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History Daily

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On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a ...
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On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 can relate. They still have to endure months of shouting, outrage, and the worst sort of political rancor as the country once again chooses its president. But it’s almost always been this way. And to p ...
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Welcome to Up Ship! The Airship History Podcast. I’m Nick Rogers and I will be your captain on this long-haul flight through the fascinating history of the most awe-inspiring and ethereal aircraft ever conceived – the airship. We will navigate from the earliest days of airships, through the violent days of the First World War into the Golden Age of the great airships of the 1920s and 30s, and beyond. We’ll fly around the world on the Graf Zeppelin, travel to the North Pole with Roald Amundse ...
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1865

Airship / Wondery

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April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to bring the assassin to justice—but the hunt for John Wilkes Booth isn’t all that grips Stanton. Lincoln’s successor, Vice President Andrew Johnson, is likely to bend to southern interests and undo the very progress for which Lincoln died. Edwin Stanton must employ every bit of political wile he can muster to secure the future of the freed slaves, and the nation. Co ...
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Terms

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On election night, two-term president Oliver Pierce watches in disbelief from the White House as Charles Dunwalke wins a controversial electoral college victory. With only 73 days before Dunwalke’s inauguration, president Pierce makes a secret decision to act, with historic and possibly catastrophic consequences.
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Dice Heist Podcast

Raistlin, Aaron, Bronson & Nick

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What shenanigans can four gamers possibly get into? Find out as they embark on their journey aboard an airship. Assassins, Dragonborn thugs, strange contraptions. DM Raistlin heads the adventure with his friends Aaron, Bronson, and Nick in this Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition actual play podcast. Welcome to Dice Heist! — Where we roll the dice and see what we can get away with.
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Relax or fall asleep to calmly narrated stories about The Titanic, Pyramids of Egypt, Henry Ford, Joan of Arc, Loch Ness Monster, Easter Island, Jesse Owens, Ancient Greece, Gold Rush, Gilligan’s Island, Nazi Loot, Marco Polo, Florence Nightingale, Jackie Robinson, Balloon Flight, Mongols, Kublai Khan, Pilgrims, Reindeer, Salt, Coal, Rubber, Nitroglycerin, Treasure Hunts, Prison Escapes, and much more. ———- You can access all of the ARCHIVE & BONUS EPISODES at www.calmhistory.com.
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The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web, HistoryPod proves that there is always something to be remembered 'on this day'. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com
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Newly disgraced Captain Joanna Williams breaks out of prison with the help of her lieutenant, Jackson Collins. Together they enlist the help of their navigator and his autistic brother, Jerry, and all devise a plan to steal back their airship and fly away from the country who betrayed them and now calls them traitor.
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Gareth and the Lost Island is a Steampunk / Magicpunk Adventure Comedy series featuring a full ensemble cast of brilliant actors. On the fantasy world of Hadronus, young Professor Gareth Mintel is saddled with the seemingly impossible task of finding the Lost Island of Mascal. On his quest, he is joined by his adoptive father, their simian butler, and the motley crew of the airship Glorious Dawn. ** Disclaimer** Gareth and the Lost Island should be considered PG-13 for discussions of sexual ...
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The Frith Guild Podcast

