Episodes

  • Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis
    Apr 19 2026

    In this week's episode, explore the lasting consequences of the 1973 Oil Crisis, and compare it with the current energy crisis the world is experiencing today.


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    1 hr
  • Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron
    Apr 15 2026

    This week in history we’ve got several important or at least interesting chapters in Australian history, we’ve got the birthdays of actors and queens and… someone else… and we’ve got the downfall of the famous Red Baron, the German flying ace.


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    38 mins
  • Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy
    Apr 12 2026

    In this week's episode, learn all about the Avignon Papacy, to understand why and how the US recently invoked it as a threat against the Vatican.


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    54 mins
  • Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes
    Apr 8 2026

    This week in history we’ve got maritime disasters caused by iceberg and by toilet, we’ve got the death of a president and the birth of a mother of kings, and we’ve got the invention of a bland breakfast cereal alongside a certain rumour that goes with it.


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    34 mins
  • Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons
    Apr 5 2026

    In this week's episode, explore the historical and contemporary legacies of the British East India Company, examined through nationalist, political, economic, and moral lenses.


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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim
    Apr 1 2026

    This week in history we’ve got volcanic eruptions and famous statues, we’ve got the birthdays of royals, representatives, and root rats, and we’ve got a bloke catching seagulls and killing sharks in a months-long ordeal of lonely maritime survival.


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    26 mins
  • Episode 405: The East India Company - Part 5: Downfall and Dissolution
    Mar 29 2026

    In this week's episode, discover how and why the British East India Company, an immensely powerful and wealthy imperial institution, came crashing down after a slow and steady decline.


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    53 mins
  • Week 13: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax
    Mar 25 2026

    This week in history we’ve got the origin of gerrymandering, the renaming of Constantinople, we’ve got the birthdays of composers and scientists and painters, and we’ve got the time the BBC convinced half of Britain that spaghetti grew on trees.


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    37 mins