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476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted Scotland
In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire cou…
1 year, 3 months ago
475 - 1816: The Year Without Summer
Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out ac…
1 year, 3 months ago
474 - Anastasia Romanov and her Many Imposters
On the second most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about Anastasia Romanov (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II) and her Many Imposters!
This is a com…
1 year, 4 months ago
473 - Genghis Khan
On the third most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about one of the most successful and fearsome leaders in human history, the founder of the M…
1 year, 4 months ago
472 - Prohibition in the USA (with Nick Mason)
In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick …
1 year, 4 months ago
471 - The Illuminati
Okay, it's time to find out the TRUTH about the Illuminati ... (confirmed?)
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 2:38 …
1 year, 4 months ago
470 - The Great Library of Alexandria
The Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria was regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, all because of the city's great library that held docu…
1 year, 5 months ago
469 - Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great was crowned king of Macedon at twenty and went off to conquer the world... and he just kept going! One of the most epic stories f…
1 year, 5 months ago
468 - The Amityville Horror
In the 1970s, a large family home in Amityville, New York was the site of a grisly mass murder - a year later the hauntings began! This is the story …
1 year, 5 months ago
467 - The Pinkerton Detective Agency
To kick of BLOCK2024, we learn about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, one of the first of its kind, with a varied and fascinating histo…
1 year, 5 months ago