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S6 Episode 10 - "Zero-Sum"
The Cold War ends. Apartheid falls. But Savimbi's war continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 9 - "Something Big and Bloody"
The fate of southern Africa is decided at Cuito Cuanavale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 8 - "Cut Off Their Hands"
The Reagan Doctrine puts Angola in the crosshairs as aid to UNITA is uncorked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 7 - "Constellation"
Reagan arrives, emboldening South Africa and Savimbi. The MPLA hangs on. Cuba recommits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 6 - "Total Onslaught"
Carter goes Cold Warrior. Savimbi visits Washington. Angola loses a founding father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 5 - "Kicking the Dog"
The MPLA and Jimmy Carter struggle to find their footing. Jonas Savimbi licks his wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 4 - "Zulu & Foxbat"
South Africa invades. Cuba intervenes. Angola becomes independent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coming Soon: No Daylight
What lies ahead for Blowback in 2026? A mini-series on Israel and America, a comic book, our seventh season and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 3 - "The Stand"
Angolan anti-colonial rebels challenge Portugal. Cuba brings its revolution to Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 2 - "Economy of Terror"
A look into the Portuguese empire in southern Africa and the stirrings of nationalism in Angola. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S6 Episode 1 - "The Dead Myth"
An introduction to and overview of our sixth season: the story of Angola, Cuba, and apartheid South Africa's Cold War showdown.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &…
Coming Soon: Blowback Season 6
New episodes drop September 22. This season, Cuba sends an army to defend newly independent Angola from the combined forces of apartheid South Africa, the CIA, and one of the most infamous warlords…
S5 Episode 10 - "The Terrible But Unfinished Story"
Wounded but not destroyed, Cambodia staggers into the 21st century.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad…
S5 Episode 9 - "Le Cercle Rouge"
Vietnam ends Democratic Kampuchea and the US backs the Khmer Rouge.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad…
S5 Episode 8 - "Third World War"
Khmer Rouge horrors spiral toward conflict with an ex-comrade: Vietnam.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad…
S5 Episode 7 - "Less Than Zero"
Cambodia slips into darkness, as the Khmer Rouge seize the country.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad…
S5 Episode 6 - "Dream Warriors"
The short-lived reign of the Khmer Republic; the end of Nixon.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices.…
S5 Episode 5 - "Last Tango In Paris"
One Cambodian coup, two US invasions and an unlikely American friend: China.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about…
S5 Episode 4 - "Mad Men"
Nixon and Kissinger put Cambodia on the menu.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
S5 Episode 3 - "Listen to the Thunder"
Sihanouk struggles to keep Cambodia out of LBJ's war in Vietnam.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad…
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Blowback has published 79 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Society & Culture.
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