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Orthodox ISIS: The Russian Religious Experience (w/ Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border)

“Because remember: Russia is a religious experience.” Those are the oft-repeated and well-said words by the host of https://theeasternborder.lv/ podcast, my good friend Kristaps Andrejsons. They are well-said because there are very few alternatives...

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The Ideological Pathology of Antizionism (w/ Kile Jones)

Antizionism, as it has become, has been having a bit of a moment for going on three years. It is a tough nut to crack, given its various claims of varying legitimacy and, as we have covered more than once on History Impossible, its increasing tendency...

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Enduring the Misfortunes of Others

After a bit of a hiatus, History Impossible is back with another special episode, this time looking at the phenomenon of outsourcing responsibility for bigotry and injustice at home to foreign powers. Whether it is the current blame for rising...

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The Riddle of American Identity (w/ David Josef Volodzko)

I recently https://www.historyimpossible.com/p/beer-and-hot-dogs exploring the concept of American identity, primarily through the prism of the immigrant experience, and it got me thinking more about the complexities of American identity, so I wanted...

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Understanding the Abyss: Holocaust Scholarship into the 21st Century

Hey again everybody. I know I just dropped a big essay on all of you adapted from my final research paper in grad school, and many of you might still be working through it, but I wanted to give everyone another little bonus for all of your patience...

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The Flight from Hitler's Shadow: Making Martyrs of Evil

Hey everyone, it’s good to be back with all of you. I’ve just finished a lengthy writing session for grad school—my final semester of classes!—as well as some family issues that needed my immediate attention during most of March. But I’m back with a...

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Martyrs, Militants, Monetizers, and Madmen (w/ Crackpot History)

In this newest installment of History Impossible, we’re privileged to be joined by the host of the https://crackpothistory.libsyn.com/, which began life just over a year ago by doing a detailed, long-running critique of the Martyr Made Podcast’s...

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Color Coded Alliances and Islamism's Useful Suckers (w/ Eli Lake)

In this very special episode of History Impossible, we are joined by the esteemed journalist, political commentator, and fellow historical podcaster Eli Lake, host of the https://www.thefp.com/listen/breaking-history and writer of many incredible...

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The Forgotten Green Brown Alliance

As covered in the most recent episode of History Impossible, the Nazis could be pretty keen on developing supposedly strange bedfellows, especially as the Second World War continued. This could be seen most pointedly in the SS’s attempted merging of...

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The Muslim Nazis: Handschar

After nearly five years, we have finally arrived at the point where we began this series about the so-called “Muslim Nazis.” We still have a little ways to go before we can call this story complete, but the image that inspired this half-decade deep...

War for the Frontiers of History and America (w/ Jack Henneman of The History of the Americans)

History is often forged upon the frontiers—both literally and figuratively. That includes the field of history, whose frontiers have become wildly expanded with the advent of podcasting and other forms of content creation. This has certainly created...

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Salem Possessed (w/ Sebastian Major of Our Fake History)

It’s unlikely that I’ve undersold the significance of the Salem witchcraft crisis to the development of American history, particularly in the religious and institutional context. But what I always felt somewhat sad about leaving out was the true...

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A Storm of Decay: The Salem Witch Trials and the Death of Authority

It might seem a bit gauche to discuss the Salem witchcraft crisis for Halloween, but here it is: the story of the real damage done by the infamous Salem witch trials beyond the deaths of about two dozen people that did not need to occur. The causes of...

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The Uncomfortable Truth About Rhetoric to Violence

In the chaotic month that was September 2025, much has been said about the role of rhetoric and violence in the United States; namely how the former causes the latter, or at least how the former and the latter cannot be separated. This came up on the...

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A Violent Yet Flammable World (w/ Kristaps Andrejsons & Daniele Bolelli)

In light of the recent killing of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk and the realization among many that the United States is facing a stark rise in the possibility of greater political violence than any other time in its recent history, it became clear...

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The Protestant World and Christ's Chinese Brother (w/ Daniele Bolelli)

Hey all, it’s great to be back with all of you. Especially for this special conversation that has been well overdue, especially on the History Impossible feed. I was thrilled to be able to host my friend and mentor Daniele Bolelli of the History on...

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A New Great Awakening May Be Nigh

After a slight delay, History Impossible is back with the newest installment of audio adaptations of previous writing and historical scholarship that I’ve done in the past several years or so. In this case, we are looking at a massively overhauled and...

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Civilization, Moral Masochism, and Wonders of the Visible World (w/ Brendan O'Neill)

Hello everybody. We have another amazing conversation for you fine people to enjoy, this time a little spicier as far as controversial subjects go. To further expand upon my thoughts on the imperialistic character of Islamism as well as discuss the...

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The Unreality of Realism (w/ Zack Twamley of When Diplomacy Fails)

In this newest conversation on History Impossible, I was super-happy to be joined by fellow historical podcaster Zack Twamley, host of the excellent and long-running podcast, https://www.wdfpodcast.com/. Zack and I have mostly crossed paths via our...

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The Butler Boomerang: How American Empire Stopped American Fascism

Hello again everyone. We have a new, special episode of History Impossible for all of you in which we examine a less-known moment of American imperialism, as well as the downstream effects it seemed to have during the world’s authoritarian moment of...

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