From Vikings to Zombies: A History of Drug Use in the Military
Why do soldiers fight? Maybe it’s patriotism. Maybe it’s comradeship. Maybe it’s fear of their own side.Or maybe it’s the drugs.For as long as there have been people, there have been people trying to ...
22 Okt 201835min
What 'War by Other Means' Means Now
Taylor Swift and Islamic State are in a battle for our hearts, minds and eyeballs. Russia wants your vote, or for you not to vote at all. And if you think the amount of false information out there onl...
15 Okt 201832min
Why an Ancient Greek Historian Is Still Taught at West Point
More than 2,400 years ago, Thucydides of Athens wrote about his city's war with Sparta. Today, that book is still read at military academies all over the world.Why?That's what we asked Dr. Cliff Roger...
8 Okt 201829min
ICYMI - How Modern China Got That Way
Xi Jinping’s China tends to look at itself as a historical victim, an underdog fighting to roll back indignities of the past and prove its strength. Author and journalist Paul French has been chronicl...
3 Okt 201837min
Interviewing the Alleged Secret Master of the Qanon Conspiracy
Qanon is a conspiracy theory that supposes President Donald Trump is at war with an ancient pedophile cult. When Qanon believers began to show up at Trump rallies, the mainstream media took notice. In...
27 Sep 201848min
Erik Prince Wants a Private Air Force
The man behind defunct mercenary provider Blackwater sees private air power as the key to winning the war in Afghanistan. A new report links Erik Prince to efforts to buy or build private gunships - t...
18 Sep 201833min
Venezuela: A Riches to Rags Story
People in Venezuela are murdering each other at the highest rate in the world. Workers are fainting on the job because of hunger. Citizens have lost 20 pounds on average since the country’s economic c...
10 Sep 201826min
ICYMI - Why Nuclear War Looks Inevitable
Several recent developments have the potential to move the hands of the nuclear doom clock closer to midnight. In this episode from a while back, we talked with the Washington Post's Dan Zak about his...
8 Sep 201830min
