Episode – 1628 : The Late Bronze Age Collapse Podcast Transcript Approximately 3,200 years ago, one of the most momentous events in human history took place. Multiple major civilizations during […]
Episode – 1273 : Salt
Episode – 1273 : Salt Podcast Transcript One of the most important substances throughout world history has been salt. Salt might seem mundane, but it is actually necessary for the […]
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 – 1018 : The History of Coffee
Episode – 1018 : The History of Coffee Podcast Transcript Sometime in the 15th century, a drink became popularized in the Arabian peninsula. It was dark, bitter, and people couldn’t […]
Episode – 0979 : The Panama Canal
Episode – 0979 : The Panama Canal Podcast Transcript Every since the lands of the New World were mapped, people dreamt of creating a canal through Central America to connect […]
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization Podcast Transcript Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t […]
Episode – 0648 : The Hanseatic League
Episode – 0648 : The Hanseatic League Podcast Transcript One of the most successful enterprises of the Middle Ages was a collection of free cities located in Northern Germany and […]
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal Podcast Transcript For centuries, humans have built canals to facilitate the transportation of people and goods. Usually, they are built to dramatically save […]
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe Podcast Transcript Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. […]
Episode – 0009 : Ancient Rome and Ancient China
Episode – 0009 : Ancient Rome and Ancient China 2,000 years ago the Han Empire in China and the Roman Empire in Europe were the two greatest empires in the […]