Play it again, Russian Sam. The gang takes a deep dive into the circumstances that produced the most celebrated picture in Hollywood history: Casablanca. We explore how a distant Moroccan port became a cosmopolitan haven for Europe’s refugees, delve into the notorious Vichy French government that ran wartime North Africa, and explain how the most beloved American film almost didn’t happen in this week’s episode.

Note: Sam mistakenly mentions the First and Second Agadir Crises. This was a mistake, these were rather called the Moroccan Crises and the first one is named after Tangiers and happened in 1905-6, while the second one is the Agadir Crisis of 1911.

Hosted by Liam, and Russian Sam.