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South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, which indicates the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime. It recorded a rate of just 0.72 in 2023 – down from 0.78 the previous year, the latest drop in a long string of yearly declines. The country as it stands is on track to disappear Travel to Germany with me here Check o…
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Bonus: How does Chinas Social Credit System Work?
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CHINA'S SOCIAL CREDIT system has been compared to Black Mirror, Big Brother and every other dystopian future sci-fi writers can think up. The reality is more complicated — and in some ways, worse. Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as …
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The fall of Rome was completed in 476, when the German chieftain Odoacer deposed the last Roman emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus. The East, always richer and stronger, continued as the Byzantine Empire through the European Middle Ages. But here we will tell the story of the fall of the west and the rise of the east Learn more about your ad c…
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The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century. The Games are now the world’s preeminent sporting competition and are held every two years, alternating between Summer and Winter Games Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFF…
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Badasses of History: The Giant Peter Freuchen
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The shortlist of Peter Freuchen’s accomplishments includes escaping an ice cave armed with his bare hands and frozen feces, escaping a death warrant issued by Third Reich officers, and being the fifth person to win the jackpot on the game show The $64,000 Question. However, the life of adventurer/explorer/author/anthropologist Peter Freuchen can ha…
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Battle of Mogadishu was a battle between U.S. forces and Somali militia fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. It marked the end of a U.S.-led military intervention in Somalia, which had begun in 1992. Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus …
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The Many Assassination Attempts of Adolf Hitler
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Over the course of history there have been many different attempts upon the lives of major figures. If they had succeeded the world as we know it would likely change. Hitler, is one of those people Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as…
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Years of over spending and horrible financial management have left the egyptian state in a state of chaos. What will the future bring? Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on …
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Samuel L. Jackson’s got big plans when he arrives at Morehouse College in the late 1960s. He loves movies, and he’s dreaming of a bright future as a marine biologist, but the world’s dreaming of other things. Tensions around the Civil Rights Movement are only increasing and protests against the Vietnam War are erupting on campuses around the nation…
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The Peacock Dress: When Britain Wed India
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Here we will be diving into another random piece of history. The original peacock dress was designed by Jean-Phillipe Worth and worn by Mary Curzon, the Baroness of Kendleston at the 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. It’s one of the most famous dresses in history, and it was a massive undertaking, resulting in one of the most …
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Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh and The fall of Colonial Indochina
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My friends I am currently in Peru and was not able to record an episode. As such we will be pulling a patron episode, something that is the first episode in a series we will be doing on Vietnam. Thank you for listening my friends Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge …
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episo…
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The Absolute Mad Lad John Paul Jones
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John Paul Jones was a Revolutionary War hero known as the father of the U.S. Navy. Born in Scotland in 1747, Jones came to America as a merchant sailor. When the American Revolution broke out, Jones sided with the colonists and joined the Continental Navy, with his greatest victory coming from his against-all-odds defeat of the British warship Sera…
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Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to restore Scotland to an independent kingdom and is regarded in Scotland as a national hero. Travel to Peru and Germany with me h…
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The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered much of Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century, sacking numerous cities including the largest such as Kiev and Chernigov. The siege of Kiev in 1240 by the Mongols is generally held to mark the end of Kievan Rus', which had been undergoing fragmentation. Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our siste…
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BONUS: Vietnam has a SERIOUS Corruption Problem
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From Corruption to Execution: The Story of Vietnam's Billionaire and the Fight Against Corruption" - Follow the case of the executed billionaire in Vietnam and the larger fight against corruption in the country. Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bo…
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The Barbary pirates, Barbary corsairs, or Ottoman corsairs were mainly Muslim pirates and privateers who operated from the largely independent Ottoman Barbary states. This area was known in Europe as the Barbary Coast, in reference to the Berbers Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee C…
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The Man The Myth The Legend Teddy Roosevelt
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With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation’s history (1901-1909). He brought new excitement and power to the office, vigorously leading Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. Travel to Peru and Germany …
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The Greatest or Worst Holy Roman Emperor: Barbarossa
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Frederick Barbarossa (which literally translates as “the red beard”) was one of medieval Europe’s most famous rulers. Originally from Swabia, Germany, he grew up and united almost 1600 German states and micro-states, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, went on two crusades, was excommunicated, supported an anti-pope, reconciled his relationship with th…
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The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. The chaos of the age would bring the future Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the …
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Blood and Sand: Gladiators of Rome Live Recording
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My friends I promised for months that for those that came with me On my trips we would do a live recording of the podcast. Well here we are. Join me and 20 friends and followers as we nerd out about roman and gladitorial history. The Roman gladiators were ancient professional combatants who fought before the public in large arenas built for enterta…
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History of Everything: The Fall of Napoleon
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Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned hims…
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Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned hims…
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Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned hims…
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President Biden worries about high housing costs. So do Republicans in Congress. The consensus reflects a major problem: Tens of millions of families, across red and blue states, struggle with rent and home prices. The reason is a longstanding housing shortage whose problem goes back further. But action in Washington won’t make a huge difference. A…
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Over the course of history there have been MANY examples of what you would call today "war crimes". Of course at the time that was simply war. Once rules for warfare came into play things became more murky. What is a war crime? Well there is the phrase, its never a war crime the first time. Whether its the first time or just something no one had co…
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Bonus: How Cuba is Collapsing: Biggest Protests in DECADES
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The government of Cuba continues to repress and punish virtually all forms of dissent and public criticism, as Cubans endure a dire economic crisis affecting their rights. Hundreds of critics and protesters, including many who took to the streets in July 2021, remain arbitrarily detained. Demonstrations continued in 2023, triggered by blackouts, sh…
