Podcast Episodes

The Rise of the Nazis | How Disaster Lead to Catastrophe | 1

Episode 97

A collapsing empire, a starving population, and a country drowning in humiliation — this is how Germany fell apart after WWI. In this episode, we trace how chaos, revolution, and a brutal peace deal …

Published on 1 month ago

Greenland | The 51st State? | 2

Episode 96

Greenland’s coat of arms has changed, Trump is circling, and Denmark is suddenly sweating. We dive into why the world’s largest island has become the hottest geopolitical prize of 2025 — and what it …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Greenland | This Is Greenland | 1

Episode 95

Greenland: colossal, misunderstood, and suddenly the centre of global power politics. From Viking PR stunts to Danish colonialism to today’s strategic tug-of-war, this is the story of the world’s mos…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Kwame Nkrumah | Rise and Fall | 4

Episode 94

The rise and fall of Kwame Nkrumah — Africa’s first postcolonial leader who dreamed of freedom but faced betrayal, paranoia, and a CIA-backed coup. From hope to heartbreak, this is the story of how G…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kwame Nkrumah | Pan Africanist | 3

Episode 93

In post-war London, Kwame Nkrumah turns from student to revolutionary — building the movement that would end colonial rule. From fish heads in Camden to the Pan-African Congress in Manchester, this i…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kwame Nkrumah | A Man Who Changed The World | 2

Episode 92

As fascism rises in Europe, a young Kwame Nkrumah in America finds his purpose — to unite Africa and destroy colonialism. From racism in Jim Crow America to rebellion in the lecture hall, this is the…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kwame Nkrumah | The Good Subject | 1

Episode 91

Peter and Afua trace the early life of Kwame Nkrumah — from a small Ghanaian village to the first sparks of revolution that would change Africa forever. A story of faith, rebellion, and the birth of…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

St George | This is England and Beyond - St George's Flag Today | 2

Episode 90

As England’s flag fills the streets again, Peter Frankopan and Afua Hirsch ask what the Cross of St George really stands for today — pride, pain, or power. From crusades to colonisation to football f…

Published on 2 months ago

St George | This is England - The Flag Of St George | 1

Episode 89

Peter and Afua explore the surprising story behind England’s most famous symbol — the flag of St George.

How did a man born in what’s now Turkey, with Palestinian and Greek roots, become the patron sa…

Published on 2 months ago

Martin Luther | A Man Who Changed The World | 2

Episode 88

Peter and Afua return to uncover the far-reaching — and often unsettling — legacy of Martin Luther. From shaping Henry VIII’s England and Europe’s bloody religious wars to influencing education, nati…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago