Green Tea With D Man
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 2:34:51
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Synopsis
Over a glass of green tea, we are going to dive into history and take a look at political leaders, movements, and events which helped shape our world. If you like history, wars, dictatorships, Europe, Africa, and/or politics then tune in and take a listen.
Episodes
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Episode 1.9 Antonio Salazar - The Second World War
25/07/2018 Duration: 38minEpisode 1.9 covers Portugal's role in the Second World War with a focus on how Antonio Salazar managed to keep Portugal neutral whilst stuck between a rock (Allies) and a hard place (Nazi Germany).
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Episode 1.8 Antonio Salazar - The Gathering Storm
22/09/2017 Duration: 25minTiny Portugal longed for respect and influence as she had demonstrated during her heyday in the Age of Exploration. Under Antonio Salazar's guiding hand, Portugal would prove to punch above her own weight as Germany and Italy attempted to woo her into the Axis orbit, and the British figured out they actually had to treat her with respect and an equal. This episode covers some of the diplomatic moves concerning Portugal between 1936 and August 1939, as the dark clouds formed in Europe and it was clear that a storm was gathering.
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Episode 1.7 Antonio Salazar - Portugal And The Spanish Civil War
18/08/2017 Duration: 38minJust as the Great Depression railroaded Antonio Salazar's economic efforts, the Spanish Civil War sent his diplomatic efforts into overdrive. Tiny Portugal spent the years of 1936-1939 trying to chart a pro-Portugal foreign policy while showing its longtime British ally that Salazar was able to punch above his weight. Between surviving assassination attempts, containing the civil war in Spain, and diplomatic hoola-hoops, Antonio Salazar was a man set on a mission.
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Episode 1.6a Antonio Salazar - Intelligence And Security Apparatus
17/07/2017 Duration: 20minEvery government relies on a protective structure to defend itself against its enemies, be they foreign or domestic, and Portugal under Antonio Salazar was no different. In this episode we will talk about the major intelligence and security organizations of the Estado Novo as well as the legal methods used to keep its enemies at bay.
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Episode 1.5b Antonio Salazar - 1933 Constitution Part Two
06/07/2017 Duration: 32minSecond supplement to episode 1.5. In this episode I conduct a reading of the second part of the New State Constitution of 1933.