{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6369d309e71f4a00118fa224/67df356a639ec2394a086090?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Imperial Revelations - with Sathnam Sanghera | Ep.110 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6369d309e71f4a00118fa224/1742680722452-53267675-91d7-4c2d-81a9-4c1a1f79b8cb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Phil has been thinking a lot about the British Empire recently, and it is a major theme of his upcoming new book about 1945. And so he was delighted to speak with best-selling writer Sathnam Sanghera.</p><p><br></p><p>Sathnam has written extensively on how the empire shaped modern Britain - and much of the ret of the world too, upending<strong>&nbsp;</strong>the conventional view of imperial history. For example, he tells Phil that the story of the humble rubber tyre is also the story of the&nbsp;British in Malaya - and Kew Gardens!</p><p><br></p><p>You can buy Sathnam's book here, along with thousands of others, in our own online shop...</p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/empireworld-how-british-imperialism-has-shaped-the-globe-sathnam-sanghera/7515065?aid=12054&amp;ean=9780241997086&amp;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/empireworld-how-british-imperialism-has-shaped-the-globe-sathnam-sanghera/7515065?aid=12054&amp;ean=9780241997086&amp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Please follow Sathnam here...</p><p>https://x.com/Sathnam</p><p><br></p><p>And you can pre order Phil’s new book here&nbsp;...</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=#</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work***</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with?&nbsp;We’re here to help...</p><p><a href=\"https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers</a></p><p><br></p><p>***&nbsp;If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.</p><p><br></p><p>The Scandal Mongers...</p><p>https://x.com/mongerspodcast</p><p><br></p><p>Phil Craig...</p><p>https://x.com/philmcraig</p><p><br></p><p>THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube...</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiDbLiwypTLqMaKnNfxcTA</p><p><br></p><p>You can get in touch with the show via...</p><p>team@podcastworld.org</p><p>(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Scandal Mongers Podcast"}