Society of Strife: Recent Episodes
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What is the worst thing that one human being can do to another? Genocide? Slavery? Live Experimentation? In this podcast, we seek to answer that infernal question as we navigate through stories of terrible acts perpetrated on each other. New episodes every Wednesday. Support Links: patreon.com/societyofstrife buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife
In this episode, we look at most of the conflicts that took place in 2023. From separatist movements in Indonesia, and coups in Africa to violence in the occupied West Bank.
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In Myanmar, Facebook is the most popular social networking platform. It is so popular that people sometimes mistake it for the internet. Unfortunately, this popularity has led to the rise of hate, fear and disinformation on the app, sometimes targeting ethnic minorities in the country.
This is the story of Facebook and its negative social impact on Myanmar.
To help Rohingya refugees, you can donate to the UNHCR:
Rohingya Emergency - Donate Now - UNHCR, the UN Refugee AgencyYou can also read Amnesty International's report on Meta here:
Myanmar: The social atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya - Amnesty International
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Since Myanmar gained independence from the British in 1948, the ethnic minority population of the Rohingya has faced constant discrimination, harassment and even attempted genocide at the hands of the Burman military dictatorship.
In 2017, the plight of the Rohingya became known to the international community but, by then, it was too late.
This is the story of the Rohingya.
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For six weeks in 1937, the city of Nanjing was occupied by Japanese soldiers. The soldiers, bloody and angry at a campaign that was dragging on for too long, proceeded to commit war crimes and other inhumane acts on an innocent civilian population.
This story is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the massacre.
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Ishii Shiro has finally completed Ping Fan but his bloodlust is not yet sated. Now, he turns his eye towards building yet another experimentation station and begins testing his pathogens on an unknowing Chinese population. At the same time, the Kwantung Army has finally started fighting with the Soviet Army and Ishii sees this as his big chance to prove the efficacy of his biological weapons.
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In the middle of 1935, the Zhong Ma fortress was destroyed; In its place, something bigger and even more sophisticated emerged: Ping Fan. The Togo unit was also expanded and merged with the Kwantung Army. It would soon evolve into Unit 731 and would spread fear and terror in East Asia.
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In early 1932, Ishii and the Kwantung Army drove into a village in Northeast China and gave the villagers living there three days to evacuate. What they erected in that village would haunt Chinese society for years to come.
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In Manchuria (Northeast China), before and during the second world war, the Japanese Imperial Army conducted numerous, and quite horrific, biological warfare experiments on live human beings. Most of these projects were led by one man: Dr Shiro Ishii.
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On 12th August 2000, the Kursk sank during routine naval exercises in the Barents Sea. To this day, the exact cause of the accident remains unknown.
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In the 90s, Russia built one of the most powerful nuclear submarines in the world but, just 6 years after its launch, it would kill everyone on board. This is the true story of the Kursk.
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This week, we debunk some of the most prevalent myths about climate change. If you want to learn more about climate change myths, please visit skepticalscience.com.
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In 1960, the US finished construction on the world's most advanced arctic research laboratory... A few years later, the world discovered that it was all a cover story. Worse, it was a cover story for a failed project and that was just the tip of the iceberg because buried under all that ice and snow, was a ticking time bomb.
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This week, we finally get to look at the latest COP. Along the way, we find out that politicians will never stop lying, that we are all headed for disaster and what greenwashing is all about.
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Indigenous people are responsible for the protection of 70-80% of the world's biodiversity so why doesn't the Paris Climate Agreement protect them?
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This episode is meant as a celebration of all that we've achieved during this tough year. As you listen, think about all that you've achieved. Thank you so much for your continued support.
In this first episode of the third season, I thought we'd look at climate change, or, more specifically, the politics behind climate change and the lies politicians tell us.
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Season 2 is officially over. Next week, we start our new season. Thank you so much for all your support during our second season.
Now that the second season is over, I thought we should revisit one of this season's best and most engaging episodes.
In this episode, the Bikinians and the Rongelapese try, in vain, to appeal for compensation; more information can be found here: The Marshall Islands Are 10 Times More 'Radioactive' Than Chernobyl | Live Science.
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"A soldier told us our lives were smaller than a fingernail. They used us as guinea pigs." -John Anjain.
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In this week's episode, the US tests its most powerful weapon. Then... a tragedy occurs.
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In this week's episode, the US military puts its servicemen at risk of radiation poisoning.
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"As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on Earth
that hadn’t been touched by war and blew it to hell."
—BOB HOPE, US COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AND AUTHOR, 1947.
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In this episode of SoS, fear and radiation spread beyond the borders of the USSR and into Western Europe.
This week, we pick up right where we left off. After the reactor core explosion, a series of mistakes and bad decisions would put everyone in Pripyat, Ukraine in terrible danger. Follow on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast. Support: patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.
In today's episode, we look at two different countries on two different continents but with one common factor: the presence of foreign troops inside their borders. Those foreign troops are now withdrawing and leaving behind countries in a worse state than they were when they invaded (or were invited, as some claim).
