Today

Malala’s Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2014. Two years after being shot by a gunman, 17-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize. This episode originally aired in 2024.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airsh ... Show More

16m 31s

Yesterday

The Vajont Dam Disaster

October 9, 1963. A long-predicted landslide in northern Italy triggers a tsunami-like wave to spill over the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000 people and constituting one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history. This episode originally aired in 2023.Support the show ... Show More

16m 38s

Oct 8

Chicago’s Days of Rage

October 8, 1969. The streets of Chicago are turned into a battleground as extreme left-wing student group the Weathermen begins a series of violent protests.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.G ... Show More

15m 24s

Jul 2024

"Camp David is a primordial document for the Egyptian political apparatus” w/ Lina Attalah

The brothers welcome journalist Lina Attalah (@linaattalah), the co-founder and chief editor of MadaMasr, an independent online Egyptian newspaper. They discuss the current situation in Egypt, political despotism and the war on normal politics, media censorship, the question of C ... Show More

1h 27m

Nov 2012

Hisham Qandil - Prime Minister, Egypt

Hardtalk is in Cairo to assess the state of Egypt's post-revolutionary politics. Right now, the report card is decidedly mixed. Egypt has a democratically-elected president but arguments over the framing of a new constitution have sparked clashes between rival Islamist and secula ... Show More

23m 23s

Jan 2024

#30 The Arab Spring in Egypt

📖 [Episode Transcripts in link below] ⬇️ Join us as we uncover the historical events surrounding the Arab Spring in Egypt in 2011, a grassroots uprising that resulted in the removal of President Hosni Mubarak and triggered far-reaching democratic movements across the Middle East ... Show More

4m 52s

Dec 2023

Egypt: What are al-Sisi’s priorities after his re-election?

On Monday, Egypt’s incumbent president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi won a third term in office with just under 90 % of the vote.This is despite ongoing economic turmoil in the country, caused by high inflation. A former army chief, Mr Sisi has ruled Egypt since overthrowing the democrati ... Show More

18m 28s

Nov 2024

#192 Coup d'état in Egypt

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ In today’s episode, we’re looking at one of the major political events in Egypt’s modern history—the coup d'état of 2013. This event not only reshaped Egypt’s government but also had significant repercussions for the entire region, marking ... Show More

5m 40s

Oct 2013

Egyptian Author and Activist - Ahdaf Soueif

Is it time to mourn the death of Egypt’s revolutionary dream? Civilians lead the government but real power lies with the armed forces. Emergency law, military courts, the outlawing of the Muslim Brotherhood - the list of repressive measures invites comparison with the darkest day ... Show More

23m 26s

Sep 28

The First Pharaohs

Unveiling the Enigmatic Story of Egypt's First Pharaohs, roughly 5,000 years ago. Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Aidan Dodson to discuss the renowned Scorpion King and early dynasties, the unifying figure of Narmer, as well as the evolution of early Egyptian tombs and trad ... Show More

45m 58s

Dec 2024

#194 First elections in Spain

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we will be discussing a significant moment in Spanish history: the first democratic elections after decades of dictatorship. This historic event marked Spain’s transition to democracy and shaped the country’s future. https://patreon. ... Show More

5m 15s

Apr 2025

The Egyptian Revolution & Nasser's Era w/ Ahmad Shokr (AR&D Ep. 7)

With this episode of Guerrilla History, we roll into our next case study in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. Here, we turn our focus to Egypt, and particularly the 23 July Revolution in 1952 and the rise of Nasser. However, to tell this story, we turn back to th ... Show More

1h 42m

Sep 2024

Hassan Nasrallah’s killing and Mexico’s leadership change

Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was killed in a huge Israeli air attack on Beirut. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says that the assassination will change the balance of power in the region. What happens next? Also in the programme: Mexico bids ... Show More

1h 3m

A Military Coup Crushes Egyptian Democra...