Vexed Flag Podcast

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Vexed Flag Podcast Podcast

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

12/02/2022

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...

33 min
23/11/2021

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…

50 min
07/02/2021

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…

41 min
23/11/2020

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…

43 min
30/08/2020

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?...

37 min
20/07/2020

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…

36 min
21/06/2020

Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 4 (Turkey)

The Ottoman Empire (and Caliphate); the star and crescent motif; Suleiman the Magnificent; Atatürk and the Turkish War of Independence; F.I.A. stories: fun if apocryphal…

40 min
24/05/2020

Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 3 (Sweden)

Valdemar II and the Battle of Lyndanisse; the Northern Crusades; IKEA (obviously) and the power of branding; the short-lived Peach Tree War…

40 min
24/03/2020

Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 2 (France)

Taking on le tricolore (accents included); Saint Martin, Saint Denis, and Paris tourist tips; Lafayette and the French revolution; the Bourbon Restoration...

38 min
12/02/2020

Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 1 (Intro)

Introduction to the series; vexillology explained; weird flags of the world; flag trivia: how many, oldest, oddly shaped, look-alikes, etc.; love for Liechtenstein...

40 min

10 Episodes

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

Creator

Vexed
Years Active

2020 - 2022
Episodes

10
Rating

Explicit
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Vexed Flag Podcast