Episode – 2262 : The Avignon Papacy This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-avignon-papacy/ The official title of the pope is the Bishop of Rome. Yet for 68 years, from […]
Episode – 2258 : The Immovable Ladder of Jerusalem
Episode – 2258 : The Immovable Ladder of Jerusalem This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-immovable-ladder-of-jerusalem/ In 2009, I made my first visit to Jerusalem. I happened to be there […]
Episode – 2257 : The Srivijaya Empire
Episode – 2257 : The Srivijaya Empire This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-srivijaya-empire/ At its height, the overland Silk Road depended on massive land empires anchoring either end of […]
Episode – 2253 : The Great Awakening
Episode – 2253 : The Great Awakening This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-great-awakening/ To understand the Great Awakening and how it shaped early America, it is necessary to understand […]
Episode – 2245 : Confucianism
Episode – 2245 : Confucianism This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/confucianism/ The philosopher known in the Western world as Confucius was born into an aristocratic family in the Lu […]
Episode – 2211 : The Mormon Migration and the Creation of Utah
Episode – 2211 : The Mormon Migration and the Creation of Utah Podcast Transcript In the middle of the 19th century, thousands of adherents to a new religion abandoned their […]
Episode – 2207 : The First Seven Ecumenical Councils
Episode – 2207 : The First Seven Ecumenical Councils Podcast Transcript In the early centuries of Christianity, some of the most important battles were fought not with swords, but with […]
Episode – 2200 : The World in the Year 500
Episode – 2200 : The World in the Year 500 This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-world-in-the-year-500/
Episode – 2194 : Ashoka the Great
Episode – 2194 : Ashoka the Great Podcast Transcript Ashoka the Great ruled one of the largest empires in ancient history, conquered through war, and then became remembered for renouncing […]
Episode – 2163 : The Scopes Monkey Trial
Episode – 2163 : The Scopes Monkey Trial Podcast Transcript In 1925, a small-town Tennessee courtroom became the stage for one of the most famous trials in American history. What […]
Episode – 2153 : The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire
Episode – 2153 : The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire Podcast Transcript Following the collapse of the Toltec Civilization, the Aztecs rose to prominence in central Mexico. The […]
Episode – 2142 : The English Reformation
Episode – 2142 : The English Reformation Podcast Transcript For centuries, England was one of Europe’s great Catholic kingdoms. Then, in the span of a single generation, it broke from […]
Episode – 2128 : The Trial of Galileo Galilei
Episode – 2128 : The Trial of Galileo Galilei Podcast Transcript In 1633, one of the greatest minds in Europe stood before a tribunal, not for a crime of violence […]
Episode – 2116 : The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Episode – 2116 : The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Podcast Transcript On the night of July 21, 356 BC, the sky over the city of Ephesus glowed with the […]
Episode – 2104 : The Norse Pantheon: Gods, Giants, and the Legends of Asgard
Episode – 2104 : The Norse Pantheon: Gods, Giants, and the Legends of Asgard Podcast Transcript Long before Marvel turned them into superheroes, the Norse gods were something far more […]
Episode – 2100 : The Year 1000
Episode – 2100 : The Year 1000 Podcast Transcript A thousand years ago, the world was a radically different place. Europe was fragmented and struggling, while China and the Islamic […]
Episode – 2096 : Akhenaten: The First Monotheist
Episode – 2096 : Akhenaten: The First Monotheist Podcast Transcript Approximately 3,400 years ago, Egypt was at the height of its power during the 18th Dynasty. In the midst of […]
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 – 2059 : The Danish Resistance
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance Podcast Transcript As Germany conquered countries in WWII, in many nations, they found willing volunteers to help them identify Jews to send to […]
Episode – 2016 : The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans
Episode – 2016 : The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans Podcast Transcript The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of […]