A Short History of Saving The World
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Every generation thinks it’s living through the end of the world. A Short History of Saving the World is a monthly history podcast hosted by political economist Angus Hervey, and historian Ada Palmer, that explores world history through a new lens - zooming out to uncover the hidden patterns inside humanity’s biggest crises and turning points. From ancient civilisations to modern global events, each episode revisits the moments where everything could have collapsed … but didn’t. Part conversation, part historical detective work, the series reveals history not as a timeline of collapse, but as an ongoing story of human in...
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