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Christopher Columbus was a man of contradictions: he professed God spoke to him to direct his travels, yet after four voyages he still could not recognise that he had 'discovered' a New World.Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and biographer Laurence Bergreen discuss Columbus's four perilous voyages, his navigational genius, and the devastating impact of his monstrous acts on indigenous populations. From triumphs at sea to tragic consequences, this is a nuanced look at one of history's most debated figures.Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcastSign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on

Just over 500 years ago, a small band of sailors completed the first ever circumnavigation of the globe, launched by Ferdinand Magellan. From the armada of five ships and some 270 men that set out, only one ship and 18 men returned. Magellan was not among them, and if he had been, he would hardly have received a hero's welcome.In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, first released in September 2022, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Magellan's award-winning biographer Laurence Bergreen to consider Magellan the man and how his voyage changed the world's ideas about cosmology and geography.Presented by Professor Susannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor Ella Blaxill and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcastEnjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up HERE for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘TUDORS' https://historyhit.com/subscription You can take part in our listener survey here >

One of the greatest exploration feats ever was the first circumnavigation of the globe.

On this episode of Our American Stories, White Christmas' and 'God Bless America' are both standards of American popular music—both were written by an immigrant, an astonishing fact....but even more astonishing is the fact that they were written by the same man—Irving Berlin. Here to tell the story of Berlin is Bestselling author Laurence Bergreen who wrote the definitive biography, As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Our American Stories, America's fascination with mob boss Al Capone is a century old. Here to tell the story is the biographer of the definitive work on Al Capone, Laurence Bergreen. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Our American Stories, for generations, students in American elementary schools were taught Christopher Columbus “sailed the ocean blue” to discover America in 1492. Today, that lesson is changing in schools across the suburbs and country. Here to tell the story of Christopher Columbus is Laurence Bergreen, who wrote the definitive biography Columbus: The Four Voyages. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Our American Stories, for generations, students in American elementary schools were taught Christopher Columbus “sailed the ocean blue” to discover America in 1492. Today, that lesson is changing in schools across the suburbs and country. Here to tell the story of Christopher Columbus is Laurence Bergreen, who wrote the definitive biography Columbus: The Four Voyages.  Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have heard the many myths about the life and exploits of Marco Polo- was he really the one who brought ice cream and spaghetti from his travels on the Silk Road from the court of Kublai Khan, where he served as a diplomat? Almost as soon as he wrote his memoir, people doubted the wild stories of his travels across Europe and Asia.His life and myth are unravelled on today's podcast with Laurence Bergreen, historian and author of 'Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu' who followed in the footsteps of Polo, travelling the old Silk Road all the way to China, to see for himself if the stories of the great Venetian merchant were true…Produced by Mariana Des Forges, sound design and editing by Dougal Patmore.PLEASE VOTE NOW! for Dan Snow's History Hit in the British Podcast Awards Listener's Choice category here. Every vote counts, thank you!Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more.Get 50% off your first 3 months with code DANSNOW. Download the app or sign up here.If you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can email us at ds.hh@historyhit.com, we'd love to hear from you!You can take part in our listener survey here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 121   August 7, 2023 On the Needles 1:26 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info   Dark Academia by Sharon Hartley, Porter Wool Co fingering in Huntress, Serendipidye Coastside in Blossom   Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, White Birch Fiber Arts in LIttle Birdie (2016)-- DONE!!    Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Knit Picks Felici in Beyond the Wall   Contrast Blast Socks by Stephen West, mominoki yarn sock fine 4 ply in aqua flash and teal blast   Roam by Dawn Barker, Rainbow Peak Yarns super sock in Luminosity II (Lula Faye Fibre) On the Easel 14:02 Nenuphar Jacket for the trip Rabbit Rabbit Show for Faye's Video/Bench Gallery in October Travel sketching On the Table 15:49 Wisconsin old fashioned!   Cheesy Mexican Quinoa Casserole with Black Beans | The Wimpy Vegetarian   Easiest Summer Dinner: Soup and a Sandwich | Cup of Jo (for the Vegetarian Reuben)   Peach corn salad and watermelon arugula salad from Love and Lemons Simple Feel Food Good   Switzerland/Romania mentions:  Best pretzel sandwich ever–pretzel with herbed cream cheese, roast beef, egg salad, lettuce & tomato.  Rӧsti “Fitness plate” Pickled everything Kürtőskalács-chimney cake Sarmale-cabbage rolls Vișinată-sour cherrry, brandy & sugar On the Nightstand 33:06 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you! Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen (audio) The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny & Murder by David Grann (audio) The Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ K is for Killer by Sue Grafton (audio)  L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton (audio) A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie (audio)  The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton Who is Maud Dixon? By Alexandra Andrews Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs   You Could Make this Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves Gone Like Yesterday by Janelle M. Williams No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning Bingo 56:41 Starts friday may 26, ends Mon Sept 4 Need to post a photo of completed Bingo with #CCRRsummerbingo2023 to instagram or Ravelry.  Get a blackout for a second entry. Complete all three bird themed squares for bird themed prize.   Craft bird & remake project: little birdie vanilla is the new black socks (#10)   Cortney's Bingo: Monica rec with Ann Cleeves BIPOC read Gone Like Yesterday Vacation reading & sketching

