Podcast Episodes
Back to Search268. 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-…
6 months, 2 weeks 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 Indigen…
6 months, 3 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” …
6 months, 3 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 D…
7 months 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 …
7 months 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 …
7 months 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 i…
7 months, 1 week 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 …
7 months, 1 week ago
261. Race To Berlin 1945: A Devastated City Divided (Ep 1)
Season 18 Episode 6
What was life like in Berlin in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War? Why did the Red Army steal taps from Berlin houses when they reached…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
260. Yalta: Signing Away The Fate of The World (Ep 5)
Season 18 Episode 5
Did the Western powers fail at Yalta? Did Churchill hold strong in his red line about the fate of Poland? Why did the Big Three eat a huge feast in t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago