Conflicted: A History Podcast

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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Episodes 71
Avg. Duration 1h 37m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (563)
Since Sep 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Months
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Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.

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S3E67 The Panama Canal – Part 3: Make The Dirt Fly!

Jun 11, 2026 2h 3m

In the third and final installment of the series, President Theodore Roosevelt mobilizes the full industrial might of United States to “make the dirt fly” in Panama and succeed where the French…

S3E66 The Panama Canal – Part 2: I Took The Isthmus

Apr 14, 2026 1h 38m

After the French project to build a canal through Panama collapses in 1889 amidst disease and financial scandal, US President Teddy Roosevelt resolves to pick up where they left off. However,…

S3E65 The Panama Canal – Part 1: Le Piège Mortel

Mar 01, 2026 1h 40m

In August of 1914, the United States of America completed a man-made waterway through the Panamanian isthmus, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the first time in history. But that…

S3E64 The Tokyo Subway Sarin Attacks 1995 – Part 2

Jan 16, 2026 1h 50m

As the Japanese police prepare for a raid on the Aum Shinrikyo compound, cult leader Shoko Asahara launches a desperate chemical weapons attack in downtown Tokyo. During the height of Monday morning…

S3E63 The Tokyo Subway Sarin Attacks 1995 – Part 1

Dec 05, 2025 2h 4m

On March 20th, 1995, the Tokyo subway system was flooded with sarin nerve gas in a coordinated terrorist attack by the religious cult Aum Shinrikyō. Led by the charismatic new-age guru, Shoko…

S3E62 Get Eichmann – Israel’s Hunt For A Nazi War Criminal - Part 3

Oct 10, 2025 1h 37m

In the summer of 1960, all eyes are on Israel. As the Jewish nation unveils its capture of Adolf Eichmann to the world, a bitter controversy swirls around the notorious SS officer. Eichmann’s lawyer,…

S3E61 Get Eichmann – Israel’s Hunt For A Nazi War Criminal - Part 2

Sep 09, 2025 1h 54m

Adolf Eichmann has been found. In the spring of 1960, Mossad launches a daring operation to kidnap “Ricardo Klement” and smuggle him back to Israel to face judgement.    SOURCES: Aharoni, Zvi. Dietl,…

S3E60 Get Eichmann – Israel’s Hunt For A Nazi War Criminal - Part 1

Aug 08, 2025 1h 41m

When World War II ended, SS officer Adolf Eichmann disappeared. As a key organizer of Nazi Germany’s Final Solution, the genocidal program that murdered 6 million European Jews, Eichmann became one…

S3E59 When Justinian Met Theodora – Part 4

Jun 19, 2025 1h 32m

In the conclusion of the series, Justinian and Theodora face a cascade of setbacks and disasters. The Empress hatches a plan to destroy John the Cappadocian. Belisarius learns of Antonina’s serial…

S3E58 When Justinian Met Theodora – Part 3

May 02, 2025 1h 44m

With the Nika Riots behind them, Justinian and Theodora rebuild Constantinople and pursue a bold new agenda for the Byzantine Empire. Belisarius sails to war against the Vandal Kingdom. John the…

S3E57 When Justinian Met Theodora – Part 2

Mar 22, 2025 1h 22m

After being crowned Emperor and Empress of the Byzantine Empire, Justinian and Theodora face their first major test as rulers, the deadly Nika Riots of 532 AD. SOURCES:Bridge, Antony. Theodora:…

S3E56 When Justinian Met Theodora – Part 1

Feb 22, 2025 1h 30m

From 527 to 565 AD, Emperor Justinian I and his Empress Theodora ruled over the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople. Together, they reshaped the Mediterranean world, weathering political upheaval,…

S3E55 The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 5: Thank God, They’ve Attacked Us

Dec 20, 2024 2h 22m

On December 3rd, 1971, India and Pakistan go to war on two fronts, battling for the future of Bangladesh. In the East, the Indian army races against time, hoping to capture Dacca and force a…

S3E54 The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 4: Casus Belli

Nov 02, 2024 1h 51m

As Yahya Khan’s crackdown in East Pakistan sparks a refugee crisis and a guerilla insurgency, the neighboring nation of India, led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, must decide how to respond.…

S3E53 Introducing...BEEF

Oct 10, 2024 48m

Join me for a special featured episode of BEEF, a scripted podcast narrated by award-winning host Bridget Todd. This episode tells the story of explorers Sir Richard Burton and Captain John Hanning…

S3E52 The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 3: A Man Named Blood

Sep 23, 2024 1h 45m

On March 25th, 1971, President Yahya Khan launches Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan, a brutal military crackdown intended to snuff out Bengali separatism and restore West Pakistani authority.…

S3E51 The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 2: Bhutto’s Game

Jul 26, 2024 1h 47m

In the wake of the deadly Bhola Cyclone, 50 million Pakistanis go to the polls on December 7th, 1970 and cast their votes in a national election, which yields unexpected and destabilizing results. As…

S3E50 The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 1: Land of Broken Maps

Jun 08, 2024 1h 33m

In March 1971, the nation of Pakistan was split apart by a vicious civil war, eventually culminating in the creation of a new state: Bangladesh. In this first episode of a multi-part series, we trace…

S3E49 The Kinsey Report – Part 3

Mar 10, 2024 1h 37m

In January of 1948, Alfred Kinsey releases his first book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, igniting a firestorm of controversy across the United States. As the Professor scrambles to capitalize on…

S3E48 The Kinsey Report – Part 2

Feb 07, 2024 1h 11m

As Dr. Alfred Kinsey begins his foray into sex research in 1938, he faces a rising tide of controversy at Indiana University, and is soon confronted with an ultimatum. While his research develops and…

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Conflicted: A History Podcast has published 71 episodes since September 2019, covering topics in Education, History.

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