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 […]
Episode – 2007 : The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Episode – 2007 : The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Podcast Transcript In 1943, one of the most notable acts of Jewish resistance during World War II took place. For nearly one […]
Episode – 1992 : The 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Episode – 1992 : The 1994 Rwandan Genocide Podcast Transcript In 1994, the nation of Rwanda endured a brutal 100-day spasm of violence that tore families apart and claimed the […]
Episode – 1965 : The Kokoda Track
Episode – 1965 : The Kokoda Track Podcast Transcript In July 1942, Japanese forces landed on the north shore of the island of New Guinea Their goal was to cross […]
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket Podcast transcript The Second World War saw the development of many new weapons. Perhaps none was more terrifying than the development of long-range […]
Episode – 1959 : Alexander Hamilton
Episode – 1959 : Alexander Hamilton Podcast Transcript Alexander Hamilton was an American founding father who has recently gained popularity due to the popular musical Hamilton. Hamilton was the first […]
Episode – 1953 : The Taiping Rebellion
Episode – 1953 : The Taiping Rebellion Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, China experienced its greatest civil war. It was a conflict that set China on a course that […]
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950 Podcast Transcript In the year 1950, the world was halfway through the 20th century. In the 25 years prior, the world had seen […]
Episode – 1942 : The Eastern Front of World War I
Episode – 1942 : The Eastern Front of World War I Podcast Transcript During the First World War, most of the attention, at least in the West, was focused on […]
Episode – 1937 : The Winter War
Episode – 1937 : The Winter War Podcast Transcript On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three […]
Episode – 1914 : The Wannsee Conference
Episode – 1914 : The Wannsee Conference Podcast Transcript On January 20, 1942, one of the most infamous meetings in human history took place. Fifteen high-ranking Nazi officials gathered in […]
Episode – 1913 : Questions and Answers: Volume 35
Episode – 1913 : Questions and Answers: Volume 35 Podcast Transcript October is here. Up here in the northern hemisphere, the leaves are changing color, the air is cooler, and […]
Episode – 1907 : King Leopold and the Congo Free State
Episode – 1907 : King Leopold and the Congo Free State Podcast transcript In the late 19th century, during the scramble for Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized a […]
Episode – 1880 : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
Episode – 1880 : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Podcast Transcript In 1972, the Olympics returned to Germany for the first time since being hosted in Berlin in 1936. The […]
Episode – 1888 : Francisco Macías Nguema
Episode – 1888 : Francisco Macías Nguema Podcast Transcript In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In its first open […]
Episode – 1867 : The Trail of Tears
Episode – 1867 : The Trail of Tears Podcast Transcript Between 1830 and 1850, the United States forcibly displaced 60,000 Native Americans living in the Southern United States under the […]
Episode – 1859 : The Great Leap Forward
Episode – 1859 : The Great Leap Forward Podcast Transcript In 1958, the People’s Republic of China instituted its second five-year plan since the revolution. Its goal was to rapidly […]
Episode – 1843 : The AK-47
Episode – 1843 : The AK-47 Podcast Transcript In 1946, a former Soviet tank mechanic who had no formal training in engineering or manufacturing submitted a design for a new […]
Episode – 1839 : The Sinking of the Mignonette and Justified Cannibalism
Episode – 1839 : The Sinking of the Mignonette and Justified Cannibalism Podcast Transcript On May 19, 1884, a small yacht containing four men set sail from England to Australia. […]
Episode – 1816 : The Republic of Ghana
Episode – 1816 : The Republic of Ghana Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of West Africa is the nation of Ghana. Ghana is a medium-sized country in terms of […]