The Middle East Cauldron - with Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Aug 18, 202600:36:40Religion & Spirituality

Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore returns to Unholy to discuss his sweeping new book, The Cauldron: A History of the Middle East between 1900 and 2026. He tells Yonit and Jonathan that understanding the region t...

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