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The Library: A Fragile History
Tis the season of bonus author interviews on Western Civ! This time, I sit down with Andrew Petegree and Arthur Der Weduwen to talk about a subject n…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 177: The Ship of the Dead
Season 1
Without Magellan, the remaining three ships still must find a way to get to the Spice Islands and back to Spain if they are to complete their mission…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Sword and the Shield
Today I sit down with scholar Peniel Joseph and talk about his latest book, The Sword and the Shield, a new history of Martin Luther King Jr and Malc…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 176: The Final Battle
Season 1
Now that Magellan has passed through the Dragon's Tail, he still has to cross the Pacific Ocean, which proves to be much larger than anyone in Europe…
4 years, 7 months ago
Firepower!
Today I sit down with author Paul Lockhart and discuss his latest book: Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare. It is a brilliant book that covers the…
4 years, 7 months ago
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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 months ago