Welcome to Episode 121 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean's Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit FormHostsStuartGeoffTerryAnthony Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:***************************************LATEST NEWSMoosaroo cup kits have been shipped. Can't open until Aug 1st.ModelCon 5 on the USS New Jersey August 5th 10-3More details at https://www.philadelphiashipmodelsociety.com/modelcon/Founder of Model Factory Hiro has passed away2023 Zhengzhou Xinghuo Dimensional Animation Game Carnival Model Contest2023 NSW Scale Model ShowGoodmanModels.com is live!***************************************MAILBAGWe want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. ***************************************LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTSAK JulyDBMK Model Kits NewsLatest Kotare info on their 2 1/32 Spitfires on the way.Magic Factory new itemsTamiya AugustRepublic XP-47H Conversion SetHe162 A & Arado E-377 ReleasedThunderModel's Clarktor-6Airfix Supermarine Seafire F.XVII 1/48Boeing KC-46A Tanker, USAF New Hampshire ANG 1/144HK 1/32 B-17G “Rose of York”Special Hobby JulyWhat's new at Scalemates.com***************************************SPONSOR AD #1Cult TV Man***************************************TopicMini-Topics: Discussion on FB recently about whether 3D printed subjects are actually models. I've responded as a judge - print lines are the same as gaps between parts and other things you need to clean up. Plenty of resin cast subjects are a single piece. You still need to clean up and paint them.Thoughts on IPMS National Membership - the gang discusses their own experiences with IPMS ahead of the interview with Rob Booth who sets us straight on the future of IPMS USA! ***************************************SCALE INSIDERAnthony Interviews Rob Booth / Secretary IPMS USA Part 1***************************************SPONSOR AD #2Seans Custom Model Tools***************************************WHAT'S ON THE BENCH + WHAT ARE WE READINGStuart - Not much, I haven't decided what the next big project is going to be, so I'm going through some stuff on the shelf of shame. Working on the 1/144 Bandai Tie Fighter. Priming first, followed by 1st coat of paint on the solar panels.Geoff - Same. Lots of real-life stuff getting in the way of building. Helping my brother build a shady pergola area on his boat dock and racing RC speedboats over drinks! Still sanding and filling and sanding the Delta 2 Savoia Marchetti S55X - a real bear!Terry - Cleaning up the shelf queen Harlock's Arcadia (Green), now that I've figured out how to do some painting. Cleaning up the Aldrin Class and more importantly Catalyst Creations' Space Academy Seeker kit - a big 3D print we're selling. It's well printed but needs cleanup like all 3D prints. Meanwhile, a few weeks after losing our 13-year-old Remy, we now have a puppy. Toshi is about 3.5 weeks old so I have not been getting much modeling work done.Anthony - Hangar Queen Blitz Continues! HG GP03, touching the HG Stark Jegan, breaking the barrier on painting figures for my MIFV build. Vac-forming MHM Cat's Eye Canopies for members of Macrossworld.com. I'm buying one of Sean's 3D printers, so that journey will begin![foogallery id="3336"]WHAT WE'RE READING:Terry: Clean Sweep, Tom Cleaver: the story of the VIII Air Force Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 eBook : McKelvey Cleaver, Thomas, Anderson, Clarence E. "Bud": Kindle StoreFae Wars, J.F. Holmes. Light reading about a Fae invasion of modern Earth. The books are pretty short but entertaining.Anthony: David Parker's Crew School - A comprehensive figure painting reference.Geoff - “Over the Edge of the World” by Laurence Bergreen - the story of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe - fascinating, and I definitely wouldn't have survived!“The Body - A Guide for Occupants” by Bill Bryson Stuart - Just started The Victorian Internet - Tom Standage Finished Shattered Sword by Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver  To sleep in a sea of stars by  ***************************************THINGS WE'VE SEEN 1701-G - Statement from Round2Models Terry's Mustang on Modeling Madness 1/72nd Valkyrie from Jasmine Model***************************************THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 121 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we're doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble 

