Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett
From Dante To Gallileio. This week we give you an introduction to Renisance Florence, and some famous Florentines who lived in the city of Florence. What made Florence such a giant in the renaissance?...
9 Nov 202354min
Episode 154: Operation Barbarossa. With David Staehl
This week we take a look at Operation Barbarossa. Which was the Nazi invation of Soviet Union of the Soviet Union, And would eventually lead to Hitlers downfall. In this episode we discuss what Soviet...
2 Nov 20231h 40min
Episode 153: Jem Duducu Returns: The Creation Of Türkiye
In this extra episode with returning guest "Jem Duducu", (author of "The Sultans"). We take a look at how modern Turkey were created as we know it tooday. From the reign of the last autocratic Ottoman...
29 Okt 20231h 18min
Episode 152: Halloween Special 1: Witches. With Danny Buck.
In this first Halloween special on the show we take a look at the medieval witch. But why did the witch hunts occur? Why when Christianity have existed about 400 years already did they only begin witc...
25 Okt 20231h 3min
Episode 151: Genghis Khan. With Morris Rossabi
This week we take a look at Genghis Khan. The man who conquered the World. Or did he? We take a look at what caused the mongol conquest to be so sucsesfull, and what made the Mongol Army so good? All ...
19 Okt 20231h 17min
Episode 150: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Part 2. With Lindsay Powell
This week, we continue our 2 part, and final mini series on the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. From Caligula to Nero, we take a look at some of the myths surrounding these famous emperors of the Julian-Claud...
12 Okt 20232h 16min
Episode 149: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Part 1. With Lindsay Powell
The Julio-Claudian dynasty were the first dynasty to rule Ancient Rome. This week in our two parter on the Julio-Claudians we take a look at the reign from the beginning of the reign of Gaius Julius C...
5 Okt 20231h 53min
Episode 148: The Aztec Religion. With John Schwaller
In this weeks episode we take a look at the Aztec Empire, and their religion. From their mythology to the ritual sacrifice, and how did they find victims for sacrifice? And were they really more "Barb...
28 Sep 20231h 1min
