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Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments

An educational resource leading listeners through important milestones in history and providing a greater understanding of civilizations. Topics are tailored to the needs of IB high school students, teachers, and life-long learners.

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38:40

Albert Einstein Part III: Europe's Last Pacifist

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2025/02/19

This is the third in a series of six episodes on the physicist Albert Einstein. With World War I looming over Germany, Albert Einstein confronts difficult truths regarding the goodwill of his fellow scientists at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. The outbreak of the war cancels' Einstein's expedition to gather the data required to prove his Theory of Relativity. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the

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50:55

Albert Einstein Part II: It's all Relative

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2025/02/12

This is the second in a series of six episodes on the physicist Albert Einstein. This episode focuses on Einstein's development of the Theory of Relativity, the launching of which will eventually propel him to superstardom within the scientific community. At the time of its formation, however, Einstein was merely a lowly patent clerk trying to make ends meet. His dreams of Professorship had been dashed by his inability to rise to the challenges of a college campus, something that this episode

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46:26

Albert Einstein Part I: Little Einstein

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2025/02/05

This is the first in a series of six episodes on the physicist Albert Einstein. This episode gate-keeps the term Genius, while walk through Albert's family life and his early schooling experience at the much maligned Luitpold Gymnasium. Throughout the episode, you'll bear witness to Einstein's struggle to fit within outside expectations as well as lucid moments of thought about the unseen world around him. Both would contribute to his academic rise.Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com

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35:00

Leonardo Da Vinci Part V: The Search for Perfection

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2025/01/29

This is the fifth and final episode in a series on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. This episode covers the final years of the artist's life, focusing in on his obsession, the Mona Lisa.Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make

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01:20:26

Leonardo Da Vinci Part IV: The Curious Case of...

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2025/01/22

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. This episode covers the year that our artist spent with Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgias. This period would go on to serve as the inspiration for Machiavelli's seminal work on Power, "The Prince." Borgias, the corrupt son of one of the history's most corrupt Popes, is an odd choice for Da Vinci, whose fame had now spread beyond the borders of the Italian city-states. We'll examine the

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57:35

Leonardo Da Vinci Part III: The Original Renaissance...

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2025/01/15

This is the third in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. This episode covers a number of the side-projects pursued by the artist. This includes his habits of human dissection, his sleep patterns, and optic studies. Each would inform his work. Art discussed in this episode includes the last supper, Il Cavallo, the Vitruvian Man, and Madonna of the Yarnwinder. We also look at Leonardo's relationship with two other 'geniuses' of the time: Michelangelo and

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50:55

Leonardo Da Vinci Part II: The Pageantry of War

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2025/01/08

This is the second in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. This episode follows along with Leonardo as he travels to Milan. There he will sell himself as the greatest military mind of his time, unfortunately few of his inventions will be possible during his time. Despite his failure to fulfill his promises to the court via elegant pageants; granting him enough money and free time to explore his interests in flight, storytelling, and art.Contact the show

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55:52

Leonardo Da Vinci Part I: A Golden Age of Bastards

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2025/01/01

This is the first in a series of five episodes on the original Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. This episode dives into the conditions that resulted in the Italian Renaissance as well as Leonardo's dubious birth status, both of which combined to lay the foundation for the one of the greatest artists of all time. We also explore his time as an apprentice in Verrocchio's studio, including his controversial work on The Baptism of Christ as well as Leonardo's sexuality, a subject that was at the

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56:52

Australia Part II: The Emu War

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2024/12/18

This is the second of two episodes which attempt to explore Australia's unique environmental challenges. In this outing, we examine one of the strangest "wars" in human history - the Australian Emu War. Along the way, we'll touch on "the dreaming" (the First Nations' origin mythology), Australia's difficulty recovering from World War I, and its western secession movement. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on X/Twitter @Empires_Anarchy If you would like to financially support

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01:07:23

Australia Part I: Kill the Rabbit

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2024/12/11

This is the first of two episodes which attempt to explore Australia's unique environmental challenges. In this outing, we examine the ecological disaster that came with the introduction of the European Bunny Rabbit, an invasive specie in the land down under. We'll explore the introduction of the furry creature, their effect on the environment, and the absurd lengths that Australia has gone towards eradicating the cute, but foul beast. Along the way, we'll examine the colonial origin of modern

