Appreciate good content? Make a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on my Patreon! At my school, the senior class always goes on a class trip the last week of high school. So next week, the school will be ¼ quieter while they’re gone to Puerto Rico! And hearing them talking about …
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111: World War I or, “The War to Cause All Wars”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going to look at World War I, or “The War To Cause All Wars!” There will be acronyms, accidental hijinks that get an archduke killed, trench foot, and a really pissed off Germany. That …
110: The Modern Era in the East or, “Knock Knock. It’s the West.”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Last time we explored the Age of Imperialism in Africa, India and the Pacific. The West was able to successfully conquer most of the world through its advanced technology and ruthless superiority complex. But now they’re …
109: The Age of Imperialism, or “Allow me to ruin the Jungle Book for you”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going back to the Age of Imperialism, or as I like to call it, “Allow me to ruin the Jungle Book for you.”. To be clear, this is going on at the same time …
108: The Modern Era in the West, or “You Say You Want A Revolution?”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going back to the Modern Era in the West, or as I like to call it, “You Say You Want A Revolution…”. We’ll look at political revolutions and talk about why George Washington was …
107: The Early Modern Era in the East, or “They Didn’t Get the Memo”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going back to the Early Modern Era in the East, or as I like to call it, “They Didn’t Get the Memo”. We’ll look at China’s early attempts at exploration, the Islamic empires that …
106: Early Modern Era in the West, or “We Missed Two Whole Continents?!”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going back to the Early Modern Era in the West, or as I like to call it, “We Missed Two Whole Continents?!”. We’ll look at all the things in European history you heard about …
105: The Postclassical Era in the East, or “Yes We KHAN!”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going back to the Postclassical Era in the East, or as I like to call it, “Yes We Khan!”. We’ll look at the rise of Islam, four great Chinese inventions, and figure out why …
104: The Medieval Era or “That Time Europe Lost Its Mind”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Today we’re going back to the Medieval or Postclassical Era in the West, or as I like to call it “That Time Europe Lost Its Mind.” We’ll look at how people reacted to the barbarian invasions, …
103: The Classical Era in the East, or “They Built a Great Wall and Made the Huns Pay For It!”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Join us as we explore the Classical Era in the East (600 BCE – 600 CE). We’ll look at India now that we can read their writing, see how China used political philosophy to set itself …