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Taking a deep dive into the works of Shami Stovall’s Frith Guild Arcanist, Astra Academy Arcanist and Crown Tournament Arcanist, we will be exploring and discussing the books that take us to an amazing new world full of mystical creatures that will make you feel like you are in a world between Harry Potter and Pokemon!
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Join Garr Montalbano, co-host Éric Fontenot, and occasional friends as they "shoot the shindig" about whatever comes to their wild minds — life, love, music, and substance. From the frivolous to the serious, you're in for a ride, man. Hey! Your refrigerator's running… to catch the shindig.
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I'm a pilot obsessed with flying and all things aviation. This podcast series covers more than a century of commercial aviation and how its shaped the world. Aviation is now safer than its ever been, but it took one hundred years of learning and often through accidents and incidents to reduce the risk of flying.
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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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Out of the ashes of The Clockwork War, mankind rose above the clouds to begin anew with The Atmo Project, a group of twenty-one flying cities running off the overabundant resource that destroyed the world below. Nearly a century later, one-third of the cities have fallen from disrepair or sky pirate attacks. When fledgling wind merchant Ras Veir inadvertently disrupts the natural fuel source keeping his home city of Verdant aloft, he must fly his airship clear across Atmo to right his wrong. ...
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Myths | Legends | History | Cryptozoology A podcast dedicated to all things Lost, Unexplained and Straight Up Strange. From ancient lost cities to paranormal phenomena and legendary creatures, Into the Portal is your gateway to the bizarre. Join Hosts Amber Rae and Andrew McKay as they approach topics you have never heard before, taking an in-depth look through an alternate lens… To the other side of the portal.
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WritersCast is the voice of writers. Host David Wilk interviews authors of new and forthcoming fiction, poetry and non-fiction books, talking with them about their work as writers, the stories they tell, the subjects they write about and the books they write. Writers reveal the thoughts and ideas behind their writing, and talk about a wide variety of topics of interest to their readers.
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Welcome to Phantom Journey's Podcast, Join Hosts, Matt McGuirk & Ken Smith, the Podcast that brings the unexplained to your earholes. (Under Construction) Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. We accept listener stories and bring you odd news from around the world. stories@phantomjourneys.com Let us charm you with Matt's swell Irish Brogue and Ken's mysterious secret treasures. Facebook: @phantomjourneys.2023 (Group Only) Instagram: @phantomjourneys Twitter: @PhantomJourney Y ...
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Welcome to the Sheffield Digital Podcast. This is the place to hear about the exciting digital industries in the Sheffield City Region. We cover engaging topics about the local tech sector with special guests from a thriving community of companies, accelerators, policy-makers, educators, freelancers, events organisers, and more! If you’re interested in unique tech career stories straight from Sheffield, then check out our Insight interviews with people who share the why’s and the how’s of wh ...
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We’ve all been transported into the past by a special book, place or person. On the History Author Show, host Dean Karayanis and a team of correspondents bring you the people who build the time machines.
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Discussion, tips and tactics for retailers considering a native app strategy for their business. Join us and a host of experts from the poq community including retailers and tech partners for passionate conversation and stats that are too good to miss. To find out more about poq visit https://poqcommerce.com/ and to register for Apprising: Mobile to the Max visit https://poqcommerce.com/event/apprising-2023-mobile-to-the-max/
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Zone 4

Brant Fowler

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Zone 4 is a weekly show brought to you by Brant Fowler, Cary Kelly, Chuck Kennedy and Jason Berek-Lewis. Friends for years, they share comic reviews, in depth discussion and all around good, fun conversation focused on the world of comics. Enter the Zone!
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Hacked History

Lucas Jagodzinski

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Hello everyone, My name is Lucas and my co-host Jake and I hope to provide you with a unique look at the stories and people that you thought you knew. Each week, we tackle a new historical figure and we examine the popular opinions surrounding that figure and we analyze whether those opinions are fair and historically accurate. Amongst, all of the historical analysis is a good deal of silliness and it is not unusual for the podcast to get a little off track at times. Overall, we hope to prov ...
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Pandemic. Health crisis. Economic downturn. Societal standstill. These are the soundbites we hear in the ever-changing, interconnected 24/7 news cycle; all relating back to one thing: coronavirus. But what about the stories and experiences in this current global narrative that don’t always receive media attention? From Ubiquity Audio, this is ‘Coronavirus: Isolated Times’. Join host Aaron M. Wilson as he takes a deep dive into this uncertain new normal. Only this time, you get to hear it not ...
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Mission History

