Podcast Episodes

270. The Day The Brits Burned The White House (Ep 4)

Season 19 Episode 8

Why did Washington invade Quebec? How did the US fail to take the Canadian territories during the Revolutionary Wars? And why did the British burn the White House?

Anita and William are once again j…

Published on 2 months ago

269. Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ (Ep 3)

Season 19 Episode 7

Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada? Why was the Seven Years War the first truly global war…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

268. Colonising Canada: Why Does Quebec Speak French? (Ep 2)

Season 19 Episode 6

How did beaver fur and codfish turn a failed French attempt at colonisation into a success? What is the historical context behind Quebec as a French-speaking region of Canada? Did Indigenous leaders …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

267. Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool’s Gold (Ep 1)

Season 19 Episode 5

Who was the first European to try and colonise Canada? Who was John Cabot and why was he spied on by Columbus? Why did Jacques Cartier kidnap Indigenous Canadians and take them back to France? What i…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

266. American Greenland: Nazis, Secret Nuclear Bases, & Trump (Ep 4)

Season 19 Episode 4

When did the US first ask to buy Greenland? Why did America occupy the region in World War II? And how did a secret plan codenamed “Project Iceworm” lead to nuclear waste spilling on Greenland’s soil…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

265. Danish Greenland: Eradicating Inuit Culture (Ep 3)

Season 19 Episode 3

How did the Danish missionary Hans Egede combine capitalism and religion in his colonisation of Greenland in the 1700s? Why have we forgotten about Danish colonialism in India and Greenland? When did…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

264. Viking Greenland: Mysteries of the Lost Norse Settlers (Ep 2)

Season 19 Episode 2

How did the Vikings and the Inuit interact in Greenland? When was the last record of Norse settlers in the region? How did climate change affect the decline of Viking settlers in Greenland, and why i…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Murder in the Congo, The Cuban Missile Crisis, & India in the UN (EXTRACT)

How did the first Asian UN Secretary General prevent multiple Armeggedons in the 1960s? What is the mystery surrounding his predecessor’s death? How did the Global South shape the UN in a post-coloni…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

263. Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies (Ep 1)

Season 19 Episode 1

How did the Norse settlers in Greenland adapt to the harsh Arctic environment, and what did their diet consist of beyond fish? What role did walrus ivory play in their trade with Norway? And who were…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

262. Berlin Blockade: Airlift Across The Iron Curtain (Ep 2)

Season 18 Episode 7

When was Checkpoint Charlie created in Berlin? What triggered Stalin to enact a blockade on West Berlin? And how did the Western powers airlift over 2.3 million tons of supplies to their occupied zon…

Published on 3 months ago