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Untangling history’s greatest controversies

Every month, host Zach Cornwell takes a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.

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Hate Thy Neighbor: Northern Ireland and the Troubles

Car bombs, hitmen, and hunger strikes. How "The Troubles" tore Northern Ireland apart.

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The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 3: A Man Named Blood

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On March 25th, 1971, President Yahya Khan launches Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan, a brutal military crackdown intended to snuff out Benga...
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The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 2: Bhutto’s Game

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In the wake of the deadly Bhola Cyclone, 50 million Pakistanis go to the polls on December 7th, 1970 and cast their votes in a national election, ...
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The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 1: Land of Broken Maps

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In March 1971, the nation of Pakistan was split apart by a vicious civil war, eventually culminating in the creation of a new state: Bangladesh. I...
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The Kinsey Report – Part 3

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In January of 1948, Alfred Kinsey releases his first book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, igniting a firestorm of controversy across the Unite...
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