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Others cover the news. We uncover the history behind it. We make in-depth history researched and written by eminent scholars enjoyable and accessible to everyone. Our motto: "bridging scholarly works to everyday news."Adel Aali, podcast host, is a former attorney & healthcare entrepreneur with a long and deep passion for history. Adel started this program to provide a better understanding of news through history.More here: https://HistoryBehindNews.com/Watch this program on YouTube: https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-SubWe appreciate your financial support of our program: https://historybehindnews.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOthers cover the news. We uncover the history behind it. We make in-depth history researched and written by eminent scholars enjoyable and accessible to everyone. Our motto: "bridging scholarly works to everyday news."Adel Aali, podcast host, is a former attorney & healthcare entrepreneur with a long and deep passion for history.
History Behind News Program is hosted by Adel Aali, History Behind News. The show has published 235 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Pakistan Feels Used, and Abandoned, by America | S6E11" (28 August 2026, 77 minutes), "Comparing America's Rise to History's Great Empires | S1E27 AAR" (10 July 2026, 73 minutes), and "When Popes Clash With Politicians - A History | S6E9" (26 June 2026, 69 minutes).
History Behind News Program publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 71 minutes across 235 episodes.
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Adel Aali, History Behind News hosts History Behind News Program, a history podcast with 235 episodes published.
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Pakistan helped the United States contain Soviet power and wage war in Afghanistan. Yet Pakistanis believe America abandoned them once it was no longer useful. Dr. Sidra Khan calls the relationship “instrumental.” She...
In this interview, Dr. Steven Pincus compares America's rise with some of history's greatest empires, including Rome, Britain, Qing China, Spain, France, and the Dutch Republic. He explains why America's emergence as a...
For centuries, popes were far more than spiritual leaders. They negotiated treaties, crowned rulers, excommunicated kings, and sometimes reshaped European politics. But when did the papacy reach the height of its...
Oil helped shape far more than the American economy. In this episode, Dr. Matthew Huber explains how petroleum transformed American life itself… influencing the rise of suburbia, the structure of cities, consumer...
Iran—a nation shaped by imperial memory and modern vulnerability. Not too long ago, Iran was far larger than it is today. European expansion and colonial intervention cut away at its territories—provinces and realms...
How do presidents pay for White House renovations, furnishings and other expenses? Pres. Trump is building a big beautiful ballroom for the White House. And you will note from this interview, the need for additional...
Consider This: Realization of A Kurdish Country May Require the Simultaneous Collapse of Three Other Countries! In this interview, I discuss the following with Dr. Bajalan: ►Who are the Kurdish people? ►Is Kurdish...
Where are Iran's ayatollahs? The real ayatollahs have not been involved in Iran's government for decades. And Ayatollah Khamenei (son and father) are not real ayatollahs. In this interview, we discuss the following...
Are patents the foundation of America's technological superiority? The answer is yes. But major changes at the U.S. Patent Office are reshaping how patents are challenged, defended, and protected. And these changes may...
What does “cashless bail” really mean, and why is the federal government suddenly taking notice. From Rikers Island to reform efforts in New Jersey and New York, pretrial detention affects more lives than most people...
Has Iran experienced more foreign interventions than other countries? What really happened to Iran in 1953? And why are Iranians reinterpreting its history now? 🚩...
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Why Dec. 25? Why so much Christmas conflict & controversy in Christianity's history? Why is Christmas so important to Christianity? And to America? In this episode, I ask my guest, Dr. Carey Roberts, the following...
Will Prime Minister Takaichi be a champion for women's rights? 🚩 Analyzing American Revolution - a new podcast series by History...
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Prof. Silverman describes the first Thanksgiving: an accidental feast between frenemies that was never repeated. How much is our Thanksgiving tradition based on real events that transpired sometime in the fall of 1621...
How Gerrymandering has backfired on its proponents. 🚩 Support My Program 🚩About My 197th Guest Scholar: Dr. Shawn...
Ed Koch. Donald Trump. Rudy Giuliani. Al Sharpton. Spike Lee. And more. They were the tabloid gods of New York at a pivotal time in the City's modern history - a time when several issues erupted into crises that caused...
Venezuela was once a liberal democracy with close geopolitical relations with the United States. So what happened? This is the story of Venezuela's devolution from democracy to dictatorship, and from cooperation with...
Exceptions to & exapnsions of Freedom of Speech. 🚩 Support My Program In this interview: ►Was the First Amendment really the first...
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Congress, and not the presidency, used to be the predominant power of the U.S. government. In this interview, we discuss the history of how politics, populism and polarization changed the balance of power in our...
On-again off again. Hot and cold. That's how I would describe more than 75 years of America's relationship with India. It's a story that seesaws between extremely close cooperation and virtually full ruptures and severe...
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Majid Khadduri professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
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Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
professor of political science and legal expert on the U.S. Constitution at Hamline University, University of Minnesota Law School
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