A NSFW LONG-FORM PODCAST ABOUT
THE COLD WAR
The US vs the USSR.
From 1945 until 1991, the world’s two superpowers played a dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship that very nearly brought human civilisation to an end. How did it start? Why did it start? How did it end? Did it end? These are the questions we are exploring in detail.
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#131 – THE UN v NORTH KOREA
WWII had created a strong US economy, mostly for military spending coming out of the public treasury. Lots of industrialists made a fortune during that period. And it was going away after the war. In the aftermath of World War II, US armed forces had not merely been...
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#131 – THE UN v NORTH KOREA
WWII had created a strong US economy, mostly for military spending coming out of the public treasury. Lots of industrialists made a fortune during that period. And it was going away after the war. In the aftermath of World War II, US armed forces had not merely been...
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#130 – The China Lobby
Americans were told that the invasion by North Korea was a total surprise. It was positioned as another Pearl Harbour. But this isn’t exactly true. They must have known it was coming and when it was coming. They just chose to ignore it. Why? Who stood to benefit from...
#129 – Who Started The War?
In the South, despite claims of "freedom", the US administration shut down the KPR, the ‘Korean People’s Republic’, a popular political party lead by Yo Un-hyung, and closed down the most prominent Seoul newspaper that was sympathetic to the KPR. Meanwhile the free...
#128 – Kim Il Sung
Meanwhile in the North, the Soviets chose Kim Il Sung to be their hand-picked President. Unlike Rhee, who had spent most of the last 35 years of Japanese occupation chilling in Hawaii, Kim had spent his life fighting the Japanese occupation, first as a guerrilla, then...
#127 – Syngman Rhee
In the early hours of June 25, 1950, North Korean forces attacked across the 38th parallel that divided the country into a pro-Western regime in the south and a pro-Soviet regime in the north. It officially kicked off the first major conflict of the Cold War. The...
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★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by nicknamesaretaken671 from Australia on July 7, 2019
After listening to an informative, fact based cold war podcast I was looking for deeper analysis. Hello Cam & Ray!! Having come across this in 2019 I have had a lot of catching up to do. Doing a podcast a day (at normal speed) has made me laugh to the point I had to pull over. Listening to these guys, well mostly Cam, has been extremely enlightening. I had completely forgotten about Stalins musical exploits. The Yalta confernce…. no detail was missed over what was probably 612.7 hours of podcasting gold. No stone was left unturned including a double podcast on the political and social implications of the serviette rings at the first dinner, the in-depth discussion on the interior colour scheme of the plenary session meeting room and not play back Cams awesome Russian, American and English accents. Seriously this is worth the paltry investment. If you don’t know what part Count Dracula, a lemon tree and Chucky D played in rolling out the Cold War sign up now.. Sorry the rating only goes up to 5. Raf
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★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by Mick6678 from Australia on March 13, 2019
Ever wonder why things are the way they are? What have world leaders been up to for the last hundred years? Cam and Ray have made me laugh and made me think about the motivations that shaped 20th Century history. With copious research and minute detail juxtaposed with a surprising number of dick jokes you’ll be glad you took my advice and gave it a listen! Favourite podcast ever.
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Cold War Podcast
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by appleknockerPD from United States of America on March 7, 2019
If you want to hear the factual reasons for the beginnings of the “Cold War”, Cam and Ray start at the beginning. How WWII and the effects of political powers that changed after the war. If you don’t want to hear any negative comments about the United States, don’t listen to this podcast. However; if you are willing to accept not only the good things and the bad things your country has done or still doing around the globe, chill out and enjoy this podcast…..
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