Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi
The Florentine Renaissance saw two of its greatest minds, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi, locked in a fierce competition: Ghiberti ultimately won the commission for the elaborate bronze doo...
4 Syys 202513min
Mystery of Evita's Corpse
After her death in 1952, Argentine First Lady Eva "Evita" Perón was embalmed in an elaborate process that preserved her body almost perfectly, making her one of the most famously mummified figures of ...
3 Syys 202512min
History of Concubines
Throughout history, concubines, women who lived with men without the legal status of wives, played complex roles in societies from Imperial China to the Ottoman Empire, often wielding influence behind...
2 Syys 202512min
Operation Unthinkable
Operation Unthinkable was a top-secret 1945 British plan, drafted by Winston Churchill, to potentially launch a surprise attack against the Soviet Union after World War II, aiming to push the Red Army...
1 Syys 202511min
The Lioness Program
In this episode, we explore the Lioness Program - an elite initiative where female soldiers patrolled Iraq and Afghanistan to engage with local women and communities in ways male soldiers could not. H...
31 Elo 202511min
Truman Resurrects Hoover
In this episode, we explore the unexpected friendship between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, detailing how Truman turned to the politically fallen Hoover to tackle postwar challenges, highlighting a...
30 Elo 202511min
Conversations: Triumph, Tragedy & the Shaping of the American West, w/ Paul A. Hutton
What really shaped the American West? In this gripping episode, we sit down with award-winning historian and author Paul Andrew Hutton to explore his powerful new book, The Undiscovered Country: Trium...
29 Elo 202531min
The Gaspee Affair of 1772
In this episode, we explore the Gaspee Affair of 1772, a bold act of colonial resistance when Rhode Island patriots attacked and burned the British customs ship Gaspee. Uncover the tension, daring, an...
28 Elo 202510min
