Podcast Episodes

The Opium Wars

Season 1 Episode 12

In the mid-1800s, Great Britain fought two wars against China. The reason was not to conquer territory. Or get gain valuable resources. No, this was to force Chinese officials to allow British-grown …

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Henry Avery and the Greatest Pirate Raid in History

Season 1 Episode 11

On September 7, 1695, English pirate Henry Avery led one of the most daring pirate attacks - and most lucrative - in history. And to top it all off - he got away with it.

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Wikipedia: https://en…

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Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe

Season 1 Episode 10

In 1719, Daniel Defoe published the book, “The LIfe and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” The story is about a sailor who is stranded on an island for more than 20 years. It has gone on to b…

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Library of Alexandria

Season 1 Episode 9

More than 2,000 years ago, in Alexandria Egypt, Ptolemy II had a dream - to establish the greatest library the world had known. What emerged was one of the grandest institutions ever built, and the f…

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Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?

Season 1 Episode 8

In 1933, a small brass plate was discovered near San Francisco - not far from where famed English privateer Francis Drake had supposedly landed back in 1579. It fit the description of a plate reporte…

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Rosa Parks

Season 1 Episode 7

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks would have enough. Sitting on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, she was told to give up her seat. She said no. Sick and tired of decades of segregation, racism and oppress…

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The Head of Oliver Cromwell

Season 1 Episode 6

On January 30, 1661, Oliver Cromwell, one time Lord Protector and ruler of the English Commonwealth, was hanged for treason. After being cut down, his head was chopped off, and placed on a 20-foot po…

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The Dancing Plague of 1518

Season 1 Episode 5

In the boiling summer of 1518 in Strasbourg, France, one women started to dance in the street. But this was no ordinary dance. She continued until her feet were bloody And soon, she was joined by hun…

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Junko Tabei - the First Woman to Summit Mount Everest

Season 1 Episode 4

On May 16, 1975, Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei reached the summit of Mount Everest - and in the process became the first woman to ever climb the highest point on earth.

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Wikipedia: https://e…

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Wojtek the Bear

Season 1 Episode 3

In 1941, an exiled Polish army would find itself in Iran. There it would adopt an orphaned bear cub who would go on to serve the army as their mascot, fellow soldier, and their friend.

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