265. Danish Greenland: Eradicating Inuit Culture (Ep 3)
How did the Danish missionary Hans Egede combine capitalism and religion in his colonisation of Greenland in the 1700s? Why have we forgotten about Danish colonialism in India and Greenland? When did ...
18 Jun 202540min
264. Viking Greenland: Mysteries of the Lost Norse Settlers (Ep 2)
How did the Vikings and the Inuit interact in Greenland? When was the last record of Norse settlers in the region? How did climate change affect the decline of Viking settlers in Greenland, and why is...
16 Jun 202540min
Murder in the Congo, The Cuban Missile Crisis, & India in the UN (EXTRACT)
How did the first Asian UN Secretary General prevent multiple Armeggedons in the 1960s? What is the mystery surrounding his predecessor’s death? How did the Global South shape the UN in a post-colonia...
15 Jun 202521min
263. Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies (Ep 1)
How did the Norse settlers in Greenland adapt to the harsh Arctic environment, and what did their diet consist of beyond fish? What role did walrus ivory play in their trade with Norway? And who were ...
11 Jun 202543min
262. Berlin Blockade: Airlift Across The Iron Curtain (Ep 2)
When was Checkpoint Charlie created in Berlin? What triggered Stalin to enact a blockade on West Berlin? And how did the Western powers airlift over 2.3 million tons of supplies to their occupied zone...
9 Jun 202540min
261. Race To Berlin 1945: A Devastated City Divided (Ep 1)
What was life like in Berlin in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War? Why did the Red Army steal taps from Berlin houses when they reached the city? Was the famous photo of the red flag on ...
4 Jun 202558min
260. Yalta: Signing Away The Fate of The World (Ep 5)
Did the Western powers fail at Yalta? Did Churchill hold strong in his red line about the fate of Poland? Why did the Big Three eat a huge feast in the middle of a war zone? In the final episode in t...
2 Jun 202554min
259. Eastern Europe & “The Great Betrayal” (Ep 4)
Who created the United Nations? How did The Big Three divide Germany between themselves? Why did Poland see the Yalta conference as “The Great Betrayal”? Anita and William explore the origins of the ...
28 Mai 202542min
