Podcast Episodes

Bonus: The Coup Leader Who’s Become an Anti-Western Hero in Africa: Ibrahim Traore

Three years ago, Ibrahim Traoré was a junior army officer in Burkina Faso’s armed forces. Today, he has emerged as a surprising anti-Western hero pre…

1 year ago

Genius, Innovation, and Jealousy: The Story of Bell Labs

For most of the 20th century, Bell Labs was the beating heart of American innovation. Founded in 1925 as the research arm of AT&T and Western Electri…

1 year ago

Comanche: The Mongols of America

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1 year, 1 month ago

The Rarely Told Dramatic Story of Korea

Hello My friends since we are overseas I wanted to get this out for all of you to talk about a place that rarely does get mentioned

Travel to thailan…

1 year, 1 month ago

The Wild World Of African Divorce

Please do not hate me for the title, I genuinely did not know what to call this. Divorce customs in history around the world are so interesting and t…

1 year, 2 months ago

Divorces with SERIOUS Consequences in Medieval Europe

In medieval Europe, legal divorce as understood today did not exist; instead, marriages were primarily dissolved through annulments or legal separati…

1 year, 2 months ago

Getting Divorced in History Sucks

How did we get to modern divorce rates? Divorce laws and practices have evolved significantly throughout history, from ancient codified rules to mode…

1 year, 2 months ago

Weird Pets in Colonial America

People have enjoyed keeping pets for thousands of years. Have you ever wondered what type of animals were domesticated in Colonial America? Colonials…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Legendary Warrior Gurkhas

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1 year, 3 months ago

HOE Listener Special with YOUR questions

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1 year, 3 months ago