
An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 233 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistoryReligion & Spirituality | |||

To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Aimen and Thomas take a deeper, wider look at the historical, ideological, and geopolitical context on either side of that momentous world-changing event.
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Where did the nation-state come from—and what happens if the conditions that made it powerful are now disappearing?
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In this Conflicted Conversation, journalist Chris Horton talks about his new book Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival.
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Aimen's prediction on 4 August came true, and in the intervening weeks the United States have ramped up the economic pressure on the Iranian regime. The question is: how with the IRGC react? The war re-escalated over the weekend, and as the Iranian p... more
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So interesting, I had no idea of this history, my sum knowledge was Laurence of Arabia and Gertrude bell, and a vague memory of the Iranian embassy siege, I hadn’t even appreciated the geography till the recent eruption in the gulf. I’m definitely buying the book.
This quality of the podcast is becoming very poor. The episode on the Rise of the Offshore World is possibly the worst podcast I have ever listened to in my life. What was the point or conclusion of this episode? A 16 year old high school student who has studied elementary economics or history could have told me everything in this podcast. And yet you present it as though it’s some sort of revelation or a piece of ground breaking academic research?
I really used to enjoy this podcast but recently the hosts particularly Aimen have taken an extremely pro Israel pro America pro UAE stance. The discussions are now biased and one sided which is a real shame .
Just horrid. Discussing slavery but only the parts where slaves had a better deal. Even then, never discussing the impact of castration. Just vile. Gutless. Cowardly. Sick…
Such a pity Thomas has joined the ranks of those with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just becoming like every other borecast now.
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