Best Worldhistory Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 177: Everything Is Wrong With The Napoleon Movie. With Rory Butcher 1:46:20

18h ago1:46:20

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THIS WEEK! We discuss what went wrong with the most recent Ridley Scott Movie "Napoleon" movie. How innacurrate is it? What went wrong? And how could it have been made better? The views discussed in this episode are our own. Find Rory Butcher on Twitter/X here: @RMB_History Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on…

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Episode 139: Vagabond Princess with Ruby Lal 1:03:20

4d ago1:03:20

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In this episode I’m joined by historian Ruby Lal. Ruby is Professor of South Asian history at Emory University and the author of several books, including her latest: "Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan." We discuss the Mughal Empire-the descendants of the great nomadic empires of Genghis Khan, the Mongols, and Tamerlane. We talk ab…

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Episode 80: Cricket - 1950s through 1980s 22:40

6d ago22:40

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The West Indies emerge as a force in Cricket as Frank Worrell leads the team to Australia in 1960. South Africa is banned from International Cricket in 1970 due to apartheid. Kerry Packer becomes a major disruptor in International Cricket as he signs up top players for World Series of Cricket.By Ajay Kaul

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Episode 176: The Popes, And The Hohenstaufen. With John France 1:08:47

8d ago1:08:47

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Popes, And The Hoenstaufen. We take a look at how the relationship between Barbarossa, and Alexander III, The Anti Pope, and the third crusade. We also take a look at Frederick II, and Pope Gregory IX. Why did the popes dislike the Hoenstaufen? AND A New Mic! Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend…

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Episode 175: The Enlightenment Part 2. The Age Of Reason. With Ritchie Robertson 1:32:39

15d ago1:32:39

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In Part 2 Of The Enlightenment, we take a look at "The Age Of Reason". From the abolishment of Torture, to the enlightened Monarchs, to the view of Slavery, and Colonialism, And much more. On "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…

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Episode 79: Cricket - early times to 1950s 25:30

20d ago25:30

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Cricket was spread by England through its Colonies. But it needed stars like WG Grace to make it popular enough to become a spectator sport. The England-Australia rivalry led to the Ashes Trophy and containing Aussie star, Don Bradman, led to the infamous Bodyline series between the two sides.By Ajay Kaul

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Episode 174: The Enlightenment. Part 1. The Pursuit Of Happiness With Ritchie Robertson 56:38

22d ago56:38

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The age known as "The Enlightenment". From the world before The Enlightenment, to the end of witchchraft, and superstition, to the philosopher giants, and the scientific revolution. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-…

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Episode 138: The Metamorphosis Part III 28:02

25d ago28:02

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Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find out he's been transformed into some sort of hideous bug. The story that follows in Franz Kafka's masterpiece "The Metamorphosis" offers insight into human nature, identity, change, the nature of kindness, and more. Does the mundane and day to day nature of life rob us of our spirituality …

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Episode 173: Louis XIV. The Sun King. With Philip Mansel 56:38

29d ago56:38

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The famous French King Louis XIV. From the rise of The Bourbon Dynasty to the upbringing of Louis XIV, to Anne Of Austria and Cardinal Mazzarin. To the building of Verssaille, the war of The Spanish Succession, and the legacy of Louis XIV`s Versaille. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". …

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Episode 78: 20th Century Political Assassinations 29:06

1M ago29:06

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JFK is assassinated as his convoy drives through Dallas, bringing the US and the rest of the world to a stunned standstill. Egypt's Anwar Sadat is assassinated while inspecting a parade. But Congo's Patrice Lumumba is made to disappear in the most barbaric manner.By Ajay Kaul

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Episode 172: The Berlin Wall. With Frederick Taylor 2:08:18

1M ago2:08:18

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Berlin Wall. From the Soviet Invation in 1945 To Soviet Western relations. To the escapees to the west, and the building of The Berlin Wall. And what was it like to live in the East German Regime during The Cold War, and what was the aftermath of the collapse to a transition from Comunism to Capitalism for the Easte…

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Episode 171: The Avignon Papacy. With Joelle Rollo-Koster 1:01:47

1M ago1:01:47

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at the Avignon Papcy. You probably thought that The Pope have always recided in Rome right? Right? Well what if I told you that for almotst half a century the Popes were cited in The city of Avignon in Provence, in modern days France? This week we take a look at the Papal history of why, and how the Popes ended up in Avign…

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Episode 137: The Metamorphosis Part II 18:32

2M ago18:32

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Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find out he's been transformed into some sort of hideous bug. The story that follows in Franz Kafka's masterpiece "The Metamorphosis" offers insight into human nature, identity, change, the nature of kindness, and more. Does the mundane and day to day nature of life rob us of our spirituality …

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Episode 77: Silicon Valley 21:49

2M ago21:49

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Railway tycoon Leland Stanford lived in Santa Clara Valley and founded Stanford University in 1891. Another prominent Stanford University figure, Frederick Terman. invested heavily in businesses that would base themselves in the area and employ talented young people. One such business was the original start-up, an electrical company started in a ga…

