Empire: World History — Podcast Reklam Analizi
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The rise and fall of empires and the events that shaped world history.
William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperial wars, and the people who built and lost empires.
From the British Empire to the Ottomans to Ancient India, history is shaped by power struggles and territorial conquests. How does it continue to affect the world today?
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PodSkip has analyzed 13 episodes of Empire: World History, averaging 5.8 ads per episode (9% of runtime).
390. Road To 9/11: The Soviet-Afghan War (Part 2)
Aug 26, 2026
Did the CIA actually fund Osama bin Laden during the Soviet-Afghan war?
Who was Abdullah Azzam, the radical scholar who turned jihad into a global franchise? How did a bureaucratic office…
389. Road To 9/11: Origin of Al-Qaeda (Part 1)
Aug 23, 2026
What were the building blocks of the rise of Radical Islamism that paved the road to the 9/11 terror attacks? How did the torture of radical members of the Muslim Brotherhood fan the flames of…
388. Viking Mythology: Thor, Ragnarok, & Jesus Christ (Ep 6)
Aug 19, 2026
Who are Thor and Ragnarok in Norse Mythology? How did the Vikings fuse their own spiritual beliefs with Christianity? And how do Norse spiritual practices continue in some ways today through…
387. The Vikings Invade Britain (Ep 5)
Aug 16, 2026
Why did the Vikings invade Britain, and how did they mix into society? What did they do with the gold they stole from churches? Which Viking stereotypes are true - and which ones are total…
386. The Picts: Scotland’s Tattooed Warriors (Ep 4)
Aug 12, 2026
Who were the mysterious peoples who ruled parts of Scotland for 500 years? What is the true origin of the Loch Ness Monster? Is there a secret code behind the Pictish carved stones? What do recent…
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385. Saint Patrick: Slave, Rebel, & Ireland’s Patron Saint (Ep 3)
Aug 09, 2026
Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated all over the world every year by the Irish diaspora, but what is the real history behind the patron saint of Ireland? How is the traditional story of his life almost…
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384. The Roman Invasion: Gods on Hadrian’s Wall (Ep 2)
Aug 05, 2026
The Roman Conquest of Britain. The furthest western point of the empire. How did life change for ordinary people after the invasion? Why do Middle Eastern gods end up on Hadrian’s Wall in Northern…
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383. Romans vs Druids: The War For Celtic Britain (Ep 1)
Aug 02, 2026
What are the links between the Druids and Stonehenge? Why did Romans massacre Druids in Anglesey, Wales? What is the Pagan Calendar and how is modern Halloween derived from it? What can we learn from…
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382. Empire of AI: Karen Hao On Today’s Hidden Colonialism (Ep 2)
Jul 29, 2026
Are modern AI companies the new empires? What is the hidden human cost behind chatbots like ChatGPT? How does Silicon Valley’s rhetoric echo the East India Company?
In this episode, Anita is…
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381. Musk, Bezos & The New East India Companies (Ep 1)
Jul 26, 2026
Are modern tech corporations the new East India Company? What is the dark history behind Silicon Valley? What do Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have in common with Cecil Rhodes?
In this episode, William…
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380. Algerian Revolution: The Rise of Le Pen (Ep 6)
Jul 22, 2026
How is Marine Le Pen connected to the Algerian War of Independence? What can the cult film, La Haine, tell us about life in the banlieues for people of Algerian descent? What happened to Algerian…
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379. Algerian Revolution: Black Panthers, LSD, & Nina Simone (Ep 5)
Jul 19, 2026
How did Algiers become a centre for revolutionaries from around the world in the 1960s? What happened to the “pied noirs” white settlers after Algeria gained independence?
Who was Frantz Fanon…
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378. Algerian Revolution: Birth of Independence (Ep 4)
Jul 15, 2026
How did the French use systemic torture during the Battle of Algiers? Which army generals plotted to overthrow the French president? Why did the bloody birth of an independent Algeria herald further…
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377. Algerian Revolution: The Battle of Algiers (Ep 3)
Jul 12, 2026
What really happened during the infamous Battle of Algiers? How did the Algerian War of Independence begin? Who was the radical mastermind who restructured the resistance movement under the noses of…
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376. Algerian Revolution: Repression and Rebellion (Ep 2)
Jul 08, 2026
Who were the ‘pied noirs’ and how did they come to dominate Algerian society? What was life like for the millions of Muslim Algerians living under French rule? Why did VE Day celebrations trigger…
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375. Algerian Revolution: The French Invasion (Ep 1)
Jul 05, 2026
How did the French colonise Algeria? Was the Algerian economy built on slavery? Who was the revolutionary priest who united Algerians against the invaders? What atrocities did the French commit in…
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374. Ken Burns on the American Revolution and Empire
Jul 04, 2026
How did the United States change from a revolutionary experiment into a global empire? Was the American Revolution really a civil war over Native American land? Why was George Washington known as the…
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373. The Dark Truth About Mount Rushmore
Jul 01, 2026
What is the dark past of Mount Rushmore, America’s most famous national
Monument? How did a sacred indigenous site become a colossal shrine to the American empire? What ties did sculptor…
372. The First British Indians: The Sisters Rejected By Queen Victoria (Ep 4)
Jun 28, 2026
Who were Princesses Irene and Pauline, the forgotten Duleep Singh sisters? Why did Queen Victoria shun them? Why did Irene choose to leave her fortune to Dr Barnado's, sparking a vicious legal…
371. The First British Indians: Last Sikh In Lahore (Ep 3)
Jun 24, 2026
Who was Bamba Duleep Singh, the self-styled 'Queen of the Punjab'? How did she survive Partition to become one of the last Sikh residents of Lahore? Why did she turn her back on British high society…
370. The First British Indians: Saving Jews In Nazi Germany (Ep 2)
Jun 21, 2026
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During the rise of Hitler, how did a brown-skinned Indian princess survive living in Germany?…
369. The First British Indians: The Suffragette Princess (Ep 1)
Jun 17, 2026
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Sophia Duleep Singh: heiress to the Sikh Empire, ward of Queen Victoria, suffragette and…
368. Ancient Egypt: The Origin of Abrahamic Religions? (Ep 7)
Jun 14, 2026
Was monotheism passed down from Pharaoh Akhenaten of Ancient Egypt? Who was the ancient goddess Asherah? How did exposure to other empires shape the Hebrew Bible?
William is joined by Francesca…
367. Ancient Egypt: “Tut-mania” And Tutankhamun’s Tomb (Ep 6)
Jun 10, 2026
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Why did the world go crazy for all things Ancient Egypt after the discovery of…
366. Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun The Boy King (Ep 5)
Jun 07, 2026
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His death mask is one of the most famous faces in Ancient Egyptian history, but who was the…
365. Ancient Egypt: Who Was Nefertiti? (Ep 4)
Jun 03, 2026
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Her image has been reproduced by countless artists in recent years, but who was the real…
364. Ancient Egypt: The Fall of Akhenaten (Ep 3)
May 31, 2026
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Why did Akhenaten’s name get struck from the historical record after his death? Why did…
363. Ancient Egypt: Destroyer Of Gods – Pharaoh Akhenaten (Ep 2)
May 27, 2026
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Why did Egyptian priests wear animal masks? Who was the goddess of hangovers? And how…
The Scandal That Shaped Partition: Heartbreak & Secret Deals
May 26, 2026
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How did the relationship between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten tangibly change the…
362. Ancient Egypt: Great Kings of The Bronze Age (Ep 1)
May 24, 2026
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You’ve heard of Tutankhamun, but what do you know about the world he grew up in? In this…