Episode – 1962 : Swiss Neutrality Podcast Transcript There are several rules that should be followed when going to war: Germany should never fight wars against the entire world Don’t […]
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket Podcast transcript The Second World War saw the development of many new weapons. Perhaps none was more terrifying than the development of long-range […]
Episode – 1951 : Kaliningrad
Episode – 1951 : Kaliningrad Podcast Transcript Located on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between the nations of Lithuania and Poland, is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad, as it exists […]
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950 Podcast Transcript In the year 1950, the world was halfway through the 20th century. In the 25 years prior, the world had seen […]
Episode – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania
Episode – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania Podcast Transcript On May 7, 1915, nearly a year into the First World War, the British steamship RMS Lusitania was sunk […]
Episode – 1947 : The 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict
Episode – 1947 : The 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict Podcast Transcript Many people think that the closest the world ever came to nuclear war was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. […]
Episode – 1942 : The Eastern Front of World War I
Episode – 1942 : The Eastern Front of World War I Podcast Transcript During the First World War, most of the attention, at least in the West, was focused on […]
Episode – 1937 : The Winter War
Episode – 1937 : The Winter War Podcast Transcript On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three […]
Episode – 1936 : The History of NATO
Episode – 1936 : The History of NATO Podcast Transcript In the years following the end of the Second World War, the post-war world that many in the West hoped […]
Episode – 1927 : The Battle of Actium
Episode – 1927 : The Battle of Actium Podcast Transcript On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece. […]
Episode – 1903 : German POWs in America
Episode – 1903 : German POWs in America Podcast Transcript Prisoners of war or POWs during the 20th century were a part of war. Beligerant nations had to develop systems […]
Episode – 1906 : German POWs in America
Episode – 1906 : German POWs in America Podcast Transcript Prisoners of war or POWs during the 20th century were a part of war. Beligerant nations had to develop systems […]
Episode – 1895 : Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War
Episode – 1895 : Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War Podcast Transcript In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal […]
Episode – 1873 : Cyprus
Episode – 1873 : Cyprus Podcast Transcript Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa, is the island of Cyprus. Cyprus has a history […]
Episode – 1862 : The Bank of England
Episode – 1862 : The Bank of England Podcast Transcript In the late 17th century, King William III of England was facing a problem. He was in the middle of […]
Episode – 1860 : The Soviet Bomb
Episode – 1860 : The Soviet Bomb Podcast Transcript On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb. The announcement shocked the world, especially the United […]
Episode – 1855 : The Lost Legion
Episode – 1855 : The Lost Legion Podcast Transcript One of the most legendary legions in the history of the Roman military was the Legio IX Hispana, or the Ninth […]
Episode – 1853 : Questions and Answers: Volume 33
Episode – 1853 : Questions and Answers: Volume 33 Podcast Transcript The month of August was named in honor of the emperor Augustus by the Roman Senate. Originally called Sextilis, […]
Episode – 1852 : The Witness Protection Program
Episode – 1852 : The Witness Protection Program Podcast Transcript In 1970, the United States passed the Organized Crime Control Act, which established the Witness Security Program or WITSEC. Since […]
Episode – 1850 : The Year 1850
Episode – 1850 : The Year 1850 Podcast Transcript The year 1850 was the mid-point of the 19th century, one of the most transformative centuries in human history. The first […]