Bro History
Bro History delivers an unapologetic and humorous take on history, geopolitics, and international news. Every week you will receive multiple hours of foreign policy & history-themed content that is thought-provoking, politically incorrect and educational. Bro History covers topics ranging from WW1, to the Russian Revolution, to modern geopolitics.
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China - Are they actually a world power? with J...
China
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Who are the The Islamic State in Khorasan?
On todays episode, we discuss the origins of ISIS-K. Here’s a link to the report we were talking about: The Islamic State in ‘Khorasan’: How it began and where it stands now in Nangarhar Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #208
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Drug Lords, Predators and Corruption in the Afg...
Matthew Hoh joins us to explain why the U.S mission in Afghanistan failed
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Origins of the Taliban
thomasfrancishenry
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WW2: How Germany went into Hyperinflation
On today’s episode, we discuss how German central banks caused hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic between 1914–1923. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #205
86 min
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WWI: How Woodrow Wilson Pushed America into War
On today’s episode, we discuss how the Woodrow Administration led America into WWI.
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WikiLeaks
On today’s episode, we discuss how Wikileaks has impacted world events. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #203
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The Imminent Collapse of the Afghan Government
On today’s episode, we discuss the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan and the impending collapse of the Afghan Government.
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USA's Plan to Invade and Conquer Canada
On today’s episode, we discuss the U.S plan to conquer Canada.
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The Pentagon’s unclassified report on UFO's
On today’s episode, we dive into the Pentagon’s unclassified report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’s (aka UFOs).
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The Vietnam War: Lies the US government told
On today’s episode, we discuss the lies told by the government that pushed the U.S into the Vietnam War.
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China Taiwan: Who would win in a military confl...
On today’s episode, we discuss what would happen if China invaded Taiwan
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Russia Ukraine: Ukraine has a Nazi Problem?
On today’s episode, we discuss far right neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine.
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Israel Palestine - Origins of Hamas
On todays episode we discuss how Hamas, the militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement, was created. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #196
86 min
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Israel Palestine 101: Origins of the Conflict
On todays episode we discuss early Zionism, Jewish immigration to Palestine, and the lead up to the 1948 Arab Israeli War.
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Russian History: Origins of Ethnic Slavs
On Today’s episode, we discuss the controversial history of the first Slavic state, the Kievan Rus’. Article discussed THE PLACE OF THE KIEVAN RUS IN HISTORY: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #194
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Why Russia wants to Clone Ancient Scythians
On today’s episode we discuss, the history of the Scythians, ancient Russia, and why Russia wants to clone them.
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Do You Live in a Nuclear Sponge State?
The “Nuclear Sponge” refers to the hundreds of nuclear missiles spread across Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming. These ICBMs, are not meant to be launched, but to “absorb” a nuclear attack and spare major population centers.
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Ukraine
We explain how the circumstances set by the end of Cold War led up to the current crises between Russia and Ukraine.
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Japan History: Rise of Fanatical Nationalism
“Government by Assassination” was a term used to describe the tumultuous political situation in Japan in the early 20th century. The rise of fanatic nationalism led to a huge of influx of political murders in Pre-WWII Japan.
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History Japan: How the US forced Japanese borde...
“Gunboat diplomacy” refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the threat of force. One of the most notorious case studies of “Gunboat diplomacy” is when Matthew C. Perry forced Japan to dismiss their 200 year policy of isolation and st...
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Japanese History: Shoguns, and Origins of the S...
The standard narrative when it comes to Japanese nationalism is that they rapidly modernized out of fear of being colonized by the west. One issue with this narrative is that it assumes that nation states arise via diffusion,
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Japanese History: Samurai & the Myth of Bushido
On today’s episode we discuss how the “way of the samurai” or bushido, fueled the creation of the imperial Japanese nation state. Bushido is supposedly the value system that governed the behavior of Samurai in feudal Japan.
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Japanese History: From ripping off the Chinese ...
Today we dive into Classical Japan’s transition from a strong central government to feudalism. During the Heian period, Japan created a court system mimicking the Tang Dynasty of China. Due to high levels of corruption and crony land politics,
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Japan History: Ancient Origins of Japan
Today we kickoff our series on the creation of the Japanese nation state. On this episode we discuss the first “peoples” of Japan such as the Jōmon and the Yayoi. In addition, we dive into the origins of the first Japanese kingdoms.
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