We will review the national government responses to coronavirus by these countries: China South Korea Japan Vietnam Australia New Zealand Germany Italy Belgium Norway Sweden Russia United Kingdom United States

COVID-19 - Special Emergency Podcast

Apr 2nd, 2020 2h 6m

Surprise! I did not expect to be doing anymore podcasts. But the recent outbreak of coronavirus known as COVID-19 demanded an explanation. We are seeing a global pandemic on a colossal scale and taking precautions that few people remember befor

Emergency Episode - Coronavirus Outbreak

Apr 2nd, 2020 2h 6m

A Podcast Announcement

Jan 19th, 2019 53m

A not so brief announcement about future podcast episodes.

The Boxing Day Tsunami

Nov 24th, 2018 1h 30m

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake measuring approximately 9.1 on the seismic scale struck just off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It was the third largest earthquake ever recorded. The shaking lasted between 8 and 10 minutes. The qua

NASA's space shuttle disasters

Oct 13th, 2018 1h 55m

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds into its flight during liftoff, killing all seven members of the crew. The entire sequence of events was carried live on television as a shocked nation watched the spacecraft expl

The Killing Fields of Cambodia

Aug 23rd, 2018 1h 47m

In 1975, the Communist Party Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia, and began a series of measures to eliminate their perceived internal opponents and to transform their country into an agrarian-based, communist society. Pol Pot, the leader of

Episode 47 - The Armenian Genocide

Jul 19th, 2018 1h 48m

As the Ottoman Empire went into decline in the early 20th century relations between Muslim Turks and Christian Armenians deteriorated. Demands for reform were met with violence. After the Ottomans entered into World War I the battlefield losses

The Ottoman Genocide Against Armenians

Jul 19th, 2018 1h 48m

The Donner Party Tragedy

Jun 6th, 2018 1h 28m

In 1846, a wagon train of emmigrants left Springfield, Illinois for the sunnier climes of California. Leaving at the ideal time for a cross-country trip by covered wagon, they knew they would need to get past the Sierra Nevada mountain range by

Charmed Times

May 5th, 2018 25m 58s

An announcement of the next five episode topics and an analysis of the current state of the world.

The Hurricane that blasted New Orleans

Apr 15th, 2018 1h 27m

On August 29, 2005, Louisiana and Mississippi were hit by the full force of Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm that had been a Category 5. Lashing New Orleans with wind and rain, the storm surge caused all 53 federally-built levees to collap

Episode 45 - Hurricane Katrina

Apr 15th, 2018 1h 27m

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia - Conclusion

Mar 17th, 2018 1h 30m

In control of Russia's ancient capital of Moscow, Napoleon and the Grand Armee found they were in control of little else. With winter closing in, food supplies running low, morale disintegrating and his supply route under threat, Napoleon had n

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia

Feb 24th, 2018 1h 21m

Napoleon Bonaparte worked his way up from artillery commander in to unchallenged emperor of a French colussus that stretched across Europe from Spain to the Russian frontier. Napoleon seemed to have complete control over the continent, but he

The Tragedy of the Batavia Shipwreck

Jan 27th, 2018 1h 34m

When the Dutch merchant vessel the Batavia left Amsterdam in 1628 it took an unexpected trip that included a planned mutiny, being steered off course, and crashing on a reef in the Indian Ocean. But things were about to get a whole worse for th

The Concorde Jet Crash

Dec 15th, 2017 57m 54s

There was a time when the Concorde supersonic jet represented the future of pasenger air travel. The jets were sleek, modern and traveled twice as fast as conventional jets cutting the flight time from New York to Paris to just 3.5 hours. The f

Spanish Flu

Nov 24th, 2017 1h 13m

Just as the world's most lethal war was drawing to a conclusion, humanity was about to face a crisis of even greater proportions. The Spanish Influenza or flu turned out to be the second most fatal panedemic follwoing the Bubonic Plague of the

Question and Answer Time

Oct 29th, 2017 35m 54s

We'll be answering listener questions and revealing the topics for Episodes 41 - 45.

The Crackdown at Tiananmen

Oct 7th, 2017 1h 19m

Following the death of Mao Zedong, China liberalized its market policies. Under the guidance of new leader Deng Xaioping, China’s economy expanded rapidly, but growth was uneven. While a lucky few grew rich, most Chinese suffered the effects of

Episode 29 - Vlad the Impaler - The Original Dracula

Sep 9th, 2017 1h 9m

Bram Stoker, used this actual prince as the inspiration for his famous vampire character, Count Dracula. Vlad Tepes or Vlad Dracula was the real life ruler of Wallachia in the 15th century. In the war between the Hungarians and the Ottomans he

The Halifax and Texas City Ship Explosions

Aug 4th, 2017 1h 4m

On the morning of December 6, 1917, the French cargo ship, SS Mont-Blanc, laden with high explosives collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Canadian port city of Halifax, setting the Mont-Blanc on fire. When the ordinance on board the

Episode 37 - The Nuclear Explosion and Meltdown at Chernobyl

Jun 23rd, 2017 1h 9m

In 1986, Russia was still communist and Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union. The town of Chernobyl in northern Ukraine was home to a major nuclear power plant that produced 10% of Ukraine’s electrical needs. During a late night safety te

Episode 36 - The Piper Alpha Oil Platform Explosion

May 21st, 2017 49m 15s

At its peak, the Piper Alpha oil platform was producing 300,000 barrels of oil a day, or 10% of Britain’s total oil production from just one platform. In 1980, the platform was modified to drill for natural gas in addition to oil. In 1988, the