Putschcast

About Putschcast

A global podcast about Riots, Rebellions and Revolutions. Putschcast explores how power changes hands, whether through internal social and political decay, external pressure, popular resistance or a pure stroke of luck. Featuring experts in their field, every episode explores a unique moment in history that led to profound changes in the lives of the people affected by it. For the latest coup d'état, follow Putschcast on Youtube, Instagram or www.putschcast.com

Publisher

The Putschcaster

Category

government · history · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2025

Latest episode

17 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Oct 2026

   #27 Syria - The Double Life of Asma al-Assad: Vogue Covers and Torture Chambers

   The story of Asma al-Assad is one of the most bizarre and morally corrosive chapters in modern Middle Eastern history. But how did "Emma from West London" end up in the presidential palace in Damascus? It began with a cousin's connection, a mother at the Syrian embassy, and a romance with a shy ophthalmology student who was never supposed to rule. What followed was a Vogue cover, a revolution, a regime that tortured and killed its own people, and an unforeseen overthrow and escape to Moscow ...

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   #26 Gaza: From Hamas vs Fatah Coup to October 7

   Why did Hamas launch the October 7 attacks, and what did they actually expect to happen? October 7 shattered regional stability and thrust a small, blockaded enclave into a total war that rewrote modern history. But how did Hamas actually seize power in the first place? Surprisingly, it began through a democratic election in 2006, followed by a violent 2007 self-coup where Hamas used military force against Fatah to defend what it viewed as its legitimate right to rule. What followed ac...

3. 

   19 Sept 2026

   #25 Czechoslovakia - Communist Coup, Prague Spring and Velvet Revolution

   February 1948. Communist stormtroopers marched through the freezing streets of Prague while regular citizens watched in stunned disbelief. This single week shattered Czechoslovakia’s democracy and forced a young, affluent bourgeois boy named Václav Havel into state-mandated exile from his own country's intellectual elite. What followed across four decades was a surreal, high-stakes battle of wits between a playwright and a totalitarian regime. While Havel was banned from traditional schoolin...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.9 / 5

31 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

0

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