One of history's great adventurers, Marco Polo's accounts of his travels - dictated while in prison - were exceptionally widely read, introducing Europeans to the then-mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty.In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more about Marco Polo and his travels from historian Laurence Bergreen, author of Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu.This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians including Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code MEDIEVAL. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up here > You can take part in our listener survey here. If you're enjoying this podcast and are looking for more fascinating Medieval content then subscribe to our Medieval Monday newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know of Louis Armstrong the jazz musician but probably not about his four marriages. Over his lifetime, Louis was married to Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, and Lucille Wilson. Aisle Tell You What is a deep dive at some of the most epic and memorable weddings and marriages throughout Black History. Our journey down memory lane isn't meant with malintent, but from a place of nostalgia, inspiration, and realism. Aisle Tell You What is brought to you by Hueido. Hueido is a media brand that adds color to Black weddings and marriage from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. References & Resources: To learn more about Louis Armstrong, look into the following books, video, and media: Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life by Laurence Bergreen - https://bit.ly/3MOpe1K Louis Armstrong, An American Genius by James Lincoln Collier - https://bit.ly/3MLQZYV Little Satchmo: Living in the Shadow of my Father Louis Daniel Armstrong by Sharon Preston-Folta and Denene Millner - https://bit.ly/3IVGf8Z Little Satchmo - https://bit.ly/3Ce4bRe Louis Armstrong's secret daughter revealed, 42 years after his death, The Telegraph - https://bit.ly/43Ch581 'Satchmo' Armstrong Leaves $300,000 Estate To His Wife, Jet - https://bit.ly/3CdabKk -- Talk to me https://bit.ly/HueIDoContact Send your wedding pictures to Show Nups https://bit.ly/ShowNuptials Follow on Instagram https://bit.ly/ATYWinsta Follow on Twitter https://bit.ly/ATYWTwitter Follow on TikTok https://bit.ly/ATYWtiktok Shop on Etsy https://etsy.me/3oHCfBM Email Aisle Tell You What at aisle[at]hueido.com   Follow Hue I Do Podcast Follow on Instagram https://bit.ly/HueIDoIG Follow on Facebook https://bit.ly/HueIDoFB Follow on Twitter https://bit.ly/HueIDoTw Follow on TikTok https://bit.ly/HueIDoPodTT

Welcome back for another episode of Nick's Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself. Subscribe, Share, Mobile links & Time-stamps below! 0:00 Introduction 5:35 About the Author Ch1: 7:30 Man Without a Country Ch2:15:20 Come Sail Away Ch3: 21:10 The Crucible of Leadership Ch4: 25:10 The Dragons Tale Ch5: 28:45 The Final Battle Ch6: 34:15 Aftermath 37:05 Next Time & Goodbye! YouTube: https://youtu.be/dtJm0gs6Qtg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNiche