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Mission History will travel through world history to bring you stories of legendary military leaders, epic campaigns, and secret missions that remained hidden for years: from Alexander the Great to Xerxes to Ghengis Khan; from Julius Caesar to William Wallace to Geronimo; from the Trojan War to the Viking raids to the American Revolution, and beyond. In season one, we begin with a story of timely importance. It’s the story of the armies who fought in the American Revolutionary War… because i ...
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Crown of Queens is an actual play podcast using Roll20 and the Pathfinder roleplaying system by Paizo, set in the world of MYA, a land of folklore and myth. 220 years after becoming isolated from the rest of the world, the magical barriers around walled city of Ma'real drop, and its inhabitants once more venture out into the Dune Seas. In this time of change, our party finds themselves in the business of exploration and tomb-raiding. Dotted through the Dune Sea, a desert landscape that stret ...
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4/4: His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S. C. Gwynne (Author) https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-Airship-Largest-Machine/dp/1982168277 From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times…
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PREVIEW: #JOHN C. CALHOUN: Conversation with Professor Alan Taylor, author AMERICAN CIVIL WARS, re John C. Calhoun and Calhoun's stance on slavery and the power of the Federal government in competition with South Carolina's authority. Much more of this in weeks to come. 1860 John C. Calhoun i(1782-1850) in a cigar advertisement…
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GLOBAL SOUTH ARRIV1ING: 4/4: Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World Hardcover – August 23, 2022 by Gaia Vince (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Nomad-Century-Climate-Migration-Reshape/dp/1250821614 Drought-hit regions bleeding those for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hur…
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GLOBAL SOUTH ARRIV1ING: 3/4: Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World Hardcover – August 23, 2022 by Gaia Vince (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Nomad-Century-Climate-Migration-Reshape/dp/1250821614 Drought-hit regions bleeding those for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hur…
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GLOBAL SOUTH ARRIV1ING: 2/4: Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World Hardcover – August 23, 2022 by Gaia Vince (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Nomad-Century-Climate-Migration-Reshape/dp/1250821614 Drought-hit regions bleeding those for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hur…
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GLOBAL SOUTH ARRIV1ING: 1/4: Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World Hardcover – August 23, 2022 by Gaia Vince (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Nomad-Century-Climate-Migration-Reshape/dp/1250821614 Drought-hit regions bleeding those for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hur…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 7/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 6/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 5/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 4/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 3/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 2/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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REJECTING THE BLESSING OF KINGSHIP: 1/8 The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783, by Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D. https://www.amazon.com/Cause-American-Revolution-Discontents-1773-1783/dp/1631498983 For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance and…
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AS THE THIRD PLENUM STRUGGLES: 4/4: Wild Ride: A short history of the opening and closing of the Chinese economy by Anne Stevenson-Yang (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ride-history-opening-closing/dp/173942431X How did China grow from an impoverished country to become the second largest economy in the world in just over four decades? And how d…
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AS THE THIRD PLENUM STRUGGLES: 3/4: Wild Ride: A short history of the opening and closing of the Chinese economy by Anne Stevenson-Yang (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ride-history-opening-closing/dp/173942431X How did China grow from an impoverished country to become the second largest economy in the world in just over four decades? And how d…
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AS THE THIRD PLENUM STRUGGLES: 2/4: Wild Ride: A short history of the opening and closing of the Chinese economy by Anne Stevenson-Yang (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ride-history-opening-closing/dp/173942431X How did China grow from an impoverished country to become the second largest economy in the world in just over four decades? And how d…
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AS THE THIRD PLENUM STRUGGLES: 1/4: Wild Ride: A short history of the opening and closing of the Chinese economy by Anne Stevenson-Yang (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ride-history-opening-closing/dp/173942431X How did China grow from an impoverished country to become the second largest economy in the world in just over four decades? And how d…
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PREVIEW: #REVOLUTION: Conversation with historian Joseph Ellis, author of THE CAUSE, that it was not permitted for the countryside to remain neutral during the revolution - the threats were to choose sides or see your house burn. More tonight. 1775 Burning of Charles TownBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #JOHN ADAMS: Conversation with historian Joseph Ellis, author THE CAUSE, re John Adams' revolutionary -- adamant, cautious, a conservative insurrectionist. More tonight. 1914 Braintree, MABy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #MIGRANTS: Conversation with Gaia Vince in London, author NOMAD CENTURY, re the false prejudices against migrants -- and the century ahead of immigrants moving in mass to the Global North. More tonight. 1914 Bread line NYCBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #PRC: #1985: Conversation with Anne Stevenson-Yang, author WILD RIDE, re her editorial job in China in 1985 - what China was like to work in before the miracle of the WTO approval. More later. 1940 Wuhan UniversityBy John Batchelor
