Special: 9th October 1963 - Vajont, a man-made natural disaster

Special: 9th October 1963 - Vajont, a man-made natural disaster

We go back to a quiet mountain valley of north-eastern Italy where the peace was forever broken by one of the country's most ambitious architerctural and engineering projects that ended in one of the worst disasters in the history of Italy in the 20th century.

This is the story of how progress and profit was put before thousands of human lives, this is the story of Vajont, a story that must be remenered,

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122 – Braccio da Montone's last stand (1417 – 1424)

122 – Braccio da Montone's last stand (1417 – 1424)

the final chapter of his story: will he rise to even greater glory and perhaps cut out a kingdom in central Italy for himself or will it all come crashing down? Will the newly elected Pope Martin the ...

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121 Braccio da Montone, Lord of Perugia (1407 – 1417)

121 Braccio da Montone, Lord of Perugia (1407 – 1417)

Braccio's fame increases as he wins victory after victory, in central Italy, against Naples and in his involvement in the Great Western Schism, all the while with his eye on Perugia.

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120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero (1368 – 1406)

120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero (1368 – 1406)

Fortebraccio, known as Braccio da Montone

5 Okt 202122min

119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing

119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing

We see the rather naughty and turbulent reign of Joanna II of Naples. Did she really deserve the nickname "the insatiable" or even "the mad"? Or was it just bad press?

21 Sep 202119min

118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas (1372 – 1414)

118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas (1372 – 1414)

We see how Sicily loses its independence to the Spanish and then cross over to the mainland to see how king Ladislaus of Naples gets some big ideas on expanding his kingdom.

17 Aug 202121min

The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The History of England"

The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The History of England"

In this very special crossover episode, we got the chance to host an episode on the podcast of one of our all-time heroes, David Crowther of "The History of England". In this episode we talk about ope...

3 Aug 202130min

117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia (1326 – 1410)

117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia (1326 – 1410)

The life and times of the great "Giudchessa" and the fall of Sardinia to the Spanish.

21 Jul 202120min

NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem

NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem

onour of Italy's splendid performance in the EURO cup, a taste on what you can hear on Patreon about the content of the Italian national anthem: the battle of Legnano, Scipio Africanus, the Sicilian V...

17 Jun 202115min

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