398 Episodes

  1. BR Ambedkar: The Dalit hero of India

    Published: 3/11/2021
  2. Making waves: the history of swimming

    Published: 3/4/2021
  3. Abraham Maslow’s psychology of human needs

    Published: 2/25/2021
  4. The Kalevala: the Finnish epic that inspired a nation

    Published: 2/18/2021
  5. Sister Juana, a great mind of Mexico

    Published: 2/11/2021
  6. Mermaids: Tales from the deep

    Published: 2/4/2021
  7. Eleusinian Mysteries: Secret ceremonies promising happiness

    Published: 1/28/2021
  8. Toussaint L’Ouverture: Hero of the Haitian slave rebellion

    Published: 1/21/2021
  9. Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine

    Published: 1/14/2021
  10. Alexandre Yersin and the race to fight the plague

    Published: 1/7/2021
  11. Famous hats in history

    Published: 12/31/2020
  12. Mugham: the sound of Azerbaijan

    Published: 12/24/2020
  13. The Kingdom of Aksum: Africa's trading empire

    Published: 12/17/2020
  14. Umm Kulthum: Egypt’s singing superstar

    Published: 12/10/2020
  15. Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers

    Published: 12/3/2020
  16. Unlocking the mysteries of cuneiform tablets

    Published: 11/26/2020
  17. First impressions: The printing press

    Published: 11/19/2020
  18. The woman whose cells changed medical history

    Published: 11/12/2020
  19. Comenius, a pioneer of lifelong learning

    Published: 11/5/2020
  20. Dido of Carthage: A love story gone wrong

    Published: 10/29/2020

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