Introducing "Hostile History"

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth. In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science. While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently over the centuries, if you want to understand the world today, you need to go back because history doesn't just repeat itself; it echoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.3	Hey, it's Alan, and today I want to share with you a new show from Curiouscast that I think you
0:38.2	really like. It's called Hostile History, and it's hosted by military historian David Boris from
0:44.0	the University of British Columbia. Every other week, he will bring you some of the brightest
0:48.5	minds in the world to take you inside the defining conflicts and rebellions. We're talking
0:53.8	Genghis Khan, the Crusades,
0:55.3	Vietnam, and more. In this first episode of a four-part series, David and his guest from the London
1:01.1	School of Economics and Political Science journey through Iran's relationship with the United
1:05.8	States in the hopes of understanding the world today. This is because history just doesn't
1:10.1	repeat itself.
1:11.4	It echoes.
1:12.6	If you like what you hear, make sure you search for and follow hostile history,
1:16.6	wherever you're listening right now.
1:20.5	Before the revolution had a name, it had a pulse.
1:24.3	It was winter in Tehran, and the city hummed with traffic
1:27.2	as the neon from storefronts glowed and cranes clawed at the skyline.
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