Latest 5 Minute Podcasts Episodes
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 85: The Courrières Mine Disaster
In this episode of Compact Disasters, we go underground in northern France to examine the Courrières Mine Disaster, the 1906 coal mine explosion that killed 1,099 people and became one of Europe’s worst industrial tragedies.…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a lawyer, judge, Supreme Court Justice, and one of the most influential legal minds in modern…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 127: The History of the Frisbee
The Frisbee may look simple, but its story is a wonderfully odd flight through American campuses, pie companies, toy marketing,…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 84: The Assassination of King George I of Greece
In this episode of Compact Murder, we explore the assassination of King George I of Greece, a royal killing that took place in Thessaloniki on 18 March 1913, just as Greece was celebrating major victories…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 80: The Mystery of the Shugborough Inscription
In this episode of Compact Mysteries, we explore the strange case of the Shugborough Inscription, a short sequence of carved…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 79: The Battle of Borodino
In this episode of Compact Warfare, we examine the Battle of Borodino, the savage 1812 confrontation between Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 85: The Courrières Mine Disaster
In this episode of Compact Disasters, we go underground in northern France to examine the…
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5 Minute Biographies (Spanish Edition)
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: Sidney Poitier
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la vida de Sidney Poitier, el actor, director y diplomático que abrió caminos en Hollywood con talento, dignidad y una presencia inolvidable. Nacido en Miami y…
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