Blowback

"No Daylight" - Teaser 29.05.2026 16min

A preview of Blowback's new mini-series: No Daylight. A three-part study of the turbulent times in the U.S.-Israel relationship, you can receive exclusive access to it by signing up here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 10 - "Zero-Sum" 16.02.2026 1h 1min

The Cold War ends. Apartheid falls. But Savimbi's war continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 9 - "Something Big and Bloody" 09.02.2026 1h 16min

The fate of southern Africa is decided at Cuito Cuanavale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 8 - "Cut Off Their Hands" 02.02.2026 1h 19min

The Reagan Doctrine puts Angola in the crosshairs as aid to UNITA is uncorked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 7 - "Constellation" 26.01.2026 1h 5min

Reagan arrives, emboldening South Africa and Savimbi. The MPLA hangs on. Cuba recommits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 6 - "Total Onslaught" 19.01.2026 1h 7min

Carter goes Cold Warrior. Savimbi visits Washington. Angola loses a founding father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 5 - "Kicking the Dog" 12.01.2026 1h 18min

The MPLA and Jimmy Carter struggle to find their footing. Jonas Savimbi licks his wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 4 - "Zulu & Foxbat" 05.01.2026 1h 18min

South Africa invades. Cuba intervenes. Angola becomes independent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming Soon: No Daylight 29.12.2025 1min

What lies ahead for Blowback in 2026? A mini-series on Israel and America, a comic book, our seventh season and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 3 - "The Stand" 29.12.2025 1h 18min

Angolan anti-colonial rebels challenge Portugal. Cuba brings its revolution to Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 2 - "Economy of Terror" 22.12.2025 1h 2min

A look into the Portuguese empire in southern Africa and the stirrings of nationalism in Angola. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S6 Episode 1 - "The Dead Myth" 22.09.2025 50min

An introduction to and overview of our sixth season: the story of Angola, Cuba, and apartheid South Africa's Cold War showdown. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming Soon: Blowback Season 6 10.09.2025

New episodes drop September 22. This season, Cuba sends an army to defend newly independent Angola from the combined forces of apartheid South Africa, the CIA, and one of the most infamous warlords of Africa. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 10 - "The Terrible But Unfinished Story" 14.02.2025 1h 10min

Wounded but not destroyed, Cambodia staggers into the 21st century. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 9 - "Le Cercle Rouge" 07.02.2025 1h 10min

Vietnam ends Democratic Kampuchea and the US backs the Khmer Rouge. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 8 - "Third World War" 31.01.2025 1h 17min

Khmer Rouge horrors spiral toward conflict with an ex-comrade: Vietnam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 7 - "Less Than Zero" 24.01.2025 1h 11min

Cambodia slips into darkness, as the Khmer Rouge seize the country. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 6 - "Dream Warriors" 17.01.2025 1h 14min

The short-lived reign of the Khmer Republic; the end of Nixon. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 5 - "Last Tango In Paris" 10.01.2025 1h 9min

One Cambodian coup, two US invasions and an unlikely American friend: China. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S5 Episode 4 - "Mad Men" 03.01.2025 1h 15min

Nixon and Kissinger put Cambodia on the menu. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices