233. 500s BC The Americas part 3: Strangling walruses, farming deserts, and a North American slave trade
Our final episode on the America's in the 500s BC delivers all the details and fun you expect from a Fan of History episode. Before the Inuit. Before the Pueblo cities. Before the great trade networks...
18 Mars 41min
232. 500s BC – The Americas part 2: Mountains, Rainforest, and Sea
While Greece and Persia dominate the history books, entire worlds are developing across the Americas.In this episode we explore:• The Chavín network that connected the Andes through religion, pilgrima...
4 Mars 35min
231. 500s BC - The Americas Part 1 of 3: Before the Empires
Before the Maya kings. Before the Aztecs. Before the Inca.While the Mediterranean world reorganizes itself, two continents across the ocean are developing along very different lines.In this episode ar...
18 Feb 32min
What´s New In History: Frozen in Time: Norway’s Ancient Reindeer Trap
New discoveries in Norway point to a large-scale, coordinated reindeer hunting operation from 1,500 years ago. But this isn’t just another dig—it’s personal. Bernie is joined by Thomas, a hunter and f...
11 Feb 37min
230. 500s BC part 13 - How a real Oarhole changed the history of Western Civilization
How do you ignite a decades-long East-West conflict? Sometimes all it takes is some meddlesome Greeks, a Persian Transformer, and a tight oarhole. In this episode, we revisit a pivotal moment in 500 B...
4 Feb 33min
What´s New In History: Escaping Vesuvius — The Romans Who Lived
Most people think everyone died when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Pompeii and Herculaneum froze in time — but the story didn’t stop there. In this What’s New in History, we talk to Garry Stevens about t...
14 Jan 22min
229. 500s BC Part 12 When Coins Took Over the World Part 2
Picking up where we left off, in part 2 of my conversation with Leo from Classical Numismatics, we go deeper—tracing the earliest coins across Rome, Persia, and beyond. If you think everyone used silv...
10 Dec 202538min
228. 500s BC part 11: When Coins Took Over the World
How did little metal disks became power, propaganda, and paychecks?Could you buy a round of drinks with a coin in 500BC?Well that depends! Some places maybe yes and some places maybe a goat would be b...
26 Nov 202537min
