
The History of the Twentieth Century
001 Age of Empires
42:59 | Sep 13th, 2015
We take a brief look at the world as it is on 1 January 1901--the birthday of the twentieth century.
danny recommended:
Enjoying this history pod. Well researched.
086 Paris Cannot Hold Out
43:08 | Aug 20th, 2017
The failure of the French counteroffensive has the Allies in retreat across the front, and it now appears there is no stopping the Germans short of Paris.
062 To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not To Yield
43:50 | Jan 23rd, 2017
Following Scott's acclaimed Discovery Expedition, he and Ernest Shackleton plan competing expeditions to the South Pole, along with a surprise appearance by Roald Amundsen.
107 Too Proud to Fight
47:45 | Mar 4th, 2018
The sinking of Lusitania and the deaths of 128 Americans was a shock. While there was little support in the US for war against Germany, there was a strong feeling that *some* kind of response was nece...Show More
224 The Washington Naval Conference
52:09 | Jan 10th
Warren Harding was very much a hands-off kind of leader. This worked well when he appointed capable cabinet secretaries, especially Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes.
223 A Calculated Piece of Inhumanity
222 The Kingdom of Satan
221 The Great Debate I