Cold War Conversations

Ian Sanders
coldwarconversations.com
Weekly podcast. Next episode on Friday.
"Listening to even one episode of "Cold War Conversations" will make this sprawling, potentially intimidating period of history feel vivid and compelling." The New York Times

Experience the Cold War like never before with Cold War Conversations — an award-winning podcast.

Each week, host Ian Sanders brings you raw, firsthand accounts from the people who lived through one of history’s most tense and transformative eras — soldiers, spies, civilians, and more.

These aren’t stories from textbooks. They’re unfiltered voices from the frontlines of history — emotional, gripping, and deeply human.

This is Cold War history, told from the inside out.
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Growing Up Under Communism on Cold War Poland’s Baltic Coast
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September 18
September 18
1h 8m
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If the Soviets Invaded : Sweden's Secret Underground Resistance Plan
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September 11
September 11
47 mins
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Bandit Country - The IRA and South Armagh
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September 4
September 4
1h 7m
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A Czech Border Guard’s Daring Escape to the West
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August 29
August 29
1h 23m
Bonus
Announcing Cold War Conversations History Tours
Bonus·
August 19
August 19
51 secs
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Growing Up Grey: Childhood in Cold War Romania
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July 31
July 31
42 mins
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Defection, Spies and the Shadow of Georgi Markov
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July 24
July 24
41 mins