325 Episodes

  1. 318. Heist of St Nicolas: Raiding Santa's Tomb (Part 1)

    Published: 12/23/2025

  2. 317. Churchill's Photographer: From Escaping Genocide to MLK

    Published: 12/18/2025

  3. 316. Hitler's Photographer: Nazi Secrets, Eva Braun, & Escaping Justice

    Published: 12/16/2025

  4. Introducing: The Rest Is Science

    Published: 12/12/2025

  5. 315. Controversy, Colonialism, & V.S. Naipaul

    Published: 12/11/2025

  6. 314. Rudyard Kipling: Villain or Visionary? (Part 3)

    Published: 12/9/2025

  7. 313. Rudyard Kipling: Escaping India & Writing The Jungle Book (Part 2)

    Published: 12/4/2025

  8. 312. Rudyard Kipling: Son of Empire (Part 1)

    Published: 12/2/2025

  9. 311. Cricket In India: Beating The Brits At Their Own Game (Part 2)

    Published: 11/27/2025

  10. 310. The Origin of The Ashes & The Killer Cricket Scandal (Part 1)

    Published: 11/25/2025

  11. 309. Tintin, Nazis, & Soviets

    Published: 11/20/2025

  12. 308. Asterix and Obelix, Babar The Elephant, & Colonial Cartoons

    Published: 11/18/2025

  13. 307. Austen vs Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses

    Published: 11/13/2025

  14. 306. Joseph Conrad: From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness

    Published: 11/11/2025

  15. 305. Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Failures (Part 4)

    Published: 11/6/2025

  16. 304. Orwell: Animal Farm, 1984 & Totalitarian Dystopia (Part 3)

    Published: 11/4/2025

  17. 303. Orwell: Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War (Part 2)

    Published: 10/30/2025

  18. 302. Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1)

    Published: 10/28/2025

  19. 301. Gaza: The First Arab-Israeli War & The Creation of The Gaza Strip (Part 11)

    Published: 10/22/2025

  20. 300. Gaza: The 1948 War (Part 10)

    Published: 10/20/2025

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The rise and fall of empires, rulers, and the events that shaped world history. William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperial wars, and the people who built and lost empires. From the British Empire to the Ottomans to Ancient India, history is shaped by power struggles and territorial conquests. How does it continue to affect the world today? Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members’ chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.