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  • The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي
    The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي

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    The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي

    Maher Al-Muaiqly

  • The History of China: Dynasties, Revolution, and Global Power — Fexingo History
    The History of China: Dynasties, Revolution, and Global Power — Fexingo History

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    The History of China: Dynasties, Revolution, and Global Power — Fexingo History

    Fexingo

  • The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي
    The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي

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    The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي

    Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly

  • The Bomb
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    4

    The Bomb

    BBC World Service

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    History of Persia

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    History of Persia

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    Barbarians at the Gate

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    Empire: World History

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  • Leo Szilard: 4. Pearl Harbour

    Season 1, Episode 5

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    Leo Szilard: 4. Pearl Harbour

    An attack on Pearl Harbour changes everything. After a surprise Japanese attack destroys US ships, the US declares war on Japan, and intensifies its efforts to create the first nuclear bomb. Caught in the middle of it all, Leo Szilard starts to lose his grip on the project. #thebomb

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  • Tang Dynasty: The Golden Age of Cosmopolitan China

    28 Apr

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    Tang Dynasty: The Golden Age of Cosmopolitan China

    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), often hailed as China's most cosmopolitan era. They start with Li Yuan's rise and the pivotal Xuanwu Gate Incident that put Li Shimin (Emperor Taizong) on the throne. The conversation covers the Tang's military expansion into Central Asia, the Silk Road's golden age, and the vibrant capital Chang'an—a metropolis of over a million people with Persian, Arab, and Korean quarters. They discuss the Empress Wu Zetian's singular reign, the An Lushan Rebellion that nearly toppled the dynasty, and the cultural flourishing of poets like Li Bai and Du Fu, whose works captured Tang brilliance and turmoil. Buddhist influence, woodblock printing, and the decline into warlordism round out the episode. Specific terms include Li Shimin, Xuanwu Gate, Chang'an, Wu Zetian, An Lushan, Li Bai, Du Fu, and the Grand Canal. #TangDynasty #LiShimin #ChangAn #SilkRoad #WuZetian #AnLushanRebellion #LiBai #DuFu #ChineseHistory #GoldenAge #Cosmopolitan #XuanwuGate #Buddhism #WoodblockPrinting #GrandCanal #CentralAsia #FexingoHistory #History #ShangDynasty #WarringStates Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

    28 Apr

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  • Sui Yangdi: The Grand Canal and the Fall of a Dynasty

    27 Apr

    3

    Sui Yangdi: The Grand Canal and the Fall of a Dynasty

    Emperor Yang of Sui, known as Sui Yangdi, is one of China's most controversial rulers. This episode explores his ambitious projects—the Grand Canal, the rebuilding of the Great Wall, and the expansion of the examination system—that unified China but drained its resources. We discuss his lavish tours, costly wars against Goguryeo, and the rebellions that led to the Sui dynasty's collapse. Drawing on the Suishu and Zizhi Tongjian, we separate myth from history, examining whether Yangdi was a visionary or a tyrant. Key figures include his father Emperor Wen, the general Yuwen Huaji, and the rebel leader Li Mi. We also touch on the legacy of the Grand Canal in linking north and south China, and how the Sui's fall paved the way for the Tang dynasty. #SuiDynasty #EmperorYang #GrandCanal #SuiYangdi #Goguryeo #LiMi #YuwenHuaji #ChineseHistory #ExaminationSystem #GreatWall #Luoyang #Daxingcheng #SuiTangTransition #TangDynasty #ImperialChina #AncientChina #FexingoHistory #History #ShangDynasty #WarringStates Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

    27 Apr

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  • Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou: Buddhism, Blood, and Unification

    27 Apr

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    Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou: Buddhism, Blood, and Unification

    In the wake of the Sixteen Kingdoms chaos, Northern China was reunified not by the Southern dynasties but by the militaristic Northern Zhou. This episode focuses on Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (Yuwen Yong), a ruler who crushed Buddhist monasteries, seized their wealth to fund his army, and conquered the Northern Qi to set the stage for the Sui dynasty. We explore his brutal persecution of Buddhism—an event often overshadowed by the later Tang embrace of the faith—and his strategic reforms that created a powerful military machine. Along the way, we meet his father Yuwen Tai, the architect of the fubing militia system, and his rival Gao Wei, the pleasure-loving emperor of Northern Qi. The episode delves into the question: was Emperor Wu a ruthless tyrant or a pragmatic unifier? His short-lived dynasty paved the way for Yang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui) to finally reunite all of China. A story of faith, power, and the heavy cost of unity. #NorthernZhou #EmperorWu #YuwenYong #BuddhistPersecution #NorthernQi #GaoWei #YuwenTai #SuiDynasty #FubingSystem #ChangAn #Ye #SixteenKingdoms #BuddhismInChina #ChineseHistory #EastAsianHistory #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast #ShangDynasty #WarringStates Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

