Hostile History

Conversations on defining military conflicts and rebellions throughout history AI summary

David Borys / Curiouscast History · EN · 26 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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Since the dawn of time humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth. While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently over the centuries, if it feels like we’ve been here before it's because we have. Join military historian David Borys who has spent his entire career studying armed conflict as he brings together some of the brightest minds to take you inside the world's most defining conflicts and rebellions. From Genghis Khan, and the Crusades to Vietnam and the war in Iran. If you want to understand the world today you need to go back because history doesn't just repeat itself, it echoes.

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The Battle of the Somme: Tolkien and the Reality of War

2026-11-11 · 24 min

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys travels to France with J.R.R Tolkien as he’s deployed on the Western Front in the summer of 1916 only to take part in one of the bloodiest offensives of the entire war. On…
Trenches to Mordor: The Lord of the Rings & War

2026-11-04 · 34 min · Season 1, episode 13

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by historian Christopher Snyder to explore how J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was forged in an age of unprecedented conflict. From the mud and terror of…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering Queer Voices in Military History

2026-10-28 · 28 min

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by Emily Gioskos from the Queer Collective. Together they discuss the challenges and triumphs of uncovering queer voices within a historical discipline that has…
Dissent in the Barracks: Queer Voices in the GI Underground

2026-10-21 · 48 min · Season 1, episode 12

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by historian Travis Salley as they explore how, during the Vietnam War, the GI underground press became more than a voice of dissent...it became a lifeline.…
Neighbours not Enemies: The Canadian-American Alliance during the Second World War

2026-10-14 · 28 min

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by the hosts of two award- winning podcasts. From Canadian History Ehx Craig Baird and from the Webby and Ambies nominated show American History Tellers, Lindsay…
The Good Allies: Canada and the US in WW2

2026-10-07 · 31 min · Season 1, episode 12

Join David Borys as he interviews renowned historian Tim Cook about how Canada and the United States forged one of history's most important wartime alliances during the Second World War. Together they explore shared…
Announcement: Hostile History and World War Two

2026-10-05 · 1 min

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The Birth, Death and Rebirth of Captain America

2026-09-30 · 30 min

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by pop culture historian Robert Weiner as they look at how the Second World War birthed one of the world’s most famous superheroes. They explore how the war…
Beyond the Panels: Comic Books and the World Wars

2026-09-23 · 39 min · Season 1, episode 11

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by historian Cord Scott to explore how the world wars became a catalyst for the mass production of comic books. While the First World War saw their introduction…
Commit to the Myth – Nazi War Crimes and the Problem of Guilt

2026-09-16 · 16 min

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by historian and drag queen Karla Marx as they dive deep into the reasons that the myth of the clean Wehrmacht became so powerful in the years after the war. The…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2026
Typical length: 32 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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