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Jan 12, 2026
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1h 18m
S6 Episode 5 - "Kicking the Dog"
The MPLA and Jimmy Carter struggle to find their footing. Jonas Savimbi licks his wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 05, 2026
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1h 18m
S6 Episode 4 - "Zulu & Foxbat"
South Africa invades. Cuba intervenes. Angola becomes independent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2025
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1 min
Coming Soon: No Daylight
What lies ahead for Blowback in 2026? A mini-series on Israel and America, a comic book, our seventh season and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2025
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1h 18m
S6 Episode 3 - "The Stand"
Angolan anti-colonial rebels challenge Portugal. Cuba brings its revolution to Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2025
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1h 2m
S6 Episode 2 - "Economy of Terror"
A look into the Portuguese empire in southern Africa and the stirrings of nationalism in Angola. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2025
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50 min
S6 Episode 1 - "The Dead Myth"
An introduction to and overview of our sixth season: the story of Angola, Cuba, and apartheid South Africa's Cold War showdown. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-...
Sep 10, 2025
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0 min
Coming Soon: Blowback Season 6
New episodes drop September 22. This season, Cuba sends an army to defend newly independent Angola from the combined forces of apartheid South Africa, the CIA, and one of the most infamous warlords...
Feb 14, 2025
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1h 10m
S5 Episode 10 - "The Terrible But Unfinished Story"
Wounded but not destroyed, Cambodia staggers into the 21st century. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ...
Feb 07, 2025
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1h 10m
S5 Episode 9 - "Le Cercle Rouge"
Vietnam ends Democratic Kampuchea and the US backs the Khmer Rouge. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ...
Jan 31, 2025
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1h 17m
S5 Episode 8 - "Third World War"
Khmer Rouge horrors spiral toward conflict with an ex-comrade: Vietnam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your...
Jan 24, 2025
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1h 11m
S5 Episode 7 - "Less Than Zero"
Cambodia slips into darkness, as the Khmer Rouge seize the country. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ...
Jan 17, 2025
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1h 14m
S5 Episode 6 - "Dream Warriors"
The short-lived reign of the Khmer Republic; the end of Nixon. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choic...
Jan 10, 2025
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1h 9m
S5 Episode 5 - "Last Tango In Paris"
One Cambodian coup, two US invasions and an unlikely American friend: China. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about...
Jan 03, 2025
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1h 15m
S5 Episode 4 - "Mad Men"
Nixon and Kissinger put Cambodia on the menu. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Dec 27, 2024
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1h 14m
S5 Episode 3 - "Listen to the Thunder"
Sihanouk struggles to keep Cambodia out of LBJ's war in Vietnam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad cho...
Dec 20, 2024
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1h 4m
S5 Episode 2 - "The French Connection"
Indochina rises up, the French Empire ends, the Cold War begins. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad cho...
Sep 20, 2024
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47 min
S5 Episode 1 - "The Wolves Are Closing In"
A prelude and a primer to this season's story: the tragedy of Cambodia. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your...
Jan 10, 2024
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1h 4m
S4 Episode 10 - "The Phantom Pain"
Donald Trump cuts a deal with the Taliban β and America begins its withdrawal. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more abo...
Jan 03, 2024
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1h 13m
S4 Episode 9 - "Peace Walker"
The Obama administration promises victory in βThe Good War.β Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...
Dec 27, 2023
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1h 13m
S4 Episode 8 - "Sons of Liberty"
America runs its war in Afghanistan on the cheap β and subcontracts to crooks, kingpins, and gangsters. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...
