Krahaam Podcast

Beyond forced marriage, this episode explores how policy turned men into participants and victims of “legalized rape.” What happens when survival forces someone to harm another under orders? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and carrying memori...

This is not just a story of marriage, but of control. Under the Khmer Rouge, intimacy became obedience in a system later described as “legalized rape.” How did marriage become a tool of state policy? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and carryi...

Vietnamese families in Cambodia were labeled the “eternal enemy,” persecuted solely for their identity. What happens when ideology replaces evidence, and identity alone becomes a reason for elimination? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and car...

A Cham man carries the memory of his father, whose faith endured under persecution. Branded as enemies, the Cham were targeted for destruction. What threat did their religion pose to the Khmer Rouge? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and carryi...

A Cham man carries the memory of his father, whose faith endured under persecution. Branded as enemies, the Cham were targeted for destruction. What threat did their religion pose to the Khmer Rouge? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and carryi...

Former Khmer Republic soldiers were targeted, while communities were manipulated to turn against their own. What happens when a regime convinces people to see neighbors and family members as enemies? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and carryi...

The Khmer Rouge sought to rebuild Cambodia as “Year Zero,” believing history itself was corrupted. To achieve this, they aimed to remove “bad elements” from society. But who were these so-called enemies? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and ca...

Fear of hidden enemies led to purges that consumed even loyal Khmer Rouge members. Thousands were accused as “traitors,” including those who once believed they were safe. What does loyalty mean when a regime turns against its own? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the res...

Under the Khmer Rouge, the belief that enemies were everywhere reshaped society. Suspicion entered daily life, altering relationships and survival. Within the regime’s “common purpose,” enemies were not defined by actions, but by fear and accusation. Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stori...

A soldier of the Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea was sent to Kampong Chhnang Airfield. This episode explores one of the regime’s harshest worksites, where forced labor, starvation, and silent killings shaped daily life under the Khmer Rouge. Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honor...

Tram Kak cooperative was praised by the Khmer Rouge as a model of success under the “Great Leap Forward.” Yet behind its image of equality lay fear and suffering. Why did those who lived there remember it not as progress, but as a place of survival? Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived storie...

Recounting the fell of Phnom Penh, a survivor testified in French so her family abroad could understand the suffering she had gone through as the Khmer Rouge’s “three-day lie” unfolded. Krahaam Podcast is a documentary storytelling journey where young Cambodians explore the Khmer Rouge period through archival research and lived stories, honoring the resilience of survivors and carrying memories fo...

“Krahaam” means red in Khmer, Cambodia´s native language and is closely tied to the ideology that drove the regime, the Khmer Rouge. Correction: At 2:22 ... One of the most 21st century cruel...