Best Ryan MacLeod Podcasts (2025)

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Yemen's History of Resisting Empire w/Isa Blumi, P. 1 [Adnan Husain Show] 1:15:45

2h ago1:15:45

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This week, we bring you an episode from our sister program The Adnan Husain Show. Enjoy! In this first part of a two part series, Adnan has an epic conversation with Dr. Isa Blumi, historian and Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University, about Yemen’s modern history of resisting colonialism geopolitically and global ca…

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Grace Campbell & Tatty Macleod are on HEAT at a dog show 37:54

1d ago37:54

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Grace Campbell and Tatty Macleod visit the Write Me Dirty library this week, and their DIRTY story has to be set at a dog show. Katherine Ryan decides who will take the crown of naughtiest writer of the week. Will it be Tatty, who teaches us about fanny grunts and sucking on…watermelon vapes? Or will it be Grace, who makes herself the STAR of her o…

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The History of Modern Yemen & the Struggle Against Zionist Imperialism w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi & Rune "Aldanmarki" Agerhus [Re-Release] 2:03:00

6d ago2:03:00

2:03:00

In this blockbuster episode of Guerrilla History (originally released Mar 1, 2024), we bring on two outstanding guests to discuss the modern history of Yemen, as well as their ongoing struggle against Zionist imperialism and opposition to the genocide in Gaza. Shireen and Rune bring fantastic insight and analysis, making this complicated history ac…

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Lou Sanders & Harriet Kemsley receive ZOMBIE d**k pics 35:56

7d ago35:56

35:56

Katherine Ryan is back in her filthy library and this week’s seductive scribes are none other than Lou Sanders and Harriet Kemsley. They’ve been set the curious mission of crafting a steamy encounter set during an apocalypse, featuring a head torch, canned food and a zombie who isn’t just hungry for brains… 🐱 Thought you knew the female form? Lou g…

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Coups, Oil, the CIA, and Arab Nationalism in Iraq w/ Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt [REMASTERED] 2:58:27

14d ago2:58:27

2:58:27

In this fascinating remastered episode (originally released Jul 8, 2022), we talk with Professor Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt about the numerous coups of Iraq from 1953-1968 (and the CIA/State Department role in these) amidst the background of rising Arab nationalist politics and pushes by several groups for nationalization of Iraqi oil. A fantastic dis…

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Stevie Martin & Fatiha El-Ghorri get FRISKY at a car showroom 36:13

16d ago36:13

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Welcome to Write Me Dirty with Katherine Ryan, the hilariously horny podcast where comedians get their smut on, penning filthy fiction about each other. This week’s seductive scribes are none other than Stevie Martin and Fatiha El-Ghorri. Their mission? To craft a steamy encounter set in a car showroom - featuring a car salesman, a custom paint job…

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Building the Communist Party of Kenya w/ Comrade Booker Omole [Re-Release] 1:30:06

21d ago1:30:06

1:30:06

In this excellent conversation (originally released Apr 14, 2023), we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya about their book release - The Building of the Communist Party of Kenya! A great conversation about building a Communist Party, the book is a tremendous resource, and all proceeds of it go towards supporting the CPK! …

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Thursdays just got Thirstier…. Write Me Dirty Season 2 with the incredible Katherine Ryan is coming….. 31st July 1:29

22d ago1:29

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Welcome to Write Me Dirty, the riotously funny, wildly unfiltered podcast where comedy meets erotica — and no one is safe. Each week, comedian Katherine Ryan sets the stage with a ridiculous and often absurd prompt - think “Apocalypse , must include a zombie and a can of beans” and two guests go head-to-head, writing steamy, side-splitting erotic s…

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Women in Nepal’s Civil War w/ Hisila Yami [REMASTERED] 2:05:44

28d ago2:05:44

2:05:44

In this remastered episode (originally aired 18 December 2020) of Guerrilla History, we are joined by Hisila Yami to talk about The People's War in Nepal, and the role of women in it. Hisila Yami was a leader in The People's War, a three times minister of Nepal, a former member of the Constituent Assembly, and the author of People's War and Women's…

