Age of Insanity

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2016-11-04

  Juan Peron: Part One

In this episode, Josh takes a brief look at the history of Argentina and introduces Juan & Eva Peron, making sure to revel in the scandal and romance of their story, highlighting such juicy details as tariffs, class antagonism, and...grain prices? ...
2016-06-15

  Charlie Wilson's War

On this episode, Josh looks at the hijinks & horror taking place in Afghanistan in the 1980s through the lens of George Crile's book, Charlie Wilson's War. Along the way, he pontificates about the costs of anti-communism, throws shade at the jihadi...
2016-05-19

  Lebanon's Civil War: Part Six

The final episode of the series on Lebanon's Civil War focuses on Hezbollah, the last militia left standing after Syria finally ends the devastating war. Josh then takes a look at the aftermath of the war and talks about the books he used to research t...
2016-04-12

  Lebanon's Civil War: Part Five

"the Israelis tried to ban people riding donkeys after that..." Things get a little weird on this episode of Lebanon's Civil War as the conflict continues to drag on interminably, further devastating the country.
2016-03-25

  Lebanon's Civil War: Part Four

"...and in the background, there's a Lebanese street urchin pulling the boots off of a dead Marine." On this episode of Age of Insanity, Josh looks at the American intervention in Lebanon's ongoing Civil War and the Beirut Marine barracks bombing that ...
2016-03-08

  Lebanon's Civil War: Part Three

"Most Lebanese would much rather live in a third rate beach club than the most virtuous of war zones." On this episode of Age of Insanity, Josh looks at the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Conceived as a strike against Palestinians "terrorists", the ...
2016-02-24

  Lebanon's Civil War: Part Two

"With a bottle of Dom Perignon in one hand and a Kalashnikov in the other." In this episode, Josh takes a look at the first stage of the war, which culminated in the Syrian invasion and occupation of 1976.
2016-02-23

  Lebanon's Civil War: Part One

Age Of Insanity is a history podcast focusing on events taking place after World War Two. In this first episode, Josh sketches the background of Lebanon's Civil War, with a special focus on the glitz and squalor of Beirut.