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#113 Unlikely Sports Stars (Part 2)
Episode 143
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!
This week we’re examining the most unlikely sport stars that history has to offer! We’ve got Pope John Paul II, the goalie. Che Guevara: the rugby years. Pl…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
#113 Unlikely Sports Stars (Part 1)
Episode 142
This week we’re examining the most unlikely sport stars that history has to offer! We’ve got Pope John Paul II, the goalie. Che Guevara: the rugby years. Plus, Albert Camus, the football obsessive.
An…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
#112 Liquids (Part 2)
Episode 141
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Liquids, ay?! Where would we be without them!? This week we’re discussing coffee, drinks in Ancient Rome and.. drum roll please… custard. YES, CUSTARD. Get …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
#112 Liquids (Part 1)
Episode 140
Liquids, ay?! Where would we be without them!? This week we’re discussing coffee, drinks in Ancient Rome and.. drum roll please… custard. YES, CUSTARD. Get ready for the best custard facts you’ll eve…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
#110 Vaults (Part 2)
Episode 138
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It’s time to take a look at the most secure places history has to offer, from Scrooge McDuck to Colonel Sanders - let’s look at Vaults! We’ll be off to Anci…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
#110 Vaults (Part 1)
Episode 137
It’s time to take a look at the most secure places history has to offer, from Scrooge McDuck to Colonel Sanders - let’s look at Vaults! We’ll be off to Ancient Rome, we’ll examine where secret recipe…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
#109 Collapse (Part 2)
Episode 136
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This week we’re taking a look at the moments in history when things went to pot. Come with us to see Louis Napoleon’s self-coup in mid-19th century France, …
Published on 8 months ago
#109 Collapse (Part 1)
Episode 135
This week we’re taking a look at the moments in history when things went to pot. Come with us to see Louis Napoleon’s self-coup in mid-19th century France, the frequent dynastic collapses in China, p…
Published on 8 months ago
#108 Rules Based Order (Part 2)
Episode 134
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This week we’re trawling through history to figure out how the international rules based order took shape. We’ve got The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the h…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
#108 Rules Based Order (Part 1)
Episode 133
This week we’re trawling through history to figure out how the international rules based order took shape. We’ve got The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the huge success that was The Concert of Europe …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago