How do I start my own country?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2011

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Whether through revolution, colonization or other means, every country has its start somewhere. But how does the process work? Join Josh and Chuck as they explain how countries get created -- and why some countries aren't always recognized by others.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.4	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 camera.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.8	Welcome to Stucky Should Know, GrimhouseStopworks.com.
0:45.7	Hey, and welcome to The Podcast.
0:49.5	I haven't said that in a long time and I said it's just like PF Tomkins for some reason.
0:54.1	Oh yeah?
0:55.1	Yeah, that's kind of how you would say it, but you're not wearing a vest and bow tie.
0:59.2	No, and my mustache is non-existent too.
1:01.7	Or pork by hat.
1:03.8	I've got nothing except for that one in flesh.
1:06.2	Okay, that's the only similarity.
1:08.7	So Josh isn't a great mood because it's Friday.
1:11.9	Yeah, and we're actually not like we aren't usually pleased to be here, but we haven't done
1:16.5	this in two weeks because we've been doing other stuff and we stacked up recordings.
1:20.4	And it's like it's genuine pleasure to be back in here doing this.
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