Episode – 1376 : Sergeant York Podcast Transcript In October 1918, just weeks before the end of the First World War, one of the most incredible feats of military valor […]
Episode – 1362 : Jet Propulsion
Episode – 1362 : Jet Propulsion Podcast Transcript When humans first managed to harness heavier-than-air flight, they did so by using piston engines and propellers. Several decades later, a more […]
Episode – 1360 : Adrian Carton de Wiart
Episode – 1360 : Adrian Carton de Wiart Podcast Transcript Throughout history, there have been some truly remarkable people who have done some truly remarkable things. One such person was […]
Episode – 1337 : Napoleon Bonaparte
Episode – 1337 : Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast Transcript In 1804, one of the most significant individuals of the 19th century placed a crown upon his head in the Cathedral of […]
Episode – 1335 : Questions and Answers: Volume 16
Episode – 1335 : Questions and Answers: Volume 16 Podcast Transcript Several centuries ago, many places celebrated the start of the new year in March, not January. March was originally […]
Episode – 1321 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Episode – 1321 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Podcast Transcript In the Pacific Theater in World War II, the leader of the combined Japanese fleet was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was […]
Episode – 1305 : Angkor
Episode – 1305 : Angkor Podcast Transcript Located in Central Cambodia, north of the great Tonle Sap Lake, lies the former city of Angkor. Today, the city is nothing but […]
Episode – 1292 : Emperor Nero
Episode – 1292 : Emperor Nero Podcast Transcript In the year 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, and his adopted son Nero became the Emperor of Rome at the age […]
Episode – 1282 : The Maginot Line
Episode – 1282 : The Maginot Line Podcast Transcript After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause […]
Episode – 1253 : Cracking the Enigma Code
Episode – 1253 : Cracking the Enigma Code Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the Germans used what they thought to be an uncrackable encryption system. It was a […]
Episode – 1247 : The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker
Episode – 1247 : The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker Podcast Transcript The woman the world would know as Josephine Baker was born into abject poverty in 1906 in Saint […]
Episode – 1238 : The Opium Wars
Episode – 1238 : The Opium Wars Podcast Transcript In the 19th century, the British and the Chinese went to war on two separate occasions—the reasons why they went to […]
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable Podcast Transcript In the days immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, new concerns gripped the victorious Allied forces. The alliance had […]
Episode – 1197 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest
Episode – 1197 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest Podcast Transcript The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history. When the armistice was […]
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers Podcast Transcript World War II was famously fought between two forces, the Axis and the Allies. Most people know that the Axis was […]
Episode – 1186 : The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
Episode – 1186 : The Disappearance of Glenn Miller Podcast Transcript Throughout the Second World War, one of the world’s most popular musicians was the American big band leader Glenn […]
Episode – 1112 : The Battle of Midway
Episode – 1112 : The Battle of Midway Podcast Transcript In June 1942, American and Japanese naval forces squared off in what was a decisive naval battle of the war […]
Episode – 1086 : Operation Fork and Iceland in WWII
Episode – 1086 : Operation Fork and Iceland in WWII Podcast Transcript Most people probably don’t think of Iceland when they think of the Second World War. They wouldn’t be […]
Episode – 1076 : Dadaism
Episode – 1076 : Dadaism Podcast Transcript In the middle of the first world war, a group of artists, poets, and philosophers created an artistic and intellectual movement in response […]
Episode – 1022 : ANZAC Day
Episode – 1022 : ANZAC Day Podcast Transcript Every year on April 25, Australia and New Zealand celebrate a holiday that is unique to those two countries. It is one […]