Tag: Empire: World History

• Empire: World History: 64. The Black Spartacus

  June 2, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/9HfKioz ‘A courageous chief only is wanted. Where is he, that great man whom nature owes to her vexed, oppressed and tormented children? Where is he? He will appear,… more ›

• Empire: World History: 340. Chairman Mao: World War II, Japanese Invasion, & Massacre in Nanjing (Ep 3)

  March 10, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/F56YmiI How did World War II break out in Asia in 1937? Why did Mao Zedong and his fellow communists live in caves after the Long March? How did… more ›

• Empire: World History: 339. Chairman Mao: China’s Communist Uprising (Ep 2)

  March 10, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/kjVfcPq Why did the communists and nationalists join forces with the USSR during the Chinese Civil War? When did the nationalists purge communists in what is known as the… more ›

• Empire: World History: 330. The Iranian Revolution: 1979 vs. 2026 (Ep 1)

  February 3, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/sqDrkZl In recent weeks, protestors have swarmed the streets in Iran in defiance of the regime, and it feels as if the country is on the precipice of a… more ›

• Empire: World History: 326. India’s Greatest Rebellion: The Indian Joan of Arc – Rani of Jhansi (Part 5)

  January 21, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/drVLUDq The warrior queen who fought the British on the battlefield, Rani of Jhansi –or Rani Lakshmibai– is still a hero in India, with comic books and Bollywood movies… more ›