Ergebnis für "Was" in Welt

Wenn wir wissen, was bisher geschah, nehmen wir intensiver wahr, was heute passiert und verstehen, was morgen kommen kann. In Was bisher geschah sprechen Geschichtsjournalist Joachim Telgenbüscher und Historiker Nils Minkmar über die Dramen, Triumphe, Ereignisse und Persönlichkeiten der Geschichte, die unsere Welt geprägt haben und bis heute beschäftigen. Von den politischen Intrigen im römischen Reich, über die Tricks fanatischer Sektenführer in der frühen Neuzeit, bis hin zum Umgang mit Extremisten und den Management-Skills großer Eroberer.Neue Folgen gibt es immer dienstags ...

Knappe Ressourcen, globale Ungerechtigkeit, Öko-Kollaps: Was haben Phosphor, Stickstoff und Kalium damit zu tun?

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) redrew the map of Europe and the world. From the sun-scorched sands of Egypt to the frozen plains of Russia, Lucas and Luna trace the campaigns, coalitions, and catastrophes that toppled thrones and sparked modern nationalism. They examine Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise from Corsican outsider to Emperor of the French, his revolutionary military tactics, and his sweeping legal and administrative reforms, especially the Napoleonic Code. The show covers key battles—Austerlitz, Jena, Borodino, Waterloo—and the shifting alliances of the Third through Seventh ...

The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, yet Voltaire famously quipped it was 'neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.' This podcast peels back that epigram to explore the tangled reality of a polity that shaped central Europe from 800 to 1806. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through its origins with Charlemagne's coronation, the Ottonian renaissance, Investiture Controversy, and the sprawling dynastic chessboard of the Hohenstaufen, Luxemburg, and Habsburg families. They dissect the Golden Bull of 1356, the Peace of Westphalia, and the empire's slow dissolution amid Reformation, Thirty ...

History is made and defined by landmark events-moments that irrevocably changed the course of human civilization. They have given us: spiritual and political ideas; catastrophic battles and wars; scientific and technological advances; world leaders both influential and monstrous; and cultural works of unparalleled beauty.

In 1884-85, European powers convened in Berlin to carve up Africa without a single African present. This show examines the Berlin Conference as the catalyst for the Scramble for Africa — a brutal division that redrew the continent's political map, imposed colonial rule, and set the stage for a century of exploitation, resistance, and enduring trauma. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the conference's key figures like Otto von Bismarck and King Leopold II of Belgium, whose personal ambitions turned the Congo into a private horror. They explore the 'General Act' that established '...

Lucas and Luna dive into one of history's most contentious hypotheticals: who would win in a direct clash between feudal Japan and feudal Europe? This show compares the military, political, and cultural systems of both civilizations at their apexes. We examine the samurai code of bushido against the knightly chivalric code, contrasting the decentralized shogunate with the fragmented Holy Roman Empire. We dissect key battles: Nagashino (1575) versus Agincourt (1415), exploring how each side adapted to gunpowder. We analyze the weaponry — katana vs. longsword, yumi vs. longbow, and the role of...

From 1839 to 1860, two devastating conflicts forced the Qing Empire to open its borders to foreign trade, reshaping East-West relations for centuries. Lucas and Luna unravel the tangled causes: Britain's illegal opium smuggling, Chinese efforts to suppress addiction, and the clash between the Celestial Empire's tributary worldview and British free-trade imperialism. Follow the naval battles along the Pearl River Delta, the fall of Canton, and the burning of the Summer Palace. Meet key figures like Commissioner Lin Zexu, whose anti-opium campaign sparked war; Lord Palmerston, the hawkish ...

Liebevolle Mutter, enge Freundin, Ehefrau – und plötzlich verschwindet sie. Annette Lindemann, Mutter von vier Kindern, ist seit fast 15 Jahren spurlos verschwunden. Wie kann es sein, dass niemand spricht? Dass eine Frau scheinbar vergessen wird? Je tiefer wir graben, desto dunkler wird das Bild. Wir sprechen mit Freundinnen, die sie bis heute vermissen, Ermittlern, die den Fall nicht ruhen lassen, und der Polizei, die uns Einblicke in die Ermittlungsakten gewährt. In diesem Podcast tauchen wir ein in ein emotionales, aber auch verstörendes Netz aus Lügen, Geheimnissen und Widersprüchen...

Wissen Sie, was Ihr Nachname bedeutet? Und wie er entstanden ist? Warum heißt jemand Montag, Wackernagel, Rakete oder Merkel...

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An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be. The theory that Shakespeare may...

Wir kennen das alle: Wenn wir jung sind, hören wir oft nur halb zu, wenn Mama, Papa, Oma oder Opa anfangen zu erzählen. Und irgendwann merken wir, dass wir vieles nie richtig gefragt haben. Dass Geschichten verloren gehen. Mit "Was für ein Leben" holen wir genau diese Geschichten zurück – die, bei denen man irgendwann nur noch denkt: Wie bitte? Das ist wirklich passiert? Wir vom Berliner Radiosender FluxFM sprechen mit Menschen, die Dinge erlebt haben, die man sich kaum ausdenken kann. Lebenswege mit Brüchen, Wendungen und Momenten, die alles verändern. Geschichten von Zufällen, ...

Author Stewart Gordon has fashioned a fascinating and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500, a time when Asia was the world, by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers - the merchants who traded spices along the Silk Road, the apothecaries who exchanged medicine and knowledge from China to the Middle East, and the philosophers and holy men who crossed continents to explore and exchange ideas, books, science, and culture. 

In this captivating narrative, Margaret Dunlop Gibson recounts the remarkable journeys she undertook with her twin sister, Mrs. Lewis, in 1892 and 1893. Their first expedition led to the groundbreaking discovery of an early and significant codex of ancient Syriac gospels. The subsequent journey, joined by fellow Cambridge scholars and their wives, aimed to decipher this invaluable manuscript. Gibson reflects on the misconceptions that have arisen in the public discourse, asserting that while more skilled writers will chronicle the significance of these gospels, it falls to her to share how the...

At the Arab Spring's hopeful start, Alia Malek returned to Damascus to reclaim her grandmother's apartment, which had been lost to her family since Hafez al-Assad came to power in 1970. Its loss was central to her parent's decision to make their lives in America. In chronicling the people who...

Discover how thirteen rebellious colonies defeated the British Empire through explosive ideas, improbable battlefield victories, and staggering sacrifices. Host Barnaby Ellison Thatch uncovers the radical philosophy, desperate military gambles, and hidden costs that forged America's independence in this gripping exploration of the Revolutionary War. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Jaxon Miles uncovers the Berlin Wall's most dramatic moments across three gripping episodes — from the covert overnight operation that divided a city, to daring escapes and tragic deaths at the Death Strip, to the euphoric chaos when it finally fell. Experience the Cold War's most powerful symbol through unforgettable human stories. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Jack Maddox uncovers the untold truths of the California Gold Rush, revealing that the real winners weren't miners but shrewd merchants, and the real losers were Indigenous communities destroyed by westward greed. From supply-store empires to devastating cultural erasure, discover how fortunes were built on dreams and tragedy. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

A few minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. While the world has remained fascinated by the tragedy, the most amazing drama of those fateful hours was not played out aboard the doomed liner. It took place on the decks of two other ships, one 58 miles distant from the sinking Titanic, the other barely 10 miles away.