Nov 20

Ernest Shackleton (Remastered)

Description This episode explores the extraordinary life of Ernest Shackleton and the impossible challenges he faced at the edge of the world. Through his failures, decisions, and unbreakable resolve, we uncover timeless lessons on leadership under extreme pressure. 00:00 The E ... Show More

1h 9m

Nov 14

Cleopatra (Part 2)

The latter half of Cleopatra's life, from the death of Caesar until her own death.00:00 Cleopatra's Fall from Power04:15 Meeting Mark Antony11:00 Cleopatra and Antony's Alliance21:40 The Birth of a New Dynasty29:00 The Donations of Alexandria35:00 The Final Civil War of the Roman ... Show More

1h 3m

Nov 11

Cleopatra (Part 1)

Cleopatra took over a kingdom, expanded it, captured the heart of the world's most powerful man, and lived one of the most iconic and controversial lives of all time. On this episode, we explore how she did it. 00:00 Caesar's Egyptian Dilemma 02:40 Introduction to Cleopatra 04:30 ... Show More

57m 52s

Jul 2023

Oppenheimer

Often referred to as the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer's work in the field of theoretical physics changed the world as we knew it. Working in Los Alamos, New Mexico during the Second World War, the Manhattan Project and the scientific advancements achieved ther ... Show More

29m 51s

Jul 2023

Oppenheimer: “destroyer of worlds”

When the atom bomb was dropped in 1945, how did its inventor, J Robert Oppenheimer, feel? To mark the release of Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster Oppenheimer, biographer Kai Bird joins Elinor Evans to discuss the man behind the creation of nuclear weaponry, and the difficult m ... Show More

37m 56s

Jul 2023

Oppenheimer

<p>On a summer morning in 1945, a device known simply as 'Gadget' was detonated. An enormous explosion tore a crater into the New Mexico desert, melting sand into radioactive green glass and sending a mushroom cloud 7.5 miles into the sky. This was the first controlled detonation ... Show More

33m 21s

Jun 2023

343: Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atom Bomb (Part 1)

“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” This was J. Robert Oppenheimer’s reaction to the first atomic bomb test in July 1945, marking the beginning of the nuclear age. Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist of Jewish-German descent, was in charge of the American ... Show More

55m 8s

Jul 2023

CultureLab: Oppenheimer – The rise and fall of the “father of the atomic bomb”

First J. Robert Oppenheimer created the weapon, then he fought for years to warn of its dangers. During the second world war, the so-called “father of the atomic bomb”, led a team of scientists in the US in a race against Nazi Germany to create the first nuclear weapon. Then it w ... Show More

27m 52s

Jul 2023

Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World

Richard Rhodes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb,' discusses the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, the history of nuclear weapons, and the new film on his life by Christopher Nolan. If you have questions, observations, or ide ... Show More

56m 46s

May 2023

Billy Oppenheimer — On Curiosity, Creativity & Conceptual Ancestors (EP.158)

<p><span style="color: #333333;">Billy Oppenheimer is a researcher for Ryan Holiday. He is also known for his <a href= "https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer/status/1647000062617088000?s=61&t=vA3P4duPCeN9H69fFHrj5w"> viral long-form tweets</a> and <a href= "https://billyoppenheimer.c ... Show More

1h 2m

Jun 2023

344: Oppenheimer: The Witch Hunt (Part 2)

Following the use of the atomic bomb in Japan and the end of the Second World War, Oppenheimer pushes for an international approach to nuclear power. This attitude towards nuclear secrets, alongside his history of close relationships with known communists, results in all his secu ... Show More

53m 9s