Versus History Podcast
1) Versus History #95 - Asian Flu Pandemic of 1957-1958 & COVID-19
The Asian Flu pandemic of 1957–1958 was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 which originated in Guizhou, China and killed over 1 million people worldwide. It had a significant impact o...Show More
2) Episode 186: Malcolm X Debate - by AI!
It feels like AI is ubiquitous! Large Language Models (LLM's) have exploded over the past few years. However, a new platform, NotebookLM, has taken things still further. It can convert virtually any s...Show More
3) Episode 185: The Exile by Patrick Worrall
Inspired by the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Patrick was fascinated by the stories he saw on the news. In particular, he was stuck by the vulnerability of the young women travelling alone and the dange...Show More
4) Episode 184: National Service! Rishi Sunak calls!
In this episode of the Versus History Podcast, the editors discuss the UK's forthcoming General Election, announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for 4 July 2024. Sunak quickly announced that 'Nationa...Show More
5) Episode 183: 'Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit' by Harvard Professor Robin Bernstein
In 1821 Afro-Native William Freeman found himself convicted of horse theft he vehemently denied and sentenced to five years of hard labor in Auburn State Prison (New York) — without pay and in total s...Show More
6) Episode 182: Free Ports (Teeside), Singapore-on-Thames and Entrepots ...
In this episode of the Versus History Podcast, the Editors tackle the subject of free trade, Brexit and the Teeside 'Free Port' initiative, making (sometimes errant!) comparisons and contrasts to the ...Show More
7) Episode 181: History Teaching, Versus History & Scholarship ... Elliott tells all!
In this unique episode of the Versus History Podcast, we take something of a detour from the usual substantive history fest to indulge in some history teaching tales ...Co-Editior Elliott recounts tip...Show More
Episode 181: History Teaching, Versus History & Scholarship ... Elliott tells all!
22:42 | Mar 22nd, 2024
8) Episode 180: Box Office Bombs - Flunking Films!
In this episode of the Versus History Editors discuss a range of films that have flunked at the Box Office through time. Which films have flunked and why? From Heaven's Gate to Mario to Mr Nanny and m...Show More
9) Episode 179: Has banning stuff worked through history?
In this exciting episode, the Versus History team discuss the recent proposed smoking ban for UK citizens born after 2008 as well as the prohibition of alcohol in America in the early twentieth centur...Show More
10) Episode 178: Mr Bates v The Post Office
In this episode of the Versus History Podcast, we discuss a serious miscarriage of justice which, between 1999 and 2015, saw over 900 subpostmasters prosecuted for theft, false accounting, and fraud f...Show More