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June 10, 2020

Podcast: Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World

Fascination with the Viking Age is at an all-time high, though it has never really gone out of fashion. There is something irresistible about the Vikings, a civilization dedicated to…

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History Podcasts Podcasts The Romanov Dynasty

May 27, 2020

Podcast:Queen Victoria and the Romanovs

"Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" is a fascinating journey through the intimacy of royal politics and diplomacy, and a study in the universality of family…

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April 1, 2020

Podcast: The House of Hemp and Butter: A History of Old Riga

Delve into the rich history of Riga, Europe's best-kept secret!

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Cuisine Podcasts Podcasts

March 28, 2020

Podcast: Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania

Join me for a fascinating discussion of Romanian cuisine with author and chef Irina Georgescu about her new book, "Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania."

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November 28, 2019

Podcast: Like Water and Other Stories

I sat down with Olga Zilberbourg about her new collection of short stories, "Like Water and Other Stories."

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History Lifestyle Podcasts Podcasts Uncategorized

November 18, 2019

Podcast: Russia’s 20th Century: A Fresh Look at Soviet History

A conversation with Professor Michael Khodarkovsky about his new book, Russia's 20th Century: a fresh look at the arc of Soviet history.

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Podcasts Podcasts The Romanov Dynasty

September 17, 2019

Podcast: The Lost Daughter

A conversation with Gill Paul about her latest historical novel and Romanov alternative history. In The Lost Daughter, Paul explores the possibility of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna's possible escape from…

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Lifestyle Podcasts Podcasts

September 3, 2019

Podcast: To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture

For scholars of The Soviet Thaw era, To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture offers keen insight into the minds of ordinary Soviet citizens encountering unexpected…

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History Podcasts Podcasts The Romanov Dynasty

July 18, 2019

Podcast: The Romanov Empress

While the Russian Revolutions claimed many Romanov victims, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, the mother of Nicholas II, famously survived. The life of this fascinating woman, born a Danish princess, is…

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July 8, 2019

Podcast: The Baltic Story

In Caroline Boggis-Rolfe's authoritative The Baltic Story, we meet pirates, princes, and prelates. While much divides the Slavs, Balts, Saxons, Poles, and Scandinavian peoples, much also unites them: rugged individualism…

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