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Vol 4 Ep 94 - Ifẹ and Benin
1000 BCE - 1897 CE - Two kingdoms, two legacies—Ifẹ and Benin shaped West Africa’s artistic soul and political power. From sacred bronze heads to spra...
The History of the World podcast debrief - 31st August 2025
A look into the most recent batch of episodes about pre-colonial societies of the world and the role that AI plays in the production of the podcast. A...
Vol 4 Ep 93 - Great Zimbabwe
900 - 1629 - Imagine a great city in Africa, a stone kingdom so powerful its wealth flowed across oceans. Great Zimbabwe, built by the Shona people wi...
Vol 4 Ep 92 - Mississippian culture
800 - 1600 - In this episode we explore the culmination of many millenniums of mound building cultures in the lands of the modern United States and fi...
Vol 4 Ep 91 - Pre-Columbian Mound Builders of North America
3500 BCE - 1600 CE - Uncover the ancient earthworks of North America’s Pre-Columbian Mound Builders—exploring ritual, trade, astronomy, and society fr...
Vol 4 Ep 90 - Pre-Columbian North America
700 BCE - 1497 CE - Long before European contact, North America was home to vibrant civilisations. From the Ancestral Puebloans, Hohokam, and Mogollon...
Vol 4 Ep 89 - Aztecs
1325 - 1521 - The powerful Mesoamerican civilisation known for advanced city-building, military strength, religious rituals, and human sacrifices befo...
Vol 4 Ep 88 - The Postclassic Mayans
950 - 1697 - The fall of the Classic Mayan cities did not spell the end for the Mayan culture who migrated northwards, established memorable settlemen...
The History of the World podcast debrief - 29th March 2025
A look back on the episodes about the Incas and the Toltecs, including a discussion on the role of AI in history contact such as this podcast and the...
Vol 4 Ep 87 - The Toltecs
950 - 1150 - Sophisticated and enigmatic, the Toltecs dominated their locality with their art, architecture and mythology. Their warrior culture inspi...
Vol 4 Ep 86 - The Inca Empire
1200 - 1533 - The mysterious and wonderful Inca demonstrate the peak of South American human development before contact with the Old World, and such i...
The History of the World podcast debrief - 25th January 2025
A look back on the episode surrounding the Middle Horizon period of pre-Columbian Peru, and we scrutinise the podcast's viability as an impartial sour...
Vol 4 Ep 85 - The Tiwanaku, the Wari and the Chimor
110 - 1470 - In the centuries leading up to the dominance of the Inca, three notable societies existed in Peruvian lands, all with similiarities but n...
The History of the World podcast magazine - 4th January 2025
HISTORY A TO Z (8) - The letter F brings us the First Crusade, Saint Francis of Assisi, Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor) and the Fall of Constantinop...
The History of the World podcast debrief - 28th December 2024
A look back at the episode on the Rapa Nui of Easter Island, plus plenty of discussion about mysteries of the ancient world, the Romans and the Picts...
Vol 4 Ep 84 - Easter Island
1200 - 1722 - Understanding the hazy origins of a society isolated in the Pacific Ocean and their motivations and capabilities for creating some of th...
The Maori ( debrief )
Did Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke purposefully wait for the History of the World podcast to get to the Māori episode, before she performed her viral haka...
Vol 4 Ep 83 - The Maori ( Māori )
1250 - 1642 - Sometime before the eruption of Tarawera, Polynesians landed on the island group of New Zealand. From there, they developed a culture th...
Austronesian expansion (debrief)
Discussing the source material and digging deeper into the mysteries surrounding the hesitation of the expansion at the edge of Polynesia. Should we j...
Vol 4 Ep 82 - Austronesian expansion
3000 BCE - 1250 CE - The story of the population of the Pacific Ocean and beyond, including Indonesia, Philippines, Madagascar, New Guinea, Fiji, New...
The History of the World podcast Magazine - 16th October 2024
HISTORY A TO Z (7) - It's the letter E, and we are exploring the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Edict of Milan, Edward the Con...
Champa (debrief)
Our usual round up of news from the world of the History of the World podcast, and some brief discussion on the nature of the medieval societies of Ma...
Vol 4 Ep 81 - Champa
192 - 1471 - This is the story of the resiliant polity of Champa whose story feels like a story of constant warfare, but interspersed with great piety...
Vol 4 Ep 80 - The Khmer Empire
802 - 1431 - The modern Cambodian flag contains a picture of Angkor Wat, an eye catching religious temple constructed by the Khmer, and the pride of C...
The History of the World podcast Magazine - 2nd September 2024
HISTORY A TO Z (6) - Concluding our two parter on subjects beginning with the letter D, we discuss the Roman Emperor Diocletian, the Domesday Book, Si...
The Kingdom of Đại Việt (debrief)
Why don't we talk more about the histories of countries not on the mainstream when they are so relevantly intertwined in the history of the world and...
Vol 4 Ep 79 - The Kingdom of Đại Việt ( Dai Viet )
968 - 1407 - Much of modern Vietnamese culture stemmed from the Red River valley, where a polity emerged called Đại Việt, that would have to survive o...
Srivijaya (debrief)
What a challenge this episode was! We don't necessarily know how much of the information about Srivijaya is strictly true. Let's dip into the material...
Vol 4 Ep 78 - Srivijaya
671 - 1200 - There were times when the land based Silk Road was not an easy path and the sea route was favoured. In order to get to China, one would h...
The History of the World podcast Magazine - 29th July 2024
HISTORY A TO Z (5) - The first of two episodes exploring people and events that begin with the letter D. In this broadcast we feature both Darius I an...
The Pagan Empire (debrief)
The dangers of becoming ever dependent on AI for direction and the continuing value of books in an ever modernising society are up for discussion is t...
Vol 4 Ep 77 - The Pagan Empire
849 - 1297 - The Burmese Chronicles provide us with sources of material which describes the fortunes of Pagan, which expanded from a small city-state...
Petaluma (debrief)
The construction of the episode about Petaluma was a new and interesting challenge for somebody who has never been to California, let alone Sonoma Cou...
SPECIAL - Petaluma
A must listen for our American listeners and beyond. The story of the city of Petaluma, Sonoma County, California is the fascinating and unique story...
Roman Greece (debrief)
In this special debrief episode, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the History of the World podcast by talking a bit about the podcast and a bit a...
The History of the World podcast Magazine - 23rd June 2024
HISTORY A TO Z (4) - In this episode it is the letter C. So we talk about Caesar, Cleopatra, Caligula, Claudius, Charlemagne and crusading!
Ancient Rome: 9th Spanish Legion (debrief)
What do you think happened to the Ninth Spanish Legion? We take a look at the source material used for this episode and a look ahead at our next episo...
Gunpowder (debrief)
Our regular look at the books and websites that helped to construct the episode. Also a reflection on this year's Podcast Show in London and the legac...
Vol 4 Ep 76 - Gunpowder
1044 - 1880 - Gunpowder changed the world and how warfare was conducted, but it didn't have the immediate impact that one might assume. So let's explo...
The History of the World podcast Magazine - 2nd June 2024
HISTORY A TO Z (3) - In this episode we continue to focus on events and characters beginning with the letter B. The Battle of Marathon, the Buddha, Bu...