storbritannien år 1982 var kriget som aldrig skulle ha utkämpats. Den negativa inrikespolitiska utvecklingen i militärdiktaturens Argentina samverkade med gamla anspråkskrav på Falklandsöarna – eller Malvinerna som de kallas på spanska.Argentinarna besatte ögruppen med militär. Storbritannien under Margaret Thatchers ledning antog utmaningen och sände en expeditionsstyrka för att utkämpa britternas måhända sista kolonialkrig. Men var det värt insatsen?Denna fråga och mycket mer diskuterar Martin Hårdstedt och Peter Bennesved i denna nymixade repris av avsnitt 30 av Militärhistoriepodden.Kriget på Falklandsöarna hade många drag som gör det unikt i flera avseenden. Argentinarnas närhet till krigsområdet gav dem en fördel. Dessutom var Argentina inte helt utan militär kapacitet. Både en relativt stor flotta och ett flygvapen att räkna med. Men att möta en motståndare med britternas kapacitet skulle visa sig vara katastrofalt. Det fanns redan på förhand en nivåskillnad i militär kompetens som argentinarna skulle ha tagit mer på allvar. Men kanske utgick de från att det aldrig skulle bli krig?Storbritannien förde krig på andra sidan jordklotet med en expeditionsflotta som i mycket stor utsträckning måste klara sig själv. Logistiskt var insatsen anmärkningsvärd. Uppgiften att hålla den ganska stora argentinska flottan på behörigt avstånd och undvika förluster på grund av det argentinska flygvapnets anfall var svår. Trots teknisk överlägsenhet och utbildning var inte framgången given på förhand. Två brigader skulle landsättas och ta sig an uppgiften att besegra en numerärt större motståndare som både hade haft god tid till förberedelser och som dessutom hade tunga vapen att försvara sina ställningar på höjderna kring Port Stanley. Frågan är vad som egentligen avgjorde kriget?Falklandskrigets slutstrider vid Goose Green och väster om Port Stanley blev infanteristrid med många brutala påminnelser om krigets nakna verklighet: att döda eller dödas. När det brittiska yrkesinfanteriet av marinkårssoldater, fallskärmsjägare och gardessoldater bröt in och brutalt rensade de argentinska ställningarna som hölls av i huvudsak illa ledda värnpliktiga kan det verka som att allt var givet på förhand. Men ingenting var självklart. Britterna kämpade med krigets friktioner vad gäller transporter, brist på understöd och vädret. Att numerärt underlägsna anfalla en fiende som har haft lång tid till förberedelser innebär förluster. Britterna förlorade i kriget 255 i döda och 775 skadades. Argentina miste 649 döda och 1 657 skadade.Om du vill läsa mer kan vi rekommendera den brittiske journalisten och författaren Max Hastings och Simon Jenkins bok som finns på svenska Slaget om Falklandsöarna. I övrigt återfinns en rad titlar om kriget på engelska som tar upp i stort sätt alla aspekter av konflikten. Martin Middlebrook The Falklands War är en som kan rekommenderas eller Duncan Andersson kortare The Falklands War 1982.Bild: Den argentinska kryssaren ARA General Belgrano har svår slagsida efter att ha attackerats av en brittisk ubåt under Falklandskonflikten. Den sjönk senare. WIkipedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A popular view of the war at sea is that of Britain pushed right to the edge, mounting shipping losses leading to fears of starvation in Britain and possible capitulation. Military historian Max Hastings suggests otherwise, pointing to the shortcomings and failings of Germany's U-Boat fleet and the growing expertise and technological superiority of the allied navies. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Út er komin bókin Kóreustríðið eftir breska sagnfræðinginn Max Hastings, í þýðingu Magnúsar Þórs Hafsteinssonar. Magnús Þór er gestur í hlaðvarpi Þjóðmála þar sem hann fjallar um bókina, pólitíkina á bakvið stríðið, af hverju það er stundum talað um Kóreustríðið sem týnda stríðið, af hverju því lauk í raun aldrei, hvaða afleiðingar það hefur enn í dag, hvaða áhrif stríðið hafði á Ísland og marga aðra vinkla sem þessu tengjast.

