Condensed Histories

Condensed Histories


Latest Episodes

39 - Favourite Historical Places
April 19, 2016

There were technical problems galore, so here is a differnet style of podcast for one week only! ...

38 - Fast 5 Minutes with Jem - A Republican Dilema
April 15, 2016

Jem has an unusual dilema to share with you in this week's fast 5 - but fear not, this is not Jem...

Democracy - The best political system, or just the way to run a podcast?
April 12, 2016

Democracy has been around in one form or another for thousands of years, but is it really the bes...

36 - Fast 5 Minutes with Greg - Cargo Cults and Pigeons
April 08, 2016

Greg wants to talk about superstitious pigeons - but obviously he fears ridicule from Jem if that...

35 - Why do some people get to be famous?
April 05, 2016

No, as the title may suggest, an episode about Greg's annoyance that he is not even the most famo...

34 - Fast Five with Jem - Horses!
April 01, 2016

This week Jem takes his five minutes to look away from the people in history, and towards the ani...

What was the most Pivotal Battle in history?
March 29, 2016

It's time for the guys to take opposing sides once again as they each pick what they think to be ...

32 - Fast Five with Greg - Biographies and Autobiographies
March 25, 2016

In this weeks fast five minute podcast Greg manages to fit the word biography or autobiography mo...

31 - Are the Romans overrated?
March 22, 2016

This week Jem has his targets set on the Romans! Are they overrated in history? If they are, then...

30 - Fast Five with Jem - Pirates!
March 18, 2016

The word Pirates can summon up many images, but one prevails above all others - but how accurate ...