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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Episode 2107
When Thomas Jefferson concluded the Louisiana Purchase, it was one of the greatest land deals in history. For a relatively small sum, the young count…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Occupation and Liberation of Paris (Encore)
Episode 2106
Of all the cities that experienced the Second World War, one of the most interesting stories is that of Paris.
Paris was not the scene of major figh…
3 weeks ago
The Greatest National Parks in the Southern Hemisphere
Episode 2105
The world has many amazing places, but not all are equal. Some are better than others.
Countries around the world have set aside some of their most …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
The Norse Pantheon: Gods, Giants, and the Legends of Asgard
Episode 2108
Long before Marvel turned them into superheroes, the Norse gods were something far more mysterious and far more human.
They were flawed, doomed, and…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
The Cuban Revolution
Episode 2103
In 1959, a small band of guerrilla fighters marched out of the mountains and toppled a government backed by one of the most powerful nations on Earth…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Las Vegas: The City That Shouldn’t Exist
Episode 2102
In the middle of one of the harshest deserts in North America sits a city that, by all rights, shouldn’t exist.
What began as a watering hole for an…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Flags of Convenience: The Hidden System Behind Global Shipping
Episode 2101
Every day, thousands of ships crisscross the oceans, carrying the goods that power the global economy.
But flying at the stern of those ships often f…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Year 1000
Episode 2100
A thousand years ago, the world was a radically different place. Europe was fragmented and struggling, while China and the Islamic world stood at the…
4 weeks ago
The African Great Lakes: Ancient Waters That Shape Modern Africa
Episode 2099
They are some of the largest bodies of freshwater on Earth, yet they weren’t carved by ice, but by a continent literally tearing itself apart.
These…
4 weeks ago
The Icelandic Althing: The World's Oldest Parliament
Episode 2098
Long before modern democracies, before constitutions or elections as we know them, a society of Viking settlers gathered in a windswept valley to cre…
4 weeks, 1 day ago