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Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White

Well That Aged Well - November 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
From Trafalgar to Austerlitz. This week in te second (of 3 parts), of our mini series on Napoleon we take a look at some of the most famous events under the Napoleonic Wars. We take a look at the disasterous march on Moscow, and how Napoleon worked in the goverment, until the battle of Leipzig. ...

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Abraham Lincoln, Leader Extraordinaire (A special episode for Abram Nachtigal)

Real Cool History for Kids - November 20, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #115: Abraham Lincoln, Leader Extraordinaire (A special episode for Abram Nachtigal)  PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE.  This episode is made pos...

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Episode 133: Roma Part I

Reflecting History - November 20, 2023 09:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
The story of an indigenous housekeeper in 1970's Mexico City allows us to examine themes of Mexican history-class, race, status, violence, and more. As the Dirty War rages in the Mexican countryside, that violence starts to creep into the urban world and the personal life of the main character-C...

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Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White

Well That Aged Well - November 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we take a look at the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his upbringing in Corsica, to his training to become the famous General he would once be known for, until he is crowned as a Emperor. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find D...

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Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett

Well That Aged Well - November 09, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
From Dante To Gallileio. This week we give you an introduction to Renisance Florence, and some famous Florentines who lived in the city of Florence. What made Florence such a giant in the renaissance? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart» PS: You will hear some mus...

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Our Divided Country - the Beginning of the Civil War (A special episode for Cora Collins)

Real Cool History for Kids - November 06, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #114: Our Divided Country - the Beginning of the Civil War (A special episode for Cora Collins)  PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE.  This episode i...

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Episode 154: Operation Barbarossa. With David Staehl

Well That Aged Well - November 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we take a look at Operation Barbarossa. Which was the Nazi invation of Soviet Union of the Soviet Union, And would eventually lead to Hitlers downfall. In this episode we discuss what Soviet-German relations were like in the interwar years to the eve of the invation to how Barbarossa w...

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Episode 132: The Mexican Dirty War Part VI-Spaces of Memory

Reflecting History - October 30, 2023 09:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
For the victims of the Mexican Dirty War and their families, all that's left of it now is spaces of memory. This episode is Part VI in a series on the Mexican Dirty War and takes a final look at the ideas of historical narrative being fluid, as well as the concept of history as a memory.   -Co...

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Episode 153: Jem Duducu Returns: The Creation Of Türkiye

Well That Aged Well - October 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this extra episode with returning guest "Jem Duducu", (author of "The Sultans"). We take a look at how modern Turkey were created as we know it tooday. From the reign of the last autocratic Ottoman Sultan AbdhulAmhit II to the Turkish War Of Independence, and WWI. We gave you an insight to ho...

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Episode 152: Halloween Special 1: Witches. With Danny Buck.

Well That Aged Well - October 25, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this first Halloween special on the show we take a look at the medieval witch. But why did the witch hunts occur? Why when Christianity have existed about 400 years already did they only begin witch hunt in the "mid" middleages? Find out all this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". W...

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The story of David and Goliath (A special episode for Everley & Renaeley Chiveral)

Real Cool History for Kids - October 23, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #113: The story of David and Goliath (A special episode for Everley & Renaeley Chiveral) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE.  This episode is made possible by the World’s Story Volume 1, written by Angela O’Dell and published by Master Books, a l...

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Episode 151: Genghis Khan. With Morris Rossabi

Well That Aged Well - October 19, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we take a look at Genghis Khan. The man who conquered the World. Or did he? We take a look at what caused the mongol conquest to be so sucsesfull, and what made the Mongol Army so good? All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show h...

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Episode 150: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Part 2. With Lindsay Powell

Well That Aged Well - October 12, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week, we continue our 2 part, and final mini series on the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. From Caligula to Nero, we take a look at some of the myths surrounding these famous emperors of the Julian-Claudian line. We find out if Caligula really made a horse his council. What was Rome under Claudius ...

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The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family)

Real Cool History for Kids - October 09, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #112: The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE.  This episode is sponsored by Courageous Identity - Teen Edition written by Angela O'Dell and published by Jelly Bean Jar Publication...

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Episode 131: The Mexican Dirty War Part V-Massacres and Memories

Reflecting History - October 09, 2023 09:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
Does it make any sense to compare individual personality and memory to historical and collective memory? Much like our own memories, the past is often remembered according to the needs of the present. The Tlatelolco Massacre of 1968 offers an opportunity to think about questions of nationalism, ...

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Episode 149: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Part 1. With Lindsay Powell

Well That Aged Well - October 05, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
The Julio-Claudian dynasty were the first dynasty to rule Ancient Rome. This week in our two parter on the Julio-Claudians we take a look at the reign from the beginning of the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus. (Caligula). You can learn about The Julio-Claudian Dynasty this week on "Well ...

