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  • Boudica - The Celtic Warrior Queen
    Jul 15 2025
    2,000 years ago in the mists and forest of Britain, the Celtic warrior Queen Boudica led a revolt against the mighty Roman Empire, almost throwing them out of Britain for good. This is the story of Boudica. Sources "Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queen" by Richard Hingley and Christina Unwin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boudicca Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boudicca-or-Boadicea.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Carol Kaye: First Lady on Bass
    Jul 14 2025
    In 1957, Carol Kaye, a 22-year old mother and musician, was invited to a recording session with the legendary Sam Cook. What followed was a 65+ year career in which she would be one of the most accomplished bass players in rock and popular music - appearing on over 10,000 records. This is the story of bass player extraordinaire Carol Kaye. Sources "https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/forgotten-heroes-carol-kaye https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/carol-kaye-sets-record-straight.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kaye https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/07/business/famous-on-the-web-this-working-mom-played-bass-for-the-best-of-them.html Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/carol.kaye.1840/" History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 min
  • Broken Arrow: Americas Missing Nukes
    Jul 11 2025
    Over the past 80 years the United States has built tens of thousands of nuclear bombs. The problem is that several of them have simply gone missing, without a trace. These six weapons are the United States' broken arrows. Sources https://www.atomicarchive.com/almanac/broken-arrows/index.html; https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/command-and-control-broken-arrows-how-many-nuclear-accidents-have-we-had/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220804-the-lost-nuclear-bombs-that-no-one-can-find Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon#/media/File:Little_Boy_bomb.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 min
  • The Coelacanth: Discovery of a Living Fossil
    Jul 10 2025
    On December 22, 1938, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the curator of a museum in East London, South Africa, came upon a large fish caught in the net by a trawler. It was unlike anything she had ever seen. And it wasn’t long before the strange fish with vivid blue scales was an international sensation. And that’s because the strange fish was supposed to be extinct - having disappeared from the earth 66 million years earlier. This is the story of the Coelacanth. Sources "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/coelacanths-the-fish-that-outdid-the-loch-ness-monster.html" Image:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer_and_Coelacanth.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Catacombs of Paris
    Jul 9 2025
    Beneath the city of Paris lies a network of tunnels stretching hundreds of kilometers. Many of which are not totally explored. Their origin dates back to the Middle Ages, and today are home to a massive cemetery. This is the story of the Catacombs of Paris. Sources https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history/site-history https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/strange-maps-paris-catacombs; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mines_of_Paris Image: Vlastula at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catacombes_de_Paris.JPG History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Lost Army of Cambyses
    Jul 8 2025
    In 525 BC, an army of 50,000 Persians - under the orders of King Cambyses II - set out from Thebes into the western desert of Egypt. Their goal was to subjugate the Oracle of Amun at the Siwa Oasis. The army was never seen again, and legend is that the entire army had been swallowed by a sandstorm. This is the story of the Lost Army of Cambyses. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Army_of_Cambyses https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-lost-armyfound-at-las_b_372293 Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cambyses_II-lost-army.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Hildegard of Bingen: The Mystic Visionary Nun
    Jul 7 2025
    Throughout the 1100's the abbess Hildegard of Bingen was one of the most influential figures in medieval Europe. An astounding theologian, scholar, writer, and musician, she was also wrote hundreds of letters to numerous popes, kings and emperors. All while being overcome with mind melting visions from God. Sources Hildegard of Bingen by Fiona Maddocks Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hildegard_von_Bingen.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 min
  • The Execution of King Louis XVI - From History Daily
    Jul 5 2025
    The Execution of King Louis XVI as brought to you by wonderful History Daily. Host Lindsay Graham takes us on a dramatic recreation of the events of that fateful day in 1793 - when the French Revolution took a step that few had ever imagined. This episode is presented in partnership with History Daily. Thanks to Lindsay Graham and his team. https://www.historydaily.com Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hinrichtung_Ludwig_des_XVI.png History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 min