Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments

This episode looks at the history of Authoritarianism in both practical and philosophical ways.  The ancient Greeks gave us democracy, but also the word for tyranny.  The ancient Romans gave us the r…

This is the fifth and final episode in a series regarding the infamous Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan.  This episode covers the Khan's Khan's death, the splitting of his empire into Khanates, the d…

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes regarding the infamous Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan.  This episode covers the Khan's invasion of the territory of the Khwarazmian Shah; the leading…

This is the third in a series of five episodes regarding the infamous Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan.  This episode focuses on the Khan's conquest of the Jin Dynasty of Northern China.  The 23 year…

This is the second in a series of five episodes regarding the infamous Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan.  This episode attempts to explain how the Mongols were able to conquer so much territory with …

This is the first in a series of five episodes regarding the infamous Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan.  The focus of this episode is on Genghis's unique childhood, how the Steppe shaped the Mongolia…

This is the sixth and final episode in a series regarding Irish politician Eamon De Valera.  This episode recaps Eamon's last years as Taoiseach as well as his time as President of the Eire.   Then i…

This is the fifth episode in a series regarding Irish politician Eamon De Valera.  Eamon's political life was characterized by jumping from one fire to another.  This podcast focuses on the fall out …

This is the fourth episode in a series regarding Irish politician Eamon De Valera.  The Irish Civil War is underway with De Valera urging his followers to resist in his infamous 'wade in blood speech…

This is the third episode in a series regarding Irish politician Eamon De Valera.  The Rising is over, but Eamon's venture into politics is just beginning.  Join us to discuss the aftermath of the ri…

This is the second episode in a series regarding Irish politician Eamon De Valera.  As Dublin prepares to celebrate Easter, Eamon De Valera Commander of the 3rd battalion of the Irish Volunteers prep…

This is the first episode in a six part series focused upon the Irish political leader Eamon De Valera.  This episode traces his early life in an attempt to better understand his unique 'one-of-a-kin…

This is the final episode in a series regarding Richard the Lionheart, the King of England and the ruler of the Angevin Empire.  This episode goes through Richard's trial and tribulations dealt with …

This is the third in a series of four episodes regarding Richard the Lionheart, the King of England and the ruler of the Angevin Empire.  This episode covers the entire third crusade.  The causes, ma…

This is the second in a series of four episodes regarding Richard the Lionheart, the King of England and the ruler of the Angevin Empire.  Richard has been crowned and plans to engage Saladin in the …

This is the first in a series of four episodes regarding Richard the Lionheart, the King of England and the ruler of the Angevin Empire.  This episode goes through Richard's upbringing within a famil…

This is the final episode in a series regarding the Spanish Inquisition.  This episode includes random but interesting information that I was unable to fit into the prior four episodes.  This include…

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes regarding the Spanish Inquisition.  This episode covers the decline and removal of the Spanish Inquisition before detailing how its existence affected …

This is the third in a series regarding the Spanish Inquisition.  This episode goes chronologically through the four distinct phases of the Spanish Inquisition.  First up, is its conflict against the…

This is the second in a series regarding the Spanish Inquisition.  This episode establishes the processes and policies that governed the actions of the Holy Tribunal.  Perhaps not what you were expec…