Reviews
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Having learnt about the cold war many years ago in school, it had been a while since I brushed up on my history. The education system tends to tell events with a pretty heavy bias towards the west and so it was refreshing to listen to Cam and Ray (mostly Cam) discuss the events that took place...”Read full review »
TheUwaisPatel1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/12/23
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Casual use of the n word — no thank you. These guys are pigs.”
sarah4657 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/03/23
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Historical details are handled seriously and critically, but presentation is done in a seemingly casual manner. As someone that doesn’t have a lot of time to read even more
history works, this is the perfect way of spending leisure time without feeling guilty.”
Spoo20226884 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/24/22
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I clicked on this podcast out of curiosity. I was interested in learning about Israel and fell into a giant hole. I previously listened to The Caesar, Alexander and renaissance podcasts, so, I was familiar with Ray and Cam’s format. However, how these two can make history so fun and exciting Is...”Read full review »
Kingstonnnnnn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/15/22
“Wow Ray and Cam go full Monty on this show. All the facts and sides of the Cold War presented in a hilariously informative and funny way. If you want to be entertained and enlightened listen to this 5 star podcast.
If you are easily offended well maybe don’t.
I personally think this podcast is...”Read full review »
IXXMONKXXI via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
07/31/22
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I know what you may be thinking. I hated history at high school. Why should I bother now? Well if you’re still reading then you have an attention span and therefore more than two brain cells to rub together – which means you're the target audience. (People who cannot think in three dimensions...”Read full review »
Dairyllama via Apple Podcasts ·
Taiwan ·
06/24/22
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“As a post Cold War baby, born in ‘92 in middle America, I grew up on a steady diet of spoon fed America good, Soviet bad information. It is refreshing to hear a clear, fact based, and only slightly inebriated (cool it on the limoncello Ray) take on the facts and actors involved in this pivotal...”Read full review »
comrade ricardo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/22
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“At times you may forget you are listening to a cold war podcast as much of the early episodes deal with the end of the second world war. But of course this setup is both needed and apprieciated, giving us an incredibly deep context that sets the stage with all its actors and set pieces. If this...”Read full review »
hibbewibb via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
11/02/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Cold War is on nearly full rotation of my podcast time. I tried listening to a serious history podcast earlier tonight and it was a struggle to get through an episode. Keep up the hard work, you filthy animals!”
Gary Raisin via Apple Podcasts ·
Japan ·
07/25/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Love your bit of history podcast, but never have enough dick jokes in it? Enjoy dude on dude insinuated soft audio porn, but can never find one with enough historical content?
Look no further!
Cam and Ray take their, by now patented, style of combining sharpened historical analysis, locker...”Read full review »
Lohnsteuerbescheinigung via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
02/26/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“If you want to hear the factual reasons for the beginnings of the “Cold War”. Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris (through facts & humor) more than I received in the one class in masters school!! If “naughty” words or possible acts of historical persons bothers you, either chill, go with the flow...”Read full review »
appleknockerPD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I have been following Cam and Ray for years. Heard their Alexander podcast twice, they inspired to start my own, try searching Michalis, it should come. I have listened to all their Caesar shows and their Renaissance show. I honestly can’t believe how hooked i got to their Cold War show, i...”Read full review »
Eloundianos via Apple Podcasts ·
Greece ·
02/14/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I’m blown away that these men have a platform to gleefully spread their misogyny - not to mention the casual anti-semitism. They think their thoughts on Judaism are facts and can’t recognize their own bias - odd for historians, I would think. But their hatred for women is so much bigger and,...”Read full review »
Winnifred W via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/21
“I’ve been trying to get into podcasts for a while and none really captured my attention... until this. Best. Podcast. Ever. It’s truly hilarious, but also very informative. I’d been struggling to make sense of Bretton Woods (I’m an Economics student) and this massively helped. I’m going to binge...”Read full review »
'Amiraa via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/02/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“This is a response to the negative reviews regarding slurs, joke, delivery, etc:
Listen to the disclaimer in the first episode...LOL
Awesome show guys. The content would be boring without your unique delivery.
