S2 Ep1: Les Khmers Rouges: Double Lives in Sihanouk's Golden Era
How does the Communist Party of Kampuchea form? How does Saloth Sar become a married man and teacher? What are the consequences of Sihanouk’s neutral foreign policy? Time Period Covered 1955-1960 ...
23 Heinä 20212h 7min
S1 Ep15: Season One Recap - Cambodian History from Angkor to Independence
This bonus episode is for those who would like to remind themselves of the topics covered in the first season of the podcast, or for new listeners who might want a simple overview of Cambodian history...
5 Kesä 20211h 6min
S1 Ep14: The End of French Indochina: Dien Bien Phu, Geneva and “Citizen Sihanouk”
How does the First Indochina War end? What do the Geneva Accords mean for Cambodia? Who wins the 1955 Cambodian general election? Time Period Covered December 1953 – July 1955 Cambodia faces Vie...
17 Huhti 20212h 37min
S1 Ep13: Sihanouk’s Royal Crusade for Cambodian Independence
How does Cambodian Independence day originate in November 1953? What does the First Indochina War look like in Cambodia? How does a young Pol Pot 'join the maquis'? Time Period Covered January – Dece...
16 Tammi 20211h 37min
S1 Ep12: Pol Pot in Paris and the Khmer Issarak – Part Two
How did the First Indochina War become part of the Cold War? When did the Khmer students studying in Paris become communists? What influenced Saloth Sar to become a revolutionary? Time Period Covered...
9 Marras 20202h 35min
S1 Ep12: Interview: ‘Extraordinary Justice at the Khmer Rouge Tribunals’ with Dr Craig Etcheson
Craig Etcheson is currently visiting scientist at Harvard’s TH Chan School of Public Health, and he was a founder of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia, he has been studying the Khmer Rouge regime f...
20 Syys 202051min
S1 Ep11: Pol Pot in Paris and the Khmer Issarak - Part One
What does the anti-colonial scene look like in Cambodia? Who are the Khmer Issarak and how do nationalists and young Cambodian students relate to this movement as well as the growing war in Vietnam wi...
22 Elo 20202h 5min
S1 Ep10: Cambodia in the Second World War: Son Ngoc Thanh, Japan and a Brief Independence
What is the Umbrella Revolt in Cambodia? How do nationalists like Son Ngoc Thanh react to the rise of Imperial Japan? What are the circumstances surrounding the choice of Norodom Sihanouk as the new C...
11 Kesä 20202h 45min
