For the Ages: A History Podcast
History
In an exhilarating and, at times, harrowing account of exploration, survival, and betrayal, author and journalist Candice Millard joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the story of two men’s search for the headwaters of the Nile River. Richard Burton, an intelligent, highly capable, and decorated soldier, and John Speke, an ambitious aristocrat and army officer, embarked on the treacherous journey together, soon developing a heated rivalry that would persist throughout their lives. Alongside them on their epic journey was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, a peerless guide who was formerly enslaved, and who played a vital role in this story.
Recorded on August 31, 2023
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions
A Conversation with Tom Brokaw
A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed
Presidential Elections and the Supreme Court
A Conversation with Billie Jean King
Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World
Robert E. Lee: A Life
A Conversation with Eric Foner
A Conversation with Louise Mirrer
How to Lead: Wisdom from the World’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773–1783
Abraham Lincoln in His Times
How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions
JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Lore