The History Buff
Join Artie, your resident history buff and Berlin tour guide as he unveils the past in bitesized gems and epic conversations. Not content with just talking about Berlin history though, he wants to talk about history from all over the world and in doing so make up for that terrible teacher you had in school!
Recent Episodes
May 1, 2024
Ayrton Senna: The Story of a Brazilian Sporting Hero
To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic death of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, The History Buff has made an episode about his life. Whilst I was in Senna's native São Paulo a…
April 4, 2024
Pilot's Salt: The Use of Drugs During the Second World War (with Jonathan Naman)
Explore the wartime pharmacological history in this discussion episode, where I am joined by Jonathan, a fellow Berlin tour guide, to shed light on the pervasive use of amphetamines during the Second World War. Delve into th…
March 28, 2024
The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance: The World's Oldest Alliance Still in Force Today
It all began with the Treaty of Windsor in 1373, which formally allied Portugal and what was then England (superseded by Great Britain in 1707). Since then there have been numerous developments and treaties to strengthen the…
March 13, 2024
Lidice: The Annihilation of an Entire Czech Village
A few weeks back, we covered Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of high-ranking Nazi Reinhard Heydrich. On today's episode, we will cover the horrific Nazi reprisals that the Germans carried out in response to the assas…
March 6, 2024
Ukraine's Story (Part 11): The Russo-Ukrainian War
In the final episode of Ukraine's Story, we will be brought right up to the present day, and talk about the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. It is a complex conflict that arose following Russia's annexation …
March 3, 2024
Gran Colombia: Simón Bolívar's Dream for a South American United States (with Eliecer Colina)
Join me and fellow history buff Eliecer in this episode as we delve into the brief yet impactful era of Gran Colombia. We explore the charismatic leaders, political intrigue, and the ambitious vision that shaped the short-li…
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