419 Episodes

  1. Wondery Presents: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley

    Published: 6/20/2022

  2. The Austronesian Expansion, Part 2

    Published: 6/16/2022

  3. The Austronesian Expansion, Part 1

    Published: 6/9/2022

  4. Wondery Presents Persona: The French Deception

    Published: 6/6/2022

  5. How Did Civilizations in the Andes Deal with Environmental Upheaval? Interview with Professor Jason Nesbitt

    Published: 6/2/2022

  6. Human Sacrifice, Oracle Bones, and Shang China: Interview with Professor Rod Campbell

    Published: 5/26/2022

  7. The Beginnings of Civilization in the Andes: The Mounds of Norte Chico

    Published: 5/19/2022

  8. The Rise of the Olmecs

    Published: 5/12/2022

  9. Migration, Ancient DNA, and European Prehistory: Interview with Kristian Kristiansen

    Published: 5/5/2022

  10. The Steppes of Central Asia in the Bronze Age: Interview with Professor Michael Frachetti

    Published: 4/28/2022

  11. Wondery Presents: Will Be Wild

    Published: 4/25/2022

  12. Indo-Aryans, the Rigveda, and a World on the Move

    Published: 4/21/2022

  13. The World of the Indo-Iranians

    Published: 4/14/2022

  14. Wondery Presents: Scamfluencers

    Published: 4/11/2022

  15. What was the Indus Valley Civilization? Interview with Dr. Adam Green

    Published: 4/7/2022

  16. Languages of the World in 1200 BC

    Published: 3/31/2022

  17. Kathryn de Luna on Africa, Bantu, and Historical Linguistics

    Published: 3/24/2022

  18. What is the State?

    Published: 3/17/2022

  19. Wondery Presents: WeCrashed: The Director's Cut

    Published: 3/14/2022

  20. Mary Prendergast on Ancient Africa

    Published: 3/10/2022

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Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is.Listen to Tides of History on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to bonus episodes available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/tides-of-history/ now.