Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Napoleon’s 100 Days (Encore)
Episode 1931
After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small island of Elba off t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Cultural Revolution
Episode 1930
In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.
In a spasm of revolutionary upheaval …
5 months ago
Margarine
Episode 1929
In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.
The result was dubbed ma…
5 months ago
The Zodiac Killer
Episode 1928
1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history.
For two years, Northern California was terrorized by a seri…
5 months ago
The Battle of Actium
Episode 1927
On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece.
The forces of Octavian, the posthumously ado…
5 months ago
The 2025 Nobel Prizes
Episode 1926
Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.
Save for the years where there have been w…
5 months ago
The Year 1925
Episode 1925
If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades where centuries take place…
5 months ago
Prohibition (Encore)
Episode 1924
On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed. It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
The path …
5 months ago
FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit
Episode 1923
The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is one of the best-known and most important units within the bureau.
The use of profiling and psychology to appre…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Wilhelm Scream
Episode 1922
Many filmmakers are known for small signatures that they always put inside their films. Alfred Hitchcock always used himself in a cameo. George Lucas…
5 months, 1 week ago