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Hosted by Lachlan Peters · history · EN · 56 episodes
A comprehensive, long-form history podcast about Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge and the Pol Pot Regime.
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Signup to Generate a PitchIn the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare is hosted by Lachlan Peters. The show has published 56 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "S3 Ep11: 1973 Part Two: Pull Them Up By Their Roots! Ta Mok and the 'Model' Southwest Zone" (5 October 2026, 135 minutes), "S3 Ep10: Interview: The Man Who Stole the Gods | Douglas Latchford & Cambodia’s Looted Khmer Art with Matthew Campbell" (15 September 2026, 65 minutes), and "S3 Ep9: 1973 Part One: The Return of the King" (1 September 2026, 104 minutes).
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 90 minutes across 56 episodes.
Booking probability for In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare's contact route on record: verified email.
Lachlan Peters hosts In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare, a history show with 56 episodes published.
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Episode #11
In June 1973, a young American official and his fiancée climbed a mountain on the Vietnamese border, expecting a view of farmers planting rice. What they saw instead were columns of black smoke rising from Cambodian...
Episode #10
Matthew Campbell, award-winning journalist for Bloomberg Businessweek and author of The Man Who Stole the Gods, joins Lachlan Peters to discuss Douglas Latchford, the extraordinary plunder of Cambodia’s ancient Khmer...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
How much did Sihanouk know about the Khmer Rouge he was selling to the world? Why did the Paris Peace Accords bring peace to Vietnam, but not Cambodia? What happened when the prince returned to Cambodian soil for the...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
How did a golden age of music emerge during the Cambodian Civil War? How did Lon Nol survive the fallout of Chenla II? What did the clashes between communist and government produce around Angkor? Time Period Covered...
Episode #8
How did a golden age of music emerge during the Cambodian Civil War? How did Lon Nol survive the fallout of Chenla II? What did the clashes between communist and government produce around Angkor? Time Period Covered...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
Time Period Covered: 1971 – 1973 How do you get out of a war without losing it? What did Nixon’s opening to China have to do with Vietnam? And how much of “peace” in 1972 was about diplomacy, and how much was about the...
Episode #7
Time Period Covered: 1971 – 1973 How do you get out of a war without losing it? What did Nixon’s opening to China have to do with Vietnam? And how much of “peace” in 1972 was about diplomacy, and how much was about the...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
In this extended interview, I’m joined by historian Matt Galway, author of Global Maoism , to unpack the intellectual, ideological, and historical foundations of Maoism and Cambodian communism. We begin with Galway’s...
Episode #6
Check out my visit to M13 at YouTube or https://www.patreon.com/ Time Period Covered: 1971 - 1972 Why would someone join the Khmer Rouge? How would people view the parts of the country that were now being run by the...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
This episode is a follow-up to the two-hour discussion I had with historian Henri Locard. The video of that full conversation is available for free on Patreon right here (or just go to...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
You've seen The Killing Fields , you probably know that Haing Ngor, who played Dith Pran in the film won an oscar. You might also know that he was murdered in Los Angeles. But the version of that story you've known for...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
This is an episode that could be listened to if you’d like, or if you’d prefer to watch it (without ads!) then head to https://patreon.com/shadowsofutopia and watch it for free, no sign ups, no obligations. It's a nice...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
In this bonus podcast episode, I’ve invited veteran journalist Jim Laurie to reflect on a lifetime spent amid global upheaval. From the Nixon incursion into Cambodia to the oblivious tranquility of Phnom Penh before war...
Episode #5
What was the political fallout from Lon Nol's Stroke? How did race and religion become such a key theme of his regime? What led to the worst military defeat of the Cambodian Civil War? Time Period Covered: March...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
In this episode, I talk with journalist and author Sebastian Strangio about the border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand that have escalated in July 2025. Sebastian is the Southeast Asia editor at The Diplomat and...
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
Hello everyone, I've put together a quick look at the long history of the Thai Cambodia border dispute to compliment what I'm sure many of you are reading and watching in newspapers and on television. The escalation is...
Episode #4
How did the Khmer Republic try to take back control of Cambodia? Time Period Covered: June 1970 - January 1971 In this episode, we follow the Lon Nol government as it attempts to prove that the Khmer Republic can fight...
Episode #3
Why was Duch released from prison on April 3rd, 1970? How did Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge transition from small guerrilla enclaves to administering huge areas of Cambodia? What exactly was “Independence Mastery,” and...
Episode #2
Why did Nixon invade Cambodia in May 1970? What impact did the 'Cambodian Incursion' have on the war in Vietnam? How did this effect Cambodia? Time Period Covered: May - June 1970 In part two of our discussion about the...
Episode #1
What was the crisis facing the new Cambodian Government in April 1970? Why were the Vietnamese communities subjected to massacres? What circumstances led to a US invasion into Cambodia? Time Period Covered: April 1970...
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