Hear Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery and Bill Goldstein discuss Rasheed's new book My Government Means to Kill Me. They discuss the inspiration for the novel, activism, and the political and social reckoning of a young, black, gay man in 1980s New York City. Purchase My Government Means To Kill Me at Amazon, Audible, Bookshop.org, or your favorite book…

A conversation about Nomad with Anna Carrol and Aron Fischer Nomad (nomad.xyz / @nomadxyz_) is a cross-chain messaging protocol. Unlike token bridges, it is designed to relay arbitrary messages between chains. It enables the development of natively cross-chain applications, i.e. apps that live on multiple blockchains simultaneously, seamlessly and …

Auryn discusses the pros & cons of the xDai + Gnosis merger with Jack & Aron. They explore the vision of Gnosis & how xDai fits in. The nuances of private voting is discussed in-depth exploring the edges of academic to reality. EPISODE LINKS Auryn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/auryn_macmillan Website: https://twitter.com/GnosisGuild Colony: https:…

Unknown History is on hiatus between seasons, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this special excerpt from Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate, brought to us by our colleagues at Macmillan Audio. You can get your copy of Agent Sniper from Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or wherever books…

Lincoln's choices and evolution didn't just transform the meaning of the Civil War—they transformed the Consitution itself. This is the third and final installment of The Broken Constitution mini-series. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Backgr…

Lincoln faced an unprecedented crisis that remains unique in American history. Were the choices he made vindicated by history? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on…

The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law. Read the transcript. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background fro…

Tracheopteryx sits down with Jack & Aron to discuss compensation + organizational structures in DAOs. One of the authors of Yearn's celebrated Governance 2.0 proposal, they dig into how Yearn learned their way to these insights. Trach also touches on the inspiration & power of Coordinape. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS Tracheopteryx Twitter: https://twitter.…

Coming soon on the Unknown History podcast: the story of Abraham Lincoln's work reshaping the United States Constitution.By QuickAndDirtyTips.com

After 323 days of the Berlin Blockade, a weather system nearly brought the city to its knees. However, the strength of the Germans, tenacity of the Americans (and a little bit of luck), resulted in victory.By QuickAndDirtyTips.com

Frogmonkee joins Commodore to discuss the insights discovered in operating one of the larger DAOs in the space, Bankless DAO. We discuss how governance of the project has evolved & what they're looking to change. Take a peek inside the inner workings (and more importantly their learnings) of a DAO. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS Frogmonkee Twitter: https://t…

The Berlin Airlift of 1948 saved the city from starvation...but just barely. Unknown History delves into the astonishing ingenuity of American military alongside the hard work of German citizens that kept the city from collapse. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the con…

The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a year via airplane was a Herculean feat that almost didn't happen. Unknown History delves deeper into the American solution. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknow…

Dennison joins Commodore to talk about the inspiration and vision of Tally. Dennison talks magic money & magic communities. The challenges that DAOs are facing. Adapting organizations to be digitally native & global. We take a fun nostalgic detour discussing the old TI-83 calculator game: Dope Wars. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS Dennison's Twitter: https://…

Jack & Aron sit down with Elad Verbin to talk all things governance. Elad prodded the web3 community in an infamous Twitter thread positing that token-based governance is a fantasy. The conversation flows through all things DAOs & governance in a must-listen episode. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS Jack's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackdurose Aron's Twitter…

When the Soviets cut off all supply routes to western Berlin in 1948, they didn't anticipate the ingenuity and tactical planning skills of Army Brigadier General Frank Howley. Could the Berlin Airlift really keep the entire city alive during the siege? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown Histo…

The Soviets' siege of Berlin did not begin with a bang, but rather a series of smaller infractions, starting with stopping trains to check passengers' papers to cutting off routes for trucks that delivered milk. Giles Milton dives into another moment of Unknown History. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to…

Western allies in post-war Berlin had never encountered the likes of General Alexander Kotikov, a staunch communist with a velvet touch. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.qui…

Winston Churchill's seminal 1946 speech in Westminster College gave not only a name to growing Soviet influence in Central and Eastern Europe, it also foresaw the future of the Iron Curtain. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Lin…

