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 […]
Episode – 1782 : How Much Did Rome and Sub-Saharan Africa Know About Each Other?
Episode – 1782 : How Much Did Rome and Sub-Saharan Africa Know About Each Other? Podcast Transcript The Romans were familiar with Africa, or at least part of it. At […]
Episode – 1505 : The Scramble for Africa
Episode – 1505 : The Scramble for Africa In November 1884, representatives from a dozen European countries met in Berlin. The reason for the meeting was audacious. They were going […]
Episode – 1061 : The East African Rift
Episode – 1061 : The East African Rift Podcast Transcript Today there is a giant rift that is tearing the continent of Africa apart. ..and I mean this quite literally […]
Episode – 0971 : Out of Africa
Episode – 0971 : Out of Africa Podcast Transcript Several hundred thousand years ago, human beings walked out of Africa. What has been a subject of debate amongst anthropologists is […]
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong Podcast Transcript All of us have some sort of mental map inside our heads for how the world […]
Episode – 0361 : Prester John
Episode – 0361 : Prester John Podcast Transcript In the middle ages, a legend persisted among Europeans that there was a Christian ruler in Asia, or Africa, who would come […]
Episode – 0266 : Spanish Africa
Episode – 0266 : Spanish Africa Transcript If you think of Spain, you probably think of a European country which has its arm around Portugal where they eat tapas and […]