Han van Meegeren: Forgery As an Art Form (Encore)
In 1945 after the conclusion of the Second World War, a Dutch man was accused of collaborating with the Nazis and plundering the Netherlands of some of its greatest artistic works. During the trial, ...
22 Apr 202310min
The Origin of Words and Phrases: Volume 1
The English language is full of very quirky idioms and phrases. Every language has them, and these are just some of the things which make each language unique. Most native speakers of English may use...
21 Apr 202312min
The History of Coffee
Sometime in the 15th century, a drink became popularized in the Arabian peninsula. It was dark, bitter, and people couldn’t get enough of it. From its simple origins, over the centuries, it has sprea...
20 Apr 202313min
The Zimmerman Telegram (Encore)
Sponsor BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including ...
19 Apr 202311min
The Berlin Wall
After the end of the second world war, Berlin was a divided city controlled by the four major allied powers. Despite the different zones of control, people could move freely between the zones in the c...
18 Apr 202316min
The Rise of Agriculture
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived a nomadic life, hunting for game and foraging for food. Then, several thousand years ago, they stopped. They began domesticating animals, started grow...
17 Apr 202311min
Liberia
Every country in Africa is unique and has its own history. However, many African countries share a similar story over the last 150 years, having gone through European colonization and decolonization. ...
16 Apr 202314min
Typhoid Mary
In 1906, George Soper, a freelance sanitary engineer, was hired to investigate several outbreaks of typhoid fever in wealthy New York households. The reason why it was mysterious is that typhoid feve...
15 Apr 202312min
