logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2025
1h 43m

151. Vuvuzula Part 2!

Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Apr 14
161. Yugoslavia - Pt. 2!
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Tito-Stalin split and the IMF sinking its teeth into Yugoslavia!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES:⁠https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up⁠ ⁠https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a ... Show More
1h 40m
Apr 6
160. Yugoslavia - Pt. 1!
This week, Madeline and David talk about the foundation of socialist Yugoslavia!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES:https://archive.org/details/tokillnationat00pare/page/95/mode/2up https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-invasion-of-yugoslav ... Show More
1h 20m
Mar 30
159. What is to be done, 2.0! Feat. Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro
This week, Madeline was in Cuba on the Nuestra America Convoy so David interviewed PhD candidate Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro about the state of American neoliberalism, the despair of American liberals, and what exactly is to be done!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared 
1h 37m
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2024
Strange News: Massive Pager Attacks in Lebanon, Japan's Resignation Industry, CIA Denies Plotting to Kill Venezuela's Maduro
One of the largest covert operations in history occurred in Lebanon, where exploding pagers and walkie-talkies injured thousands - prompting disturbing, dangerous questions. Japan's corporate culture makes it so difficult to resign that people are hiring third-party 'resignation ... Show More
50m 38s
May 2025
Listener Mail: Australian Cinema, The Barksdale Bubble, El Salvador and Dictators
Cake writes in with recommendations for Australian cinema. Spooky Pants prompts a conversation about the infamous Barksdale Bubble. Starship Home (aka Sugar Homie, aka Supercool Homie) prompts a far-reaching exploration of dictatorships, El Salvador, the US's responsibility for t ... Show More
55m 4s
Aug 2024
Imperialism’s Non-Stop War Against Venezuela
<p>In the latest Venezuelan election, the U.S. brought out its imperialist toolkit of lies and propaganda to try to overturn the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro. But so far it hasn’t worked, with hundreds of thousands mobilizing to defend the government and th ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2020
May I Join Your Sex Bubble?
In Case You Missed It: Daniel Andrews has unveiled his four-step plan to ease Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown. People living alone will be able to nominate a friend or family member to form a bubble that allows visits. So what’s the etiquette around bubbles? And what happens when ... Show More
28m 49s
Sep 2022
2. A priest, a drug lord, and a journalist
At the end of the 1980s, Colombia had become one of the epicenters of drug trafficking in the world. But a change of government in 1990 opened the possibility for peace and the Colombian government began telephone negotiations with Pablo Escobar for his surrender and an end to th ... Show More
17m 40s
Sep 2025
The 600 Lives of Fidel Castro
When Fidel Castro overthrew Cuba’s dictator in 1959, the Communist leader and provocateur quickly became a threat to the U.S. government. The CIA has been proven responsible for at least eight plots against Castro’s life. Despite the creativity of their attempts—including everyth ... Show More
39m 16s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami