Episode 177: Heart of Darkness Part I - The Paradox of History
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) is both a scathing critique of European imperialism and a reminder that all humans have the capacit...
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20 of 186 episodesEpisode 176: The Young Will Remember with Eve J. Chung
In this episode I'm joined by author Eve J. Chung to discuss her latest book The Young Will Remember , a historical fiction novel set during...
Episode 175: Congo's Nightmare Part VII - The Great Forgetting
The Congo Free State eventually dissolved, but what does it mean to us today? How did we collectively forget a tragedy on this scale? Why do...
Episode 174: Congo's Nightmare Part VI - The End of the Congo Free State
As atrocities and human rights violations continue in the Congo Free State, King Leopold II of Belgium sends out a "Commission of Inquiry" t...
Episode 173: Congo's Nightmare Part V - Shadow War
As the evidence of atrocities in the Congo Free State became impossible to ignore, direct African resistance developed in numerous places ar...
Episode 172: Congo's Nightmare Part IV - The Rubber Boom
As a result of a worldwide rubber boom where rubber became a highly demanded economic resource, the agents of the Congo Free State kicked of...
Episode 171: Congo's Nightmare Part III - Ivory Terror
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...
Episode 170: Congo's Nightmare Part II - A Slice of African Cake
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 vil...
Episode 169: Congo's Nightmare Part I - An Ancient Place
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...
Episode 168: Never Let Me Go and The Bear
One particular episode of "The Bear" inspired me to think about Kazuo Ishiguro's classic novel "Never Let Me Go"- friendship, love, memory,...
Episode 167: The Odyssey Part V - Purifying Memory (Books 21-24)
The Odyssey concludes with release, purification, and contradiction. A legendary bow and arrow contest sets the stage for Odysseus' rampage...
Episode 166: The Odyssey Part IV - There Will Be Blood (Books 17-20)
Odysseus has finally made it home, but the Ithaca he has returned to is almost unrecognizable. "Dangerous men and fools" hold power now, and...
Episode 165: The Odyssey Part III - A Touch of Evil (Books 11-16)
In books 11-16 of The Odyssey , Odysseus runs through a murderous string of mythological creatures on his long journey home. The Underworld,...
Episode 164: The Odyssey Part II - The Wanderer (Books 6-10)
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...
Episode 163: The Odyssey Part I - A Taste of Elysium (Books 1-5)
Homer's The Odyssey is one of the oldest and most enduring stories in all of civilization. Set in the aftermath of the legendary Trojan War,...
Episode 162: The Orchestration of Genocide with Alexandra Birch
In this episode I'm joined by historian Alexandra Birch to talk about the role of music and sound in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. We disc...
Episode 161: Civilization and Its Discontents Part III-Before They Are Hanged
Is human morality a facade? What is human nature, when you strip away Civilization? How does "Civilization" respond to the answers to these...
Episode 160: Civilization and Its Discontents Part II-Putting Out the Fire
What is Civilization? How did it develop and what are its goals? In his book "Civilization and Its Discontents," Sigmund Freud looks at thes...
Episode 159: Civilization and Its Discontents Part I-Psychoanalytic Happiness
What is happiness? Why is it so hard to achieve? What is "civilization" and how did it develop? Legendary psychologist Sigmund Freud seeks t...
Episode 158: Unraveling Historical Threads with Josh Johnson
In this episode I'm joined by Josh Johnson-host of Compendium: A History Collection , which is a history podcast covering a variety of topic...