Over twenty years we’ve gone deep on specific events and characters of the Cold War, each one spanning multiple episodes. Pick a thread, start at the first episode, and lose a weekend.
How a guy who failed at being a lawyer became the most famous revolutionary of the 20th century. Castro, the 26th of July Movement, and the road to Havana.
The real story behind the creation of NATO.
The history of Taiwan and China.
The complicated story of the Korean War — background (#127–#132), then the war itself (#190–#206 and #213–#223) up to MacArthur's termination in 1951.
The story of the creation of the CIA.
The story of the early years of Tito and Yugoslavia.
The history of the development of the Soviet atomic bomb.
The messy story of the creation of modern Israel.
The story of how the US terrified its population about the evil Communists.
The story of the early years of Ho Chi Minh and his fight for an independent Vietnam.
The history of the Marshall Plan.
The story of the US plan to "contain" the USSR.
The story of how and why the US developed and used the first atomic bombs.
The story of how Truman ended up as President and his tough-guy approach to dealing with Stalin.
The story behind the creation of the United Nations.
When Fidel Castro died we did a short series pointing out the flaws and half-truths in the New York Times' obituary.
Our infamously long miniseries on the Yalta Conference.
An overview of socialism, capitalism and the economics of war.