<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Manuel Ramos' Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unpacking the myths that make today's empires feel inevitable. <br/><br/><a href="https://manueljoaoramos.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">manueljoaoramos.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://manueljoaoramos.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:01:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8053526.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Manuel Joao Ramos]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Manuel Joao Ramos]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[manueljoaoramos@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8053526.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Manuel Joao Ramos</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unpacking the myths that make today&apos;s empires feel inevitable.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Manuel Joao Ramos</itunes:name><itunes:email>manueljoaoramos@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Education"/><itunes:category text="Science"><itunes:category text="Social Sciences"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8053526/e3f6668c14886bdf75187de967ae867b.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Crusades Never Ended]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The age of European colonialism never really ended, it just changed its costume. Today’s geopolitics look and feel so barbarian medieval because they are the ghosts of the Crusades and a forgotten medieval legend.To explore these ideas, I talked with Pascal Lottaz, of Neutrality Studies, about my work on questions of European Colonialism and Power in International Relations.We traced a 1,000-year-old story, uncovering the surprising roots of Christian Zionism, the messianic fantasies behind the "Age of Discovery," and the religious undercurrents that still shape Europe's troubled relationship with the world.Check the Neutrality Studies YouTube channel: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBo9mmDDIg4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBo9mmDDIg4</a></p><p>And the Neutrality Studies Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://pascallottaz.substack.com/">https://pascallottaz.substack.com/</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Manuel Ramos' Substack at <a href="https://manueljoaoramos.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">manueljoaoramos.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://manueljoaoramos.substack.com/p/the-crusades-never-ended</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:190417071</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuel Joao Ramos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:31:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190417071/a31412e578302119c29a81803f14cfb9.mp3" length="52822236" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Manuel Joao Ramos</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>3301</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8053526/post/190417071/327f167c025d1c4d95148b995abdd234.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>