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Back to SearchThe American Civil War: The Fire-Eaters Triumph (Part 3)
Episode 8
Lincoln's election triggers the unthinkable: South Carolina secedes as church bells ring across Charleston. Seven states form the Confederacy, convin…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The American Civil War: The Widening Vortex (Part 2)
Episode 7
James Tallmadge's 1819 amendment on Missouri statehood splits the nation. For forty years, Americans try every compromise to avoid choosing between s…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The American Civil War: Original Sin (Part 1)
Episode 6
Point Comfort, Virginia, 1619. Twenty Africans step off the White Lion onto American soil, beginning slavery's integration into the colonial economy.…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Colombian Conflict: The Long Road Ahead (Part 5)
Episode 5
We follow Colombia from the staged optimism of the 2016 peace signing to the uneasy reality that comes after the cameras leave. We trace why the FARC…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Colombian Conflict: Cocaine Wars and Corruption (Part 4)
Episode 4
We trace Pablo Escobar’s arc from teenage theft to cartel leader and rooftop fugitive, and we map how geography, demand, and weak institutions let co…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Colombian Conflict: Dirty War (Part 3)
Episode 3
We trace how U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine fused with Colombian politics to birth paramilitaries, turn civilians into targets, and build a market f…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Colombian Conflict: La Violencia (Part 2)
Episode 2
A street assassination in Bogotá ripples into rural terror as neighbors turn enemies and the state loses its grip. We trace how party identity become…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Colombian Conflict: Roots of Rebellion (Part 1)
Episode 1
Colombia's deepest political conflicts stem from contradictions embedded in its founding DNA. The country's perpetual cycle of violence originated fr…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Joan of Arc: The Martyr (Part 4)
Episode 56
We trace Joan of Arc’s final arc from the coronation that completes her mission to the courtroom and fire that turns her into a symbol no one can con…
6 months ago
Joan of Arc: The King-Making (Part 3)
Episode 55
We trace Joan of Arc’s blistering Loire campaign to the shock victory at Patay, then follow her to Reims where Charles VII gains anointed legitimacy …
6 months, 2 weeks ago