#141 Charlie Chaplin

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we’ll dive into the trial of Adolf Eichmann, one of the key architects of the Holocaust, and how his capture and prosecution became a turning point in the world’s confrontation with Nazi crimes. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerma ... Show More

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we’ll dive into the birth of the university system, a cornerstone of modern education that began in medieval Europe. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_crea ... Show More

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we’ll dive into the history of the Spanish Inquisition, one of the most infamous institutions of medieval Europe. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator ... Show More

A return to Luke's Film Club with a conversation about one of the funniest and most controversial films of all time, also voted one of the UK's favourite films. Antony and I discuss the film's writing, production, story, famous scenes, deeper meanings and acting by the various me ... Show More

Across the 65 years of his life, writer John Milton packed a lot in: poet, polemicist, political operator – engaging with ideas that often challenged the status quo. In today's Life of the Week episode, Professor Islam Issa speaks to Matt Elton about the life and legacy of this 1 ... Show More

What makes the Gettysburg Address one of the most famous speeches in history? Did Lincoln really write it on the train? How did the audience in the Soldiers' National Cemetery respond? In this episode, Don is joined once again by Glenn LaFantasie to examine the words, circumstanc ... Show More

Leonardo da Vinci was a man like no other. A restless visionary and polymath, his paintings are some of the best known of all works of art. To talk about Leonardo, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Ken Burns, the multi-award winning American filmmaker who has transformed t ... Show More

The 15-Minute History Podcast team is bringing you a new segment, just for kids, called Sketches in History, where history isn’t just a story—it’s an adventure. Join Lottie Archer, as she dives into her extraordinary notebook where sketches from history come to life.In this episo ... Show More

  George Best is seen as one of the most naturally talented footballers ever, but off the pitch, he battled demons.  From his glittering career at Manchester United to his struggles with alcoholism, in this episode, we'll learn about the wild life of one of football's greats.  Li ... Show More

Mel Robbins, Motivational Speaker and Best-selling Author shares the steps to take to turn your life around. Check out the full episode: http://www.lewishowes.com/1170 Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter 

The 15-Minute History Podcast team brings you a new segment, just for kids, called Sketches in History, where history isn’t just a story—it’s an adventure. Join Lottie Archer as she dives into her extraordinary notebook where sketches from history come to life.In this episode, sh ... Show More

In this conversation with Trinidadian Scottish poet Vahni Capildeo, author of Venus as a Bear (2018), we explore the layered, polyphonous histories of the places we pass through and inhabit. Capildeo, who studied at Oxford, opens their collection with a series of ekphrastic poems ... Show More

Chaplin? We're doing Chaplin? What could he possibly have done wrong? Turns out... a lot. You can find clips of the show on TikTok @wisecrackofficial or @scumbags.of.history, see full episodes on YouTube @ScumbagsOfHistory and follow Brittany (@BrittanySchmitt) and Mateen (@Matee ... Show More