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57 Episodes • By Blowback • redcircle.com/shows/blowback...
A podcast about the American Empire.
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S4 Episode 10 - "The Phantom Pain"
Donald Trump cuts a deal with the Taliban — and Amer... more
Jan 10 2024 1h 1m
US Withdrawal and Responsibility in Afghanistan
Chapter 1 18 mins
The Phantom Pain
Chapter 2 5 mins
US and Taliban Peace Deal
Chapter 3 17 mins
Afghan Government Collapse and US Withdrawal
Chapter 4 19 mins
Afghanistan Crisis, US Funding of Taliban
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S4 Episode 9 - "Peace Walker"
The Obama administration promises victory in ‘The Go... more
Jan 3 2024 1h 10m
Taliban Capture and US Attack
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S4 Episode 8 - "Sons of Liberty"
America runs its war in Afghanistan on the cheap — a... more
Dec 27 2023 1h 9m
Khalilzad's Rise in US Foreign Policy
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S4 Episode 7 - "Guns of the Patriots"
The Bush administration unleashes the first war of t... more
Dec 20 2023 1h 5m
The American Air Campaign in Afghanistan
Chapter 1 19 mins
Pakistan's Role in Afghanistan Escape
Chapter 2 15 mins
US-Russia Cooperation in War on Terror
Chapter 3 12 mins
American Campaign and Strategy in Afghanistan
Chapter 4 15 mins
Fall of Mazar-E-Sharif and US Intervention
Chapter 5 1 min
Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda Escape
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S4 Episode 6 - "Ground Zeroes"
The Afghan jihad spreads to Europe, Asia, Africa, an... more
Dec 13 2023 1h 3m
Connections Between Iranian Groups and Attacks
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S4 Episode 5 - "We Can Live With That"
The warlord years, and the rise of the Taliban.Adver... more
Dec 6 2023 1h 3m
Soviet Union's Fall and Afghanistan's Future
Chapter 1 6 mins
Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan
Chapter 2 16 mins
Fall of Soviet Union and Afghanistan Unraveling
Chapter 3 16 mins
Warlord Years in Kabul
Chapter 4 6 mins
The Rise of the Taliban
Chapter 5 14 mins
Taliban's Origins and Rise
Chapter 6 3 mins
Bin Laden's Journey and Views
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S4 Episode 4 - "They're Yours Now"
Operation Cyclone whips through Afghanistan — until ... more
Nov 29 2023 1h 10m
Afghan Opium Trade and Political Complicity
Chapter 1 17 mins
The Soviet Peace Initiative in Afghanistan
Chapter 2 11 mins
Pursuit of Weapon and Drug Money
Chapter 3 16 mins
Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Chapter 4 19 mins
Soviet-Afghan War and CIA Involvement
Chapter 5 5 mins
The Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan
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S4 Episode 3 - "The Trap"
The USSR invades, and the Safari Club kicks things u... more
Nov 22 2023 1h
Afghan Communists and the Afghan Jihad
Chapter 1 17 mins
The Afghan Trap
Chapter 2 16 mins
Media Manipulation and Warfare in Afghanistan
Chapter 3 6 mins
Media's Role in Afghan War
Chapter 4 18 mins
The Afghan Jihad and US Involvement
Chapter 5 1 min
Soviet Withdrawal and Peace Talks
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S4 Episode 2 - "Bleeders and Dealers"
The build-up to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.A... more
Nov 15 2023 1h 10m
War and Influence in Afghanistan
Chapter 1 11 mins
Afghanistan's History and British Invasions
Chapter 2 17 mins
Afghanistan's History and International Influence
Chapter 3 10 mins
US Support for Muslim Fighters
Chapter 4 13 mins
Communist Revolution and International Relations
Chapter 5 14 mins
Soviet Involvement in Afghanistan
Chapter 6 2 mins
Missed Opportunity
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S4 Episode 1 - "Snake Eater"
Welcome to Season 4: Afghanistan.Advertising Inquiri... more
Aug 25 2023 43m
The Impact of Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal
Chapter 1 17 mins
The History and Impact of Afghanistan
Chapter 2 6 mins
US Connections to Terror and Drugs
Chapter 3 17 mins
Charlie Wilson and the Afghan Jihad
Chapter 4 1 min
Exciting Season With Guests and Bonuses
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S3 Episode 10 - "The Host"
The armistice in Korea is supposed to be temporary. ... more
Nov 28 2022 1h 36m
The Swedish Envoy
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S3 Episode 9 - "No More Targets"
Stalemate on the battlefield does not stop the Unite... more
Nov 21 2022 1h 14m
Sober Warning to the Left
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S3 Episode 8 - "American Caesar"
President Truman and his “Big General in the Far Eas... more
Nov 14 2022 1h 22m
MacArthur's Slow Motion War.
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S3 Episode 7 - "Mao's Poem"
The US threatens to cross the Yalu. The Chinese lead... more
Nov 7 2022 1h 4m
US Air Force in Korea
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S3 Episode 6 - "National Smile Week"
The US Army is almost pushed off the peninsula. Gen.... more
Oct 31 2022 1h 4m
Korean Officer Discussion
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S3 Episode 5 - “Train to Busan”
With a rightwing, US-backed klepto-case to his South... more
Oct 24 2022 1h 19m
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S3 Episode 4 - "Red Island"
The war before the war on a self-reliant island off ... more
Oct 17 2022 57m
The Jeju Island Rebellion
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S3 Episode 3 - "The Blue House"
After a flash of hope post-WWII Korea is divided int... more
Oct 10 2022 1h 6m
The Two Korean States.
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S3 Episode 2 - “The Uninvited”
A pocket-sized history of the Korean peninsula, the ... more
Oct 1 2022 1h 11m
President William McKinley
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S3 Episode 1 - “Stop Me Before I Kill Again”
A new season, a new story: The Korean War. To listen... more
Jul 25 2022 41m
MacArthur and the Korean War
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Coming Soon: Blowback Season Three
The third season of Blowback — the story of the Kore... more
Apr 12 2022 40 sec
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Havana (Derangement)
Guests Helen Yaffe, José Pertierra and Marta ... more
Nov 15 2021 44m
Communism is a Failed Ideology
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S2 Bonus 9 - "The Most Beautiful Cause"
A rundown of the Cuban revolution's foreign policy i... more
Nov 8 2021 36m
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S2 Bonus 8 - "The Capital of Terrorism"
Noah talks with José Pertierra, a Cuban-Ameri... more
Nov 1 2021 1h 8m
Different Rules for Cuba'.
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S2 Bonus 7 - "Sweet Dirty Tony's Baadasssss Song"
Guest Bill Corbett (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Ri... more
Oct 25 2021 1h 27m
The Purge
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