Gardens is one of the most interesting governance models being used in the DAO community. Join us to explore the broad vision of Garden & how it works. Sacha shares incredible bits of knowledge along the way ranging from the future of a digital nation to the illusions of autonomy using a multi-sig. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS Sacha's Twitter: https://twit…

The opening shots of an ensuing power struggle were fired in the Allied Kommandatura, the four-power body established to run Berlin convened in July 1945. But mistrust and manipulation among the key players threatened the outcome over the most pressing issues: food, looting, shootings, and the arrest of Nazis. Read the transcript. Check out all the…

When Frank Howley first arrived in Berlin in July 1945, he had no idea that the Russians had spent the last ten years training a small but dedicated group of German revolutionary communists. Their role was to wrest control of all the key institutions in Berlin, setting the stage for a violent struggle between East and West. Read the transcript. Che…

Exploring the thinking of Stafford Beer's 'Designing Freedom' through the lens of cybernetics + DAOs. Krono shares his inspiration for thinking of complex social systems such as religion and capitalism as games & we muse on the impact on Web 3. We take a detour exploring the future of the nation-state & what role crypto may play. Enjoy our wide ran…

Rafa shares his learnings from studying human organizations broadly as they're applied to DAOs. Ranging from "The History of the Corporation" and their impact on the metaphors we use today to agent-agnostic organizations of tomorrow. Rafa expands upon the idea that we're "moving away from zero-sum competition to positive-sum cooperation". Enjoy the…

Within four months of arriving in Berlin, U.S. soldiers had sent home eleven million dollars from black-market trading. It was exciting, profitable, and extremely dangerous. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the QDT newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: ht…

Nine weeks after the Red Army captured Berlin, American colonel Frank "Howlin' Mad" Howley and his troops stormed in to take the ruined city. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the QDT newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/…

Two of our hosts, Jack du Rose (CEO & Founder of Colony) & Aron Fischer (recovering mathematician & co-author of the Colony whitepaper) sit down to discuss the story of Colony. What is Colony trying to solve? What have they learned along the way? Having worked on the challenges of DAO coordination for over 5 years, their insights are truly unique i…

By 10:40 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 1945, the Soviet flag was flying over the Reichstag, sending a powerful message that the Soviets, and they alone, had captured Berlin. If the Americans and British were going to enter the city, it would be on terms set by Joseph Stalin. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe t…

An unlikely bond forged between a brash American colonel and a British brigadier played a vital role in a devious game of cat and mouse against Joseph Stalin during World War II. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the QDT newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Link…

On the new season of Unknown History, Giles Milton tells the tales of post-war Europe and the brave men who kept the west from tumbling into chaos - but also sowed the seeds of the Cold War. Tune in weekly on Thursdays starting the 15th of July for the whole thrilling story.By QuickAndDirtyTips.com

While we put the finishing touches on the next season of Unknown History, here's one more special bonus episode for you from our friends at Macmillan Audio. This week, you'll hear a special excerpt from the audiobook The Nine by Gwen Strauss. The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great-aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female …

Unknown History's next season is still in the works, but this week, we're sharing another bonus clip. This episode is a special excerpt from the audiobook The Long Gray Line by Rick Atkinson. It tells the 25-year saga of three graduates of the West Point class of 1966. You'll follow them from their boisterous cadet years to the fires of Vietnam to …

In today's exclusive bonus episode, hear a special excerpt from the audiobook Blood and Treasure by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. Blood and Treasure tells the explosive true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier. Authored by two bestselling authors at the height of their writing power, Bob Drury and To…

How did flag burning become a protected act of free speech? Did the United States v. Nixon determine that the President can't, basically, act like a king through executive privilege? Are corporations people? Let's take a look at some U.S. Supreme Court cases that changed America in profound ways. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dir…

The three branches of the U.S. federal government—executive, legislative, and judicial—keep each other in line through a system of "checks and balances." What roles do each play? And who puts the brakes on the POTUS? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the QDT newsletter for regular updates. Join the conv…

How do you get involved in U.S. Democracy? Here's a crash course on next-level civic participation. Yep, we're talking about putting your money or your giant poster board sign where your mask-covered mouth is. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the QDT newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversatio…

