Episode – 1482 : Why Did The Roman Empire Fall? Podcast Transcript For over 1200 years, Rome, either in its Republican or Imperial form, was the dominant power in the […]
Episode – 1425 : The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Episode – 1425 : The Gulf of Tonkin Incident Podcast Transcript In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would […]
Episode – 1408 : Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb
Episode – 1408 : Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop […]
Episode – 1404 : The 1956 Suez Crises
Episode – 1404 : The 1956 Suez Crises Podcast Transcript In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. The Egyptian president […]
Episode – 1345 : The History of the CIA
Episode – 1345 : The History of the CIA Podcast Transcript The United States federal agency charged with gathering foreign intelligence is the Central Intelligence Agency or the CIA.The CIA […]
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable Podcast Transcript In the days immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, new concerns gripped the victorious Allied forces. The alliance had […]
Episode – 1167 : The Northwest Passage
Episode – 1167 : The Northwest Passage Podcast Transcript When European explorers set off from Europe, many of them chased things that didn’t exist. The Fountain of Youth, the City […]
Episode – 1016 : The Berlin Wall
Episode – 1016 : The Berlin Wall Podcast Transcript After the end of the second world war, Berlin was a divided city controlled by the four major allied powers. Despite […]
Episode – 0984 : The Cuban Missile Crisis
Episode – 0984 : The Cuban Missile Crisis Podcast Transcript In October 1962, a U-2 spy plane discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. The subsequent 13 days were some […]
Episode – 0966 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History
Episode – 0966 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History Podcast Transcript The cold war was the defining event of the second half of the 20th century. When exactly […]
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift Podcast Transcript On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union placed a blockade on Berlin’s American, British, and French-occupied zones. No food, fuel, or […]
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a country that, to most people’s surprise, is shockingly large. It only has a […]
Episode – 0682 : Lysenkoism
Episode – 0682 : Lysenkoism Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to the […]
Episode – 0969 : Lysenkoism (Encore)
Episode – 0969 : Lysenkoism (Encore) Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to […]
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods Podcast Transcript Barely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what the post-war world would look […]
Episode – 0620 : The Pueblo Incident
Episode – 0620 : The Pueblo Incident Podcast Transcript On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a US Navy intelligence-gathering ship was on a routine surveillance mission in international waters […]
Episode – 0598 : The Trinity Test
Episode – 0598 : The Trinity Test Podcast Transcript On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, 35 miles southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated. […]
Episode – 0578 : The History of the Submarine
Episode – 0578 : The History of the Submarine Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have traveled on the water and have wondered if it was possible to travel […]
Episode – 0577 : The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Episode – 0577 : The Dyatlov Pass Incident Podcast Transcript On January 25, 1959, a group of 10 hikers set out in the middle of the Russian Winter on what […]
Episode – 0568 : Operation Long Jump
Episode – 0568 : Operation Long Jump Podcast Transcript In November 1943, the Big Three leaders of the allied powers in world war II, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joesph […]