Latest 5 Minute Podcasts Episodes
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 113: The History of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are one of the longest running ideas in human history, reborn, reshaped, and repeatedly tested by politics, money, and global change. In this episode of Compact History, we trace the Olympics from…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin changed science by learning how to see what others could not. Born on 12 May 1910, she became…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 113: The History of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are one of the longest running ideas in human history, reborn, reshaped, and repeatedly tested by politics,…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 69: The Assassination of Aldo Moro
On 16 March 1978, former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped in Rome by the Red Brigades, during an ambush that left five bodyguards dead. Moro was held captive for 55 days, during which…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 65: The Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant
For centuries, the Ark of the Covenant stood at the heart of ancient Israelite worship. According to the Hebrew Bible,…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 64: The Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae, fought in 216 BC during the Second Punic War, is one of the most devastating military…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 71: The Vajont Dam Disaster
On the night of 9 October 1963, one of the world’s tallest dams survived intact,…
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5 Minute Biographies (Spanish Edition)
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: Jane Goodall
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la inspiradora vida de Jane Goodall, la mujer que transformó nuestra comprensión de los chimpancés y redefinió la relación entre humanos y animales. Sin formación universitaria…
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