Radio War Nerd EP 255 — Arab Conquests, Part 4: Reign of Ali to Battle of Karbala, with Aamer

Guest: Aamer, podcaster & writer Recorded: October 21, 2020 The final episode in our 4-part series on the early Arab Conquests, with popular guest Aamer. This episode begins with the doomed reign of Ali (656-661) through the epochal Battle of Karbala, the formative events in the Shia-Sunni divide through today. Follow Aamer on Twitter here. Check out Aamer's true crime podcast Das Criminal here. Sign up for Aamer's new substack here. Read Aamer's post on his cancer diagnosis here. Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here. Buy John Dolan's "The War Nerd Iliad" and his audiobook "Pleasant Hell". Total time: 1:42:54 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here.