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A Twist of History

A Twist of History

By: Ballen Studios
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The course of history never follows a straight line. And very often, we can pinpoint a remarkable, thrilling twist, which changes everything that follows. These are the epic stories that have shaped the world we now live in.


From Ballen Studios, join us - for the most heart pounding podcast in history.


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Episodes
  • The Story of Bananas is Bananas

    The Story of Bananas is Bananas
    Aug 20 2025

    Peeling a banana uncovers much more than a tasty fruit, it reveals a fraught history riddled with violent coups, espionage, political assassinations and international wars.

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    42 mins
  • The Star Who Invented the Future

    The Star Who Invented the Future
    Aug 13 2025

    A goal of helping to fight against the Nazis during World War II leads a Hollywood star, known as the "most beautiful woman in the world," to invent the technology which changes the world.

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    37 mins
  • The Battle of Actium

    The Battle of Actium
    Aug 6 2025

    The assassination of Julius Caesar left an enormous power vacuum in Rome, thrusting his successors into an epic, intercontinental battle for control of the empire that reshaped the future of the modern world.

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    54 mins
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