Best Gresham College Podcasts (2025)

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The Great God Pan: Lord of the Wild - Ronald Hutton 44:54

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Pan started as a shepherds’ god in a wild and backward area of Greece, but became one of the best-known in the Greek and Roman world. This was partly because the leading city of Athens imported him as a saviour, and partly because he came to represent the freedom, peace and simplicity of the countryside to urban people. He was the most earthy of Gr…

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28th November 1660: The Royal Society founded at Gresham College in London by a group of notable natural philosophers

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By providing an organised setting for experiment, publication, and debate, the Royal Society helped anchor the emerging scientific method and created a model that continues to influence scientific culture in Britain and ...By Scott Allsop

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1st December 1934: Assassination of Sergei Kirov, one of the most prominent figures in the Soviet Communist Party

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The authorities claimed that the murder was part of a broader conspiracy involving former oppositionists,, and used it as a catalyst for the purges that began in 1935 and escalated into mass arrests, show trials, and ...By Scott Allsop

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30th November 1982: Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling album of all time

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Thriller was released just three weeks after mixing was finished and proved so popular that it was selling a million copies a week at its ...By Scott Allsop

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29th November 1850: The Declaration of Olmütz signed by Prussia and Austria

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The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to Austrian ...By Scott Allsop

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27th November 1809: The Berners Street hoax causes chaos in central London

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Englishman Theodore Hook orchestrated a practical joke known as the Berners Street hoax in the heart of ...By Scott Allsop

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26th November 1922: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

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Although Tutankhamun was one of the minor Pharaohs, the discovery of his tomb is significant for it being the most complete example of a royal tomb ever ...By Scott Allsop

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Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother - Lord Daniel Finkelstein 45:51

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Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/oQeUePfTrEQ The Royal Historical Society Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture. In April 1945, British forces liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and arrested its commandant, Josef Kramer. What followed was the first post-war trial for war crimes - a landmark event that captured the world’s attention…

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25th November 1940: Nikolai Yezhov, former head of the Soviet secret police, executed in Moscow

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Under Yezhov's leadership the NKVD launched a campaign of arrests targeting party members, military officers, and civilians that saw widespread purges, forced confessions, and executions. Estimates of those killed range into the hundreds of ...By Scott Allsop

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112425 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:30

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 24, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including a review of the three double displacement reaction types, combustion reactions, redox reactions, oxidation and reduction (and reducing agents and oxidizing agents), redox numbers and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me kn…

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24th November 1859: Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, considered by many to be the foundation of evolutionary biology

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Darwin’s book presented evidence for the process of natural selection, and its publication sparked a seismic shift in the study of ...By Scott Allsop

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23rd November 1450: Ottoman forces abandon the First Siege of Krujë, after being unable to defeat Skanderbeg’s forces

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The Ottomans had suffered up to 20,000 casualties compared to Skanderbeg’s 1,000 during the ...By Scott Allsop

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22nd November 1987: Max Headroom signal hijacking takes control of two Chicago television stations

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The hijackings showed a figure dressed as Max Headroom, a fictional artificial-intelligence television personality created in the mid-1980s and presented as “the world’s first computer-generated TV host”, in front of a sheet of corrugated ...By Scott Allsop

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112125 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 49:49

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 21, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including the solubility table, exchange (double displacement) reactions, the precipitation reaction, the acid-base reaction, strong and weak acids and bases, the gas forming reaction, and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me know i…

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China’s Economic Prospects on the Cusp - George Magnus 53:18

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China has important islands of technological excellence, even dominance, but these islands exist in a sea of macroeconomic imbalances and headwinds. Xi Jinping is adamant that by focusing on technology, and other aspects of national security, China can hold sway in the global system and determine global governance. Many western economists and even …

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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182

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21 people were killed and 182 were injured in the Birmingham pub ...By Scott Allsop

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CH 221: A Video Introduction to Chapter Guide Six 1:34

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This is the video introduction to Chapter Guide Six for Chemistry 221.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Empirical Formulas 15:41

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Empirical Formulas”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Molecular Formulas 7:36

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Molecular Formulas”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Molarity 15:53

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Molarity”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Screencast - Other Concentration Units 5:09

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A screencast from Chapter 6 in CH 221 entitled “Other Concentration Units”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 6 Complete Lecture 47:45

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 6. There is only one part for Chapter 6.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Balancing Chemical Equations 23:38

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Balancing Chemical Equations”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Aqueous Solutions and Solubility 18:50

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Aqueous Solutions and Solubility”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Precipitation Reactions 5:17

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Precipitation Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Acid Base Reactions 10:54

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Acid Base Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Gas Forming and Combustion Reactions 5:43

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Gas Forming and Combustion Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Screencast - Redox Reactions 16:40

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A screencast from Chapter 7a in CH 221 entitled “Redox Reactions”By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Complete Lecture - Part I 42:47

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 7 Part I. This episode is part 1 of 2 episodes.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 7a Complete Lecture - Part II 38:31

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 7 Part II. This episode is part 2 of 2 episodes.By Michael Russell

