Ep 15: Right Back Where They Started
In the finale of Hidden History season four, the end of the Contra war, the years of reconciliation that followed, and the dissolution of a democratic hope for the Nicaraguan people
8 Sep 202334min
Ep 14: A Dark Alliance (Part 3)
Breaking down the reporting of Gary Webb in the San Jose Mercury News, particularly the Dark Alliance series laying out the Contra operation to smuggle cocaine into the US for funds to fight the Sandi...
1 Sep 202331min
Ep 13: How a US Backed Militia Terrorized Nicaragua (Part 2)
The rise of the Contras in response to the revolutionary government of the Nicaraguan Sandinistas
18 Aug 202331min
Ep 12: How A Leftist Guerilla Group Humiliated The US (Part 1)
How a guerilla group rose up to take out one of Latin America's most repressive dictatorships. Part two of our series on Nicaragua under the Sandinistas is next week.
11 Aug 202330min
Ep 11: Thomas Sankara's Tragic Quest To Remake Burkina Faso
The incredible and tragic life of Thomas Sankara
4 Aug 202338min
Ep 10: Charles de Gaulle Was Almost Killed For Giving Up Algeria
The incredible putsch against Charles de Gaulle, and how he survived it.
28 Jul 202328min
Ep 9: The Brutal Coup That Stopped Congolese Democracy
The tragic death of Patrice Lumumba and its devastating consequences for the Congo and Africa at large
21 Jul 202335min
Ep 8: How The US Masterminded A Genocide In Indonesia
The story of the anti communist 1965 genocide/politicide masterminded by the US in Indonesia against members of the PKI and other indigenous Indonesians
14 Jul 202331min
