Episode – 1054 : Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs Podcast Transcript There were millions of stories that came out of the second world war. However, there […]
Episode – 1051 : The Solomon Islands
Episode – 1051 : The Solomon Islands Podcast Transcript Lying northeast of Australia and almost east of Papua New Guinea lies one of the world’s lesser-known and seldom visited countries: […]
Episode – 1015 : The Rise of Agriculture
Episode – 1015 : The Rise of Agriculture Podcast Transcript For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived a nomadic life, hunting for game and foraging for food. Then, several […]
Episode – 1014 : Liberia
Episode – 1014 : Liberia Podcast Transcript Every country in Africa is unique and has its own history. However, many African countries share a similar story over the last 150 […]
Episode – 1008 : An Introduction to the Balkans
Episode – 1008 : An Introduction to the Balkans Podcast Transcript Located in southeastern Europe is the Balkan Peninsula. It is home to multiple ethics groups, languages, and religions. It […]
Episode – 0985 : Venice
Episode – 0985 : Venice Podcast Transcript Located at the northernmost end of the Adriatic Sea lies the city of Venice. Venice is truly unlike any other city in the […]
Episode – 0972 : The Football War
Episode – 0972 : The Football War Podcast Transcript In the summer of 1969, the nations of Honduras and El Salvador went to war. Tragically, nations do go to war, […]
Episode – 0965 : Proscription Lists
Episode – 0965 : Proscription Lists Podcast Transcript The movie The Purge depicts a fictitious world where one night a year, there is a war of all against all. If […]
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory Podcast Transcript One of the most fascinating areas of mathematics and economics is game theory. Game theory involves analyzing competitive situations where multiple participants […]
Episode – 0952 : The Thirty Years’ War
Episode – 0952 : The Thirty Years’ War Podcast Transcript 17th-century Europe was witness to one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history. The conflict lasted over […]
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History Podcast Transcript There have been many really bad years in world history. There have been World Wars, the Black Death, […]
Episode – 0926 : Sherman’s March to the Sea
Episode – 0926 : Sherman’s March to the Sea Podcast Transcript Just one week after President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected in November 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman set out […]
Episode – 0917 : The Morgenthau Plan
Episode – 0917 : The Morgenthau Plan Podcast Transcript In September 1944, despite over half a year still remaining in World War II, the Allies began preparing for an eventual […]
Episode – 0902 : The Christmas Truce of 1914
Episode – 0902 : The Christmas Truce of 1914 Podcast Transcript On Christmas Eve, 1914, something remarkable happened on the western front during the First World War. Soldiers in the […]
Episode – 0894 : The Reconquista
Episode – 0894 : The Reconquista Podcast Transcript After the rise of Islam in the 7th century, it spread rapidly, conquering lands in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In Europe, it […]
Episode – 0892 : Operation Valkyrie and the Plot to Kill Hitler
Episode – 0892 : Operation Valkyrie and the Plot to Kill Hitler Podcast Transcript Adolf Hitler single-handedly started the Second World War in Europe. While the allies were desperately trying […]
Episode – 0879 : The Red Baron
Episode – 0879 : The Red Baron Podcast Transcript The First World War saw many innovations in warfare. Probably the most significant was the introduction of aircraft. The first military […]
Episode – 0851 : Horses in World War II
Episode – 0851 : Horses in World War II Podcast Transcript Most people think of the second world war as being a mechanized war fought with tanks, planes, jeeps, and […]
Episode – 0839 : The Battle of Milvian Bridge
Episode – 0839 : The Battle of Milvian Bridge Podcast Transcript In the year 312, two claimants to the Roman imperial throne met outside the walls of Rome near a […]
Episode – 0821 : How Barbed Wire Shaped the West and the World
Episode – 0821 : How Barbed Wire Shaped the West and the World Podcast Transcript When Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, there was a rush of people […]