Who's responsible for the Electoral College? (Hint: There's a wildly popular Broadway musical about him.) We'll dish on that and everything you need to know about the U.S. election process in the inaugural episode of our Unknown History miniseries, A User's Guide to Democracy. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subsc…

Newspapers mocked his candidacy. Opponents underestimated him. And yet, he came to occupy the Oval Office as a U.S. President. Who is he? Not who you think! Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to QDT's newsletters for regular updates. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/history/how-an-outsider…

Join Jack Macmillan and Sean Guy, Iona Francis and Kosta Hatzivalsamis are back from their 4 month hiatus and tell stories about anxiety, horoscopes, accents, Disney+ and how good is Far From Home? Come on!This episode was originally recorded on September 8th, 2019. CATCH UP ON ITUNES! Subscribe for future episodes! Follow us on the social medias!J…

Today we have a special guest post for Unknown History listeners. David Crowther hosts the History of England podcast, where he delves into England's history from the end of Roman Britain to present day. This episode focuses on Queen Mary, Lady Elizabeth, and their strained relationship in 1500's England. Listen to learn about the queen's attempt t…

Join Jack Macmillan and Sean Guy, Iona Francis and Kosta Hatzivalsamis as they drink mead and talk about "adult things they should probably know how to do by now".Also tying shoes, naming things, Shazam! and Brave (dance show).All that and more on the 24th episode of the GB Podcast.This episode was originally recorded on May 6th, 2019. Avengers: En…

Join Jack Macmillan and Sean Guy and Kosta Hatzivalsamis as they talk about a whole assortment of things, basically a whole episode of the popular new segment "Jack's Thoughts".All that and more on the 23d episode of the GB Podcast.This episode was originally recorded on April 28th, 2019. We also talk about Game of Thrones, the first two episodes o…

In the last episode from Season 3 of Unknown History, we learn how the American Troops finally won the beach from German defenders at Omaha Beach. This episode was supported by MagellanTV. For an exclusive two-month free trial of all MagellanTV has to offer, visit magellantv.com/unknownhistoryBy QuickAndDirtyTips.com

Today, we hear from the other side of D-Day—the German colonel tasked with driving the Allied forces off the beaches. Could the panzer tank division and its colorful leader turn the tide on June 6, 1944? This episode was supported by MagellanTV. For an exclusive two-month free trial of all MagellanTV has to offer, visit http://magellantv.com/unknow…

Join Jack Macmillan and Sean Guy, Iona Francis and Kosta Hatzivalsamis as they talk everything Captain Marvel!This episode was originally recorded on April 7th, 2019. And follows directly on from Ep. 22 of the Podcast;https://youtu.be/tHLl384kn9Q What did you think of Captain Marvel? Comment below! CATCH UP ON ITUNES! Subscribe for future episodes!…

Join Jack Macmillan and Sean Guy, Iona Francis and Kosta Hatzivalsamis as they talk about the word "underrated", obvious casting choices, and basically how people suck and we are salty.All that and more on the 22nd episode of the GB Podcast.This episode was originally recorded on April 7th, 2019. Click here for the Captain Marvel discussion! CATCH …

Upon landing at Sword Beach the morning of June 6, 1944, one group of eite British commandos were accompanied by a Highland bagpiper, who emphasized the greatness of their victory. This episode was supported by MagellanTV. For an exclusive two-month free trial of all MagellanTV has to offer, visit http://magellantv.com/unknownhistory…

Hey we're back!Now in audio only. Join Jack Macmillan and Sean Guy and returning guest Kosta Hatzivalsamis as they talk about their top favourite Movies from 2018 and 2019 Movies they are excited about! All that and more on the 21st episode of the GB Podcast.This episode was originally recorded on March 31st, 2019. CATCH UP ON ITUNES! Subscribe for…

A group of American Rangers, led by the bold James Rudder, were some of the strongest and bravest soldiers in D-Day battles. Learn how they sabotaged a giant stockpile of German weapons aimed at Normandy beaches.By QuickAndDirtyTips.com

Two brothers, Charles and Elliot Dalton, fought side-by-side on the morning of June 6, 1944, leading the Juno Beach landings.By QuickAndDirtyTips.com