Podcasts History Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities
Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities

Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities

59 episodes

I'm Jack a politics and history buff who enjoys learning about the why, how, when, who, and what of our world. There is no theme, time limit, or other restrictions to this weekly show other than my own attention span and what I find interesting at that time. This means prior topics include: Presidential desks, submarine communication cables, the last emperor of China and Eurovision. I hope you choose to listen and if you want to get in touch twitter: @jackptaylor or e-mail: jackptaylor92@gmail.com

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61. Embassies

Published: April 19, 2018, 10:44 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 32 seconds

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60. Midgley's Leaded Gasoline

Published: April 2, 2018, 10:54 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 18 seconds

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59. Truman's Internationalised Waterways

Published: March 22, 2018, 8:08 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 29 seconds

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58. The Academy Awards (Oscars)

Published: March 5, 2018, 11:47 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 14 seconds

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57. Qazaqstan?

Published: Feb. 11, 2018, 11:31 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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56. Champagne & Stilton

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 56 seconds

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55. The impossible christmas quiz

Published: Dec. 25, 2017, 1:07 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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54. Bazalgette's sewers

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 12:01 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds

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53. Norway's $1 Trillion of foresight

Published: Nov. 26, 2017, 10:31 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds

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52. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics marathon

Published: Nov. 19, 2017, 11:49 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 28 seconds

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51. The rise and rise of Xi Jinping

Published: Oct. 29, 2017, 11:03 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 53 seconds

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50. Ignaz Semmelweis's hand washing

Published: Oct. 15, 2017, 9:13 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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49. The theft of sex.com - act two

Published: Oct. 2, 2017, 12:27 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 40 seconds

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48. The theft of sex.com - act one

Published: Sept. 24, 2017, 10:22 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds

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47. Briefing: Catalonia Independence Referendum

Published: Sept. 19, 2017, 11:56 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 21 seconds

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46. The Abdication of King Edward VIII

Published: Sept. 17, 2017, 5:46 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 43 seconds

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45. A history of Tulip mania

Published: Sept. 10, 2017, 5:25 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

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44. Lloyd's of London

Published: Sept. 3, 2017, 5:55 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

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43. Air Force One

Published: Aug. 20, 2017, 9:32 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 33 seconds

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42. The Moscow-Washington Hotline

Published: July 30, 2017, 11:57 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 19 seconds

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41. The BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English

Published: July 24, 2017, 9:42 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

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40. The raising of Chicago & the reversal of the Chicago River

Published: July 16, 2017, 9:49 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 8 seconds

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39. Disaster Victim Identification

Published: July 9, 2017, 11 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes

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38. Submarine Communication Cables - from the Telegraph to the Internet

Published: July 3, 2017, 12:15 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 40 seconds

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36. Le Tour de France

Published: June 25, 2017, 12:37 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 10 seconds

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35. Presidential Libraries

Published: June 18, 2017, 10:41 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 32 seconds

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34. The Victoria Cross medal and Charles Upham

Published: June 11, 2017, 4:42 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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33. Albertopolis: the town that Prince Albert built

Published: June 11, 2017, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds

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32. Highgate Cemetery: its history and its famous occupants.

Published: June 11, 2017, 4:36 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds

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31. Briefing - UK General Election - the first and last constituencies to declare

Published: June 8, 2017, 8:48 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds

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30. Pu Yi - The Last Emperor of China

Published: June 4, 2017, 11:32 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 41 seconds

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29. The Avignon Papacy of 1309 to 1378: Anti-Popes and the Catholic Church goes on tour

Published: May 29, 2017, 12:22 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 22 seconds

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28. The Pitcairn Islands - fit for 50 kings

Published: May 21, 2017, 9:49 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 55 seconds

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27. Eurovision

Published: May 13, 2017, 2:26 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

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26. The United Nations - a history: part 8 - Sept 11th 2001 to the modern day.

Published: May 7, 2017, 11:28 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds

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24. The United Nations - a history: part 7 - 1994 to 2001.

Published: April 30, 2017, 2:06 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds

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23. OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Published: April 24, 2017, 2:16 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds

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22. The United Nations - a history: part 6 - 1986 to 1993

Published: April 24, 2017, 2:14 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

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21. No. 10 Downing Street

Published: April 16, 2017, 9:13 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 1 second

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20. The United Nations - a history: part 5 - 1968 to 1985

Published: April 16, 2017, 9:12 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds

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19. French Politics: the President, the Parliament, and the upcoming elections

Published: April 9, 2017, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 37 seconds

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18. The United Nations - a history: part 4 - 1957 to 1967

Published: April 9, 2017, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 22 seconds

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17. The Velvet Divorce: the dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Published: April 2, 2017, 10:56 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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16. The United Nations - a history: part 3 - 1946 to 1956

Published: April 2, 2017, 10:53 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 1 second

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15. Briefing - Article 50 - what is the process in under 4 minutes.

Published: March 29, 2017, 9:07 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 40 seconds

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14. The fireside chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Published: March 26, 2017, 9:07 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 34 seconds

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13. The United Nations - a history: part 2 - The three conferences and the first meeting

Published: March 26, 2017, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 39 seconds

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12. Scotland: how it joined and how it is trying to leave the UK

Published: March 19, 2017, 9:25 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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11. The United Nations - a history: part 1 - what came before, and who wants what?

Published: March 19, 2017, 9:23 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 1 second

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10. The Presidents Desks

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:54 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 57 seconds

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9. A history of NATO

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:53 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

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8. Nuclear weapons - a history

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:52 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 45 seconds

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7. Presidential pardons

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 15 seconds

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6. The European Union ever deeper & wider union

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 51 seconds

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5. I dub thee a podcast: the UK Honours system - part 1

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:50 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 1 second

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4. The White House: Re-Decoration

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:49 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 42 seconds

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3. US Court System

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:48 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 23 seconds

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2. The Vice President, The Senate, and Tie-Breakers

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:47 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 1 second

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1. The White House: A history of its construction and its renovation

Published: March 19, 2017, 8:37 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 11 seconds

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