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The world’s most popular history podcast, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Join The Rest Is History Club (www.therestishistory.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community. Here are some of our favourite episodes to get you started: WATERGATE/NIXON apple.co/3JrVl5h ALEXANDER THE GREAT apple.co/3Q4FaNk HARDCORE HISTORY'S DAN CARLIN apple.co/3vqkGa3 PUTIN & RUSSIA apple.co/3zMtLfX
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How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history.
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Two comedy and theatre nerds watch SMASH and become bros. It's one of those shows. Each week, our hosts Jimmy Blackmon (Smash viewing veteran) and Marty Scanlon (Smash viewing virgin) are joined by guest luminaries from the world of Broadway, TV, and comedy to celebrate (and at times, just comprehend) NBC’s short-lived musical drama SMASH, episode-by-episode in all its beautiful, arresting, endlessly frustrating, and inspiring glory. All episodes of SMASH can be streamed for free on NBC's we ...
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How to build a media business by two outsiders learning the craft. Matt Reustle and Dom Cooke have decades of experience in investing but almost none in the media industry. In each episode, they talk to great media operators, document their own media building efforts, and dissect their favorite business content. Join these two content junkies in their fight to save long-form media against the attention span crisis. Join the resistance. Learn more and stay up to date at www.joincolossus.com. ...
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Welcome to The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast, brought to you by the staff of Detroit Bad Boys. Your hosts Wes Davenport and Blake Silverman break down the latest news and analyze the biggest players leading the Pistons' restoration.
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Welcome to the All Things Whiskey Podcast! We devote ourselves to the discovery and exploration of all things whiskey! Come join us as we dive into the good, the bad, the budget friendly, and the rare allocated ‘unicorns’ we discover (and even occasionally give to our fans) along the way. Whether you’re an experienced connoisseur or just bought your first bottle of Jack, we have something for you.
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This is a podcast where well-known people talk about what they’ve learned from life - particularly the tough times. Guests have come from the worlds of entertainment, politics, business and journalism, including: Richard Curtis, George Alagiah, Amber Rudd, the Rev. Richard Coles, Lyse Doucet and David Baddiel. It’s a chance to hear their wisdom - and to think about how it might apply to your life… After the Brexit vote, Craig Oliver's high-powered job and privileged position at the heart of ...
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Laks Srinivasan and Tom Davenport are co-founders of The Return on AI Institute. Drawing on over 50 successful AI-driven case studies and interviews with thought leaders and practitioners, they're decoding AI for business leaders. Learn how to unlock the full potential of AI to drive your enterprise growth with new episodes every month.
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From the author who started it all and New Zealand's original podcast authoress, Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine return to Podiobooks.com with Tales from the Archives, a collection of original steampunk short stories set in the world of their award-winning series, The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Featuring voices familiar and new, Pip and Tee invite you to sample the fantastic world of their shadowy organisation that fights for Queen and Empire against the mysterious and unknown. This vol ...
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170. The Bengal Famine: A Disaster on the Horizon
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In 1942, in the midst of the Second World War, the British administration feared that Japanese forces would take India as part of their campaign. To prevent access to resources in the event of a potential invasion, colonial forces enacted a “denial policy”, seizing land and destroying boats. This, along with a cyclone and political unrest, led to s…
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472. The Road to The Great War: Britain's Fateful Choice (Part 4)
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On the 24th of July 1914, in London, the Liberal British Cabinet met to hear the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, read them the Ultimatum handed to Serbia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire the day before. The world held its breath, awaiting Serbia’s response. With Germany determined to stand by Austria, and the French against them, focus now turned…
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First Impressions of Ron Holland and Bobi Klintman
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Wes and Blake react to the first few Pistons games of NBA Summer League. Recent draft picks Ron Holland and Bobi Klintman both have multiple exhibitions under their belt, so what will their roles look like this season? They also discuss Marcus Sasser's Summer League performance and how he may or may not fit into the Pistons' rotation. Wes and Blake…
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471. The Road to The Great War: The Austrian Ultimatum (Part 3)
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On the 20th of July 1914 the heads of state of two great European powers - France and Russia - met in St Petersburg. Little did they know, though they may have suspected, that the Austrians were simultaneously writing up an Ultimatum, and waiting for the departure of the French to hand it to Serbia. Russia, at that time a vast continental empire un…
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Mastering Podcast Monetization with Matthew Sherry - [Making Media, EP.62]
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Our guest today is Matthew Sherry, co-founder and CEO of Platform Media. Founded in 2021, the business is home to some of the UK’s biggest podcasts and was acquired earlier this year for an eight-figure sum. The business was founded to solve the two biggest problems in podcasting: distribution and monetization. Through a savvy social strategy and b…
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169. Freedom Fighters Betrayed: Colonising the Philippines
