In this episode, we explain how Europe was divided even before fighting began. In this episode, we connect those early decisions to years of conflict and occupation.

In this episode, we walk through the critical decisions that reshaped Germany’s future. We explain how one year changed history forever.

In this episode, we explain how the failed coup led directly to Hitler’s arrest and trial. We explore why this setback still became a turning point.

In this episode, we explore how personal defeat shaped political ambition. In this episode, we show how resentment became a driving force.

In this episode, we break down how Spain revealed the shape of future wars. In this episode, we explain why the world didn’t stop it.

In this episode, we break down how Joseph Stalin built and maintained a terror state through mass purges, secret police, and an expansive gulag system. In this episode, we explain how fear, forced labor, and political repression were organized at scale and used to control society across the Soviet Union.

In this episode, we summarize how private agreements shaped a dictatorship. In this episode, we show how control was won long before terror began.

In this episode, we explain why Lenin’s greatest achievement wasn’t the revolution itself. We show how post-revolution decisions secured his rule.