#125 – The Berlin Blockade

#125 – The Berlin Blockade

Jul 20, 2019 | Free, Podcast, Premium | 0 comments

The fault of the Berlin Blockade is often laid at the feet of Stalin. But the truth is a little more complicated. By 1948, the situation in Germany was still messy. The Four Powers (USA, USSR, UK, France) in control of Germany couldn’t agree on a path forwards....
#96 – Marshall Plan III

#96 – Marshall Plan III

Oct 12, 2018 | Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent | 0 comments

* America’s approach to providing financial aid wasn’t popular with some of their allies either.* Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign Secretary, resented American dollar diplomacy, in particular the linking of desperately needed financial assistance to London’s...
#95 – Marshall Plan II

#95 – Marshall Plan II

Oct 5, 2018 | Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent | 0 comments

* Something that Marshall mentions only briefly in his speech is the effect that would have on the US economy. (around the 7’20″ mark)* Europe’s economy might have been destroyed after the war, but America’s wasn’t looking too bulletproof, partly BECAUSE the...
#94 – Marshall Plan I

#94 – Marshall Plan I

Sep 29, 2018 | Free, Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent | 0 comments

* One of the greatest pieces of mythology to ever be produced in America is the “Marshall Plan”.* It’s right up there with the idea of glorifying the “Founding Fathers”, who were actually just tax dodgers who orchestrated a bloody coup.* It’s also of course one of...