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Athenian Adventures - Compilation
Season 1 Episode 157
Three tales from the twilight of the Athenian Golden Age, including Alcibiades, the Sicilian Expedition, and Thrasybulus.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago
Historic Heists - Complilation
Season 1 Episode 156
Three episodes featuring audacious robberies. This includes the Great Maple Syrup Heists, the Theft of the Mona Lisa, and the Heist of the Irish Crow…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The European Theater of World War II
Season 1 Episode 155
The largest, deadliest conflict in human history is World War II. Claiming tens of millions of lives it is a story unlike any other. Listen as we del…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Bob Beamon
Season 1 Episode 154
On October 18, 1968, at the summer Olympics in Mexico City, American long jumper Bob Beamon leaped into history - literally. On his first attempt, Be…
8 months ago
Alcibiades
Season 1 Episode 153
In the second half of the fifth century BC, the Athenian general and statesmen, Alcibiades, would lead an absolutely incredible life. He acted as a k…
8 months ago
Beast of Gévaudan
Season 1 Episode 152
From 1764-1767 a monster terrorized the province of Gévaudan in south central France. It’s believed that 113 people were killed - many with their thr…
8 months ago
Burma-Shave
Season 1 Episode 151
For decades the roadsides of America were dotted with curious red signs. Always appearing in a sequence of four or five, and usually with a witty or …
8 months ago
Bleeding Kansas
Season 1 Episode 150
While the American Civil War would answer the question of slavery once and for all, its bloody overture would take place five years earlier, when the…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Great Sphinx of Giza
Season 1 Episode 149
The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous monuments of antiquity - and nearly every person has heard about it - and seen it. But what is the…
8 months, 1 week ago
Enron Scandal
Season 1 Episode 148
For more than a decade, the energy company Enron was at the top of the food chain. Named Forbes most innovative company six years in a row, it had a …
8 months, 1 week ago