-LFL”
Louis Leggieri via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/29/20
“Cam & Ray give you everything they have in their in depth podcasts (that always go over time). In their smut-laden humoresque way, they will take you through pivotal moments in the Cold War and spend inordinate time taking you down various holes (such as on Anti-homosexual laws in England...”Read full review »
Syd Swans via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/28/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“This is an awesome podcast I've been listening to for years. Cam and Ray's greatest strength, besides staminia, is really helping you feel and understand the perspective and motivations of these great figures during the cold war. Plus you get a bunch of awesome anecdotes to tell your...”Read full review »
Reyfar via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/08/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“It feels like getting punched in the stomach every time Cam yells the N word into the mic, even though he thinks he’s being funny, even though he’s not American. I like the relationship between the hosts, and I appreciate their delivery and reiteration of well rounded and well researched...”Read full review »
seevivasing via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Finally, an entertaining discussion which challenges decades of Western political propaganda, and digs deeper into this intriguingly complex and multifaceted period of history.”
Jtvdoqodgnfkaorebcncoqtdkep via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/15/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Disappointing sexist comments in the middle of interesting thoughtful historical analysis. Why?”
Cenizo99 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/17/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“It’s the only podcast I happily pay for the upgraded subscription. Very funny, very interesting and the chemistry between Ray and Cam is excellent. Might be an acquired taste, but once acquired, you should enjoy it. The Ray soundboard never gets old and cracks me up. Thank you for your hard...”Read full review »
Saga gazza via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/15/20
“I listened to Dan Carlin before I found Cam and Ray. Dan is as dry as what’s between Maggie Thatcher’s legs so it was a bit of a shock when I started listening to Cam and Ray. They were thoroughly entertaining and I didn’t like it at first, I just wanted accurate historical facts. As I listened,...”Read full review »
MA829 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/07/20
“Cam and Ray doing the Cold War might sound like the best idea since toilet paper. And it sort of is. Just imagine listening to the Podfather and his sidekick talking about and analysing political history from the second half of the twentieth century. That’s infotainment!
But: They know very well...”Read full review »
Finnff via Apple Podcasts ·
Norway ·
03/24/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Wikipedia suggests that the Cold War began in 1947 and ended in 1991, but 1947 is actually a bit late. After all it has been 4 years and 152 episodes, and Cam and Ray’s Cold War podcast has yet to even reach that initial year (1947) of the Cold War in their show.
There have been a few times...”Read full review »
Angelo Iaconetti via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“By the time you get through your first episode, you can’t stop listening. Excellent content and I really appreciate the anti-American propaganda view as it is always presented in other podcasts. I’m not a fan of Australian accent (except super car blondie) but I dig these guys. Good work!”
ONE ELEVEN MEDIA via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/18/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“The shows pro socialism bias can be off putting at times but the hosts are upfront about this. you know you’ve stumbled across something special when you find yourself cringing but enjoying the content regardless.”
Azal0t via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/04/20
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“As with the other Cam and Ray podcast series, this one is enjoyable to listen to due to the not-too-serious attitudes and funny comments from the hosts.
At the same time it’s fascinating thanks to the amount of detail and research that goes into it (the story of the hospital on the island just...”Read full review »
N0H1570ry via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/01/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Came for history lesson, left with a partisan lecture on current politics. Completely unnecessary and is a distraction to the topic.”
SonnenTeufel via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/24/19
Better than caffeine and coke and long as your okay with coworkers thinking you might be a communist
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“It is late on a Wednesday night and I have to stay awake to go to work at midnight ( not my usual routine). How do I stay awake? TV? No I'll just fall asleep on the couch. Read a book? No way. Caffeine? Nope too tired to calculate the exact dosage and timing to keep me awake to work but then...”Read full review »
MrsAHotz via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/14/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“This is my favorite History podcast. I love the dynamic and structure of the episodes. My favorite episodes so far have been the mini Fidel Castro bio and the Philippines one. They were both incredible and I also really liked the episodes on the Cambridge 5. The whole show has been very eye...”Read full review »
Renato.uwu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“These folks actually make history podcasts worth listening to. A great mixture of good historical analysis and phrases like “took a dump on the whole agreement” or having “testicular fortitude”. Love it. And love the fact that they are looking at things from several sides, not the usual “the...”Read full review »
kristinsg via Apple Podcasts ·
Norway ·
09/30/19
“As someone who listens to a fair amount of history podcasts, I will admit I was skeptical at first to buy a podcast. I enjoyed the Napoleon podcast and currently enjoy the Caesar show. Through a Barry and Stan effort, I eventually caved and made the purchases. For the last three months at work...”Read full review »
Justmety via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/20/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Tried listening to Red Scare and a few others. They bash rich white people. Would they say “rich semetic guys?” which would be more accurate. So easy to blame white christians for everything. Never mentioned the rich semetic guys that supported Bolsheviks? So gutless”
Moon Tea via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Bit late to the party with this one, but there’s no prizes for coming first..... Ray....
