Latest Caterham Podcast Episodes
The Cold War: Cuba and the Bay of Pigs
Cooper Talks - April 06, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode we tske a look at how realtions dramatically detriorated at the start if the 1960s. We look breifku at America’s history with Cuba and the Wedteen Hemisphere and how the Cuban Revolution the American response turned Cuba from the American sphere to the Soviet sohere, culm...
Episode 5: The Cold War: Cuba and the Bay of Pigs
Cooper Talks - April 06, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode we tske a look at how realtions dramatically detriorated at the start if the 1960s. We look breifku at America’s history with Cuba and the Wedteen Hemisphere and how the Cuban Revolution the American response turned Cuba from the American sphere to the Soviet sohere, culm...
The Cold War: The Hungarian Uprising
Cooper Talks - April 05, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I look at the events in Hungary in 1956, looking at the context and issues, the reasons for reforms, the reforms and the Societ reaction. Most importantly, looking at the importnace for the wiser Cold War and how this episode finished the first oeriod of the Cold War, set...
Episode 4: The Cold War: The Hungarian Uprising
Cooper Talks - April 05, 2022 00:00 - 52 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I look at the events in Hungary in 1956, looking at the context and issues, the reasons for reforms, the reforms and the Societ reaction. Most importantly, looking at the importnace for the wiser Cold War and how this episode finished the first oeriod of the Cold War, set...
Episode 5: Russia and the Soviet Union: The Kornilov Affair
Cooper Talks - September 16, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the Kornilov Affair during 1917; what it was, why it happened and what the consequences were for Kerensky, the Provisional Government and the Bolsheviks.
Russia and the Soviet Union: The Kornilov Affair
Cooper Talks - September 16, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the Kornilov Affair during 1917; what it was, why it happened and what the consequences were for Kerensky, the Provisional Government and the Bolsheviks.
Russia and the Soviet Union: The growth of opposition groups in Russia pre-1917
Cooper Talks - September 05, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis is part of a series of episodes to compliment those studying the GCSE course Russia and the Soviet Union 1917-41. In this episode we look at ideas, development and support for three key groups; the Liberals, the Socialist Revolutionaries and the Social Democrats, who would, in turn,...
Henry VIII: Accession
Cooper Talks - March 15, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLooking at the background to Henry VIII becoming king, considering his upbringing, the threats his father faced, his education and relationship with his mother and his influences. There are many signs that point to later moments of his tyranny and issues that help to explain subsequent e...
Episode 3: Cold War: The Korean War and Developments 1949-55
Cooper Talks - March 01, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the Korean War as a case study for containment as well as considering the development of the arms race, China going Communist, new alliances and the death of Stalin.
Cold War: The Korean War and Developments 1949-55
Cooper Talks - March 01, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the Korean War as a case study for containment as well as considering the development of the arms race, China going Communist, new alliances and the death of Stalin.
Episode 2: The Cold War: Origins with Soviet Expansion and the Berlin Airlift
Cooper Talks - February 23, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I look at how the Cold War developed after the end of World War II, with the reasons and ways in which the USSR was able to assert control over eastern Europe, the American reaction including the Truman doctrine and Marshall Plan and the Berlin blockade and resulting air...
The Cold War: Origins with Soviet Expansion and the Berlin Airlift
Cooper Talks - February 23, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I look at how the Cold War developed after the end of World War II, with the reasons and ways in which the USSR was able to assert control over eastern Europe, the American reaction including the Truman doctrine and Marshall Plan and the Berlin blockade and resulting air...
The Cold War: The origins and conferences
Cooper Talks - February 22, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the key ideas and origins of the Cold War, considering the relationship between capitalism and communism before World War II, the context of the conferences and how the seeds were planted for the development of the Cold War and nuclear arms race.
Episode 1: The Cold War: The origins and conferences
Cooper Talks - February 22, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the key ideas and origins of the Cold War, considering the relationship between capitalism and communism before World War II, the context of the conferences and how the seeds were planted for the development of the Cold War and nuclear arms race.
UK Politics: Do Parties Still Matter? January 2020
Cooper Talks - January 07, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis is one of my UK politics podcasts, recorded in light of the 2019 election. There are two key parts to it; in the first part I consider the divisions between sections of the two main parties and the ideological divisions that have existed and how they, maybe, have resolved themselves...
