The purpose of this podcast is to trace the connection between history and current events as they unfold. I start in the past and hope to get to the present, but sometimes it just descends into geeking about history ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
Current History
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16 episodes
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Podcast Overview
The purpose of this podcast is to trace the connection between history and current events as they unfold. I start in the past and hope to get to the present, but sometimes it just descends into geeking about history ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
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Publishing Since
3/1/2019
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Recent Episodes
June 30, 2023
American Guerrilla and Gay Communist, Bill Aalto
<p>It is technically still Pride Month for like, 4 more hours, so this came out on time. Meet William "Bill" Aalto, a New York Communist who fought for the Spanish Republic backed by the Soviet Union against the Nationalists backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Bill was involved in raids behind enemy lines and taught at a school for partisans that trained people who fought all over Europe in WW2. Bill Aalto joined the OSS, precursor to the CIA, but was kicked out after being reported by his comrades for being gay. </p>
February 28, 2022
Ukraine War Update: Kyiv and Zelenskyy Still Standing
<p>An update on the Russo-Ukrainian war, and how the battles for Ukraine are going. I also have some fact checks on the first episode.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Also turns out the German paratroopers attacked Crete, not Cyprus. Whoops.</p>
February 24, 2022
Ukraine Invaded By Russia, The Russo-Ukrainian War Has Begun
<p>As I record and as I type this, an invasion force is being launched into Ukraine by Russia from the Donbass, Belarus, and possibly directly from Russian territory. Cities are being bombed, cyber attacks are taking down state websites, people are fleeing from Kyiv, and The Ukrainian military is putting up a ferocious fight to determine the fate of their country. Biden has said that they have intelligence indicating that if Russia takes the country, they will kill or put in concentration camps anyone who might oppose Russia, from political figures to ethnic minorities and members of the LGBTQ community. the Russo-Ukrainian war has begun.</p>
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