• 1 hour 1 minute
    S6 Episode 10 - "Zero-Sum"

    The Cold War ends. Apartheid falls. But Savimbi's war continues.

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    16 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    S6 Episode 9 - "Something Big and Bloody"

    The fate of southern Africa is decided at Cuito Cuanavale.

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    9 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    S6 Episode 8 - "Cut Off Their Hands"

    The Reagan Doctrine puts Angola in the crosshairs as aid to UNITA is uncorked.

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    2 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    S6 Episode 7 - "Constellation"

    Reagan arrives, emboldening South Africa and Savimbi. The MPLA hangs on. Cuba recommits.

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    26 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    S6 Episode 6 - "Total Onslaught"

    Carter goes Cold Warrior. Savimbi visits Washington. Angola loses a founding father.

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    19 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    S6 Episode 5 - "Kicking the Dog"

    The MPLA and Jimmy Carter struggle to find their footing. Jonas Savimbi licks his wounds.

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    12 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    S6 Episode 4 - "Zulu & Foxbat"

    South Africa invades. Cuba intervenes. Angola becomes independent.

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    5 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 minute 12 seconds
    Coming Soon: No Daylight

    What lies ahead for Blowback in 2026? A mini-series on Israel and America, a comic book, our seventh season and more.

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    29 December 2025, 1:54 pm
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    S6 Episode 3 - "The Stand"

    Angolan anti-colonial rebels challenge Portugal. Cuba brings its revolution to Africa.

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    29 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    S6 Episode 2 - "Economy of Terror"

    A look into the Portuguese empire in southern Africa and the stirrings of nationalism in Angola.

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    22 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 50 minutes 5 seconds
    S6 Episode 1 - "The Dead Myth"

    An introduction to and overview of our sixth season: the story of Angola, Cuba, and apartheid South Africa's Cold War showdown.



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    22 September 2025, 1:00 pm
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