Authorship of “Sister Kate,” one of the first famous songs of the Roarin' Twenties, is a musical mystery.The composer of record is New Orleans bandleader/violinist Armand Piron, who had a publishing partnership with Clarence Williams. However, Piron's credits for the song frequently have been disputed, most famously by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who always claimed he wrote the tune himself. Armstrong contended he sold the song for an overcoat (which he received) and a few dollars (which he did not).Piron — who copyrighted it in 1919 as “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate” (though it wasn't published till 1922) — told jazz historian Al Rose that “that's not Louis's tune or mine either. That tune is older than all of us. People always put different words to it. Some of them were too dirty to say in polite company.”For instance, the way Armstrong did the song didn't have anything to do with a sister Kate, but a lot to do with jiggling lady bits.Gotta have 'em before it's too late,They shake like jelly on a plate.Big ‘n' juicy, soft an' round,Sweetes' ones I ever found.“There's only so many places you could do a number like that,” Piron told Rose, “and not in my band.”The Skinny on The ShimmyCommenting on the song's history, bluesman/author Elijah Wald notes, “Though Piron and his band cleaned up the lyric, they kept the sense intact, since the generally accepted derivation of ‘shimmy' fits Armstrong's verse pretty well.”“The etymology isn't solid,” Wald adds, “but most authorities derive it from chemise — ‘shimmy' seems to have been American slang for a lightweight women's blouse as early as the 1840s — and the dance move was to ‘shake your shimmy' by vibrating the relevant area as rapidly as possible.”And Who Is Kate? Uh… Ask LouisSo, in Piron and Williams' telling, the song was associated with a suggestive shimmy dance move, but was there actually a “sister Kate?” And — poof! — just like that, we're back to Louis Armstrong.The trumpeter long claimed that he knew Kate before she ever shimmied. In his book Louis Armstrong, An Extravagant Life, author Laurence Bergreen said that when New Orleans trombonist Kid Ory hired Armstrong for his band, he told the youngster he should work up a number so they could feature him once in a while. Armstrong did and even created a little dance to go with it.The song was “an unashamedly filthy thing,” Bergreen wrote, called “Katie's Head,” reportedly inspired by the 1883 stabbing death of New Orleans madam Kate Townsend. This particular Kate, who ran a high-class house of prostitution on Basin Street, was murdered in a drunken quarrel with her longtime "fancy man" Troisville Sykes. Despite its dark and bloody subject matter, the song was a hit. Bergreen quoted Armstrong as saying that whenever he sang it, “Man, it was like a sporting event. All the guys crowded around, and they like to carry me up on their shoulders.” Armstrong's performance usually was accompanied by his dance, apparently a version of "The Shimmy,” which was just starting to appear around the country."One night, as I did this number,” Armstrong went on, “I saw this cat writing it all down on music paper. He was quick, man! He could write as fast as I could play and sing. When I had finished, he asked me if I'd sell the number to him. He mentioned $25. When you're only making a couple of bucks a night, that's a lot of money. But what really put the deal over was that I had just seen a hard-hitting steel gray overcoat that I really wanted for those cold nights. So I said `Okay' and he handed me some forms to sign and I signed them. He said he'd be back with the cash, but he never did come back."The stranger with the forms and the pen was Armand Piron's partner Clarence Williams, the ambitious music entrepreneur who would soon be leaving New Orleans for Chicago and then on to New York City.First RecordingsThe earliest recordings of the song were little known 1922 sides by The Original Memphis Five on Pathé Actuelle, by Mary Straine and Joseph Smith's Jazz Band on Black Swan Records and by The Virginians on Victor. A better received version was the 1923 release by vocalist Anna Jones with Fats Waller on piano.Arrangements over the years since then ranged from big band jazz to a hokum version by The Alabama Jug Band in 1934, a precursor to jug band revival and string band versions during the 1960s by Dave Van Ronk, Jim Kweskin and The Greenbriar Boys. Our Take on the TuneThe Flood has always been much enamored of those ‘60s string band renditions. Nowadays our version follows Jim Kweskin's idea on his jug band's 1966 Relax Your Mind album to combine “Sister Kate” with another Louis Armstrong standard, “Heebie Jeebies.”On this track, while everybody is on fire, bringing their own hot solos to the mix, we all agree that it is Danny — our newest Floodster — who, as Sam says, “becomes one” with Sister Kate. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

So, Ferdinand Magellan. Villain? Visionary? Friend? Foe? Hero? This chapter provided the unfolding timeline of Magellan's objective to “make a name for himself” like other Portugese explorers; by originally setting out to bring commerce to the Spice Islands, particularly Moluccas, as a part of the Indonesian archipelago. Most Filipinos were told that Magellan's purpose was to bring Christianity to the islands. Ate Judy cites a lot of Laurence Bergreen's Over The Edge of the World, Pigafetta, and Enrique's lenses. We learn that Magellan was born in 1480 and became part of the royal court, which allowed him access to education and resources. The bulk of this chapter tells the tales of the emerging friendship between the Filipino King, Rajah Kolambu. Tune in and let us know your own hot takes on Magellan! Follow us on Instagram: Podcast - @babaylanbruhabookclub Stephanie - @st3ph.inrising Imee - @themayarimoon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpjbGCP5WwlB2vPmaQUWjA End music written, produced and recorded by Dayana Capulong. (C) Dayana Capulong, 2022 _______________________________________________________________________ Time Stamps: Grounding Prayer & Opening @ 1:07 Bruha Tings! @ 3:21 BROWN GIRL CLIFF NOTES / Chapter Overview @ 11:31 Vocabulary Words @ 16:57 Quotes @ 29:06 Closing Prayer @ 44:56

