History Potpourri

Raneen informs listeners about the life and impact of Siddhartha Gautama - The Buddha - and his religion, Buddhism.

Catie educates listeners on the causes of the Korean War and the conflict itself, showing the importance of this conflict in East Asia.

Skylar and Luke tell you about a bizarre event in history - the Dancing Plague of 1518, where people could not stop dancing!

Hector discusses the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany before World War II and the deteriorating relationship between the German Government and the Jewish population of Germany prior to the Holocaust.

Adi and Angel discuss the lead up and atrocities of the Jewish Holocaust during World War II.

Kathit and Spencer discuss spy gadgets and technologies used during the Cold War, as well as well-known spies of that era!

Henry informs listeners about the Mauser Rifle, one of the most influential weapons of the modern era.

Connor, Ishan, Shreyas, and Tyler inform listeners about the Baháʼí Faith, a unique and syncretic religion founded in the 1800s, and gaining popularity today.

Nicko, Ryta, and Olivia talk about the medical and other experiments performed on unwilling subjects by the Nazis in the concentration and death camps of World War II.

Cali and Emily discuss the causes, effects, and disease known to most people as the Black Death of the 1300s.