141 Episodes

  1. TEASER: Homer writes the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey (8th century BCE)

    Published: 10/25/2024

  2. Bonus Episode: Sleep with Psychology

    Published: 10/22/2024

  3. TEASER: The Writing of the Tale of Genji (c. 1008)

    Published: 10/18/2024

  4. Bonus Episode: Sleep with Philosophy

    Published: 10/15/2024

  5. TEASER: Ioannis Kapodistrias becomes the first head of state of independent Greece (1827).

    Published: 10/11/2024

  6. Bonus Episode: Sleep with Mythology

    Published: 10/8/2024

  7. Greece joins the European Union (1981)

    Published: 10/1/2024

  8. TEASER: Founding of the Roman Republic (509 BCE)

    Published: 9/24/2024

  9. Battle of Adwa: Ethiopian victory over Italy (1896)

    Published: 9/24/2024

  10. The Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)

    Published: 9/17/2024

  11. Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

    Published: 9/10/2024

  12. TEASER: The Great Exhibition, London (1851)

    Published: 9/10/2024

  13. Formation of the Maurya Empire in ancient India under Chandragupta Maurya (322 BCE)

    Published: 9/3/2024

  14. TEASER: Ethiopian famine prompts Live Aid concerts (1984-1985)

    Published: 8/27/2024

  15. The Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)

    Published: 8/27/2024

  16. Opium Wars and the establishment of European spheres of influence in China (19th century)

    Published: 8/20/2024

  17. Dissolution of the Soviet Union and emergence of new nations (1991)

    Published: 8/13/2024

  18. Founding of the Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia (802 CE)

    Published: 8/6/2024

  19. TEASER: The Xia Dynasty, China (c. 2100-1600 BCE)

    Published: 7/30/2024

  20. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)

    Published: 7/27/2024

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