Welcome to the BCouchLuca, Jett and Max Hastings join the BCouch in our hotel room minutes after the end of the BCH22 Conference on Nov 12 to chat about St Kitts & Bitcoin Cash adoption - with some sound and internet issues.Donations: bitcoincash:qrjfxdk96hjk9y06jtyqkfus5cn59m30yqh5v9r40tSOCIALS:Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrDsJnHFnkMnJhEslofyPQTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheBCHPodcastNoise.cash: https://noise.cash/u/TheBitcoinCashPodcastRead.cash: https://read.cash/@BitcoinCashPodcastTelegram (Announcements): https://t.me/thebitcoincashpodcastTelegram (Discussion): https://t.me/thebitcoincashpodcast_discussionTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thebitcoincashpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitcoincashpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoincashpodcastOdysee: https://odysee.com/@BitcoinCashPodcast:2Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BitcoinCashPodcastBitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/u4kmVqYxmyU2=timestamps=00:00 BCouch starts00:52 Luca from La Eterna Vigilancia YouTube channel03:52 Zapit integration with #UPI in India11:03 Jett jumps in12:18 Merchant adoption & public awareness in parallel20:34 St. Kitts about to make BCH legal tender31:10 "We are condemned to success"44:10 Thoughts on the crypto market54:45 "Who killed Bitcoin?" documentary1:00:04 Max Hastings joins1:05:21 Who will be first, St. Martin or St. Kitts?1:08:53 Bitcoin Cash is the underdog story1:15:49 Thoughts on the BCH2022 travel experience#bitcoin #bitcoincash #bch #btc #crypto #cryptocurrency

”Operation Chastise” er historien om Royal Air Force-eskadrillen 617 under ledelse af den legendariske Wing Commandor Guy Gibson, der i nattetimerne omkring den 16. og 17 maj 1943 foretog en af de dristigste aktioner fra luften under 2. verdenskrig. Bedriften er gået over i historien, den blev filmatiseret i 1955 og fik varig betydning for briternes selvforståelse. 19 Lancaster-bombemaskiner fløj ud fra en flybase i England med en til lejligheden særligt konstrueret bombe med den mission at ødelægge flere tyske dæmninger. Det lykkedes  ved floderne Möhne og Eder, der lå i Tysklands industrielle hjerte Ruhr-distriktet. Hullerne i dæmningerne medførte kæmpebølger, der oversvømmede store dele af områdets industrielle anlæg og fabrikker, kraftværker, miner og meget andet til skade for tysk krigsindustri. Desværre omkom også hundreder af civile tyskere og sovjetiske krigsfanger. Den kendte britiske journalist og redaktør Max Hastings, der har et omfattende forfatterskab om Anden Verdenskrig bag sig, udgav i 2019 bogen ”Operation Chastise” med undertitlen ”The Dambusters”. Bogen danner grundlag for udsendelsen, hvor historiker, seniorforsker og arkivar ved Rigsarkivet, Steen Andersen medvirker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sixty Octobers ago the world narrowly avoided nuclear conflict. After 13 tense days, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended with a compromise deal rather than war. President Joseph R. Biden's remark that the war in Ukraine represents humanity's closest brush with nuclear Armageddon since the 1962 crisis may at first seem overwrought, but there's nothing like an anniversary to focus our minds on such a dreadful possibility. The war in Eastern Europe is escalating, and there is no sign it will come to a decisive conclusion before the onset of winter. Hanging over all of this is Vladimir Putin's threat to use tactical nuclear weapons inside Ukraine. In this episode, military historian Max Hastings, author of “The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962”, discusses the critical parallels between the two conflicts.

This week's pod has legendary historian Max Hastings who has written a new book, published its 60th anniversary, on the Cuban Missile Crisis. In October 1962, the world looked into the abyss of nuclear annihilation. We talk about those events, JFK and lunatic American generals, but also about its relevance today, and what lessons we can learn.Max Hastings LinksAbyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962Aspects of History Links Subscribe annually to our magazine - 6 issues for under £10

As promised last week, this week's Tuesday Book Review episode focuses on World War II. We'll be looking at "Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945" by Max Hastings. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revisionisthistory/support

Al Murray and James Holland speak to esteemed British historian Sir Max Hastings about his career that has spanned over four decades. They look at changing perspectives on the Second World War, the value of speaking to veterans and what Bomber Harris was really like.A Goalhanger Films productionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorTwitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPodWebsite: www.wehavewayspod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Dr. Sean McFate discusses his influential book, The New Rules of War. Sean describes how the Westphalian state system is changing, consequences for conventional war, the rise of mercenaries and international mega-corporations, and information operations. Plus, the Cognitive Crucible gets not only one–but two–Monty Python references. Research Question: Sean asks several questions worthy of examination. First, how can a democracy fight secretive wars without losing its democratic soul? Second, strategic culture can eclipse strategic IQ; so, how can a strong strategic culture be broken? Finally, what is strategic thinking, and how are good strategic thinkers created? Resources: Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned #49 Matt Armstrong on the Smith-Mundt Act https://www.seanmcfate.com Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui The Art of War by Sun Tzu  (Author) and Thomas Cleary (Translator) The Knights Who Say "Ni!" