Hard Fried History

Where and how did al Qaeda spread? As we continue our investigation, we discuss the Black Hawk Down Incident, the first bombing of the World Trade Center, the first few attempts at the detention and assassination of Osama bin Laden and that time leaders of the Taliban had dinner with an oil baron in Sugar Land.

The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan is one of the most consequential decisions in human history. But what did the landscape of Hiroshima to those inside of the blast zone? In an extremely graphic episode, Josh and Henry comb through survivors accounts of that horrid day and briefly examine the circumstances that led to that fateful decision.

We're Back! In this episode we discuss the myths surrounding the creation of Medieval Ghana, the Gold Trade and the Epic of Sundiata - The Forrest Gump/Lion King/George Washington/King Arthur/Tom Brady of Mali.

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Only 11 days after announcing independence, the Congo rapidly deteriorated into an orgy of chaos. Army grunts sought reprisals against its still-Belgian officers, the mineral-rich province of Katanga seceded from the nation and even the UN dragged its feet when it came to stabilizing the situation. But why? Why did UN troops refuse to enter Katanga, the problematic, pro-Belgium, secessionist province? Why did Joseph Mobutu, once one of Lumumba's closest friends, betray him and declare rebellion against Lumumba's government? What interests did the US have in the Congo, and what was the nature of its intervention, as well as its motives for doing so? Join us as we dissect the 7 months after Congolese independence and uncover how how the West murdered freedom in the Congo.