Episode – 1678 : The World’s Next New Countries Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there are about 193 to 200 countries in the world today. Over the […]
Episode – 1674 : Stalingrad: The Bloodiest Battle in History
Episode – 1674 : Stalingrad: The Bloodiest Battle in History Podcast Transcript From August 1942 to February 1943, the Germans and the Soviets engaged in what would become the most […]
Episode – 1670 : Mafia Royalty: The Five Families and Their Influence on New York
Episode – 1670 : Mafia Royalty: The Five Families and Their Influence on New York Podcast Transcript Organized crime wasn’t always so organized. In the early 20th century, in New […]
Episode – 1664 : VTOL: Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft
Episode – 1664 : VTOL: Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft Podcast Transcript Airplanes are wonderful things. They fly through the air and move people and goods at rapid speeds around […]
Episode – 1660 : The Worst Day in Human History: January 23, 1556
Episode – 1660 : The Worst Day in Human History: January 23, 1556 Podcast Transcript Humanity has seen a lot of bad things throughout its history. There have been horrific […]
Episode – 1643 : The Vikings
Episode – 1643 : The Vikings Podcast transcript One of the most feared groups of people from the 8th to the 11th centuries was the Vikings. The Vikings stuck fear […]
Episode – 1636 : The Siege of Tobruk
Episode – 1636 : The Siege of Tobruk Podcast Transcript In 1941, in the midst of the North Africa Campaign in the Second World War, the British found themselves on […]
Episode – 1632 : The 1826 West Point Egg Nog
Episode – 1632 : The 1826 West Point Egg Nog Podcast Transcript The United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, is one of the most prestigious academic and […]
Episode – 1620 : Prisoners of War and the Geneva Conventions
Episode – 1620 : Prisoners of War and the Geneva Conventions Podcast Transcript If you ever watch a war movie, you might see a scene where a prisoner of war […]
Episode – 1619 : The Korean War
Episode – 1619 : The Korean War Podcast Transcript In the aftermath of the Second World War, everyone had hoped that major military conflicts would be a thing of the […]
Episode – 1616 : The Plans for a US/Canadian War
Episode – 1616 : The Plans for a US/Canadian War Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada share the world’s longest undefended border. The United States and the United Kingdom […]
Episode – 1615 : The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Episode – 1615 : The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Podcast Transcript The Roman Empire was ruled by a single family for its first century. The family was actually a merger of two […]
Episode – 1596 : The Blitz
Episode – 1596 : The Blitz Podcast Transcript From September 1940 until May 1941, the people of the United Kingdom experienced the horrors of war firsthand. Hundreds of bombers ran […]
Episode – 1585 : The Battle of the Little Big Horn
Episode – 1585 : The Battle of the Little Big Horn Podcast Transcript One of the most famous battles in the history of the American West took place in June […]
Episode – 1583 : Project Habakkuk
Episode – 1583 : Project Habakkuk Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to develop ideas to help them win. Some of these ideas, such as […]
Episode – 1560 : The Boxer Rebellion
Episode – 1560 : The Boxer Rebellion Podcast Transcript From 1899 to 1900, China underwent a widespread and violent uprising. The revolt, a reaction against China’s exploitation by foreign powers, […]
Episode – 1559 : The Battle of the Bulge
Episode – 1559 : The Battle of the Bulge Podcast Transcript In late 1944, the Allies were on a roll, and Germany was on the ropes. Some Allies, considering how […]
Episode – 1556 : The Paraguayan War
Episode – 1556 : The Paraguayan War Despite the severity of the Paraguayan War, shockingly, few people have heard of it. It took place right after the American Civil War, […]
Episode – 1547 : Roman Roads
Episode – 1547 : Roman Roads Podcast Transcript When we look at history, we tend to focus on grand things like great leaders and great battles. In reality, what makes […]
Episode – 1542 : Napoleon’s 100 Days
Episode – 1542 : Napoleon’s 100 Days Podcast Transcript After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small […]