Vexed Flag Podcast
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -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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Episodes
Episode 10: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 10 (Ethiopia)
February 12, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 60.3 MBAncient 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...
Episode 9: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 9 (Texas)
November 23, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBThe 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…
Episode 8: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 8 (Myanmar / Burma)
February 07, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 72.9 MBThe 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…
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 8 (Myanmar / Burma)
February 07, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 72.9 MBThe 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…
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 7 (Mississippi)
November 23, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 71.6 MBAmerica 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…
Episode 7: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 7 (Mississippi)
November 23, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 71.6 MBAmerica 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…
Episode 6: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 6 (Argentina)
August 30, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 70.7 MBAn 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?...
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 6 (Argentina)
August 30, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 70.7 MBAn 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?...
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 5 (Seychelles)
July 20, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBThe 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…
Episode 5: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 5 (Seychelles)
July 20, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBThe 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…
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 4 (Turkey)
June 21, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBThe 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…
Episode 4: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 4 (Turkey)
June 21, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBThe 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…
Episode 3: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 3 (Sweden)
May 24, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 66.2 MBValdemar II and the Battle of Lyndanisse; the Northern Crusades; IKEA (obviously) and the power of branding; the short-lived Peach Tree War…
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 3 (Sweden)
May 24, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 66.2 MBValdemar II and the Battle of Lyndanisse; the Northern Crusades; IKEA (obviously) and the power of branding; the short-lived Peach Tree War…
Episode 2: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 2 (France)
March 24, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBTaking on le tricolore (accents included); Saint Martin, Saint Denis, and Paris tourist tips; Lafayette and the French revolution; the Bourbon Restoration...
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 2 (France)
March 24, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBTaking on le tricolore (accents included); Saint Martin, Saint Denis, and Paris tourist tips; Lafayette and the French revolution; the Bourbon Restoration...
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 1 (Intro)
February 12, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIntroduction to the series; vexillology explained; weird flags of the world; flag trivia: how many, oldest, oddly shaped, look-alikes, etc.; love for Liechtenstein...
Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 1 (Intro)
February 12, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIntroduction to the series, vexillology explained, weird flags of the world, flag trivia: how many, oldest, oddly shaped, look-alikes, etc., love for Liechtenstein...
Episode 1: Vexed Flag Podcast: Episode 1 (Intro)
February 12, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIntroduction to the series; vexillology explained; weird flags of the world; flag trivia: how many, oldest, oddly shaped, look-alikes, etc.; love for Liechtenstein...