History
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43 stories
SocietyThe Price of Money8 min1923 – 2026
Great ScientistsOverviewFour Hundred Years8 min1564 to 1954
Great ScientistsEpisode 01Four Lights Beside Jupiter8 min1564 to 1642
Great ScientistsEpisode 03The Balance and the Blade8 min1743 to 1794
Great ScientistsEpisode 04Endless Forms8 min1809 to 1882
Great ScientistsEpisode 05Three to One8 min1822 to 1884
Great ScientistsEpisode 06The Gaps He Left Empty8 min1834 to 1907
Great ScientistsEpisode 07A Tenth of a Gram8 min1867 to 1934
Great ScientistsEpisode 08The Happiest Thought8 min1879 to 1955
Great ScientistsEpisode 09The Fit8 min1880 to 1930
Great ScientistsEpisode 10A Letter from Madras8 min1887 to 1920
Great ScientistsEpisode 11The Universal Machine8 min1912–1954
Origins of ReligionsOverviewThe Origins of Religions6 minc. 100,000 BC to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 01The First Beliefs6 minc. 100,000 years ago to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 02The Ancient Gods6 min3500 BC to AD 550
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 03Hinduism6 min1500 BC to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 04Zoroastrianism6 minc. 1200 BC to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 05Judaism6 minc. 1200 BC to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 06Buddhism and Jainism7 min5th century BC to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 07Confucianism and Daoism7 min6th century BC to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 08Shinto6 minprehistory to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 09Christianity7 minAD 30 to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 10Islam7 minAD 610 to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 11Sikhism7 min1469 to today
Origins of ReligionsEpisode 12Spirits, Brahmins and the Buddha: Southeast Asia8 min1000 BC to today
World EmpiresOverviewThe Rise and Fall of Empires8 min3100 BC to today
World EmpiresEpisode 01The First Empires: Mesopotamia6 min3200 to 539 BC
World EmpiresEpisode 02Egypt of the Pharaohs6 min3100 to 30 BC
World EmpiresEpisode 03Persia and Alexander6 min550 to 30 BC
World EmpiresEpisode 04The Maurya Empire of India5 min322 to 185 BC
World EmpiresEpisode 05China Unified: Qin and Han6 min221 BC to AD 220
World EmpiresEpisode 06Rome6 min509 BC to AD 1453
World EmpiresEpisode 07The Islamic Caliphates6 minAD 632 to 1258
World EmpiresEpisode 08The Khmer Empire of Angkor6 minAD 802 to 1431
World EmpiresEpisode 09The Mongol Empire6 minAD 1206 to 1368
World EmpiresEpisode 10The Ottoman Empire6 min1299 to 1922
World EmpiresEpisode 11The Aztec and Inca Empires6 min1428 to 1572
World EmpiresEpisode 12The Age of Sea Empires7 min1405 to 1920
World EmpiresEpisode 13The End of Empires6 min1914 to today
SocietyThe Bretton Woods Twins7 min1929 to 2026
SocietyThe Court of Last Resort7 min1899 to 2026
HistoryOne Land, Two Peoples7 min1880s to 2026
HistoryThe Panama Canal7 min1513 to 2026