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch Link to full show notes and resources https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-110 Guest Bio:  Dr. Sean McFate is a foreign policy expert, author and novelist. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a Washington DC think tank, and a professor of strategy at the National Defense University and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Additionally, he serves as an Advisor to Oxford University's Centre for Technology and Global Affairs.  McFate's career began as a paratrooper and officer in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division. He served under Stan McChrystal and David Petraeus, and graduated from elite training programs, such as Jungle Warfare School in Panama. He was also a Jump Master. McFate then became a private military contractor and paramilitary. Among his many experiences, he dealt with African warlords, raised armies for U.S. interest, rode with armed groups in the Sahara, conducted strategic reconnaissance for the extractive industry, transacted arms deals in Eastern Europe, and helped prevent an impending genocide in the Rwanda region. In the world of international business, McFate was a Vice President at TD International, a boutique political risk consulting firm with offices in Washington, Houston, Singapore and Zurich. Additionally, he was a program manager at DynCorp International, a consultant at BearingPoint (now Deloitte Consulting), and an associate at Booz Allen Hamilton. McFate writes novels based on his own military experiences. His latest thriller is High Treason, and #1 New York Timesbestselling author James Patterson said: “Sean McFate just might be the next Tom Clancy, only I think he's even better...The action is non-stop.” James Rollins said: “It had me breathless—it's not to be missed!” McFate also writes serious non-fiction. The New Rules of War: How America Can Win—Against Russia, China, and Other Threats (Morrow) has been called “The Freakonomics of modern warfare.” It was named a “Book of the Year” by The Economist, The Times [UK], and The Evening Standard, and is included on West Point's “Commandant's Reading List.” Admiral Jim Stavridis, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, said: “Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu.” Max Hastings wrote in The Sunday Times: “[This] iconoclastic book is being hailed by radicals as a wake-up call to governments and armed forces everywhere.” It has been translated into six languages and the British edition is titled Goliath: Why the West Isn't Winning. And What We Must Do About It (Penguin). McFate also authored The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order (Oxford Univ Press). The Economist called it a "fascinating and disturbing book." McFate is a consultant to the U.S. military, U.S. intelligence community, United Nations, and Hollywood. His has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, Politico, Daily Beast, Vice Magazine, War on the Rocks, Military Review and African Affairs. He has appeared on CNN's Amanpour, Morning Joe, Fox and Friends, MSNBC, Fox, Sky News, NPR, BBC, WSJ, FT, Economist, Vice/HBO, The Discovery Channel, and American Heroes Channel. As a scholar, he has authored eight book chapters in edited academic volumes, and two monographs on modern war for the U.S. Department of Defense. McFate holds a BA from Brown University, MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Ph.D. in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He was also a Fellow at Oxford. McFate lives in Washington, DC. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. 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Max Hastings chats to friend of the show Saul David about the operation to relieve Malta in August 1942. The Axis powers had the island at their isolated and it was close to starvation. Churchill saw this as an opportunity for a heroic victory, in the mould of Dunkirk, and so ordered the Royal Navy to set sail from Gibraltar to relieve the island.Max discusses the heroism, and actions that were less heroic, in this fascinating discussion with veteran historian Saul David.Max Hastings LinksOperation PedestalIn Which We Serve - David Lean MovieGreyhound - Tom Hanks MovieSaul David LinksSBS: Silent WarriorsAspects of History LinksHomepageRecommended Article: Hitler's Greatest Mistake - Aspects of History

Fraser is a Scottish Catholic highlander who now edits (brilliantly) the Spectator in London. Deeply versed in Tory politics, and sympathetic to Boris, he seemed the ideal person to ask to explain what’s been going on in Westminster, what went so wrong under PM Johnson, and who is likely to replace him. It’s a one-stop guide to contemporary British politics in a mild Scottish accent.You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player above (or on the right side of the player, click “Listen On” to add the Dishcast feed to your favorite podcast app). For two clips of our convo — on how Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss compare to one another, and what Fraser calls the “absolutely electrifying” effect of Kemi Badenoch — pop over to our YouTube page.A good complement to this episode is the one I had last year with Dominic Cummings, the brilliant strategist behind Brexit and the rise of Boris. Here’s the transcript. Here’s a clip about Dominic’s break from Boris:To continue the debate over my recent column on Trump and Boris, a reader writes:Here’s a dissent: You are right about Trump. You are wrong about Johnson.Lying comes naturally to Johnson. It’s not just to get out of trouble. He lies about everything. Max Hastings knew this and presciently forecast it would all blow up.  