Bullets and Rosary Beads, Part 2 | Guns & Gaddafi | Ancient to Recent | Episode 13
In the 1980s, Father Patrick Ryan became one of the IRA’s most valuable allies. From secret Libyan arms deals to the Brighton bombing that nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, his story is one of faith, f...
29 Aug 202544min
Bullets and Rosary Beads | The IRA’s Priest and the Brighton Bombing | Ancient to Recent | Episode 12
In the 1980s, a Catholic priest became one of the IRA’s most valuable allies. From secret Libyan arms deals to the Brighton bombing that nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, Father Patrick Ryan’s story is...
22 Aug 202551min
Navalny vs. Putin Part III | Poison, Prison, and the Fight for Russia’s Future | Ancient to Recent | Episode 11
In this powerful final chapter of our Alexei Navalny series, we follow Russia’s most prominent opposition leader from the 2017 acid attack that scarred him, to his poisoning with Novichok, his defiant...
15 Aug 202555min
Navalny vs. Putin Part II | Corruption, Power, and the Battle for Russia | Ancient to Recent | Episode 10
In Part II of Ancient to Recent’s deep dive, Alexei Navalny takes his fight against Vladimir Putin to the streets, the courts, and the ballot box. From rigged Moscow elections to uncovering multi-mill...
8 Aug 20251h 1min
Navalny vs. Putin Part I | A Tale of Two Tsars | Ancient to Recent | Episode 9
There was no warning. Just radioactive rain and the beginning of a story that shaped modern Russia. In this premiere episode of Ancient to Recent, we explore how the Chernobyl disaster, the fall of th...
1 Aug 20251h 2min
Road to Unity Part 4 | The Guns of August: How Germany Went to War in 1914 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 8
In this epic episode of Ancient to Recent, we unpack the tragic and complex chain of events that dragged Germany and the world into the First World War. From the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sa...
25 Jul 20251h 28min
Road to Unity Part 3 | The Second German Empire | Ancient to Recent | Episode 7
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we unpack the turbulent reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the dramatic transformation of Germany from 1890 to 1914. From Bismarck’s calculated power structures to Wi...
19 Jul 202546min
Road to Unity Part 2 | Bismarck and the Unification of Germany | Ancient to Recent | Episode 6
Bismarck’s Empire: Building Germany, Crushing Enemies, and Creating a NationAfter unification, the real challenge began. In this episode, we explore how Otto von Bismarck governed the new German Empir...
11 Jul 202556min
