Global News What Happened To...?

About Global News What Happened To...?

You've heard the stories. You’ve felt for the people involved. But what happens after the cameras shut off and the reporters walk away? Just because a story disappears from the news doesn’t mean it’s gone. So what happened to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima? or the trapped Chilean Miners? And did anything actually come out of the Ice Bucket Challenge? Join Global News reporter, Erica Vella on this unique history podcast as she takes you inside these stories and talks to the people at the heart of each one to find out exactly what’s happened since.

Publisher

Curiouscast

Category

history · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Oct 2020

Latest episode

17 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 62 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing "Hostile History"

   Military historian David Borys interviews historian Roham Alvandi about how Iran's modern monarchy lost control, offering insights into historical echoes.

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   30 Apr 2025

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   25 Apr 2025

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Inside a recent episode

Introducing "Hostile History"

Published 17 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] He said that the towering Zagros Mountains in the west and the Alborz Mountains in the north surround the Iranian plateau, which forms a natural fortress of rock and desert. This geography has always shaped power. Within it lie vast salt wastes like the Dasz de Kavir and the Dasz de Lut, isolating communities yet fostering resilience. From these harsh conditions emerged one of the world's earliest civilizations. Ancient peoples settled along mountain foothills and fertile valleys, eventually giving rise to empires like the Achaemenids, who forged a vast imperial network stretching from Egypt to India. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

86 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

71 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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