π§ Putin's Rise to Power
Latest Podcast Episodes π§ • 32m
Catherine Belton joined me on the pod to discuss the remarkable story of Vladimir Putin's rise to power. After working from 2007-2013 as the Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times, Catherine's career has offered an exclusive insight into workings of Putin's Kremlin. Her new book 'Putin's People' is packed with interviews from key inside players, uncovering fascinating details about how Putin subverted Russiaβs economy and legal system and extended the Kremlin's reach into the United States and Europe. It's a story of billions of dollars being siphoned out of state enterprises, murky networks of operatives and a suppression of independent voice. _x000D
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π§ The Irish War of Independence
Dan made a stupid comment on twitter. Irish history twitter melted down. So we did a pod on why. 100 years ago the Irish War of Independence was being fought in Ireland as the UK government sought to keep Ireland within the Union while the Irish independence fighters seized control of much of the...
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π§ PowerPoint
We take PowerPoint for granted. It's as much a fact of life as concrete. Or rainy afternoons. But it hasnβt always been here. It has a story. And once youβve heard it, youβll never look at PowerPoint the same way again.
Those old enough can remember the world before PowerPoint. A world where pre...
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π§ The Julio-Claudians with Tom Holland
Dan sits down with Tom Holland to discuss Rome's first five emperors - the Julio-Claudian dynasty. From Augustus to Nero, they are some of the most colourful characters in history. But how much of what we know of these figures is actually true? Beware this podcast contains very strong language.