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A podcast on European conflicts from the perspective of each side to provide an alternative to the traditional national narratives. Going chronologically from the Ancient Greeks onwards I will describe to some extent how each battle was won or lost by particular decisions, tactics, technology or fortune. But the aim of each main narrative will be to place each battle in the context of the overall history of Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of mediaeval history to life through compelling stories, fascinating characters and vivid scenes. “A Dynasty to Die For” tells the story of the Plantagenets, one of the most powerful and dysfunctional families in European history. Their scandals, betrayals and bloody politics shaped the world we live in today. Season 4 tells the story of two kings, Henry and Edward, who are desperately trying to save their dynasty. Their co ...
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Survive the Jive podcast is about history and ancient religions and folklore. Hosted by historian Thomas Rowsell who is also a documentary film maker, this podcast focuses mainly on Indo-European cultures and most specifically on Germanic/Norse paganism. The podcast takes a holistic approach to programming that informs, educates and improves us. It sometimes covers scientific topics but is mainly concerned with pre-Christian religions of Europe. Sometimes the podcasts are based on videos fro ...
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A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved ...
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The academic treatment for English-speakers who get that soccer is more than gamedays, stars and goals. Who wonder about the histories, subcultures and politics that make the game so different from many American sports cultures; and who care about a critical take on soccer as a global capitalist machine. A European-guided journey, with one expert "visiting professor" each episode.
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WDF examines how wars broke out, how they were concluded, and their consequences. Expect juicy diplomacy, sneaky intrigue, fascinating characters, and incredible drama. By Dr Zack Twamley, qualified history nerd. Current Series: The July Crisis Patreon Series: The Age of Bismarck Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be. Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.
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Welcome to The Overlap's historical football podcast, It Was What It Was. Each week Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper will be talking about the key episodes in football history that have shaped the footballing world today. The show will be discussing the best stories from football's past, giving insights to the personalities involved. providing details from behind the scenes and offering vital historical context. If you enjoy the podcast please hit subscribe to never miss an episode. Hosted on ...
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A podcast tracing the development of theatre from ancient Greece to the present day through the places and people who made theatre happen. More than just dates and lists of plays we'll learn about the social. political and historical context that fostered the creation of dramatic art. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

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Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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An international chat show on the politics, history, current events, and peoples of the Slavic world, sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin. Whether you're a Slavophile, a foreign affairs junkie, or simply a curious mind, The Slavic Connexion offers insightful, accessible, and even fun discussions on the sprawling region in the context of our hyperconnected world. "It's not t ...
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Rick Steves' Europe Video — a video podcast based on Rick's popular TV series — gives you a colorful look at the sights, people and history behind Europe's most interesting destinations. Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more European travel info on these destinations.
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Tree advocate Casey Clapp and his tree-curious friend Alex Crowson bring you a podcast about trees and other related topics. History, culture, art, religion, science... trees affect and are affected by everything. Join Casey and Alex on their silly and educational journey to prove it.
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For many episodes to come, we'll be exploring the rich history of Poland. From it's humble beginnings, we'll follow the people of Poland as they form their own unique cultural identity, rise into a great European power, cross paths with the Mongol Horde, save Europe from an Ottoman invasion, and do their best to keep their independence firm from one generation to the next.
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”Welcome to ’Fascinating People, Fascinating Places,’ the engaging bi-weekly documentary podcast that takes you on an immersive journey through the realms of news, history, politics, religion, and social justice. Join us as we delve into the depths of these critical subjects with leading experts and celebrity guests who bring their unique insights to the table. If you’re passionate about history, news, or social consciousness, this podcast is your essential guide. Discover moving stories and ...
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Which was the best UEFA Men's European Championships? Two trivia-obsessed football-supporting comedians deep-dive every Euros from 1960-2021 to find out. The follow up to The World Cup of World Cups
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The Thirty Years War was a major war in European history that had a major influence on the future of Europe, yet outside of history people, people seem to know very little besides the basics. I hope you want to learn more about this war and I promise to try to not sound like a dry history book. Welcome to Three Decades of Tragedy!
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The Middle Ages is an oft-overlooked era in Western Civilization when many of our modern borders, cultures, and traditions came to be. Using in-depth research, the story of our medieval ancestors comes to life in vivid detail with an emphasis on tying the myriad storylines of the time together, to highlight the spider's web of European, African, Islamic and Asian entanglements proving once and for all our modern world was not created in a vacuum.
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The major concepts of the European History curriculum simplified so that you can excel. Robert Lynde has been teaching various courses of European History for over twenty years and he has helped thousands of students pass their AP Tests.
