June 30, 2020: Alexander the Great, Conq...

Whether you’re racing through each day or taking them one sweet, slow step at a time, today’s quote reminds us that we don’t always have to go through life at the same speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

We all experience growing pains in different relationships. Today’s quote offers a way to ease through the bumps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Today’s quote gives permission to go easy on yourself, and cut yourself some slack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In June of 1888, John Alexander Dowie moved his family to the United States to found the holy city of Zion. He envisioned the Illinois town as a paradise, but soon his immense wealth clouded his judgment, and Dowie came crashing down to Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ... Show More

One of Russia’s most prolific serial killers was an avid chess player. First introduced to the pastime by his grandfather, the young Alexander Pichushkin finally found something he could excel at. But in 1992, his competitive urges were drawn to a different kind of game… Learn mo ... Show More

Twenty years ago, Ethan Zuckerman did something terrible on the internet. And he's still living with the consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In the year 356 BC, a son was born to the King of Macedon, Philip II, and his wife, Queen Olympias.While no one could have known it at the time, that boy would grow up to fundamentally change the map of the ancient world. Multiple ancient kingdoms and empires would fall to his ar ... Show More

After killing dozens of people and getting away with it, Alexander Pichushkin got bored with his routine. So, he mixed things up — in brutal fashion. His unchecked maneuvers amounted to at least 48 murders in Moscow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch ... Show More

Though he ruled for just 13 years, Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius. But how did he become one of the best known military leaders in history? What inspired such loyalty among his troops? And what drove this young man in his endle ... Show More

By the time he immigrated to America just after World War I, Albert Anastasia knew that if he wanted to climb the ranks of New York's underworld, he would have to get his hands dirty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Captain Every led his men in a revolt that brought them to the far side of the world. Now it was time to make their fortune — and escape before England caught up with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Alexander the Great took his father's kingdom and made it the greatest empire the world had ever seen. Part one covers his childhood, education, rise to power, and early conquests. Sources: * Alexander the Great and His Times by Agnes Savill * Philip & Alexander: Kings and Conque ... Show More