Latest Cold war Podcast Episodes

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World War I | The Eleventh Hour | 4

American History Tellers - April 24, 2024 07:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In the summer of 1918, the U.S. successfully led a critical offensive in northern France, finally giving the Allies the upper hand in the battle against Germany and the other Central Powers. And as the war reached its final months, President Woodrow Wilson hoped to use his 14 Point visi...

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Listen Now: The Price of Paradise

American History Tellers - April 22, 2024 23:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
When ex-Bunny girl Jayne Gaskin spots the desert island of her dreams for sale online, she decides to risk it all. Trading in their English village home, Jayne and her family relocate to their own private paradise, just off the coast of Nicaragua. And a reality TV crew follows them to f...

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144. How Cuba and The Cold War Made Miami with Vince Houghton and Eric Driggs

SPYCRAFT 101 - April 22, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
This week Justin interviews Vince Houghton and Eric Driggs. Vince grew up in Miami, Florida, and is a veteran of the U. S. Army, where he served in The Balkans. He went on to receive a master's degree and PhD in Diplomatic and Military History from the University of Maryland. He spent more than ...

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My friend the Bridge of Spies spy - Part 2 (342)

Cold War Conversations - April 19, 2024 23:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Burt recounts the surreal experience of learning about Fisher's true identity from a newspaper headline, the subsequent FBI interrogations, and the emotional courtroom testimony where he struggled to reconcile his friendship with the stark reality of espionage. Burt's journey leads him to Moscow ...

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World War I | The Spring Offensive | 3

American History Tellers - April 17, 2024 07:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In January 1918, after months of preparation and planning, American troops finally started to arrive in Europe in significant numbers. But the U.S. was still far from combat ready. Its economy was struggling to adapt to the demand for war supplies and the U.S. forces in Europe were stil...

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History Daily: The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster

American History Tellers - April 15, 2024 07:01 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
April 15, 1989: A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com. History Daily is a co-production of Airshi...

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143. British Military Intelligence in the Falklands with Nick van der Bijl

SPYCRAFT 101 - April 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
Today just chats with Nick van der Bijl. Nick served for 24 years as a regular in the British Army in military intelligence, security, and later as an infantry officer in the Territorial Army. He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Belize, and with the 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands...

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143. Friendly Intelligence in the Falklands with Nick van der Bijl

SPYCRAFT 101 - April 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
Today just chats with Nick van der Bijl. Nick served for 24 years as a regular in the British Army in military intelligence, security, and later as an infantry officer in the Territorial Army. He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Belize, and with the 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands...

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My friend the Bridge of Spies spy - Part 1 (341)

Cold War Conversations - April 12, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
In a riveting episode that peels back the layers of Cold War espionage, we sit down with Burt, an artist who unwittingly befriended a man better known as Colonel Abel, the infamous Bridge of Spies Spy who was exchanged for shot down US U2 pilot Gary Powers. Burt knew Abel as Emil Goldfuss but hi...

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World War I | The Yanks Are Coming | 2

American History Tellers - April 10, 2024 07:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In the spring of 1917 the U.S. moved closer to entering the Great War. German submarines resumed attacks against American ships, and a secret German telegram urging Mexico to wage war on the U.S. came to light, enraging the public. As he prepared to lead the nation into the conflict, Pr...

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142. The Cover Up of the Tragic USS Liberty Incident with Phillip F. Tourney

SPYCRAFT 101 - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
This week Justin sits down with Phillip Tourney. Phil enlisted in the U. S. Navy in February 1964. He served two tours on the USS Mauna Kea in the waters off Vietnam, then transferred to the USS Liberty, where he served three more tours. In June 1967, he was aboard the Liberty as a petty officer...

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A Diver Sapper in the Cold War Soviet Navy (340)

Cold War Conversations - April 05, 2024 23:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Valeriy was a Soviet Navy diver sapper and was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine. I have used a human translator for this episode so the main voice you will hear is my translator Galina Ryabova who was kindly funded by one of my financial supporters Valeriy opens up about his childhood, the impact...

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World War I | Preparedness | 1

American History Tellers - April 03, 2024 07:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In June 1914, a gunman assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This event set off a chain reaction that plunged Europe’s major powers, and the wider world, into all-out war. President Woodrow Wilson was determined to keep the United State...

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Listen Now: American Scandal

American History Tellers - April 02, 2024 08:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Enron was like no corporation on earth. It was the ultimate corporate success story. But the key to Enron’s success? Accounting fraud. At the time, the scale of illegal manipulation of the American financial system was unprecedented. The sheer breadth and c...

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History Daily: The Hale-Bopp Comet

American History Tellers - April 01, 2024 07:01 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
April 1, 1997. The Hale-Bopp Comet reaches the closest point to the sun on its long loop through space, presenting a magnificent spectacle to stargazers on Earth. You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com. History Daily ...

