History on Fire

History on Fire

Author: Daniele Bolelli Language: English Episodes: 100
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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 92: Jujitsuffragettes With Attitude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:30:16
“…a mad, wicked folly…” Queen Victoria about the notion of women having the right to vote “When I watched a policeman fell a girl to the ground and kick her across the platform, my only regret was that I had no weapon wi…
EPISODE 85: The Siege That Changed All of History [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:34:53
“I cut off their heads. I burned them with fire. With their blood I dyed the mountain red like red wool. Men I impaled on stakes. The city I destroyed, devastated… the young men and maidens I burned in the fire.” Ashurna…
EPISODE 78: Bruce Lee (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:32:17
“Jeet Kune Do favors formlessness so that it can assume all forms and since Jeet Kune Do has no style, it can fit with all styles. As a result, Jeet Kune Do utilizes all ways and is bound by none and, likewise, uses any…
EPISODE 77: Bruce Lee (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:19:07
“Energy is eternal delight.” William Blake “Hong Kong in the 1950s was a depressed place. Post–World War II Hong Kong had suffered from unemployment, a poor economy, over-crowding, homelessness, and people taking advanta…
EPISODE 72: John Brown (Part 3): Violent Delights, Violent Ends [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:17:39
“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” John Brown “If you seek my blood, you can have it at any moment without the mockery of a trial.” John Br…
EPISODE 71: John Brown (Part 2): A Reckoning in Blood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00:50
“I think he [God] has used me as an instrument to kill men; and if I live, I think he will use me as an instrument to kill a good many more.” John Brown “I had reached the point at which I was not afraid to die. This spi…
EPISODE 70: John Brown (Part 1): Heartbreak & Slavery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:28
“You know what John Brown did? He went to war. He was a white man who went to war against white people to help free slaves. White people call John Brown a nut. Go read the history, go read what all of them say about John…
EPISODE 69: Capturing Mussolini [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:56:57
“He must be handed over to a tribunal of the people so it can judge him quickly. We want this, even though we think an execution platoon is too much of an honor for this man. He would deserve to be killed like a mangy do…
EPISODE 68: My Grandma and Her Bombs: A Story of WWII [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:48:15
“Women must obey… My opinion of women’s role within the state is against any kind of feminism. In our state, women must not count.” Benito Mussolini “Yes, I participated in the actions. I usually had the task of carrying…
EPISODE 67: Ripples of History [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:57:32
“If I knew the way, I would take you home.” From the song Ripple by the Grateful Dead “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” Bertrand Russell “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win champ…

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