10 episodes
Vexed Flag Podcast Vexed
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- Society & Culture
Vexed tells colorful stories of history, statecraft, and culture through the flags of the world. We're interested in what flags have to say about the places they represent — and what they can tell us about ourselves. Insta: Vexedflagpodcast
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Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 10 (Ethiopia)
Ancient Abyssinia, the Aksumite Empire, and the 700 year Solomonic dynasty; fighting back Italian fascism; tracing the Queen of Sheba to Emperor Hailie Selassie I, "Jah" to Rastafarians...
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Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 9 (Texas)
The six flags of Texas, and counting; border conflicts and illegal immigration (of Americans into Mexico); Sam Houston and the Texas Revolution; the Battle of Gonzales and the “Come and Take It” flag…
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Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 8 (Myanmar / Burma)
The great name debate, explained; Aung San Suu Kyi, the generals, and Burma’s ongoing military takeover; flags as partisan symbols, and parallels between Yangon and Washington…
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Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 7 (Mississippi)
America votes, and Mississippi gets a new flag; tracing state history from the Bonnie Blue to the New Magnolia; the troubling history — and powerful promise — of flags and symbols…
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Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 6 (Argentina)
An update on Mississippi’s flag contest; Manuel Belgrano and the Argentine War of Independence; the [hidden] flags of Macha; the Viceroyalty of Peru and the flag of… Burgundy?...
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Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 5 (Seychelles)
The Republic of Seychelles’ unique flag design; savvy (and PDF-documented) symbolism; “Mad Mike” Hoare, Ye Ancient Order of the Froth Blowers (AOFB), and a stranger-than-fiction coup attempt…
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