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Episode 175: Passing the Dragon's Tail
Magellan had made it through several mutinies. But he had yet to defeat his most intractable foe: the strait. But where was this mysterious strait ar…
4 years, 2 months ago
Interview with Edward Shawcross, Author of "The Last Emperor of Mexico"
I sit down for an interview with historian and author Edward Shawcross to discuss his new book, The Last Emperor of Mexico. Did you know that in the …
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 174: Magellan
While many different explorers discovered new lands, only Magellan tried to circumnavigate the globe. In our first of three Magellan episodes, we dis…
4 years, 3 months ago
Supplemental: Life at Sea
A short bonus episode covering the, totally gross, life at sea during the early Age of Discovery. Hygiene? Not much. Stench? You got it! Check out w…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 173: John Cabot
*** NOTE: I changed the order of the episodes, so this is the correct episode 173. While Spain and Portugal were sailing the southern seas, England t…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 172: The Setting Sun
Vasco da Gama returns to India one last time. Portugal builds an empire in the Indian Ocean but before long its glory fades like the setting sun. Ch…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 171: Empire of the Ocean Waves
Vasco da Gama's voyages to India revolutionize the Portuguese Overseas Empire. By the end of his second voyage to India, Portugal (and Europe) has ef…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 170: Operation Smithereens
Vasco da Gama returns to India intent upon enforcing Portuguese authority and will. This requires him to deal with the Zamorin and Calicut. And he de…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 169: Homeward Bound
Vasco da Gama gives up on Calicut and sails for Portugal. News of his successful voyage infuriates the Spanish and Venetians in equal parts. Before l…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 168: India
Vasco da Gama reaches India but quickly finds out that it is not the paradise he expected. Faced with the intractable Zamorin of Calicut, eventually,…
4 years, 4 months ago