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  • Episode 310: The Death of Charles IX

    Episode 310: The Death of Charles IX
    Jul 26 2024
    Charles IX, fairly or unfairly, will forever be remembered for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. His death ushers in a new era of uncertainty for both France and England.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 309: English Intrigues

    Episode 309: English Intrigues
    Jul 19 2024
    In this episode, we return to England under Queen Elizabeth I. Around Elizabeth, her key advisors grow increasingly uneasy about her seeming unwillingness to do anything about Mary Stuart's repeated efforts to steal her throne. When the Duke of Norfolk becomes implicated, even Parliament can no longer contain its frustration.

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    25 mins
  • Episode 308: The Sedentary Sultan

    Episode 308: The Sedentary Sultan
    Jul 12 2024
    After the death of Selim II, the Ottoman Empire goes into a period of decline. Successive Sultans seem far more interested in doling out favors to their friends and family than expanding the borders of the empire. The Janissaries, never easy to deal with under the best of circumstances, become an increasing drain on the treasury and a problem for the government. It is not over yet for the Ottomans. Not by a long shot. But the days of endless expansion are seemingly over.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 307: Selim II and the Battle of Lepanto

    Episode 307: Selim II and the Battle of Lepanto
    Jul 5 2024
    Today we are back in the Ottoman Empire. Selim II takes over for the deceased Suleyman the Magnificent. He continues his father's policies but suffers a major setback at the Battle of Lepanto.

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    22 mins
  • Episode 306: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    Episode 306: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    Jun 28 2024
    The swelling tide in France finally explodes in August 1572. Just as it seems like the marriage of the Protestant Henri of Navarre prepares to wed the Catholic Princess Margot and solve the religious crisis once and for all, the kingdom explodes into an orgy of violence.

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  • Episode 305: The Second War of Religion

    Episode 305: The Second War of Religion
    Jun 21 2024
    Catherine D'Medici does her best to continue charting a course of conciliation but, in this episode, her luck finally runs out. France lurches into not one but two wars of religion in this episode, leaving the kingdom torn and Catherine convinced conciliation with the Huguenots is no longer possible.

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    37 mins
  • One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests

    One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests
    Jun 18 2024
    Today I sit down with author DW Gibson and discuss his latest book: One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests.

    One week in late 1999, more than 50,000 people converged on Seattle. Their goal: to shut down the World Trade Organization conference and send a message that working-class people would not quietly accept the runaway economic globalization that threatened their livelihoods. Though their mission succeeded, it was not without blowback. Violent confrontations between police and protestors resulted in hundreds of arrests and millions of dollars in property damage. But the images of tear gas and smashed windows that flashed across TVs and newspapers were not an accurate representation of what actually happened that week.

    In the oral history One Week to Change the World, award-winning journalist DW Gibson pieces together a complex and compelling account of what really went down in Seattle, immersing you in the angst that defined the end of a millennium, complete with fight clubs and Y2K doomsday scenarios. In more than 100 original interviews with protestors, police, politicians, anarchists, artists, activists, union members, and many others, Gibson reconstructs the events in gripping detail; documents its antecedents and aftermath; and shows how so many of its themes remain just as pressing today, including the vitalness and difficulty of grassroots activism, the aspirations and limitations of globalization, the militarization of policing, the sensationalism of the media, and the undeniable power of the people.

    Timed to the 25th anniversary of the protests, this book is a page-turning drama, an essential history, and a practical handbook for how to make one’s voice heard.

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    48 mins
  • Episode 304: The Grand Tour

    Episode 304: The Grand Tour
    Jun 14 2024
    Catherine d'Medici and Charles IX take a grand tour of France while religious turmoils continue to simmer.

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    31 mins