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The Battle of Bannockburn
Episode 1401
In June of 1314, Scottish forces under the command of Robert the Bruce squared off against an English army led by King Edward II.
The battle was the c…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Plan Dog Memorandum (Encore)
Episode 1400
In 1940, much of the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t. A strong isolationist sentiment kept the US on the sidelines while Germany and J…
2 years, 3 months ago
Canadian Football
Episode 1397
In 1903, the Ontario Rugby Football Union adopted a set of rules for their sport which were codified by Thrift Burnside, the captain of the Universit…
2 years, 3 months ago
Spartacus and the Third Servile War (Encore)
Episode 1395
In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of over 100,000 liberated slaves rose up in revolt and threatened…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Piltdown Man Hoax
Episode 1397
In 1912, a discovery was announced that shocked the world. A British paleontologist announced what was perhaps the most important find in the history…
2 years, 3 months ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 18
Episode 1396
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Asteroids
Episode 1395
Our solar system is made up of a lot of things.
The biggest thing is the sun, of course which makes up the vast majority of the solar system’s mass.
T…
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A HIstory of the Crusades
Episode 1394
Starting in the year 1096, the Christian kingdoms of the Latin Church united to retake religious sites in the Holy Land. This war was known as a crus…
2 years, 3 months ago
White Feather Girls (Encore)
Episode 1393
The First World War wasn’t just fought on the fields of France and Belgium. There were lesser battles fought on the homefronts of the nations which w…
2 years, 3 months ago
Operation Valkyrie and the Plot to Kill Hitler (Encore)
Episode 1392
Adolf Hitler single-handedly started the Second World War in Europe.
While the Allies were desperately trying to end the Third Reich and Hitler perso…
2 years, 3 months ago