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Project MK-Ultra
- The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Since the early days of human warfare, which may date back to the Stone Age, combatants have sought to gain an advantage through the acquisition of secret information. With the growth of technology, a parallel advantage was sought through the application of numerous types of torture. In the 19th century, the concept of manipulation was added to military tactics, an attempt to influence the minds of assassins, double agents, and world leaders alike to act against their natures.
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Project MK-Ultra
- The History of the CIA’s Controversial Human Experimentation Program
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 2022-07-13
- Language: English
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The KGB and the Stasi: The History of the Eastern Bloc’s Most Infamous Intelligence Agencies
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies. Aside from the KGB, the 20th century’s most notorious spy agency was the Stasi, which was instrumental in the history of East Germany. In an era of totalitarian countries dominated by repressive state agencies, the Stasi stood out for its size, and the sheer breadth and depth of its surveillance.
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The KGB and the Stasi: The History of the Eastern Bloc’s Most Infamous Intelligence Agencies
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-16
- Language: English
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The Voyager Program
- The History and Legacy of NASA's First Probes That Traveled to the Outer Solar System
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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In 1977, two spacecraft were launched from Earth to explore the outer Solar System, and incredibly, the now-ancient technology from the 1970s is still working, sending daily reports back to the planet that sent the two robotic envoys on their way, over 40 years ago. Voyager 1 and 2 have done far more than accomplish their original missions. In fact, they are now exploring interstellar space, far beyond the outer planets, in the cold wasteland between the stars.
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The Voyager Program
- The History and Legacy of NASA's First Probes That Traveled to the Outer Solar System
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-30
- Language: English
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The My Lai Massacre: The History of the Vietnam War's Most Notorious Atrocity
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Richard Wayne Stageman
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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The Vietnam War could have been called a comedy of errors if the consequences weren't so deadly and tragic. In 1951, while war was raging in Korea, the United States began signing defense pacts with nations in the Pacific, intending to create alliances that would contain the spread of Communism.
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The My Lai Massacre: The History of the Vietnam War's Most Notorious Atrocity
- Narrated by: Richard Wayne Stageman
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Release date: 2015-04-22
- Language: English
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The Voynich Manuscript
- The History of the Mysterious Renaissance Codex That Has Never Been Deciphered
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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For as long as language and communication have existed, humans have invented ways to mask their messages from prying eyes. One could be forgiven for assuming there are no ciphers left unsolved. On the contrary, a diverse array of both ancient and modern cryptographic challenges, which have stumped even the most seasoned code crackers of today, exist, and may exist for generations to come. Among the most famous of these memorandums is a 600-year-old document that continues to mystify: the Voynich Manuscript.
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The Voynich Manuscript
- The History of the Mysterious Renaissance Codex That Has Never Been Deciphered
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 2017-09-15
- Language: English
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Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Life and Legacy of Romania’s Notorious Dictator During the Cold War
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Nicolae Ceaușescu, one of the 20th century’s most notorious dictators, was both typical and unusual. Outwardly, he resembled a standard leader of a communist country in Eastern Europe during the Cold War, yet he was even more repressive and opulent than his contemporaries. Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Life and Legacy of Romania’s Notorious Dictator During the Cold War examines the rise and reign of the Romanian leader.
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Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Life and Legacy of Romania’s Notorious Dictator During the Cold War
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 2019-01-08
- Language: English
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Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis Gang
- The Controversial History of the Criminal Gang During the Great Depression
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Among America’s most infamous “public enemies” and, perhaps, the most unique and controversial was Kate Barker. With her prominent, hawk-tipped nose and plump, doughy face, framed by a classic dark, curly coif and frilly day dresses to match, Ma Barker was as nonthreatening as they come. Nary a second glance was given to this grandmotherly figure by those who crossed her path, perhaps, at most a polite tip of the hat. Of course, as the age-old adage goes, appearances are often deceiving.