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Lawfare and Imperialism w/ Nina Farnia 1:15:22

1M ago1:15:22

1:15:22

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back fan favorite Ali Kadri to discuss a very important topic - Sanctions as Genocide! Long time listeners will remember that we previously had a series on Sanctions As War, and this episode is a great accompaniment to those past conversations. Similarly, this goes very well with our other conversation…

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Episode Twenty - Tardis Team and Genesis of the Daleks Live! 2:46:08

1M ago2:46:08

2:46:08

Richie makes the Tardis Team watch Genesis of the DaleksBy I Hate Doctor Who

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Histories of Resistance in LA from 60’s to Today w/ Gerald Horne 1:07:36

1M ago1:07:36

1:07:36

In this episode, we present a crossover of Guerrilla History and the Adnan Husain Show. Here, Dr. Gerald Horne joins Adnan and Henry to discuss his recent book, Armed Struggle?: Panthers and Communists, black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California, Through the Sixties and Seventies. As ever, Professor Horne connects the histories of organ…

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Sanctions as Genocide w/ Ali Kadri 1:10:27

2M ago1:10:27

1:10:27

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back fan favorite Ali Kadri to discuss a very important topic - Sanctions as Genocide! Long time listeners will remember that we previously had a series on Sanctions As War, and this episode is a great accompaniment to those past conversations. Similarly, this goes very well with our other conversation…

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Palestine 1492 w/ Linda Quiquivix 1:45:00

2M ago1:45:00

1:45:00

In this great episode of Guerrilla History, we have a discussion with Linda Quiquivix about her study and book Palestine 1492: A Report Back, which is a study of 500 years of the struggle for life in words, maps, and images in the seven cardinal directions in Mayan philosophy and in the spiral that is time. This was such an interesting conversation…

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Episode Nineteen - Ryan Macleod and the Caves of Androzani 1:32:00

2M ago1:32:00

1:32:00

Richie makes his friend watch Caves of AndrozaniBy I Hate Doctor Who

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The History and Impact of Sanctions on Iran w/ Muhammad Sahimi [REMASTERED] 1:33:55

2M ago1:33:55

1:33:55

This remastered episode of Guerrilla History was a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries. In this fascinating episode, we had a discussion with Professor Muhammad Sahimi on the history and the impacts of sanctions on Iran, which is both an immensely enlightening and heartbreaking conversation. This episode is particularly timely given the…

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The Adnan Husain Show: The Longue Durée: Palestine in World History 1:26:36

2M ago1:26:36

1:26:36

For the next two weeks, we will be introducing (or reintroducing) our new sister shows. This week, we will be presenting Part 1 of a 7 part series on The Adnan Husain Show titled Palestine and the World. Next week, we will present the introduction of a new 25 part series that Henry is cohosting with a Russian historian on Russian history titled Tsa…

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Apartheid (AR&D Ep. 9) 3:49:36

3M ago3:49:36

3:49:36

The following episode of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series is a massive one, two former episodes on Apartheid edited together into a giant conversation. Information on each of the episodes below: The first is a crossover episode that we had done in collaboration with our sister podcast RevLeft Radio, we brought on Ashley Fataar to p…

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NATO's Campaign Against Yugoslavia, & Relevance to Today w/ Kit Klarenberg & Nemanja Lukić 2:07:24

3M ago2:07:24

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In this fascinating episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Kit Klarenberg of The Grayzone to discuss the NATO campaign against Yugoslavia, its relevance to today, and the delusion of US air power! We are also lucky to be joined by Nemanja Lukić as a guest host for this episode. In addition to being a keen analyst (and former guest of Guerrilla H…

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Cultural Revolution in Swaziland w/ Ruehl Muller & Bafanabakhe Sacolo of the Communist Party of Swaziland (AR&D Ep. 8) 2:16:09