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On today’s Saturday Matinee, we set sail on the Franklin Expedition of 1845 with the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, two ships that find themselves trapped in ice and fall victims to the frozen sea. Link to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs: https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily …
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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the 17th Century off the coast of India. Here, thanks to Claude of Anthropic, are the key points from the CBS Eye on the World program schedule: First Hour: Segment on the book "The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy" by Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan. This cove…
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3/4: His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S. C. Gwynne (Author) https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-Airship-Largest-Machine/dp/1982168277 From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times…
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2/4: His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S. C. Gwynne (Author) https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-Airship-Largest-Machine/dp/1982168277 From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times…
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1/4: His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S. C. Gwynne (Author) https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-Airship-Largest-Machine/dp/1982168277 From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times…
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8/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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7/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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6/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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5/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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4/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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3/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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2/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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1/8: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Rome-Ones-Own-Forgotten-Empire/dp/1419760181/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” And as far as Roman historians h…
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4/4: The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy Hardcover – April 2, 2024 by Sean Kingsley (Author), Rex Cowan (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-King-Strange-Adventures-Golden/dp/1639365958/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal sh…
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3/4: The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy Hardcover – April 2, 2024 by Sean Kingsley (Author), Rex Cowan (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-King-Strange-Adventures-Golden/dp/1639365958/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal sh…
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2/4: The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy Hardcover – April 2, 2024 by Sean Kingsley (Author), Rex Cowan (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-King-Strange-Adventures-Golden/dp/1639365958/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal sh…
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1/4: The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy Hardcover – April 2, 2024 by Sean Kingsley (Author), Rex Cowan (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-King-Strange-Adventures-Golden/dp/1639365958/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal sh…
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PREVIEW: POMPEII: VESUVIUS: Conversation with Emma Southon, author A ROME OF ONE'S OWN, re the entrepreneur Julias Felix, who owned and developed a luxury spa and restaurant at the time of the disaster 79 AD - and whose remains may have been found in her garden. More later in detail. 1867 PompeiiBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: ROMAN REPUBLIC: 483 BCE: VESTAL VIRGIN: Conversation with the classicist Emma Southon, author A ROME OF ONE'S OWN, re women of Rome from the Kingdom to Late Antiquity - here the human sacrifice of a Vestal Virgin. More tonight in detail. 1875 Cross the RubiconBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: #AIRSHIPS: BRITISH EMPIRE: Conversaton with S.C> Gwynne, author HIS MAJESTY'S AIRSHIP, re the decision f the Empire to construct the most experimental rigid airship ever designed and launch in bad weather for a roundtrip from England to India. More tonight. 1923By John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: PIRACY: DANIEL DEFOE: Conversation with Sean Kingsley, author along with colleague Rex Cowan of PIRATE KING, re the adventures of Henry Avery at the close of the 17th and early 18th Century -- the greatest pirate theft ever recorded, buried treasure -- and secret missions with the genius Daniel Defoe. More tonight. 1684…
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July 5, 1954. Elvis Presley records his first single "That's All Right" at Sun Records in Memphis, introducing rock n’ roll to mainstream American culture. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more…
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8/8: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and theShadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations Hardcover – by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Unvanquished-Lincolns-Special-Americas-Operations/dp/080216286X At the heart of this groundbreaking narrative is the epic…
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