Podcast Episodes

Why Isn't Canada the 51st State?

Episode 1589

Dan explains how Canada has resisted many American attempts at annexation since the Revolution in 1775. From the tariff tensions of 1911 to President Trump's recent remarks about making Canada the 51…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Bombing of Dresden

Episode 1587

As the Second World War neared its bloody climax, Allied bombers unleashed a devastating firestorm on Dresden. In just two days the historic city was reduced to rubble, and tens of thousands were kil…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs The Ottomans

Episode 1586

This is the story of Suleiman the Magnificent's attempt to conquer Malta, the headquarters of a Catholic military order that had become a thorn in his side. They were known as the Knights Hospitaller…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Iwo Jima: WWII in the Pacific

Episode 1585

80 years ago, on the rocky volcanic island of Iwo Jima, the vicious battle for the Pacific reached ever bloodier crescendos. As Allied forces crossed the Rhine in Europe, American Marines won a costl…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nostradamus

Episode 1584

For centuries, Nostradamus has been hailed as the man who saw the future—his cryptic quatrains allegedly foretelling everything from the French Revolution and the rise of Hitler to the 9/11 attacks a…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

2. The English Civil War: Roundheads vs Cavaliers

Episode 1583

Episode 2/2. This week, we have a two-part series on the catastrophic English Civil War in the 17th century. We trace the twists and turns of this tumultuous period from the perspective of Bulstrode …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

1. The English Civil War: Rising Tensions

Episode 1582

Episode 1/2. This week, we have a two-part series on the catastrophic English Civil War in the 17th century. We trace the twists and turns of this tumultuous period from the perspective of Bulstrode …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Auschwitz Commandant: Rudolf Höss

Episode 1580

Every day Rudolf Höss oversaw the killing of thousands of people at the death camp and then went home and acted like a doting father to his family. Höss was brought in by top Nazis to pioneer the ind…

Published on 11 months ago

The Hunt for Pablo Escobar

Episode 1579

By the early 1990s, the Colombian city of Medellín was at the centre of the world's largest drug empire. The fearsome Medellín Cartel, led by the notorious drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar…

Published on 11 months ago

A History of Auschwitz

Episode 1578

On January 27th 1945, the Red Army liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz unveiling its almost unspeakable horrors to the world. 

The concentration camp system began almost immediately after Ad…

Published on 11 months ago