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Recorded: March 7, 2024

In which we discuss John's new book Erdogan Pizza & assorted embarrassing moments in our far-too-long lives...

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Radio War Nerd Episode 431

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j

Any thoughts on the end of the era of Victoria Neuland??

Christian Walter

Reading Erdogan Pizza is a trip for me: I read most of these columns when they came out as I was listening to Radio War Nerd. I see the world very differently thanks to both of your efforts. Not always pleasant, but always rewarding! Thank you for this. (btw, the book before that was Vincent Bevins "As we burn" - also memory heavy since you went deep into a lot of those stories.)

Charles Sullivan

I'm out and can't listen. Can you comment on how much involvement Egypt has with Hamas?

Christian Walter

Question: Since you usually end on dreadful notes - are there positive things that are relatively new that have a positive note (books, music, etc)

Kendall

Had to jump early but would love a list of the travelogues mentioned! I wanted to ask John about Boswell/Johnson on the Hebrides, of which I was reminded when he mentioned Johnson’s “scratching his weird face” the other day. Hilarious.

drizzly_november

This rocked, classic RWN is talking both Naipaul and GI distress with equal insight and enthusiasm.

John Waaben

Blue Jean baby…. LA Lady…..

Joe Bowden

Why is it now only 2:45

Mark Ames

it'll be restored shortly!

D Z

the crows “are screaming because they are screaming.”

ElGatoMalandrin

i love the technical difficulties! not being sarcastic it goes to the heart of whats so good about this show is that yall manage to make it endearing

Hugh

Now I've seen what you look like after listening to the podcast for years, it's all different

Dorst Savijeski

I agree it's an essential part of the experience, also think the idea of more livestreams is a good one and keep them open to none Patreon people.

Joe Bowden

Have you guys ever done anything on the Chaco war? Don’t think I’ve ever heard you mention it. Biggest war in 20th century americas in terms of casualties. Fought in one of the most inhospitable environments on earth, even for the hardy highlanders of Bolivia. Lots of conspiracy about it and led to the army taking control of Bolivia in the MNR revolution in 52’.

Ander Pierce

Finally picked up Erdogan pizza and Warnerd Iliad, Looking forward to both of them :)

Dominic White

The first eleven minutes of this recording are an absolute joy to watch, poor Brendan pleading that you’re already streaming. Bless your hearts for dealing with tech garbage.

John Hieronymus

I wonder if either of you have read or at least heard of Stan Goff’s “hideous dream” which is a travelogue/memoir about Stan’s experience of the 1994 invasion of Haiti as a special forces Sargent?

John Flanagan

Check out the Yelp reviews for Farallones whale watching tours. They’re a real hoot.

Rudy (edited)

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2026-09-07 16:00 Unrelated to this, but I wonder if you guys would be interested in an episode on the remilitarization of Japan? PM Kishida and the late Abe of course have been big proponents, but there’s also a slew of NGOs, think tanks and “nonprofits” adjacent to the Japan lobby in the U.S. who are obsessed with saber rattling China, Russia, and North Korea from that angle. All in the name of a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” or whatever the popular lingo is in DC these days.
2024-03-14 00:24

CR

That would be great.

CR

The Terminator. She'll be back.

CR

Seems like Qatar is running things in Egypt, so probably quite a lot.

CR

John is the kind of person who would try to befriend crows only to find himself as a blood enemy of every crow, raven, magpie, etc. in Europe.

CR

Paraguay's demographic collapse is the logical reasoning behind the lowest draft age being 27. If they'd been drafting 18-27 year olds instead of middle-aged men, the Ukrainian ethnicity would be already be doomed, and the ones left would be so fucking crazed about it that they'd make Bandera look like Mao.

j

And like the films will just get worse and worse..

Mehow

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