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Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis Gang
- The Controversial History of the Criminal Gang During the Great Depression
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 2020-08-10
- Language: English
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The Warsaw Uprising of 1944
- The History of the Polish Resistance's Failed Attempt to Liberate Poland's Capital from Nazi Germany
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Hubbard
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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After a brief revival following World War I, during which it successfully defeated a Soviet attempt to invade in an effort to carry "international revolution" into Germany and Central Europe, Poland once again fell victim to its neighbors in 1939. Adolf Hitler's Third Reich and Josef Stalin's USSR collaborated in the conquest and then split Poland between them. The Germans instituted oppressive rule in their portion of Poland, executing some 7,000 people on political grounds and imprisoning thousands of others.
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The Warsaw Uprising of 1944
- The History of the Polish Resistance's Failed Attempt to Liberate Poland's Capital from Nazi Germany
- Narrated by: David Hubbard
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2016-11-04
- Language: English
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The Bataan Death March
- Life and Death in the Philippines During World War II
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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The Japanese had to deal with large numbers of Filipino and American soldiers who had surrendered after a lengthy defense in the Bataan peninsula, but they were not prepared for so many prisoners of war because their own military philosophy emphasized rigid discipline and fighting until the end. They could not imagine a situation in which Japanese soldiers would willingly surrender, so they assumed that no other combatants would do so either.
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The Bataan Death March
- Life and Death in the Philippines During World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 2016-03-02
- Language: English
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'Ndrangheta: The History of Italy’s Most Powerful Organized Crime Syndicate
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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The ‘Ndrangheta (pronounced an-drang-et-ah) is a close neighbor of the Cosa Nostra and currently considered the most powerful (and difficult to spell) criminal organization in Italy. The ‘Ndrangheta is centered around Calabria, the most southwestern region of Italy, almost touching the Sicilian city of Messina. Though it began as far back as the late 19th century, it was not until the 1950s that the ‘Ndrangheta started to spread its tentacles throughout Italy and then across the entire globe, forming an empire that now ranges from Australia and Turkey, to Chile to Canada.
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'Ndrangheta: The History of Italy’s Most Powerful Organized Crime Syndicate
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 2019-11-07
- Language: English
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The Diadochi
- The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars That Divided His Empire
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world; on June 11, 323 B.C., Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Hegemon of the League of Corinth, King of Kings, died. The Diadochi: The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars That Divided His Empire chronicles how Alexander’s legendary conquests shaped the next several centuries, and how the successor generals carved out various empires. You will learn about the Diadochi like never before.
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The Diadochi
- The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars That Divided His Empire
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 2020-03-13
- Language: English
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The Moors of the Maghreb
- The History of the Muslims in North Africa During the Middle Ages
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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The term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European Christians for the Islamic inhabitants of Maghreb (North Africa), Andalusia (Spain), Sicily and Malta, and was sometimes use to designate all Muslims. It is derived from Mauri, the Latin name for the Berbers who lived in the Roman province of Mauretania, which ranged across modern Algeria and Morocco. Saracen was another European term used to designate Muslims, though it usually referred to the Arabic peoples of the Middle East.
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The Moors of the Maghreb
- The History of the Muslims in North Africa During the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Release date: 2021-09-22
- Language: English
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Baba Vanga
- The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Influential Bulgarian Mystic
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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People’s timeless captivation with those supposedly endowed with supernatural powers - these gifted individuals oftentimes regarded as gods walking among everyone else - is a fascinating phenomenon in itself. Soothsayers and clairvoyants were particularly revered in past centuries, even by royals, nobles, and other influential figures, who placed oracles, mediums, and mystics in their retinues and sought counsel from them on a regular basis.
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Baba Vanga
- The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Influential Bulgarian Mystic
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 2021-03-12
- Language: English
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The Ruby Ridge Siege
- The History of the Federal Government's Deadly Standoff with Randy Weaver and His Family
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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In the summer of 1992, federal agents surrounded a few acres of land isolated in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, where Randy Weaver, his wife Vicki, his 14-year-old son Samuel, and his three young daughters were staying. Weaver was a former Green Beret who had come to the attention of the ATF and other federal agencies for a number of reasons, including associations with white supremacist groups and the possession of illegal shotguns.
