Very well researched and produced, thank you for making this !! I’m learning so much I wouldn’t have otherwise. Love the interviews and various archival accounts

One of the most well researched and unbiased accountings of major geopolitical events and the nations and players involved in the violent games played during the Cold War. Clear descriptions, from multiple perspectives and people, brought together into a cohesive, materialist understanding of how and most importantly, WHY, these things happened and how our telling of events here in the US omit so much detail and nuance, that one could only call it propaganda meant to hide our crimes and failures across the globe.

If you want to truly learn about the world and not just continue eating the American propaganda that we’ve been fed since we were in elementary school, pick one of the seasons and give a few episodes a go. Your worldview will start to finally open up and your curiosity about history might take you to places you didn’t know were possible.

People all over the world love and cherish Noah kulwins podcasts

Great eps, really well done. Season 1 was fantastic. Really good bonus eps too

I had written a whole long review that disappeared but tl;dr , season 5 is the most reasonable and least ideologically loaded, as are earlier seasons, in underhanded ways that the hosts ought to come clean about as far as their whole Chomsky and Chipmunks hymnal bias… a great effort of storytelling and audio production but you have to remind yourself that for all of its faults crimes and delayed self-sabotage, and for all of the raw deals here on the home front, American hegemony in the second half of the twentieth century was not only better than the other guys but actually good

I’ve listened more than once to each season! It’s thoroughly researched and definitely dense at times, but so worth it. Highly recommend

CCP is that you? I wanted to like this but why not just present the facts in an unbiased way? If you’re into communist toe sucking and a far left anti-American agenda, this one’s for you.

Every season so far has been fire. Was hooked immediately after listening to my first episode.

Good

here i was about to penn a tearful thank you to these 2 d00ds about their long historical now discontinued podcast (as has hit my favs) so imagine my surprise when i see that the past s5 episode was published a mere two months ago!!!!!! cannot day or rather sing enough praises, has dilated my 3rd and even 4th eye.

i love this podcast. the worst part of season 2 is hearing the US politicians trying to speak spanish 🤣🤢

A sad narrative of missed opportunities and squandered possibilities for the US to have good relationships with Middle East countries and peoples. I wish this well produced series was heard by all Americans, especially those making such dumb decisions on behalf of their country. Our world would be so much better if we all tried to understand how other people view it.

So Choice. If you have the means to give it a listen. I highly recommended it.

Down with the empire

Fascinating & insightful ☯️ I found out about this show from the majority report thanks Sam

Exceptionally well researched and produced examinations of the imperial squeezes of the U.S. and it’s allies, and their long shadows. It’s so much more engaging than any Hollywood blockbuster not only because these aren’t some propaganda tropes—thus inherently more valuable, but are also refreshingly presented with just the right music and humor. The reading materials and references are also super helpful. If only the corporate media covers these events fractionally truthfully as this podcast does, we probably wouldn’t been mired in never-ending wars since WWII or drummed with self-congratulatory lies in the face of psychotic atrocities inflicted by our “dear leaders” with scant objections.

Extraordinary researched and the music is always superb

Best historically researched podcast out there

I was recommended this podcast, but quickly realized that this is a tankie podcast. They call out every minor bad act the US has done and ignore horrible acts done by the opposition. The US will look plenty bad with an unbiased account of the facts, but they still feel the need to present a very biased take.

The content fills an unfortunate void in the education of most of us in the US. The research is deep and thorough. Season 1 was conversational and engaging. Season 2 on, though, feel like I’m listening to an audiobook narration of a textbook they wrote. Good information but not good podcasting.

season 1 was hilarious and very entertaining. the show has gotten progressively more bland and academic as the seasons go on. still informative, but it seems like the hosts are reading off a script

An incredible podcast, well researched and produced- presented in a way that’s relatable and interesting.

An absolute “page turner” of a show. It has left me shaken as it exposes the genuine cravenness and greed that drive US foreign policy. We’ve been lied to for decades; the hosts present history in a straightforward way.

Great pod, you guys could keep the criticism of military Soilder’s to yourself though. Can be a little biased

An incredible example of what is missing in American media today.

blowback is fundamentally about the interventions of the US terrorist state, and the corruption of its Executive branch. it is informative and provocative, and it reports on the history in a somber and level-headed way. the score is an artistic touch, the readings are well researched, and the audio clips from the archives are well edited and helpful to the narrative.

