Prince Salim grows up in the continuously expanding empire of his father, Akbar. The young prince is being primed to take on this legacy, but he is more interested in studying the natural world with intense curiosity by dissecting animals and observing their mating rituals. Later, with Akbar dead and Salim ready to rule, he fights off claims to power from hi ... Show More
Jul 29
382. Empire of AI: Karen Hao On Today’s Hidden Colonialism (Ep 2)
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 joined by award-winning tech journalist Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI, to explore the ... Show More
56m 51s
Feb 2024
Vol 4 Ep 69 - PROFILE - Genghis Khan, Part One
<p>1162 - 1206 - This is actually the story of Temüjin, a young boy born of noble stock, and outcast following his father's death. We track Temüjin's incredible rise from humility to grandeur, and find out how he became Genghis Khan.</p>
37m 37s
Nov 2014
#48 - 16K 1: The Disorder Of The Eight Princes
Emperor Wu goes on an 8-year, goat-powered orgy through 5000 concubines, leaving the empire in the hands of his mentally disabled son, and the Imperial princes and empress will fight it out over who gets to control him.
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41m 18s
Oct 2023
The Cage of the Ottoman King
<p>When Mehmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, died, his young son Ahmed took the throne. Tradition dicrated that Ahmed should have killed any rivals to the throne, specifically his half-brother, Mustafa. He didn't. Historians still don't know why, and Mustafa's strange life—a ... Show More
41m 2s
Apr 2024
The History of the Mughal Empire - The Throneless Times
In this first episode of this bonus series, we hear about Timur's devastating raid of northern India, and then follow his descendant Babur through his adventurous early years.
For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
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25m 37s
Jun 2024
Episode S8 - Decumbo
Synopsis: Part 2 of a two-part Spotlight series on the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Galerius: refugee, herdsman, soldier, Caesar, Augustus, Tetrarch, conqueror, schemer, would-be ruler of the (Dacian?) Empire, and persecutor of the Christians. A rollicking Third Century rom ... Show More
35m 17s
<p>In this episode we explore the religious ideas and explorations of the Mughal empire's most famous emperor.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Sources/Suggested Reading:</p><ul><li>Eaton, Richard M. (2020). "India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765". Penguin.</li><li>Wink, André (2012). "Akba ... Show More
