elMundi Daily — History in 10 Minutes

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One immersive history story every day, picked from the elMundi catalog of 55,000+ audio episodes — from ancient empires to the space age. Listen free, then explore the full archive at elmundi.com.

  1. Jul 7

    No Sino-Soviet Split: One Socialist Courtship

    Beijing and Moscow stay aligned. Unified aid lifts dams from Burma to Ghana; insurgencies get one playbook, not rival tutors. Vietnam’s win is negotiated; Laos neutral. NAM leverages the duet to bargain roads-for-votes at the UN. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  2. Jul 6

    From Seleucid to Parthian: A New Order

    The Arsacids upend the map: a king among nobles, vassal dynasts, and mobile power. Cities like Seleucia keep charters while frontier lords mint coins. Treaties and hostages manage Rome; after Carrhae, standards become bargaining chips. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  3. Jul 5

    Civil Rights, TV Cameras, and Tea for Troops

    In 1969, soldiers arrived to protect Catholics; kids brought them tea. Marchers borrowed US slogans; TV beamed gerrymandering and baton charges worldwide, turning a local dispute into headline news. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  4. Jul 4

    Lines of Union and Disunion: Civil War Borderlands

    From the Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas, seams split. Border states keep the Union while families divide; contraband camps form near lines. After emancipation, Jim Crow maps a new internal order across state borders. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  5. Jul 3

    From Persecution to Genocide: The Holocaust's Deadly Turn

    Anti-Jewish terror hardens to genocide. After Einsatzgruppen massacres, the Wannsee Conference codifies the 'Final Solution.' Trains feed extermination camps like Treblinka and Auschwitz. Some resist; liberators expose the scale of the crime. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  6. Jul 2

    Reformation and the Gun: Tudor Power Redrawn

    After the break with Rome, Henry VIII arms the state: Device coastal forts, beacon chains, and a militia of pike and shot. Wealden iron casts cannon. Strategy shifts from feudal musters to gunpowder force to police revolt and deter Catholic foes. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  7. Jul 1

    The Great Stink and Bazalgette's Big Sewer

    In the heat of 1858, the Thames reek stopped Parliament. Enter Joseph Bazalgette: millions of bricks, pumping palaces, and new embankments to whisk waste away. London's river cleared - and cholera's grip loosened. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

  8. Jun 30

    Africa’s Last Usurpers: Heraclian and Bonifacius

    After a failed revolt in 413, Africa’s Heraclian is executed. Later, court feuds drive Count Bonifacius to invite Vandal aid—Carthage falls in 439. A provincial quarrel becomes the end of Rome’s breadbasket. This story is one of 55,000+ immersive history episodes on elMundi. Explore the full archive: https://www.elmundi.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=daily

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