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Episode 170: The St. Domingue Uprising. With Alyssa Sepinwall 1:19:06

2M ago1:19:06

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The St. Domingue uprising. From the history of how Haiti came to be under French Colonial rule to the Rise of the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, and his rise and fall, and the legacy of the St. Domingue revolution. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://support…

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Episode 169: The Crimes Of Stalin. With Joshua Rubenstein 52:38

2M ago52:38

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The USSR Under The Stalin Regime, and we take a look at the crimes comitted under Joseph Stalin. From how he rose to power to the Colectivization of Russia, to the Holodomor, the Great Purge, And how The NKVD brought innocent people into the Gulag system to his death in 1953. And is the Current Putin Regime compareable …

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Episode 76: Financial Coups - Haiti, FDR and Guatemala 22:38

2M ago22:38

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In 1914, American Marines rob Haiti's National Bank of $500,000 in Gold Reserves at th ebehest of the National City Bank. Wall Street looks to topple FDR and replace him with a business friendly Dictator. United Fruit, now Chiquita engineers the ouster of the democratically elected Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala.…

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Episode 168: The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. With Bryan Ward-Perkins 1:15:29

2M ago1:15:29

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THIS WEEK! We are taking a look at The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. We will have a look at what factors brought the Roman Empire to an end. From the christianization of The Empire, and Constantines move to Constantinople, to the external, and internal factors of why and how the Western Roman Empire fell. All this, and more on "Well That Ag…

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Episode 136: The Metamorphosis Part I 23:07

2M ago23:07

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Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find out he's been transformed into some sort of hideous bug. The story that follows in Franz Kafka's masterpiece "The Metamorphosis" offers insight into human nature, identity, change, the nature of kindness, and more. Does the mundane and day to day nature of life rob us of our spirituality …

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Episode 167: Wilhelm II. The Last Kaiser. With Roger Chickering 1:20:41

2M ago1:20:41

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at Germanys last Kasier Wilhelm II. From his upbringing, and his relationship with his family to the Ottoman-German alliance and To World War 1 which would lead to his eventual abdication, and how his life would be viewed forever after. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support t…

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Episode 75: Patterns in History 21:34

3M ago21:34

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Strategic mistakes in the Russia-Ukraine relationship or a leadership vision that led to lasting impact. This episode evaluates patterns that emerge from the learnings we've had across the previous 74 episodes. Impact from the whims of a deranged leader or the ego trip of two super powers. Some interesting patterns emerge as we traverse history.…

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Episode 166: The Dissolution of the monasteries. With James Clark 1:44:11

3M ago1:44:11

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This week we take a look at Tudor England. Under the reign of King Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell a significant event happened that would lead to the dissolving of the monasteries. But why did it happen? Was it for the reasons we thought they were disolved? And how does this compare to the disolvement of the Habsburg Monasteries under Joseph II? A…

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Episode 165: D-DAY. With Kurt Piehler 1:21:42

3M ago1:21:42

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at the battle that would turn the tide of The Second World War around. The famous D-DAY, and the liberation of Paris. From the planning of Operation Overlord, to the GI`s who participated in this historical event to the liberation in Paris and Charles Degauls famous speech. And what if D-Day had not been the sucsess it bec…

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Episode 135: Fire and Blood 34:28

3M ago34:28

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While not being the book many fans wanted (and still haven’t gotten…), George R.R. Martin’s 2018 “Fire and Blood”, a fictional history prequel to "A Game of Thrones" is worthy of historical examination in its own right. Aside from being a lesson to historians in how to write entertaining, captivating history, it also offers insight into some of the…

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Episode 74: 2016 - the Panama Papers 21:39

3M ago21:39

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The Panama Papers refer to the 11.5 million leaked encrypted confidential documents that were the property of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. The documents were released on April 3, 2016, by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), dubbing them the “Panama Papers.” The document exposed more than 140 politicians from more than 50 countr…

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Episode 164: Charles I. The White King. With Mark Turnbull 1:42:53

3M ago1:42:53

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In this weeks episode we take a look at the Stuart king Charles I. From his upbringing in Scottland to his journey, to London. His trarvel to Spain to meet the infanta Maria Anna, and his marriage to Henrietta Maria, and his friendship with Buckingham. And was Oliver Cromwell the villain history made him out to be? Find out this week on "Well That …

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Episode 163: The French Revolution. With Peter Mcphee 52:28

3M ago52:28

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This week we take a look at The French Revolution. From Talleryand, and Laffayete to the state of France in the late 1780s to the diamond neckless afair, and what the causes of the revolution were and how it came to occur. And was it a social or a poltiical revoloution? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support th…

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Episode 73: Artificial Intelligence - a history 21:13

3M ago21:13

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The Turing Test in 1950 established the baseline for evaluating the real intelligence of a machine. To this day, no machine or software has been able to pass the Turing test. But do the next generation of ChatBots like ChatGPT have th epotential to pass the test?By Ajay Kaul

