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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 11 | #175 | #176 |
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The Rise of the Lakota | Part 5 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 71
October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minWith peace comes a new policy direction from Washington. President Grant wants to find a new approach to dealing with the native peoples of the West but ambition, greed and dreams of empire drive the United States and the Lakota onto a…
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The Rise of the Lakota | Part 4 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 70
October 4, 2026 · 57 minAs the United States descends into civil war the Lakota continue their expansion. But troubling news is brought west by the Lakota’s Sioux cousins the Dakota. The United States government signs treaties forcing the Dakota to give much of…
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The Rise of the Lakota | Part 3 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 69
September 26, 2026 · 48 minIn the middle years of the 19th century the Lakota reach ever greater heights of power. They command a vast domain teaming with bison and they project their military might in all direction carried on the back of their powerful war…
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The Rise of the Lakota | Part 2 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 68
September 19, 2026 · 49 minNapoleon has a dream of the restoration of French imperial power in the Americas. But his dream is dashed by the collapse of French power in Haiti and France sells Louisiana to the US for pennies. The United States believes it has…
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The Rise of the Lakota | Part 1 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 67
September 12, 2026 · 52 minThe Lakota are on the rise. For generations, the Sioux had possessed one enormous advantage: numbers. But numbers alone were not enough. The Lakota lacked the horses and firearms necessary to turn their strength into military power…
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Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 6 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 66
September 6, 2026 · 57 minThe first attempt has failed. Trotsky has survived the machine-gun assault on his home. But Stalin's campaign to destroy his old rival is entering its final stage. In this final episode, we follow Ramón Mercader as he moves deeper into…
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Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 5 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 65
August 29, 2026 · 59 minThe assassin is already in position. As Leon Trotsky settles into his fortified compound in Mexico, Stalin's campaign to destroy him enters its final and most dangerous phase. In this fifth episode, we follow the NKVD's hunt for Trotsky…
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Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 4 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 64
August 23, 2026 · 50 minTrotsky has finally found refuge. After eight years of exile, the former leader of the Red Army arrives in Mexico, welcomed by President Lázaro Cárdenas and embraced by a circle of artists, intellectuals and revolutionaries. But safety is…
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Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 3 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 63
August 15, 2026 · 43 minTrotsky has lost his struggle with Stalin for leadership of the Soviet Union But his revolutionary fire still burns bright. The man who helped seize power and build the Red Army is now a political exile, hunted by the regime he helped…
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Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 2 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 62
August 8, 2026 · 45 minLeon Trotsky has helped seize power, built the Red Army, and defeated the enemies of the Bolshevik Revolution. Now he is about to lose everything. By 1927, the man who had once stood beside Lenin at the centre of the Russian Revolution…
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Leon Trotsky: The Last Prophet | Part 1 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 61
August 1, 2026 · 42 minOne of history's greatest revolutionaries awaits his assassination. As Leon Trotsky sits inside his heavily guarded villa in Mexico City, he knows that Joseph Stalin has not forgotten him. Once hailed as Lenin's brilliant lieutenant and…
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500 Men vs an Empire: Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico | Part 4 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 60
July 25, 2026 · 48 minThe conquest reaches its devastating conclusion. As Hernán Cortés launches his final assault on Tenochtitlan, one of the greatest cities on earth becomes the scene of one of history's most brutal sieges. Thirteen brigantines dominate…
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Ancient to Recent is a history podcast that explores how the past continues to shape our world today. From forgotten empires and overlooked revolutions to the hidden lives of historical figures, each episode takes a deep dive into the moments that mattered and the ones that should have.
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