Great info, great production, great timelines and good reporting. Real history

Season 1 was absolutely brilliant, but during Season 2, I found myself questioning the very one-sided nature. While the US narrative of Cuba is cartoonishly evil, Blowback goes too far in the opposite direction. You'd think based on the season that Fidel Castro was the greatest humanitarian in history and Cuba is a socialist utopia. The real truth is somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. Now I'm listening to Season 3 and it seems like they're going to go down a similar route with North Korea. Yes, the US did heinous things against North Korea and yes, the US uncritically and unironically backed brutal military dictatorships in South Korea and other parts of the world. But that doesn't excuse North Korea's extreme human rights abuses. Going to the opposite extremes and whitewashing or glossing over the crimes of US enemies doesn't help the cause of decolonization or anti-imperialism, it makes you just as cartoonish as your opponents. Tankies are every bit as ridiculous as fascists.

Every season is great.

They have hats too.

2nd time I almost stopped listening to this p cast over the corny mid Atlantic way they pronounce “Soviet” but it’s 2 good 2 quit production note❗️when there’s no background music for blend u need to lengthen the release on the noise gate 👍🏻 dialogue sounds amateurishly abrupt otherwise

It’s worth it just to hear Brenden trying to butch up his voice like he’s Tim Curry from Legend. 😂

If you can’t see how this is a grift than you’re an idiot. Also the online communities for this podcast is filled with some of the dumbest individuals you can have the misfortune of running into on the internet.

Season 1 is incredibly well-researched and produced. However $25 is a criminal amount to charge for Season 4 access.

I’m halfway through season 2 and have loved every minute of the show so far. It’s been so incredible filled to the brim with stuff I’ve never known. And great production to go along with it. With the recent tragedy that’s currently happening in Palestine and the long history that’s led to here. I think diving into it all would be a perfect season 5!!! Definitely consider it Brendan and Noah!

Did Juche write Season 3 or something?

i’ve been looking for good info on the korean war and season 3 delivers exactly that

I paid the subscription but can’t find the eps to download. No contact info. I love their production but will have to cancel my subscription thru my credit card because again, NO ADMIN SUPPORT!

Amazing work

These guys put a lot of work into this but their hatred for their own country overshadows any possible objectivity that can be gleaned from this project. A “everyone is just and noble besides the US” hatchet job, which is a shame because there are good counter narratives they explore.

Noah and his goy charge $25 for a podcast. I guess that's appropriate, given the source. Me, I pirated the entire series and bonus episodes. In one bonus episode, Noah decides to take a characteristic cheap shot at one he and some other internet babies label an anarchist. Putting aside the fact that Noah and his goy subscribe to an ideology that asserts there will be anarchy, effectively, after a horrible, brutal dictatorship kills most people, ad hominem attacks coming from Leninists barely need be addressed. Anyone from Eastern Europe can tell you how fond they are of this type of thinking. This podcast is a Communist retelling of history by wealthy Americans with a self-hating Zionist bent. I won't use the J word because Noah will surely make certain this review is never seen. History is necessarily subjective. I'm sure the hosts are aware of Zinn's work. Like Chomsky, Zinn called himself an anarchist. Somehow the decidedly bespoke "dirtbag left" have exorcised that from their hive mind. Of course their beloved Zionist Chomsky was a friend of Epstein... seems like an intellectual gauntlet to be a Communist. The foregoing notwithstanding, season four is a good story. If you don't mind pro-Soviet propaganda mixed into theirstory, that is. The Communists loved Dostum well into the 90s, despite what Noah and his ilk claim now. Lying hypocrites, like the lying Zionist Chomsky.

Blowback does a good job walking through timelines and history. Unfortunately, it is very one-sides and biased. For example, during the Iraq War episodes, they say the US was responsible for the mass death of the Iraqi people. They fail to lay out the facts in an unbiased fashion. If they did, they would have highlighted the fact that Sadam’s regime’s failure to adhere to sanction rules to get critical medical supplies to their people (they were continuing to spend it on internal security and bolstering their military), the UN’s decision to apply the sanctions and subsequently amending them after seeing civilian suffering, and the US’s strategic bombing of infrastructure were contributing factors, but Sadam’s decision to invade Kuwait was the root cause of the issue. Multiple parties were at fault, and while it could be valuable to point a finger, instead they should present the facts and let the readers come to their own conclusions.

This is a must listen/watch for any history buff! They bring the receipts and weave an amazing story! I can’t recommend enough!!!

Best narrative history podcast in the game

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It is hard not to be hyperbolic about how good this show is.

one of the best to ever do it.

Each season’s episodes grips me by bringing to life intense mix of politics, Lyle known history and personal memories. The hosts are skilled researchers and storytellers. I recommend this podcast to anyone who wants to know the truth about US involvement overseas.

Really well made. Can’t wait for next season .