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The Most Disastrous Party in History
Episode 154
We've all been to some terrible ones, but what is the most disastrous party in human history?
Not at all inspired by recent political events, Tom and…
4 years, 6 months ago
God and the American Empire
Episode 153
On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Friend of the Show, Professor Andrew Preston, to talk about the relationship between the US and reli…
4 years, 6 months ago
American Crusades
Episode 152
On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Andrew Preston, a Cambridge University professor whose new book focuses on religion in American war …
4 years, 6 months ago
Valentine's Day
Episode 151
Happy Valentine's Day! Have you ever wondered why we send each other cards and go out to Carluccio's for dinner on a weeknight?
In today's episode, To…
4 years, 6 months ago
Real Dictators: Adolf Hitler's Day In Court
Today we're dropping an episode from our friends at Noiser. Their podcast brings us to Munich, Germany. November 1923. The Nazis have just attempted …
4 years, 6 months ago
Smuggling
Episode 150
Did you think smuggling in Britain was confined to the Jamaica Inn and the beaches of the Cornish coast? If so, you might want to listen to today's p…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Birth of Russia
Episode 149
In the second of two episodes on the Vikings in the East, Tom and Dominic investigate their role in the birth of Russia.
Producer: Dom Johnson
Exec Pro…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Vikings Go East
Episode 148
In this week's episode, Tom and Dominic take a look at the actions, influence and brutalisation of the Vikings in Eastern Europe, including their rol…
4 years, 6 months ago
Disease, the New World and modern pandemics
Episode 147
How devastating were European arrivals to the Americas in terms of deaths and the introduction of new infectious diseases?
Tom and Dominic are joined …
4 years, 6 months ago
Disease vs. the rise of civilisation
Episode 146
The way we die has been utterly transformed.
There have been around 10,000 generations of human beings, but only in the last 3 or 4 have infectious di…
4 years, 6 months ago