In this episode, we talk about how the European Union fits into Europe’s long history of empire, collapse, and cooperation. We dig into the Union’s roots in post-World War history, the failed promises of nationalism in the nineteen twenties, the enduring influence of countries like France and Britain, the role of Russia’s gas strategy, and how old imperial habits still shape European energy and agriculture today. From Pilsudski’s vision of the Intermarium to modern debates over uranium, African resources, and Brexit, this story shows why the European Union is more than a trade bloc—it is Europe’s bet on a post-imperial future.

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In this episode we travel from the bones of Alexander the Great to the shadows of Charlemagne, the echoes of Rome, the tombs of Suleiman and Cyrus, the myths of the Mughals, and the stories that refuse to die. We trace how empire never really ends but folds itself into new shapes, riding on the backs of conquerors, stories, pilgrimages, and half-true legends. This is the haunting truth about power — that the grave is never really the end when myth can raise the bones to walk again.

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