Empire Podcast
@empirepoduk.bsky.social
Podcast on empires and world history 🌎
A Goalhanger production with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
Current series - WRITERS OF EMPIRE
A Goalhanger production with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
Current series - WRITERS OF EMPIRE
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November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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In today's episode, we look at the historic rivalry between England and Australia:
🔥 Where did The Ashes come from? 🔥
💀 What was the Bodyline Controversy that nearly killed a player? 💀
👑 Who was Don Bradman, 'the greatest sportsperson of all time?' 👑
🔥 Where did The Ashes come from? 🔥
💀 What was the Bodyline Controversy that nearly killed a player? 💀
👑 Who was Don Bradman, 'the greatest sportsperson of all time?' 👑
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In today's episode, we look at the historic rivalry between England and Australia:
🔥 Where did The Ashes come from? 🔥
💀 What was the Bodyline Controversy that nearly killed a player? 💀
👑 Who was Don Bradman, 'the greatest sportsperson of all time?' 👑
🔥 Where did The Ashes come from? 🔥
💀 What was the Bodyline Controversy that nearly killed a player? 💀
👑 Who was Don Bradman, 'the greatest sportsperson of all time?' 👑
Listen NOW wherever you get your podcasts.
While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free to all our episodes, as well as lots of bonus content!
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While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free to all our episodes, as well as lots of bonus content!
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November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free to all our episodes, as well as lots of bonus content!
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What was the origin story of Hergé, the Belgian illustrator who created The Adventures of Tintin?
Why did he later regret his cartoon's depiction of Belgium's brutal rule in the Congo?
And, how did Tintin feature in anti-Soviet and Nazi propaganda?
Why did he later regret his cartoon's depiction of Belgium's brutal rule in the Congo?
And, how did Tintin feature in anti-Soviet and Nazi propaganda?
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What was the origin story of Hergé, the Belgian illustrator who created The Adventures of Tintin?
Why did he later regret his cartoon's depiction of Belgium's brutal rule in the Congo?
And, how did Tintin feature in anti-Soviet and Nazi propaganda?
Why did he later regret his cartoon's depiction of Belgium's brutal rule in the Congo?
And, how did Tintin feature in anti-Soviet and Nazi propaganda?
Listen now as @DalrympleWill and @tweeter_anita grapple with viewing their favourite characters from childhood through the lens of imperial history...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Listen now as @DalrympleWill and @tweeter_anita grapple with viewing their favourite characters from childhood through the lens of imperial history...
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Two iconic children's cartoons created by illustrators with very sweet origin stories.
But how should we feel about the racism and imperialism within their pages today?
But how should we feel about the racism and imperialism within their pages today?
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Two iconic children's cartoons created by illustrators with very sweet origin stories.
But how should we feel about the racism and imperialism within their pages today?
But how should we feel about the racism and imperialism within their pages today?
Listen NOW wherever you get your podcasts.
While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free and binge the next 2 episodes in our Writers of Empire series!
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While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free and binge the next 2 episodes in our Writers of Empire series!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free and binge the next 2 episodes in our Writers of Empire series!
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While you're at it, join the Empire Club to listen ad-free and binge the next 2 episodes in our Writers of Empire series!
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Was Charlotte Brontë's “madwoman in the attic” a Jamaican heiress? Did Jane Austen's Mansfield Park sideline the slave wealth of its characters? How was her own family tied to the Caribbean plantations?
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Was Charlotte Brontë's “madwoman in the attic” a Jamaican heiress? Did Jane Austen's Mansfield Park sideline the slave wealth of its characters? How was her own family tied to the Caribbean plantations?
Listen now as @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss one of the most influential events of Orwell's life...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Listen now as @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss one of the most influential events of Orwell's life...
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Who saved his life when he was shot in the throat? How did internal feuds on the leftist side of the war influence his writing and his paranoia? And what is the wider imperial history of the Spanish Civil War?
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Who saved his life when he was shot in the throat? How did internal feuds on the leftist side of the war influence his writing and his paranoia? And what is the wider imperial history of the Spanish Civil War?
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Harvard Professor Caroline Elkins to discuss the British occupation of Palestine, and one of the pivotal historical dominoes in the road to where we are today.
and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Harvard Professor Caroline Elkins to discuss the British occupation of Palestine, and one of the pivotal historical dominoes in the road to where we are today.
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
.@willdalrymple.bsky.social
and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Harvard Professor Caroline Elkins to discuss the British occupation of Palestine, and one of the pivotal historical dominoes in the road to where we are today.
and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Harvard Professor Caroline Elkins to discuss the British occupation of Palestine, and one of the pivotal historical dominoes in the road to where we are today.
Hi Richard - that should have been fixed now let us know if you have any more issues
October 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Hi Richard - that should have been fixed now let us know if you have any more issues
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October 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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In episode 5 of the Gaza series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Professor Jonathan Phillips to discuss the Crusader history of Gaza and the rise of the Mamluk dynasty that followed...
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
In episode 5 of the Gaza series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Professor Jonathan Phillips to discuss the Crusader history of Gaza and the rise of the Mamluk dynasty that followed...
But Peter highlights that the Islamic Conquest was gradual and led to less social disruption than once believed, with some archaeologists calling it the "invisible conquest"...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
But Peter highlights that the Islamic Conquest was gradual and led to less social disruption than once believed, with some archaeologists calling it the "invisible conquest"...
To find out more, listen to Empire wherever you get your podcasts.
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To find out more, listen to Empire wherever you get your podcasts.
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This saw the emergence of an imperial caliphate and the building of Islamic architecture in the region including the Dome of The Rock in Jerusalem.
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This saw the emergence of an imperial caliphate and the building of Islamic architecture in the region including the Dome of The Rock in Jerusalem.