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Socialist History

by The Socialist Program

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  • S1 Episode 5: ‘Operation Paperclip’: How Nazis Built the US War Machine [Preview]

    August 17, 2026 · 12 min

    You may have heard that the US government recruited Nazi scientists to work for NASA, but did you know they also recruited them to experiment on US soldiers? Their recruitment was part of Operation Paperclip, and the scientists were only a…

  • Socialist History - Trailer

    June 30, 2026 · 1 min

    Socialist History is an in-depth, immersive podcast that uncovers the real story of US imperialism through a socialist lens, told from the perspective of the people who fought back.  Hosted by Layan Sima Fuleihan and Brian Becker, each…

  • S1 Episode 4: 'Project Iceworm': The Secret Nuclear City Under the Ice [Preview]

    June 30, 2026 · 6 min

    In 1959 the US Army began building a base beneath the Greenland ice sheet, presented to the press, to Congress, and to the Danish government as a scientific research station. This was a cover story. The real plan, code-named Project…

  • S1 Episode 3: 'NSC-68': The Blueprint for Permanent War

    June 30, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    Most empires never write their plans down, but the American empire did. In 1950 a top-secret government document called NSC-68 laid out the blueprint for permanent war: a militarized economy, a nuclear buildup without limit, and a posture…

  • S1 Episode 2: 'Operation Mongoose': Washington's Secret War on Cuba

    June 30, 2026 · 50 min

    In 1961 the United States launched the largest covert operation of the Cold War against a single country, a campaign of sabotage, terror, and assassination aimed at destroying the Cuban Revolution ninety miles from Florida. It was…

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  • S1 Episode 1: 'Operation Ajax' in Iran: The CIA's Original Sin

    June 29, 2026 · 53 min

    In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran. This was the CIA's first regime change operation — code-named 'Operation Ajax' — becoming the playbook for later CIA operations. Its…

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About the show

Socialist History uncovers the real story of US imperialism through a socialist lens, told from the perspective of the people who fought back. Hosted by Layan Sima Fuleihan and Brian Becker, each episode reopens a hidden chapter of US imperialism and shows how it still shapes the world today. Don't let the empire whitewash its history. Get the Socialist History. Join The Socialist Program community at https://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get access to the next episodes in this series, more exclusive content, and help keep this show on the air.