The Making of Modern Iran (Part 2) | The Red-Green Alliance
In our last episode, we traced the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty and the forces building toward Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. In Part 2, we turn to the man who brought that monarchy to an end: Ayatol...
14 Jan 1h 28min
The Making of Modern Iran (Part 1)
Breaking History dives into the paradox at the heart of modern Iran: How a nation born in revolt, from the tobacco protests of the 1890s to the 1979 Revolution, has time and again empowered autocrats ...
14 Jan 1h 11min
A History of Tough Jews
After October 7, Jews around the world were reminded of an old, unsettling truth: Governments do not always protect minorities when mobs turn violent. From Bondi Beach to New York synagogues, the prom...
22 Dec 202550min
From the Archives: Why Jews Wrote Your Favorite Christmas Songs
Did you know the soundtrack of Americans’ Christmas was written largely by . . . Jews? Most of the composers behind the holiday canon were the children of immigrants who fled pogroms and conscription ...
10 Dec 202539min
How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass
We revisit the scandal-soaked 1990s—Packwood, Thomas, Clinton—and explore how failing to enforce norms around abuse of power helped create the world in which the Epstein scandal could flourish. This e...
26 Nov 202551min
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s Socrates
We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of punk, the genre that smashed the old rock gods and stripped down the music to its essence. In this episode of Breaking History, we examine the examined lif...
12 Nov 202541min
Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & The End of Socialism’s Losing Streak
For 124 years, the American socialist movement has been defined by defeat. From Eugene Debs’ doomed presidential runs to Michael Harrington’s quiet organizing, it’s been a story of almosts: almost mai...
29 Okt 20251h
Trailer | Spiral: Murder in Detroit
On October 21, 2023, beloved Detroit community leader Samantha Woll was found brutally stabbed to death outside her home—two weeks to the day after the October 7 attacks on Israel. It looks like an op...
21 Okt 20251min
