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Forbidden History is a documentary podcast series which explores the past’s darkest corners, sheds light on the lives of intriguing individuals, and uncovers the truth buried deep in history’s most controversial legacies. Each episode will delve into the history archives to reveal new perspectives on familiar stories. Visit the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForbiddenHistory For advertising enquiries, email sales@auddy.co

Hanson compellingly portrays the ways Athens and Sparta fought on land and sea, in city and countryside, and details their employment of the full scope of conventional and non-conventional tactics, from sieges to targeted assassinations, torture, and terrorism. He also assesses the crucial roles played by warriors such as Pericles and Lysander, artists, among them Aristophanes, and thinkers including Sophocles and Plato. 

31 July 1954, 6 PM Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni embrace one another on K2: they’re the first to ever climb the second tallest peak of the world. Conquering K2 is an athletic effort, but it’s also much more than that. It’s also an iconic moment, which touches the hearts of Italians right when they are rebuilding after the war. Because going to K2 is like going to the moon. 70 years later, this podcast tells the story of that adventure and the impact that K2 had on the national collective imagination as well as on an entire country that was trying to find itself right in that ...

Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.

Hosts, Gill Smith and Pete Moor look into the history books finding the lesser known stories behind the characters we all learned about at school.In each episode Gill and Pete tackle a different subject from famous monarchs, world changing leaders to characters and stories that have gone under the radar.What The Factual? tells the interesting or funny stories from history with fun facts and strange tales sprinkled along the way.From December 2024, each Friday, spin off series "Facts The Way I Like It!" sees new weekly episodes where Gill and Pete share lesser known facts and mad stories in a ...

A podcast about Ancient Egypt with Dr Chris Naunton and Iszi Lawrence

Like a Bundle of Reeds explains why unity and mutual responsibility can heal our society and mitigate anti-Semitism. Using numerous quotes and references from Jewish sages and historians, the author sheds light on some of the Jews’ most daunting and mystifying questions: What is our role on this planet? Are we truly “the chosen people”? If we are, what were we chosen for? What is causing anti-Semitism, and can it be cured?

Research Like a Pro is a podcast about genealogy research methodology. Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer of FamilyLocket.com discuss how to take your family history research to the next level and uncover more of your family tree. Learn about research objectives, analysis, locality research, research planning, source citations, report writing, case studies, and more. Diana and Nicole are the mother-daughter team at FamilyLocket.com and the creators of the Amazon bestselling book, Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide. Diana created the Research Like a Pro method after becoming an Accredited ...

Navy veterans reliving their days spent abroad submariners as told to Bill Nowicki.

Build Like a Roman is a podcast about how the Roman world was built.Focusing on materials, craft, and construction, each episode explores the practical realities of Roman building — from stone, brick, and mortar to the organisation of labour and technical skill behind surviving structures.Short, focused episodes introduce core building materials before diving deeper into how buildings were made, maintained, and understood in the Roman world.For students of archaeology, history, and art history — and for anyone interested in how ancient buildings actually came into being.North Africa and ...

In Like Dreamers, acclaimed journalist Yossi Klein Halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited Jerusalem, tracing the history of Israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the Six-Day War to the present. Following the lives of seven young members from the 55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade, the unit responsible for restoring Jewish sovereignty to Jerusalem, Halevi reveals how this band of brothers played pivotal roles in shaping Israel's destiny long after their historic victory.

Discover the weirdest true facts from history—so unbelievable, they sound completely made up. Think history is boring? Think again. True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#t: World History is packed with strange, shocking, hilarious, and mind-blowing stories from across the globe. These are the kinds...

What was it like to live during the time of Jesus? Where did people live? Who did they marry? What was family life like? And how did people survive? These are just some of the questions that Scott Korb answers in this engaging new book, which explores what everyday life entailed two thousand years ago in first-century Palestine, that tumultuous era when the Roman Empire was at its zenith and a new religion---Christianity---was born.

This series brings together episodes on the builders of the ancient world - The Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Aztecs, Incas, and others.Each group is clearly identified with its own cover image, so you can easily follow themes across the series.Each season explores the materials, methods, and people behind some of history’s most ambitious construction—from the Indus to the Andes.I’m your host, Darren McLean, and this is Build Like an Ancient. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He was a painter, poet, and novelist whose life was marked by the tumult of the Hungarian revolution—a time when his passion for freedom often placed him in danger. She was his first love, the girl with eyes like the sea—noble, kind, and loving at heart. How different her life could have been had she married a truly good man, as is the case with most. Yet, fate had her consistently drawing the unlucky tenth from the urn of destiny, leading her to reject his true love for a charming dandy. While he ventured into politics, she followed her whimsical heart. Nevertheless, throughout her life, ...

This is a storytelling podcast that brings the history of Sicilia to life for families around the world.Created especially for the children and grandchildren of Sicilian migrants, this podcast explores the island their ancestors left behind — from ancient thinkers like Archimedes in Siracusa, to Arab gardens, Norman rulers, village traditions, and the great waves of migration.Each episode is short, engaging, and family-friendly — designed to spark curiosity, connection, and belonging. It’s not just about dates and invasions. It’s about identity. About discovering where we came from. ...

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Every episode Lauretta takes a look at one quilt, the person who made it and the world that they lived in. Equal parts social history, material culture and quilt history. You may not think some stitches and fabric have much to say about history, but you'd be wrong.

Discover the unsettling true stories behind movies based on real life. The truth is always stranger.

Boss Like Belle blends history and personal growth through stories of Belle da Costa Greene and Anne-Marie Eze. Belle, a Black woman passing as white, became a trailblazer at J. P. Morgan's library and inspired The Personal Librarian. Her legacy empowers Anne-Marie, a Harvard librarian, to lead boldly a century later. Join Anne-Marie, leadership expert Rachael Lowell Ellison, and guests to explore audacity and empowerment. Uncover how linking past and present can inspire bold steps in your journey. Produced by La Central Podcasts, supported by Harvard Library and the Morgan Library & Museum.