Episode 187: Borgia High Tide
Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia schemes to make his son Cesare the unrivaled master of Italy. Forming an alliance (and then unforming it before forming it again) with the French King Louis XII, Pope...
18 Mars 202244min
Episode 186: Cesare Borgia
Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, had plans for his son Cesare. Big plans. Like, Roman Empire-sized plans. No joke on that one. In this episode, Cesare Borgia sets his sights on Romagna with the inte...
11 Mars 202254min
Episode 185: The Borgia Family Business
While Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, could have created a mystique in his own right, we know the Borgia family just as much for the children as the father. Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia would have ma...
4 Mars 202237min
A Brief History of Ukraine
Just like the last bonus episode I released, this is another episode off of my Patron's feed that I thought, in light of current events, was worth sharing with the larger audience. The history of Ukr...
1 Mars 20222h 15min
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
In light of current events, I decided to release an interview I completed last year with Professor Serhii Plohky discussing his book: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. We talk about the early...
27 Feb 20221h
Episode 184: Pope Alexander VI
Last time, Rodrigo Borgia climbed the ladder up the Papal Curia. In this episode, he outmaneuvers his opponents and manages to secure the unthinkable: the throne of St. Peter. Borgia takes the name Al...
25 Feb 202247min
Presidential Draft With Author Scott Rank
Decided to have fun with this one. Rather than do the same old author interview, I sit down with author Scott Rank and conduct my first ever Presidential Draft. We take turns each of us drafting a Uni...
21 Feb 20221h 4min
Episode 183: Rodrigo Borgia
The Borgias is a name infamous for treachery, naked ambition, and depravity. But how did a relatively unknown Cardinal from Spain manage to will his way to becoming Pope Alexander VI? Today, we begin ...
18 Feb 202233min
