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This week Nick talks to genius comedian Simon Evans, as they dissect Simon's work, the general state of comedy in the UK, and his views on the wider culture war. Simon talks about: -How finding out he was donor conceived has changed his life -How his comedy persona has changed over the years -Why British comedy has declined -Why Hitler is like a standup comedian(!) -Why he is happy to appear on GB News -What Bill Hicks would be saying if he was still alive -His views on the Covid era and vaccines -Why it's good for men to get punched in the face -Whether Britain is finished and lots more! Follow Simon on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TheSimonEvans Go to his website: https://thesimonevans.com Nick's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
In this episode, we discuss: *Why Hitler wanted Ukraine *How the average Ukrainian viewed the Soviets and Germans on the eve of Operation Barbarossa and how these perceptions changed over the course of the war *How fighting in Ukraine went for the Soviets during Barbarossa *The First Battle of Kiev and the largest battle of encirclement and capture of prisoners in the history of warfare *The Enormity of the war against the Soviet Union *The German massacre of Jews at Babi Yar *The effect of ethnic cleansing of Jews and other populations on the Germans' war effort *The first Battle of Kharkov *Some of the standout German and Soviet senior military leaders in the fighting for Ukraine in 1941 *The Axis allied forces that fought in Ukraine in Barbarossa and beyond *The Soviet offensives at and near Stalingrad *The subsequent Axis race to the Dnieper and Soviet pursuit *Field Marshall Erich von Manstein's defense of the Don River in February 1943 and his famous so-called “Backhand Blow” against the Soviets *The accuracy of Manstein's description of the Donets Campaign in his memoirs *The accuracy of the description of the fighting in Ukraine in German General Herman Balck's book, Order from Chaos *The accuracy of Soviet memoirs of the war in Ukraine *The logistics situation for both the Axis and Soviet forces in Ukraine in the winter of 1943 *What the Germans should have done with their forces in Ukraine in 1944 *The Soviet recapture of the Crimea in 1944 *The operations concerning the capture of the city of Lviv in 1944 *The encirclement and defeat of German troops at the city of Brody *The roles that Hitler and Stalin had in operation in Ukraine and how these changed over time *How well the Soviets and Germans learned from their experiences in Ukraine and how these experiences affected the Soviet way of war after WW II *How does the war on other fronts—in North Africa, Italy, France—affected the fighting in Ukraine *What aspects of the war in Ukraine Prit thinks deserves more attention or research *The Germans' use of Auftragstaktik or mission-type orders in Ukraine and the lack thereof of this approach in the Soviet forces *The toll the war in Ukraine took on the civilian population there *What books Prit recommends to Marines and soldiers wanting to learn more about operations in Ukraine in WWII *What's the one thing you'd want Marines and soldiers to take away about the war in Ukraine in World War II? *What links, connections, or parallels can you draw from the fighting in Ukraine in WWII to the war we're seeing there now, whether that be militarily, economically, culturally, or politically? *What's your assessment of the Russian army's performance in Ukraine so far? What's surprised you? What hasn't? What about the Ukrainians' performance? Links On a Knife's Edge: The Ukraine, November 1942–March 1943 by Prit Buttar Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943 by Prit Buttar The Reckoning: The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944 by Prit Buttar Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant by Erich von Manstein Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops by Hermann Balck Battle for the Ukraine: The Korsun-Shevchenkovskii Operation Translated and Edited by David Glantz and Harold Orenstein Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44 by Robert Forczyk --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/damien-oconnell/support
In the west, we see much concern trolling about “pro-Democracy dissidents” who are allegedly “mistreated” in countries Russia and Iran. However, we hear little about the country that lies in between Russia and Iran, which not unlike Lithuania, is being run by a single family: The Aliyevs. Today,We have Mammad Azizov, a former political prisoner from Azerbaijan and current editor at Ishchinin Sesi (Worker's Voice) platform talk to us about the 200 year history of his country. Show Notes00:00:30 - The Basics about Azerbaijan00:01:55 - The Height of Azerbaijan’s President and how he is the tallest leader in the world. 00:02:30 - Azerbaijan under the Tsar00:08:48 - The Baku Massacre and the Valentine’s day vow of love between Azerbaijanis, Armenians and Georgians 00:12:40 - Otkober revolution in Baku and the British attempted coup00:20:20 - How the British and Americans tried to restore feudalism00:36:00 - The Baku Industrial Music Concert in 192200:40:25 - Why Hitler wanted Baku? World War 2 in Azerbaijan and how the worker’s helped defeat Hitler. 00:50:17 - Why Krushchev was mistaken on his co-existence with Capitalism. How life would be different if JFK was not shot.00:55:00 - Fall of the USSR, the Shock Doctrine and Capitalism1:02:00 - The Dutch Disease and Oil1:05:30 - The Conflict with Armenia and who is behind it?1:12:00 - Impoverishment, deindustrialization and corruption1:25:00 - What it to be done and what is to be learned?Mammad Azizov on twitter Get full access to Historic.ly at historicly.substack.com/subscribe
Join us this week on Knowing the Unknown as we continue in our 4 part series- Freemasons and how they are behind 4 of the major events that changed the world. Our special guest this week is Robert Trimpert. He is 1/4 of the team over at The Psyche-Delic Podcast and married to a very old friend, Tina Trimpert. Tina, who is also on the Psyche-Delic Podcast is also one of the founders of the Indie Podcast Summit, which is a group that Knowing the Unknown has the honor of now being a part of. We are so glad to have him on the show and you can hear Tina jumping in every now and again. So have a listen as we discuss the Freemasons being behind WW2, Why Hitler hated the Jews, and many other topics that come into light during our discussions. Image (https://www.clker.com/clipart-755796.html) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knowingtheunknown/message
What happens to a city when its demographics change completely in the space of a few years? To explore this question, we will take a look at the case of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk) in northern Poland. The city's population was almost entirely German from its origin in the Middle Ages to World War 2. After the war, the population became Polish. To explore this question we will zoom out and look at these big issues: 1) The centuries-long eastern movement of Germans, who spread throughout central and Eastern Europe; 2) The establishment of the Free City of Danzig by Napoleon in 1807 after he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire; 3) Why Hitler wanted to capture Danzig immediately after invading Poland in 1939, even though it held no strategic value; 4) The expulsion of Danzig's German population after World War Two and how the city transformed with the importing of Polish residents, who renamed it Gdańsk. This episode is based on a question from listener Melissa, who wanted me to talk about the history of the city/city-state of Danzig before, during, and after World War II.
