Empire, Republic and Shadow Wars

Shawn Warswick

English Education History Self-Improvement

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Episodes 165

Avg. Duration 27m

Activity Moderate

Apple Rating ★ 4.4 (602)

Since Jul 2017

Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

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Episodic

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About This Podcast

Empire, Republic & Shadow Wars connects the battles you know to the battles you’re not supposed to notice. I’m Shawn—teacher and historian (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. coursework in U.S. military history & empire). You’ll still get cinematic arcs on the Pacific War and Vietnam—and we’ll dive into the shadow wars: the war on terror, the war on drugs, covert finance, BCCI, and alleged/Documented intersections of intelligence services and the drug trade. We follow the paper trails, declassified files, and institutional incentives that move power.

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Empire, Republic and Shadow Wars has published 165 episodes since July 2017, covering topics in Education, History.

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