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To gay or not to gay, that is the question. The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite unit of the Theban army comprised of purportedly 150 gay male couples totaling 300 men. This is a force that for years would remain undefeated in battle until they were wiped out to the last man by Alexander the Great. But What is their story? How did they become so …
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Ibn Battuta The Greatest Muslim explorer Part 3
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Ibn Battuta has travelled for many years and seen many things, but the greatest part of his journey was yet to come Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. S…
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Bonus: A Decade of Lies, Coverups, and Disasters at Boeing
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Over the past half decade it seems that the once venerable aviation giant Boeing has fallen into a state of apathy typically reserved for industries in autocratic corrupt regimes. Disaster after disaster has occurred all because a company wanted to save a quick buck. and now everything is falling apart Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check …
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War Crimes, Arms Control, And the Geneva Conventions
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People have been hoping for disarmament and trying to control weapons and armed forces for thousands of years. Yet weapons systems have been modernized again and again as spending on arms rises. Will we ever get rid of weapons? Probably not but there have been a number of attempts. Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcas…
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Bonus: Haiti Got WORSE: Full-scale Government Collapse
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It is no longer a prediction. The Hattian government has collapsed. The socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti has been marked by rising energy prices due to the 2022 global energy crisis, as well as protests, and civil unrest against the government of Haiti, armed gang violence, an outbreak of cholera, shortages of fuel and clean drinking wat…
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Ibn Battuta The Greatest Muslim explorer Part 2
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Out of the desert and into the fire of India and chaos. So goes the journey of Ibn Battuta Travel to Peru and Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on o…
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Bonus: Why Haiti is Collapsing...Forever
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The socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti has been marked by rising energy prices due to the 2022 global energy crisis, as well as protests, and civil unrest against the government of Haiti, armed gang violence, an outbreak of cholera, shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, as well as widespread acute hunger. It is a continuation of inst…
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Ibn Battuta The Greatest Muslim explorer
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When one thinks of an early explorer you typically think of Marco Polo or another European by virtue of how history has played out. But what if I told you the tale of a man out of Morocco who traveled more and further than any had previously done? This is part 1 of the wild tale of Ibn Battuta Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything …
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The Papal-Imperial War of the Investiture Controversy
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Over the course of Christian History in Europe there was one conflict that would change the balance of power as we know it between the church and the state. For almost a Century, ideological and literal battle would rage between papal and imperial forces over who has the right to appoint members of the church. This would be the investiture controve…
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The Kalmar Union: The Attempt to Unite Scandinavia
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The Union of Kalmar, which combined the three crowns of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under one sovereign, was founded in 1397 in the Swedish city of Kalmar and lasted, with some exceptions, until 1520. The union established internal peace under a strong union king, supported by the nobility. Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Cof…
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Alexander the Great and The Conquest of the World
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Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. By turns charismatic and ruthless, brilliant and power hungry, diplomatic and bloodthirsty, Alexander inspired such loyalty in his men they’d follow hi…
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The thing about history is that not everyone always gets along in it. I know, that is shocking. Who possibly could have guessed?. Feuds between individuals, organizations, and families have existed in human relations since the dawn of time, and so here today we will be going over a list of some memorable ones. Check out our sister podcast the Myste…
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The CIA, The Congo, and a GIANT Mess
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When the Democratic Republic of Congo gained independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960, it was part of a wave of optimism sweeping through Africa. Its new prime minister, the 35-year old Patrice Lumumba, was one of the faces of that optimism. But just two-and-a-half months later he had been removed from office by military officers and was killed b…
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A 109 year old Black woman fights for reparations for her neighborhood that was burned to the ground when she was a child. The first woman on to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List was a Black Panther. The richest person of all time, an African king, gave away so much gold that it caused Cairo's economy to crash… for over a decade. On Wondery’s hi…
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The Cholera Epidemic That Changed Britain Forever
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In the mid-1800s, London physician John Snow made a startling observation that would change the way that we view diseases and how they propagate. He created a map depicting where cases of cholera occurred in London’s West End and found them to be clustered around a water pump on Broad Street. This led him to believe that cholera was a waterborne di…
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The Holy Roman Empire and The Rise of The Habsburgs
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The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages and lasted for almost one thousand years until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. Check out our sister podcast the My…
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The French Revolution was a watershed event in world history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, French citizens radically altered their political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as the monarchy and the feudal system. The upheaval was caused by disgust with t…
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In the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there. The rebels, referred to by Westerners as Boxers because they performed physical exercises they believed would make them able to withstand…
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Since the Second World War, the United States, Russia, and China—and a host of other nations—have lost vessels and their crews to accidents. Operating submarines is a risky business under the best of circumstances—and will likely remain so. Even the highest technology nuclear submarines can end up on the ocean floor if the crew isn’t careful or the…
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Bonus episode: War Brewing in East Africa: Understanding the Ethiopia-Eritrea Crisis
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Join us on a journey through the historical background and geopolitical intricacies that have shaped the complicated relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Uncover whether their recent alliance against the TPLF can overcome past grievances or if it is merely a temporary détente. Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Coll…
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Sepoy Rebellion: The end of the east India Company
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Indian Mutiny, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow. In India it is also called the First War of Independence and other similar names. Check out our sister podcast the M…
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Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Travel to Peru with me here Travel to Italy With Me here Bonus e…
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Say Hello To My Little Friend, Al Capone
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Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33 Check out our sister podcast the Myster…
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