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The Ruby Ridge Siege
- The History of the Federal Government's Deadly Standoff with Randy Weaver and His Family
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 2017-04-05
- Language: English
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The Mississippi Burning Case
- The History and Legacy of the Freedom Summer Murders at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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One of the most notorious crimes during the Civil Rights Movement was the murder of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi in June 1964. Occurring less than two weeks before the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, the young volunteers were killed because they had come south to help register blacks to vote, a right they had been unfairly denied for over half a century thanks to Jim Crow. The shocking nature of the crimes galvanized people and helped bring about the kinds of changes the murderers sought to prevent.
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The Mississippi Burning Case
- The History and Legacy of the Freedom Summer Murders at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 2017-03-13
- Language: English
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The Maori
- The History and Legacy of New Zealand’s Indigenous People
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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In 1769, Captain James Cook’s historic expedition in the region would lead to an English claim on Australia, but before he reached Australia, he sailed near New Zealand and spent weeks mapping part of New Zealand’s coast. Thus, he was also one of the first to observe and take note of the indigenous peoples of the two islands.
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The Maori
- The History and Legacy of New Zealand’s Indigenous People
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-09
- Language: English
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The Scopes Monkey Trial: The History of 20th Century America's Most Famous Court Case
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Christian Carvajal
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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"I never had any idea my bill would make a fuss. I just thought it would become a law and that everybody would abide by it and that we wouldn't hear any more of evolution in Tennessee." (John Washington Butler)
In the early 20th century, Darwin's theory of evolution was still a relative novelty, but it had spurred some Americans to react by preventing it from being taught in schools, including in Tennessee, which passed the Butler Act to prohibit teaching the theory in a state-funded school.-
The Scopes Monkey Trial: The History of 20th Century America's Most Famous Court Case
- Narrated by: Christian Carvajal
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-22
- Language: English
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The Cimmerians: The History of the Ancient Indo-European Nomads in the Near East
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- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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The early first millennium BCE was a time of great change and turmoil in the Near East and Eastern Europe. Many of the Bronze Age empires had collapsed, but in their place came new ones in Assyria, Persia, and Babylon, as well as a rejuvenated Egypt. Other peoples also began to enter the historical record and assert themselves. In the wake of the Sea Peoples destruction in Anatolia, the Lydians and Phrygians established powerful kingdoms, and by the 8th century BCE the Greek city-states had formed and the Greeks began establishing colonies along the western coast of Anatolia.
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The Cimmerians: The History of the Ancient Indo-European Nomads in the Near East
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 2021-12-28
- Language: English
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The History and Legacy of the System that Brought Slaves to the New World
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- Narrated by: David Otey
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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"The deck, that is the floor of their rooms, was so covered with the blood and mucus which had proceeded from them in consequence of the flux, that it resembled a slaughter-house. It is not in the power of the human imagination to picture a situation more dreadful or disgusting. Numbers of the slaves having fainted, they were carried upon deck where several of them died and the rest with great difficulty were restored. It had nearly proved fatal to me also." - Dr. Alexander Falconbridge, an 18th century British surgeon
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The History and Legacy of the System that Brought Slaves to the New World
- Narrated by: David Otey
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-11
- Language: English
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Krishna: The History and Legacy of the Popular Hindu Deity
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- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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In the West, Hinduism is a religion that everyone has heard of but one that few non-practitioners truly understand. Today it is widely regarded as one of the world’s great religions and considered the indigenous religion of India, with practices and beliefs stretching back thousands of years. Sri Krishna, believed to be the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, is without question one of the most popular and instantly recognizable deities within the Hindu pantheon, which encompasses hundreds of Puranic divine beings.
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Krishna: The History and Legacy of the Popular Hindu Deity
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2020-11-11
- Language: English
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