Episode 19: Vanity Fair in Vienna Part 4
What will be the fate of the Congress of Vienna and Europe as a whole when Napoleon making is daring return from exile? Fine out in Part 4 of Vanity F...
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What are we? Are we divine heroes or feral beast? Perhaps, we are a bit of both. Join me, Thomas Mitchell, as we examine the people, events, and stories, both collective and individual that have shaped the human experience. Welcome to Turning Points!
The Lessons of Ordinary Men
How do the most ordinary of men become willing, efficient and vicious killers? More importantly, what do they have in common with you? This is by far ...
Vanity Fair in Vienna Part 3
How do committed allies go from being united in a common cause to the brink of warfare in 90 days? Find out on this third installment of the Vanity Fa...
Episode 16: A World Restored and Henry Kissinger (Bonus)
Take a peek into the soul of one of the 20th centuries most influential and controversial statesman. Henry Kissinger wrote A World Restored in 1954 as...
Episode 15 Alexander I Bonus
Emperor Alexander I of Russian was considered the most romantic and melodramatic ruler in an age known for its melodrama and romance. He was a man rai...
Episode 14: Vanity Fair in Vienna Part 2
What does a card game with the fate of Europe look like? This is episode exams how Napoleon was outmaneuvered by the Austria Foreign Minister, Count M...
Episode 13 Vanity Fair in Vienna Part 1
What if I told you the modern world was born in dinning room, ballroom and of course the bedrooms or one of the greatest city in Europe. This is a lov...
Episode 12: Magna Carta Part IV
John and his Barrons meet in a field outside of London to hammer out a peace treaty. Join us as we complete the origin story one of Histories most fam...
Episode 11: Magna Carta Part III
With a cruel mastery of his kingdom, King John of England sets his sights to France and the prospect of reclaiming his ancestral homeland. But when he...