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The John Batchelor Show is a hard news-analysis radio program on current events, world history, global politics and natural sciences. Based in New York City for two decades, the show has travelled widely to report, from the Middle East to the South Caucasus to the Arabian Peninsula and East Asia.
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The official podcast of Professor Ali H. Akhtar (PhD NYU), bestselling author of 1368: China and the Making of the Modern World (Stanford University Press), Italy and the Islamic World: From Caesar to Mussolini (Edinburgh University Press), and Philosophers Sufis and Caliphs (Cambridge University Press).
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Join us for interviews and discussion with some of the best independent brewers and beer experts from around the world. We combine a mix of informative talks, brewery profiles, and roundtables that gather different brewers for a chat. The podcast releases a new episode every Thursday. Check out our YouTube channel (YouTube.com/beoirfest) or our website (BeoirFest.com) where you can see what sessions are taking place that you can join live.
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Russian Limbo

Center for European Policy Analysis

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The Center for European Policy Analysis is proud to announce the first season of "Russian Limbo" — a podcast looking at some of Russia’s most notorious prisons. Outside of the guards and detainees, very little is known about life behind bars in these pretrial detention facilities. As of January 2019, Russia's detention system housed 99,722 inmates not yet convicted of a crime, with many awaiting trials for months or years. “Russian Limbo” takes us inside the happenings of these veiled detent ...
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Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. Join us, Giselle Donnelly, Iulia Joja, and Dalibor Rohac every week on in o ...
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Soviet Union and shaping current Russia and it’s Government and Ideologies. The government of the USSR. History of the Soviet rule. Laws, culture and everyday life of a Soviet citizen. What did they see? How did they get by? What did they go through? And what is left after the collapse of USSR? The other side of the cold war - talking about politics in the EU, history of the USSR and the Eastern European region in general. Mostly for Americans, who also happen to be history geeks. Also, we'r ...
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Factual America examines America through the lens of documentary filmmaking. Guests include Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning documentary filmmakers and producers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Find out more about the current and upcoming documentaries on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Sky Documentaries and other platforms directly from the creators. Whether we discuss true crime, music, burning social and political topics, history, or arts ...
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Episode 124: A conversation with Margaret Oakes about the book 'To Gender or Not to Gender: Casting and Characters for 21st Century Shakespeare’ which explores ways in which gender is being reinterpreted by British and North American productions since the turn of the millennium. After an initial chapter outlining recent gender theory, which is very…
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Welcome back! The year of 1645 comes to an end as all the battles and diplomacy of 1645 shows what effect it had. This war has been long, but we only have three years left as the factions inch closer to a full peace. That doesn't mean that we don't have battles to go, but the negotiations at Westphalia will become more tangible. Thank you for liste…
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The Managing Madrid live show, hosted by Siddharth Ramsundar in collaboration with Peña Madridista Bombay, offered fans an immersive journey through Real Madrid’s past, present, and future. The event kicked off exploring Peña Madridista Bombay’s history, detailing how it became the pioneering official Real Madrid fan club in Southeast Asia. This se…
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Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Ella van Hest (Ghent University, Belgium) about her ethnographic research related to language diversity at an abortion clinic in Belgium. The conversation focusses on a co-authored paper entitled Language policy at an abortion clinic published in Language Policy in 2023. For additional resources, show notes, and transcri…
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Hardship strikes the house of Arbortrary, so please enjoy this bonus episode all about our favorite process in nature, photosynthesis! Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson Support the pod and become a Treemium Member Follow along on Instagram Find Arbortrary merch on our store Find additional reading on our w…
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was. In Part One, journalists Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper set the scene for the qualification of the 1972 Euro quarter-final, where England were knocked out by West Germany. We now delve into the continuing years of decline as England failed to qualify for th…
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The first hour covers the Battle of Gettysburg, with commentary from Colonel Jeff McCausland (retired) on the first day of the battle. It also discusses Russia's cheap fertilizer and its impact on the European bread basket, as well as the political situation in France. The second hour focuses on China, with discussions on Taiwan provocations, China…
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#NewWorldReport: Peru in China. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-peru-completed-substantial-negotiations-upgrade-fta-2024-06-29/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-ex-presidential-candidate-keiko-fujim…
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#NewWorldReport: The mystery of the attempted assassination of Cristina Kirchner. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-trial-starts-into-gun-attack-ex-president-cristina-kirchner-2024-06-26/ 1900 Buenos Aires…
