Kuuntele Historium

Two boys go missing in rural Appalachia. Search parties scour the foothills, accusations fly, and some seek supernatural help in hopes of finding the pair of lost children. For the rest of this episode and access to Historium's entire back catalog of bonus episodes: patreon.com/historium Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/historium]

Against all odds, Shuja rises again. A figurehead for the British East India Company, he watches as an invading army devastates his homeland—in his name. Meanwhile, Dost Mohammed’s son Akbar Khan leads a counterforce to be reckoned with. In time, he becomes a threat to his own father’s power. The British, chief among them Alexander Burnes, learn the hard way: The wicked will not go unpunished. For the more episodes and the rest of the series: https://www.patreon.com/historium [https://www.patreon.com/historium] Complete original score by (MST). For more by (MST): https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/ [https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/] SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard [http://soundcloud.com/mountainstandard]  Sources:  Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple Afghanistan in the Age of Empires: The Great Game for South and Central Asia by Farrukh Husain Siraj al-Tawarikh by Faiz Muhammad Kāteb and translated by Robert D. McChesney. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/historium]

The British East India Company plots an invasion of Afghanistan. A bogus casus belli and puppet king are all they need—and the rivalry between their agent, Alexander Burnes, and a Russian spy named Ivan Vitkevitch becomes a zero sum game.  This is the beginning of the Great Game, or, as the Russians knew it: The Tournament of Shadows. For the more episodes and the rest of the series: https://www.patreon.com/historium [https://www.patreon.com/historium] Complete original score by (MST). For more by (MST): https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/ [https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/] SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard [http://soundcloud.com/mountainstandard]  Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/historium]

In early 19th century Afghanistan, two warring dynasties contend for the throne. While the Sadozai brothers—grandsons of the empire’s founding king—feud amongst themselves, the Barakzai clan plots its ascendance. Shuja ul-Mulk of the Sadozais and Dost Mohammed Khan of the Barakzais grow up together in court, but as young men they become bitter enemies. Eventually, they must face each other on the battlefield. For the more episodes and the rest of the series: https://www.patreon.com/historium [https://www.patreon.com/historium] Complete original score by (MST). For more by (MST): https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/ [https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/] SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard [http://soundcloud.com/mountainstandard]  Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/historium]

"I can say more with music than I ever could with words.” -Eric Dolphy Music: - Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle - Nero's Nocturne by Chilly Gonzales - Warm Canto by Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy, & Booker Ervin - Easy Opium by Ben von Wildenhaus - Rearranging Furniture by Gabriel Yared - The Homeless Wanderer by Emahoy Tsege Miriam Gebru - God Bless the Child by Eric Dolphy - Conquistadores by Chico Hamilton - Yearnin' by Eric Dolphy - When the Lights Are Low by John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy - Stolen Moments by Eric Dolphy - It Never Entered My Mind by the Miles Davis Quintet - Max sad clarinette by Michel Portal - Such Owls as You by Brambles - Meditations by Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/historium]