Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBritain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1)
Episode 662
How did Margaret Thatcher rise to become leader of the Conservative Party in Britain? Why were British politics so tumultuous in the 1970s? And, who …
4 months, 1 week ago
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4)
Episode 661
Who was the greatest female Samurai warrior of all time? What would unfold in the next phase of the terrible civil war between the Minamoto and the T…
4 months, 1 week ago
Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3)
Episode 660
Who was Yoshitsune, one of the greatest generals in all Japanese history? What part did he play in the ferocious Samurai civil war between the Minamo…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
Episode 659
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Music: The Father of the Blues, Golden Age of Jazz, and David Bowie | History in Photos
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Why are there…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
Episode 658
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
Episode 657
After resurrecting in 1915, how did the Ku Klux Klan make its move on the next major American election? What was the role of women in the Klan? And, …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Revolutions: Iran, the Prague Spring, and Ceaușescu’s Fall | History in Photos
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In what way…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
Episode 656
How did the second incarnation of the clan, born in Georgia in 1915, grow into a seemingly indomitable nation-wide fraternal organisation, numbering …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2)
Episode 655
How and why did the terrible violence of the Ku Klux Klan escalate? What was the political context in America for their rising popularity? And, how w…
5 months ago