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In this episode of society of strife, we chronicle the events that led to the world's deadliest nuclear accident and we try to understand whether the accident was due to human error or a substandard reactor.
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In this short story, we talk about Nazi Germany's attempt at nuclear fission and the accident that followed those attempts.
This week, in our first ever listener requested episode, we talk about a man who some dubbed "mosquito" and others dubbed "the scourge of Sierra Leone".
The Pacific War, in particular, was quite brutal, filled with many atrocities committed on both sides. The war was also racially-tinged with many Japanese-Americans experiencing atrocities from their fellow Americans at home.
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After a very brief 2-week hiatus, SoS is back for a second season! New episode every Friday. Support the show on Patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.
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In our last episode of the season, we'll be looking at how blood diamonds have been used for money laundering activities by terrorist organizations. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the RUF allegedly began selling diamonds to Al Qaeda because its assets had been frozen by the US after 9/11.
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In this crossover episode, we'll be covering the life, achievements and death of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. From his coup in 1969 to his fall in 2011. If you like this episode, give us a five-star review wherever you listen to podcasts.
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In a 32-month period between August 1998 and March 2001, approximately 5.4 million Congolese died.
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A deeper look into one of the reasons why tensions between Israelis and Palestinians finally exploded into violence last Friday. You can follow the show on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife.
"Listen to the yell of Leopold’s ghost, Burning in Hell for his hand-maimed host. Hear how the demons chuckle and yell, cutting his hands off down in Hell." – Vachel Lindsay, The Congo, 1914.
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Today's episode is all about Charles Taylor. After 6 years of his presidency, Charles Taylor was fighting three different wars in three different countries. Why? Diamonds.
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Monrovia was first settled in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States. They named the settlement Monrovia after the 5th president of the United States and declared it a republic in 1847 naming it Liberia. It was the first independent republic in Africa and, as such, great things were expected. Unfortunately, centuries of oppression, tyranny and corruption damaged the country.
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The Ivorian President was called Houphouët-Boigny. Good luck with that, Strifers!
After 30 years of appalling government and a brutal conflict that had lasted twice as long as the world’s bloodiest conflict, the second world war, Sierra Leoneans finally began seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Follow us on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. You can support the show on patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife to gain access to bonus content.
This week, we'll be talking about the tiny West African nation of Sierra Leone. Throughout the 1990s, a war in Sierra Leone grew into a tragedy of major humanitarian, political and historic proportions. The power behind it? Diamonds. Follow us on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. You can support us on patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.
This week, we'll look at diamonds from Angola, we'll look at how they enabled the enslavement of a people and fueled the civil war that came soon after. We'll even look at the aftermath of the conflict and how, after all these years, Angola still struggles with corruption, thanks, in part, to the diamond industry. If you like this show, please give us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and if you like this show so much that you can't help but want to support it, you can do so on buymeacoffee/societyofstrife or patreon.com/societyofstrife. Any help would be appreciated. Additionally, you can follow the show on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife.
In our first bonus episode, we talk about the AR-15 class of semi-automatic weapons and what they've put the US and its neighbours through. So, is it worth it? As a friend of mine once said, "America's affair with guns is the gift that keeps on giving."
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The gang Mara Salvatrucha started as a music fan club. Thanks to prejudice, it evolved into a street gang and thanks to US Immigration Policies, it spread to Central America and Europe. It is now known as the world's deadliest street gang due to a series of grisly murders that have rocked Central America and the US East Coast. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife.
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The Darfur genocide is still going on. The Sudanese government has committed unspeakable crimes against the ethnic population but after the fall of Omar al-Bashir, there's still hope that peace will be achieved. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. Please support this show on Patreon.com/societyofstrife and buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.
it's 2003, the war in Darfur has officially begun, so what does the international community and the UN do? absolutely nothing. They just stand by and watch as it evolves from war to genocide. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. Please support us on patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife.
The genocide of ethnic Darfuris in Sudan started in 2003 and has been called the first 21st-century genocide in the world. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. Support us via patreon.com/societyofstrife.
The war in Yemen has claimed over 200,000 lives. This week we look at how it started and how the Arab Spring sowed the seeds for its evolution into a full-blown civil war. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. support the show on patreon.com/societyofstrife also listen to my friend Ashley's show called 'Hi, my name is Ashley and I'm an introvert!' you'll find it truly inspiring.
The colonists of Jamestown left England without much of a plan and any skills. Facing severe drought and unwelcoming natives, they soon ran out of food and water. To survive, they reverted to their worst selves. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast and Twitter @societyofstrife. Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/societyofstrife
The tribes of new guinea have a complicated past with colonialism, headhunting and cannibalism. Follow us on Twitter @societyofstrife and Facebook @societyofstrifepodcasts. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/societyofstrife
The leopard society began as a movement for the freedom of West Africans from oppression and colonialism by Europeans but, somewhere along the way, their goals became much darker. follow us on Twitter @societyofstrife and Facebook @societyofstrifepodcast and please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/societyofstrife.