A daily editorial choice
One podcast episode worth your time.
Handpicked daily. No feed, no algorithm, no summary. Then go be in the world.
Today’s pick
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Fall of Civilizations
21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands
Paul Cooper · 4 hr 31 min
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Why it’s worth your time
Paul Cooper tells the story of a maritime empire most of us were never taught, with the pace of a long novel and no hindsight cleverness.
Listen for this question
What is missing from the version of the past you were given?
Best way to listen
Across several walks. It is very long, and that is the point.
After the episode
Find one place on a map you know nothing about.
Who it’s for: Anyone whose mental map of history stops at the familiar empires.
How we choose
One a day. That’s the whole idea.
- Chosen by a human, not an algorithm.
- Episodes, not podcasts.
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