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Apr 15, 2024 • 59min

Sacred Band of Thebes: Gay or Nay?

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
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Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 7min

Ibn Battuta The Greatest Muslim explorer Part 3

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
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Apr 4, 2024 • 41min

Bonus: A Decade of Lies, Coverups, and Disasters at Boeing

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
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Apr 1, 2024 • 1h 20min

War Crimes, Arms Control, And the Geneva Conventions

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
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Mar 28, 2024 • 29min

Bonus: Haiti Got WORSE: Full-scale Government Collapse

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
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Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 4min

Ibn Battuta The Greatest Muslim explorer Part 2

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
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Mar 24, 2024 • 1h 12min

Bonus: Why Haiti is Collapsing...Forever

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
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Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 5min

Ibn Battuta The Greatest Muslim explorer

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
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Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 10min

The Papal-Imperial War of the Investiture Controversy

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
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Mar 4, 2024 • 1h 11min

The Kalmar Union: The Attempt to Unite Scandinavia

The Union of Kalmar, which combined the three crowns of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under one sovereign, was founded in 1397 in the Swedish city of Kalmar and lasted, with some exceptions, until 1520. The union established internal peace under a strong union king, supported by the nobility.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

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