Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments

Chris Lowery

An educational resource leading listeners through important milestones in history and providing a greater understanding of civilizations. Topics are tailored to the needs of IB high school students, teachers, and life-long learners.

  1. 27. Mai

    Osama Bin Laden Part VII: The Hunt for Bin Laden

    This is the seventh and final episode in a series regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  The hunt for Bin Laden covers the terrorists time between escaping the mountains of Tora Bora and up to the raid that final brought Osama to justice.  Along the way we meet some of the characters that surrounded him in his last days, his obsession with 'just for men,' and why the government was so quick to release information regarding the adult video collection that was found in the Abbotabad compound.   Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  2. 20. Mai

    Osama Bin Laden Part VI: The War on Terror

    This is the sixth in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  The hunt for Bin Laden cools after he managed to escape US forces in Tora Bora, but that doesn't stop America from expanding the War on Terror.  Beyond an endless war against an impossible to defeat idea, the conflict tested America's core ideas:  Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Torture, Due Process and extrajudicial killings.  The war in Afghanistan, the War in Iraq, and the Presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are each discussed in detail.  Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  3. 13. Mai

    Osama Bin Laden Part V: The 9/11 Attacks

    This is the fifth in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  The September 11th attacks permanently changed the course of world history.  In this episode, I walk through the timeline, Bin Laden's thoughts, and the immediate actions of President Bush.  Along the way, I attempt to debunk the main conspiracies that emerged from the attacks as well as offering praise for the first responders and the victims of United 93.   Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  4. 6. Mai

    Osama Bin Laden Part IV: The Race to Prevent Disaster

    This is the fourth in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  Al Qaeda had officially declared war, but left the next move up to the United States.  It was here that Bill Clinton (and then George W. Bush) would come up short.  Despite the Bin Laden Task force screaming for action, the Monica Lewinsky affair and Hollywood's decision to release 'Wag the Dog' starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro, took precedent.    Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  5. 29. Apr.

    Osama Bin Laden Part III: Unhappy Homecoming

    This is the third in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  After successfully participated in the defeat of the Soviet Union, bin Laden returns home to Saudi Arabia expecting a hero's welcome.  The rise of regional threat Saddam Hussein encourages him to once again put down his construction work in favor of a Mujahideen's ak-47.  His offer for help, however, is rejected in favor of the American desert shield.  What follows involves an escape from house arrest, a return to Afghanistan, and a new home established in Sudan.  Along the way, Osama bin Laden begins his war against America; convinced that the West is a Paper Tiger.   Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  6. 22. Apr.

    Osama Bin Laden Part II: They Come to Afghanistan to Die...

    This is the second in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  This episode dives deeper into the terrorists radicalization through two separate events.  In the first one, Osama was shocked to see terrorists assault the Grand Mosque, the site of the House of God.  In the second instance, Osama would feel as though he was called to serve; first as financier and then as a full fledge guerrilla warrior against the = Soviet Union, an atheist entity that had just been invited to invade the Islamic nation of Afghanistan.  It remains the single most important war that you never studied in school.   Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  7. 15. Apr.

    Osama Bin Laden Part I: Constructing a Mass Murder

    This is the first in a series of seven episodes regarding the terrorist leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden.  This episode covers his formative years, looking into some of the misconceptions that many have regarding Islam, his untypical upbringing by his parents, and his exposure to fundamentalist ideas.  I also examine some of the key events that happen in the same year that his father dies in a plane crash; specifically the 1967 Israeli Six Day War.  That conflict, even more than the creation of Israel at the expense of a Palestine state was a wake up call for the region and the men who would go on to influence the 9/11 mastermind.  Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

  8. 8. Apr.

    Whom to Serve Part V: A Dream Deferred

    This is the fifth and final episode in a series  regarding specific moments of divergence in African American history; moments were two distinct choices were offered.  This episode focuses the leaders of the Modern Civil Rights Movement.  When taught simplistically, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X become polar opposites.  But dig in to the true story and one finds a singular vision for our future.   Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80.  And here is a link for Venmo users. Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.   Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May. Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

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