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Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in broad daylight with a homemade shotgun. But the real story? It wasn’t political extremism. It was personal. In this episode, we break down how Japan’s most influential modern leader was killed by a man with a vendetta a ... Show More

On today's episode, we discuss one of the most overlooked turning points of the 20th century, Greece and Turkey agreed to swap over 1.5 million people—Christians for Muslims—in what became the first large-scale, state-sanctioned population exchange. Also, marble skulls, Balkan gi ... Show More

On Today's episode we wrap up our series on the Boer Wars, highlighting the British use of concentration camps on the Boers. Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory⁠ #327 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

This week we’re going to again use the midweek podcast to focus on Gaza. Events there are simply too important for us not to address and things are developing, the conflict there is likely to be every bit as significant for global politics as the war in Ukraine.Saul and Patrick c ... Show More

Today we have a fascinating interview where Patrick speaks to former Middle East correspondent Tim Butcher, who covered the 2006 Lebanon War. Tim provides some insightful analysis on the impact the 2006 War had on Israel and the IDF, and significantly how this has impacted on wha ... Show More

With all the videos and images being circulated online of the current genocidal bombing campaign of Gaza, can you begin to imagine what life during these times? Shortly before the onset of the latest massacres of Gaza, we spoke to Yara Eid, an activist and war journalist from the ... Show More

As the war between Israel and Hamas continues, more than a century of bitter history in the region is the backdrop for rising tensions between Jews, Palestinians, and Muslims around the world. In this episode, CNN’s Jerusalem-based correspondent Hadas Gold takes us through some o ... Show More

Why Billy chose to encapsulate this behemoth of a topic in a single lyric, we'll never know. But this week, we're talking Palestine and all it experienced in the 20th century. Wars, protests, land grabs, displacement: the atrocities of this era are still being felt, and carried o ... Show More

On Saturday October 7th 2023, the Palestinian resistance faction Hamas shocked the world with the commencing of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the largest-scale Palestinian military operation in modern history whereby for the first time since the implementation of the illegal blockade, ... Show More

What is the significance for Ukraine of Iran's attack on Israel? In this episode Saul and Patrick discuss how the war in Ukraine is inextricably linked to what is happening in the Middle East where the the shockwaves of the Israel Palestine war ripple outwards to stoke regional c ... Show More

Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel; At least 11 Americans killed, unknown if others were taken; Death toll in Gaza Strip rises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Gideon talks to Emile Hokayem, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. How long is it likely to last and what will be the repercussions for Israel and the wider region? Clips: Channel 4 News; AFP Free ... Show More

Today, with Gaza protests spreading across the country and around the world, we dive deep into what’s actually happening on the ground in the war between Israel and Hamas—and how this war might actually end, or lead to a broader conflict.The status quo in Gaza is horrendous in ev ... Show More