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112025 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 3 26:52

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from November 20, 2025, Part 3 of 3. This video covers Chapter 7 Part I (sections 7.1 - 7.2 only) including redox reactions, oxidation and reduction, reducing agent and oxidizing agent, single replacement reactions, oxidation numbers and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions…

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112025 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 2 43:29

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from November 20, 2025, Part 2 of 3. This video covers Chapter 7 Part I (sections 7.1 - 7.2 only) including solubility tables, exchange (double displacement) reactions, precipitation reactions, acid-base reactions, types of acids and bases, gas forming reactions, combustion reactions and more. CH 221 website: http://m…

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112025 L2 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture Part 1 49:35

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Chemistry 221 L2 Video Lecture from November 20, 2025, Part 1 of 3. This video covers Chapter 7 Part I (sections 7.1 - 7.2 only) including the balanced chemical equation, states of matter in equations, stoichiometric coefficients, the law of conservation of mass, balancing equations, ionic chemicals in water, spectator ions, net ionic equations, an…

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20th November 1945: The first of the Nuremberg Trials begin in the aftermath of the Second World War

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Organised by the Allies to bring senior Nazis to justice for their part in the war crimes committed by the regime, t first Nuremberg Trial lasted for almost a ...By Scott Allsop

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111925 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:31

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 19, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including aqueous ionic compounds, net ionic reactions, spectator ions, solubility tables (and how to use one), and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!…

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19th November 2006: Nintendo release the Wii console that includes motion-sensing technology

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The Wii's defining feature was the Wii Remote, a wireless controller that could be swung, pointed, or tilted that enabled physical actions to correspond directly with on-screen ...By Scott Allsop

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Ocean: The Liquid Engine That Dominates Our Planet 54:23

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We often talk about living on a blue planet, but when we think we’re talking about the ocean we’re generally only discussing what’s in it: fish, whales, pollution and ships. But that is to miss the biggest story on Earth, because it’s the water itself that sets the scene for everything else. This lecture will outline how the ocean engine works – it…

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18th November 1916: Battle of the Somme ends with a German withdrawal

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By the end of the Battle of the Somme, the Allies had advanced more than six miles into German-held ...By Scott Allsop

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111725 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:43

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 17, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 7 Part I including the balanced chemical equation, states of matter in equations, stoichiometric coefficients, the law of conservation of mass, balancing equations, ionic chemicals in water, and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if y…

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17th November 1903: The Bolshevik-Menshevik split within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

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The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party split into the Bolshevik and Menshevik ...By Scott Allsop

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16th November 1938: Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesizes lysergic acid diethylamide, later known as LSD

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Lysergic acid diethylamide was modified from one of the principal active components of ergot, a fungus found on rye that had long been known for its medicinal and toxic ...By Scott Allsop

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15th November 1969: 500,000 people march on Washington in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

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Over 500,000 protesters marched on Washington D.C. as part of the national Moratorium to End the War in ...By Scott Allsop

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111425 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 49:03

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 14, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 6 including molarity, preparing a solution through measurement of a solid and dilution, the dilution equation, mass and volume percentages, parts per million, and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!…

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Music of Animals - Milton Mermikides 51:33

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Do animals make music? Are the languages of whales and birds truly songs? To answer this, we must first understand what we mean by music as human animals—and how it might emerge across the animal kingdom. From Messiaen’s transcriptions of bird calls to the rhythmic gaits of horses echoing in the blues, we’ll hear how animal behaviours form an unwit…

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14th November 1990: Margaret Thatcher’s fifteen year leadership of the British Conservative Party challenged by Michael Heseltine

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Thatcher became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the General Election of 1979 but by the late 1980s her popularity, along with that of her party, was ...By Scott Allsop

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13th November 1833: Great Meteor Storm brings tens of thousands of meteors per hour to the North America sky

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Contemporary estimates suggest that up to 100,000 meteors per hour may have been visible at the Great Storm's peak shortly before dawn on 13 ...By Scott Allsop

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CH 221 - A Video Introduction to the Class Presentations 1:53

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This video offers a few tips and tricks on how to prepare for the Class Presentations in CH 221.By Michael Russell

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111225 L1 Chemistry 221 Video Lecture 50:07

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Chemistry 221 L1 Video Lecture from November 12, 2025. This video covers material from Chapter 6 including empirical formula, molecular formula, finding an empirical (and molecular) formula from combustion, concentration, molarity, and more. CH 221 website: http://mhchem.org/221 Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!…

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12th November 1990: The World Wide Web formally proposed by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee

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Within five years the World Wide Web began to be adopted by people and companies that weren’t connected with science or academia, and it has seemingly been dominated by photographs of cats ever ...By Scott Allsop

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The Economics of Work and Technology - Daniel Susskind 52:37

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Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/v0RoRG2YA-0 Why has automation anxiety – the fear that new technologies cause mass unemployment – proven wrong over the centuries? This lecture explores how technology affects the labour market. While new technologies can substitute for workers, reducing demand for their efforts at certain activities, th…