We got Iraq, Cuba, and?
DPRK from a leftist point of view would be interesting, addressing everything the US did that caused them to become such an impoverished nation with basically all its infrastructure destroyed.
But considering the lack of any firsthand sources I doubt they would do it. How can you do journalism with a firewall like that.
I wonder if as journalists they’d actually be allowed access to speak to people in DPRK.
They allow tourists, I imagine a lauded leftist show that speaks about revolutionary communist movements might be given some access to at least strictly controlled sources.
I think one of the things that makes blowback good is the sheer amount of humor in the American fuckups and personalities. Indonesia is devastating and horrible, and I don’t think there were any fuck ups or quirky personalities. Just pure evil
Nicaragua - the Sandanistas, Contras, Iran-Contra, et al. It would be brutal to listen to but US Americans need to hear about the depravity of the Contras and the fact that they were essentially a direct military wing of the CIA and it was all signed off on by Reagan. The Ol’ Gipper - who conservatives worship and libs see as “the last good republican” - was objectively a bigger terrorist than bin Laden.
But if you’re a survivor of abuse it probably wouldn’t be good to listen to.
Haiti is such a microcosm for the worst of the global system. Would be interesting. I’d also love if they covered a sub saharan african country, they obvs don’t get nearly enough attention. Like Burkina Faso would be cool, go over Sankara but also it’s history more thoroughly (the english speaking online left loves using him as an example but I feel like there’s usually only surface knowledge of the context). Or the Congo. But most countries in the region would be interesting and would hopefully open some people’s eyes re: neocolonialism and why there’s so much poverty in Africa.
Angola. It could be Cuba - season 2. Loads of material on the clash of political systems, african colonialism, SA white supremacy and apartheid…and ya still got fidel.
