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Welcome to Rise of Albion, the podcast that brings the dramatic birth of England to life—through war and wisdom, kings and invaders, legends and facts.In this series, we go beyond the surface of names and dates to uncover the gripping, often untold stories that forged one of…
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Immigration Reimagined (opens the original)
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Beginning with changes to U.S. immigration law in 1965, America experienced a major demographic transformation as increasing numbers of immigrants arrived from Asia and Latin America. Families, refugees, students, professionals, and workers reshaped cities, workplaces, schools, and communities across the country. Immigration brought new languages, cultures, businesses, and skills, while also creating debates over border control, assimilation, labor, and national identity. By the end of the twent
The Internet Arrives (opens the original)
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The Internet transformed American life in the 1990s by connecting homes, schools, businesses, and individuals to a rapidly expanding global network. Technologies that had begun in research institutions became accessible through personal computers, dial-up modems, web browsers, email, and services like America Online. As companies such as Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, and later Google emerged, the Internet began reshaping commerce, communication, journalism, and culture. It also created new challenges inv
The End of the Cold War (opens the original)
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The Cold War ended through a combination of Soviet economic weakness, political reform under Mikhail Gorbachev, popular movements across Eastern Europe, and improving U.S.–Soviet relations. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 symbolized the end of a rivalry that had shaped American foreign policy for more than four decades. With its main global rival gone, the United States entered the 1990s as the world’s dominant superpower. The Gulf War seemed to c
The Silicon Valley Garage (opens the original)
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Silicon Valley grew from a mix of university research, Cold War investment, semiconductor breakthroughs, venture capital, and a culture that encouraged engineers to build companies of their own. From Hewlett-Packard and Fairchild Semiconductor to Intel, the Homebrew Computer Club, and Apple, Northern California became the center of a new technological economy. The famous garage became a symbol of this transformation: the belief that a small team with an idea could challenge established industrie
Watergate and Trust Broken (opens the original)
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The Watergate scandal transformed American politics by exposing abuses of presidential power, political espionage, and efforts to obstruct justice. Beginning with the 1972 break-in at Democratic Party headquarters, the investigation eventually reached President Richard Nixon and revealed the role of the White House cover-up. Nixon resigned in August 1974 rather than face likely impeachment and removal. Beyond ending a presidency, Watergate permanently damaged public trust in government. It stren
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