“Alexander the Great: Youth, Early Kingship” (#44), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
“Philip’s Assassination Legacy” (#43), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
3. Indus Valley Civilization, Professor Michael Fisher, A History of India
2. Migration and the Adivasi, Professor Michael Fisher, A History of India
1. Earliest History of the Indian Subcontinent, Professor Michael Fisher, A History of India
Containers - Episode 1: Welcome to Global Capitalism
Alexis Madrigal brings you the gripping story of how a new way of shipping stuff across the ocean fed the Vietnam War, destroyed America's great port cities, and created global trade as we know it.
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the memory palace - Episode 105: Amok
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Music
- This piece has two selections from Saunder Jurriens and Danny Bensi's score to Christine, Yes But and Back to Work.
Notes
- This very good article in the Museum of Hoaxes gives a nice overview and links out to the original article.
- Hampton Sides In the Kingdom of Ice has a nice telling of the story with a lot of background on the editor of the Herald.
Crimetown - S1 E10: The Ghost
After a lucrative career as a thief, Charles Kennedy has an important realization: the real money is in drugs. He rises to become one of the East Coast’s biggest traffickers, throwing coke-fuelled parties and amassing a strange menagerie of pets. But his success attracts the wrong kind of attention.
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Curious City - Out In The Cold: Where Do Chicago’s Homeless Go In The Winter?
Coffee shops, hospital waiting rooms and train cars are a few of the places Chicago’s homeless go to escape the cold.