S3 E11: “All Will Depend on This…” - The Opium Wars (w/ Steve Heimler)
In this episode, Jen and Matt are joined by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History to dissect the unbelievable story of how greed and cultural misunderstandings led to the Opium Wars and eventually, China’s Century of Humiliation.
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KjKXgudvIKo7nXOQYgSv5VUfSe4A4E5v6mWtwwNRSNM/edit?usp=sharing
Heimler's History: https://www.youtube.com/@heimlershistory
Abington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
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S3 E10: And Then There Were Unicorns - The Ming Dynasty
In this episode, Jen and Matt revisit China - this time during the Ming Dynasty and the amazing voyages of Zheng He. But first, we FINALLY close out our Mongol series before re-establishing the Middle Kingdom.
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S3 E9: Ska Sucks?! - A basic history of ska that doesn't suck
In this episode, Matt and Jen go in depth about the different waves of Ska music and why it hasn't always had the best reputation - even though it's such an awesome blend of music.Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TAaMU0o0MWQL0ekRMBcZDFHfJ1u3guns5Yni4pkc-ik/edit?usp=sharingSpotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ux8AhIwAdxnID8GMdfZrW?si=7a638450a6304fcbEvery Noise at Once (ska scatter plot): https://everynoise.com/engenremap-ska.htmlAbington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
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S3 E8: Front Row Seats - The Effects of Globalization
In this episode, your hosts Matt and Jen debate whether the positives outweigh the negatives in our (ever increasingly), interconnected world; thanks, globalization?Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eLEHKyc6fHTVmmmYg-5XUOHeauuAlL8D1FpW1R1MjXw/edit?usp=sharingAbington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
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S3 E7: Drain the Cup to the Dregs - The French Revolution, Part III
In the finale of our three-part series, Matt and Jen wrap up the disastrous Varennes trip that leads to the execution of King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette after a new radical phase of the revolution begins.
We tell the weird, wonderful, and whimsical stories that make up the world's history, but we do it in our own way. We are HISTORISTS. This is a podcast geared at AP history students, primarily AP World History students, but is awesome for anyone else interested in world history. Your history, told our way.
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