Ukraine Invasion Special Episode
We are still working on our third season, but this is a special episode that we are sharing because of what has happened in Ukraine. Our team felt that we would be remiss if we did not have content re...
26 Mars 202234min
The Photographer of Mauthausen
On this episode, BJ and his guest bring together the topics of Catalan history, Nazi concentration camps, and photography as they discuss the 2018 film entitled “The Photographer of Mauthausen”. The S...
27 Okt 202126min
Thermopylae, 2,500 Years On
On this episode, BJ and his guest grab their shields and spears, and travel back over two millennia to discuss the Battle of Thermopylae, one of the major battles between the Ancient Greeks and Persia...
20 Okt 202142min
Assassin's Creed Villains in European History
On this episode, we’re sharpening our hidden blades, and preparing to take some leaps of faith as we explore the fictional universe of the Assassin’s Creed video game franchise. The series depicts a c...
13 Okt 202141min
The Olympics and Fitness, Then and Now
As 2021 is an Olympic year, due to the event being postponed by the pandemic, BJ invited two guests to join him in a sport and fitness-related episode. The conversation compared the Ancient Greek Olym...
6 Okt 202128min
Magellan 500 Years Later
On this episode, BJ and his guest discuss the naval mission led by the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, which has the distinction of being humanity’s first successful circumnavigation of the g...
29 Sep 202117min
Pandemics, Then and Now
On the first episode of the new season, BJ and his guest talk about pandemics. At the time that this episode was recorded, it had been over six months since the world was gripped by the COVID-19 pande...
15 Sep 202139min
Season 2 Coming Next Week
Season 2 starts next week, and you'll find that it contains some interesting new changes. Due to the lockdowns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, guests have been joining our recording sessions ...
8 Sep 20213min
