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Episode – 0591 : Spartacus and the Third Servile War
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Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
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Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man
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Episode – 0586 : Swiss Mercenaries
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Episode – 0583 : The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City
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Episode – 0581 : Scandals ending with -gate
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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 – 0576 : Why Isn’t the West Indies a Country?
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Episode – 0574 : The Mukden Incident
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Episode – 0572 : The Nile River
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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 […]
Episode – 0567 : The Tomb of Alexander the Great
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Episode – 0564 : Didius Julianus
Episode – 0564 : Didius Julianus Podcast Transcript Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, there were 96 men who are considered to have been Roman Emperors from Augustus to […]
Episode – 0563 : Dresden Green Vault Burglary
Episode – 0563 : Dresden Green Vault Burglary Podcast transcript In the early morning of November 29, 2019, a team of thieves broke into the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, […]
Episode – 0558 : Mandarins and the Chinese Imperial Exams
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Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into […]
Episode – 0553 : The Marian Reforms
Episode – 0553 : The Marian Reforms Podcast Transcript When you hear about ancient battles and wars, the stories are often dominated by famous generals whose names have come down […]
Episode – 0552 : Olga of Kiev: The Patron Saint of Vengeance
Episode – 0552 : Olga of Kiev: The Patron Saint of Vengeance Podcast Transcript Princess Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century woman who was born to a royal family and […]