    27 Apr

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  • Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: China’s territorial claims on the rocks in the South China Sea

    13/07/2016

    5

    Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: China’s territorial claims on the rocks in the South China Sea

    On Tuesday, an international tribunal at the Hague ruled that China’s attempts to claim almost the entire South China Sea as sovereign territory had no legal basis. In a special emergency podcast, Jeremiah and James talk about the implications of the decision at the Hague, the reaction here in Beijing, and the use (and abuses) of history in establishing contemporary territorial claims.

    13/07/2016

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    10 min
  • The Space Shuttle: 2. The greatest test flight

    21/07/2025

    6

    The Space Shuttle: 2. The greatest test flight

    The astronauts count down to flying a brand-new spacecraft for the very first time. If they pull it off, they will earn a place in space history. The rocket is built. The astronauts are trained. Mission control is ready. Space Shuttle Columbia is about to attempt the unheard of. A crewed test flight. It's 12 April 1981. The morning of launch for the very first space shuttle mission. The shuttle is sitting on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. And strapped into their seats on the flight deck of orbiter Columbia are commander John Young and pilot Bob Crippen. Everyone at Nasa has been waiting almost a decade for this day. It’s taken an army of designers, engineers, ground crew, flight controllers, and backroom staff to get to this point. To bring this vehicle to life. Will this new machine fly? This episode contains scenes some listeners may find upsetting. Some scenes in this series use recreated sound effects. 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle is a BBC Audio Science Unit production for BBC World Service. Hosted by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg, and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music. Archive: Launch of STS-1, BBC, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, 1981 Mission audio and oral histories, Nasa History Office

    21/07/2025

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    43 min
  • 02. Surah Al-Baqara - Maher Al-Muaiqly | سورة البقرة - ماهر المعيقلي

    30/06/2023

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    02. Surah Al-Baqara - Maher Al-Muaiqly | سورة البقرة - ماهر المعيقلي

    سورة البقرة - ماهر المعيقلي

    30/06/2023

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    1hr 49min
  • The hidden history of female sexual pleasure

    5 days ago

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    The hidden history of female sexual pleasure

    How did women in the past experience sex and pleasure? Kate Lister reveals that this is a rather complicated question. Instead of simply lying back and thinking of England, women have long fought for their right to pleasure. But at the same time, women's sexual experiences have also been bound up in cultures of shame and control since antiquity. Speaking to Charlotte Vosper, Kate introduces us to these histories. Please note that this episode contains a very frank and open discussion of sex and sexuality, and strong language throughout. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST If you'd like to learn even more about sex toys from the past, check out this eye-opening article about history's 12 strangest examples: https://bit.ly/4eFxPn6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    48 min
  • 19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 1)

    05/12/2024

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    19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 1)

    In the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing...In this episode we travel along the vast grassland corridor of the steppe, to hear one of the most remarkable and unlikely stories from medieval history – the story of the Mongol Empire. Find out how this group of nomadic horse riders united the peoples of the Mongolian steppe, and forged them into a truly unique kind of state. Discover how they conquered much of the lands of Eurasia, and brought the distant cultures of China, Persia, the Middle East and Europe into contact. And hear the story of how the world’s largest land empire finally came apart, and left the world as we know it in its wake.Voice Actors:Michael HajiantonisHenry StenhouseLachlan LucasAlexandra BoultonSimon JacksonTom Marshall-LeeChris Harvey,Nick DentonAmrit SandhuMatt BidulphPaul CasselleReadings in Arabic were performed by Oussama Taher.Readings in Chinese were by Richard Teng.Readings from the secret history of the Mongols in Mongolian were performed by Uiles

    05/12/2024

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  • 03. Surah Al-Imran - Maher Al-Muaiqly | سورة آل عمران – ماهر المعيقلي

    07/07/2023

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    03. Surah Al-Imran - Maher Al-Muaiqly | سورة آل عمران – ماهر المعيقلي

    سورة آل عمران – ماهر المعيقلي

    07/07/2023

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