Blowback (podcast)

Blowback is a podcast about American history and foreign policy hosted by Noah Kulwin and Brendan James.[2][3]

Blowback
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Noah Kulwin[1]
  • Brendan James[1]
Genre
LanguageAmerican English
UpdatesWeekly
Length30-60 Minutes
Production
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes40
Publication
Original releaseMarch 16, 2020
Related
Websiteblowback.show

Format

The cover art for season two of Blowback

The first season of the show was a ten part series dedicated to the Iraq War.[4] Throughout the show audio clips from MSNBC and CNN and readings of news reports are provided as well as satirical skits performed by H. Jon Benjamin.[5] The second season of the show focuses on U.S. intervention before and after the Cuban revolution, and includes more interviews with those who experienced the events discussed first hand.[6] The third season of the show released in July 2022 and covers the events surrounding the Korean War.[7] The fourth season of the show began its release in August 2023, discussing the American involvement in Afghanistan, touching on subjects which mainly focus on Operation Cyclone and its consequences.

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

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Original release date
0"Iraqnophobia"37:19March 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)
Featuring guests H. Jon Benjamin & James Adomian
1"Rosebud"59:39June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)
Bonus"Our Man In Baghdad"56:56June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)
Featuring guest Dahr Jamail
2"American Psycho"62:42June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22)
3"Curveball"62:42June 29, 2020 (2020-06-29)
This episode discusses the transition from Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan to Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.[4]
4"Mars Attacks"31:38July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
Bonus"Iraqi Horror Picture Show"60:56July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
Featuring guest Matt Christman
5"Dead Links"61:49July 13, 2020 (2020-07-13)
Featuring guest Will Menaker
Bonus"Shock Corridor"40:09July 13, 2020 (2020-07-13)
Featuring guest Naomi Klein
6"Year Zero"63:56July 20, 2020 (2020-07-20)
7"#Resistance"60:36July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
8"Electioneering"59:09August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
The episode discusses the presidential election of George W. Bush and an election in Iraq.[2]
9"How Do You Fuck That Up?""62:25August 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
10"The Iraq War Did Not Take Place"65:26August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)

Season 2 (2021)

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1"The Jupiter Menace"80:27April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)
2"Lo Hicimos"80:26April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)
3"New Normal"76:33April 25, 2021 (2021-04-25)
4"Secret Honor"75:38May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02)
5"Fish Is Red"59:30May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)
Bonus"Lo Distinto Se Parece"49:09July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
Bonus"Watch Out For That Boy"32:07July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)
Bonus"CIAin't Kiddin'"39:10July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)
Bonus"Massive Retaliation"30:13July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)
Bonus"Neverland"38:13August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)
6"Nothing To Lose"62:42August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Bonus"Sweet Dirt Tony's Badasssss Song"87:41August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
7"Anadyr"72:38August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
Bonus"The Capital Of Terrorism"68:15August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
8"We'll All Meet In Hell"65:49August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
Bonus"The Most Beautiful Cause"36:47August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
9"Cuba Libre"82:42August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)
Bonus"Havana (Derangement) Syndrome"44:37August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)
10"Infinite Crisis"77:27September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Bonus"Red-Handed Sleight of Hand"41:56September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)

Season 3 (2022)

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1"Stop Me Before I Kill Again"41:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
2"The Uninvited"72:00October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)
3"The Blue House"67:00October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10)
4"Red Island"58:00October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17)
5"Train To Busan"80:00October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
6"National Smile Week"65:00October 31, 2022 (2022-10-31)
7"Mao's Poem"65:00November 7, 2022 (2022-11-07)
8"American Caesar"83:00November 14, 2022 (2022-11-14)
9"No More Targets"75:00November 21, 2022 (2022-11-21)
10"The Host"97:00November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)
Bonus"On Cinema With Kim Jong-Il feat. Anna Broinowski"49:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Another Country Pt. I feat. Bruce Cummings"29:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"The Northmen feat. Suzy Kim"55:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Another Country Pt. II feat. Bruce Cummings"36:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Might And Right feat. Michael Brenes"57:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Germinal Pt. I feat. Thomas Powell"97:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Living Memory feat. Tim Shorrock"61:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Prisoners In Paradise feat. Monica Kim"44:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"Germinal Pt. II feat. Jeffery Kaye"110:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Bonus"DMZ meets TMZ feat. Christine Ahn and Elizabeth Beavers"52:00July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)


Season 4 (2023)

James announced a fourth season on his Twitter account in December 2022, to be released in Summer 2023. The fourth season will be about Operation Cyclone and its consequences, including the creation of al-Qaeda and the September 11, 2001 attacks. [8]

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time
Original release date
1"Snake Eater"43:34August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
2"Bleeders and Dealers"70:41TBA
3"The Trap"60:45TBA
4"They’re Yours Now"70:08TBA
5"We Can Live With That"64:12TBA
6"Ground Zeroes"64:23TBA
7"Guns of the Patriots"65:06TBA
8"Sons of Liberty"70:20TBA
9"Peace Walker"70:29TBA
10"The Phantom Pain"59:24TBA

Season 4 bonuses

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Bonus"Ahmed Rashid part 1"32:05August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
First part of an interview with Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid
Bonus"Malalai Joya"48:44August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Interview with Afghan Feminist activist and politician Malalai Joya
Bonus"Red Dawn, Red Scorpion"146:52August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
A discussion of the films Red Dawn and Red Scorpion
Bonus"Ahmed Rashid part 2"23:57August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Second part of an interview with Ahmed Rashid
Bonus"Fitzgerald and Gould part 1"39:02August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Interview with journalists Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
Bonus"Seymour Hersh"37:07August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Interview with journalist Seymour Hersh
Bonus"Fitzgerald and Gould part 2"27:29August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Second part of an interview with Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
Bonus"Kill ‘Em All, Let God Sort ‘Em Out"16:36August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Discussion of the magazine Soldier of Fortune
Bonus"Anatol Lieven"45:44August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Interview with scholar Anatol Lieven
Bonus"Hassan Abbas"50:46August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Interview with scholar Hassan Abbas

Reception

According to Vince Mancini of UPROXX and Derek Robertson of Politico, Blowback was "painstakingly researched" and didactic in its approach, "bombarding the listener with the host's sturm-und-drang argument about the Iraq War as a portal to hell that directly caused our modern-day political ills".[9][10] In a comparison of Blowback and Slow Burn, Slate's podcast about the Iraq War, Derek Robertson of Politico described Blowback as "an unapologetically left-wing re-examination of the war’s many causes and ongoing effects".[10] Jake Greenberg of Podcast Review wrote that "Blowback is an excellent piece of history, one that documents the misadventures, deceits, and war crimes" of the Iraq War.[11] Podcast Review called the topic of the second season "a tremendous fit for James and Kulwin's style".[12]

See also

References

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  2. Brooke, Zach (August 10, 2020). "New Film Podcast Recalls How Do the Right Thing Made White Critics Paranoid". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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  6. Blistein, Jon (April 19, 2021). "'Blowback' Podcast Tackles America's Meddling in the Cuban Revolution". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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  8. Brendan James [@deep_beige] (December 18, 2022). "Pleased to announce @blowbackpod SEASON 4, coming summer 2023 from me and @nkulw Teaser:" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. Mancini, Vince (December 29, 2020). "The Best Non-Fiction Podcasts of 2020". Uproxx. Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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