The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur Justin Podur
-
- News
-
Author and academic Justin Podur brings you a podcast about how today's Empire works and who is resisting. We're focused on the global south - Venezuela, Colombia, the DR Congo, Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Iraq. Analysis tools include geopolitics, development, political economy, environmental science, strategy, and at the base of it all, history.
-
World War Civ 39: War Takes to the Skies
From crashing test flights to close air support and strategic bombing – on the breakneck innovation in aerial warfare over the course of WW1. An issue with some implications today, you’ll agree?
-
World War Civ 38: The War at Sea from 1916-1918
It could be argued that World War I was decided at sea. The British blockade; the Germans try unrestricted submarine warfare, and massive consequences follow. We talk about Jutland, Skaggerak, the Luistania, and civilian hardships, in the war at sea.
-
World War Civ 37: Women in the Great War
Among the many changes wrought by WW1 was an irrevocable change in the status of women. “Munitions girls”, women running the Paris Metro and the buses in London, policewomen and auxilaries. We conclude with some notes on a conscription crisis in Canada that also played a role in women getting the vote.
-
WW Civ 36: The Easter Rising in Ireland 1916
The conditions may not have been optimal but they didn’t look to be getting better – so the Irish Revolutionaries made their move in Easter 1916. A week of urban warfare followed – the revolutionaries lost – but they succeeded in transforming the Irish question forever and setting the nation on the inevitable road to … Continue reading "WW Civ 36: The Easter Rising in Ireland 1916"
-
Tankie Therapy on Day 163: Do we debate genocide?
We didn’t have quorum for a tankie therapy session but we got together anyway – Matteo and Alex joined for a discussion of several psychological warfare methods being used on us: normalizing crimes, treating the criminals like they are a natural phenomenon, and the abuser’s method of “look what you made me do”, absolving the … Continue reading "Tankie Therapy on Day 163: Do we debate genocide?"
-
World War Civ 35: Agony and Slaughter 1916
The battles of Verdun, the Somme, and the Brusilov Offensive. Epic, tragic military errors, horrors of trenches, battles that killed hundreds of thousands and changed the course of history.
Customer Reviews
Deep Dive Conversations into Details of History
I found this podcast searching for real details about Cecil Rhodes, and stayed for the excellent discussions on history especially the Anglo-American Empire and beyond. The friendly humorous takes from these guys makes it fun to listen to while having a lot of blanks filled in and several dots connected. Kudos!! I don’t like the mansplaining how taking mothers like mine away from children was a good thing. Maybe do a Edward Bernays episode. Or an episode on how child abuse serves Malthusians.
The scrambling of western civ
I am drawn to this podcast particularly by the Scramble For Africa segments, and find them fascinating. Perspective is everything in history, and the hosts have upended the western colonial perspective of my youthful studies and with them the prejudices and injustices that were previously presented as triumphs and progress. It is well researched and produced and the knowledge of each host is evident without much trace of personal biases or hubris. Keep up the great work!