History of the Atlantic World

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Long-form, left-leaning history show with an (allegedly) hilarious host

Jesse Wuest

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    • Apr 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 2h 46m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES

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    100 Years of Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 302:59


    This episode details the entradas of Juan Ponce de León, Pánfilo de Narváez,  Hernando de Soto, Tristán de Luna y Arellano, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés,  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Castaño de Sosa, Antonio Gutiérrez de Humana and Francisco Leyva de Bonilla, Juan de Oñate, Cabeza de Vaca, Esteban de Dorantes, and more.  The episode concludes with the creation of two backwater colonial outposts, Santa Fe and St. Augustine - and a North American apocalypse.Please Support the people who support this show!  Check out the Retro Late Fee Podcast on the Big Heads Media Network.SourcesLatin American CivilizationOne Vast Winter CountEurope and the People without HistoryThe Spanish Borderlands FrontierThe History of Latin AmericaThe Martyrs of FloridaImperial Spain's Failure to Colonize Southeast North AmericaFlorida Indians and the Invasion from EuropeEmpires of the Atlantic WorldThe Last ConquistadorThe Spanish Frontier in North AmericaNarrative of the Coronado ExpeditionKnights of Spain, Warriors of the SunThe Southern VoyagesChronicle of the Narvaez ExpeditionFrontiers: A Short History of the American WestPATREON  Thank you for your support!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    The Corsairs of Saint-Malo: Interview with Henning Hillmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 58:11


    Jesse and Dr. Henning Hillmann discuss his new book the Corsairs of Saint-Malo.

    The Conquests of New Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 308:25


    Conquest of the Americas part VII begins just after Hernán Cortés has completed his conquest of the Aztecs. The episode ends at the conclusion of the Mixtón War.

    Atlantic Passages: Interview with Robert Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 72:27


    Jesse speaks with Dr. Robert Murray from Mercy College regarding his new book, Atlantic Passages: Race, Mobility, and Liberian Colonization

    Complexion of Empire in Natchez: Interview with Christian Pinnen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 62:55


    Historian Christian Pinnen from Mississippi College chats with Jesse about his new book about colonial Natchez. Natchez was a French colony, an English colony, a Spanish colony, and then finally became part of the United States.

    The Fabric of Empire: Interview with Danielle Skeehan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 42:58


    Jesse interviews Dr. Danielle Skeehan, who unpacks the relationship between text and textiles in her excellent new book, The Fabric of Empire!

    Blurring the Lines of Race and Freedom: Interview with A.B. Wilkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 66:10


    Jesse and Dr. A.B. Wilkinson chat about his new book, Blurring the Lines of Race and Freedom: Mixed Bloods and Mulattos in English Colonial America. Revealed are stories of real life human drama that will shock and astonish!

    Fall of the Mexica

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 431:31


    Hernan Cortes. Montezuma. The Conquest of Mexico. Part 6 of Conquest of the Americas

    Mapping an Atlantic World: Interview With Alida Metcalf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 50:53


    Jesse interviews Dr. Alida Metcalf on her new book, Mapping an Atlantic World

    An Episode Nobody Expects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 251:24


    Conquest of the Americas part five. The history of the Spanish Inquisition is a sordid tale of torture and execution. As for the shocking impact of the Inquisition on the Atlantic World? Even Monty Python fans are bound to find this episode to be full of surprises!

    Island on Fire: Interview with Tom Zoellner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 42:50


    Jesse interviews Tom Zoellner, author of Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire

    The Invention of America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 186:15


    Part Four of Conquest of the Americas tells the story of the "discovery" of Brazil. What do Portugal, France, Brazilian cannibals, and a liar from Venice have in common? Why, the Invention of America, of course.

    How Madness Shaped History: Interview with Dr. Chris Ferguson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 72:32


    Jesse interviews Dr. Chris Ferguson, a professor of psychology at Stetson University about his new book, How Madness Shaped History.

    Dogs of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 266:09


    Part three of Conquest of the Americas. The conquest of Tierra Firme. Jesse tells the story of Vasco Núñez de Balboa and the "discovery" of the Pacific.

    Song of the Taino

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 275:47


    Part two of Conquest of the Americas. Spanish Conquistadores expand from Hispaniola. What follows is a shocking tale of genocide.

    1492

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 294:44


    The story of the history of the Atlantic World truly begins in Genoa, where host Jesse Wuest tells the tale of a young boy from Italy, who desperately desired to grow up to be a baller, a shot-caller. And after 1492 the world will never be the same.

    Earth-Shaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 262:33


    Earth-Shaker is episode 2.4, the final chapter of People of the Sun. A tale of Empire, Dazzling Golden Treasures, Nasca Lines, Headhunters, Ancient Seafarers, The Wild World of Sports, Amazonian Cities, Man-made Forests, Mummies, and More! The History of South America and The Caribbean before 1492 has it all! Follow host Jesse as he descends one last time down the rabbit hole of the American past.

    Blood Oath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 378:31


    This episode tells the epic histories of the Maya, Aztecs, and many other Mesoamerican cultures before descending down the rabbit hole for a graphic description of human sacrifice. Beware, this episode is not for the faint of heart.

    Lighting the Sacred Fires

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 207:34


    Host Jesse Wuest tells the epic history of North America until 1492!

    Beyond Clovis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 184:38


    Between quoting Rage Against the Machine lyrics and offering up a tribute to Stan Lee following his passing, host Jesse Wuest presents the 100% real and factual story of the true discovery of the Americas and before diving into 12,000 years of history spread across two continents.

    The World of Columbus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 169:58


    In the epic conclusion to Rise of the Conquistadores host Jesse Wuest compares the rivalry between Spain and Portugal to the Space Race. If you think that is a strange comparison than you might also be surprised to find that Rise of the Conquistadores ends not in the Caribbean, but in India.

    The Canary Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 191:26


    Decades before the voyage of Columbus, the armies of Portugal and Spain face off against each other on the Canary Islands in the very first European colonial war. To the winner? Control of all the wealth and power of the newly developing Atlantic world. And for the Guanche, the native islanders of the Canaries - far more was at stake.

    The Chroniclers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 138:12


    Jesse continues the Chronicles of Zurara diving deep into the human drama that enfolds as Europe and Africa become connected. After that he digs into the very different account of Africa as written by Cadamosto and in doing so demonstrates that who tells a story can be just as important as what story is told.

    Horses, Land, Slaves, and the Tsetse Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 140:06


    Jesse unpacks the relationship between Horses, Land, Slaves, and the Tetse Fly in order to explain how the Atlantic Slave Trade started. Part four of Rise of the Conquistadores switches perspectives away from the Portuguese and takes listeners on a crash course into the world of West African economics and politics.

    The Navigator

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 165:17


    The Infant Dom Henrique of Portugal burst onto the world's stage in 1419 at the Siege of Ceuta and afterwards the world will never be the same. In the 3rd installment of Rise of the Conquistadors, host Jesse Wuest introduces Henry the Navigator.

    The End of Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 187:22


    Chivalry!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 91:33


    Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world.

    Colonial Savannah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 123:58


    Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world.

    The Black Carib War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 75:10


    What is Atlantic History?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 18:22


    Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world.

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