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History on Fire

History on Fire

Author: Daniele Bolelli Language: English Episodes: 50
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Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.
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EPISODE 115: Us vs. Them [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:57
“I love people as I meet them one by one. People are just wonderful as individuals. You see the whole universe in their eyes if you look carefully. But as soon as they begin to group, as soon as they begin to clot, when…
Listen Now: American History Tellers | The Mayflower [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:44
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America?…
[RERUN] EPISODE 82: The Other 300 (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:45:21
“Take me back to the quarries.” Philoxenus “Pelopidas died as he’d lived, a freedom fighter who rushed fearlessly into the fray.” James Romm “As one approaches Chaeronea, there is a tomb of the Thebans who died in the ba…
[RERUN] EPISODE 81: The Other 300 (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:04:23
“There was no uproar, and no silence either, but that certain type of noise that results from anger and battle. Clashing shield on shield, they were shoving, fighting, killing, dying.” Xenophon “Pelopidas, after receivin…
EPISODE 114: The Years of Lead: Piazza Fontana [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:47
“With P2, we had Italy in our hands. The Army, the Guardia di Finanzia, the police… they were all ruled by our members.” - Licio Gelli “Every week the streets of Milan were the theater of demonstrations, and were lit up…
EPISODE 113: Rome’s Forgotten Guerrilla Master [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:04
“For many of those for whom there is no light at the end of the tunnel, the story of Sertorius should be an example and an inspiration.” - Philip Matyszak Here’s the tale of one of Rome’s greatest and least known general…
[RERUN] EPISODE 80: The Patriotic Mobsters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:07:34
“Lucky will not be pleased to hear that you have not been helpful.” - Joe Adonis “The outcome of the war appeared extremely grave. In addition, there was the most serious concern over possible sabotage in the ports. It w…
EPISODE 112: Historical Daddy Issues [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40:00
“The thought of him now and always has been a sense of comfort. I could breathe, I could sleep, when he had me in his arms. My father—he got me breath, he got me lungs, strength—life… The best I ever knew. He combined st…
[RERUN] EPISODE 79: Slavery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:03:23
It was only a few generations ago when large numbers of people in United States saw nothing wrong with the notion of buying, selling and owning human beings. Weirder yet, some slave owners were masters in the mental gymn…
EPISODE 111: When Monsters Choose War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:19
“It is our belief that Saddam wishes to return Islam to blasphemy and polytheism...if America becomes victorious...and grants victory to Saddam, Islam will receive such a blow that it will not be able to raise its head f…

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