The Man Who Became John Paul II
Before the world knew him as Pope John Paul II, he was Karol Wojtyła—a young man shaped by war, loss, and quiet resistance. In this episode, we trace Wojtyła's journey from Nazi-occupied Poland, where...
7 Apr 11min
The Untold Story of WWII War Brides
In the final days of World War II, as victory drew near and soldiers prepared to return home, thousands carried something unexpected with them: love stories forged in the chaos of war. In this episode...
6 Apr 12min
The Pig War of 1859: The Most Peaceful War in History?
It started with a pig. In 1859, on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, an American farmer shot a British-owned pig that had wandered into his garden. What followed wasn't just a neighborly disput...
5 Apr 9min
Stalin Gives Mariya a Tank
When Mariya Oktyabrskaya's husband was killed fighting the Nazis, she didn't just mourn—she took action. Selling everything she owned, she wrote directly to Joseph Stalin with an extraordinary request...
4 Apr 9min
Conversations: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living, w/ Peter Jones
What if the best self-help advice wasn't written yesterday — but over 700 years ago? Historian Peter Jones joins us to explore how concepts like pride, envy, sloth, and lust were used as diagnostic to...
3 Apr 28min
Malta, 1565: The Siege That Saved Europe
In 1565, one small island became the frontline of a clash that would shape the future of Europe. When the Ottoman Empire launched a massive invasion of Malta, the Knights of St. John—outnumbered and o...
2 Apr 12min
The Riddle that Killed Homer
He gave the world The Iliad and The Odyssey—epics that have endured for nearly three thousand years. But according to legend, Homer's life didn't end in triumph… it ended with a question he couldn't a...
1 Apr 10min
The Debate over Hawaii Annexation
In the late 19th century, a distant island kingdom became the center of one of America's most heated political debates. Was the annexation of Hawaii a bold step toward global power—or the unjust overt...
31 Mars 12min
