Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments

This is the second in a series of six episodes on the physicist Albert Einstein.  This episode focuses on Einstein's development of the Theory of Relativity, the launching of which will eventually propel him to superstardom within the scientific community.  At the time of its formation, however, Einstein was merely a lowly patent clerk trying to make ends meet.  His dreams of Professorship had bee...

This is the first in a series of six episodes on the physicist Albert Einstein.  This episode gate-keeps the term Genius, while walk through Albert's family life and his early schooling experience at the much maligned Luitpold Gymnasium.  Throughout the episode, you'll bear witness to Einstein's struggle to fit within outside expectations as well as lucid moments of thought about the unseen world...

This is the fifth and final episode in a series on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.  This episode covers the final years of the artist's life, focusing in on his obsession, the Mona Lisa. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link . Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowe...

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.  This episode covers the year that our artist spent with Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgias.  This period would go on to serve as the inspiration for Machiavelli's seminal work on Power, "The Prince."  Borgias, the corrupt son of one of the history's most corrupt Popes, is an odd choice for Da V...

This is the third in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.  This episode covers a number of the side-projects pursued by the artist.  This includes his habits of human dissection, his sleep patterns, and optic studies.  Each would inform his work.  Art discussed in this episode includes the last supper, Il Cavallo, the Vitruvian Man, and Madonna of the Yarnw...

This is the second in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.  This episode follows along with Leonardo as he travels to Milan.  There he will sell himself as the greatest military mind of his time, unfortunately few of his inventions will be possible during his time.  Despite his failure to fulfill his promises to the court via elegant pageants; granting him...

This is the first in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.  This episode dives into the conditions that resulted in the Italian Renaissance as well as Leonardo's dubious birth status, both of which combined to lay the foundation for the one of the greatest artists of all time.  We also explore his time as an apprentice in Verrocchio's studio, including his c...

This is the second of two episodes which attempt to explore Australia's unique environmental challenges.  In this outing, we examine one of the strangest "wars" in human history - the Australian Emu War.  Along the way, we'll touch on "the dreaming" (the First Nations' origin mythology), Australia's difficulty recovering from World War I, and its western secession movement.    Contact the show at...

This is the first of two episodes which attempt to explore Australia's unique environmental challenges.  In this outing, we examine the ecological disaster that came with the introduction of the European Bunny Rabbit, an invasive specie in the land down under.  We'll explore the introduction of the furry creature, their effect on the environment, and the absurd lengths that Australia has gone towa...

This is the fourth and final episode in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda.  The crown has just been usurped, but Matilda remained defiant, waging a war for the crown.  Although, she didn't literally wield a sword, Matilda was integral to the war effort - resulting in one of history's most dramatic escapes as well as a few blunders that ultimately cost...

This is the third of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda.  We pick up our heroine's story as her father puts the pieces of his Kingdom back together in the wake of the White Ship Disaster which claimed the life of his heir.   Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on X/Twitter @Empires_Anarchy If you would like to financially...

This is the second of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda.  Our heroine had returned to England, a widow, destined to live an unfulfilled life outside of the halls of power.  Everything changed, however, with the White Ship Disaster, history's most influential drunken boat wreck.  Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or by con...

This is the first of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda.  This first episode sets the stage for her political rise after she is engaged and wedded to the German Holy Roman Emperor.  In Germany, she hones the political skill which she will put on display for the whole world to see when the patriarchy of England steals her rightful throne...

This is the fourth and final episode in a series which details the life and legacy of Jamaican musician Bob Marley.  It examines the role that soccer played in his life before going into the circumstances that ultimately resulted in his untimely death from cancer.  Marley's love affair with Africa is discussed as he visits Ethiopia, Gabon, and Zimbabwe. Songs mentioned in this episode Zimbabwe Bad...

This is the third of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of Jamaican musician Bob Marley.  It picks up with Marley fleeing to London in the aftermath of the assassination attempt.  His longterm affair with Cindy Breakspheare is covered along with music from the Burnin, Exodus, and Kaya albums. Songs mentioned in this episode Small Ax Talking Blues Ratrace Time will tell I s...

This is the second of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of Jamaican musician Bob Marley.  This episode's focus is on the political violence that has plagued Jamaica; culminating in the assassination attempt of Marley at 56 Hope Road and the Smile Jamaica concert two days later.  It also goes in-depth into Marley's Rastafarian faith. Songs mentioned in this episode Buffalo...

This is the first of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of Jamaican musician Bob Marley.  This first episode sets the stage for the rise of the third world's greatest performer by introducing us to Jamaica's colonial history, Trenchtown's poverty, and Marley's family.   Songs mentioned in this episode Judge Not Do you still love me Simmer Down One cup of coffee Rolling sto...

This is the sixth and final episode in a series covering the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.  Confident in her power, Cleopatra makes a play for the entire Roman Empire by announcing the Donations of Alexandria, a policy which would see her and Antony's children follow them in the east and displace Octavian in the west.  Everything about the plan seemed perfect, but as the Battle of Actium s...

This is the fifth episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.  Today's understanding of Cleopatra is that of a femme fatale, a woman who used her looks to seduce and dominate the globes' two most powerful men of their time.  Such a viewpoint tends to get Cleopatra excluded from the pantheon of history's great leaders.  This episode seeks to turn that understan...

This is the fourth episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.  Our main character is called to task for actions undertaken in the aftermath of the Ides of March/Assassination of Julius Caesar.  Rather than supplicating herself before Roman Triumvirate Mark Antony, Cleopatra chooses to arrive in style; resulting in one of history's greatest love stories.  Cont...

This is the third episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.  After successfully seduced the newly crowned Dictator of Rome, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra leaves the safety of her homeland to travel with her lover to Rome.  There she manages to establish enough positive connections to ensure the safety and security of Egypt.  Unfortunately, she fails to anticipate...

This is the second episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.  Finding herself on the outside looking in, Cleopatra, the co-regent of Egypt, decides to embark on a risking alliance with the foreign born Roman Julius Caesar, a man who is dealing with the aftermath of his own lengthy civil war. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com   If you would like...

This is the first episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.  I briefly discuss Alexander the Great's expeditions to Egypt on his unceasing quest to become 'King of Asia.'  Once the Ptolemaic dynasty's place in Egyptian history is established, the podcast turns to the childhood of the woman who would become perhaps the greatest Queen in Egyptian history.  Las...

This is the final episodes in a series which details colonization and subjection of the Indian subcontinent by the British East India Company.  Napoleon's march on Cairo looms large.  With the Frenchmen threatening to cut India off from England, the EIC presses on to finish its conquest of the Indian subcontinent. This episode details the company's final transformation as its directorship changes...

This is the fifth of six episodes in a series which details colonization and subjection of the Indian subcontinent by the British East India Company.  This show's focus is upon the directorship of Warren Hastings and then subsequently Lord Cornwallis.  Special attention is paid towards Hastings' dual as well as his impeachment hearing.  We will also check in on Shah Allam's blinding as well as the...