Cold War Conversations
Experience the Cold War like never before with Cold War Conversations — an award-winning podcast recommended by The New York Times.
Each week, host Ian Sanders brings you raw, firsthand accounts from the people who lived through one of history’s most tense and transformative eras — soldiers, spies, civilians, and more.
These aren’t stories from textbooks. They’re unfiltered voices from the frontlines of history — emotional, gripping, and deeply human.
This is Cold War history, told from the inside out.
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY - From #Communist Paradise to Freedom. A story of #coldwar #poland
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From the archive - the KAL007 Shootdown
Brian Morra was Chief of Intelligence Analysis for US Forces Japan at Yokota Air Base when, on 1st September 1983, an unarmed Korean airliner was shot down by a Soviet fighter, causing the deaths of 269 people.
He describes the less well-known subsequent incidents between Soviet and US military aircraft which almost resulted in a shooting war between the two superpowers.
Listen here https://youtu.be/-SDXJi6SkXA?si=lRtsv...
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From the archive - A first-hand account of a USMLM driver behind the lines in East Germany
Tom Favia served with the USMLM, the US Military Liaison Mission, which the Soviet Union permitted to operate in East Germany at the end of World War 2 for the purposes of monitoring and furthering better relationships between the Soviet and Western occupation forces.
The British & French also had missions in East Germany, and the Soviets had theirs in West Germany.
Listen here https://youtu.be/LZ4FaV-h5D0?si=zrkbP...
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY - Bandit Country - The #IRA and South #Armagh
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On This Day in the Cold War — 5 September 1945
Igor Gouzenko walked out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa carrying secret documents that exposed Soviet espionage networks in the West.
Listen to the story here. https://youtu.be/w4r4BCShppQ?si=hctvV...
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I'm exploring the idea of hosting a Cold War history tour via a specialist tour company, and I'd like your help working out what it should be. It could go in several directions, and your answers will shape the plan. The survey should take about 5 minutes.
As a thank you, those who complete the survey will be eligible for a discount if a tour is announced (please provide your email at the end).
Please complete the survey here survey.chasehistorytours.com/coldwar
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A couple of weeks ago, I had a great chat with a former Handley Page Victor Pilot who flew during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Episode coming out in the next couple of months.
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I’ll be at the Hack Green Bunker Cold War Weekend. tomorrow 5th April interviewing this gentleman. He’s 87 and flew Victors and Canberras in the RAF.
It would be great to see some of you there!
More info about the event here. www.hackgreen.co.uk/events-2-1
Some of his story is available here. youtube.com/@airforceanecdotes
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