Now we're getting into some juicy deets! This chapter held an intertwining of details cited from an Italian supernumerary ship crew member, Antonio Pigafetta. Being a supernumerary meant Pigafetta didn't partake in shipboard responsibilities besides documenting/writing about our favorite antagonist on Ferdinand Magellan. But will we shift our thoughts on Magellan after this chapter? Thanks to Pigafetta and his famous piece, Magellan's Voyage: A Narrative Account of the First Circumnavigation, another author Laurence Bergreen, who wrote, Over the Edge of the World, was able to translate Spain's “first landings” in the Philippines. Through this translation, Bergreen took us on a journey on and off the ship and the intriguing first stages of actually peaceful, friendly, and apparently ritualistically blood bonding interactions between 2 leaders: Magellan and an unidentified Filipino King from the island of Homonhon. It is said that this location was later to be named as Aquade for its water and first signs of gold, post-colonialism. In addition, it is interesting that Philippine historian, Willian Henry Scott, teaches us that in the days of international trade, slaves were actually employed to be translators. Magellan having 2 separate Arabic and Malay speaking slaves, specifically worked with the Malay slave because Magellan was actually looking for spices that would be found in east Indonesia, but obviously ended up in the Philipines first. This soon-to-be well-known Malay slave, Enrique, seems to have quite the benevolent effect (“Enrique Effect”) because his translations cultivated what appears to be sincere trust between the filipino King and Magellan. Follow us on Instagram: Podcast - @babaylanbruhabookclub Stephanie - @st3ph.inrising Imee - @themayarimoon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpjbGCP5WwlB2vPmaQUWjA End music written, produced and recorded by Dayana Capulong. (C) Dayana Capulong, 2022 _______________________________________________________________________ Time Stamps: Grounding Prayer & Opening @ 1:07 Bruha Tings! @ 2:56 BROWN GIRL CLIFF NOTES / Chapter Overview @ 17:52 Vocabulary Words @ 24:29 Quotes @ 38:13 Closing Prayer @ 50:43

On this special Columbus Day edition of “The Learning Curve,” guest host Pioneer Institute’s Mary Z. Connaughton talks with Laurence Bergreen, a prize-winning biographer, historian, chronicler of exploration, and the author of Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504. Mr. Bergreen discusses what people should know about the life, career, and myths around Christopher Columbus, the courageous, […]

On this special Columbus Day edition of “The Learning Curve,” guest host Pioneer Institute’s Mary Z. Connaughton talks with Laurence Bergreen, a prize-winning biographer, historian, chronicler of exploration, and the author of Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504. Mr. Bergreen discusses what people should know about the life, career, and myths around Christopher Columbus, the courageous, ruthless... Source

On this special Columbus Day edition of “The Learning Curve,” guest host Pioneer Institute's Mary Z. Connaughton talks with Laurence Bergreen, a prize-winning biographer, historian, chronicler of exploration, and the author of Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504. Mr. Bergreen discusses what people should know about the life, career, and myths around Christopher Columbus, the courageous, ruthless... Source

Exactly 500 years ago, a small band of sailors completed the first ever circumnavigation of the globe, launched by Ferdinand Magellan. From the armada of five ships and some 270 men that set out, only one ship and 18 men returned. Magellan was not among them, and if he had been, he would hardly have received a hero's welcome.In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb marks the anniversary with Magellan's award-winning biographer Laurence Bergreen. Together they consider Magellan the man and how his voyage changed the world's ideas about cosmology and geography.The Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie. It was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. For more Not Just The Tudors content, subscribe to our Tudor Tuesday newsletter here >If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!To download, go to Android > or Apple store > Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laurence Bergreen's book In Search of a Kingdom tells the true story of the heroics of Francis Drake and the wisdom of Elizabeth I that laid the foundations that would impact world history for centuries.

