Defection and the Cold War
Guest: Erik Scott on defection, the Cold War, and the regulation of borders and movement in a globalizing world.
November 17, 2023
“Cold War”
Soviet Aid to West Africa
Guests: Alessandro Iandolo and Natalia Telepneva on Soviet engagement with West Africa during the Cold War.
September 6, 2022
Russia, Ukraine, and the West
This discussion was recorded on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, the morning before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Guests: Michael Kimmage, Marlene Laruelle, and Fyodor Lukyanov on the ongoing geopolitical crisis between Russia, Ukraine and the West.
February 25, 2022
Russia Upside Down
Guest: The Americans creator Joe Weisberg on Russia Upside Down: An Exit Strategy from the Second Cold War published by Public Affairs.
October 29, 2021
Cuban-Soviet Scientific Exchanges
Guest: Clare Ibarra on scientific exchange between Cuba and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
October 1, 2021
Cold War Correspondents
Dina Fainberg on Cold War Correspondents: Soviet and American Reporters on the Ideological Frontlines published by John Hopkins University Press.
June 25, 2021
June 4, 2021
The US-Russia-China Triangle
Guest: Thomas Graham on the new “Cold War,” the United States, Russia, and China.
May 28, 2021
American Tourism to the USSR
Guest: Andrew Jacobs on American tourism to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
November 9, 2020
Exposing Chernobyl
Guest: Kate Brown on Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future published by Norton.
February 7, 2020
