Babur: The Gunpowder King
This week, Ben Thompson and Dr. Patricia Larash tell the story of Babur — the warrior poet who went from homeless teenage fugitive sleeping in the mountains under a shared cloak… to the founder of one...
6 Mai 1h 6min
Roald Amundsen: The Ice-Cold Genius Who Outsmarted Antarctica
Before anyone had ever stood at the bottom of the world, one man decided he wasn’t going to discover the South Pole - he was going to win it. This week, Ben Thompson and guest Erik Slader of Epic Fail...
28 Apr 1h 16min
The Lancaster: Fire, Steel, and Survival at 20,000 Feet
High above Nazi-occupied Europe, hundreds of Avro Lancasters tear through the darkness. No lights, no margin for error, and no guarantee of coming home. In this episode, Ben Thompson is joined by film...
22 Apr 1h 30min
Isabella of France: The She-Wolf Who Toppled a King
They called her the “She-Wolf” - and not as a compliment. This week, Ben Thompson and Dr. Pat tell the story of Isabella of France, a queen who got sidelined, shut out, and underestimated… and respond...
16 Apr 1h 12min
The AC-130: Death From Above (with Special guest Special Missions Aviator Anthony Dyer )
This week, Ben Thompson sits down with Special Missions Aviator Anthony Dyer to go inside the most feared aircraft in modern warfare—and the man pulling the trigger. From unleashing devastation in Afg...
8 Apr 58min
The Vasa: Built to Dominate, Designed to Sink
In 1628, Vasa warship set sail as the most powerful warship Sweden had ever built—a floating symbol of ambition, wealth, and absolute confidence. It had more cannons, more firepower, and more swagger ...
1 Apr 1h 14min
Liver-Eating Johnson: The Mountain Man Boogeyman
History is full of revenge stories - but almost none of them spiral into full-blown, years-long war against an entire nation. This week, host Ben Thompson is joined by producer Andrew Jacobs to dive i...
25 Mar 53min
Ishtar: Seduction, Slaughter, and the Underworld Heist
History’s earliest civilizations didn’t just invent writing, cities, and law, they also gave us one of the most unpredictable, volatile, and straight-up terrifying deities ever worshipped. Meet Ishtar...
18 Mar 1h 4min
