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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 26 MIN

How the Middle East was made — with Simon Sebag Montefiore

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How did we get the modern Middle East? Who shaped it and does the term even make sense in our current era? Seth Thévoz speaks to Simon Sebag Montefiore author of The Cauldron: the Making of the Modern Middle East about how the region has been changed over time and what key players led us to what we know today.   • Buy Simon’s’s book The Cauldron: the Making of the Modern Middle East from our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund The Bunker by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.  • Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Seth Thévoz. Produced by: Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis and James Liddell. Audio production: Jade Bailey.  Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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