Known as the, "cradle of humanity," the Great Rift Valley offers much more than the scenic views. Is this the region where all of us come from?

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Sources: Education.nationalgeographic.org, Britannica.com, Kids.britannica.com, Pbslearningmedia.org, Forbes.com ‘The Discovery Of The Great Rift Valley, Where Africa Is Splitting In Two’ by David Bressan 2018, Ngorongorocratertanzania.org, A-zanimals.com, Quora.com

In 1755 a massive quake literally changed the foundation of Portugal... for a time. Strider covers the lasting effects of the devastating natural disaster. That's not all Lisbon has to offer there are spies, romance, and much Moors (pun intended). 

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Sources: Britannica.com, Hakaimagazine.com ‘The Earthquake the brought Enlightenment’ by Laura Trethewey 2020, Peaceboat.org ‘The Salazar Dictatorship Still Haunting Portugal’ by Lea Gelfert, Juliane Hauschulz and Maximilian Wegener 2021, Historyextra.com ‘Your Guide to the Carnation Revolution’  by Emma Slattery Williams, Historyhit.com, Nationalgeographic.com, Jamesbondlifestyle.com, Algarvedailynews.com ‘Whatever Was Ian Flemming Doing in Estoril in 1941’ by James Mayor 2017

We all love a good story. Many of the oldest stories shape the world we know today. The characters involved influence the thoughts, actions and morals of not only those who hear or read it during that era, but beyond. The Eloquent Peasant of Egypt is one of those characters.  

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Sources: Worldhistory.org ‘The Eloquent Peasant & Egyptian Justice’ by Joshua J. Mark 2017, bbc.com, Pages.ucsd.edu, Eloquentpeasant.com, Kemetexperience.com, Britishmuseum.org

It can be argued whether the major capitalists of the Gilded age were American Dreamers executing it at its highest level or were they Robber Barons? When it comes to Jay Gould there is no argument. This dude was a Capital S Shmole.

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Sources: Washingtonpost.com ‘First Robber Baron Made Scrooge Look Sweet’ by Jerry Knight 1983, studentsofhistory.com, history.com

How could a tiny little island hold so much sway over so many Ancient Greek city-states? Is there a golden combo of location, faith and finance that makes certain places special or is simply one greater power forcing its way? 

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Sources: Worldhistory.org ‘Delos’ by Mark Cartwright, Thoughtco.com ‘What is the Origin of the Pyrrhic Victory?’ by N.S. Gill, Britannica.com, Getty.edu “‘I am Isis’: The Role Of Speech In The Cult Of Isis’ by Martin Bommas, Wikipedia.org

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Medical treatment before many of the inventions/theories/methods covered in this episode would have been brutal to say the least. Which of these advances in medicine had the longest lasting impact on humanity? 

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Sources: Historyextra.com ‘Victorian Medicine: Why the 19th Century was a Time of Seismic Medical Change’ by Charlotte Hodgman 2022, Interestingengineering.com, Nobelprize.org, Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ‘Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination’ by Stephan Riedal 2005, Nationalgeographic.org

He is considered to be the ablest ruler of the vast Chinese empire. Kangxi set a structural foundation for the remaining Qing Dynasty Emperors. What role did militarism play in his peaceful reign. Well, somewhat peaceful. 

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Sources: The Intellectual Devotional by David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim, Britannica.com, Nationalgeogrpahic.com, Imdb.com, Cambridge.org QING MILITARY INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON GOVERNMENT, ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY, 1640–1800 by Yingcong Dai 2017, Battlefield.org

The truth is answered on this pod. The savant of stoke himself, Chad, cruised in wearing his tac vest and had all the answers about what is the most famous UAP/UFO crash landing of all time.

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Sources: History.com, stratocat.com.ar, Nytimes.com ‘Wreckage In The Desert Was Odd But Not Alien’ by William J. Broad 1994, Yahoo.com “‘Non-Human’ Beings Recovered From Crashes, UFO Whistleblower Says Under Oath” 2023, Nationalgeographic.com ‘What We Know From Decades Of UFO Government Investigations’ by Joel Mathis 2023, Blaze.tv

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Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen took his entire units' meth dosage to survive against pursuing Soviet soldiers, sub-zero temperatures and much more!

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Sources: Reddit.com/damnthatsinteresting, Wikipedia.org, Allthatsinteresting.com ‘Meet Aimo Koivunen, The Solider Who Survived WWII Thanks To Accidentally Overdosing On Meth’ by Genevive Carlton 2022, Medium.com ‘The Crazy Crystal Meth Adventure Of A Finnish Soldier’ by Giulia Montanari 2020, iwm.org.uk

This ancient love story still lives with us today. Harmony Joins Strider to discuss what is perhaps the most talked about romance in history.

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Sources: Britannica.com, History.com, Historydaily.org, Allthatsinteresting.com