True History of the Middle East with Simon Sebag Montefiore
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00:00 - Trailer
00:39 - No Ads
01:06 - The Ottoman Empire: Tolerance Myth, Collapse and the Three Pashas
18:56 - Ad: Dose Daily
20:30 - Atatürk, Sykes-Picot and the Birth of Modern Turkey
36:29 - Ad: Expat Money
37:49 - Mandates, Nationalism and the Imperial Carve-Up of the Middle East
52:46 - Ad: Sheath
54:06 - The Shah of Iran: Autocrat, Reformer and the Road to Revolution
01:10:18 - Ad: Unpacking Israeli History
01:11:20 - Khomeini’s Masterclass: How the Islamic Republic and Its Informal Empire Were Built
02:14:25 - What’s The One Thing We’re Not Talking About
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I’m 47 but this episode gave me several new insights thanks to mister Simon Sebag Montefiore.
What a powerhouse of knowledge.
Best two hours spend listening to anything in the last few years!
True History of the Middle East with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Triggernometry
1,533,321 views
Triggernometry is proudly independent. Thanks to the sponsors below for making that possible:
Dose for your Liver: Get 35% off your first subscription: https://dosedaily.co/TRIG
Or use code TRIG at checkout.
Expat Money: download the report to understand offshore banking, second passports, asset protection and international business
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SHEATH: go to https://Sheath.com. Use code TRIGGERNOMETRY for 20% off
Tune into Unpacking Israeli History podcast: https://unpacked.bio/r8r
Venice is private, unrestricted AI. No conversation logs sitting on someone else’s server, no pre-approved list of subjects you’re permitted to think about, no refusals dressed up as safety.
*Try it at https://venice.ai/triggernometry/simo... and get 20% off your first month
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About TRIGGERnometry:
Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.
00:00 - Trailer
00:39 - No Ads
01:06 - The Ottoman Empire: Tolerance Myth, Collapse and the Three Pashas
18:56 - Ad: Dose Daily
20:30 - Atatürk, Sykes-Picot and the Birth of Modern Turkey
36:29 - Ad: Expat Money
37:49 - Mandates, Nationalism and the Imperial Carve-Up of the Middle East
52:46 - Ad: Sheath
54:06 - The Shah of Iran: Autocrat, Reformer and the Road to Revolution
01:10:18 - Ad: Unpacking Israeli History
01:11:20 - Khomeini’s Masterclass: How the Islamic Republic and Its Informal Empire Were Built
02:14:25 - What’s The One Thing We’re Not Talking About
*Try it at https://venice.ai/triggernometry/2026-08-22 and get 20% off your first month