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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban...

Hangover History is a podcast that tells interesting historical anecdotes with fun drinks and friends. This week we have bestie Sara joining us to learn about Krampus.https://www.history.com/articles/krampus-christmas-legend-origin https://gahmusa.org/krampus-nacht/ https://vampiresquid.co.uk/the-krampus-from-yuletide-villain-to-pop-culture-icon/ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241206-four-of-europes-most-fascinating-pre-christian-winter-festivals

From the author of the best-selling One Minute to Midnight, a riveting account of the pivotal six-month period spanning the end of World War II, the dawn of the nuclear age, and the beginning of the Cold War. When Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met in Yalta in February 1945, Hitler’s armies...

Have you ever wondered if Bowser could've won the First World War? How about the logistics of bringing down the house from UP? What would happen if you actually bet your arse?No? Well we have! and we talk about all that and more on Didn't ask! With guests from a wide range of popularity and a host with an ever crumbling sense of authority, you can't resist listening to the answers to the questions that you didn't ask. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder what it would be like if Thomas Edison never invented the lightbulb or if Ben Franklin never discovered the useful abilities of lighting well this podcast (I Wonder) talks about all the possibilities, and I guarantee it will make you think so come and join us on this brain boggling adventure.

Two average guys in America talking about all things boring but boring made fun, not just made fun but made fun of Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here are some of the best of Churchill’s letters, many of a more personal and intimate nature, presented in chronological order, with a preface to each letter explaining the context. The recipients include a vast range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower. They are taken from within the Churchill Archive in Cambridge, where there is a mass of Churchill’s correspondence. Several of the letters included have never appeared in book form before.