Episode 56: The Fall of the Roman Republic Part II-The Long Defeat
The Roman Republic's victory over Carthage in the Punic Wars established Rome as the dominant power in the Mediterranean. But not without cost. In order to defeat Carthage, Rome had to resort to it's ...
13 Maj 201947min
Episode 55: The Fall of the Roman Republic Part I-Features of the Republic
Does history repeat itself? Many people have asked this question over the years, but it seems more relevant as interested parties look to the past for answers to solve our seemingly increasing mess of...
22 Apr 201935min
Episode 54: Diogenes the Cynic
What can a guy who spent much of his day naked in public as he heckled bystanders from his perch in a bath tub teach us about philosophy and history? Quite a bit it turns out. Known as "the dog" for h...
1 Apr 201938min
Episode 53: African Sleeping Sickness
Colonialism and Imperialism are among the most controversial historical narratives. An outbreak of Sleeping Sickness disease in the Belgian Congo during the early 1900's provides a lens through which ...
11 Mars 201943min
Episode 52: The Cultural Revolution Part VIII-The Silent Revolution
After the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, a fierce political battle ensued for the soul of modern China. But it was the ordinary people of China who had spent the past 10 years fighting through chaos, vi...
19 Feb 201950min
Episode 51: The Cultural Revolution Part VII-Mobilizing for War
In the 1970's Red Guards and "undesirables" were forced to toil away in rural China working at re-education camps or doing manual labor in the people's communes. The ordinary people of China continued...
12 Feb 201937min
Episode 50: The Cultural Revolution Part VI-The Army Intervenes
The Cultural Revolution began as a campaign against bad class elements, but spiraled out of control as counter-revolutions emerged throughout the country between rebel groups and the local party estab...
5 Feb 201924min
Episode 49: The Cultural Revolution Part V-The Hidden Victims
By 1967, China was engulfed in the chaos of the Cultural Revolution. But the violence of the counter-revolutions and counter-counter-revolutions was not the only source of misery for ordinary people i...
29 Jan 201916min
