History of Asia
By Kristof
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Episodes: 44
Description
We try to make sense of Asian culture and politics by exploring the continent's history. We start in the present, then methodically travel back in time. Best listened to in proper order.
Season 1: Arabia
Season 2: Iran
Season 3: Iraq and Syria
Season 4: ?
Notice a mistake? Be so kind as to let me know. Suggestions, questions and encouragements are appreciated: asianhistorypodcast@hotmail.com or Spotify questionnaire.
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3.8. The sick man and his strong medicine
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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3.7. The Mandatory Period. Original sin.
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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3.6. How has it come to this? And why does it matter?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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3.5. Syria and Iraq in the 50s and 60s. In a state of nature?
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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3.4. 1970-90s, Saddam and Assad. In a state of terror.
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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3.3. Mission Accomplished. The Iraq War, and its aftermath.
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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3.2. The Arab Winter
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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3.1. Iraq and Syria today
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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2.21. Elam. In search of mad kings
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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2.20 A convenient "Truth"
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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2.19 The Achaemenid Persians: The evil empire (?)
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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2.18 4th Century BCE. Invading hell, becoming the devil.
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May 25, 2023 |
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2.17. Your own, personal, Alexander
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May 04, 2023 |
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2.16. An ancient civil world war
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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2.15. Iran since the 200s BCE. The Parthians
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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2.14. The Sasanians
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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2.13. The land of the Magi
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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2.12. The Paradox of Shiite Rule. Every day is Ashura.
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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2.11. Iran since the 10th century. The Assassin’s creed
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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2.10. Rise of the Safavids. How Iran became Shiite (after 1500).
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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2.9. There is something rotten in the state of Iran. Starting in the 1600s.
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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2.8. The nadir of Iranian history: the 1700s
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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2.7. Persia since the 19th century. t is from us what befalls us?
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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2.6. Brave Little Persia. Iran since the 20th century.
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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2.5. Mossadeq and the Shah. Iran since the 1950s
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May 26, 2022 |
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2.4. Khomeini's Iran
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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2.3. Where power lies. Iran since the 1990s
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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2.2. Dealing with the devil. Iran since the 21th century.
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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2.1 Iran today. Land with two faces.
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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1.14. What did we learn? The history of Arabia in a nutshell
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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1.13. Womb of Islam. Arabia from pre-history up to the time of the Prophet.
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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1.12. Arabia since the 6th century. Setting the scene for the Great Arab Expansion.
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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1.11. Rags to riches. The Early Muslim Conquests (part 1/2)
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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1.10. Geography's revenge. Arabia since the 9th century.
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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1.9. Non-fossil fuels. Slavery in Arabia since the 16th century.
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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1.8. The rise of Wahhabism. Arabia since the 18th century.
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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1.7. Now it's personal!
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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1.6. The Founding Father of Saudi-Arabia. Beginning of the 20th century
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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1.5. The Arab Cold War. Arabia since the 50s
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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1.4. Arabia since the 70s. Rise of the oil sheiks
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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1.3. Annus Horribilis: 1979.
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May 18, 2021 |
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1.2. Arabia after 9/11
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May 09, 2021 |
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1.1. Arabia today
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May 02, 2021 |
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A short introduction
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Apr 17, 2021 |