Radio War Nerd EP 299 — The Zanzibar Revolution

Recorded: October 12, 2021 The Nobel Prize for Lit just went to a Zanzibar-born writer, Abdulrazak Gurnah. Not exactly Africa's most exciting writer, but the occasion called for an episode on the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution, which for a few months that year created a Cold War freakout in Washington and made Zanzibar the center of the world. First: The Nerd discusses Italy's anti-vaccine passport protests... At 18:09 - The Zanzibar Revolution... Books & articles: Revolution In Zanzibar: An American's Cold War Tale, by Don Petterson (on Frank Carlucci) "Escape From America: The Strange & Scary Billionaires Behind the Libertarian Sea Castles" by Mark Ames Total time: 1:43:15 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here