Podcast
The History of the Twentieth Century
A chronicle of the history of the twentieth century, including art, music, popular culture, science, religion, and, of course, politics and war.
- History chart
- #166
- Episodes
- 467
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 43 min
- On air since
- 2015
- Latest episode
- 2 days ago
Episodes
467 episodes, from the first
Season 1
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43 min
Age of Empires
Episode 1
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We take a brief look at the world as it is on 1 January 1901--the birthday of the twentieth century.
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36 min
A Place in the Sun
Episode 2
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Germany is pretty much a world leader in everything at the beginning of the 20th century. 13 Nobel Prizes in 10 years. Top that, everyone else!
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34 min
Touch Me Not
Episode 3
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This episode looks at the history of the Philippines through the start of the Spanish-American War.
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40 min
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Episode 4
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The United States intervenes in the Cuban revolt against Spain. But what does this mean for the Philippines?
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22 min
Documents
Episode 4
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Three documents referenced in this week's podcast on the Spanish-American War: The letter from the Spanish ambassador, McKinley's message to Congress, Joint Congressional Resolution.
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27 min
Islands or Canned Goods
Episode 5
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So, are the US and the Filipino rebels allies or not? When the US and Spain start doing deals, there are no Filipinos at the table.
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7 min
Documents
Episode 5
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...and imbued with firm confidence in Divine Providence, we hereby mutually bind ourselves to support this Declaration with our lives, our fortunes, and with our most sacred possession, our Honor....
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26 min
White Man's Burden
Episode 6
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As relations between the Americans and the Filipinos degenerate into open combat, the war to liberate Cuba becomes a war to subjugate the Philippines.
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45 min
La Belle Époque
Episode 7
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
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49 min
J'Accuse...!
Episode 8
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France at the turn of the century was rocked by the Dreyfus Affair, where an innocent soldier was convicted of treason, and the Army went to incredible lengths in its refusal to acknowledge what became increasingly obvious.
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37 min
Dark Clouds
Episode 9
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What are cathode rays? X-rays? Radioactivity? How old is the Earth? Inquiring minds want to know. Also, in an age when only men can vote, the greatest scientist of the time is a woman. And Polish. Take that, haters!
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39 min
Lest We Forget
Episode 10
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Britain is still very much a class-bound society at home and a military power abroad. A look at the state of the Empire in the late 19th century, with a special emphasis on Ireland and South Africa.
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39 min
Moving Like the Wind
Episode 11
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The British get the war they want with the Boer republics in South Africa, but the Boers turn out to be more than the British can handle. At first.
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39 min
The Empire Strikes Back
Episode 12
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Frustrated on all fronts, the British mobilize the enormous resources of their Empire in a bid to defeat the Boers once and for all.
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35 min
The Christian Century
Episode 13
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At the beginning of the 20th century, a fault line develops in Protestantism, especially in the USA, over the role of ancient Scriptures in a modern church.
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41 min
The Righteous and Harmonious Fists
Episode 14
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A grassroots uprising against foreigners develops in China in 1900, a result of outrage over Chinese territorial concessions and foreign missionary activity.
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42 min
Taels I Win
Episode 15
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Reinforcements from the Western nations turn the tide in the fight against the Boxers. But will they get to Beijing in time?
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34 min
Assassin's Creed
Episode 16
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes a war hero, and Vice President of the United States. An anarchist assassin takes the life of the President, William McKinley.
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42 min
Such a Bully Pulpit
Episode 17
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes President and at once begins turning everything upside down. Scott Joplin writes an opera about it.
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39 min
The Spectre Haunting Europe
Episode 18
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As working class conditions seem to be getting worse instead of better, a new political movement emerges, advocating intervention on behalf of the poor, oppressed, and disenfranchised.
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