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Exercise Tiger and the Disastrous Dress Rehearsal for D-Day
Episode 1513
The Allied invasion of Normandy was one of the most complex military operations ever conducted. Thousands of ships and planes had to work in conjunct…
1 year, 6 months ago
Exoplanets (Encore)
Episode 1512
Ever since astronomers figured out that the stars in the sky are just like our sun, they began wondering if those stars had planets just like our sun…
1 year, 6 months ago
Mos Maiorum and Unwritten Rules
Episode 1511
Every day, whether or not you even realize it, you are subject to a host of unwritten rules. These are rules that are not written down and are not pa…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Unification of Italy
Episode 1510
Italy as we know it today is a relatively recent invention.
Ever since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Italian Peninsula had been a pat…
1 year, 6 months ago
A Brief History of Texas
Episode 1509
Each of the fifty US states is like a separate country. Its area, population, and economy are comparable to those of other independent nations.
Yet, …
1 year, 6 months ago
Introducing - About the Journey
About the Journey is a travel show about connecting more deeply to the places we visit, and in turn, ourselves. You can find more episodes on Apple, …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Encore)
Episode 1508
When Alexander the Great died, one of his generals and best friends, Ptolemy, took Alexander’s corpse and went to Egypt to establish a new Pharaonic …
1 year, 6 months ago
Supercomputers and the Evolution of Computing Power
Episode 1507
If you’ve been around long enough, and by that, I only mean a couple of years, you have probably observed the one fundamental truth about computers: …
1 year, 6 months ago
Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Encore)
Episode 1506
For over two thousand years, China lived under imperial rule. A series of dynasties and emperors were the defining feature of Chinese governance.
How…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Scramble for Africa
Episode 1505
In November 1884, representatives from a dozen European countries met in Berlin.
The reason for the meeting was audacious. They were going to carve up…
1 year, 7 months ago