Introducing "Hostile History"
5/23/202645 min
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth. In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science. While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently over the centuries, if you want to understand the world today, you need to go back because history doesn't just repeat itself; it echoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDavid Borys· Host0:00
Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing History of New Music early and ad free on Amazon Music included with Prime. Hey, it's Alan, and today I wanna share with you a new show from Curious Cast that I think you'll really like. It's called Hostile History, and it's hosted by military historian David Boris from the University of British Columbia. Every other week, he will bring you some of the brightest minds in the world to take you inside the defining conflicts and rebellions. We're talking Genghis Khan, the Crusades, Vietnam, and more. In this first episode of a four-part series, David and his guests from the London School of Economics and Political Science journey through Iran's relationship with the United States in the hopes of understanding the world today. This is because history just doesn't repeat itself, it echoes. If you like what you hear, make sure you search for and follow Hostile History wherever you're listening right now. [instrumental music plays] Before the revolution had a name, it had a pulse. It was winter in Tehran, and the city hummed with traffic as the neon from storefronts glowed and cranes clawed at the skyline. Oil money had remade the capital. It was modern, fast, and unrecognizable to the previous generation. But underneath the engines and ambition, there is something else: tension. Everything felt in motion. This was supposed to be the prize of progress. The Shah said Iran