In the middle of 1935, the Zhong Ma fortress was destroyed; In its place, something bigger and even more sophisticated emerged: Ping Fan. The Togo unit was also expanded and merged with the Kwantung Army. It would soon evolve into Unit 731 and would spread fear and terror in East Asia. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In early 1932, Ishii and the Kwantung Army drove into a village in Northeast China and gave the villagers living there three days to evacuate. What they erected in that village would haunt Chinese society for years to come. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast. 

In Manchuria (Northeast China), before and during the second world war, the Japanese Imperial Army conducted numerous, and quite horrific, biological warfare experiments on live human beings. Most of these projects were led by one man: Dr Shiro Ishii. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

On 12th August 2000, the Kursk sank during routine naval exercises in the Barents Sea. To this day, the exact cause of the accident remains unknown. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In the 90s, Russia built one of the most powerful nuclear submarines in the world but, just 6 years after its launch, it would kill everyone on board. This is the true story of the Kursk. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

This week, we debunk some of the most prevalent myths about climate change. If you want to learn more about climate change myths, please visit skepticalscience.com.  Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In 1960, the US finished construction on the world's most advanced arctic research laboratory... A few years later, the world discovered that it was all a cover story. Worse, it was a cover story for a failed project and that was just the tip of the iceberg because buried under all that ice and snow, was a ticking time bomb. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

This week, we finally get to look at the latest COP. Along the way, we find out that politicians will never stop lying, that we are all headed for disaster and what greenwashing is all about. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

Indigenous people are responsible for the protection of 70-80% of the world's biodiversity so why doesn't the Paris Climate Agreement protect them? Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.  

This episode is meant as a celebration of all that we've achieved during this tough year. As you listen, think about all that you've achieved. Thank you so much for your continued support.

In this first episode of the third season, I thought we'd look at climate change, or, more specifically, the politics behind climate change and the lies politicians tell us. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

Season 2 is officially over. Next week, we start our new season. Thank you so much for all your support during our second season.

Now that the second season is over, I thought we should revisit one of this season's best and most engaging episodes.

In this episode, the Bikinians and the Rongelapese try, in vain, to appeal for compensation; more information can be found here: The Marshall Islands Are 10 Times More 'Radioactive' Than Chernobyl | Live Science. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

"A soldier told us our lives were smaller than a fingernail. They used us as guinea pigs." -John Anjain.  Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In this week's episode, the US tests its most powerful weapon. Then... a tragedy occurs. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In this week's episode, the US military puts its servicemen at risk of radiation poisoning. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

"As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on Earth that hadn’t been touched by war and blew it to hell." —BOB HOPE, US COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AND AUTHOR, 1947. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast. 

In this episode of SoS, fear and radiation spread beyond the borders of the USSR and into Western Europe.

This week, we pick up right where we left off. After the reactor core explosion, a series of mistakes and bad decisions would put everyone in Pripyat, Ukraine in terrible danger. Follow on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.  Support: patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.

In today's episode, we look at two different countries on two different continents but with one common factor: the presence of foreign troops inside their borders. Those foreign troops are now withdrawing and leaving behind countries in a worse state than they were when they invaded (or were invited, as some claim).   Follow us on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.  Support: patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.

In this episode of society of strife, we chronicle the events that led to the world's deadliest nuclear accident and we try to understand whether the accident was due to human error or a substandard reactor.   Follow us on IG: @societyofstrifepodcast and don't forget to leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Links for support: www.patreon.com/societyofstrife and www.buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.