In this episode, Nils, Celine, and Ethan travel to San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, in the year 1816 – into a modest whitewashed house owned by a widow. Inside, 33 delegates argue for nine intense hours over a single, life‑or‑death question:

Along the way, the episode weaves together:

1. 🕵️‍♂️ The mystery of a vanished original Declaration of Independence
2. 🧑‍🦳 The widow, Francisca Bazán de Laguna, whose house became the cradle of a nation
3. ⚔️ The brutal risk of treason under the Spanish Crown
4. 🧭 The continental vision of José de San Martín
5. 📜 A secret amendment that rejected not just Spain, but any foreign domination

If you enjoy high‑stakes politics, untold stories, and a dash of historical detective work, this episode is designed for you.

1. 👨‍🏫 Nils – Swedish professor of history, expert storyteller, your guide through the politics, wars, and big decisions behind independence.
2. 👩‍🏫 Celine – From Edinburgh, bringing empathy, sharp analogies, and questions that connect 1816 Argentina to everyday life.
3. 🧑‍🎓 Ethan – From Malta, our Gen Z co‑host, asking the “wait, but why?” questions and voicing what listeners are thinking.

Together, they make a complex political story feel human, emotional, and easy to follow.

London, 1666. Four days. One fire. Everything changed. In this episode, discover how a single spark in a bakery destroyed 13,200 houses and reshaped civilisation. Through the Artefact Detective mystery, meet the ceramic tile that proves temperatures reached an impossible 1,700°C. Follow Thomas Dagger, the forgotten hero whose name was lost for 350 years. And face the impossible choice that doomed medieval London.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25–26 June 1876) stands as the most significant tactical victory for Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains during the American Indian Wars. This episode uncovers the real story behind "Custer's Last Stand"—a narrative shaped far more by myth than by archaeological evidence and Native American oral histories. Through the Culbertson Guidon (a Company C cavalry flag stained with the blood of those who fell), listeners discover how broken treaties over the sacred Black Hills, superior Native American tactical brilliance, and mechanical weapon failures combined to annihilate Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry battalion in less than one hour.