Podcast Episodes

Episode 511: The Hundred Days

Season 1 Episode 511

Napoleon returns from exile for one last chance at empire. His defeat at Waterloo, however, seals his fate.

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8 hours ago

Episode 510: The March to Moscow

Season 1 Episode 510

Desperate to enforce his Continental System, Napoleon invades Russia. But Tsar Alexander will not fight and, instead, Napoleon finds himself cornered…

1 day, 7 hours ago

Episode 509: The War of 1812

Season 1 Episode 509

James Madison watches as Washington DC burns. But America emerges from the War of 1812 more united and confident than ever before.

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3 days, 7 hours ago

Episode 508: The Jefferson Administration

Season 1 Episode 508

Thomas Jefferson's administration was full of contradictions and sweeping successes. 

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Episode 507: France Ascendant

Season 1 Episode 507

France, under Napoleon, reaches the apex of its power. But, within the empire, the Spanish Ulcer and Continental System begin to unravel everything h…

1 week, 1 day ago

Episode 506: Austerlitz

Season 1 Episode 506

Napoleon reaches the height of his powers on the frozen fields of Moravia.

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1 week, 5 days ago

Episode 505: Consul for Life

Season 1 Episode 505

It does not take long for Napoleon to consolidate power. But reversals in the Caribbean require the First Consul to rethink his North American strate…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Episode 504: The Revolution of 1800

Season 1 Episode 504

We catch up on the fledgling United States. George Washington becomes the first President of the United States (obviously...) and then the Election o…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Episode 503: The End of the Revolution

Season 1 Episode 503

Napoleon Bonaparte becomes First Consul in what will be, thankfully, our final coup of the French Revolution. 

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

A Brief History of Financial Bubbles

This one is a bit different and I admit that. But I like opportunities to speak with incredibly intelligent people so I took it. 

I sit down with Arma…

3 weeks, 6 days ago