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#NewWorldReport: Uruguay votes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/uruguay-holds-primary-elections-opposition-left-gains-ground-2024-06-30/ 1885 Paraguay/UruguayBy John Batchelor
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#NewWorldReport: Bolivia's "self-coup" and why? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/regional-reaction-armed-forces-mobilizing-bolivia-2024-06-26/ 1951 BoliviaBy John Batchelor
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#Lancaster Report: Is there a Trump Trade? Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/sudden-return-of-the-trump-trade-sends-treasurys-reeling/ar-BB1pjqj3 1907 Harrisburg…
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#1864: Jubal Early''s invasion of Washington DC. Patrick O'Donnell, author, THE UNVANQUISHED. https://www.amazon.com/Unvanquished-Lincolns-Special-Americas-Operations/dp/080216286X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.66rTJiebf2uS5uTQxjOMynAQekCkk-1JYIfRdyaeFtkJLbgxlU-AMtkZwPbQwwKH8RKbWlqxFDZLme1Vs4OAGDpqQUjwBJN_wNy5ifa_S…
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#PRC: CUBA EMBRACES CHINA. Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/new-cuban-radar-site-near-us-military-base-could-aid-china-spying-think-tank-2024-07-02/ 1962 Soviet freighter enroute to CubaBy John Batchelor
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#PRC: STILL NO PLAN B. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.ft.com/content/4a3cb4ac-8f75-45d5-ba70-66199baebcc3 1913 ChinaBy John Batchelor
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#PRC: #TAIWAN: PROVOCATIONS. Stephen Yates, chair of the America First Policy Institute's China Policy Initiative, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/taiwan-demands-beijing-returns-fishing-boat-seized-by-coastguard 1947 TaiwanBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #JUBAL EARLY: #ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Conversation with colleague Patrick K. O'Donnell, author THE UNVANQUISHED, re Confederate General Jubal Early's raid on Washington July 9-13, 1864, when Stan sent clerks with rifles to the frontlines. More tonight. https://www.amazon.com/Unvanquished-Lincolns-Special-Americas-Operations/dp/080216286X/ref=tmm…
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PREVIEW: #GETTYSBURG: Conversation with colleague Jeff McCausland, CBS News, re the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, and the hesitation and decline of General Ewell to assault and capture Cemetery Hill at the cost of the day. And what about the Second Day? More tonight. 1913 Gettysburg 50th Reunion.…
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PREVIEW: #UK ELECTION: Conversation with colleague Simon Constable from the South of France re the pending vote for Parliament - polls indicating a Labour victory but also an unknown turnout of undecided Tories. More tonight. 1900 Relief of LadysmithBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #ARIANE-6: Colleague Bob Zimmerman comments on the last days of Ariane-6, the overdue and one-time usable booster developed by the European Space Agency. More tonight on the success of commercial space. 1954By John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #PRC: #THIRD PLENUM: Conversation with colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang, author WILD RIDE, re if Xi has a plan B for a troubled economy of collapsed housing, tariff-restricted manufacturing and absent consumers? More tonight. 1920 Hong KongBy John Batchelor
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Facing coordinated aggression from Russia, China, and Iran, NATO must update its strategy to counter the threats facing the alliance and its allies. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia detail the plan for NATO's strategy moving forward that they outlined in their new report NATO Beyond 75: The Task That Remains Before …
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We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West where maybe this monastery is different and not haunted and infested with monsters? Maybe? Please? Also, we'll see if Xuanzang is old enough to go beg for food on his own without a bodyguard. The creature is Storsjöodjuret, and it's open season on cat-headed snake monsters. --- …
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In our first background episode, we look at the formation of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente. But first, get a load of these links! Do you want ad-free episodes with scripts attached, and bonus content? Support us on Patreon and you can suggest July Crisis episodes! Join our Facebook group as we make our way through this fascinating series! …
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FIRST HOUR #Markets: Liz Peek discusses how markets are weighing Trump's potential return and the debate's impact. #EU: Judy Dempsey of Carnegie Endowment discusses the need for EU enlargement and reform. SECOND HOUR #StateThinking: Mary Kissel analyzes the Biden administration's foreign policy weaknesses. #LondonCalling: Joseph Sternberg on the de…
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#IRAN: Threatening the IDF before the operation into Lebanon to move Hezbollah north of the Litani River. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollahs-no-2-says-terror-group-will-halt-its-attacks-if-gaza-ceasefire-reached/1889 BeirutBy John Batchelor
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#StateThinking: Who are the Tories and stand for what accomplishment? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rishi-sunak-targets-1-percent-of-voters-who-could-avert-labour-supermajority-cldwq8j28 1798 Light Horse Volunteers…
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#StateThinking: Biden Administration Displays Weakness to Foe and Friend. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.ft.com/content/d431b97f-7431-4066-bd80-9dab3b215fea 1913 Woodrow WilsonBy John Batchelor
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2/2: #EU: Enlarge or wither. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2024/06/judy-asks-will-enlargement-spur-eu-reform?lang=en¢er=europe 1811 BrusselsBy John Batchelor
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