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By the end of the Spanish-US war, the Philippines was on the menu. Two battles played out simultaneously on the archipelago: and old and a new empire fought for power over a colony, whilst Filipinos fought for independence. The Philippines honoured the US in their new constitution and flag. But they were betrayed, and a young revolutionary, Emilio …
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470. The Road to The Great War: The Kaiser’s Blank Cheque (Part 2)
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In the wake of the cataclysmic assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th of June 1914, in Austria, the long percolating question of what to do about Serbia, reached a climax. At last, they had been handed an opportunity to take decisive action. On Sunday 5th of July an emissary of the the old and embattled emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, arri…
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168. Teddy Roosevelt Takes on the Old World
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In 1898, whilst his boss was on a break at the osteopath, Teddy Roosevelt basically started a war. A master of the press, he managed to whip up war fever amongst jingoists in Congress, leading the United States to declare war on imperial Spain. Building on an established independence movement in Cuba, the US was ambiguous about its intentions. Was …
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469. The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)
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By the end of July 1914, the world hovered on the edge of a cataclysmic world war; Austria was at war with Serbia, Russia with Germany, and an ultimatum had been handed to Belgium. The July crisis had resolved itself in the most calamitous way possible. But how did this state of affairs erupt from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and h…
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How J.B. Bickerstaff Manages his New Roster | The Pindown
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Wes and Blake discuss the slew of Pistons news and how new head coach J.B. Bickerstaff will fit all the new and existing pieces into his rotations. Cade Cunningham signed his rookie maximum extension and now has more teammates who complement his playing style. The Pistons prioritized floor spacing with the additions of Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway J…
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On 7th July 1898, President McKinley formally annexed Hawaii, making it a colonial territory of the USA. It was not until 21st August, 1959, that it became the 50th state. Orchestrated by the American planter class in Hawaii, led by Sanford Dole, this annexation was the culmination of a process throughout the 19th century which pushed the native Ha…
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468. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Crime (Part 4)
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand has arrived in Sarajevo for a military inspection, alongside his wife, Sophie, on the 28th of June 1914. Unbeknownst to them, six assassins, including Gavrilo Princip, line the route of the motorcade, from Sarajevo train station to the town hall. Having completed the inspection, the Archduke faces a first assassination atte…
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Welcome back to all things whiskey podcast! On this episode Hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down to enjoy a sweet sweet sweet lineup of extra aged Bruichladdich expressions. The crew first warms up by telling some funny stories while sampling the Dewar's Japanese Smooth Mizunara Oak 8 year expression before jumping into a 2011 Bruichladdi…
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Not everyone agrees that the USA should be classed as an empire. But in the late 1800s, after white settlers had colonised western states, America turned to acquiring overseas territories in what could be described as an imperial project. And one surprising commodity catalysed the project… bird poo. Joining Anita and William to answer questions lik…
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467. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Victim (Part 3)
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was one of the most important men in the world. But he was a lonely man, not helped by the fact that, in spite of custom and tradition, he had chosen for wife Sophie, an aristocrat who nonetheless was not noble enough to marry a Habsburg Archduke. Public humiliation, enforced by the …
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Reacting to Bickerstaff & Tobias Harris I The Pindown
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Since the draft live show only covered night one, the guys never got the chance to discuss Bobi Klintman and the trade up in the second round. Blake gives the scout on Klintman while also offering more detailed thoughts on Ron Holland as the draft has settled into the rear view. Wes and Blake break down the Tim Hardaway Jr. trade, the signing of To…
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Arizona Territory, April 30, 1871. The canyon known as Aravaipa lies still in the predawn darkness, the only sounds to be heard in the early-morning calm the song of birds and the lilt of running water as it courses its way toward the nearby San Pedro River. But upon this paradise all hell is about to break loose. With Native American land being sq…
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466. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
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Gavrilo Princip, having been sent to school in Sarajevo, has become mixed up with the wrong crowd, and is now entangled in a secret Serbian nationalist organisation, the Black Hand. Hoping to be more involved in the struggle for a greater Yugoslavia, he’s left for Belgrade, and after a few years, sets in motion a plot, supported by his underground …
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164. How the West was Won: The Truth Behind the Westerns
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A whole genre of movies is based on a relatively short period of nineteenth-century American history. But what is the real story behind battles between Native Americans and white settlers during westward expansion? In the aftermath of the Mexican-American War, settlers flooded to the newly acquired territory and before long, violence was commonplac…
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