Matt and Sam answer listener questions for their 100th episode—and hear from friends of the podcast, new and old.
Apr 27
Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
Over the course of the past year, Peter Thiel—the Trump backing, Vance boosting gay tech billionaire—has been delivering a series of lectures on the Antichrist, using an examination of the Biblical antagonist of the End Times to make an argument about the supposed perils of this ... Show More
1h 30m
Apr 10
The Bund: Fighting Fascism, Fighting Zionism (w/ Molly Crabapple)
In 1897, a small group of Jewish Marxists on the outskirts of the Russian empire founded the General Jewish Labour Bund. The Bundists were revolutionary socialists, unapologetic internationalists, champions of the Yiddish language, and implacable foes of nationalism of every stri ... Show More
1h 25m
May 2024
Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part Two
This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence ... Show More
39m 47s
Oct 2025
Episode 638: Heinrich Himmler Part II - The Reich Stuff
<p>This week, the boys pick back up with Heinrich Himmler just after Hitler’s failed Beer Hall Putsch, as the Nazi's most pathetic nerd stumbles through his failed-loser era. From chicken farming and occult rabbit holes to his first taste of Nazi bureaucracy, we trace how a sulki ... Show More
2h 5m
May 2024
Echoes of History: A New Chapter
<p>Introducing a new chapter of Echoes of History, the podcast that explores the incredible real-life stories and events that inspire the locations, characters, and storylines of the legendary Assassin’s Creed.</p><br><p>Join your host, historian Matt Lewis, and regular contribut ... Show More
1m 43s
Oct 2025
Episode 637: Heinrich Himmler Part I - Nazi Number Two
<p>This week, the boys turn the page and dive into a brand new overarching series, The Mt. Rushmore of Evil! Beginning with Adolf Hitler's right-hand man, head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, the pasty, double-chinned agriculture student turned bureaucratic ghoul who clawed his way ... Show More
2h 4m