Podcast
The History of the Twentieth Century
Hosted by Mark Painter · EN
A chronicle of the history of the twentieth century, including art, music, popular culture, science, religion, and, of course, politics and war.
36episodes
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434 The Longest Day III
Feb 100:42:11Tap to summarizeWe conclude our look at the Normandy invasion by examining events at Sword, Juno, Gold, and especially Omaha Beaches.
Transcribe →433 The Longest Day II
Jan 2500:36:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode we look at the Normandy amphibious landings generally, then focus on the US assault on Utah Beach.
Transcribe →432 The Longest Day I
Jan 1100:40:35Tap to summarizeThe Normandy landings began at dawn on June 6, 1944, but the night before three Allied airborne divisions were dropped into Normandy to help prepare the way for the amphibious landings.
Transcribe →413 Frankly, My Dear
Aug 3, 202500:40:03Tap to summarizeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer, created in 1924 by the merger of three film production companies, quickly rose to become the most successful studio of the era. The record box office for the 1939 film Gone with the Wind represents the studio at its height.
Transcribe →412 Hero to Zero
Jul 27, 202500:39:51Tap to summarizeThe Japanese "Zero" fighter plane played an important role in Japan's amazing victories early in the Pacific war. But by 1943, the Zero (and its pilots) were falling behind their Allied counterparts.
Transcribe →411 From the Top
Jul 20, 202500:45:13Tap to summarizeContinuing from the previous episode, we examine events in multiple theaters in August-September 1943
Transcribe →410 Stranded on Plum Pudding Island
Jul 13, 202500:44:58Tap to summarizeAn eventful period in July-August 1943, when there were major developments on the Eastern Front, in the Mediterranean, and in the Pacific.
Transcribe →409 Famous Players in Famous Plays
Jun 29, 202500:48:26Tap to summarizeThe history of Paramount Pictures, one of the oldest and most prominent film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Transcribe →408 The Great Retreat
Jun 22, 202500:39:03Tap to summarizeThe end of the Battle of Kursk did not mean the end of the Red Army advance. The Germans withdrew, but the Red Army just kept coming.
Transcribe →407 The Siege of Leningrad II
Jun 15, 202500:48:35Tap to summarizeHundreds of thousands died in Leningrad during the winter of 1941-42, but with spring came new hope. Composer Dmitri Shostakovich's latest symphony became a patriotic anthem, and not only in the USSR.
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