Biopic of Puyi, the last of thousands of years of Chinese emperors. From God-Emperor to playboy to political prisoner to gardener, he lived one of the most unique lives in [ … ]
Category: History podcast
W068: Gandhi (1982)
The man who essentially kicked the British out of India using only a policy of non-violent resistance.
W067: Kon Tiki (2012)
In order to prove Polynesia could have been populated by native South Americans, Thor Heyerdahl built a raft in 1947 to attempt the journey himself.
W066b: Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [BONUS EPISODE]
A depressingly poignant story following a young brother and sister hoping to survive the Allied bombings of Japan in 1945.
W066: Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Japanese soldiers prepare for a battle they expect to lose as WWII winds to a close.