166. How To Hide An Empire

Empire

Jack Davenport

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Not everyone agrees that the USA should be classed as an empire. But in the late 1800s, after white settlers had colonised western states, America turned to acquiring overseas territories in what could be described as an imperial project. And one surprising commodity catalysed the project… bird poo. Joining Anita and William to answer questions like “how did shit shape the American empire?” and more, is Daniel Immerwahr, author of How To Hide An Empire. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: [email protected] Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.6	And me, William Durandville.
1:05.6	We're very very excited because we have a fabulous guest for you today, Daniel Imavar,
1:10.5	and we are huge fans of this professor of history of Northwestern University
1:14.8	the author most importantly of how to hide an empire the short history of
1:19.5	the greater United States and I'm so glad that you are here because William and I we read a lot of
1:24.9	books at the same time but seldom have we had a book where we talk about it so much to each
1:29.5	other and yours is one such book. Also has it has to be said, this is unusually, it came to me for my kids.
1:36.0	They'd all read this before I got my hands in it.
1:38.0	And when they heard we were thinking of doing the United States and Empire,
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