Today, I speak with Laurence Bergreen about his book In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire. "Before he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most wanted—and successful—pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed “El Draque” by the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen—and himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power. In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake's audacious around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish Armada, spurring the British Empire's ascent and permanently wounding its greatest rival.  The relationship between Drake and Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described or appreciated. Framed around Drake's key voyages as a window into this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with intimate passions." Laurence Bergreen is the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe. His other books include Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492–1504; Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu; and Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth. A graduate of Harvard, Bergreen lives in Manhattan.  For more information about Laurence, visit www.laurencebergreen.com Want to listen to new episodes a week earlier and get exclusive bonus content? Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Like the podcast? Please subscribe and leave a review! Follow @CMTUHistory on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Laurence Bergreen is a historian and author of several biographies of famous explorers, including most recently, "In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire."

Laurence Bergreen threads the needle for me. He tells Magellan's story in a way that is exciting and moves with pace but leaving in all the 'maybes' and 'buts' that a story like this needs. His book Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe is an absolute pleasure.

Christopher Columbus, a Genoese navigator, never knew America existed. He did not step foot in North America; until his death he believed he had reached the outskirts of China. Yet Columbus became an American hero, the story of his voyages woven into the U.S. origin story by historians in the early nineteenth century. Today, his public image may be at its lowest point since Americans began celebrating the anniversary of his first trans-Atlantic voyage. Since the summer of 2020, dozens of Columbus statues were removed by local officials in cities and towns nationwide. This anti-Columbus sentiment flowed from the massive protests against racism and police brutality that broke out after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Thus, if the story of America were one of racial oppression and genocide, then it began with Columbus in 1492. His history-changing accomplishments now seem to matter little in light of his failures and faults, especially at a time of highly racialized politics and Woke culture wars. In this episode, acclaimed biographer and historian Laurence Bergreen discusses the many faces of Christopher Columbus as well as the myths, good and bad, that continue to cloud our modern understanding of his life.

https://www.alainguillot.com/laurence-bergreen/ Laurence Bergreen is an award-winning biographer, historian, and chronicler of exploration. His latest book is In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

CASANOVA – A vida de um gênio sedutor, de Laurence Bergreen, editora Objetiva. A biografia de Giacomo Casanova, artista, escritor, aventureiro, libertino e sedutor. Poucos personagens foram tão controversos e tiveram uma vida tão conturbada em seu tempo quanto o célebre conquistador italiano. Nesta biografia, Laurence Bergreen apresenta o lado intelectual de Casanova, figura histórica eternamente associada à reputação de sedutor. Abandonado pela mãe, atriz e cortesã, Casanova foi criado pela avó analfabeta. Aventureiro e provido de uma curiosidade sem limites, Casanova faz jus ao espírito da cidade que o viu nascer, Veneza, considerada a cidade europeia mais libertina do século XVIII.

Coleman Hawkins Quartet feat. Thelonious Monk - "Recollections" Hadda Brooks - "I Can't Get Started" Gus Bodenheim - "Codgercoin™" Ethel Waters - "Hottentot Potentate" Bo Carter - "Let Me Roll Your Lemon" The Ponce Sisters - "Oh! You Have No Idea" The Ponce Sisters - "Ten Little Miles from Town" Lord Kitchener - "Carnival in Town" George Formby - "Keep Fit" Helen Kane - "I've Got 'It' (But It Don't Do Me No Good)" Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra - "Raisin' the Roof" Sophie Tucker - "I Ain't Taking Orders from No One" Flip the Frog - "Phoney Express (1932)" The Western Brothers - "Bad Show, Chaps" The Brox Sisters - "Lazy" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/104626

How Francis Drake and Elizabeth I crafted a new English naval empire – Interview with Laurence Bergreen Check out this book here   https://amzn.to/3vXr720 Interview Timeline Laurence Bergreen is a bestselling author and has written numerous books about past and present day exploration. He recently released a book on Francis Drake, Elizabeth I and English maritime… The post How Francis Drake and Elizabeth I crafted a new English naval empire – Interview with Laurence Bergreen appeared first on WarScholar.

