Episode – 2108 : Nazino Tragedy: The Shocking Story of Stalin’s Prison Island Podcast Transcript In 1933, deep in Siberia, thousands of people were dumped on a remote island with […]
Episode – 2103 : The Cuban Revolution
Episode – 2103 : The Cuban Revolution Podcast Transcript In 1959, a small band of guerrilla fighters marched out of the mountains of Cuba and toppled a government backed by […]
Episode – 2098 : The Icelandic Althing: The World’s Oldest Parliament
Episode – 2098 : The Icelandic Althing: The World’s Oldest Parliament Podcast Transcript Long before modern democracies, before constitutions or elections as we know them, a society of Viking settlers […]
Episode – 2092 : The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Episode – 2092 : The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb Podcast Transcript In August 1945, a single decision changed the course of history and introduced a weapon unlike anything […]
Episode – 2086 : Waco Siege Explained: What Happened in 1993
Episode – 2086 : Waco Siege Explained: What Happened in 1993 Podcast Transcript In 1993, a standoff between federal agents and a small religious sect outside Waco, Texas, ended in […]
Episode – 2084 : Uninhabited US Territories: America’s Crumbs
Episode – 2084 : Uninhabited US Territories: America’s Crumbs Podcast Transcript In 1856, the United States passed a law allowing American citizens to claim islands in the country’s name, provided […]
Episode – 2081 : The Persian Gulf
Episode – 2081 : The Persian Gulf Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, a narrow body of water between Arabia and Persia has shaped the fate of empires, economies, and […]
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution Podcast Transcript After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, hopes for democracy gradually gave way to decades of instability and dictatorship. By […]
Episode – 2070 : Who is Alan Smithee
Episode – 2070 : Who is Alan Smithee Podcast Transcript If you look at the Internet Movie Database, one of the most prolific directors over the last 70 years has […]
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco Podcast Transcript When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, members of his crew observed the native people they met offering them dried […]
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks Podcat Transcript The 19th-century Ottoman Empire was in decline and was often called the “sick man of Europe”. The Ottomans, like Qing China […]
Episode – 2056 : Stateless People
Episode – 2056 : Stateless People Podcast Transcript Over 99.9% of the world’s population is a citizen of some country.However, approximately 0.06% lack citizenship in any country. The United Nations […]
Episode – 2053 : The Darien Scheme
Episode – 2053 : The Darien Scheme Podcast Transcript During the 17th century, European nations dominated the world by aggressively establishing colonies across the globe. Late that century, Scotland sought […]
Episode – 2050 : The Rise and Fall of Lin Biao
Episode – 2050 : The Rise and Fall of Lin Biao Podcast Transcript From the outside, the Chinese Communist Party appears to be a unified entity, devoid of internal dissent. […]
Episode – 2041 : The Revolutions of 1848
Episode – 2041 : The Revolutions of 1848 Podcast Transcript In 1848, a series of Revolutions took place against monarchies across Europe. The revolutions were not part of an organized […]
Episode – 2038 : The Iranian Revolution
Episode – 2038 : The Iranian Revolution Podcast Transcript The story of modern Iran is a collision between a monarchy with a history dating back to the Persian Empire and […]
Episode – 2034 : Patrice Lumumba and Congolese Independence
Episode – 2034 : Patrice Lumumba and Congolese Independence Podcast Transcript After decades of Belgian rule, Congo gained independence in June 1960 under the leadership of the nation’s first Prime […]
Episode – 2031 : Solidarity
Episode – 2031 : Solidarity Podcast Transcript In 1980, a former electrical worker at the Gdansk Shipyard did the unthinkable. He led a large group of workers in a labor […]
Episode – 2026 : The May Fourth Movement
Episode – 2026 : The May Fourth Movement Podcast Transcript Few dates in China are as significant as May Fourth, which marks two distinct revolutionary periods in modern Chinese history. […]
Episode – 2025 : The Year 2025
Episode – 2025 : The Year 2025 Podcast Transcript 525 days ago, I began looking at the state of the world every century, then every fifty years, and finally every […]