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VE Day

Season 6 Episode 182

Victory in Europe Day brought the curtain down on a horrific conflict that decimated a continent and upended the world. But the price of victory over…

10 months, 1 week ago

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The Salem Witch Trials

Season 6 Episode 183

For more than two centuries, between the late 1400s and early 1700s, a terror of witches gripped Europe. From Scotland to Spain, thousands of people …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Egyptian Sphinx

Season 6 Episode 180

Measuring 240 feet long from paw to tail, and around the height of a six-story building, the Great Sphinx is one of Egypt’s most spectacular, and mys…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Real Greatest Showman

Season 6 Episode 179

PT Barnum may be better known as the loose subject of the movie The Greatest Showman, but his life was so much more than that work of fiction. A mast…

11 months ago

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Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1

Season 6

This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most famo…

11 months, 1 week ago

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The Tudors, Part 2 of 2

Season 6 Episode 178

The later Tudor years were a time of turmoil, political intrigue, and national transformation. Initially defined by crises of succession, and shifts …

11 months, 1 week ago

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The Tudors, Part 1 of 2

Season 6 Episode 177

The Tudors are the most famous royal family in English history, ruling from 1485 to 1603. The dynasty began with the reign of King Henry VII, and end…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Christopher Columbus

Season 6 Episode 176

The explorer, Christopher Columbus, is famous for reaching the Americas and opening up a new world to European pioneers. But though his determination…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Printing Press

Season 6 Episode 175

Before Johannes Gutenberg’s revolutionary invention, knowledge was a privilege accessible only to the wealthy, the powerful, or the devout. In this w…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Season 6 Episode 174

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some …

1 year ago

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