136 Episodes

  1. The Oregon Trail: Migration to the American West (1840-1860)

    Published: 8/15/2025
  2. The Gold Standard: An Economic Pillar (1871-1932)

    Published: 8/13/2025
  3. The Unification of Italy (1861)

    Published: 8/11/2025
  4. Vasco da Gama's Voyage to India (1497-1499)

    Published: 8/8/2025
  5. Marco Polo's Expedition to Asia (1271-1295)

    Published: 8/6/2025
  6. The Indian Ocean Trade: A Maritime History (8th-18th Century)

    Published: 8/4/2025
  7. The Hanseatic League: Trade Networks in Medieval Europe (13th-17th Century)

    Published: 8/1/2025
  8. The Zulu Kingdom: Power and Conflict in Southern Africa (1816-1897)

    Published: 7/30/2025
  9. Congo Crisis and the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1960-1961)

    Published: 7/28/2025
  10. The Minoan civilization flourishes in Crete (c. 2700-1450 BCE)

    Published: 7/25/2025
  11. The Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule (1821-1830)

    Published: 7/23/2025
  12. Suffragette Movement for Women's Suffrage (late 19th-early 20th century)

    Published: 7/21/2025
  13. Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)

    Published: 7/18/2025
  14. Invention of Writing (c. 3500 BCE)

    Published: 7/16/2025
  15. Founding of the Persian Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great (550 BCE)

    Published: 7/14/2025
  16. The Romanesque Revival: Architecture and Art (19th Century)

    Published: 7/11/2025
  17. The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean (1650s-1730s)

    Published: 7/9/2025
  18. Lewis Carroll and The Writing of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

    Published: 7/7/2025
  19. Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)

    Published: 7/4/2025
  20. PREMIUM: Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)

    Published: 7/4/2025

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