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Episode 162: Roldan's Revolt
Christopher Columbus's shaky hold on Hispaniola finally breaks apart. Now, with India still nowhere to be found and with ever-dwindling supplies of g…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 161: Blood in a Virgin World
Columbus's efforts to capitalize on the New World quickly turns exploitive, disgusting Las Casas. When an Inquisitor from Spain arrives to investigat…
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 160: There and Back Again
Columbus crosses the Atlantic Ocean a second time, this time intent upon founding a series of colonies to build the wealth of Spain (and himself) in …
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 159: Lost
After a shipwreck destroys the Santa Maria, Columbus must somehow figure out how to get back to Spain with only two ships remaining. Check out more …
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 158: Discovery
In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Well, we made it. In this episode the Northern and Southern Americas enter our story as Columbus …
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 157: Son of Genoa
Christopher Columbus. The name itself conjures up so many different images. But how much of this son of Genoa do you really know? When the Spanish mo…
5 years ago
Episode 156: Henry the Navigator
There is perhaps no person who is less known today but more important to the Age of Discovery than Henry the Navigator. In thirty years he took an un…
5 years ago
Preview: The Search For Atlantis (Part Two)
A quick preview of my second installment to our Atlantis series: The Search For Atlantis: What We Know. In this episode, we cover Plato's dialogues a…
5 years ago
Bonus: Preview Russian Revolution
A quick preview of my Russian Revolution deep-dive for those who cannot wait for the podcast to get there (in approximately 2045). Check it out at: …
5 years ago
Bonus: The Russian Revolution Interview
Today I sit down with Professor Sean McMeekin and discuss his latest book: The Russian Revolution. In this excellent and fast-paced work, McMeekin st…
5 years ago