Episodes

  • Inca Empire - Uncover the lost civilization with Jack Maddox

    Inca Empire - Uncover the lost civilization with Jack Maddox
    Apr 15 2026
    Join host Jack Maddox as he explores the breathtaking rise and catastrophic fall of the Inca Empire—a civilization that ruled millions without written language, engineered stone roads surpassing Rome's, and carved their legacy into the Andes. Discover how they built an extraordinary empire and lost it all in a single afternoon.

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    1 min
  • Inca Empire - The Fastest Fall in History

    Inca Empire - The Fastest Fall in History
    Apr 15 2026
    Jack Maddox examines the 1532 fall of the Inca Empire at Cajamarca, where 168 Spanish soldiers captured Emperor Atahualpa. This episode explores how centralized power became fatal, analyzing structural weaknesses that enabled Pizarro's improbable conquest of South America's greatest empire.

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    28 mins
  • Inca Empire - Ruling Without Writing

    Inca Empire - Ruling Without Writing
    Apr 15 2026
    Join host Jack Maddox as he explores how the Inca Empire governed ten million people without written language. Discover the khipu knotted-string system, the chasqui messenger network, and ceremonial plazas designed as living maps. Learn how the Incas built history's most sophisticated non-literate civilization through ingenious administration.

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    26 mins
  • Inca Empire - Engineering an Empire Above the Clouds

    Inca Empire - Engineering an Empire Above the Clouds
    Apr 15 2026
    Host Jack Maddox explores how the Incas engineered the largest pre-Columbian American empire without iron, wheels, or writing. From 40,000 kilometers of mountain roads to earthquake-resistant stonework and underground drainage systems, this episode reveals the infrastructure genius sustaining Tawantinsuyu across impossible terrain.

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    24 mins