Mansa Musa and the Pilgrimage that Broke an Economy
In 1324, the richest man in history set out on a pilgrimage—and accidentally shook the global economy. In this episode of History Shorts, we follow the extraordinary journey of Mansa Musa, the legenda...
5 Jul 13min
The Last Revolutionary War Soldier: Daniel Frederick Bakeman
When most people think of the American Revolution, they picture powdered wigs, battlefield heroics, and the birth of a new nation. Few realize that the last verified soldier of that conflict lived lon...
4 Jul 12min
How the American Revolution was GLOBAL, w/ Sarah Pearsall
In this compelling episode, we sit down with award-winning historian Sarah M. S. Pearsall to explore her groundbreaking new book, Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution. A...
3 Jul 30min
Why did Hitler call it the "Third" Reich?
In 1933, Adolf Hitler rose to power and began transforming Germany into a dictatorship. But one of the most revealing clues about his ambitions wasn't found in a speech, a law, or a military parade—it...
2 Jul 13min
The Forgotten Race to Map the Amazon's Last Wilderness
In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett vanished into the Amazon rainforest while searching for a lost civilization he called "Z." Accompanied by his son and a family friend, he entered one of the lea...
1 Jul 11min
An American Adventurer Steals Nicaragua
In the 1850s, a little-known American adventurer set out to do something almost unimaginable: seize control of a foreign nation and make himself its ruler. His name was William Walker. In this episode...
30 Jun 11min
America's First Serial Killers & the Dark Side of the Revolution, w/ Katherine Grandjean
In 1798, on the lawless roads of Kentucky and Tennessee, two brothers named Wiley and Micajah Harp unleashed a brutal nine-month killing spree that left dozens dead in gruesome scenes across the front...
29 Jun 32min
How the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference Still Runs the World
In the summer of 1944, as World War II still raged across Europe and the Pacific, representatives from forty-four nations gathered at a secluded resort in the mountains of Bretton Woods. Their mission...
28 Jun 13min
