Reflecting History

Reflecting History

Author: Reflecting History Language: English Episodes: 182
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Reflecting History is an educational history podcast that explores significant historical events and themes without losing track of the ordinary people involved. Covering a wide variety of topics, it explores the connection between history, psychology, and philosophy.
Episodes
Episode 173: Congo's Nightmare Part V - Shadow War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:16
As the evidence of atrocities in the Congo Free State became impossible to ignore, direct African resistance developed in numerous places around the Congo. As this was happening, a large and sophisticated human rights ca…
Episode 172: Congo's Nightmare Part IV - The Rubber Boom [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:26
As a result of a worldwide rubber boom where rubber became a highly demanded economic resource, the agents of the Congo Free State kicked off efforts to gain as much rubber and profit as possible-leading to some of the w…
Episode 171: Congo's Nightmare Part III - Ivory Terror [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:14
With King Leopold II of Belgium now in full control of the Belgian Congo, the extraction of ivory and other resources could begin. The story of the plunder of the Congo is so brutal and unbelievable, and at times so hard…
Episode 170: Congo's Nightmare Part II - A Slice of African Cake [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:50
As European imperialism heated up in Africa in the late 1800's, King Leopold II of Belgium put into motion one of the most ambitious and villainous plans in all of European history - the theft of the entire Congo. Utiliz…
Episode 169: Congo's Nightmare Part I - An Ancient Place [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:52
From 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium owned the Congo as his own personal colony. What transpired there over the course of his reign has credibly been called "the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the…
Episode 168: Never Let Me Go and The Bear [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:10
One particular episode of "The Bear" inspired me to think about Kazuo Ishiguro's classic novel "Never Let Me Go"- friendship, love, memory, regret, and what it is that makes us human. This is a bonus episode I released a…
Episode 167: The Odyssey Part V - Purifying Memory (Books 21-24) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:36
The Odyssey concludes with release, purification, and contradiction. A legendary bow and arrow contest sets the stage for Odysseus' rampage through the suitors who tormented his household for so long. The results of this…
Episode 166: The Odyssey Part IV - There Will Be Blood (Books 17-20) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:25
Odysseus has finally made it home, but the Ithaca he has returned to is almost unrecognizable. "Dangerous men and fools" hold power now, and the island has fallen into disrepair. Odysseus comes up with a plan to destroy…
Episode 165: The Odyssey Part III - A Touch of Evil (Books 11-16) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:52
In books 11-16 of The Odyssey, Odysseus runs through a murderous string of mythological creatures on his long journey home. The Underworld, seductive Sirens, deadly whirlpools, and six headed monsters are menacing obstac…
Episode 164: The Odyssey Part II - The Wanderer (Books 6-10) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:42
This episode delves into books 6-10 of The Odyssey. Odysseus has finally found a helping hand on his journey home, but before he can go, he must tell the story of where he came from. Lotus eaters, cannibals, cyclops, and…

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