Episode – 1568 : Conflict of the Orders: Plebeians vs Patricians Podcast Transcript After the founding of Rome as a city in the 8th century BC, it created a social […]
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 – 1555 : The Marshall Plan
Episode – 1555 : The Marshall Plan Podcast Transcript At the end of the Second World War, Europe was a mess. The economies of most countries were in shambles and […]
Episode – 1549 : The Newspaper Wars
Episode – 1549 : The Newspaper Wars In the late 19th century, New York City was the battleground for a conflict between two great powers. These powers were not armies […]
Episode – 1543 : The United States Supreme Court
Episode – 1543 : The United States Supreme Court Podcast Transcript The United States Constitution identifies three separate branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. Each branch […]
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 […]
Episode – 1538 : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Episode – 1538 : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Podcast Transcript For decades, the nation of Ethiopia has dreamed of creating a dam on the Blue Nile River. Such a […]
Episode – 1533 : Vichy France
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 – 1518 : Questions and Answers: Volume 22
Episode – 1518 : Questions and Answers: Volume 22 Podcast Transcript Thirty days hath September, and on 29 of those days, I’ll run normal episodes.But for one day, I will […]
Episode – 1515 : The Prime Minister Who was Eaten
Episode – 1515 : The Prime Minister Who was Eaten Podcast Transcript On August 20, 1672, one of the most shocking moments in Dutch political history took place. Actually, it […]
Episode – 1498 : The Origins of the Vietnam War
Episode – 1498 : The Origins of the Vietnam War Podcast Transcripts The Vietnam War was perhaps the most significant event that took place in the last half of the […]
Episode – 1494 : The Battle of Fort Sumter
Episode – 1494 : The Battle of Fort Sumter Podcast Transcript On April 12, 1861, the United States Civil War began when Confederate forces began a bombardment of the Union […]
Episode – 1486 : The Library of Congress
Episode – 1486 : The Library of Congress Podcast Transcript According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in […]
Episode – 1482 : Why Did The Roman Empire Fall?
Episode – 1482 : Why Did The Roman Empire Fall? Podcast Transcript For over 1200 years, Rome, either in its Republican or Imperial form, was the dominant power in the […]
Episode – 1471 : The Himalayas
Episode – 1471 : The Himalayas Podcast Transcript Located between China and India, Pakistan, Buthan, and Nepal is the world’s highest chain of mountains, The Himalayas. The Himalayas aren’t just […]
Episode – 1464 : Unintended Consequences
Episode – 1464 : Unintended Consequences Podcast Transcript One of the most famous lines in poetry comes from the poet Robert Burns, who spoke of ‘The best-laid schemes of mice […]
Episode – 1456 : The Abdication of Edward VIII
Episode – 1456 : The Abdication of Edward VIII Podcast Transcript In December 1936, the United Kingdom underwent its greatest constitutional crisis of the 20th century. The king, Edward VIII, […]
Episode – 1449 : The Founding of the United Nations
Episode – 1449 : The Founding of the United Nations Podcast Transcript In the midst of the second world war, the allied powers began planning ahead for what the post-war […]
Episode – 1438 : The US Occupation of the Philippines
Episode – 1438 : The US Occupation of the Philippines Podcast Transcript The Philippines is one of the largest countries in the world. With a population of 115 million people, […]
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 […]