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“This podcast is dedicated to explaining current events. The real strength is that Cam and Ray spend a lot of time on the background of events. The first series is on the Syrian Civil War and they didn’t start talking about the war until episode ten. I don’t think they even talked about the modern Syrian state for the first several episodes. This is not wasted time! Most anyone listening to a podcast on current events will be familiar with the basics of the Syrian Civil War. I’ve learned more from the background these guys have provided. For instance, if you had asked me a few weeks back what an Alawite is, I would have said “some sort of Shiite Muslim”. It turns out to be more complicated than that, and I learned it from this podcast.
And if you had asked me about the current president/dictator of Syria I would have said “he’s the Alawite with the bangin’ wife whose dad had been in charge too.” You’ll learn so much more about the Assad clan, the Ba’ath party, and the power structure of Syria before the civil war – all of it vital to understanding what’s happened since the beginning of the war.
I’m not necessarily on board with their philosophy of history and politics. Cam, I think, tends to see ideologies and religions not so much as the causes of conflict, but as the excuses to compete for resources and power. This is true in many respects. But I think it may be worthwhile to take even official state ideologies more seriously, because philosophical ideas mix with crasser motivations in complex ways to produce sometimes unexpected results in world history. Realpolitik does not explain everything.
But that’s a suggestion, not a criticism. Great podcast!”
jafnhar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/25/17
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“Cam does his homework so you don’t have to, well, not as much anyway. I often disagree, but I love the way he thinks.”
sammich2 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/19/21
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