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Why do countries exist

Ryan O'Hara
Why do countries exist
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    Estonian Political Parties

    2026/08/18 | 36 mins.
    A look at Estonian Political Parties
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    Intro 0:00
    Background and political structure 1:00
    Estonian Reform Party 3:56
    Estonia 200 (E200) 8:44
    Estonian people's Conservative Party (EKRE) 12:11
    Social Democratic Party (SDE) 18:00
    Fatherland (Isamaa) 22:06
    Estonian Centre party 26:04
    Parempoolsed (Right-wingers) 31:20
    Other parties 32:48
    Outro 34:14
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    Icelandic Political Parties

    2026/07/18 | 37 mins.
    A look at Icelandic Political parties
    Email: whydocountriesexist@gmail.com
    Website: https://whydocountriesexist.libsyn.com/
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    Intro 0:00
    Background and political structure 1:09
    Social Democratic Alliance 4:18
    Reform 9:41
    People's Party 12:59 -
    Independence Party 16:27
    Centre Party 20:38
    Progressive Party 23:59
    Socialist Party 27:50 -
    Pirate party 30:05
    Left-Green Movement 31:52
    Other parties 34:10
    Outro 35:37
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    Episode 55: The History of Dominicia

    2026/06/23 | 27 mins.
    A look at the history of Dominica
    Just Arii's cocoa tea: https://youtu.be/S2KXuE0lk7w?si=YqNPpfUhUNzU7iI-
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    Intro 0:00
    Country profile 1:15
    Pre-colonial history 4:28
    Neutral and French Dominica 6:05
    British colony 8:35
    Independence, instability and coups 15:28
    Current history and politics 19:25
    Conclusion, outro and sources 26:02
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    Where Does Washington Fit?

    2026/05/28 | 1h 12 mins.
    A look at Washington State's history and seeing how it is or isn't presented in larger national histories.
    Email: whydocountriesexist@gmail.com
     Website: https://whydocountriesexist.libsyn.com/
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     Paypal: paypal.me/whydocountriesexist
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     Intro 0:00
     American histories 1:40
    Native Americans 4:24
    Colonial and Settler Washington 14:25
    Statehood 26:57
     New deal and world war 2 36:32
    Modern history 41:59
    What does our sources say about Washington? 53:04
    Cascadia 1:02:36
    Where does Washington fit? 1:06:29
    Outro and conclusion 1:11:05
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    Latvian Political Parties

    2026/03/04 | 37 mins.
    A look at Latvian political parties
    Email: whydocountriesexist@gmail.com
    Website: https://whydocountriesexist.libsyn.com/
    Patreon: patreon.com/Whydocountriesexist797
    Paypal: paypal.me/whydocountriesexist
    Feedback and request forum: https://forms.gle/H5hG9zcZbFPBAz8t7
    Intro 0:00
    Background and political structure 1:04
    New Unity (JV) 5:02
    Union of Farmers and Greens (ZZS) 8:46
    The Progressives (PRO) 12:00
    Honor to Serve Riga (GKR) 14:50 ad
    United List (AS) 15:57
    National Alliance (NA) 18:25
    For Stability 21:36
    Latvia First (LPV) 24:51 ad
    Nation Earth Statehood (TZV) 28:27
    For Latvia's Development (LA) 29:45
    Social Democratic Party "Harmony" 31:15
    Sovereign Power (SV) 33:02
    Other parties 33:44
    Outro 34:52
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A dive into every country's history and why they exist. I also do episodes on political parties throughout the world or just talking about stuff that interests me! email:whydocountriesexist@gmail.com Request/feedback form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5m6cVniic8zkY13UZmUAxwLTNuVdBEkYqHmQCvvyAkGcUSg/viewform?usp=sf_link
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