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Ancient to Recent is a history podcast that explores how the past continues to shape our world today.
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The Rise of the Lakota | Part 3 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 69 (opens the original)
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In the middle years of the 19th century the Lakota reach ever greater heights of power. They command a vast domain teaming with bison and they project their military might in all direction carried on the back of their powerful war horses. But North America is a land of constant change. The European empires may be a thing of the past but the United States continues its western expansion. War with Mexico and the scandalous Treaty of Guadalupe adds vast tracks of land to the American domain. Discov
The Rise of the Lakota | Part 2 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 68 (opens the original)
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Napoleon has a dream of the restoration of French imperial power in the Americas. But his dream is dashed by the collapse of French power in Haiti and France sells Louisiana to the US for pennies. The United States believes it has acquired an empire but soon finds out that the land was not for sale. The Lakota are enjoying their moment in the imperial sun, dominating trade networks as the US begins exploring and asserting control over Louisiana and war breaks out between Britain and the United S
The Rise of the Lakota | Part 1 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 67 (opens the original)
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The Lakota are on the rise. For generations, the Sioux had possessed one enormous advantage: numbers. But numbers alone were not enough. The Lakota lacked the horses and firearms necessary to turn their strength into military power. Caught between rival European empires and powerful Indigenous nations, their expansion had repeatedly been checked. Now, everything is about to change. In this first episode of our new series, we trace the transformation of the Lakota as they encounter two technologi
Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 6 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 66 (opens the original)
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The first attempt has failed. Trotsky has survived the machine-gun assault on his home. But Stalin's campaign to destroy his old rival is entering its final stage. In this final episode, we follow Ramón Mercader as he moves deeper into Trotsky's inner circle, slowly gaining the trust of those closest to him. As Trotsky's world contracts behind fortified walls, he begins to reflect on the revolution he helped create, and the extraordinary path that brought him to Mexico. Meanwhile, in Moscow, a n
Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 5 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 65 (opens the original)
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The assassin is already in position. As Leon Trotsky settles into his fortified compound in Mexico, Stalin's campaign to destroy him enters its final and most dangerous phase. In this fifth episode, we follow the NKVD's hunt for Trotsky and the extraordinary operation designed to penetrate his inner circle. We meet Ramón Mercader, the young Spanish communist who would eventually become one of the most notorious assassins of the twentieth century. Under the identity of "Jack Mornard", Mercader be
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