It has.Let’s turn to Brexit. First take the term “elites.” This glib, trash term is overused, over-hackneyed and should have no place in your lexicon. Unless very carefully defined, it is completely meaningless. I know as many lawyers and city types who voted for Brexit as did Remain, and likewise for gardeners, carpenters, plumbers etc. The British public was conned, lied to and persuaded there was a problem of the EU’s doing. To be fair, there were problems, some of which can be laid at the EU’s door, but for too many years, blame deflection was the name of the game. Most of the problems the country faced were homegrown. Now look at what has happened: we have a stuttering economy, low growth and haven’t yet introduced the checks at our borders we are supposed to, as it will cause even more chaos — Jacob Rees-Mogg has admitted as much. That’s what happens when you erect major trade barriers with your neighbours and largest market. We can debate immigration as much as you like, but the problem has got worse, and as you correctly pointed out, the numbers have increased.Now let’s look at the so-called Conservative Party. Under Johnson, one-nation conservatism died. He killed it. It was replaced, deliberately, by a populist, divisive style of rule, not dissimilar to Trump’s, quite happy to bend or break laws and conventions in order to further its agenda. Its leading persona was Boris Johnson, and to the eternal shame of the Conservative Party, precious few demurred. The problems the country now face stem directly from Brexit: a plethora of unfulfillable promises built on lies. There are still many who think Brexit was a good thing, but there is a growing and significant majority that now recognises it isn’t working and was a mistake. It’s happened, and Keir Starmer is right to say that the next step should be to improve relations with the EU and to see what can be made to work, starting with the Northern Ireland Protocol (putting a border down the Irish Sea was, you’ll remember, a promise Johnson swore he would never do.  And then promptly did “to get Brexit done”). All the deceit involved drives me mad, but the Labour Party, by electing a no-hoper and no-brainer in Jeremy Corbyn, made winning a majority inevitable (and remember FPTP didn’t require a significantly higher number of votes to achieve this).It might be too early to write off the Conservative Party, much as I would like to, despite having voted for them most of my adult life. But they are tainted, out of ideas, and despite the diversity you applaud, not impressive. I fear the next few months may prove as entertaining as the last few years.One aspect that you haven’t touched on is the role of the media. It is staggering to see the degree of partisanship on display. The Telegraph, Mail and Express appear to be living in an alternative universe where truth and fantasy commingle without differentiation. And why did the Times, which I read along with the Guardian, pull the blow-job report? This, along with the Londongrad money saga, is for another day.  By the way, I am pleased you quoted Marina Hyde. Her sassiness, razor-sharp intellect and acerbic wit are spot-on.We will have her on the Dishcast soon enough. Here’s a reader in London:Sure, there was mounting frustration about Boris Johnson’s lying — not just the lying, but the fact that he invariably had to follow with “oh yes, come to think of it …” But voters, as opposed to MPs, think politicians lie all the time anyway, so I don’t think the cut-through is as great as might be supposed. I think the great point lost in all this is that Boris got his landslide because of Brexit and the increasing frustration with his inability to grasp the potential benefits became a hugely increasing sore, exacerbated by the daily shots of illegal immigrants turning up on our shores in rubber dinghies, often helped by the lifeboat service. This and his inability to grasp until too late how badly the economy was going to hit Mr & Mrs Average was what cost him public support as much as, if not more so, than his economy of truth. Another point not made enough is that Boris seemed to be a prisoner of focus groups and vocal groups of MPs, which meant he was constantly veering from one view to another. He made a string of supposedly exciting announcements that remained just that, never getting anywhere. You can only do that for so long before the public wises up.Yes, it was the MPs who knifed him, but these were MPs getting it in the neck from their constituents for what was (or more often was not) going on. My neighbour tore up his Tory membership card in sheer frustration and told our MP about it. Boris could offer no clear guiding principles we could cling to that would help us bat aside the machinations of Cummings, the BBC et al, who were manifestly on a mission to defenestrate him. In the end, even those who fear for Brexit in the wake of his departure could see there was no other course.Looking back to last week’s episode with Peter Staley, here’s a key moment where he calls the federal incompetence over monkeypox “Covid 2.0”:The whole 20-minute segment on monkeypox is here. Another listener “enjoyed the episode”:I share Mr. Staley’s concerns about the government’s handling of the monkeypox outbreak. I agree with him that the US did a disturbingly poor job of handling the Covid pandemic at the start. However, I have two important qualifiers:The US was hardly the primary “bad actor” in Covid; stupidity and misconduct in other countries was more flagrant and more consequential.I don’t know the details of the bureaucratic mangling of the monkeypox vaccine, but everything Staley reports sounds sadly accurate. However, it seems to me that the core problem early in the AIDS pandemic, and in the past two months with monkeypox, was the unwillingness of many in the gay community to modify their behavior consistent with obvious public health