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Episode 162: Michael Bonner Returns: How Tyrants shape history in their image 1:16:46

4M ago1:16:46

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In this episode we talk about how rulers and chronicles use history to justify their rights to rule. NOT everyone we speak about in this episode are tyrants, but those we talk about in this episode have all used history in one way or another to justify their claim to rule their kingdoms. We take a look at how history is used for propoganda purposes…

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BONUS: The Library of Babel 21:48

4M ago21:48

21:48

Hello everyone, here is a bonus episode from my Patreon feed. Hope you enjoy it. It's been an amazing run for a long time now, so thank you for all the support and appreciation over the years. It means a lot. Hope you have a great year. How do we find meaning in an infinite universe? Is the pursuit of meaning a meaningful pursuit? Can humanity cont…

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Episode 161: Christmas Special 4: St. Nicholas. With Adam English 51:09

4M ago51:09

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This week in our anual christmas special, we talk about ST. Nicholas. From his upbringing, to the council of Nicea to his death. His popular saint stories, and how he came to be as we know him as Santa Claus, and of course. Do we have a favorite Santa Claus movie? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast…

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Episode 160: Louis The Pious. With Thomas Noble 1:09:55

4M ago1:09:55

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This week we take a look at Charlemagnes sucsessor "Louis The Pious". We take a look at some primary sources such as Notker, The Astronomer, who have written about Louis, and discuss their reliability, as well as the life of Louis, and how he was the beginning of the end of Charlemages empire. And how did he get the nickname "The Pious?" Find out t…

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Episode 134: Roma Part II 16:56

4M ago16:56

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This is Part II in a two part series on Alfonso Cuaron's 2018 masterpiece "Roma." This episode covers the second half of the movie and discusses themes of loneliness, isolation, and belonging. It also looks at struggles over land reform in the Mexican countryside, one of the primary instigators of the Dirty War. Finally it examines the 1971 Corpus …

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Episode 72: The Spice Trade 20:39

4M ago20:39

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The long-range spice trade began in around 1000 BCE with the movement of cinnamon, and perhaps pepper, from India and Indonesia to Egypt. For the next 1000 years, the Arabs served as the sole middlemen of the spice trade. In 1498, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama made the first sea voyage from Europe to India, via the southernmost tip of Afric…

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Episode 159: The Christianization Of Europe. With Peter Heather 1:33:31

4M ago1:33:31

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In this episode we take a look at the Christianization of Europe. From What Christianity looked like before the age of Consantine to the aftermath and result of the move of the Roman World to Constantinople to the rise of Islam, the battle of Tours, the christianization of Britain, the Vikings, the Kiyv Rus and more. This week on "Well That Aged We…

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Episode 158: Napoleon part 3: The 100 Days. With Alexander Mikaberidze 1:28:22

5M ago1:28:22

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In the 3rd and final part, (for now). We take a look at the 100 days of Napoleon in Power. From what we thought about the recent Napoleon ,movie, to Tsar Alexander Is March on Paris to Napoleons return from Elba to Waterloo and his exile in St. Helena. All this and more on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support…

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Episode 71: Immigration across the globe 23:32

5M ago23:32

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Over half of the emigration before the 1870s was from the British Isles, with much of the remainder from northwestern Europe. As migration increased along with new transportation technologies in the 1880s, regions of intensive emigration spread south and east as far as Portugal, Russia, and Syria. Migration to Southeast Asia and lands around the In…

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Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White 1:00:17

5M ago1:00:17

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From Trafalgar to Austerlitz. This week in te second (of 3 parts), of our mini series on Napoleon we take a look at some of the most famous events under the Napoleonic Wars. We take a look at the disasterous march on Moscow, and how Napoleon worked in the goverment, until the battle of Leipzig. Stay tuned for part 3 where we will take a closer look…

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Episode 133: Roma Part I 15:52

5M ago15:52

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The story of an indigenous housekeeper in 1970's Mexico City allows us to examine themes of Mexican history-class, race, status, violence, and more. As the Dirty War rages in the Mexican countryside, that violence starts to creep into the urban world and the personal life of the main character-Cleo. Both a personal and universal journey, the film i…

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Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White 1:19:14

5M ago1:19:14

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This week we take a look at the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his upbringing in Corsica, to his training to become the famous General he would once be known for, until he is crowned as a Emperor. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Zack Whites youtube channel here: https://www.youtub…

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Episode 70: The Middle East Peace Accords 22:14

5M ago22:14

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Resolution 242 passed by the UN Security Council on 22 November 1967 embodied the principle that has guided most of the subsequent peace plans aound the Israel-Palestine conflict - the exchange of land for peace. From the Camp David Accords of 1978 to the Oslo Agreement of 1993, several peace accords were signed by the two sides, yet peace continue…

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Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett 54:26

5M ago54:26

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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? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart» PS: You will hear some music in the background. I apologize for this, but the sou…

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