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The CIA & MI6: The Real Special Relationship?
Episode 78
Behind the handshakes of leading politicians, beyond the trade deals and beneath mutually beneficial military deals, how has the 'special relationshi…
3 years ago
The Long Death of Slavery
Episode 77
We celebrate abolition - in the United States during the Civil War and on Juneteenth, in Haiti after the revolution, and in the British Empire in 18…
3 years ago
Louisiana's Ancient Mystery: Poverty Point
Episode 76
There are no other historic sites like this one on the planet. The concentric semi circles and mounds of Poverty Point in Louisiana are a mystery not…
3 years ago
The Lavender Scare: Being Gay in Washington DC
Episode 75
Why were gay federal employees seen as a national security threat during the 20th century? How might they in fact have been more of an asset? And how…
3 years ago
The Wright Brothers
Episode 74
Approximately 100 thousand flights take off and land each and every day. A months long journey on a boat is condensed to just a few hours with the he…
3 years ago
White Women Slave Owners
Episode 73
Of all of the people enslaved in the southern United States over time, 40% of them were owned by women. For example, when she married George Washingt…
3 years ago
California Gold Rush
Episode 72
From the rings on our fingers, to coins in our pockets and, for a select few, the medals hanging around our necks. Gold is one of the most coveted me…
3 years ago
Lincoln & God: Scepticism to Spiritualism
Episode 71
He's the best president that the United States has ever had ... at least according to one 2021 C-span study.
But how did Lincoln's religious views aff…
3 years ago
The Birth of the American Flag
Episode 70
13 equal horizontal stripes in red and white, with a navy blue square in the top left bearing 50 small white five pointed stars. It's recognisable th…
3 years, 1 month ago
America Prepares for War: FDR & WW2
Episode 69
Was the USA already a superpower when it joined the Second World War? How did it turn from an isolationist nation to a force ready for action?
Today …
3 years, 1 month ago