8 FEB 2024 · Mercenaries, fortune soldiers, fighters without a flag—there are different ways to define those who fight for compensation. After the end of the Second World War, the decolonization of Africa increasingly witnesses conflicts, uprisings, and coups. In newly independent Belgian Congo, two men, two mercenaries, Bob Denard and Jacques Schramme, meet to decide whether and how to rebel against the new president of Congo, Mobutu. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era. Script: Federico Bettuzzi Production: Giovanni Zorzi

5 FEB 2024 · A climate of violence, ambushes, and nighttime killings. And a final proclamation that leaves no room for interpretation but decrees only open conflict. On the morning of July 17, 1936, a plane lands in Melilla, on board is a high-ranking Spanish army officer arriving from the Canary Islands. His task is to address the troops that have just risen and plan the initial moves to overthrow the legitimate government in power. It is the beginning of a dark period for Spain, the day when the generals' coup marks the start of the civil war. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era. Script: Federico Bettuzzi Production: Giovanni Zorzi

1 FEB 2024 · In the common understanding, the term "ghost town" refers to abandoned and forgotten urban settlements. These are communities created by humans for specific purposes, often economic, and left by the communities that once inhabited them once their raison d'être was exhausted. Along the old Gold Rush trail in the Yukon or in mining regions, there are numerous cases of ghost towns that now lie in dust, carrying distant memories of fortune seekers and wealth extractors, now reduced to fragments of heroic or tragic times. However, in Cyprus, there is a particularly unique ghost town, a seaside metropolis emptied in the course of an afternoon by residents and tourists alike, transformed from a holiday destination to a no man's land in the brief span of a few hours. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era. Script: Federico Bettuzzi Production: Giovanni Zorzi

27 JAN 2024 · 79 years have passed since the entry of Red Army soldiers into Auschwitz. Since then, the world's admonition has been unanimous: "never again!". However, over the years, there have been phenomena of minimization, denial, and historical manipulation. In recent times, there have even been attempts to label health-related regulatory measures or wartime situations as an "holocaust." In this video, we reaffirm the commitment to keep the memory of the past alive and the need not only to avoid repeating what happened but also to inform accurately. Especially for the benefit of new generations. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era. Script: Federico Bettuzzi Production: Giovanni Zorzi

8 JAN 2024 · Friends, a new country will be born in a matter of days. It will be a Lebanon that is strong, secure, and independent. I will be the one to ensure all these promises. As the new president, I assure you that...". The strong voice of the speaker on the stage is overshadowed by a deafening explosion that shakes the building, debris falling from the ceiling, a cloud of dust invading the room, and the floor partially collapsing. The audience screams, a general rush to escape from the scene of the disaster. It takes hours to shed light on what happened, although everyone immediately understands that the tragedy was not caused by an accidental gas leak but by a dynamite attack. Hours in which increasingly confused rumors circulate about the number of victims, and the question everyone is asking is a single one: where is Bashir? Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era. Script: Giovanni Zorzi Production: Giovanni Zorzi

2 JAN 2024 · In this episode, we take you to the heart of Gunung Padang to unveil the story of the world's oldest pyramid and the discovery that is revolutionizing everything we thought we knew about the origins of our history. This extraordinary finding has inevitably sparked a lively debate in the scientific community, with some embracing it enthusiastically, free from prejudices, and others observing it with detachment or skepticism. In this video, we provide an overview of Professor Danny Hilman Natawidjaja's remarkable discovery and all its potential implications. We are confident that, by the end of this wonderful journey, you too will be incredibly fascinated. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era. Script: Giovanni Zorzi Production: Giovanni Zorzi

30 DEC 2023 · Close to the downtrodden, a life dedicated to those who suffer, the Nobel Peace Prize, international recognition, and canonization a few years after her death. However, in the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, many questions still linger today, awaiting answers: why was her clinic in Calcutta actually a hospice for the dying, lacking effective care and professional medical staff? What mystical and personal crises did she face? Why did she accept donations from dangerous figures like Baby Doc Duvalier? And what happened to the millions of dollars collected worldwide to support her work? Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era.

27 DEC 2023 · From a luxury venue to a golden exile for heads of state, and eventually, the headquarters of a colonial administration. However, in the nearly century-long history of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, what stands out most is the attack on the morning of July 22, 1946, when a powerful explosive charge shattered an entire wing, killing 91 people. The explosive device, placed in the basement, was the final defiant act of the Irgun terrorists in a showdown with the British in a region, Palestine, already witnessing the tragedy of two peoples. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era.

14 DEC 2023 · On July 7, 1980, a date that would go down in history as the Day of the Long Knives, soldiers of the Kataeb, led by Bashir Gemayel, had waited for Dany Chamoun, son of Camille and absolute commander of the Tigers, to leave the yacht club in Safra, the Tigers' base. They then launched an attack on the facility where the leaders of the rival militia were relaxing. In a morning of rare violence, 83 officers and soldiers of the Chamoun military force were stabbed, machine-gunned, strangled in hotel rooms, or thrown from balconies before being shot on the beach. This event settled the score between the Maronite families, forever altering the dynamics and leading the surviving Tigers to seek recruitment into the Kataeb. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era.

11 DEC 2023 · At the origins of Benjamin Netanyahu's political and personal parable there is a historical fact that hit his family hard. At the beginning of the summer of 1976, the hijacking of an Air France flight in Entebbe ended with the spectacular liberation of the hostages at the cost of the death of a very special member of the Israeli commando. That Ugandan night had repercussions both on African history and on the personal story of the future prime minister of Israel. Living Through History,where we embark on a captivating journey through the events, people, and stories that have shaped the world in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join us as we unravel the intricate tapestry of modern history, exploring pivotal moments, cultural shifts, political revolutions, and technological breakthroughs that have defined our contemporary world. With expert interviews, firsthand accounts, and deep dives into archives, Living Through History offers a fresh perspective on the recent past, revealing the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between yesterday and today. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about how we got to where we are now, this podcast will inspire your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the modern era.