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Brown History Podcast

Sep 26, 2022

We sit with Thomas Manuel, author of ‘Opium Inc.: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire,’ and discuss the historic opium trade which unleased two wars, and ultimately shaped human history. 

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Sep 18, 2022

We sit with award-winning Canadian documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja whose works include Diamond RoadThe World Before Her, and her latest, To Kill A Tiger.

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Sep 15, 2022

We sit with filmmaker Vinay Shukla, director of the award-winning documentary 'An Insignificant Man', and his latest, 'While We Watched.' 

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Sep 13, 2022

We sit with filmmaker, actor, and social advocate Nandita Das and discuss her life, works, and her latest directorial film, 'Zwigato'.

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Sep 12, 2022

In today’s episode, we sit with Adeel Hussain, author of ‘Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan', and take a deep dive into the history of Blasphemy in South Asia, specifically Pakistan. We trace the history of blasphemy from colonial India to present times and look at how big of a role blasphemy has played,...