Podcast Episodes

Panama

Episode 1973

Panama is best known as the location of the Panama Canal, the waterway that revolutionized international sea transportation.

However, there is a lot more to the country. Its history is unlike any oth…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Italian vs German Fascism

Episode 1972

Fascism is one of the most notorious political ideologies that shaped the 20th century.

Fascism is typically only thought of in tandem with Nazi Germany, but it wasn’t the only country that adhered t…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

The Desecration of St. Denis (Encore)

Episode 1971

The French Revolution was one of the most significant events in history. 

It wasn’t just a political revolution where one government replaced another. It was also a social revolution where the revolu…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

The Apollo 1 Disaster

Episode 1970

In the early 1960s, the United States was always a step behind the Soviet Union in the space race. 

By the mid-1960s, the Americans had caught up. They didn’t have many glamorous firsts, but they wer…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Imperial Units of Measure

Episode 1969

Almost every country in the world uses the metric system…..almost.

There are still a few stragglers, like the United States, who use units handed down to them from the British. These are known as Imp…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Roller Coasters

Episode 1968

For over a century, people have enjoyed the thrill of visiting an amusement park and riding roller coasters.

The very first thing we can point to and call a proto-roller coaster had neither rollers n…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Paraguayan War (Encore)

Episode 1967

In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War. 

It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Ottoman Empire

Episode 1966

One of the most important empires in history was the Ottoman Empire. 

It wasn’t the biggest empire, but it had an outsized impact on the world due to its strategic location and its moment in history.…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

The Kokoda Track

Episode 1965

In July 1942, Japanese forces landed on the north shore of the island of New Guinea 

Their goal was to cross the island by land and take the strategic city of Port Moresby. 

If they had been successf…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

The Phoebus Cartel

Episode 1964

Companies that sell products to the public have to follow a fine line. 

On the one hand, they need to sell stuff to make money, and the way they do that is by making a good product. 

However, if thei…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago