Journey Through Time
Forgotten stories from history and how they shaped the way we live today.Hear about the ordinary people from history and the extraordinary impact they’ve had on the present. Hosted by historians David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell, Journey Through Time will show how everyday actions have the most remarkable unintended consequences that ripple through time. From the first woman to run for President to the unknown story of how the world came to the brink of nuclear war in 1983, this podcast is for...
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Episodes (81)
30. The March That Changed America (Ep 1)
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29. The Downfall of Billy the Kid: Gun Fights and Prison Breaks (Ep 2)
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28. Billy The Kid: The Outlaw Who Became A Legend (Ep 1)
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27. The Trial That Made Hitler Famous (Ep 2)
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26. The Failed Nazi Coup (Ep 1)
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25. The Marketing of Fear: Selling Guns to America (Ep 3)
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24. Cowboys, Gangsters, and Assassins: How Gun Laws Died (Ep 2)
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23. The Gun Myth That Shaped A Nation (Ep 1)
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22. The Great Fire: London Rises From The Ashes (Ep 2)
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21. The Great Fire: London’s Burning (Ep 1)
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20. How Sci-Fi Became Reality: The History of AI
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19. The Wrath of God: England’s Greatest Natural Disaster (Ep 2)
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18. England’s Hurricane: 10,000 Dead (Ep 1)
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17. Britain vs America: The Deadly Culture War (Ep 2)
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16. Carnage in New York: Killing Over Shakespeare (Ep 1)
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15. Showdown at Sea: Pirates vs Bounty Hunters (Ep 2)
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14. The Real Pirates of the Caribbean: Sex, Scandal, and the Golden Age of Pirac...
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13. The Woman Behind the Welfare State
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12. Murder Trial of the Century: Execution, Dissection and Revenge (Ep 2)
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11. Scotland’s Most Notorious Serial Killers (Ep 1)
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10. 1983: The World On The Brink (Ep 2)
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9. Able Archer: The Closest We Ever Came To Nuclear War (Ep 1)
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8. The Myth of Tokyo Rose: Truman and the FBI Witch Hunt (Ep 2)
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7. The Myth of Tokyo Rose: The Woman Accused of Betraying America (Ep 1)
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6. Darwin, Dickens, and a Giant Diamond: Inside The Great Exhibition (Ep 2)
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5. The Great Exhibition: Prince Albert, Revolutionaries, and the Duke of Welling...
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4. The First Woman to Run for President: Sex, Scandal, and Suffragists (Ep 2)
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3. The First Woman to Run for President: Rags to Riches (Ep 1)
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2. The Attack that Shook America: Black Tom Explodes (Ep 2)
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1. The Attack That Shook America: German Spies in New York (Ep 1)
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