concerns. I was struck that neither you nor Staley mention this, beyond your effort to provide some rational current health advice, which is however strongly tilted toward vaccination over behavior modification.We did urge gay men to “cool it” for a while. Maybe we should have been more adamant. It’s also becoming clearer how this version of monkeypox is spread: primarily through sexual contact. If mere skin-touching were spreading it, then it seems to me the epidemic would be much, much larger, given the crowds during Pride. That means, of course, that we have the ability to help stop it, by not having sex until vaccinated. That’s not sex-phobic or homophobic. It’s just sensible health advice.Another dissenter expands on the reader’s second point:Your discussion of monkeypox really bugged me, for a reason I hope you take to heart. The vast majority of it was focused on the failures of the FDA and CDC, which I don’t take issue with. But the assumptions of the world you live in, particularly when in Provincetown, were alarmingly similar to the assumptions you make (rightfully) about the progressive left — that it takes for granted people not having agency in their own lives.The US government has (probably) failed with monkeypox, as it has with other diseases. Given that, what should people do? You and Staley both took it for granted that you seemed to have a right — almost an obligation — to party hard in P-Town, which the government’s failure was interfering with. It wasn’t until more than halfway through this part of the conversation that Staley and then you mentioned offhand that “some” people were suggesting people “cool it” for a month or so.But listen again to the rest of your conversation about monkeypox. Time and again, you blamed the government for its failures and never said anything about maybe the party boys could do something besides bemoan the inability to get vaccinated — maybe party less or (trigger warning) not go to Provincetown one summer. Self-restraint in the face of a still small but looming epidemic was only on the margins of your assumptions.At this early stage, restraint now among the mostly gay-male monkeypox spreaders would have exponential benefits going forward. Isn’t that a message about social good that is worth the telling?I’m older and was never much of a partier, so I guess it’s easier for me to say this. But the pretty confined groups of A-Gays ought to take some agency in their own lives at this critical time, and maybe give something up temporarily for the benefit of both themselves and a very real group of future A-Gays and B-Gays and whatever letter the rest of us get. Not to mention heterosexuals.As you can see, I take your point. Another listener moves to a different part of the discussion:Your interview with Peter Staley was fairly interesting regarding his participation during the critical years of AIDS. But the conversation became electric when the subject turned to critical queer theory, the indoctrination of children, and the discussion of sex identity in preschool. You kept asking Staley if he thought it was ok to teach children this curriculum and he kept nervously laughing and avoiding to answer and said that you’re confused and banging your little drum. I agree with you: critical theory has hijacked the gay community, gay rights, etc. and there very well could be an anti-gay backlash. Please continue to voice your side and fight for common sense. Your observations of critical theory’s dangerous impact are not anecdotal — they’re unfortunately everywhere.To decide for yourself, here’s a clip of that heated exchange:From a listener in San Francisco:I had never heard of Peter Staley before (I’m a 49-year-old gay man in SF). ACT-UP and Queer Nation had already fallen apart when I landed there in 1993 as a young punk rock guy. So I was interested in hearing his retelling of that period in the late ‘80s. But then the convo moved to gay activism today — and wow. I thought, “Well this is it. This is the denial that so many gay men have about the gender ideology cult.” They are f*****g terrified of speaking out against this. And of course it’s because they know it would mean expulsion from polite Democrat society.I was recently discussing the mass delusion period we’re living through around Gender ID extremism. Someone said we should get ready for a massive gaslighting from people who will tell us that they never believed in this cult.For what it’s worth, I keep hearing from gay men in Provincetown how alienated they are from this ideology, but also how scared they are to voice their concerns — especially about what this indoctrination is doing to gay children. Peter is emblematic of the majority, however, who prefer dismissing these concerns as overblown, and sticking to their own political tribe, which they have now internalized as “LGBTQIA+”. It’s maddening, but a function of real homophobes latching onto the “groomer” discourse, and tribal gays closing ranks in opposition. The real trouble is that the non-profit institutions allegedly representing us are packed with critical theory zealots who experience no pushback, and if they do, purge the dissenters. My view is that gay men should stop funding groups that are dedicated to the abolition of homosexuality. From a parent:It was so hard for me to listen to Peter Staley downplay the gender stuff for kids. My five-year-old stayed up an hour past her bedtime last night because she was worried she could suddenly become male, or that my breasts might disappear. She is extremely confused. At a time in her life when she is only beginning to understand what it will mean for her to grow up and become a physical woman, she thinks her “pronouns” might suddenly change and she might become genderless. Teenaged camp counselors with clear and obvious feminine features are telling her that they are neither