Podcast Episodes

The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

Season 1 Episode 42

On July 10, 1985, in the harbor of Auckland, New Zealand, a bomb planted on the Greenpeace ship - the Rainbow Warrior - went off - opening a hole in her hull. A few minutes later, another bomb explod…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jan Žižka - the one-eyed general who never lost a battle

Season 1 Episode 41

In 1419, Jan Žižka would help lead the Hussite Revolution. He led armies of peasants against professional knights using amazing tactics, and gunpowder, cementing himself as one of history's greatest …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Kyūjō Incident

Season 1 Episode 40

In August, 1945, the Japanese government was on the verge of surrendering to Allied forces - and ending WWII. But on the night of August 14-15, a group of Japanese officers went into action. Their pl…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Cod Wars

Season 1 Episode 39

From the 1950s through the 1970s, a David and Goliath story would play out across the North Atlantic. The United Kingdom and Iceland engaged in a viscous dispute over fishing rights. And the winner m…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon

Season 1 Episode 38

On an April morning in Boston in 1966, despite being told she was physically incapable of running 20+ miles, Bobbi Gibb slipped into the crowd of 500 runners. Three hours and 21 minutes later, she be…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

The Zimmerman Telegram - the note that brought America into World War I

Season 1 Episode 37

In 1917, Germany was desperate to keep the United States out of World War I - even as they prepared to launch unrestricted submarine warfare on all shipping in the European theater. To that end, Germ…

Published on 8 months ago

William Walker and the Filibuster War

Season 1 Episode 36

In 1855, an American newspaperman, lawyer and doctor, William Walker, led a small, private army to Central America, and within a year, was recognized as the President of Nicaragua. Walker’s actions w…

Published on 8 months ago

Enheduanna: History's First Author

Season 1 Episode 35

Over 4,000 years ago, the high priestess Enheduanna put pen to clay and wrote the Exaltation of Inanna, making her the earliest known named author in world history.

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Published on 8 months ago

Captain Vernice Armour: The first African American female combat pilot

Season 1 Episode 34

In the early 2000's, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour took to the skies piloting a Cobra heliocopter, defying the odds of everyone saying she can't. This is the story of Captain Vernice Armour, the first Afr…

Published on 8 months ago

1527 Sack of Rome

Season 1 Episode 33

In May of 1527, 20,000 mutinous soldiers of Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire descended on Rome. What would follow was the absolute devastation of the city and its population, the gutting of the pow…

Published on 8 months ago