I have merrily meandered through several of Ray and Cam’s delightful podcasts, with the mesmerising Life of Caesar pod being a firm favourite! Quite frankly, the hard truth is yet again delivered here. They...”Read full review »
Jeffmb77 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/12/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“After listening to an informative, fact based cold war podcast I was looking for deeper analysis. Hello Cam & Ray!! Having come across this in 2019 I have had a lot of catching up to do. Doing a podcast a day (at normal speed) has made me laugh to the point I had to pull over.
Listening to...”Read full review »
nicknamesaretaken671 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/07/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“In particular, I enjoyed episode 21 on colonization. I never realized how much Communism would appeal to former colonial subjects. The reasons are obvious, but it is hard to understand through an American irrespective. The content is often first rate and analysis spot on. The delivery isn’t...”Read full review »
Aaron of Detroit via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/27/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Didn’t' make it past the second episode.
I like Ray's WW II podcast, a lot. However,In this one he plays an odd second banana character to Cam's blustering delivery. Coupled with some truly odd "value free" view points of Stalin and Churchill made me move along elsewhere for...”Read full review »
Pontificatus Max via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/27/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Ever wonder why things are the way they are? What have world leaders been up to for the last hundred years?
Cam and Ray have made me laugh and made me think about the motivations that shaped 20th Century history. With copious research and minute detail juxtaposed with a surprising number of dick...”Read full review »
Mick6678 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/13/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“The other Cold War podcast is so much better because it’s neither vulgar or biased.”
Nate in GA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/23/19
“You May be wondering how FDR garnished his martini at Yalta, what Laventry Beria did with his evenings, what Churchill thought about, well, everything... if so, this is the podcast for you!
So much minutia!
You want details?
Tangents?
Backstory (A LOT!)?
They got ya.
Cam & Ray dive...”Read full review »
John_Dough via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/20/19
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I never imagined a podcast on the Cold War could be anywhere near this good! I've been a long-time fan of Cam's podcasts since Napoleon, and this is my favorite of their current seasons. The only disappointment is that I listen to the episodes the day they're released and then have to...”Read full review »
Napoleon Stark via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/08/19
“Cameron is not a racist. Just an Aussie. And like all Aussies I’ve met does not have a brain to mouth filter. That said, I listen to all these dude’s podcasts and are always super in depth, funny and always honest about all parties involved. Always help connect the dots between history and how it...”Read full review »
dj babywigs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/17/19
“I really enjoy the idiots who stumble upon any of Cam & Rays stellar work and blast off an offended review ... it would be like old Sister Rufina switching over from ‘Songs of Praise’ to ‘The Paul Hogan Show’ and being offended by Hoges and Strop. Come to think of it Cam is a bit like Hoges...”Read full review »
nicola.dell via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/20/18
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Ray and cam make an awesome duo. They are the best I’ve found at mixing history and entertainment. Also I’m a blue collar conservative and if you can’t get past their opinions then I guess you haven’t learned how to adult. This has definitely opened my eyes to things that I thought I knew but was...”Read full review »
Durzo2415 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/01/18
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I’ve been a big fan of these guys for the past few years and subscribed to the alexander podcast and the life of caesar podcasts which are in general absolutely awesome. But cam is political in this series. We get it dude you’re super smart and understand the world and america is bad and dumb....”Read full review »
Marcus agrippaaaa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/18
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“There is SO much racist inappropriate language from Cam that this podcast is not really a good choice. Asians are yellows. Blacks, Indonesians are darkies. It gets so much in the way of what could be a great podcast. Cam goes for the racist line of joking calling races derogatory names in some...”Read full review »
SeamusZ... via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/18
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Having been born in 1952 I landed right in the start of the Cold War that my father thought he had prevented by fighting in WW2. But America and USSR had different ideas. It's hard not to be sympathetic to Stalin's paranoia about Germany and the motives of the allies in keeping Russia...”Read full review »
Maverick0452 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/12/18
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Listen now
Links
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Patreon
Genres
Artwork or description wrong?
Request an update »
Updates may take a few minutes.
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
