Episode – 1533 : Vichy France Podcast Transcript After the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, the French were forced to sign a lopsided armistice that gave control over most […]
Episode – 1527 : The Last Emperor of China
Episode – 1527 : The Last Emperor of China Podcast Transcript In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.His […]
Episode – 1514 : The Crisis of the Third Century
Episode – 1514 : The Crisis of the Third Century Podcast Transcript The Roman Empire, at its height, was a juggernaut. However, during the third century, almost everything fell apart. […]
Episode – 1513 : Exercise Tiger
Episode – 1513 : Exercise Tiger Podcast Transcript The Allied invasion of Normandy was one of the most complex military operations ever conducted. Thousands of ships and planes had to […]
Episode – 1896 : The Arctic and the North Pole
Episode – 1896 : The Arctic and the North Pole Podcast Transcript Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic. The Arctic is unlike any other […]
Episode – 1492 : The Manhattan Project
Episode – 1492 : The Manhattan Project Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the United States embarked on one of the greatest science and engineering projects the world had […]
Episode – 1472 : The Battle of Carrhae
Episode – 1472 : The Battle of Carrhae Podcast Transcript In the year 53 BC, Rome suffered one of the greatest military defeats in its history. A Roman army led […]
Episode – 1454 : The North Africa Campaign
Episode – 1454 : The North Africa Campaign Podcast Transcript Before the Allied invasions of Europe in World War II, the ground war against Germany and Italy was first fought […]
Episode – 1447 : The French Foreign Legion
Episode – 1447 : The French Foreign Legion Podcast Transcript A popular topic of films has been the French Foreign Legion. The French Foreign Legion was supposed to be an […]
Episode – 1443 : Phillip II of Macedon
Episode – 1443 : Phillip II of Macedon Podcast Transcript Alexander the Great was one of the most famous people from the ancient world. He defeated a vastly larger Persian […]
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812 Podcast Transcript After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each […]
Episode – 1431 : D-Day
Episode – 1431 : D-Day Podcast Transcript On June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious landing in world history took place on the shore of Normandy, France. The allied forces called […]
Episode – 1430 : The Apollo Lunar Module
Episode – 1430 : The Apollo Lunar Module Podcast Transcript When President John F. Kennedy set the objective of landing on the moon before the end of the 1960s, no […]
Episode – 1426 : Questions and Answers: Volume 19
Episode – 1426 : Questions and Answers: Volume 19 Podcast Transcript The month of June was originally called Iunius by the Romans. Back then it had 29 days and was […]
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 – 1787 : The Bataan Death March
Episode – 1787 : The Bataan Death March Podcast Transcript On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia. […]
Episode – 1420 : The Batan Death March
Episode – 1420 : The Batan Death March Podcast Transcript On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia. […]
Episode – 1418 : Joan of Arc
Episode – 1418 : Joan of Arc Podcast Transcript In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the […]
Episode – 1417 : Nazis in South America
Episode – 1417 : Nazis in South America Podcast Transcript On May 11, 1960, an auto worker who went by the name Ricardo Klement stepped off the bus after his […]
Episode – 1416 : Yugoslavia
Episode – 1416 : Yugoslavia Podcast Transcript From 1929 to 1992, several governments ruled over the Balkans, all of whom used the name “Yugoslavia.” Yugoslavia was a country that began […]