Empire: World History

365 episodes · 14 with AI analysis

The rise and fall of empires and the events that shaped world history. William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperial wars, and the people who built and lost empires. From the British Empire to the Ottomans to Ancient India, history is shaped by power struggles and territorial conquests. How does it continue to affect the world today? Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members’ chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.

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People · top 20

Companies · top 8

Cancer Research UK Gineling College The New York Times Fox News Princeton University Press Siemens CNN University of Chicago

Topics · top 10

Palestinian life under Israeli occupationWest Bank settlements and expansionSegregated road systems and infrastructureCheckpoint restrictions and freedom of movementPalestinian human rights documentationSettler violence and impunityLand confiscation and territorial controlPalestinian writing and cultural resistanceRamallah urban developmentIsraeli military occupation practices

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 9, 2026

What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?

Palestinian life under Israeli occupationWest Bank settlements and expansionSegregated road systems and infrastructure

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Apr 8, 2026

349. Arab-Israeli Conflict: Occupation of The West Bank (Part 4)

Israeli Military Occupation and Administration of West BankPalestinian Land Rights and Ottoman Mawat Law ReinterpretationIsraeli Settlement Expansion Strategy and Justification

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Apr 2, 2026

Jung Chang On Life Under Mao & Being Banned From China

Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976)Mao Zedong's policies and ideologyRed Guard movement and youth mobilization

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Apr 1, 2026

347. Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Six Day War (Part 2)

Six-Day War (June 1967)Israeli Air Superiority StrategyEgyptian Military Collapse

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Mar 17, 2026

342. Iran: The Three Ayatollahs – From Revolution to Dynasty

Iranian Supreme Leader succession and hereditary power consolidationIslamic Republic economic crisis and banking system collapseWater resource depletion and infrastructure failure in Iran

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Mar 19, 2026

343. Lebanon: Hezbollah, Israel, & Fifty Years As A Battleground

Israeli Military Occupation and Withdrawal StrategiesHezbollah's Evolution from Proxy to National Resistance MovementIran's Revolutionary Export and Proxy Network Architecture

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Mar 20, 2026

Christiane Amanpour On Iran & Trump’s Miscalculations

Iran-US diplomatic relations and negotiation failuresIsraeli-Iranian military escalation and strategic miscalculationTrump administration foreign policy decision-making processes

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Mar 12, 2026

341. Chairman Mao: The Clash With Stalin (Ep 4)

Mao's Economic Transformation StrategySoviet-Chinese Relations and Stalin's InfluenceClass-Based Social Engineering in Communist China

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Feb 19, 2026

335. Bronze Age Apocalypse: Solving The Mystery of The Collapse (Ep 4)

Bronze Age Collapse (1200-1150 BC)Mega-Drought and Climate Change in Ancient MediterraneanSea Peoples Migration and Identity

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Feb 24, 2026

336. Bronze Age Apocalypse: How To Survive The End of The World (Ep 5)

Bronze Age Collapse (1200 BC)Hittite Empire fall and Neo-Hittite successor statesMycenaean civilization decline and Linear B literacy loss

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Feb 26, 2026

337. Bronze Age Apocalypse: Philistines, Israelites, & Rebuilding The Levant (Ep 6)

Bronze Age Collapse causes and mechanismsPhilistine origins and settlement patternsIsraelite origins and biblical historicity

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Mar 3, 2026

338.Chairman Mao: Birth of A Dictator (Ep 1)

Mao Zedong's early life and family backgroundChinese imperial collapse and the 1911 RevolutionQing Dynasty decline and unequal treaties

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Mar 5, 2026

339. Chairman Mao: China's Communist Uprising (Ep 2)

Chinese Communist Party founding and early organization (1921-1927)Soviet Comintern strategy in China and international revolutionary exportFirst United Front between Chinese Communists and Nationalists (1923-1927)

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Mar 10, 2026

340. Chairman Mao: World War II, Japanese Invasion, & Massacre in Nanjing (Ep 3)

Chinese Communist Party Rise to Power (1935-1949)Nanjing Massacre and Japanese War Crimes (1937)Guerrilla Warfare Strategy and Doctrine

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