The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
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World War Civ 48: Great War, at what cost?
Counting the costs and losses of World War I. 8.5 million killed on the battlefield, 21 million wounded. 10 million civilian deaths, then a flu epidemic that killed tens of millions more. The global e
World War Civ 47: Germany Collapses 1918
Ludendorffs final gamble has failed, fizzling out like every mass offensive of this war. The war is now unwinnable for Germany. But the Germans wont admit it, and cant find anyone to sign an armist
World War Civ 46: Ludendorff’s Last Gamble Spring 1918
With peace in the East, Germany can finally try to win the war against France in the West, and the clock is ticking before Americas troops make the war unwinnable. In addition to assembling a giganti
AER 146: Martial Arts Pedagogy and Politics
If politics is in everything, then what are the politics of martial arts as theyre studied and practiced today? For audiences of this show, its not a pretty sight. But Sam from Liberationist MA is t
World War Civ 45: Russia and Germany make peace at Brest-Litovsk
The Bolsheviks had made their revolution promising Peace, Land, and Bread. But peace meant a deal with Germany, which could bring British and French subversion of their nascent revolution. How could L
World War Civ 44: The Agony of the Allies
Its 1917. The French are suffering mutinies and the Entente is desperate for a breakthrough anywhere. Its not to be. Arras, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Cambrai, and Caporetto hundreds of thousands
World War Civ 43: America Enters the War
When Russia withdrew from the war, Britain and France were in the lurch, but America saved the day. Why? Successful war propaganda, propinquity, or making good on investments and seizing a chance for
AER 145: Remembering Nasrallah
Nora joins and we go over our memories of following Seyed Hassan Nasrallahs speeches over the decades. He led the resistance for 32 years and freed Lebanon from occupation once. His successors will o
World War Civ 42: The Origins of War Propaganda
The scientific principles of war propaganda that were all suffering from today were laid down by Anglo-American writers amazed by their own performance in World War 1. What are these principles? Why
World War Civ 41c: October 1917
From July through to Red October 1917. The Kornilov Affair to the Bolshevik takeover. The culmination of our series on the Bolshevik Revolution.