- 966
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- 44
- Transcribed
- 166
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2012
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About Explaining History
How do we make sense of the modern world? We find the answers in the history of the 20th Century. For over a decade, The Explaining History Podcast has been the guide for curious minds. Host Nick Shepley and expert guests break down the world wars, the Cold War, and the rise and fall of ideologies into concise, 25-minute episodes. This isn't a dry lecture. It's a critical, narrative-driven conversation that connects the past to your present. Perfect for students, history buffs, and anyone who wants to understand how we got here. Hit subscribe and start exploring. Join us at Explaining History (www.explaininghistory.org) for daily modern history articles and news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Nick Shepley
- Category
- education · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Dec 2012
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
44 of 966 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Gentlemen Amateurs – Staffing the Secret Service in the First World War
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Japanese War Crimes in China 1937-45
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
America's withdrawal from Iraq
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Gentlemen Amateurs – Staffing the Secret Service in the First World War
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] This is part of the kind of the a great seam of kind of British or mainly English kind of myth making the gentleman amateur who's so good doesn't really need to be pressed into professional service that much obviously the reality is very very different and everybody's on a steep learning curve With the with the way that intelligence is working at the time, you also have people dropping in and out of the service. Some leave active military duty, do some intelligence work and then go back to active military duty as well. Others are essentially civil servants and they go to work in things like the Ministry of Information. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 74 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 92 ratings
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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