In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
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<div>A comprehensive, long-form history podcast about Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge and the Pol Pot Regime. </div>
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1/28/2018
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Recent Episodes
May 31, 2026
S3 Ep8: Terrorism, Rock & Roll and the Battle of Angkor Wat
Host Lachlan explores the chaotic Cambodian Civil War of 1972, detailing Khmer Rouge advances, Lon Nol's power consolidation, and the surprising emergence of rock & roll amidst conflict.
May 9, 2026
S3 Ep8: The New Angkor Series is Out - A Quick Update On How to Listen / Watch
<div> <p>Here to clear up whats going on with that - easiest thing is to <a href="https://youtu.be/RfEnSrw-hMU">watch the full thing</a> on YouTube! </p><p>Also support the show ! <a href="https://www.shadowsofutopia.com/support.html">https://www.shadowsofutopia.com/support.html</a></p><p>Also check out the latest season of Who Killed Haing Ngor? out now</p></div>
February 16, 2026
S3 Ep7: How to Get Out of a War in Indochina - Nixon, Mao, and the Balance of Power
<div> <p>Time Period Covered: 1971 – 1973</p><p>How do you get out of a war without losing it?</p><p>What did Nixon’s opening to China have to do with Vietnam?</p><p>And how much of “peace” in 1972 was about diplomacy, and how much was about the election?</p><p>In this episode, Lachlan examines the pivotal year of 1972. North Vietnam launches the Spring Offensive, the largest conventional campaign of the war, while American air power returns on a massive scale. At the same time, Nixon travels to Beijing and Moscow, reshaping the Cold War balance and strengthening his position at home.</p><p>Behind the scenes, Henry Kissinger conducts secret negotiations in Paris. The Oval Office tapes reveal a colder logic: South Vietnam may not survive indefinitely, but if it lasts long enough, the United States can leave on its own terms. Cambodia, meanwhile, remains entangled in bombing, secrecy, and executive overreach, part of the same governing culture that produces Watergate.</p><p>By January 1973, the Paris Peace Accords are signed. American prisoners are coming home. Nixon has won a landslide re-election on promises of peace.</p><p>But the settlement leaves North Vietnamese troops in the South, freezes the battlefield in place, and offers no real solution for Cambodia.</p><p>The war, in other words, is ending. Just not for everyone.</p><p>Sources:</p><p>Short Mao: The Man Who Built China<br>Hastings Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy<br>Miller The Vietnam War: A Documentary Reader<br>Various Recordings: Nixon Whitehouse 1971-2<br>Shawcross Sideshow</p></div>
78 total episodes available with 14 transcripts
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<div>A comprehensive, long-form history podcast about Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge and the Pol Pot Regime. </div> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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