History of Asia

45 Episodes

1. 3.7. The Mandatory Period. Original sin.

   Published: 3/7/2024
2. 3.6. How has it come to this? And why does it matter?

   Published: 2/12/2024
3. 3.5. Syria and Iraq in the 50s and 60s. In a state of nature?

   Published: 1/20/2024
4. 3.4. 1970-90s, Saddam and Assad. In a state of terror.

   Published: 12/12/2023
5. 3.3. Mission Accomplished. The Iraq War, and its aftermath.

   Published: 11/12/2023
6. 3.2. The Arab Winter

   Published: 10/14/2023
7. 3.1. Iraq and Syria today

   Published: 9/28/2023
8. 2.21. Elam. In search of mad kings

   Published: 9/2/2023
9. 2.20 A convenient "Truth"

   Published: 7/29/2023
10. 2.19 The Achaemenid Persians: The evil empire (?)

    Published: 6/29/2023
11. 2.18 4th Century BCE. Invading hell, becoming the devil.

    Published: 5/25/2023
12. 2.17. Your own, personal, Alexander

    Published: 5/4/2023
13. 2.16. An ancient civil world war

    Published: 4/30/2023
14. ? skcabhsalf yhW: sunoB

    Published: 4/1/2023
15. 2.15. Iran since the 200s BCE. The Parthians

    Published: 3/7/2023
16. 2.14. The Sasanians

    Published: 2/8/2023
17. 2.13. The land of the Magi

    Published: 1/7/2023
18. 2.12. The Paradox of Shiite Rule. Every day is Ashura.

    Published: 12/10/2022
19. 2.11. Iran since the 10th century. The Assassin’s creed

    Published: 11/19/2022
20. 2.10. Rise of the Safavids. How Iran became Shiite (after 1500).

    Published: 10/17/2022