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Episode 53 - Who Responded to COVID Best?

We will review the national government responses to coronavirus by these countries: China...

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Emergency Episode - Coronavirus Outbreak

Surprise! I did not expect to be doing anymore podcasts. But the recent outbreak of coronavirus...

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Episode 51 - A Podcast Announcement

A not so brief announcement about future podcast episodes.

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Episode 50 - The Boxing Day Tsunami and Earthquake

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake measuring approximately 9.1 on the seismic scale struck just...

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Episode 49 - The Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttle Disasters

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds into its flight during liftoff,...

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Episode 48 - The Killing Fields of Cambodia

In 1975, the Communist Party Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia, and began a series of...

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The Armenian Genocide

As the Ottoman Empire went into decline in the early 20th century relations between Muslim Turks...

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Episode 46 - The Donner Party Tragedy

In 1846, a wagon train of emmigrants left Springfield, Illinois for the sunnier climes of...

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Episode 45a - Charmed Times

An announcement of the next five episode topics and an analysis of the current state of the world.

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Episode 45 - Hurricane Katrina

On August 29, 2005, Louisiana and Mississippi were hit by the full force of Hurricane Katrina, a...

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Episode 44- Napoleon's Invasion of Russia - Part II

In control of Russia's ancient capital of Moscow, Napoleon and the Grand Armee found they were in...

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Episode 44 - Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Part I

Napoleon Bonaparte worked his way up from artillery commander in  to unchallenged emperor of a...

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Episode 43 - The Batavia Shipwreck

When the Dutch merchant vessel the Batavia left Amsterdam in 1628 it took an unexpected trip that...

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Episode 42 - The Concorde Jet Crash

There was a time when the Concorde supersonic jet represented the future of pasenger air travel....

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Episode 41 - The Spanish Flu

Just as the world's most lethal war was drawing to a conclusion, humanity was about to face a...

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Episode 40a - Question and Answer Time

We'll be answering listener questions and revealing the topics for Episodes 41 - 45.

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Episode 40 - The Crackdown at Tiananmen Square

Following the death of Mao Zedong, China liberalized its market policies. Under the guidance of...

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Episode 39 - Vlad the Impaler - The Original Dracula

Bram Stoker, used this actual prince as the inspiration for his famous vampire character, Count...

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Episode 38 - The Ship Explosions at Halifax and Texas City

On the morning of December 6, 1917, the French cargo ship, SS Mont-Blanc, laden with high...

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Episode 37 - The Nuclear Explosion and Meltdown at Chernobyl

In 1986, Russia was still communist and Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union. The town of...

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