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01:02:20

Matilda Part IV: The Warrior

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2024/12/04

This is the fourth and final episode in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda. The crown has just been usurped, but Matilda remained defiant, waging a war for the crown. Although, she didn't literally wield a sword, Matilda was integral to the war effort - resulting in one of history's most dramatic escapes as well as a few blunders that ultimately cost her the title of 'the first Queen of England.' Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on

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39:05

Matilda Part III: Heir to the Throne

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2024/11/27

This is the third of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda. We pick up our heroine's story as her father puts the pieces of his Kingdom back together in the wake of the White Ship Disaster which claimed the life of his heir. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on X/Twitter @Empires_Anarchy If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here

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35:38

Matilda Part II: The White Ship Disaster

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2024/11/20

This is the second of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda. Our heroine had returned to England, a widow, destined to live an unfulfilled life outside of the halls of power. Everything changed, however, with the White Ship Disaster, history's most influential drunken boat wreck. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on X/Twitter @Empires_Anarchy If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following

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53:47

Matilda Part I: The Empress of Germany

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2024/11/13

This is the first of four episodes in a series which details the life and legacy of England's uncrowned Queen Matilda. This first episode sets the stage for her political rise after she is engaged and wedded to the German Holy Roman Emperor. In Germany, she hones the political skill which she will put on display for the whole world to see when the patriarchy of England steals her rightful throne from her; setting the stage for the historical events which would later be used to create HBO's House

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01:12:27

Cleopatra Part VI: The Queen's Gambit

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2024/10/09

This is the sixth and final episode in a series covering the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Confident in her power, Cleopatra makes a play for the entire Roman Empire by announcing the Donations of Alexandria, a policy which would see her and Antony's children follow them in the east and displace Octavian in the west. Everything about the plan seemed perfect, but as the Battle of Actium showed 'no battle plan survives contact with the enemy.' Contact the show at

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59:02

Cleopatra Part V: Redeeming the Queen

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2024/10/02

This is the fifth episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Today's understanding of Cleopatra is that of a femme fatale, a woman who used her looks to seduce and dominate the globes' two most powerful men of their time. Such a viewpoint tends to get Cleopatra excluded from the pantheon of history's great leaders. This episode seeks to turn that understanding upside down by detailing exactly what it was like to be a powerful woman in the male dominate

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46:08

Cleopatra Part IV: Seducing Mark Antony

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2024/09/25

This is the fourth episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Our main character is called to task for actions undertaken in the aftermath of the Ides of March/Assassination of Julius Caesar. Rather than supplicating herself before Roman Triumvirate Mark Antony, Cleopatra chooses to arrive in style; resulting in one of history's greatest love stories. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com If you would like to financially support the show, please

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39:12

Cleopatra Part III: Beware the Ides of March

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2024/09/18

This is the third episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. After successfully seduced the newly crowned Dictator of Rome, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra leaves the safety of her homeland to travel with her lover to Rome. There she manages to establish enough positive connections to ensure the safety and security of Egypt. Unfortunately, she fails to anticipate the infamous ides of March, which would prove to upend all of her well laid plans. Contact the show

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40:49

Cleopatra Part II: Capturing Caesar

Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments ·

2024/09/11

This is the second episode in a series of six which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Finding herself on the outside looking in, Cleopatra, the co-regent of Egypt, decides to embark on a risking alliance with the foreign born Roman Julius Caesar, a man who is dealing with the aftermath of his own lengthy civil war. Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to

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41:10

Cleopatra Part I: The Rise of the Ptolemaic Dynasty

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2024/09/04

This is the first episode in a series of five which covers the life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. I briefly discuss Alexander the Great's expeditions to Egypt on his unceasing quest to become 'King of Asia.' Once the Ptolemaic dynasty's place in Egyptian history is established, the podcast turns to the childhood of the woman who would become perhaps the greatest Queen in Egyptian history. Lastly, the episode reveals to the audience how she ended up being named co-regent upon her father's

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