The Thucydides Trap
Why do you keep hearing the term "Thucydides Trap"? Here's why. Short answer: Smart Dude (Thucydides) talks about the nature of empire (Peloponnesian War) and why it inevitably leads to people dying (...
25 Maj 41min
Going Down Swinging - The Teddy Sheean Story
For this Anzac Day special we explore the underrated story of Australia's only Navy Victoria Cross recipient - Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean and how he not only fought until his last breath, he fought ...
26 Apr 35min
The Cheese Caves
Why do Americans put cheese on everything? In the tapestry of history it begins with Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot arbitrarily drawing lines on a map at the end of WW1. You wanted a show about...
15 Mars 46min
Without Precedent? No, There's Precedent
The BBC rather audaciously called the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "without precedent." History knows better. Enough people asked that I made a show, enjoy.
23 Feb 45min
How The Nazis Consolidated Power
This was a mandatory subject when I went to high school, so I didn't think I needed to cover it. Boy, was I wrong. So here's how the Nazis came to power. You're supposed to stop it from happening agai...
31 Jan 1h 30min
I Hate April Fool's Day
Do you want to know what a bonus show sounds like? Merry Christmas! This is about the weird origins of April Fool's Day, but surprisingly you can't explore that without going into Christmas and New Ye...
24 Dec 202549min
Ein Kleine Nachthexen (Rebroadcast)
This is old enough that you've probably forgotten it. Tonight (December 5th) is Krampusnacht. Which means that it's the only time of the year when I'm justified in reseeding this show about Krampus, t...
5 Dec 202530min
The Gunpowder Plot II: Treason Season
The slapstick tragedy that is the Gunpowder Plot, one of the dumbest things that has ever happened.
10 Nov 20251h 26min
