how did it come to this?
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 Sc...
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This week, part 3 of our coverage of the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin. Former K...
The first in a series of 3 episodes on Ukraine. Pt 1 looks at the years 980 - 194...
This week on how did it come to this? Working conditions, bad bosses, freed...
On this special Remembrance Day episode of how did it come to this? with sp...
This week on how did it come to this? From last weeks long history to a sho...
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