NIOD Rewind Podcast

In the NIOD Rewind podcast on war & violence, Anne van Mourik interviews scholars about the history of mass violence, genocide and war. A new episode appears every few weeks. What are the main issues and new insights in the field of war and violence studies? How does the history of violence relate to the current debate, events, and phenomena? The NIOD Rewind podcast looks into innovative research, interesting methods, and new publications. All episodes are available to listen via our Soundcloud account or in your favourite podcast platform

New: flash episode 41

In the first episode of a special NIOD Rewind series called Flash, Anne van Mourik speaks with historian Dr. Anne-Lise Bobeldijk (NIOD) about how president Trump and president Putin are exploiting World War II history to support their current political strategies. In this short 10-minute episode, we explore how the past is being reshaped to influence the present, from Trump’s comments on US-Soviet cooperation to Putin’s manipulation of history to justify his war in Ukraine. Listen to the this NIOD Rewind Flash via the link below or via your favorite podcast platform.

On the photo below 2nd Lt. William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Red Army, are shown in front of sign [East Meets West] symbolizing the historic meeting of the Soviet and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany on Elbe Day, the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River (April 1945). Wikimedia Commons.

Not sure what to listen next? Take a look at some of our favorites:

Episode 4: Negotiating Displacement (13-02-2020)
Episode 14: The Problems of Genocide (21-04-2021)
Episode 19: Political Apologies across Cultures (21-02-2022)
Episode 25: What is ‘Violence’? Debates and Directions (29-08-2022)
Episode 26: Bones of Contention: the Vietnam-American War (8-9-2022)
Episode 30: Revolutionary Worlds: Local Perspectives and Dynamics during the Indonesian Independence War, 1945-49 (6-2-2023)
Episode 35: Between lines and lives: using ego-documents to study war and violence (8-9-2023)

Overview of all episodes

The NIOD Rewind podcast has been on air since 2019 and was created by Anne van Mourik and Thijs Bouwknegt. Check out an overview of all episodes below.

Season 6 NIOD Rewind Podcast

Flash Episode 41: History at stake: Trump, Putin and the War in Ukraine (24-2-2025)

Season 5 NIOD Rewind Podcast

Season 4 NIOD Rewind Podcast

Special series: Onzekere Tijden

In this special series of the NIOD Rewind podcast, NIOD researchers discuss the corona crisis and the uncertain times it brought. How do they experience the crisis themselves? And how, from the perspective of their research, do they analyse events in society? A special series in Dutch by: Anne van Mourik, Thijs Bouwknegt and Anne-Lise Bobeldijk.