#81: History Hack: Men in Black, An Introduction to the CIA
The 15 Minute Book Club
05/17/20
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Rounding off our weekend of US History, Pulitzer winning journalist and author Tim Weiner joins us to talk about the early history of the CIA. Based on his book Legacy of Ashes, we learn all about the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency, the early conflicts in ethos and why up to and including the Cuban Missile Crisis, success was anything but a given.
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May 17, 2020
•48m
In part 5/6 of our weekend tribute to US History, multiple Emmy Award winner Peter Lion joins us to introduce Merg. View the war in Europe through the eyes of one very special one man, and found out how he came to be the only American soldier with a church on the battlefield dedicated to him.
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#82 History Hack: WW2 in Russian Memory
May 18, 2020
•44m
Since victory in "The Great Patriotic War," how have Russians perceived it and how does it impact Russia today? With a an emphasis on Stalingrad, Ian Garner explains to us how shifting interpretations born on the battlefields have been reshaped to serve successive regimes since 1945.
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