male nor female. The worst part of that, is that my daughter is beginning to believe that her sex is determined by her interests and behavior. For example, she thinks that if I swear too much, I may become male. The result is her belief that womanhood is some sort of cartoonish stereotype of old-fashioned gender roles. It’s all so regressive. As a lifelong liberal, I am repulsed by the mainstream push to reinforce gender stereotypes and essentialism. What might be an even bigger crime for a writer like myself is that my daughter — who hasn’t even started kindergarten yet — thinks pronouns are a personal trait, not a part of speech. As horrified as I am at the regressive and sexist gender roles being pushed on my child, I am equally grimacing at the grammatical confusion this creating. Can’t the school teach my kid what a pronoun even is before scrambling her brain? Happy to air your personal experience. It’s horrifying. Another worried parent:I just had the most intriguing conversation with my 17-year-old daughter. She said that if she ever had a child who was trans, she would totally support that. Curious, I asked why. She said, “Because it’s all about who you love, and it’s ok to love different people.”I said, “Hold up, you’re talking about being gay. Trans doesn’t have anything do with who you love.”She insisted that it did. I said again, “No, you’re talking about being gay.” She said, “They're the same thing. Whenever a guy wants to be a girl, it’s because he wants to be able to date other guys. And when a girl wants to be a guy, it’s so that she can date other girls.”I said, “Now you're just confirming it — you are literally talking about being gay. There is no connection. Sometimes a guy transitions to being a woman, but still wants to date women — and will say that he has become a lesbian.”She just didn’t believe me! She shook her head and said something like, “It’s all over TikTok, and 99 percent of the time, when someone wants to be trans, it’s because they’re just trying to be gay.”We changed the subject, but even though this is just one data point (my daughter), I do wonder how prevalent her point of view is among other teenagers who watch TikTok.God only knows. But the attempt to conflate very different gay, lesbian and trans experiences is part of an ideological project, rooted in postmodernism. It is designed to destroy anyone’s coherent understanding of stable human nature. This next listener is on Staley’s side, not wanting to scapegoat queer theorists:I have to agree with Peter Staley that mass indoctrination of critical trans/queer/gender theory in school children is not the cause of any rise in gender confusion and trans identity. Something else is going on. My theory: the biological organism of homo sapiens is undergoing evolutionary reproductive change due to mounting environmental stresses.Let’s start with the simple observation that schools are only one small part of the cultural, political, environmental, familial and technological waters children swim in. One lesson from the story book How To Raise A Trans Inclusive Child is not going to make much of a sexual identity dent in the ocean of information, stress and confusion children are growing up in these days.There are so many other stresses that are going to have far greater biological impacts. Overpopulation is of course the big one that cannot be discussed. There are too many rats in the cage. Humans now live on a planet in which they are constantly bathed in low doses of industrial and agricultural chemicals of every kind. It is in our food, air and water. Developing embryos are all bathed in these chemicals to some degree.Throw in all the current economic and political chaos. Add in the bugaboo of social media and the cultural worship of money and fame. Body modification with tattoos, piercing and plastic surgery is a norm. You can create yourself to be anything.A big change, of course, is the rising equality of women. Economically, that is going to give women a better hand to play in reproductive choice. House husbands are becoming more and more common. Stereotypical gender expectations are pretty much kaput. Let’s not forget the #MeToo movement — that certainly threw a wrench into heterosexual relations.So what are these kids supposed to think about sex and gender? These are just some of the dots that Staley suggested may need a bit more connecting. So it’s a bit of a stretch to pin any rising gender confusion and dysphoria on indoctrination with critical gender/queer/trans theory in school children. That would be about as effective as conversion therapy for gay men. It’s not that simple to convert.But it’s very easy to confuse a third-grader. One more reader keeps another debate going:I wanted to respond to your response to the theory that another reader “wanted to float by you” about the nature/nurture debate over trans identity and sexual orientation. First, I think you dismiss this person’s idea a bit too readily. The possibility that sexual orientation isn’t inborn (even though I agree with you that it’s involuntary) is actually relevant to this discussion. Much of the modern trans movement incorrectly attempts to hitch its claims to the claims made by the gay rights movement, and “born this way” is no exception to this trend. If people are born trans, as this movement claims, then it’s theoretically possible to identify trans children with perfect accuracy and medicalize them before they go through puberty. But if instead, maturing into a trans adult is a stochastic process, then it’s impossible to predict perfectly which kids will persist in their trans identity after puberty. And in such a case, convincing the public to support youth medical transition is a much harder sell.Additionally, I disagree with you on whether trans people choose to be trans. Dysphoric individuals like Lauren Black, who choose to deal with their gender dysphoria without transitioning, complicate the claim that transitioning is the only possible outcome for someone with gender dysphoria. I think there are some people with dysphoria severe enough that medical transition is the best choice for them. But the decision of whether to transition or handle dysphoria in other ways is still ultimately a choice.As always, send your dissents, as well as other comments and personal stories, to dish@andrewsullivan.com. Get full access to The Weekly Dish at andrewsullivan.substack.com/subscribe

