Each fortnight we will take a current news item and look at the historical context and ask one simple question: how did it come to this?Contact us at: howdiditcometothispodcast@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hdicttpodcast/Twitter: @hdicttpodcasthttps://www.podchaser.com/howdiditcometothis
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6.01 - Papal History “and on this rock I will build my church” - Matthew 16:18
With the death of Pope Francis, the world reflects on the legacy of a modern papacy — but here at How Did It Come To This?, we ask: was it ever not chaotic?
In this episode, we dive into the strange, scandalous, and sanctified world of Popes past. From St Peter’s upside-down martyrdom to Popes who were pirates, teenagers, or (in one case) real estate agents selling the papacy — history has no shortage of holy chaos. We unpack the Schism of 1378, the wild ride of Pope Benedict IX, and why there were three Popes at once arguing over who wore the pointiest hat.
Why does one man hold spiritual authority over a billion people? What happens when that authority becomes political? And how, in the name of all things sacred, did it come to this?
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6 Jan 2025
5.06 - The Stories We Missed 2024
This week, the year that was. 2024 was full of events, much like any other year, and much like any other year we missed many on this show. From Trump to Diddy, Syria to South Korea, New Zealand Maoris to Social Media Bans, a man jailed for showing truth to power and a man arrested for showing perhaps a bit too much truth to power.
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27 Sept 2024
5.05 - Conspiracies “When you conspire with everyone you come across, you're not really conspiring with anyone. You're just doing random crap” - Annie Edison, Community.
This week, facts and fiction, disinformation and historical truth. The world of the conspiracy can be a deep dark rabbit hole. It can consume peoples lives with men in black suits, chemtrails and boogeymen. But sometimes they turn out to be true. Why do we like a good conspiracy? How can we tell if something is true? Can we ever combat the rise in conspiracy belief? Was the moon landing fake? Was someone on the grassy knoll? Was Harold Holt secretly a Chinese Agent who was picked up by a submarine? Was there a grand conspiracy by the leadership at my school to give Siobhan the job I was going for? and ultimately how did it come to this?
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