Iran & Israel: From Allies to Enemies
On the 1st of April, 2024, a presumed Israeli airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate in...
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Podcasts de Historia y humanidades
Pontius Pilate was the Roman Prefect of Judea during the reign of Emperor Tiberius and is most...
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The English won a decisive battlefield victory over the French in the first decade of the Hundred...
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Warning: This episode contains some upsetting descriptions of human suffering. The Rwandan...
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Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 14
The original Hollywood epic Bullets And Blood tells the sometimes unbelievable, but true tale, of...
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Major Charity Adams and the Six-Triple-Eight
Major Charity Adams was the first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion. It...
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South Africa's referendum on apartheid
On 18 March 1992, white South Africans overwhelmingly backed a mandate for political reforms to...
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Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid
When South African schoolchildren marched in protest against having to study Afrikaans in 1976,...
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Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the townships
Brenda Fassie was one of South Africa's biggest pop stars in the late 1980s. The singer’s career...
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Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home
In August 2002, the remains of an indigenous South African woman called Sarah Baartman were...
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Piggy Banks and Ruby Slippers
Tracy shares frustration over a historical find being described as a piggy bank. She and Holly...
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This 2020 episode shares the story of the ridiculously wealthy Croesus, which was likely...
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Cassandra Myers - They Shut Me Up
It’s a sunny January morning in San Francisco, and John Callaghan, head of the powerful Callaghan...
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WW2's greatest battles | 2. Stalingrad
In 1942, the forces of Nazi Germany and its allies came head-to-head with those of the Soviet...
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AWA302 - Why are there less writings on Roman imperial wars?
Aaron asks "On your comment about written battle accounts, were Empire era writings less common,...
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Finnish epic poem that first appeared in print in 1835 in...
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443. Lord Byron: Death of a Vampire (Part 4)
Rumours surrounding Lord Byron’s scandalous divorce rippled throughout the world. Finally, he had...
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Bringing you the planetary alignment cosmic news for May 2024
Welcome to The Lunar Lounge Podcast, your go-to source for all things astrology! Join us as we...
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25th April 1898: The United States declares war on Spain in the Spanish–American War
Congress didn’t formally declare war until 25 April, although the declaration recognized that a...
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The Media Show: Secrets of the Celebrity Interview
Decca Aitkenhead is the Chief Interviewer of The Sunday Times and has interviewed countless big...
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In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew...
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Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 12
The original Hollywood epic Bullets And Blood tells the sometimes unbelievable, but true tale, of...
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Nato - the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - was formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the...
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Wrong Photo and the Rules
Holly and Tracy ponder why the wrong photo has become used so frequently in mentions of Margaret...
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John Ferriso - All in a day's work: An officer's accounts 20 years NYPD
When you are a New York City police officer you become a social worker, chauffeur, human...
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Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.4 of 4)
The fourth and final part of Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.4 of 4) Fearing...
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363: Slavic Folklore: One High Five Man
The story of Yaroslav is one of growing up and figuring out who you are...so you can stop...
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Malcolm recently sat down with friend and award-winning theologian Lee C. Camp to discuss his...
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Welsh mythology: everything you wanted to know
What do white horses symbolise in Welsh mythology? What is the Mabinogion? Was King Arthur from...
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The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Music Momento Ritmico and Papete...
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