war
Readings From Ramón Sender's The Magnet
We briefly explain the relationship between the Rif War and the rise of Spanish fascism, and read excerpts from The Magnet.
A World Between Worlds
Part 1 of our ongoing series on the happenings during the years between the first and second world wars
Lust, Caution ft. Carl Zha
Carl Zha joins us to discuss Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, a film about a secret agent that must seduce then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson was a Texan Congressman whose involvement with the Afghan people and the Mujahideen was immortalized in the film Charlie Wilson’s War.
West Beirut ft. Liam
A young man comes of age in West Beirut as his country descends into civil war
Wag the Dog
The night before news of the President’s sex scandal is made public, the White House devises a plan to fake a war with Albania to distract the media, and the American public
The Wind That Shakes the Barley ft. James
We’re joined by James to discuss the 2006 film The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and the Irish War of Independence.