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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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,
63 min
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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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Origins of the the Chinese Communist Party
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The First Unified China
china history
78 min
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Ancient China and it's People
Today we discuss the development of civilization in the Yellow River region of Northern China and the emergence of the Han Chinese. China is a multi-ethnic nation with a population of 1.4 Billion people. The Han Chinese are over 90% of the population.
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Uyghur Genocide in China
chinese muslims
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Horrors of the Yemeni Civil War
geopolitics
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Alexander the Great - The Genocidal Maniac
On today’s show, we dive into the factors that could have contributed to Alexander’s bizarre and murderous behavior.
95 min
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Sparta's influence on Nazi Germany
Today we discuss Sparta's influence on Nazi Germany.
90 min
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Greco-Persian Wars
Today, we dive into the Greco-Persian Wars as told by Herodotus and attempt to filter out some of his exaggerations.
90 min
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Assyria - Ancient Version of Nazi Germany
Today we discuss the rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the evolution of Ancient armies and why their neighbors felts the need to wipe them off the face of the earth.
87 min
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Ancient Egypt & Geopolitics
In todays episode, we discuss the origins of Egyptian civilization, the rise of empire, the geopolitics of the Ancient Near East, and one of the greatest military commanders of all time – Thutmose III.
96 min
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Ancient Sumer & the First Professional Armies
Today we discuss the rise of civilization and the birth of the first professional armies.
77 min
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How the U.S Civil War Impacted the Rest of the ...
Today we dive deeper into how the Civil War changed not only American society, but the rest of the world.
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Origins of the Irish Republican Army
Danny Sjursen joins us today to discuss the history of the Irish Republican Army and how they compare to modern resistance movements.
97 min
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Anatomy of the Military Industrial Complex
Christian Sorensen joins us today to explain the anatomy of this triangle and reveals just how much profiteering takes place.
95 min
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Ethiopia - War in Tigray
Ethiopia is on the cusp of a devastating civil war. While the world has been obsessing over the U.S election, the Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed launched a military campaign against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, (TPLF),
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2020 Election from Hell
Today we discuss the major themes of the election and speculate on the future of the country.
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Biden vs Trump on Foreign Policy
Today we dive deeper into Trump and Biden’s foreign policy record. Join our Patreon for access to extra content and our slack community.
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