Since the World's been Turning Podcast
1) Episode 117 - Rock N Roller Cola Wars
We’ve covered a lot of military history throughout this series, but in this final episode we’re discussing a different kind of war. It’s the not-so-sweet rivalry that ignited in the 1980s: the Cola Wa...Show More
2) Episode 116 - Chinas under martial law
In this episode, we’re returning to communist China after the death of Chairman Mao, and learning about one of the grimmest moments of the 1980s: Tiananmen Square.Footage and photographs of the Chines...Show More
3) Episode 115 - Hypodermics on the shore
In this episode, we’re heading to America’s Atlantic Coast, circa 1987. People are fleeing the beaches, and it’s not because of sharks. To the horror of both tourists and residents alike, the coasts o...Show More
4) Episode 114 - Bernie Goetz
In this episode we’re back in New York in the 1980s and looking at a controversial figure who’s little-known today: Bernie Goetz. Goetz, who shot four teenagers on the New York subway, has been variou...Show More
5) Episode 113 - Crack
Following on from our previous episode on the AIDS epidemic, this time we’re focussing on another large scale social issue that swept the world - but more specifically the United States - in the late ...Show More
6) Episode 112 - AIDS
In this episodes we delve into one of modern histories deadliest diseases AIDS. The AIDS epidemic swept through the United States and the world at large in the 1980’s and 90’s, devastating the commu...Show More
7) Episode 111 - Homeless Vets
In this episode we’re returning to America and catching up with the Vietnam veterans who proudly served their country in the 1960s and 70s.We explore the complex damages caused by war and one of the d...Show More
8) Episode 110 - Foreign Debts
In this episode we’re looking at foreign debts in the 1980s, as we explore the economic system introduced by American President (and former B movie actor) Ronald Reagan. The 80s also saw a massive deb...Show More
9) Episode 109 - Heavy Metal suicide
Throughout modern history, there have been few things in popular culture as stigmatised as heavy metal music. Coated in all forms of macabre imagery and dealing with dark and provocative themes - met...Show More
10) Episode 109 - Heavy Metal suicide
Throughout modern history, there have been few things in popular culture as stigmatised as heavy metal music. Coated in all forms of macabre imagery and dealing with dark and provocative themes - meta...Show More