“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” Winston Churchill

It's that time of year again! The halls are decked with holly and there’s a big tree blocking Martin Place. Listen in on the last of this Season’s episodes to get you in the Festive Spirit. Bottoms Up!

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“I judge a man by one thing, which side would he have liked his ancestors to fight on at Marston Moor?” Isaac Foot (Liberal MP/father of Michael)

Paul and Mikey dish up more tasty morsels from episodes 4 to 6. More stories, more insights, and of course… more maps!!

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It's that time of year! Christmas displays are in the Myer windows and the streets are lighting up. To get you ready for the home stretch of the year, Mikey and Paul are treating you with the Christmas special of last year, enjoy!

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“But what does it mean, the plague? It's life, that's all.” Albert Camus

“Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.” Voltaire

Move over COVID 19, in History the Bubonic Plague takes all the prizes. So Paul and Mikey are going in search of the worst of the worst. Camus vs Voltaire - Who will win the spoils?

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“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” Did Churchill ever really say this?!

Paul and Mikey dish up more tasty morsels from episodes 1 to 3. More stories, more insights, and of course… more maps!!

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“Russia has sold us a sucked orange!” Horace Greeley, editor of the New York World's response to the Alaskan purchase of 1867. 

In this episode Paul and Mikey look at how the politics of the Old World literally shaped the Americas. And why a tiny Caribbean island might be worth more than half a continent.

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“Wait not while your foe fits arrow to bowstring when you can send your own arrow into him.” Babur, founder of the Mogul Empire. 

The Mogul Empire is seen as quintessentially Indian, but was born out of Afghanistan and Central Asia. Paul and Mikey go in search of why this could be, and the long lasting effects it would have on Indian cuisine. This episode is to be enjoyed in the presence of a good curry!!

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“How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?” Charles De Gaulle

Blessed are the cheesemakers - well, Paul and Mikey certainly think so! Join them on their historical world tour in search of the Grand Fromage.

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In preparation for their 8th season, Paul and Mikey are too busy to bang out a new ep. Instead of missing a week, the guys thought they'd spoil you with an old favourite- the South Sea Bubble (18th Century).

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