S5 Episode 1 - "The Wolves Are Closing In" - Blowback
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A podcast about American Empire.

A prelude and a primer to this season's story: the tragedy of Cambodia.

  • somename [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    I’m sure this season is going to make me renew my appreciation for how horrific the Sino Soviet split ultimately was

    • somename [she/her]
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      2 months ago

      I’m generally positive on the PRC, especially in the modern day and in their early history. But damn was some of their foreign policy in the 70’s and 80’s awful.

  • LeZero [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    https://mega.nz/folder/UEMDhA4Y#P4zchG4uWzDu3_P5YiHigQ

    Here you all go (I just put the main episodes and skipped the bonus episodes)

  • Blockocheese [any]
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    2 months ago

    My friends mom survived the Khmer Rouge and its like unbelievable to me that she's a relatively normal person today despite the trauma

    Her dad's family fled Vietnam for Cambodia during the American invasion just to also get fucked during the Khmer Rouge

    The crimes of American imperialism are never ending

    • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      Her dad's family fled Vietnam for Cambodia during the American invasion just to also get fucked during the Khmer Rouge

      The funny thing is, Cambodia fell first before South Vietnam did...

  • happybadger [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    soypoint-1 I'm excited for this one. Pol Pot was such a weird bastardisation of left politics.

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      It's probably the best serialised history podcast I've heard. As engaging as Hardcore History without Dan Carlin's centrism.

    • wild_dog
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      17 days ago

      deleted by creator

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      Easily the best. I'd call it more of a documentary series than a podcast. There's a reason they only drop 10 episodes a year, cause the quality is on another level. They are amazing

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    I love Blowback, but I need to take regular breaks between episodes. I may get to this season in a year or two if I don't skip around.

    • edge [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      I stopped after the Mars Attacks episode of season 1. It's a really interesting show, but hearing about the horrid shit the US did just broke me.

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      S4 was released on a weekly schedule. I bet this will be the same.

    • poppy_apocalypse [he/him, any]
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      2 months ago

      I got a 25 dollar annual subscription to the show on Spotify. I have access to all the eps and bonuses for all seasons. I think someone linked all the content here for last season to share. If I knew how I would do it, although I certainly don't mind giving up some coin for quality slop

    • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      They drop all at once if you subscribe. $25 a year

  • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    I still haven't listened to season 4, its on my to do list. Does anyone have the link to the full season? I know it got posted here way back, but I was kinda going through some shit at the time and didn't keep it.

    • Wakmrow [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      It's on Spotify and iHeartRadio. Don't know how it is with unpaid but the full season is on both.

  • GoodGuyWithACat [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Oh it's a podcast, I was hoping from the trailer it was an anime about Nixon and Kissinger using blood sacrifice to summon demons.