Episode Details

Across the centuries, the eleventh of October has repeatedly turned on the gap between what is calculated on paper and what actually unfolds on the ground. From an empire's tidy diplomatic deadline that erupted into scorched earth to a brewer's ledgers that quietly rewrote the laws of thermodynamics, the official record rarely tells the full story at first glance. We invite you to listen as we trace the human cost behind history's neatest tallies.