Month: March 2014

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Start the Week - Faisal I of Iraq and the making of the modern Middle East

Anne McElvoy explores the roads not taken with the historian Richard Evans. Counterfactual history began as an Enlightenment parlour game and has become a serious academic pursuit, but Evans argues against endless speculation as to what might have been. The final meeting between Lawrence of Arabia and Faisal I of Iraq was an anti-climax which belied their history. The biographers of these two leaders, Scott Anderson and the former Iraqi politician Ali Allawi, place these men at the centre of the making of the modern Middle East. The writer Malu Halasa offers an alternative view of the violent events in Syria as she curates a book of political posters, comic strips, blogs and plays.

Producer: Katy Hickman.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #28 – “The Bargain Bin”

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys take a trip to one of the best record stores in L.A.: Record Surplus down on Santa Monica Boulevard. Rivers, Pat, and Mr. Goodnight each snagged a few things from the bargain bin. Now, on Episode #28, the Boys will share and review their selections. This episode is a real hoot! Song of the week this week: "45 RPM" by The Alarm.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod