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Maine Removes Trump from Primary Ballot 01.01.2024 3:19 ↓

Maine's Secretary of State decides to remove Trump from the Presidential Primary ballot

Trump and Insurrection 26.12.2023 5:10 ↓

The Colorado Supreme Court deemed Trump an insurrectionist. This episode explores the case and the reasoning for the decision.

The Opium Wars 18.12.2023 4:06 ↓

How the British East India company deployed their military against China to establish profitable trade

The Amboyna Massacre 11.12.2023 5:22 ↓

How the Amboyna Massacre reflects the violence of Early Modern trade

Monarchy and Colonial Enterprise 27.11.2023 4:24 ↓

The competitive environment of the colonial industry required a partnership between the monarchy and private enterprise.

The British East India Company and Decentralized Operations 20.11.2023 6:01 ↓

Biblioscoop's finance expert Taylor Weeks joins the show to discuss decentralized operations in the modern business world

The British East India Company 13.11.2023 5:15 ↓

The British East India Company has controlled or fought conflicts in 171 of the world's 193 countries. What led to this expansion?

China's Influence in Africa 06.11.2023 5:23 ↓

As China's investments continue to grow in Africa - so does the teaching of Mandarin. Does this pose a threat to local langauges?

Colonisation and Language 30.10.2023 4:49 ↓

English has replaced many native languages resulting in the loss of cultural heritage and identity - a current example includes China's presence in Africa

Walter Scott's Ivanhoe Part II 23.10.2023 4:14 ↓

How Scott uses the Norman Invasion of England in 1066 to explore the colonizer colonised relationship

Walter Scott's Ivanhoe 16.10.2023 4:49 ↓

Ivanhoe takes place after the Norman invasion of England in the 11th century. A colonial interpretation emerges in the relationship between the French Normans and the English Anglo Saxons

Shakespeare's The Tempest Part II 09.10.2023 7:15 ↓

How Shakespeare explores the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized

Shakespeare's The Tempest 02.10.2023 5:04 ↓

How The Tempest reflects the encounter between Europeans and indigenous populations

War of the Worlds and Colonial Invasion 25.09.2023 3:44 ↓

How War of the Worlds reflects colonialism

The Benefits of Colonisation 18.09.2023 4:55 ↓

Nigel Biggar defends the British Empire in his book, Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. This episode questions his arguments.

The Founding Fathers and Trump 11.09.2023 4:05 ↓

Review of Jeffrey Rosen's article "The Founders Anticipated The Threat of Trump"

War and Peace: What Causes War? 04.09.2023 7:06 ↓

The causes of war according to Leo Tolstoy

Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin? 28.08.2023 10:00 ↓

The rise and fall of Putin's ally Yevgeny Prigozhin

Putin and Modern Day Invasion 21.08.2023 7:08 ↓

How Putin's invasion compares to previous conquerers

Shakespeare and Invasion 14.08.2023 10:12 ↓

Shakespeare's Coriolanus reflects how the perception of invasion has changed over time

Book Review: War and Peace 07.08.2023 10:12 ↓

Putin’s invasion brings a new relevancy to Tolstoy’s classic novel.

Depicting Nature 31.07.2023 12:51 ↓

The Catholic Church and the French Salon did not value nature as a subject. How did Leonardo da Vinci and Claude Monet navigate this issue?

Vaccination: Freedom or Responsibility? 22.02.2022 9:12 ↓

The Covid vaccine pits two forces against each other, freedom of choice or responsibility to those around you?

Fighting China: From a Marine's Experience 08.02.2022 14:39 ↓

Marine Officer John Ragus discusses his first hand experience with China's war machine

The Epic Life of Thomas Gray 01.02.2022 12:21 ↓

Historical fiction writer Wylie Small brings her medieval ancestor to life with her new book, Gray