History Impossible
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The Soviet Who Saved the World (w/ The Eastern Border)
In this special conversational episode of History Impossible, we’re joined again by friend of the show and friend of mine, Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border podcast (which will also host this
Oppenheimer and the Nuclear Question
Hey all, I hope youre doing well.I have for all of you the audio adaptation of https://historyimpossible.substack.com/p/oppenheimer-and-the-nuclear-question in response to my seeing the magisterial
Closing the Holocaust Knowledge Gap
Hey everyone. The following is an ad-free bonus audio essay that follows up on the recent conversation I had with the History Underground's J.D. Huitt, where I make some corrections and then provide s
The Holocaust Knowledge Gap w/ The History Underground
In this newest special installment of History Impossible, were joined by long-time friend of the podcast and friend of mine, J.D. Huitt, the man behind the incredible https://www.youtube.com/@TheHist
The Perfect Tie: The Election of 1876 (w/ Richard Lim of This American President)
I scarcely ever passed a week under such depression of spirits. [] It is terrible to see the extent to which all classes go in their determination to win. Conscience offers no restraint; nothing is
The Bosnian Dream
Sometimes, the best way to understand everything a people have gone through is to understand a dream.This is how many nations frame themselves and their own origins. No matter the context, there is
Pogroms and Students
Hey everybody. Now that Ive finished up the notes and script for the conclusion of the Balkan Inferno trilogy (which will lead us right back into the thick of the Muslim Nazis series), Im hard a
The Greatest Blunder in Palestinian History w/ Oren Kessler
The recent https://historyimpossible.substack.com/p/israel-gaza-and-three-root-causes and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/israel-gaza-and-three-root-causes/id1450885141?i=1000633190895 of Histor
Israel, Gaza, and Three Root Causes
When you talk about history for a living, the contemporary world often has opportunities to make your knowledge more relevant. What knowledge actually possessed here about Israel and Palestine is like
Affirmative Action and the Making of a Token
This is a bonus episode (a bit bigger than one might expect) that adapts and, more importantly expands, an essay I wrote for my friend and editor Jamie on his https://americandreaming.substack.com/p/a