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🎙️ In this episode, I sit down with Professor Jos Gommans, a leading historian of colonial and global history at Leiden University in the Netherlands. We dive deep into the rise and reach of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) — one of the most powerful and influential trading corporations in history — and explore how it shaped global trade, empire, and cultural exchange.But our conversation doesn’t stop there. Professor Gommans also shares insights from his research on the Indo-Afghan world, the fluid frontiers of South and Central Asia, and how empires — from the Mughals to the Dutch — connected across continents through trade, warfare, and diplomacy.🧭 Topics covered:The global impact of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)How the VOC balanced trade, conquest, and governanceThe Indo-Afghan Empire and the dynamics of frontier societiesThe cultural and intellectual links between Europe and AsiaWhat empires can teach us about globalization today📚 About Jos Gommans:Jos Gommans is Professor of Colonial and Global History at Leiden University. His work explores the intersections of power, culture, and mobility across early modern Eurasia, with a particular focus on the Indo-Afghan world and Dutch imperial history.💡 If you enjoy deep historical conversations about empires, trade, and global connections, this one’s for you.#HistoryPodcast #DutchEastIndiaCompany #VOC #GlobalHistory #Empires #LeidenUniversity #JosGommans #ColonialHistory #India #Afghanistan

In this episode, I spoke with Attila the Stockbroker, to explore the intersection of art, humour, and activism. We delve into the power of poetry and performance in driving social change, discuss the legacy of Brighton's football club, and reflect on the current political landscape in the UK. Discover how humour can be a tool for unity and transformation. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking conversation! Engage with Attila on his social media platforms to continue the dialogue.His lively and interactive Facebook presence is https://www.facebook.com/attilathestockbroker’40 Years In Rhyme’, my new dub poetry album, ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, my Collected Works poetry book and loads more books/CDS/vinylhttps://attilathestockbroker.bandcamp.com/merchWatch on youtube at https://youtu.be/4dnHdlmuGRoAlso Instagram @attilathestockbroker and Twitter @atilatstokbroka

Two people with a plank and a length of rope can flatten a field overnight. That has been demonstrated, repeatedly, and nobody serious disputes it. The argument is about what is left over once you have accounted for the ones that were.

Simon Young has spent years filming formations from the air across Wiltshire. In this conversation we go into the physical characteristics that complicate the hoax explanation, how the formations have evolved over the decades, and why public perception hardened long before the evidence was settled.

We also cover the ley lines and the historical sites these formations keep appearing beside, the eyewitness accounts that never make the papers, and the mathematics some researchers argue is encoded in the designs. Simon's own position is that some of them are communication. I asked him to make that case properly.

You do not have to accept the conclusion to find the evidence worth looking at.

Guest: Simon Young - https://www.youtube.com/@cropcircleseyeinthesky

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