#696 - End of Empire (w/ Violet Lucca)

Michael and Us

Luke Savage and Will Sloan

Society & Culture

4.5 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

As a grotesque war engulfs the Middle East, it's time to look back at how we got here. Will is joined by longtime friend of the show Violet Lucca to discuss END OF EMPIRE (1985), a British documentary series on the fizzling-out of Britain's colonial adventure. We focus on the episodes about Palestine and Iran. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/c/michaelandus End of Empire Chapter 6: Palestine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ziwuaWLy8A End of Empire Chapter 7: Iran - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCgJElpQEQ

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0:00.0	I'm just going to open the
0:17.0	It's a very fine vintage, I think it's a 2026, I think.
0:20.9	Very good year.
0:22.1	Yeah.
0:22.9	Welcome to Michael and us.
0:24.6	I'm Will Sloan.
0:26.0	And unfortunately, my co-host, Luke, has once again fallen down a well.
0:31.5	This happens every now and then.
0:33.7	Rescue teams are out to find him.
0:36.1	I see you laughing, but it's not funny at all.
0:38.3	His family is very worried for him.
0:40.2	Look, I got the Amber Alert.
0:41.9	I know all about it.
0:42.9	Luke will be back for the next episode.
0:45.5	But in the meantime, I'm joined by my old friend, our old friend here on this podcast,
0:51.5	Violet Luca, who is here mostly because it's just been too long since
0:56.1	we chatted as buds, frankly.
0:58.4	And that's right.
0:59.2	Why not have an excuse?
1:00.6	So how are you doing, Violet?
1:01.9	I'm doing very well, thank you.
1:03.2	It's a beautiful day today in New York after probably like three months of humiliation.
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