From 1996 to 2002, one of the largest wars in history was fought between nine countries and countless insurgencies, taking the lives of millions... and you've never heard of it.

In 1953, as the Korean War was coming to a close, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States initiated a top-secret project that would experiment with psychoactive drugs on human beings in order to attempt to create some sort of mind-control effect, and for the next twenty years, this project would create a general sense of unease and distrust in the United States federal government... because most of the subjects had no idea they were being experimented on. 

In the 15th century, an Eastern European ruler by the name of Vlad Dracula would perpetrate a series of acts that would cement himself in human history as one of the most notorious, and most heroic, leaders of all time. This is the story of Vlad Dracula.

Happy Halloween!

In 1590, John White returned to his beloved colony off the coast of North Carolina, only to find that all 117 inhabitants had seemingly vanished into thin air. What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?

It's one of the most forgotten conflicts in modern history, fueled by ethnic tensions and unresolved disputes. The 1900s ended just as it began: with war in the Balkans.

Burning Man is an annual gathering taking place in the Black Rock Desert region of Nevada. Originally established in 1986 as a counter-culture gathering centered around self-expression, it has become something far different in recent years.

DISCLAIMER: I started school two weeks ago and have been making a significant adjustment between school, work, and this podcast, along with other writings I have been doing, so this podcast is a bit shorter than usual.

Between 1776 and 1914, a series of transformations took place in the global military ecosystem that revolutionized the way war was fought between nations. These transformations would cost the human race millions of lives.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains dramatizations of warfare, and may be a trigger for listeners suffering from PTSD or Schizophrenia.