PROOF that Jesus would have drowned Andrew Cuomo ■ Why Andrew Cuomo is Satan ■ Why Hitler was more honest than Cuomo ■ The Mussolini Treatment and why Cuomo deserves it ■ When prayer is NOT the answer ■ What is the bloodiest sport of all? ■ All this and more in Sinners’ Sunday #49. Eat it, Cuomo!
In this episode, we interview author and etymologist Mark Forsyth on why and how people have been getting drunk from the very beginning of human history. Some of the things we discuss include: Why Hitler is partially responsible for spam email One important reason why you shouldn’t challenge a Malaysian Tree Shrew to a drinking competition Why the “drunken monkey hypothesis” explains a lot about how and why people drink the way they do. The difference between wet and dry cultures One old-fashioned workaround for observant muslims to sneak in a quick drink by screaming loudly and suddenly. How to feed your dead ancestors with drunken vomit And much, much more.
No matter how little you know about history, you know something about Adolf Hitler. And if you want to shut down an opponent, you can claim that Hitler said/did/believed the same thing. Godwin's Law exists for a reason. But Hitler remains a persistent mystery on one front—his religious faith. Atheists tend to insist Hitler was a devout Christian. Christians contend that he was an atheist. And still others suggest that he was a practicing member of the occult. None of these theories is true, says historian Richard Weikart in his new book Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. Delving more deeply into the question of Hitler’s religious faith than any researcher to date, Weikart reveals the startling and fascinating truth about the most hated man of the twentieth century: Adolf Hitler was a pantheist who believed nature was the only true “God.” In this episode we discuss the following: How Hitler’s Frankenstein's monster religion of pantheism, eugenics, Germanic folk belief, and even Islam served to create the most notorious monster of the twentieth century Hitler constantly lied, so if he took a dose of truth serum, what would he say about his religious beliefs Why members of Hitler's inner circle (especially SS leader Heinrich Himmler) loved the occult so much that they regularly consulted astrologers...until Hitler stamped out the practice Why Hitler went on a propaganda crusade to white-wash Christian symbolism out of old photographs How atheists and conservative Christians both misunderstand what Hitler believed How Hitler actually was intent on destroying Christianity Check out Richard's book Hitler's Religion by clicking here. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard Weikart is a professor of modern European history at California State University, Stanislaus, and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He has published numerous scholarly articles, as well as five previous books including The Death of Humanity: and the Case for Life (Regnery, 2016) and From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany. He has appeared in several documentaries, including Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. In addition to scholarly journals, his work has been featured and discussed in the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, National Review, Christianity Today, World magazine, BreakPoint, Citizen, various radio shows, and other venues. Weikart lives in Snelling, CA, with his wife and children. TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher
In this week's episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie touch on the most pressing and contentious issues of the week. They even battle through bad hotel wi-fi connections because Ted is big time and traveling to exotic places, like Ohio. United Airline's treatment of passengers, particularly their unique way of "reaccommodating" passengers forcefully Our worst travel experiences Why Hitler should just never be brought into public discourse or compared to anyone ever anywhere Easter Plans and eggstravaganzas
1st hour: Chuck Morse and Samuel Blumenfeld, author of the sson to be released book "The Crimes of the Educators" discuss President Obama's State of the Union Address. 2nd hour: Chuck discusses his new article "Why Hitler and Marx Hated the Jews" published in WND-Opinion section. Link to Why Hitler and Marx hated the Jews: http://www.wnd.com/2015/01/why-hitler-and-marx-hated-the-jews/#lVMPT0WjdTddbTk1.03