Today’s author interview guest is Laurence Bergreen, author of In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Tom Bergreen, the author of "In Search of a Kingdom", to discuss the life and travels of Francis Drake, as well as his relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and the lasting impact that Drake's exploits had on modern British history. Laurence Bergreen is an award-winning biographer, historian, and chronicler of exploration. His books have been translated into over 25 languages worldwide. In May 2017, Roaring Brook Press, a division of Macmillan, published his first Young Adult book, Magellan: Over the Edge of the World, an adaptation of his international bestseller. His most recent adult book is Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius, published by Simon & Schuster in 2016. His previous book was Columbus: The Four Voyages, a New York Times bestseller, published by Viking in 2011, and Penguin trade paperback in September 2012. It is a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, BOMC2, the History Book Club, and the Military Book Club, and is a New York Times Book Review “Editors Choice.” In October 2007, Alfred A. Knopf published Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu, a groundbreaking biography of the iconic traveler. His previous work, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, was published by William Morrow in October 2003. A New York Times “Notable Book” for 2003, it is also in development as a motion picture and is now in its 33rd printing. This book was awarded the Medalla de Honor by the Asociación de Alcades de V Centenario (spain), 2010. In 1997, Bantam Doubleday Dell published Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life, a comprehensive biography drawing on unpublished manuscripts and exclusive interviews with Armstrong colleagues and friends. It appeared on many “Best Books of 1997” lists, including those of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Publishers Weekly, and has been published in Germany, Finland, and Great Britain. In 1994, Simon & Schuster published his definitive Capone: The Man and the Era. A Book-of-the-Month Club selection, it has been published in numerous foreign languages, was optioned by Miramax, and was a New York Times “Notable Book.” His biography, As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin, appeared in 1990. This book won the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor award and received front-page reviews in major American and British newspapers and appeared on bestseller lists; it was also a New York Times “Notable Book” for 1990. His previous biography, James Agee: A Life, was also critically acclaimed and was a New York Times “Notable Book” for 1984. His first book was Look Now, Pay Later: The Rise of Network Broadcasting, published by Doubleday in 1980. He has written for many national publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Newsweek, The Chicago Tribune, and Military History Quarterly. He has taught at the New School for Social Research, Kenyon College and served as Assistant to the President of the Paley Center for Media in New York. He has served as a judge for the National Book Awards and the PEN/ Albrand Nonfiction Award. A frequent lecturer at major universities and symposiums, and, on occasion, aboard cruise ships, he has served as a Featured Historian for the History Channel. Mr. Bergreen graduated from Harvard University in 1972. He is a member of PEN American Center, The Explorers Club, the Authors Guild, and the Board of Trustees of the New York Society Library. He lives in New York City and is represented by Dan Conaway of Writers House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is the second Monday in October. Since the 1930s, the day has been recognized as a federal holiday commemorating the first arrival of Christopher Columbus and crew to the Americas in 1492. Last week, the Baltimore City Council passed a bill to rename Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day. Mayor Jack Young has yet to sign the bill into law. If the mayor signs the bill or allows it to become law without his signature, Baltimore will join more than 130 cities and counties across nearly 35 states in creating an alternative to celebrating the life of Columbus, an explorer that Native Americans have long viewed as a brutal colonizer. What do we know about Columbus, and what should we know to be able put him in historical context? The historian and author Laurence Bergreen joins me. He has written several books about explorers, including biographies of Marco Polo, Magellan, and Christopher Columbus, the subject of his 2011 book, Columbus: the Four Voyages. Mr. Bergreen joins us on Zoom from New York… Then, Tom welcomes Ashley Minner, a local artist and a professor and folklorist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Ms. Minner is an enrolled member of the Lumbees of North Carolina, the largest native American tribe East of the Mississippi, and the ninth largest in the country. A small community of Lumbee Indians has lived in Baltimore since the 1940s. She describes her work preserving the history of that community, and her advocacy for a heightened public awareness of the cultures of Indigenous People. She joins us on Zoom. Some upcoming events related to the Baltimore Lumbee Community and Indigenous Peoples Day are listed below: UMD Indigenous Peoples' Day Panel (requires registration): 10/12/20, 6:30 PM; Walter's Art Museum LIVE Artist's Talk: Indigenous Futures: 10/13/20, 5:30 PM; MICA Lecture - Art & The Archive: What is the Archive?: 10/19/20, 7 PM Oral History Association Annual Meeting: Virtual Walking Tour of "The Reservation": 10/22/20, 1 PM

