Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan. The series is wrapping up after almost a decade, and the 13 appendix episodes he's just finished releasing are a great summary of the causes, courses, and effects of revolutions throughout history. https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/

The Prince by Sue-Lin Wong of the Economist. 10 episodes, but see also the followup weekly podcast from them called Drum Tower. It's interesting as a biography of Xi Jinping, but more insightful, I thought, as a recent history of the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to control society. https://www.economist.com/theprincepod and https://www.economist.com/drum-tower-pod / https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc9...