Four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has become longer than World War II lasted for Russia itself—yet the invading forces have barely taken two regions. In this sobering anniversary episode, host Jem Duducu examines why Putin's "special military operation" has stalled, what the devastating human and economic costs mean for Russia's future, and whether peace is any closer in 2026.

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Jem talks about the Game of Thrones spinoff, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' - and spoiler alert, he's not totally happy with it!

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Jem actually makes a good case why we should all try watching the 1927 silent movie Napoleon!

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Jem talks about one of editor Greg's favourite subjects, the best subject in the world, Bias!

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Jem looks into the simply epic amount of history contained in the Billy Joel song 'We Didn't Start The Fire'.

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Jem talks about Nuremburg, and some of the films created around the infamous trial.

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Jem looks into the video game Expedition 33 - and La Belle Époque in France.

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Jem is joined by Greg to look back on 10(ish) years of the podcast so far!

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Jem rounds out his year of movies, and another year of the 'Condensed Histories Podcast', with an epic episode to cover all the films he has seen in the last part of the year!

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Get readt to add to your 'To Watch' list as Jem continues his journey through his year of movies!

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