Geography episodes
4 episodes so far
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22 min
Water and Power: How the Quest for Fresh Water Built and Buried Civilizations
Who has controlled fresh water through history, and what happened to great civilizations when it ran short
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19 min
Riding the Wind: How Trade Routes Ran on Air for Ten Thousand Years
Before engines and satellites, civilizations rose and fell on the predictable breath of the planet
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17 min
When the Rains Come: The Monsoon Behind South Asia's Cities, Trade and Famines
The seasonal breath of the planet that fed empires, sparked trade, and still governs the lives of billions
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18 min
Narrow Passages: How a Few Straits and Canals Hold the World Together
From Malacca to Suez to Panama, the thin strips of water where geography still dictates the fate of nations
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