A Vietnam POW’s Story of 6 Years in the Hanoi Hilton — Amy Shively Hawk
A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. -Joseph Stalin When consider major historical events that involved millions of people— World War 2, the Great Depression, the Cold War—it'...
21 Aug 20171h 6min
What if Byzantium Had Never Fallen?
This episode is third in our Alternate History Week series, where I look at famous books of alternate history and discuss why I think their alternate timelines aren't plausible. Today's book is Harry ...
18 Aug 201711min
What if China Had Discovered the New World?
This episode is second in our Alternate History Week series, where I look at famous books of alternate history and discuss why I think their alternate timelines aren't plausible. Today's book is Kim S...
17 Aug 201712min
Could One Marine Corps MEU Destroy the Entire Roman Army?
This episode is the first of a five-part series in our Alternate History Week—our version of Shark Week, if you will. We are looking at famous books of alternate history, and I'm discussing why I thin...
16 Aug 201710min
The Bronze Age Collapse of 1177 BC: The Most Catastrophic Event in History
There was an event in history worse than World War I, worse than the Mongol invasions that killed 40 million, worse than the little Ice Age that triggered famines and rebellions across the medieval wo...
15 Aug 201710min
Is There a Roman City in Present-Day China?
Since the 1950s, many classicists and military historians have believed that an ancient Roman bloodline lives on in a Chinese village. The town of Liqian sits on the edge of the Gobi desert, and 4,500...
11 Aug 20178min
Why The Irish May Have Really Saved Civilization
Thomas Cahill argues in his best-selling book How the Irish Saved Civilization that Ireland played a critical role in Europe's evolution from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Is his narr...
10 Aug 20179min
Did Rome And China Know of Each Other?
Rome and China were the two poles of the Silk Road. One sent precious porcelain, spices, and silks, the other sent out glassware and high-quality cloth. As Rome expanded into the Near East and China i...
9 Aug 20178min