[00:30] Economic Trigger (16 minutes)In the 1980s, Herbert W. Armstrong prophesied that an economic crisis would trigger the final unification of Europe. In May, producer prices for industrial products in Germany went up by 33.6 percent compared to last year. This uptick in prices across Europe alongside the lack of U.S. leadership and energy production is putting greater pressure on Europe to take economic matters into its own hands. [16:50] Biden's Attack on the Oil Industry (4 minutes)Joe Biden's war against the oil industry is actually an audacious attempt to transition America away from fossil fuels and into green new energy. And according to the Washington Post, this “opportunity” is not moving fast enough: “The energy crisis was meant to spur a green revolution—but the world wasn't ready.” [20:35] Putin Winning in Ukraine (4 minutes)Yesterday, Max Hastings at Bloomberg wrote that Putin is evil and that his victory in Ukraine seems likely. “Most of us are wary about using the E-word,” he wrote. “Yet it seems hard to consider Russian President Vladimir Putin as anything other than a force for evil.” In this segment, we look at what the Bible says about evil—and the spirit behind it. [24:50] LGBTQ+ Administration (6 minutes)In his speech last week, Joe Biden praised his administration's wholehearted acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. “I think we have more LGBTQ+ people than any administration, or every administration combined,” he said. God prophesied that our nations would be sick from head to toe, and the lifestyle being promoted from the White House is further proof of this. [30:45] Sham January 6 Hearings (5 minutes)Yesterday, Congressman Adam Schiff told CNN's Dana Bash that he has “evidence” Donald Trump coordinated the “insurrection” of Jan. 6, 2021. When asked about the specifics of his evidence, Schiff quickly backtracked: “You know, I don't want to get ahead of our hearing.” [35:35] Bible Study: Deliverance From the Evil One (14 minutes)During His last few hours on Earth, Jesus Christ prayed for His Church—that it would be unified, protected and delivered from Satan the devil and his army of demons. In a world where Satan has been cast down and confined to this Earth, God's people must have divine spiritual protection and deliverance. [49:10] Celtic Throne Feedback (5 minutes)In this segment, we share footage and feedback from last night's performance of Celtic Throne!

By the summer of 1942 Malta had been under siege by Axis forces for over a year and the situation on the island was bleak with food and fuel almost exhausted. This vital allied foothold in the Mediterranean had to be held at all cost in order to prevent the collapse of the allied effort in North Africa where Rommel's forces were finding much success.In a desperate bid to prevent the loss of Malta, Winston Churchill ordered that a convoy like no other be dispatched to run the air and sea gauntlet in the Mediterranean. In August 1942 4 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, 7 light cruisers, 32 destroyers, 11 submarines and a host of smaller vessels and aircraft accompanied 14 merchant ships as they attempted to battle their way to the beleaguered island fortress.The legendary Max Hastings joins Dan in this episode from the archive to tell the story of the incredible bravery and tenacity of the men who took part in Operation Pedestal.This episode was first broadcast on Dan Snow's History Hit, 13th July 2021.For more Warfare content, subscribe to our Warfare newsletter here. If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download, go to Android or Apple store.Email us at warfare@historyhit.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we are back with the second book of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! This book was... let's just say, interesting. It left us traumatized and #not okay. But that's okay because Ravi saved the day! Listen to this episode to experience Anya and Doris obsessing over Ravi, sympathizing over Stanley, and cursing out Max Hastings. We hope you enjoy hearing the fear in our voice as we recount the events in the second book of this thrilling trilogy! Obviously, this episode contains many spoilers from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Good Girl, Bad Blood. Make sure you also search up any potential trigger warnings before listening!

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs - Alexander Downer discusses international relations. Max Hastings contrasts the 1962 Cuban missile crisis with the current situation in Ukraine. Economists Su-Lin Ong and Joanne Masters offer their views on the Australian economy and the global economic outlook

Military historian Max Hastings, an acclaimed chronicler of the twentieth century's terrible wars, says Ukraine's defenders are inspiring the world with their courage and resilience in the face of Russia's unprovoked onslaught. But Hastings says Russia remains enormously powerful compared to Ukraine, and therefore may batter its way to something Putin can call victory. In this episode, Hastings discusses the Russian way of war, the prospects for a negotiated settlement, the ideas motivating Putin's revanchism, and the parallels with the previous century's ethno-nationalist conflicts. 