Brian Kilmeade Show - 07/07/20 00:00 - Brian's Big 3 // 11:27 - Laurence Bergreen // 18:20 - Lt. Col. Allen West // 36:39 - Brian's Big 3 // 55:00 - Sec. David Bernhardt // 1:13:22 - Brian's Big 3 // 1:25:21 - Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) // 1:31:41 - Dana Perino

In this episode, we discuss toxicology in the ICU. This is part one of a two-part series. Today’s episode will focus on an overview of toxic ingestions and their general management. Our guest is Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin. Dr. Leikin is the Director of Medical Toxicology at North Shore University Health System-OMEGA, which includes several hospitals in Illinois. In addition, he is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Pritzker School of Medicine (University of Chicago) and Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at Rush Medical College. Additional Links: American Association of Poison Control Centers Website: https://aapcc.org/ A three-part review series published in CHEST on Toxicology in the ICU. Part 1: https://bit.ly/2OhO2k5 Part 2: https://bit.ly/2UuLQY1 Part 3: https://bit.ly/2OiGM7A Books and Albums Mentioned in This Episode: Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout: https://amzn.to/2IBYB1w Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life by Laurence Bergreen: https://amzn.to/2PnkvWC Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings 2 by Louis Armstrong: https://amzn.to/2Vjvbep

In this episode, Laurence Bergreen joins the Letter of Liberty to discuss the towering figure of Giacomo Casanova and of the Europe that he was both a part of and that he defined. A production of WCWP Studios - LIU Post Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

In this episode, Non-Fiction Audiobooks! Join us as we discuss the power of narrators, the problems of technology, and what to do while you’re listening to an audiobook. Also: We actually enjoy things! In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Recommended Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule, narrated by Michele Pawk (6 hr edition, which Jessi listened to) or narrated by Barbara Caruso (19 hour edition, if you prefer unabridged) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, narrated by Scott Brick Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age by Cory Doctorow, narrated by Wil Wheaton Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman, narrated by the author Read/Listened The Skinny Rules: The Simple, Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin by Bob Harper and Greg Critser The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth about Food and Flavor by Mark Schatzker, narrated by Chris Patton Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and many, many more by Arthur Goldwag, narrated by Fred Sanders Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering, narrated by the author Did Not Finish (DNF) The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff, narrated by Eliza Foss (Recommended) Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster by T.J. English, narrated by David Colacci (Recommended) Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen, narrated by the author (maybe try the 6 hour abridged version instead of the 15hr unabridged version Matthew tried) Meghan’s Many DNFs Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life by 50 Cent and Jeff O’Connell, narrated by Cary Hite Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown, narrated by Karen White Rising Strong by Brené Brown, narrated by the author The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth, narrated by Clint Jordan My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, narrated by the author Links and Stuff   Humble Bundle LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers Audible is one of many sites where you can buy MP3 audiobook downloads A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman Audie Awards Beaver butt (i.e. Castoreum) has been historically used in perfumes and as “natural flavour” in foods Stacy Schiff has won a lot of awards (including a Pulitzer for a biography of Vladimir Nabokov's wife, Vera) (Wikipedia) Questions Do you listen to audiobooks? How important is the narrator to your enjoyment? What do you do while listening to audiobooks? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the Non-Fiction Audiobooks people in the club read (or tried to read), follow us on Twitter,  and join our Facebook Group! Join us again on Tuesday, May 2nd for our semi-regular “things we read that aren’t for the podcast (except now they are)” episode. Then come back on Tuesday, May 16th, when we will inflict upon you the genre of Westerns!

Today the name Giacomo Casanova has become synonymous with the skilled lover. The Venetian claimed to have seduced countless women over his lifetime. Laurence Bergreen's new biography Casanova: the World of a Seductive Genius recounts the life of Casanova from an impoverished youth to infamous writer to librarian. For this week's episode of the New York Public Library Podcast, we're proud to present Laurence Bergreen in conversation with psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer on the life of the notorious Casanova.

Nov 15th - Laurence Bergreen, Amrita Sen, Drew Curtis, Mario Armstrong

Nov 15th - Laurence Bergreen, Amrita Sen, Drew Curtis, Mario Armstrong