Podcast Episodes

The Tornado that Saved DC

Episode 17

During the War of 1812, Washington DC was in the process of being destroyed by the British Army, until they came up against an even more powerful force: Mother Nature.

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Published on 1 day, 15 hours ago

The Khan Legacy

Episode 16

Before the Mongol Empire dominated the Asian Continent, there was no empire to speak of, only nomadic tribes in perpetual battle. That is, until a precocious teenager with a knack for strategy forged…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

The Story of Bananas is Bananas

Episode 15

Peeling a banana uncovers much more than a tasty fruit, it reveals a fraught history riddled with violent coups, espionage, political assassinations and international wars.

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Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Star Who Invented the Future

Episode 14

A goal of helping to fight against the Nazis during World War II leads a Hollywood star, known as the "most beautiful woman in the world," to invent the technology which changes the world.

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Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Battle of Actium

Episode 13

The assassination of Julius Caesar left an enormous power vacuum in Rome, thrusting his successors into an epic, intercontinental battle for control of the empire that reshaped the future of the mode…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Shotgun Science

Episode 12

How did modern medicine become modern? It was thanks, in part, to a renegade doctor who pushed the boundaries of experimentation - and ethics. And it all began with a bang, from the barrel of a shotg…

Published on 1 month ago

A Sweet Taste of America

Episode 11

World War I was known as the War to End All Wars due to its scale and loss of life. At the height of the fighting, when American soldiers on the front lines longed for home, an unlikely beacon of hop…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Gunpowder Plot

Episode 10

In 1605, a plot to kill the King of England was underway, and the man who attempted it, along with his name, would go down in infamy.

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Titanic Question

Episode 9

What if a seemingly unremarkable choice could have prevented one of the most infamous disasters of all time?

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Hitler Intervention

Episode 8

Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the devastation that followed in his wake was hardly inevitable. In fact, if not for a single split-second decision by a woman you've probably never heard of, we migh…

Published on 2 months ago