Was There an Objective Reason for the European Colonization of Africa?
By the late 1800s Europe's Great Powers controlled nearly 80 percent of the African continent. Much research has analyzed the brutal aspects of its colonization—particularly in the Belgian Congo—but l...
27 Jun 201711min
Understanding Putin Through the History of Russian Invasions — Mark Schauss from the Russian Rulers in History Podcast
In today's episode we are possibly going to bite off more than we can chew... by discussing the entire history of Russia. OK, maybe not the entire history of Russia. But we will discuss how invasions ...
26 Jun 20171h
Did People Get Depressed in Ancient Times?
Depression is not a modern phenomenon. Take the example of Abraham Lincoln. He is an unusual psychological case study. He was both chronically melancholy, and yet among the strongest people in history...
23 Jun 20178min
Were Ancient People More Advanced Than Us?
The ancients had abilities that have fallen into near-complete disuse in the modern age. Consider memorization. The average peasant of 1,000 years ago had 10x more memorized than you ever will. They c...
22 Jun 20177min
Why Was Africa Never as Developed as The Rest of the World?
Today's question is a tricky one that has to do with global politics, colonialism, and threatens to enter the minefield of race. Why do so many African nations sit at the bottom of global development ...
21 Jun 20179min
Did King Arthur and Merlin Truly Exist?
Did the greatest king who ever lived ever live? That's a tricky question. The fabled first king of England, the mythological figure associated with Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table, may have...
20 Jun 20178min
What the Saints Drank and Monks Brewed—Michael Foley
Michael Foley loves contradictions. He is a Catholic professor of patristics—a study of the lives of early Christian theologians—at a dry Baptist university. That didn't stop him from writing a book t...
19 Jun 20171h
Who Built the Pyramids? Aliens?
Today's question comes from Nayeli Carpenter She asks about lost civilizations: pyramid builds, Egyptians, Mayans, Incans, especially the ones where cultures disappeared mysteriously. I'm going to con...
16 Jun 20177min
