The world has turned upside down in a manner of weeks. As COVID cases rise, the economy falls, and society grinds to a halt, Trevor has a surprisingly optimistic message – the end is NOT nigh. History teaches us that pandemics are era-ending, but they’re also era-beginning. We look at pandemics throughout history to gauge the economic, psychological, and sociological consequences of disease, and what we can do to make the transition.
Friday 3/20 we’ll drop another normal episode. Stay tuned.
Who Watches the Watchmen? - The United States Park Police
These #$%!ing Words - The History of Swearing
Human - Nazi Reserve Police Battalion 101
Violence is the Answer - Why the West is Fascinated by Violence
The Line in the Sand - The Trial at the OK Corral
Thirty Seconds, Thirty Shots - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Fact From Fiction - Pierre Picaud
Annihilating an Empire - The Century of Humiliation
Assaulting an Empire - The First Opium War
Addicting an Empire - The Opium Trade in China
Grab Bag Anniversary Episode!
Cruel and Unusual - Executions in Ancient Persia
The "I" Word - Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
The Pretender - Perkin Warbeck
Easy Money - Resurrection Gangs of Victorian England
Fear of the Horizon - Corsair Piracy and the Mediterranean Slave Trade
The Art of the Duel - Dueling in America (Reupload)
A Matter of Honor - The 47 Ronin
Stranger Than Fiction - Werewolf Trials in Europe
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