3M ago2:16:09

2:16:09

In this exceptional episode of Guerrilla History, we continue our series African Revolutions and Decolonization by bringing back guest host Ruehl Muller, senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China (who has been in contact with the CPS for quite some time) and guest Bafanabakhe Sac…

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Time with the Red Army Faction w/ Margrit Schiller [REMASTERED] 2:30:05

3M ago2:30:05

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In this remastered episode of Guerrilla History (originally released in June 2022), we bring on a very special guest, Margrit Schiller! Margrit was associated early on with the Red Army Faction, before being imprisoned and tortured by the West German state, being forced into exile in Cuba and Uruguay, and then having to move back to Germany more or…

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Struggle Against Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy w/ Bafanabakhe Sacolo of the Communist Party of Swaziland (AR&D Ep. 8) 1:49:36

4M ago1:49:36

1:49:36

With this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you another fascinating case study in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. This time, a contemporary struggle - the struggle against Africa's last absolute monarchy - Swaziland. We are fortunate to be joined by guest host Ruehl Muller, senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institut…

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Indigenous Methodologies w/ Sardana Nikolaeva & Masha Kardashevskaya 1:32:44

4M ago1:32:44

1:32:44

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have two fantastic guests, and a continuation of our sporadic Sources and Methods series of episodes! This time, we bring back Dr. Sardana Nikolaeva (whom you will remember from our recent episode Indigenous Diamonds of Russia's Sakha Republic), and bring on Dr. Masha Kardashevskaya for the first time. They …

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The Egyptian Revolution & Nasser's Era w/ Ahmad Shokr (AR&D Ep. 7) 1:42:18

4M ago1:42:18

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With this episode of Guerrilla History, we roll into our next case study in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. Here, we turn our focus to Egypt, and particularly the 23 July Revolution in 1952 and the rise of Nasser. However, to tell this story, we turn back to the pre-colonial era, discuss the British colonial period, and the post-…

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Episode Eighteen - Dylan Mikey Mark and the Dinosaurs 1:52:08

4M ago1:52:08

1:52:08

Three Doctor Who experts make Richie watch Invasion of the DinosaursBy I Hate Doctor Who

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Media Narratives & Hegemonic Discourses w/ Greg Shupak & Stuart Davis 1:46:08

4M ago1:46:08

1:46:08

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back two outstanding guests, Stuart Davis (whom you will remember from our episode Sanctions As War (alongside Manny Ness)), and Greg Shupak (whom you will remember from our episode The History and Impact of Sanctions on Syria). Here, we discuss a topic that each of them has done a lot of work on - med…

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The Situation in Congo - From Mobutu to M23 Rebels Today w/ Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja (AR&D Ep. 6) 1:33:06

4M ago1:33:06

1:33:06

With this episode of Guerrilla History, were follow up on our last episode of African Revolutions and Decolonization with another discussion with Prof. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, who joined us last time for The Congo - From Colonization Through Lumumba & Mobutu. Here, we pick up where we left off, with Mobutu's regime, and come to the present. Parti…

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Indigenous Diamonds of Russia's Sakha Republic w/ Sardana Nikolaeva 1:39:56

5M ago1:39:56

1:39:56

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Dr. Sardana Nikolaeva to discuss her brilliant study Indigenous Diamonds: Extractivism and Indigenous Politics in the Diamond Province of Russia. We go over Sakha and the Sakha people, the history of diamond extraction in Sakha, and then went over the politics of indigeneity in Russia, how these dia…

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The Congo - From Colonization Through Lumumba & Mobutu w/ Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja (AR&D Ep. 5) 1:35:28

5M ago1:35:28

1:35:28

With this episode of Guerrilla History, were continuing our series on African Revolutions and Decolonization with an outstanding case study on the Congo, looking at the process of colonization, how decolonization unfolded, Lumumba's short time as Prime Minister, and the transition to the Mobutu regime. We really could not ask for a much better gues…

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