Political MissAdventures Podcast

4.10 Fall of the Incan Empire by Political MissAdventures Podcast

This week on Political MissAdventures we bring you one of history's most notorious imperial implosions - the fall of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire was one of history's largest and the manner of its fall would shape the world throughout the 20th century. To go with all this gravity we also include jokes about Abba and Vicki tries to hum the Soviet anthem.

This week on Political MissAdventures Helena brings us an account of the rise and fall of the Portuguese empire! This story gets epic as we discuss an empire that was truly global and spanned several centuries. During this episode we get into whacky myths and a strange anecdote about sausages before the empire's final and dramatic implosion.

This week Vicki tells the story (stories) of the fall of the Persian Empire. Which one, you ask? Most of them, actually. Welcome to a whirl-wind history of Persia. Also featured, the insightful comments of Lila the Puppy.

This week we are excited to bring you the story of the Qin Empire! Helena tells us all about the first empire which unified China and the fall of its founding dynasty. This story has it all - brilliant accomplishments, colorful rulers, and a host of interesting individuals who brought down the first family to rule China. Intrigue, mercury, and fish, oh my!

4.5 Mauryan Melt-down by Political MissAdventures Podcast

In this week's episode Helena brings us the second of our two episodes on the fall of the Aztec Empire! Warning: this episode includes infectious diseases....

This week Helena is excited to tell Vicki and the listeners about the fall of the Aztec Empire. This is another TWO PARTER. In today's part one, Helena tells us about the Aztec - who they were, where they lived - and about the arrival of the Spanish in the neighborhood.

This week we are pleased to bring you part TWO of two on the fall of the Ottoman Empire. In this second part we get into the independence movements that emerged in the 1800s, the emergence of the Young Turks, and the political machinations during World War I that shaped the modern Middle East. We recommend that if you have not checked out part one you give that a listen first.

This week we are bringing you our First of TWO episodes on the fall of the Ottoman Empire. In this episode Vicki tells Helena about the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the steps which would later contribute to the empire's demise. The Ottoman Empire lasted for four centuries (even longer if you count the years before the kingdom acquired empire status. At its peak it covered a vast amount of territory in North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Europe.