In the summer of 1683, Vienna was under siege. A vast Ottoman army surrounded the city, poised to...
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History and humanities podcasts
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Today we explore the famed city of Timbuktu. How did it grow from a trading post on the edge of...
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The Adventures Of Alfred Hitchcock: Chapter 14
The success of Alfred Hitchcock Presents has led to an all-new television venture, and kicks off...
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In 1980, Finnish singer Marion Rung won the Intervision Song Contest. Born in the 1960s,...
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Sweden’s shocking sugar experiment
In the 1940s, some vulnerable Swedish hospital patients were fed large amounts of sugary sweets...
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Shots and Sidi
Tracy and Holly share tetanus shot stories and discuss getting boosters. They then discuss the...
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Gods, demons, witches and exorcists: inside an ancient Assyrian library
In the seventh century BC, the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal created a gigantic library in...
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AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?
Ralph Kirby challenges Murray with an intriguing question: could the Polybolas be considered the...
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How Did the American Revolution Start?
On 19th April, 1775, just over 250 years ago, the opening salvos of the American Revolutionary...
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The Adventures Of Alfred Hitchcock: Chapter 11
In complete control of his creative powers, Hitchcock is about to embark upon the making of what...
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Forty years ago, on 23 April 1985, Coca-Cola decided to change the secret formula of its fizzy...
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As an artist and writer Wanda Gág is well known for her children’s books. But this first of two...
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Daniel Meltz - Rabbis of the Garden State
In the suburbs of New Jersey, where temple gossip flows like Manischewitz wine, eleven-year-old...
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