Dec 5, 2024 | Free, Podcast, Premium |
Some people have said 1983 was the most dangerous year in human history. On four separate occasions, the U.S.A. and the USSR nearly ended up in a hot nuclear war. Soviet leaders apparently became deeply worried that the US was preparing to launch a surprise nuclear...
Nov 20, 2024 | Free, Podcast, Premium |
Today we interview Andrea Balis & Elizabeth Levy, co-authors of the book “Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare”, a cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in US history: McCarthy’s infamous “witch hunt” for...
Oct 31, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
For nearly two decades, the CIA ran a covert operation designed to train Tibetan insurgents and gather intelligence about the Chinese, while smuggling weapons and money into Tibet, pushing Tibetan supporters of the Dalai Lama to launch violent uprisings, and using...
Oct 21, 2024 | Free, Podcast, Premium |
For nearly two decades, the CIA ran a covert operation designed to train Tibetan insurgents and gather intelligence about the Chinese, while smuggling weapons and money into Tibet, pushing Tibetan supporters of the Dalai Lama to launch violent uprisings, and using...
Oct 3, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
During the 1950s, social unrest rocked Tibet, partly because of power struggles at the top level of the government and partly because the poor masses wanted a revolution like the one in China. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama actually began to support the idea of Marxism....
Sep 23, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
There’s nothing hotter than Tibetan-on-Tibetan violence, especially when it’s the two top government officials having a civil war over the new Dalai Lama, as happened in Tibet in 1947. But don’t let anyone ever tell you that making a child the head...
Sep 13, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In 1904, the British sent an army into Tibet to secure it for Britain. It resulted in a massacre when the British opened fire with their new Maxim machine guns on Tibetans holding spears. The Dalai Lama was forced to flee the country. Over the next few decades, Tibet...
Aug 27, 2024 | Free, Podcast, Premium |
We all know that Tibet and China have a history, and that the U.S.A. is always in the middle of it. But you may not know that The United States recognizes Tibet to be part of the People’s Republic of China or that the UK and the U.S.A. have spent over a century trying...
Aug 8, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
The CIA’s second attempt at a coup succeeds. Mossadegh is driven into hiding and General Zahedi declares himself the new leader of the country. The CIA celebrates wth champagne. There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an audio player or...
Jul 29, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
It’s the middle of 1953, and the CIA is ready to execute their coup against the democratically elected government of Iran. The plan? Spend a bucket load of money hiring thugs to cause riots in the streets. Blame it on Mossadegh and then bribe a corrupt member of...
