Blowback

"No Daylight" - Teaser 29.05.2026 16dk

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 1sa 1dk

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 1sa 16dk

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 1sa 19dk

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 1sa 5dk

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 1sa 7dk

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 1sa 18dk

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 1sa 18dk

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 1dk

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 1sa 18dk

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 1sa 2dk

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 50dk

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 1sa 10dk

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 1sa 10dk

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 1sa 17dk

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 1sa 11dk

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 1sa 14dk

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 1sa 9dk

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 1sa 15dk

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