Archive - Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast of Foreign Exchanges

Empires of the Steppes, with Kenneth Harl

Listen now (67 mins) | The history of the many peoples who menaced, and connected, societies across Eurasia.

Mar 18 •

1:06:42

June 2023

"Unfreedom" in Early Islamic Society, with Elizabeth Urban

Listen now (58 min) | What positions did slaves and freedmen occupy during the formative period of Islamic history?

Jun 27, 2023 •

58:05

April 2023

The Mamluk Sultanate, with Carl F. Petry

How a regime of slave soldiers came to rule much of the Middle East.

Apr 5, 2023 •

1:08:36

April 2022

The Lebanese Civil War: Phase III (Part 1)

Listen now | The Israeli military invades again and this time besieges Beirut, and hijinks ensue.

Apr 4, 2022 •

February 2022

The Lebanese Civil War: Phase II (1978-1981)

Relations between Syria and the Lebanese Front break down and Israel invades southern Lebanon for the first time in the war.

Feb 15, 2022 •

November 2021

Wrapping Up COP26, with Michael Franczak

Listen now (81 min) | Our climate correspondent offers his thoughts on how the Glasgow summit ended and what its final agreement means.

Nov 17, 2021 •

The Lebanese Civil War: Phase I (1975-1977)

Lebanon finally devolves into civil war, triggering a Syrian intervention and a brief ceasefire.

Nov 7, 2021 •

August 2021

The Brief History of the Durrani Empire

The modern Afghan state is born in the wake of Safavid Iran's collapse.

Aug 30, 2021 •

The Fall of the Safavids and the Hotak Dynasty

Is Afghanistan really the "Graveyard of Empires"?

Aug 20, 2021 •

The Bolsonaro Legacy Project, with Andrew Fishman

The Intercept's Andrew Fishman on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's latest adventures and what will likely be his lasting gift to mankind.

Aug 13, 2021 •

July 2021

Al-Mansur and the Founding of Baghdad

Celebrating Baghdad's birthday

Jul 30, 2021 •

Tigray Update, with Terje Østebø

Listen now (56 min) | The University of Florida's Terje Østebø is back to discuss a somewhat shocking turn of events in Ethiopia's Tigray region and…

Jul 9, 2021 •

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