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141. Benedict Arnold: America's Most Famous Traitor with Aaron Stark

SPYCRAFT 101 - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
This week Justin talks with returning guest Aaron Stark. Aaron served in the U S army as an Apache helicopter pilot, including on two tours in Afghanistan. He finished his term of service teaching at his alma mater West Point Military Academy as an assistant professor of economics after completi...

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Gymnastics and Pills: An East German Childhood (339)

Cold War Conversations - March 30, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Sirka offers a comprehensive exploration of life in East Germany, detailing the experiences of growing up in Neubrandenburg, the influence of the East German state and the Stasi, and the societal impacts of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. She also talks of...

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Encore: Lewis and Clark I The Long Way Home | 3

American History Tellers - March 27, 2024 07:03 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
After 18 months and over two thousand miles, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery had reached the Pacific Ocean. Now, they would have to find their way back. And in a last-ditch bid for glory, they would split up the Corps into smaller groups, hoping to map more river routes and make co...

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140. An Atomic Soviet Spy with Ann Hagedorn

SPYCRAFT 101 - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
This week Justin talks with Ann Hagedorn. Ann is a former staff writer for the Wall Street Journal and an award winning author of six narrative nonfiction books ranging in topics from thoroughbred horse racing to international kidnapping to unsung heroes of America's anti slavery movement and to...

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The Soviet Afghan War (338)

Cold War Conversations - March 23, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
The Soviet-Afghan War lasted ten years between 1979-1989 and led to the deaths of between 500k and 2m Afghan civilians. I speak with Nick Geering a Russian history and language teacher. From his memories of the haunting sight of uniformed amputees in St Petersburg to the complex origins of the ...

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Encore: Lewis and Clark I Across the Rockies | 2

American History Tellers - March 20, 2024 07:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In the spring of 1805, Lewis and Clark resumed their journey up the Missouri River in search of the Pacific. But to reach the ocean, they would have to cross the towering Rocky Mountains. It was a forbidding task, and one they couldn’t achieve alone. They would need the help of their yo...

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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War on Netflix Podcast (337)

Cold War Conversations - March 20, 2024 00:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, is a nine-part documentary series from director Brian Knappenberger, that provides a comprehensive appraisal of the events that led to the Cold War and traces the conflict around the world and through the decades. While the Cold War ended in 1991, even a ...

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Listen Now: The Spy Who

American History Tellers - March 19, 2024 00:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma and Raza Jaffrey, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked ev...

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139. Freddie Scappaticci: IRA Turncoat with Richard O'Rawe

SPYCRAFT 101 - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
This week Justin talks with Richard "Ricky" O'Rawe, a former member of the Irish Republican Army. Since leaving the IRA, Ricky has worked as a peace advocate and has written several nonfiction books as well as two novels about The Troubles.  Today Ricky shares the story of Britain's greatest int...

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Sex, spies and scandal : the John Vassall affair (336)

Cold War Conversations - March 16, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Alex Grant’s new book Sex, Spies and Scandal The John Vassall Affair has everything: a honey trap, industrial-scale espionage, journalists jailed for not revealing their sources and the first modern tabloid witch-hunt, which resulted in a ministerial resignation and almost brought down Harold Mac...

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History Daily: The Execution of the Last Grand Master of the Knights Templar

American History Tellers - March 15, 2024 07:01 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
March 18, 1314. Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake. You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDail...

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Encore: Lewis and Clark I Into the Wild | 1

American History Tellers - March 13, 2024 07:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
In 1803, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began a westward journey that would transform America. Their mission was to head up the Missouri River and find a route through the uncharted west to the Pacific Ocean. The journey was full of risk. But no danger loomed larger in thei...

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138. The Defection of a Communist Spy Queen with Kathryn Olmsted

SPYCRAFT 101 - March 11, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
This week Justin sits down with Dr. Kathryn Olmsted.  Kathryn is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, where she has taught since 2001. She's published five books and many journal articles focusing on the political and cultural history of the United States since World Wa...

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V-Bombers: Britain's Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War (335)

Cold War Conversations - March 09, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
V-Bombers: Britain's Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War is a new book by Dr Tony Redding that takes a deep dive into Britain's V-bomber force's operational nuclear war role. Tony reveals the intense preparations and the stark realities faced by the aircrews, who lived in a perpetual state of wart...

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Listen Now: The Cat in the Hat Cast

American History Tellers - March 07, 2024 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
Hold on tight and prepare to be whisked away on a weekly adventure with Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat! In a world full of delightful mix-ups and exhilarating mayhem, the mischievous Cat takes the reins and enlightens the ever-cautious Fish on the art of hosting a perfectly poised podca...