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Dec 2022
23m 33s

How will 2022 be remembered in history?

FIN DWYER
About this episode

Are we living through historic times? The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the Queen's death, Liz Truss and Elon Musk have all dominated the headlines in 2022. However headlines don't always make history. Will the events of our lifetime be remembered in the future?


In this episode I look at how the last twelve months might be remembered by future historians.


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