The government of Cuba continues to repress and punish virtually all forms of dissent and public criticism, as Cubans endure a dire economic crisis affecting their rights. Hundreds of critics and protesters, including many who took to the streets in July 2021, remain arbitrarily detained. Demonstrations continued in 2023, triggered by blackouts, shortages, and the deterioration of living conditions. Cubans continue to leave the country in unprecedented numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To gay or not to gay, that is the question. The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite unit of the Theban army comprised of purportedly 150 gay male couples totaling 300 men. This is a force that for years would remain undefeated in battle until they were wiped out to the last man by Alexander the Great. But What is their story? How did they become so famous? And why are they both not talked about enough and too much? The heroics of these men are legendary, but how much of it is legend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ibn Battuta has travelled for many years and seen many things, but the greatest part of his journey was yet to comeTravel to Peru and Germany with me hereCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEEBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past half decade it seems that the once venerable aviation giant Boeing has fallen into a state of apathy typically reserved for industries in autocratic corrupt regimes. Disaster after disaster has occurred all because a company wanted to save a quick buck. and now everything is falling apartTravel to Peru and Germany with me hereCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEEBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have been hoping for disarmament and trying to control weapons and armed forces for thousands of years. Yet weapons systems have been modernized again and again as spending on arms rises. Will we ever get rid of weapons? Probably not but there have been a number of attempts.Travel to Peru and Germany with me hereCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEEBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is no longer a prediction. The Hattian government has collapsed. The socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti has been marked by rising energy prices due to the 2022 global energy crisis, as well as protests, and civil unrest against the government of Haiti, armed gang violence, an outbreak of cholera, shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, as well as widespread acute hunger. Instead of getting better it has only gotten worseCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEETravel to Germany with me hereTravel to Peru with me hereTravel to Italy With Me hereBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Out of the desert and into the fire of India and chaos. So goes the journey of Ibn BattutaTravel to Peru and Germany with me hereCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEEBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti has been marked by rising energy prices due to the 2022 global energy crisis, as well as protests, and civil unrest against the government of Haiti, armed gang violence, an outbreak of cholera, shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, as well as widespread acute hunger. It is a continuation of instability and protests that began in 2018. But the story has gone much further backCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEETravel to Germany with me hereTravel to Peru with me hereTravel to Italy With Me hereBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When one thinks of an early explorer you typically think of Marco Polo or another European by virtue of how history has played out. But what if I told you the tale of a man out of Morocco who traveled more and further than any had previously done? This is part 1 of the wild tale of Ibn BattutaCheck out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEETravel to Germany with me hereTravel to Peru with me hereTravel to Italy With Me hereBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the course of Christian History in Europe there was one conflict that would change the balance of power as we know it between the church and the state. For almost a Century, ideological and literal battle would rage between papal and imperial forces over who has the right to appoint members of the church. This would be the investiture controversy.Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of EverythingCoffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEETravel to Germany with me hereTravel to Peru with me hereTravel to Italy With Me hereBonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon.Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord.Submit your relatives on our websitePodcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices