Episode 46: Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot

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We Effed Up

On this episode, Theresa and Cody explore how the British and French created the several countries in the Middle East by literally drawing random lines on a map.

Podcast to recommend: The Civil War (http://civilwarpodcast.org/)

Sources

  • Barr, James. A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggles That Shaped the Middle East. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012.
  • Berdine, Michael. Redrawing the Middle East: Sir Mark Sykes, Imperialism, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement. London, UK: I. B. Touris, 2018.
  • Fromkin, David. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East. London, UK: Macmillan, 2009.
  • McMeekin, Sean. The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-23. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2016.

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Podcast to recommend: History of Egypt (https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/)


Sources

  • Abrams, Jonathan. “The Malice at the Palace.” Grantland. 29 Feb 2012. <https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-malice-palace/>. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.
  • Hill, Jemele. “The Brawl: Were Lessons Learned?” ESPN. 18 Nov 2009. <https://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=hill/091118>. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.
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Episode 49: Rob Hall and Scott Fischer

On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa flips the script on Cody and explores the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster.


Sources

  • Boukreev, Anatoli. (1997) The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest. New York: St. Martins. 
  • Claypole, Jonty (Director); Kunzru, Hari (Presenter) (2003). Mapping Everest (TV Documentary). London: BBC Television.
  • Krakauer, Jon. (1997) Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. Doubleday.
  • Lewis, Jon E. (2012). The Mammoth Book of How it Happened – Everest. Little, Brown Book Group. 
  • Turning Point: Mountain without Mercy. ABC, 27 Apr. 1997, Season 4, Episode 14.
  • Weathers, Beck. (2000) Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest. New York: Villard.

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Episode 48: Vlad Dracula

Happy Halloween! In this spooky episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the real Dracula, Vlad III of Wallachia, and the night attack that could have toppled an empire.



Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/)


Sources

  • Florescu, Radu. Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times. London, UK: I’ B. Tauris, 1989.
  • Georgescu, Vlad. The Romanians: A History. Columbus, OH: Ohio State U. Press, 1991.
  • Treptow, Kurt. Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula. Ann Arbor, MI: U. of Michigan Press, 2000.
  • Trow, M. J. Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula. London, UK: Thistle, 2015.

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