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In Today's episode we will be inroducing a slightly different type of episode. We will be looking at the decade of the 1950's to highlight the influential events that took place during the pivotal time in Global History. Politics, Culture and Technology- this decade had monumental highs and lows. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In Today's Episode, Novelist and self proclaimed American Pulp expert Eric Flynn tells us about an Author that was the pioneer of Sword and Sorcery fantasy. His life was tragically cut short and comprised of contradictions, yet his legacy lives on to modern times.

In today's episode we go far back in time to pre-history and explore the fascinating rise of the Dinosaurs. We will talk about the early dinosaur era and the incredible evolutionary journey of these animals as they overcome and diversify to match ancient Pangea's formation into the earth we know today. We finally will conclude with the extinction event that killed them off and allowed our own species to become dominant.

In Today's episode we will be examining the events that led to the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, one of the worst maritime disasters in US Naval History. Infamous for the number of shark attacks on the survivors, the ship was also involved in some the most important missions in WW2- including the delivery of parts of the Atom Bomb.

In Today's episode, we will be discussing the often forgotten Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire during WWI. The event that literally defined Genocide as a term, this massacre causes political controversies to this day.

In today's episode we will be exploring the life of H.P Lovecraft- one of the most influential horror writers of all time. From his disturbing real life, to his fictional musings, we will examine how and why this writer who died almost penniless and alone, became the inspiration for many artists and writers.