Empire: World History · 2025-06-09 · 38 min · 7,247 words

262. Berlin Blockade: Airlift Across The Iron Curtain (Ep 2)

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Hello and welcome. What? What are you doing? What are you are you doing the fuck? Is this a is this a call?

Of course not. No, no, I think you should do it now. That was a good one. No, no, no, no, I couldn't I'm I'm so That's not how we normally do it. Hello.

And welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnond, and apparently an uprising from you, William Dalrymple. I just tried to do the intro and I got put firmly back in my place. So previously on this podcast, we have been in the company of before the uh South West London spring. The surprise we now call it. Buddy hell.

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