# A History of Corporate Control: The East India Company | UK Column Interviews

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Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425)
Published: 2026-05-28T12:59:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/A-History-of-Corporate-Control-The-East-India-Company--UK-Column-Interviews-e3jtfse
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A History of Corporate Control: The East India Company | UK Column Interviews ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial William Dalrymple https://williamdalrymple.com/ is a prolific author and co-host of the Empire: World History https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/empire-world-history/id1639561921 podcast, examining the empires and events that shaped world history. In this hard-hitting conversation, Dalrymple gives a potted history of what he argues is the most dominant corporation on Earth: the East India Company. He examines the company in forensic detail to give us a better understanding of many flashpoints around the world and the conduct of parties involved. He also analyses the complexities of corporate influence in state business and the weaponisation of narratives to justify tremendous violence, particularly regarding the formation of the state of Israel. More of William Dalrymple’s work can be found through @DalrympleWill on X. https://x.com/DalrympleWill ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ ► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/ ► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Follow #UKColumn on: ► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn ► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news

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