Emperor's Ransom
The peculiar events surrounding the takeover of the Incas in 1522 and the arrest and eventual execution of the kingdom's emperor, Atahualpa, would cement Pizzaro as one of the bloodiest and most contr...
16 Sep 20249min
Trivia: The Great Depression
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15 Sep 20246min
Mysteries: Sunken Civilizations
Over the years, the discovery of Mesolithic and Neolithic civilizations hidden for millennia under the earth's water and sand has challenged our understanding of human history and the development of e...
14 Sep 202410min
Conversations: The 16th Century Contest that Shaped the World, w/ Roger Crowley
Roger Crowley is a British historian and the award-winning author of many books, including the Sunday Times History Book of the Year and New York Times Bestseller Empires of the Sea and the most recen...
13 Sep 202423min
Hitler Diaries
In 1983, the German magazine Stern announced a sensational discovery that promised to change the understanding of World War II history. It had gained access to Adolf Hitler's secret diaries! The stage...
12 Sep 20248min
Bloody Angle NYC
You have probably heard of the famous Chinatown neighborhood of New York City - perhaps only second to San Francisco's Chinatown when it comes to pop culture significance. But did you know that NYC's ...
11 Sep 20248min
Mummifying Lenin
The man forever associated with the Russian Revolution and Soviet Communism is perhaps equally known for being one of history's most famous mummies. Using a heady mixture of chemicals, the Russians ha...
10 Sep 20247min
Teapot Dome Scandal
It really is interesting how President Harding's disastrous time as POTUS is not brought up more in modern times when speaking about controversial presidencies - luckily for Harding, he died halfway t...
9 Sep 20248min
