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Bro History

Diplomacy in 2025

Bro History

Bro History

News, Society & Culture, Politics, History

4929 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, we are joined by our good friend Matt Hoh, who shares his firsthand experiences from his time in Iraq and Afghanistan to talk diplomacy in 2025 and beyond. Matt, a former Marine and State Department official, provides a unique viewpoint on the challenges and consequences of U.S. involvement in these regions. His stories and analyses offer listeners a deeper understanding of the intricacies of foreign policy decisions and their impacts on the ground. Check out Matt Hoh here: https://substack.com/@matthewhoh Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory #320 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6

You know, What's going on, everyone.

0:52.4

Welcome to another episode of Bro History at Henry Zamota Zimoda, my good friend Danny of Delgabar. And then we are greeted by Matthew Ho, one of our favorite guests.

1:05.2

Hi, guys. Happy New Year. Thanks for having me back on. Happy New Year indeed. Happy New Year to you as well. Dan, you wanted to start the conversation, didn't you?

1:13.1

Yeah, for sure.

1:14.5

So you've been on the show so many times and I'm sure regular listeners know everything

1:19.4

about you, who you are.

1:21.1

But for new listeners and also just as a quick reminder for the purpose of this conversation,

1:24.7

I really wanted to focus on to start the show, just a little bit of your experience working for the State Department.

1:30.1

Tell us a little bit about that experience, like, when were you working there?

1:33.4

What exactly did you do?

1:34.9

And a little bit about that day-to-day kind of workings of, you know, working for the State Department.

1:41.4

Yeah, yeah, thanks.

1:42.7

I appreciate you asking me. I didn't have a traditional role Department. Yeah, yeah, thanks. I appreciate you asking me.

1:44.6

I didn't have a traditional role there.

1:48.2

Was fortunate enough, I like to describe it as because of Forrest Gump-like

1:54.2

characterisks and experiences and events, that's how I ended up being in places

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