History of Everything

Banks have existed since at least the 14th century. They provide a safe place for consumers and business owners to stow their cash and a source of loans for personal purchases and business ventures. In turn, the banks use the cash that is deposited to make loans and collect interest on them.The basic business plan hasn't changed much since the Medici family started dabbling in banking during the Renaissance, but the range of products that banks offer has grown drastically. Join me and Bard as we go through this storyBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little more than a century ago, independent thinkers across Asia sought to frame a distinct intellectual tradition that would inspire the continent's rise to dominance. Yet this did not come to pass, and today those thinkers―Tagore, Gandhi, and later Nehru in India; Liang Qichao and Sun Yat-sen in China; Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Abdurreshi al Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire―are seen as outsiders within the main anticolonial tradition. Join me as we dive into the origin of this story and remember to get the audiobook below Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Battle of Athens was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946. The citizens, including some World War II veterans, accused the local officials of predatory policing, police brutality, political corruption, and voter intimidation.Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have updated the audio. the first upload had a 4 minute silent period for some reason but reuploading it has fixed it. Join us on this wacky trip into the world of graffiti. Graffiti is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this sneak peak into an extra episode that gets released for my patrons every week. If you want more content then make sure to check out my patreon and youtube!In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance.Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salon Kitty was a high-class Berlin brothel used by the Nazi intelligence service, the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), for espionage purposes during World War II. And the story is absolutely wild.Here is the source BookBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defenders of the faith is an absolutely amazing book that you need to get. I have not been enthralled by a history book in quite a while. Every battle, detail, act of political intrigue is just perfect. Listen as the battle for Europe plays out and remember to join the book club on chirpBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise everyone it is a bonus episode and I am hoping I will be able to do more of these in the future. Let's talk with someone who can give us a little more information on this amazing figure from history and what effects that can have on ones family.Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez was a United States Army master sergeant who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War.Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plagues, prostitution, burning at the stake—none of these are topics you would talk to a toddler about. However, so many of the nursery rhymes we all grew up singing have such dark origins that you'd be shocked to find you were taught these in school, and kids are still being taught these rhymes.Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websiteJoin the Book Club on ChirpGet some delicious COFFEEPodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices