What happens if human beings can't handle the power of their own weaponry? This show examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind's efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation.
In the first of three episodes comprising a series devoted to The American Revolution, we discuss how we got to the point of all out war against the largest military power the world had seen so far. Who were these people that left Great Britain
Julius Caesar is our travel guide as he takes us through his murderous subjugation of the native Celtic tribal peoples of ancient Gaul. It sounds vaguely like other, recent European colonial conquests...until the natives nearly win.
In the early ’90s, Hank Rowan gave $100 million to a tiny public university in Glassboro, New Jersey: not Harvard, not Yale, not even to his alma mater, MIT. What was Rowan thinking? And why has it proven so difficult for other philanthropists
Hoy recorremos el Palacio de la Aljafería, edificación milenaria fundamental para entender gran parte de la historia de España. Reyes musulmanes, Pedro IV, Reyes Católicos, Felipe II, Inquisición... tenemos muchísimos protagonistas rodeando esa
It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The cause of the crash was unclear. Among the doze
Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine the journey of Lincoln's body. Based on "After The Funeral - The Posthumous Adventures of Famous Corpses" by Edwin Murphy SOURCESTOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH
The Vietnam War (Part I) The analogy of Domino's falling is admittedly a lazy subtitle on our part. That said, even though it rings as a loud cliché it is easily the most appropriate way to describe the entire American involvement in the Indo
Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds discuss the Cleveland Indians famous 10 Cent Beer Night in 1974.Tour DatesSources - Main - Article - "Remembering 10 Cent Beer Night" by Paul Jackson on ESPN.com Dollop MerchPatreon
Esta semana toca hablar de la estación Internacional de Canfranc, lugar vital en el desempeño de España durante la II Guerra Mundial. ¿Sabías que se convirtió en un auténtico nido de espías? ¿Qué más transitaba por estos lares? ¿Queda algún rel
Often relegated to the role of slavish cannon fodder for Sparta's spears, the Achaemenid Persian empire had a glorious heritage. Under a single king they created the greatest empire the world had ever seen.