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Guest: Annibale Recorded: April 18, 2024 Part 2 of our 3-part series on the Battle of Kursk (part 1 here), with Annibale. This episode: the Soviets turn the tide against the Nazis at Prokhorovka, popularly known as the largest tank battle in history. Listen to part 1 of our Battle of Kursk series (EP #436) with Annibale here. Further listening with Annibale:-EP #131 — The Italian

Recorded: April 16, 2024 The War Nerd & Ames break down Iran's weekend drone-missile attack on Israel, and make the mistake of trying to guess what comes next. FIRST: We chat about home drones, Trump's Gettysburg Address & parrots... AT 22:51 — We discuss Israel's April 1st bombing of Iran's embassy in Damascus and Iran's drone-missile response... AT 1:01:04 — Music int

Guest: Joshua Craze Recorded: April 11, 2024 Sudan researcher Joshua Craze joins us to lay out the complex horrors unfolding in Sudan in the year since he last appeared on RWN (EP #375) , leaving 18 million people in emergency near-famine, and 8 million displaced. Glossary:-RSF (Rapid Support Forces): led by Hemedti, started out in Darfur/gold mining, backed by UAE and political el

Guest: Annibale Recorded: April 9, 2024 Annibale joins us for a 2-part series on the Battle of Kursk in WW2, the myths vs the realities, and some parallels to the current war in Ukraine. In part 1, we discuss the background, the battle plans, and the planning. For more, check out these episodes with Annibale:-A Brief History of the Waffen SS: EP #410-Italy On The WW2 Eastern Front

Guest: Rob Ashlar Recorded: March 28, 2024 To make sense of the ISKP (Islamic State-Khorasan Province) attacks in Moscow last week, and Iran earlier this year, we dive into its murky origins during the US occupation in Afghanistan and the terrorist group's remarkably friendly relations with occupied Afghanistan's security agency, the National Directorate for Security (NDS), which w

Guest: Jake Johnston, researcher & writer Recorded: March 22, 2024 We talk to longtime Haiti reporter Jake Johnston about the decades-old US role in Haiti's unraveling, NGO imperialism, the Clintons, and the coups. Buy Jake's book Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism and the Battle to Control Haiti. Follow Jake on Twitter. Total time: 1:37:20 Direct link to this episode'

Guest: Stephen Rabe, historian Recorded: March 18, 2024 We talk to historian Stephen Rabe to recover the lost history of how the CIA wage a dirty war in Guyana, using US labor unions to pit the country's blacks against Indians, wrecking the country for decades to make sure that its popular leftist politician, Cheddi Jagan, was kept out of power. Buy Stephen Rabe's book U.S. Interve

Guest: Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada Recorded: March 12, 2024 We talk to Ali Abunimah about Israel's forced starvation campaign, the founding of Electronic Intifada, war propaganda, the ground invasion & more... Read The Electronic Intifada. Follow Ali on Twitter. Articles mentioned:-"In memory of Dr. Refaat Alareer,"-"NY Times revives Israel’s rape propaganda"-"Is Israel

The audio version of our 2nd attempt at livestream — we discuss John's book Erdogan Pizza, gastrointestinal fluids, seasickness, travel lit, failed drug expeditions & more... * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Piz

Guest: Volodymyr IshchenkoRecorded: March 5, 2024 We talk to Ukrainian writer/researcher Volodymyr Ishchenko about Ukraine's terminal condition in the post-Soviet era, the material conditions driving Ukraine towards the abyss, and how the war serves Russia's ruling class interests. Buy Volodymyr's book Towards The Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War (Verso).Follow Volodymyr on Twitte