Podcast Episodes

Back to Search
Monopoly - The Surprising History of the World's most Famous Game
Monopoly - The Surprising History of the World's most Famous Game

Season 1 Episode 17

Monopoly is a game of crushing your opponents. You ruthlessly gobble up properties, drive your foes into bankruptcy, and emerge as a victorious real …

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit
Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit

Season 1 Episode 16

Imagine trying to rob a stagecoach. Now try to do it 29 times - with nothing but an unloaded shotgun, a flour sack mask, and your wits. Then do it wi…

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Battle of Stamford Bridge

Season 1 Episode 15

1066 is a pivotal year in Western history as it marks the the Battle of Hastings - in which the Normans, under William, defeated the English, led by …

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
The Ice Bowl
The Ice Bowl

Season 1 Episode 14

In 1967, on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys for the NFL Championship - the coldest game in NFL pl…

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Video Game Crash of 1983
Video Game Crash of 1983

Season 1 Episode 13

In the 1980s, the United States video game industry was in a golden age. Arcades and home consoles were making billions of dollars and the market was…

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
The Opium Wars
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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Henry Avery and the Greatest Pirate Raid in History
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 -…

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe
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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Library of Alexandria
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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode
Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Short Long
View Episode

Love PodBriefly?

If you like Podbriefly.com, please consider donating to support the ongoing development.

Support Us