Blowback
A podcast about American Empire.
Episodes
Wounded but not destroyed, Cambodia staggers into the 21st century.
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Vietnam ends Democratic Kampuchea and the US backs the Khmer Rouge.
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Khmer Rouge horrors spiral toward conflict with an ex-comrade: Vietnam.
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Cambodia slips into darkness, as the Khmer Rouge seize the country.
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The short-lived reign of the Khmer Republic; the end of Nixon.
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One Cambodian coup, two US invasions and an unlikely American friend: China.
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Nixon and Kissinger put Cambodia on the menu.
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Sihanouk struggles to keep Cambodia out of LBJ's war in Vietnam.
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Indochina rises up, the French Empire ends, the Cold War begins.
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A prelude and a primer to this season's story: the tragedy of Cambodia.
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Donald Trump cuts a deal with the Taliban — and America begins its withdrawal.
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The Obama administration promises victory in ‘The Good War.’
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America runs its war in Afghanistan on the cheap — and subcontracts to crooks, kingpins, and gangsters.
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The Bush administration unleashes the first war of the 21st century.
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The Afghan jihad spreads to Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
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The warlord years, and the rise of the Taliban.
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Operation Cyclone whips through Afghanistan — until a deal is finally struck.
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The USSR invades, and the Safari Club kicks things up a notch.
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The build-up to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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Welcome to Season 4: Afghanistan.
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