Episode 5: History: The Inter War Years; The Road to World War II, Part 2 Sudetenland to War
Cooper Talks - January 06, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode we look at the main aspect of appeasement, the Munich conference and the resulting agreement that gave Hitler the Sudetenland, the reasons for appeasement and the consequences, including the Nazi-Soviet Pact and the outbreak of World War II.
History: The Inter War Years; The Road to World War II, Part 2 Sudetenland to War
Cooper Talks - January 06, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode we look at the main aspect of appeasement, the Munich conference and the resulting agreement that gave Hitler the Sudetenland, the reasons for appeasement and the consequences, including the Nazi-Soviet Pact and the outbreak of World War II.
Episode 4: History: The Inter War Years; The Road to World War II, Part 1 Rearmament to Anschluss
Cooper Talks - December 12, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I look at the early steps to war, considering Hitler's aims and strategies, the key events and the background of the Great Depression and the failure of the League in Disarmament and over Abyssinia, taking us up to the unification of Austria with Germany.
History: The Inter War Years; The Road to World War II, Part 1 Rearmament to Anschluss
Cooper Talks - December 12, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I look at the early steps to war, considering Hitler's aims and strategies, the key events and the background of the Great Depression and the failure of the League in Disarmament and over Abyssinia, taking us up to the unification of Austria with Germany.
Politics: The Revolt of the Right
Cooper Talks - December 10, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the concept of the revolt of the right, mainly focused on the UK but with reference to Trump in America and European movements. Considering how class dynamics have evolved, the role of the 'left-behind' voter and how the party's have responded. Great for Party topics and voting...
History: The Inter War Years: The League of Nations in the 1930s
Cooper Talks - December 09, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the three key crises of the 1930s for the League of Nations, the failures, the reasons for them and the impact of the Great Depression, giving a final over view of the League of Nations as a whole.
Episode 3: History: The Inter War Years: The League of Nations in the 1930s
Cooper Talks - December 09, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the three key crises of the 1930s for the League of Nations, the failures, the reasons for them and the impact of the Great Depression, giving a final over view of the League of Nations as a whole.
Episode 2: History: Inter War Years; \\the League of Nations in the 1920s
Cooper Talks - December 06, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I look at the work of the League of Nations in the 1920s, considering the aims, structure and actions, evaluating its success and failures and what issues were apparent before the Great Depression.
History: Inter War Years; \\the League of Nations in the 1920s
Cooper Talks - December 06, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I look at the work of the League of Nations in the 1920s, considering the aims, structure and actions, evaluating its success and failures and what issues were apparent before the Great Depression.
Episode 1: History: Inter War Years; The Paris Peace Conferences
Cooper Talks - December 01, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the Paris Peace conferences, focusing on Versailles and considering the context of the meetings, the attitudes of the Big 3, their aims, compromises and satisfaction with the Treaty, German reactions and the other treaties. Useful for anyone studying GCSE or just a general inte...
History: Inter War Years; The Paris Peace Conferences
Cooper Talks - December 01, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA look at the Paris Peace conferences, focusing on Versailles and considering the context of the meetings, the attitudes of the Big 3, their aims, compromises and satisfaction with the Treaty, German reactions and the other treaties. Useful for anyone studying GCSE or just a general inte...
Ideologies 2 - The Development of Ideologies
Cooper Talks - March 24, 2019 00:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA contextual look at the historical development of the three core ideologies of Liberalism, Conservatism and Socialism.
Cooper Talks - USA - Abortion Rights Update
Cooper Talks - October 07, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith the confirmation of Kavanaugh yesterday, I thought it was time to look at the Hellerstedt case and how it built on the previous cases looked at in an earlier episode on abortion rights in the USA. Here I take a look at what was at issue in the case and how the ruling wasn't the libe...
Ideologies 1: Understanding Locke
Cooper Talks - September 25, 2018 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I took a look at the core ideology of liberalism and the first of the key thinkers, John Locke, looking at his theories, the context in which he was writing and how his ideas have gone on to influence the liberal movement as a whole.
USA: Critically evaluating the constitution
Cooper Talks - September 22, 2018 00:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe preamble to the US constitution says 'to form a more perfect union...and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity'. What does this mean and how does the US constitution achieve this? The constitution is America, but it also has flaws and contradictions. In this ...
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