EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (4) - Continuing our popular series, we explore the stories of the Greek statesman Solon and Cleisthenes, Cyrus the Great liberating the Jews from Babylon, the enlightenment of Prince Siddharta which led to him becoming the Buddha, and the exile of the last king of Rome, Tarquin the Proud. --- Send in a voice message: …

Leah Mitchell returns to the podcast to discuss a personal favorite tv show and episode of Seinfeld! “Everyone has an uncommon experience while going their separate ways on the subway, and Kramer overhears a horse racing tip from another passenger, places a bet at a betting parlour, and wins big, helping to pay for his car fines.” Seinfeld: The Sub…

Looking into some of the books used for the construction of this episode, plus a closer look at the Hejnal and some chit chat about a new bookshop opening near HOTWorld podcast HQ and some redecorating scheduled. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message…

1241 - Simply speaking, this battle is a part of the story of when the Mongols tried to conquer Europe. Hear how the tactical expertise of the Mongols measured up to a European army. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (3) - For your listening pleasure we will be revisiting the founding of the city of Carthage, the introduction of the Ancient Olympic Games, the founding myth of the city of Rome, the accession of Tiglath-Pileser III to the throne of Assyria and the exile of the Jews to Babylon. --- Send in a voice message: https://pod…

Our usual look back at the source material for the episode alongside a description of the approached required to write such a wide ranging episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

1227 - 1635 - The death of Genghis Khan meant that his descendants would have to share the spoils of the massive empire that he had created. The culture of leadership that he created meant that the Mongols would influence many areas of the world before their ultimate exhaustion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/h…

EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (2) - This week's magazine takes us on a journey from Ancient Egypt to the biblical Levant, starting with Akhenaten, before speaking of Ramesses II, Moses and Kings David and Solomon of Israel. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message…

Our regular look at the source material for the episode, with a look forward to future volumes and branch outs for the podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

1206 - 1227 - In 1206, Genghis Khan was accepted as the leader of the Eastern Steppe tribes and all societies in the known world started becoming targets for the Mongols. Genghis Khan was very successful, but why was this? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message…

EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (1) - We go way back in history to explore the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, the completion of the Great Pyramid, the creation of the Akkadian Empire, the law code of Hammurabi and the eruption of the volcano of the island of Thera. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthe…

Our usual look at the source material which although is in abundance, can still lead to confusion in piecing together the exact sequence of events. Plus some news about the Podcast Show 2024. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

1162 - 1206 - This is actually the story of Temüjin, a young boy born of noble stock, and outcast following his father's death. We track Temüjin's incredible rise from humility to grandeur, and find out how he became Genghis Khan. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message…

GREAT JOURNEYS - We explore some of the great journeys, some fruitful, others fruitless. Hannibal's famous trek across the Alps, Zhang Qian's discovery of the Silk Road, the Viking establishment of Kyivan Rus' far from their homeland and the People's Crusade led by Peter the Hermit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

A deeper look into the source material used for the podcast and an addition to the website which will help all HotWorlders access information about those sources quickly and easily. Plus, its the end of an era for the History of the World podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message…

1215 - The Mongols led by Genghis Khan attacked the Jurchen Jin Dynasty of northern China in a battle where patience and tactics would be matched up against a more highly developed city and society. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

MASTERS OF WAR (2) - We travel back in time to the 4th Century BCE and the tension filled world of the Greeks and Persians, where the greatest military commanders needed to be truly great to prevail. Featuring Epaminondas, Philip II of Macedon, Darius III of Persia and Alexander the Great. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

A look at the source material for the first Mongol episode, alongside an acknowledgement of how history can change somebody's name such as that of Genghis Khan. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

1130 - 1214 - Many of us have heard stories regarding the Mongols and their empire, but how much do we know about their origins and how could a peoples with their humble origins have the ability to terrorise developed cultures so successfully? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message…

MASTERS OF WAR (1) - Looking back at some of the greatest military commanders and leaders in history. This week we review Egyptian Pharoah Ramesses II, Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser III, Persian Emperor Cyrus the Great and Athenian General Themistocles. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/me…

Our usual look at the source materials that we used for this week's episode, including a look at how Chat GPT has come in useful for targetting important information on the worldwide web. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyoftheworldpodcast/message

907 - 1279 - The story of the Song Dynasty takes us from the fall of the Tang Dynasty through to the conquest of China by the Mongols. We will take a closer look at the imperial examination process, innovations in printing, and some controversial changes in national policies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hist…

HUMAN ANCESTORS (2) - We pick up from our last magazine episode and track the story of human ancestry from the emergence of the neanderthals and the first Homo sapiens, through to the events that left Homo sapiens as the last species on earth. We look at the earliest innovations of art and how humans adapted to the varying global climates. --- Send…

581 - 608 - Originating from the unifying Sui Dyansty, the Tang China brought back the glory of an affluent and united Chinese nation for the first time since the days of the Han Dynasty. Overexpansion and a large diversity of ethnicities put pressures on the dynasty that threatened its very existence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…

A discussion on the source material used for the Tang Dynasty episode, plus a brief look at what's ahead in 2024, plus some information about the challenges of writing chronological medieval history and pronouncing words in different languages that you have no knowledge of. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/histor…

Kelly Mielke from the Dr. QuinnCast Podcast returns to discuss often misunderstood Magical Mystery Tour movie. You may remember us covering this same movie back in 2021 but we are back to discuss it again because…well, we really love this movie and feel it deserves a discussion that is released on Boxing Day! Magical Mystery Tour was originally air…