10 Best Iraq War Podcasts

1. PAUSE for Dramatic Effect

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Douglas Dire's world is one of isolation. Once a decorated Iraq War veteran, he now roams the streets haunted by the memory of friends lost in combat. With a fleeting grip on reality, a dark past full of unresolved pain, and a hopeless future, Douglas stumbles upon a ring in an empty parking lot that forces him to confront a secret he didn't know he was keeping.MORE Producer/Network Oncetold
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2. Murder in House Two

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The shocking, riveting inside story of one of the biggest cover-ups in US military history. You thought you knew about the Iraq War? Everything you knew is about to change. Forever.  Written and narrated by filmmaker Michael Epstein, Murder in House Two is about what really happened in the Haditha Massacre of November 2005, when 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians including women and young children were shot multiple times by a group of US Marines...MORE Host Michael Epstein
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 725Facebook 160Twitter 862Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Taking Cover

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It was the worst Marine-on-Marine friendly fire incident in modern history. But it's not in the history books. An explosion in Fallujah, Iraq left three dead, a dozen wounded, and for high-ranking officials a dilemma. So, why were the families of the deceased lied to? Why did the reports mysteriously disappear? And why do survivors still have to wonder about what happened on the worst day of their lives? Taking Cover, an NPR investigative series from the Embedded podcast, isn't just a show about unraveling blue-on-blue tragedy during the Iraq war...MORE Producer/Network Embedded
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 450 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Shock and War: Iraq 20 Years On

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'Essential listening...' Why the US and UK went to war in Iraq and its legacy. Gordon Corera investigates.Twenty years ago a US-led coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. The UK was America's main partner. For many it remains a war based on a lie. So why did it happen? Why was Washington so fixed on regime change in Iraq? And why did the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, commit the UK to taking part? The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera seeks to find new answers to why the war happened and what it meant...MORE Host Gordon Corera
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 202Facebook 1.7MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 434.7K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

5. Iraq: Legacy of War

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Why did we go to war in Iraq? What went wrong? And how has this war shaped the region and the world we live in today? These are just some of the questions that we explore in 'Iraq: Legacy of War', a limited podcast series brought to you by Intelligence Squared to mark twenty years since the US-led invasion in 2003. Through interviews with policy-makers, military personnel, journalists, academics and Iraqi citizens, we reflect on the legacy of one of the most significant military interventions in modern historyMORE Hosts Manveen Rana, Renad Mansour
Producer/Network Intelligence Squared
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 189.3KTwitter 40KInstagram 24.4K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. This is War

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A raw look at the combat and homecoming experience from American veterans who have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 'This Is War' chronicles the trials of combat vets both abroad and at home.MORE Producer/Network Sword and Scale
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 3.2K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. War Stories with B-Rax

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I am a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. This podcast is an attempt to share G Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment's story from 2006-2010. https://www.patreon.com/warstorieswithbraxMORE Host Braxton
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Location United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 58 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact