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
Americana: The Brazilian City Where the Confederacy Lives On
The United States has accepted immigrants throughout its history, but America has its emigrants as well. Did you know there is a city in Brazil founded by Confederates who wanted to flee the U.S. duri...
8 Aug 20177min
Curtis Lemay: World War II’s Greatest Hero or Worst War Criminal?—Warren Kozak
General Curtis LeMay is perhaps the most misunderstood general of the 20th century, despite the fact that he played a major role in so many important military events of the last century: he turned the...
7 Aug 20171h 57min
If the Moon Landings Weren’t Fake, Why Haven’t We Been Back?
Conspiracy theorists have many "reasons" for why we've never been to the moon: the Van Allen radiation belts are too deadly, the challenges are too difficult, re-entry into the atmosphere is too hot. ...
4 Aug 20179min
An Interview With Jerry Yellin, the 93-Year-Old Vet Who Flew WW2’s Last Combat Mission
I had the extraordinary pleasure to talk with Captain Jerry Yellin, a 93-year-old World War Two vet who flew the final combat mission in World War Two's Pacific Theatre. Yellin piloted for the 78th Fi...
3 Aug 201747min
What Were Rome’s Persian Borderlands Like?
Being a Roman isn't easy. Running an intercontinental empire across hundreds of languages, customs, and ethnic groups without the benefit of telegraphs or steam power requires constant vigilance or th...
2 Aug 20176min
German POWs in the US During WW2
Did you know that over 400,000 German POWs were settled in the United States during World War II? Did you know that they may have built some of the stone buildings that make up your town square? Or th...
1 Aug 201711min
How Emperor Justinian Changed the World—Robin Pierson from The History of Byzantium Podcast
Justinian I of Byzantium is among the most towering figure of the ancient and medieval periods. His innovations in governance, architecture, law, and welding together religion with imperial power were...
31 Jul 201756min
