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  • 34. Cotton Will Bring The World To its Knees: The Craziest Gamble in History (Ep 3)

    34. Cotton Will Bring The World To its Knees: The Craziest Gamble in History (Ep 3)
    Oct 1 2025
    Why did the Confederate states think that stopping the global supply of cotton would force Britain to join their side in the American Civil War? What extraordinary humanitarian effort did the Union pull off to help starving mill workers in Lancashire? Why were Liverpudlians building warships to support of the slave owning states? Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they discuss the Southern State’s King Cotton Gamble during The American Civil War. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 min
  • 33. Prince Albert’s Dying Wish: Stopping An American-British War (Ep 2)

    33. Prince Albert’s Dying Wish: Stopping An American-British War (Ep 2)
    Sep 28 2025
    Why did Britain and America nearly go to war over the capture of two Confederate officers from a British Ship? What did President Lincoln’s Emergency War Cabinet respond to Britain’s threatening ultimatum? How did Prince Albert keep the peace with the last letter he ever sent? Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they discuss the Trent Affair of 1861. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 min
  • 32. From Lincoln to Obama: A History of the Special Relationship (Ep 1)

    32. From Lincoln to Obama: A History of the Special Relationship (Ep 1)
    Sep 25 2025
    David has just come off stage with Barack Obama - what does the 44th President think about the ‘Special Relationship’ between the UK and the US? What is the history of this relationship? What about during the American Civil war when the two countries very nearly went to war? Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they explore a darker chapter in the relationship between Britain and America. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 2 min
  • 31. Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream (Ep 2)

    31. Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream (Ep 2)
    Sep 17 2025
    Harry Belafonte, Josephine Baker, Bob Dylan, and which other celebrities joined the 250,000 marching on Washington in August 1963? How were the American Nazi Party planning to incite violence? How did Martin Luther King improvise the most famous speech of the 20th century? Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they explore the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and enduring its legacy. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 4 min
  • 30. The March That Changed America (Ep 1)

    30. The March That Changed America (Ep 1)
    Sep 14 2025
    How were figures like Martin Luther King organising to fight for Civil Rights in the Jim Crow era? Why were tensions so exceptionally high in America in 1963? What caused hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country to descend on Washington that August? Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they look at the events leading up to the 1963 March on Washington, one of the most consequential rallies for Human Rights in America’s history. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 min
  • 29. The Downfall of Billy the Kid: Gun Fights and Prison Breaks (Ep 2)

    29. The Downfall of Billy the Kid: Gun Fights and Prison Breaks (Ep 2)
    Sep 10 2025
    How many times did Billy the Kid escape from prison? Who was Pat Garrett, the man who murdered Billy? Why does the story of Billy the Kid remain one of the most retold in history? Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they explore the enduring appeal of Billy the Kid. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 min
  • 28. Billy The Kid: The Outlaw Who Became A Legend (Ep 1)

    28. Billy The Kid: The Outlaw Who Became A Legend (Ep 1)
    Sep 3 2025
    Who was the notorious Western icon, Billy the Kid? How did he get caught up in the murder which made him famous? And, who was really in charge in the lawless Wild West? Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they relive the true story behind the legend that is Billy The Kid. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 min
  • 27. The Trial That Made Hitler Famous (Ep 2)

    27. The Trial That Made Hitler Famous (Ep 2)
    Aug 27 2025
    How did Hitler get caught after leading the failed Beer Hall Putsch, which killed 20 people? Why was he allowed to turn his 24 day trial into a piece of internationally received political theatre? How did a botched coup become a dangerous Nazi myth? Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they explore how Hitler’s trial for the notorious Beer Hall Putsch catapulted him into the limelight. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 min