Critical Contact: Conversations That Reshaped Our World
Critical Contact explores pivotal conversations that changed the course of history. Hosted by Ezra Wade, this series examines those rare moments when the right words between the right people at the right time altered our world forever. Each episode takes listeners inside crucial dialogues between influential figures, revealing the human exchanges that shaped science, politics, and culture. Through Wade's signature blend of historical insight and wry commentary, we discover how sometimes the most profound changes begin with a simple conversation.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 3
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 3: The Dinner That Ended Apartheid: Mandela and de Klerk's Secret Negotiations
In 1989, while South Africa stood on the brink of civil war, Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk began a series of secret meetings that would dismantle apartheid through dialogue rather than bloodshed. …
00:18:57 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
Episode 2: Three Minutes in a Cambridge Pub: The Conversation That Unlocked DNA
In February 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson walked into the Eagle pub in Cambridge after seeing Rosalind Franklin's crucial X-ray data. During a brief conversation over pints, they realized the …
00:25:41 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
Episode 1: The Meeting That Ended the Cold War: Reagan and Gorbachev at Reykjavik
In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Reykjavik, Iceland for what was supposed to be a preliminary discussion but nearly resulted in an agreement to eliminate all nuclear weapon…
00:16:30 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
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