Feb 17, 2017 | Podcast, Premium |
So after Sumner Welles resigned, the majority of the work on the UN charter was done by an interesting guy no-one remembers – Leo Pasvolsky. When he died in 1953, his New York Times obituary was subtitled “Wrote Charter of World Organization.” In a...
Feb 10, 2017 | Podcast, Premium |
During the rest of Day Two of Yalta they discuss how much Germany should pay in reparations and how many Germans should go to Russia as slave labour. On Day Three, the talk turns to FDR’s passion project – The United Nations. We go into some detail about...
Feb 3, 2017 | Free, Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent |
As the Yalta conference now turns to whether or not France should have a role in the occupation of Germany, the Allied Control Commission and the UN Security Council, we thought it was a good time to do a quick bio on France’s post-WWII leader, Charles de...
Jan 27, 2017 | Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent |
On day two of the Yalta Conference Franky wanted to discuss the role of France in the German occupation. Joey hijacked the agenda to demand agreement on dismemberment. And Winny just sucked his thumb because no-one cared what he thought about anything. PS ignore the...
Dec 21, 2016 | Free, Latest, Podcast, Recent |
Part four (!!!) of our “quick” biography on Fidel Castro, using the New York Times’ obituary, breaking it down, line by line, to uncover the propaganda. And we’re making these Castro episodes free to guests.This is absolutely the last part, we...
Dec 16, 2016 | Free, Latest, Podcast, Recent |
Part three (!!!) of our “quick” biography on Fidel Castro, using the New York Times’ obituary, breaking it down, line by line, to uncover the propaganda. And we’re making these Castro episodes free to guests. And yes – there is a part...
Dec 9, 2016 | Free, Latest, Podcast, Recent |
Part two of our “quick” biography on Fidel Castro, using the New York Times’ obituary, breaking it down, line by line, to uncover the propaganda. And we’re making these Castro episodes free to guests.
Dec 1, 2016 | Featured, Free, Latest, Podcast, Recent |
With the recent death of Fidel Castro, we decided to take a quick detour from our linear narrative to jump ahead in time and talk about one of the major figures, not only of the Cold War, but of the 20th century. A hero to many, reviled by just as many, his death...
Nov 25, 2016 | Latest, Premium, Recent |
Like he had before Tehran, FDR refused the idea of an Anglo-American bloc when he and Churchill met briefly in Malta before the conference.He’s trying hard to avoid putting Stalin on the defensive.Because he knows that in the game of wartime diplomacy, the...
Nov 18, 2016 | Latest, Premium, Recent |
We FINALLY start talking about day one of the Yalta conference, explaining the key cast of characters – and a lemon tree.
