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In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it: "a strike for liberty". Was this rebellion a fledgling nation’s first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes?

Eureka Moments" hosted by Ezra Wade uncovers the messy reality behind history's greatest scientific breakthroughs. With dry wit and incisive analysis, Wade strips away simplistic "lone genius" narratives to reveal the collaborative, incremental, and often accidental nature of discovery. Each episode explores not just what was discovered, but the human stories, historical context, and ethical questions surrounding these pivotal moments that changed our world.Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series!https://amzn.to/4hSW7bdhttps://www.quietperiodplease.com/