Precolonial Nigeria w/ Max Siollun (AR&D Ep.11)
Guerrilla History
In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring you another fascinating episode focused on precolonial Nigeria - the people's there, their history, the political systems, political economy, international relations, and more. We are fortunate to be joined by the person who wrote the book on this topic, Max Siollun, whose served as the major resource in creating this episode. We highly recommend checking out his book, from Pluto Press, and stay tuned for a future discussion with Max on post-colonial Nigeria! Max Siollun is a historian. He has...
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The Life and Times of Svetlana Grigorevna Ter-Minasova [From the Archives]
Guerrilla History
A very unusual episode, where returning guest-panelist Safine Hakamaki (Née Ashirova) co-hosts an interview with Henry of the esteemed Svetlana Grivorevna Ter-Minasova. In this episode, Henry and Safie discuss the life of Professor Ter-Minasova, from her early childhood during WWII up through the present, where she continues to work as the Founding President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies at Moscow State University! During this oral-autobiography, we learn why she credits Joseph Stalin with saving her life, what it was like growing up during WWII and the...
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Mining the Congo w/ Josaphat Musamba, Germain Ngoie Tshibambe, & Ben Radley (AR&D Ep.10)
Guerrilla History
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you another fascinating episode in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. This time, a big episode on mining in Congo - extraction, exploitation, environmental and economic impacts, as well as the history, regional variations, and the difference between industrial mining and artisanal mining in Congo. For this, we are lucky to be joined by Ben Radley as a guest host, and two excellent guests from the Congo - Josaphat Musamba and Germain Ngoie Tshibambe. Given their academic work on this, plus Josaphat's...
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A Football Manifesto w/ Robert E. Wilson
Guerrilla History
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have an extensive and fascinating conversation on football with Robert Wilson! This was a great conversation, not only if you are a fan of the sport. We highly recommend you also check out the interview Robert did . Be sure to also check out our past episodes on football, each of which featured Alexander Aviña: , , and is author of and The . Check out Gaia Labs . Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: We also have a (free!) you can sign up for, and...
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Drone Strikes, the CIA, & Nobel "Peace" Prizes - Alex Aviña + Michael Fox on the Imperialist War on Venezuela
Guerrilla History
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by two fan favorites of the show - Alexander Aviña and Michael Fox! Here, we discuss the escalating imperialist war that is being waged on Venezuela. With such a rapidly evolving situation, you will want to make sure that you listen to this to know the background! Also, be sure to check out the past episodes Alex and Michael have been on the show for. Alex has appeared on: , , , , , , , and (that's a LOT of hours of material for you!) Michael has also been on several episodes: , , and Alexander Aviña is...
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Remembering Anticolonial Algiers: Panthers & Pan-African Revolutionaries w/Elaine Mokhtefi
Guerrilla History
In this collaboration between Guerrilla History and the Adnan Husain Show, Adnan has a wonderful conversation with a remarkable radical activist, Elaine Mokhtefi, as part of our ongoing series of interviews with living historical revolutionaries. Elaine Mokhtefi is author of "Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers." This fascinating discussion retraces Elaine's early political engagement with the FLN mission to the UN, her decision to move to Algeria to help build the postcolonial nation after liberation from France, her experiences as a translator and...
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Subverting Syria: Dark Histories of US Empire w/ Patrick Higgins
Guerrilla History
This episode is a release of our sister program The Adnan Husain Show. Adnan discusses a crucial history of US subversion of Syria's sovereignty even before the conclusion of WW2 starting with interference and covert operations by the OSS precursor to the CIA and then through the entire Cold War with Dr. Patrick Higgins, a Middle East historian, co-editor of Liberated Texts and member of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective. His article "Gunning for Damascus: The US War on the Syrian Arab Republic" is mandatory reading and the state of the field on this dark history. Support the...
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The Future of Resistance w/ Ali Kadri
Guerrilla History
In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our new mini-series with him! This time, a fascinating discussion on The Future of Resistance. If you missed our previous episode with him, , be sure to check that out! Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series! Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment, The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy...
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Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update w/ Michael Fox
Guerrilla History
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes and ) to discuss his fantastic new series , a collaboration with The Real News Network and provides short surveys of resistance throughout history and in the contemporary world. Be sure to check this one out! Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series and , and now also . Michael can be followed on Twitter , you can support his project on...
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Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste w/ Ali Kadri
Guerrilla History
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we kick off a brilliant new mini-series with our friend, Dr. Ali Kadri! Here, we discuss surplus populations and the political economy of waste. We always hear terrific things about our conversations with Ali, and we are sure you will similarly love this one. Be sure to stay tuned for the next installment of this mini-series, which will be on The Future of Resistance! Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied:...
info_outlineIn this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring you another fascinating episode focused on precolonial Nigeria - the people's there, their history, the political systems, political economy, international relations, and more. We are fortunate to be joined by the person who wrote the book on this topic, Max Siollun, whose The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule served as the major resource in creating this episode. We highly recommend checking out his book, from Pluto Press, and stay tuned for a future discussion with Max on post-colonial Nigeria!
Max Siollun is a historian. He has written several acclaimed books on Nigeria’s history, including What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule, which was shortlisted in BBC History Magazine‘s 2021 Books of the Year, and the focus of today's episode: The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule. Follow him on twitter @maxsiollun.
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