On the tenth episode of The Panzer Podcast we are going to pick up right where we left off and go straight into the Battle for Normandy and Unternehmen Lüttich, the Falaise Gap and then turn our sights Eastward as we examine how the Panther Ausf. G fared on the Ostfront. We will be putting the final touches on the Panther Ausf. G, and with it essentially the Panther tank as a whole. We have another episode or two left, but this is the final combat episode of the Panther Ausf. G– so, sit back, relax, and… Enjoy! John Burgess ThePanzerPodcast@gmail.com Additional Sources Include:“D-Day to Berlin” by Andrew Williams, “The Struggle for Europe” by Chester Wilmot and Christopher McDevitt, “The Falaise Gap Battles: Normandy 1944” by Simon Forty, “The Falaise Pocket” by Major Braden DeLauder, “The Papers of General Omar N. Bradley” by Omar Bradley, “Ultra in the West, the Normandy Campaign 1944-45” by Ralph Bennett, “A General's Life” by Omar Bradley and Clay Blair, “Overlord D-Day and the Battle for Normandy” by Max Hastings, “A Soldier's Story” by Omar Bradley, “Victory in World War II” by Nigel Cawthorne, “Breakout and Pursuit” by Blumenson, “The Battle of the Generals” by Blumenson

On the ninth episode of The Panzer Podcast we will essentially continue right where we left off last episode: we'll dive into the reorganization efforts of 1944 to the Panzerwaffe, delve into the wide world of 1940's style infrared optics, have a look at night fighting, and finally we'll look underneath the hood of how effective close air support was on the Western Front along with what was going on during the Battle for Normandy. Enjoy! John Burgess ThePanzerPodcast@gmail.com Additional Sources Include: “Panther in Detail” by Feist and Culver, “Panzerkrieg: Vol 1” by Jason Mark, “The Last Battle: Battle of Berlin” by Cornelius Ryan, “Tomb of the Panzerwaffe” by Aleksei Isaev, “Firebirds: Flying the Typhoon in Action” by Charles Demoulin, “Decision in Normandy” by Carlo D'Este, “Airpower myths and facts” by Phillip Meilinger, Col. (ret.), “Air Power at the Battlefront” by Ian Gooderson, “Strike from the Sky” by Richard Hallion, “Das Reich” by Max Hastings, “The Fighter-Bomber in the Normandy Campaign” by Christopher Evans, “Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS Normandy Campaign” by Dennis Oliver, “SS-Hitlerjugend, the history of the 12th SS division” by Rupert Butler, “The Falaise Gap Battles: Normandy 1944” by Simon Forty, “The Falaise Pocket” by Major Braden DeLauder, “Panther im Einsatz 1943-45” by Horst Scheibert.

Before the release of Edward Hunter's 1951 book, the term 'Brainwashing' did not exist in the English Language. Originally a translation of a Chinese term for political reeducation (洗腦，or "wash brain"), the term might have remained unknown in the US. However in the the next two years several thousand American (and international) Prisoners would undergo this 'Brain Washing' during the Korean War.  The fact that this process seemed so effective (23 Americans refused to return to the US, wanting to stay in China) lead to an explosion of interest in Brainwashing and Mind Control, both in fiction and policy.In this episode we discuss reports of those initial 'Brain Washings', how it was done, how to resist it, and the results it could achieve.  We also discuss the US's reaction, and the CIA's attempts to compete with its own ambitious brain washing program, and its successes and failures.Selected Sources:Brain-Washing in Red China: The Calculated Destruction of Men's Minds (1951),  Edward HunterBrainwashing: The Story of Men Who Defied It (1956), Edward HunterMaoism: A Global History (2019), Julia LovellThe Search for the "Manchurian Candidate" (1991), John MarksThe Korean War (1987), Max HAstings

Young activists in the U.K. do not view Winston Churchill as a hero. Older generations revere Churchill as the greatest Englishman of the 20th century because he stood up to Nazism during the darkest days of the Second World War, when the U.K. fought the Axis alone in 1940. But as Black Lives Matter protests roiled American cities in 2020, activists in Britain began defacing Churchill statues. Leftist academics are also questioning whether the Last Lion still deserves reverence given his racist attitudes toward Indian and Africans, epitomized by his failure to respond to the Bengal famine in 1943. In this episode, world-renowned military historian Max Hastings challenges us to embrace a balanced view of Churchill's accomplishments and failures. If we do not need heroes, we might also resist ransacking history to satisfy our present-day political causes.