COLD WAR
Around the World
When a Soccer Star From the Stasi’s Favorite Team Defected
Lutz Eigendorf's team was backed by East Germany's secret police.
News + Politics
The Mueller Thread: Iran-Contra and the Benefits of Stonewalling Congress
This scandal — not Watergate — may be the better example of what can happen when a White House stonewalls Congress.
Around the World
Your Chance to See an Abandoned Soviet Island With a Dark Past
The mysterious island of Vozrozhdeniya is a chance to see both a chilling ghost town and the site of a devastating ecological disaster.
True Stories
How an American Weightlifter Tore Down the Iron Curtain
Paul Anderson, at age 22, made Soviet audiences gasp as he smashed records before their eyes.
OZY TV
The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
True Stories
Winning the Cold War Meant Destroying This South Carolina Town
What do you do when your nuclear family is broken up by a nuclear bomb facility?.
News + Politics
The Mueller Thread: From Red Scorpion to Red Sparrow
Longtime American political consultant Paul Erickson has gone from anti-Soviet showrunner to suspected Russian agent.
True Stories
The American President Who Screened Federal Employees for Their Loyalty
Donald Trump is not the first American president to value loyalty.
The New + the Next
Bikers Broadcast Slovakia's New Cold War Divide
Slovakia is emerging as the next political battleground between the West and Russia.
News + Politics
Showdown in Helsinki
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will sit down in the Finnish capital on Monday for their first summit meeting.
True Stories
The Secret Hand Behind West Africa’s Regime Changes
Ivory Coast’s Félix Houphouët-Boigny built a successful economy but also toppled regimes and destabilized the region.
OZY NEWSLETTER
The Weekender
OZY Tribe members near and far provide delicious recommendations for your valuable weekend time.
Around the World
Where the Next Cold War May Be Taking Shape
Two global powers are jostling like never before for influence over Indian Ocean islands.
True Stories
Crashing Through the Berlin Wall in a Train
Harry Deterling had the ultimate escape pod when it came to getting out of East Berlin.