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Episode 148: The Aztec Religion. With John Schwaller

Well That Aged Well - September 28, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this weeks episode we take a look at the Aztec Empire, and their religion. From their mythology to the ritual sacrifice, and how did they find victims for sacrifice? And were they really more "Barbaric", than the European World at the time? Find out all this, and more this week on "Well That ...

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Abandoned Places - Amusement Parks (a special episode for Caleb, Jacob, and Isaac Abbott)

Real Cool History for Kids - September 25, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #111: Abandoned Places - Amusement Parks (a special episode for Caleb, Jacob, and Isaac Abbott.) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE.  This episode is sponsored by the Math Lessons for a Living Education series written by Angela O'Dell and publish...

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Episode 147: Adrian Murdoch Returns. How Much Do You Think About The Roman Empire?

Well That Aged Well - September 22, 2023 21:28 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
How Much Do You Think About Ancient Rome? In this extra episode we discuss how the meme came about why people think so much about the Roman Empire. Why do so many people think about it? What makes the Roman Empire so popular in popluar culture? Find out in this extra episode on "Well That Aged W...

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Episode 146: David Marples Returns: The Euromaidan Revolution.

Well That Aged Well - September 20, 2023 18:54 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week. We take a look at the Euromaidan "Revolution", that took place in Ukraine, which would lead up to the Russo-Ukrainian War, (which is still going on at the time of this episodes release). What would be the diffrence between The Euromaidan "revolution", and the Orange Revolution in 2004...

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Episode 130: The Mexican Dirty War Part IV-Violence and Change

Reflecting History - September 18, 2023 09:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
Is violence necessary for change? The Mexican Dirty War provides an interesting lens through which to view this question. Leftist geurrilla movements in Mexico were made up of a diversity of disaffected and disenfranchised people who made several failed attempts to uproot corruption and authorit...

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Episode 145: The Venerable Bede. With Stephen Hopkins

Well That Aged Well - September 14, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week we take a look at one of the most important historians of english medieval history: The Venerable Bede. Growing up in a monestary in the 8th Century he would end up writing one of the most important work "The Ecclastical History Of The English People". But what was Bede like? And what ...

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The True Story of Blackbeard and Other Pirates (a special episode for Easton Greter)

Real Cool History for Kids - September 11, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #110: The True Story of Blackbeard and Other Pirates (a special episode for Easton Greter.) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE.  This episode is sponsored by the World's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books.  Foll...

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Episode 144: The Romanovs Part 2. 1796-1918. With Sergei Antonov

Well That Aged Well - September 07, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In the second part of our mini series on "The Romanovs", Dynasty, we begin with the carve up of Poland, and the Reign of PaulI, (Pavel) To his assasination. And how there almost were a Russo-Franco alliance. To the takeover of Alexander I, and the Napoleonic wars, and his entry to Paris. Nichola...

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Episode 143: The Romanovs Part 1. 1613-1796. With Sergei Antonov

Well That Aged Well - August 31, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week: We take a look at The Romanov Dynasty. In this two part mini series we begin with the rise of the Romanovs during the times of Troubles after Ivan The Terrible. (Ivan IV). Peter The Great was actually NOT the first Romanov on the throne. But there were two others before him. We take a...

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The Inventive Life of Benjamin Franklin (a special episode for for Armanno, Arrow and Alessio Mancini)

Real Cool History for Kids - August 28, 2023 10:44 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #109: The Inventive Life of Benjamin Franklin (a special episode for for Armanno, Arrow and Alessio Mancini) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books.  Follow this link to enter the August 2023 giveaway! ANNOUNCI...

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Episode 129: The Mexican Dirty War Part III-Revolution of the Mundane

Reflecting History - August 28, 2023 09:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
What caused the Mexican Dirty War? A combination of economic, social, and political grievances built up over the course of hundreds of years to finally explode in the mid-20th century. The geurrilla warfare and the brutal counter-insurgent response from the government during the Dirty War had th...

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Episode 142: The Incredible Journey Of Ibn Batutta. With Ross Dunn.

Well That Aged Well - August 24, 2023 11:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week. We take a look at the Incredible Journey that Ibn Batutta would travel, that would take nearly 30 years. From the beginning of his travel in Tangier on his Haj to Mecca. But he did not decide to go home after. Instead. He embarked on a journey that would become legendary, and end up i...

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Episode 141: The Qing Empire. With Kent Guy

Well That Aged Well - August 17, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week. We take a look at the last Chinese Dynasty known as "The Qing Dynasty". But how did Qing China function, and what changed from The fall of The Ming Dynasty to the Qing? We also take a look at from how the goverment worked, to trade relations with the west, and the other asiatic countr...

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Young George Washington (a special episode for Wallace Kelsay)

Real Cool History for Kids - August 14, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
Episode #108: Young George Washington (a special episode for Wallace Kelsay) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books.  Follow this link to enter the August 2023 giveaway! ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF ANGELA'S BRAND NEW BOO...

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